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Commerce of England, sketch of the pro-
gressive increase of, and its superiority
over that of France, 81-85.
Comuneros, a secret society in Spain,
account of, 500-502.
Copyholds, observations on the law of,
557, 558.

Cooper's (Mr.) novels, character of, 377.
Coriolanus, character of, how performed by
Mr. Kemble, 223.

Cotton, when brought to Europe, 69-ac-
count of the cotton manufactures of
England, ib. 70-application of steam-
engine machinery to it, 92.

Cotton, Bishop of Salisbury, notice of, 346.
Covent-Garden Theatre, share of, pur-
chased by Mr. Kemble, 231-destroyed
by fire, 235-observations on the in-
creased extent upon which it was re-
built, 235-237-O. P. riots there, 238,
239-Mr. Kemble's retirement from it,
240.

Creditors, observations on the rights of,

573.

Croker (J. W. Esq.), Letter to the Earl of
Liverpool, 179-its object, 184.
D.

Délices de la Grande Bretagne, notice of,
305, 306.

Delort (J.), Histoire de l'Homme au
Masque de Fer, 19-character of his
work, 20. See Iron Mask.
Descent, new system of, proposed, 564.
Divorces, numbers of, in Paris, 450-com-
pared with those in England, ib.
Drama, real pleasures of, fairly estimated,
197-199-remarks on the application
of the drama to history, 199, 200-its
important influence on the morals of a
country, 200, 201-Mr. Kemble's atten-
tion to dramatic costume, 225, 226-
and scenery, 226. See Novels.
Drury-Lane Theatre, management of, un-
der Mr. Kemble's directions, 224-230
-his retirement from it, 231.
Dupin (M.), incorrect assertions of, re-
specting England, 56-refutation of them,
57, et seq. 88, 89-character of his work
on England, 87.

E.

Eadric, notice of the laws of, 259.
East India Company's Library and Mu-
seum, notice of, 161.

Ebony, captured negros so termed by
French slave-traders, 594, 595.
Edmund, Canon of Salisbury, biographical
notice of, 328, 329-pretended miracles
ascribed to him, 330, 331.
Egyptian sculpture, character of, 118.
Ellis (Hon. G. A.), The True History of
the State Prisoner, called The Iron Mask,

19 character of his work, 35. See
Iron Mask.

England, real state of, but little known to
the French, and why, 46-proofs that
civilization is there more advanced than
in any country on the continent, 47-
particularly France, by a century and a
half, ib.-refutation of the assertion that
England has not been the protector of
the liberties of other nations, 52, 53-
proofs of her superiority over France in
various respects, 58-particularly in her
woollen manufactures, 59. 61-contrast
of them with the state of the woollen ma-
nufactures of France, 62, 63-reasons
why our manufactures are superior to
those of France, 63-comparison of the
amount of woollens wrought in England
in 1818, with the value of silk manufac-
tured in France, 66-progress of the
silk manufacture in England, 67-of the
cotton manufacture, 69, 70-of the linen
manufacture, 70, 71-superiority of the
English in the metallurgic arts, 72, 73-
in pottery, 74-and in the manufacture
of glass for optical and astronomical pur-
poses, 75, 76-superiority of English
chronometers, 77-progressive increase
of post-office revenues, 80-superior in
amount to those of France, ib. 81-sketch
of the progressive increase of British
commerce, and its superiority to the
commerce of France, 81-85-progress
of canal navigation in England, 86—
force of the steam-engines employed
there, 91-application of them to the
manufacture of cotton, 92-superiority
of England over France accounted for,
96-98-grandeur of her future pros-
pects, 98, 99-geological observations on
the south-western coal district of Eng-
land, 533-535.

Entails, operation of the law of, 550-552.
Esteban (Don), proofs that the author of
this novel had English assistance, 488—
490.

F.
Ferdinand, King of Spain, character of,
considered, 494-497.

Fernando Po, island of, recommended as
the principal station on the coast of
Africa, for prevention of the slave-trade,
602-its importance and advantageous
situation, 603-account of a transaction
between Spain and Portugal, from which
it appears that neither of those powers
has any right to this island, 605—607,
Fielding, novels of, compared with those of
Smollett, 372-376 habits of this
writer, 370.

Flaxman's sculpture, character of, 128.

Florence

Florence of Worcester's Chronicle, account|

of, 280, 281.

Fossil Organic Remains, account of, 509—
mammiferous animals, 510--512-re-
marks on the marine deposits with which
the strata inclosing them are covered,
513-520-remains of fossil birds, 520
-oviparous quadrupeds, 521-particu-
larly the Ichthyosaurus, ib.-and the
Plesiosaurus, 521, 522-the Megalosau.
rus, 523-fossil reptiles, 523-Pterodac-
tyls or Flying Lizards, 524-herbivorous
quadrupeds, 526-fossil shells, ib.-
fossil plants, 527, 528-analogy of the
fossils of Stonesfield and Cuckfield, 531,
532-observations on the south-western
coal district of England, 533-535.
France, review of the conduct of, with re-
gard to the abolition of the slave-trade,
583-586-592-instances of atrocity
on board of French slave-traders, 589–
592-and of the reluctance with which
the officers of French cruizers dis-
charge their duty, 588-the French
traders associated with the Portugueze,
and with the Spaniards, 592, 593-inef-
ficiency of the French laws, admitted by
Baron Damas, 599-the public voice, in
France, beginning to declare against the
slave-trade, 567.

Franklin (Dr.), observations of, on swim-
ming, 36.

French nation ignorant of the real state of
England, and why, 46-superiority of
England over France in civilization by a
century and a half, 47, 48-effects of
vanity on family connections in France,
51, 52-state of the woollen manufac-
tures, 62, 63-origin and progress of the
silk manufactures there, 64-66-the
French trade to Mexico, why not so flou-
rishing as that of the English, 95-moral
state of society in France and England
contrasted, 441–453.

French Serjeant, Adventures of, 406-cha-

racter of the book, 417-is landed on the
island of Cabrera, ib.-description of the
distribution of rations among the French
prisoners, 418-their pursuits and amuse-
ments, 419-description of his dramatic
performances, 420, 421.

G.
Garrick's style of performances compared
with that of Mr. Kemble, 212, 213. 215,
216.

Gauden (Bishop), notice of, 347.
Genealogies, a source of the Anglo-Saxon
Chronicles, 270, 271.

423-426-her frivolity, 427-distin-
guished for her love of bonbons, 428-
her extravagant commendations of Bo-
nald, 429-her censures of M. de La-
martine, 430-and Madame de Staël,
430, 431-lavish encomiums of the Com-
tesse de Choiseul-Gouffier, 431—malig-
nity of Madame de Genlis towards her
aunt, Madame de Montesson, 432-
platonic attachment of the latter to the
Duke of Orleans, ib.-their marriage,
434-marriage of Madame de Genlis's
daughter to Monsieur de Valence, the
suspected paramour of her aunt, 435–
remarks on the profligacy of this anec-
dote, 436-intrigue of the Vicomte de
C- with Madame de Genlis, 437—
439-anecdote of his profligacy, 439—
state of society in France contrasted with
that of England, 441-455-character of
Madame de Genlis's work, 456.
Geoffrey of Monmouth's History, critical
analysis of, 285-289.

Geological Society of London, notice of,
162-and of the Royal Geological So-
ciety of Cornwall, 166-their Transac-
tious, 507-importance and progress of
the science of geology, 507-509-
sketch of geological discoveries, 509—
537-beneficial results of these re-
searches, 535–540. See Fossil Organic
Remains.

Ghest (Laurence), persecution of, for deny-
ing the Romish doctrine of transubstan-
tiation, 340-his martyrdom, ib.
Gildas the Wise, notice of the treatise of,
275.

Glass, superior manufacture of, in England,
for optical and astronomical purposes,
75, 76.

Gleig (Mr.), The Subaltern, 406-sketch
of Lord Wellington's campaign in 1813,
408, 409-defeat of the French at the
battle of Vittoria, 410-account of the
storming of St. Sebastian's, 411-413-
the author's reflections on subsequently
visiting that fortress, 413, 414-amuse-
ments while the British army were în
cantonments, 415.

Goethe's Faust, design of, 138—translated
by Lord F. L. Gower and Mr. Shelley,
136-character of Lord Gower's trans-
lation, 147, 148-observations on his
omissions, 137-140-specimens of his
version, with remarks, 141-147-cha-
racter of the portions translated by Mr.
Shelley, 148-specimens of it, with re-
marks, 149-151.

Genlis (Madame de), Mémoires de, 421-Gravity (specific) of the human body in
anecdotes of her early years, 422-in- water, 35 and note.

stances of her vanity and self-adulation, Greek sculpture, character of, 119.

Hallam

H.
Hallam (Robert, Bishop of Salisbury), de-
puted to the councils of Pisa and of Con-
stance, 332-singular dispute whether
the English were entitled to rank as a
nation, and to vote accordingly, ib.—
conduct of the bishop on this occasion,
and arguments adduced on both sides,
333, 334-his death, and the honours]
paid to his memory, 337.
Harrington's Translation of Ariosto, charac-
ter of, 5, 6.

Havannah, state of the slave-trade at, 592.
Henry of Huntingdon's History, character
of, 282,283.

Henry VIII., the play of, how got up un-

der Mr. Kemble's direction, 228.
History, sources of, 251-first, individual
biography, ib.-secondly, chronicles, ib.
252, 253-difficulty of extracting truth
from the scanty memorials of remote
ages, ib. 254. See Anglo-Saxons.
Hlothære, notice of the laws of, 259.
Horticultural Society, notice of, 162.
Hume (Mr.), want of critical investigation
of ancient authorities in the earlier part
of his History, 249, 250.
Humphreys (James), Observations on the

Laws of Real Property, 540-important
distinction, established by him, between
political and civil institutions, as regarded
with a view to correction, 541, 542-
sketch of the existing law of real pro-
perty and the evils arising out of it, 545
-558-remedies suggested for its de-
fective state, 559-574-concluding re-
marks, 575-579. See Real Property.

I.

Ichthyosaurus, a fossil oviparous quadru-
ped, notice of, 521.
Ingulphus (Abbot of Croyland), sources of
his Chronicle critically investigated, 289

-293-detection of its anachronisms,
294-account of the several manuscripts
of it which are extant, 294-296.
Ireland's forgery of the Shakspeare MSS.,
notice of, 233.

Iron Mask, various conjectures respecting

the prisoner so called, 20, 21-the real
person confidential agent of a Duke of
Mantua, who had disappointed Louis
XIV. in a political intrigue, 22-abstract
of the circumstances which led to his
detention, 23-25-and of his arrest, 26
-29-account of his imprisonment in
the Isle of St. Marguerite, 30, 31—and
in the Bastille, 32-his death, ib. 33—
remarks on the conduct of Louis XIV.
towards him, 34.

Jewell, (John) diligent studies of, 343-
appointed Bishop of Salisbury, ib.-his

episcopal labours, 344-death, ib.—tri-
butes to his memory, 345-bis munificent
patronage of Hooker, 345, 346.
Journal Hepdomadaire des Arts et Métiers,
45-plan and character of the work, 55.

K.

Kelly, (Michael) Reminiscences, 197—
character of the work, 203, 204—242—
Mozart's advice to him, 243-Mr.
Kelly's musical proficiency, ib.-is in-
sulted on the stage, 208-comic dialogue
between him and the commissioners of the
income tax, 244-anecdotes of Sheridan
and Kelly, 245, 246.

Kemble (John Philip), birth and early
years of, 205-his first performance on
the stage, ib.-is engaged at York, 207
-liberality of the Duke of Northumber-
land to him, ib.--is insulted on the stage,
208-his manly conduct on the occasion,
ib.-and on a subsequent occasion in
London, 209-visits Dublin, 210-his
first appearance at Drury Lane in the
character of Hamlet, ib.-description of
his person at this time, 212-comparison
between his style of performance and
that of Mr. Garrick, 212, 213. 215-re-
marks on Mr. Kemble's pronunciation of
the word aches, 217-his attention to
restore true readings, ib.-remarks on
his performance of the characters of Ri-
chard III., 218-Sir Giles Overreach,
ib.-Macbeth, ib. 219-Hotspur, 219,
220-Henry V., 220-Cato, Brutus, and
Coriolanus, ib.-222, 223-anecdote of
Mr. Kemble's coolness, 221, 222-re-
view of his conduct as a manager of
Drury Lane theatre, 224-difficulties
which he had to encounter, ib. 225-his
attention to dramatic costume, 225, 226
-and scenery, 226-remarks on the
mode in which Macbeth was got up
under his direction, 227, 228-also
Henry VIII., 228-Mr. Kemble's con-
duct in the business of the green-room,
229-his final retirement from Drury
Lane theatre, 231-becomes manager
and part proprietor of Covent Garden
theatre, ib.-dispute between him and
Mr. Colman, 232-destruction of that
theatre by fire, 235-observations on
the increased extent of the interior of
theatres, ib.-237-the O. P. riots, 238,
239-Mr. Kemble withdraws from the
stage, 240-triumphant reception on his
return, ib.-his final retirement and
death, ib.-instances of Mr. Kemble's
high sense of honour, 241.

King, (Mr.) manager of Drury Lane
theatre, 224.

Language,

L.
Language, atrocious perversion of, by the
French slave-dealers, 594, 595.
Laws, observations on the registration of,
574, 575.

Laws of Ethylbyrht, notice of, 259-of
Hlothære, Eadric, Wihtræd, 260-of
some succeeding kings, 260-the Anglo-
Saxon laws confirmed by William_the
Norman, 260-extract from one of his
laws in Norman French, 261-compari-
son of it with the style of the Anglo-
Saxon laws, 262, 263-the latter where
enacted, 265.

Library of the British Museum, 157-
number of books there, ib.-and in the
Bodleian library, ib.-in the Vatican and
some other libraries, ib.

strata inclosing them are covered, 513–
520.

Manchester Literary and Philosophical
Society, notice of, 167.

Marchiali, or Matthioli, the man with the
Iron Mask, 21-account of the circum-
stances which led to his arrest, 22-27-
and of his imprisonment, 28-particu-
larly at Exiles, 29—in the island of Sta.
Marguerita, 30, 31-and in the Bastille,
32-his death, ib. 33.

Marriages, how conducted in France,
under the old regime, 441, 442-paucity
of, between 1800 and 1814, 450.
Matthew of Westminster, account of the
chronicle usually ascribed to, 281, 282.
Megalosaurus, a fossil oviparous quadruped,
notice of, 523.

Linen manufactures of Ireland and Scot-Memes (St.), Memoirs of Antonio Canova,
land, 70, 71.

Linnean Society, notice of the labours of,

159.

110. See Canova.

Metals, superior manufacture of in Eng-
land, 72, 73.

N.

Liverpool Royal Institution and Botanic
Garden, notice of, 168.
London Institution, notice of, 162.
London, publications on the Architectural Nennius's History, character of, 284, 285.
Improvements of, 179, 180-analysis of Neot (St.), legendary tale of, 279, 280.
them, with remarks, 184-189-sketch Nollekens' sculpture, character of, 127.
of ancient London, 180, 183-particu- Norman sculpture, character of, 121.
larly of old London Bridge, 181-St.
Paul's Cathedral, ib.-Sir Christopher
Wren's plan for rebuilding the city after
the Great Fire, 183-notice of Mr.
Gwynne's plans for the improvement of
the metropolis, 183-his suggestions for
improving the communications of the
metropolis, 190-192-and also for in-
creasing its architectural splendour, 192
-196.

National Gallery, hints and suggestions for,
189, 190.

Long (Sir Charles), Short Remarks and
Suggestions upon the Improvements now
carried on, 180-analysis of them, 187
-189.

Longspee, (William, Earl of Salisbury)
biographical account of, 327, 328.
Louis XIV.,negociations of, with Ferdinand
Charles Duke of Mantua, for the fortress
of Casal, 22-24-is foiled, 25-causes
Matthioli, the duke's agent, to be arrested,
26, 27-observations on his treatment of
the latter, 32.

M.

Macbeth, character of, how performed by
Mr. Kemble, 218, 219-the play of,
how got up under his direction, 227,

228.

Malays of Sumatra, character and habits
of, 106.

Mammiferous animals, fossil organic re-
mains of, 510-512-observations on

Novels, why abundant among the moderns,
while the ancients had none, 350-353
-comparison of the novel with the
drama, 354-357-few novelists have
succeeded as dramatists, 358-362-and
why, 362-364-Sir Walter Scott's
opinion of the moral tendency of novels,
365-examination of it, 366, 367-his
opinion, that novel reading indisposes
for useful literature and real history, not
supported by facts, 371, 372-the novels
of Fielding and Smollett compared, 372
-376-influence of the novels of the
author of Waverley on the novel litera-
ture of the age, 377, 378.

0.

Observatory at Oxford, notice of, 164-at
Dublin, 165—and at Armagh, 164, 165
-private observatories, 165-observa-
tories at the Cape of Good Hope and
Madras, ib.

O. P. riots at Covent Garden Theatre, 238,
239.

Oviparous fossil quadrupeds, account of,
521-523.

P.

Paris, number of children born in, 454—
remarks thereon, between 1815 and
1824, ib. 455-number of births and
deaths during the same period, 455—
observations thereon, ib. 456.

the marine deposits with which the Parry (Captain), Journal of his Third

Voyage,

Voyage, 378-causes of the failure of
this voyage, 379-manner in which the
winter was passed, ib. 380-advantages
of Silvester's warming apparatus, 380,
381-occupations of the seamen, 381-
successful re-establishment of the schools,
ib.-the Fury driven on shore, and ob-
liged to be abandoned, 382-nautical
observations made by Captain Parry,
383, 384-notice of Mr. Crowe's settle-
ment on Greenland, 386-accuracy of
the narratives of our early navigators to
the Polar Seas, 386-Captain Parry's
views on the subject of a North-West
Passage, unaltered, 387- his recommen-
dations for a further voyage, 389-pre-
parations making for it, ib. 390.
Parseval, (F. A.) Philippe-Auguste, Poëme
Heroïque, 399-pompous announcement
of the work by the author, ib. 400-plan
of the poem, with extracts and remarks,
400-406.

Perobotero, import of the word, 489 and

note.

Perpetuities, observations on, 570, 571.
Petrarch, sonnet of, translated, 7.
Philip II. anecdote of, 307.
Plants, fossil, notice of, 527, 528.
Plesiosaurus, a fossil oviparous quadruped,
notice of, 521, 522.

Pope's translation of the Iliad, defects of,

3, 4.

Population of Sumatra, why reduced, 104.
Portugueze, associated with the French in
the slave-trade, 592—and next to the
French traders, in point of numbers,
and equal to them in atrocity, 595-in-
stances of Portugueze cruelty, 596.
Posts, origin and progress of, 79-priority
of their establishment in England over
France, ib.-progressive increase in the
post office revenues, 80.
Pottery, superior manufacture of, in Eng-
land, 74.

Primogeniture, observations on the law of,

565-567.

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of England respecting, 545-nature of
tenures, ib. 546-of uses, 546, 547-of
trusts, 547-549-divisions of real pro-
perty, 549-operation of the law of
entails, 550-552-different modes of
acquiring real property, 552-of alie-
nation by the act of the party, ib.-by
deed, 553-and by will, 554, 555-of
powers, 555-of involuntary alienation,
or the rights of creditors, 555, 556-and
by adverse possession, 556, 557-law of
copyholds, 557, 558- sources of the
laws of real property, 558-on the
remedy proposed for the defective state
of the laws of real property, 559-the
three great causes, to which the redun-
dancy of the laws of real property are
attributed, 560, 561-outline of the
remedy proposed to obviate them, 562,
563-first, by descent, 564-observa-
tions on the law of primogeniture, 565
-567-proposal for enabling a testator
to devise prospectively whatever pro-
perty he may be possessed of, at the
time of his decease, 565-570-of per-
petuities, 570, 571-charges on land,
571, 572-rights of creditors, 573-of
assets, ib.
and of registration, 574,
575.
Relics, number of, said to have been pre-
served at Salisbury Cathedral, 331.
Reptiles (fossil), notice of, 523.
Roger, Bishop of Salisbury, account of,

320-322.

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Salisbury or Sarum, old or first cathedral
at, commenced by Bishop Herman and
finished by Bishop Osman, 319-account
of his successor, Roger, 320-322-state
of the cathedral at his death, 322-re-
moval of it, to its present site, 323-ac-
count of the foundation of the new
cathedral, and the ceremonies with
which it was attended, 324-327-num-
ber of relics said to be preserved there,
331-progress of the cathedral under
Robert de Wyville, 331, 332-settle-
ment and declination of the tower, 333
-remarks on the architecture of the
spire, ib. 334 account of Bishop
Hallam, 334-337-murder of his suc-
cessor, William Aiscough, 337-death

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