Under these circumstances, it is not surprising that so many persons appealed to Rome, and that those whose expectations had been once deceived should apply a second time under fictitious names. The court of Rome had no inclination to complain of this proceeding, because the issuing of briefs produced immense sums for her coffers. We have already noticed the result of these appeals, and with what bad faith they were declared void after the enormous expence which the appellants had undergone.'
After the expulsion of the Jews, under the inquisitorship of the fanatic Torquemada, processes were first begun to be instituted against the bishops, principalities were transferred, and even kings were excommunicated or dethroned.
The Inquisition now, likewise, extended its hatred to literature and the arts; and Torquemada seemed to experience equal delight in burning men and burning books. In 1490, he caused several Hebrew Bibles to be burnt, and soon afterward six thousand volumes of works were consumed in one Auto-da-fé, which took place at Salamanca, in the square of St. Stephen, under pretence that they were infected with the errors of Judaism, and filled with sorceries, magic, and other superstitious rites and practices. What inestimable works perished on this occasion, on the ground of being dangerous, whose only fault was that they were not understood !'
Calculating the amount of victims of this bloodiest of all the inquisitors, among other authorities, Signor LLORENTE quotes Mariana.
'Juan de Mariana asserts, on the authority of antient manuscripts, that, during the first year of the Inquisition, two thousand persons were burned at Seville, and seventeen thousand underwent a public penitence. I might add, without incurring the charge of exaggeration, that the other tribunals condemned as many in the first year of their establishment, supposing the proportion to be only a tenth part of the other, because the denunciations were much more frequent at Seville than elsewhere.'
Under the auspices of Cardinal Adrian, in the eighteenth century, the horrors of the Inquisition seem to have augmented, and the author again observes;
On the most moderate computation, it appears that, during the five years of the government of Adrian, twenty-four thousand and five persons were condemned and punished by the Inquisition; viz. 1600 individuals burnt alive, 560 burnt in effigy, and 21,845 who underwent different punishments: which gives on an average for each year, 324 individuals of the first class, 112 of the second, and 4369 of the third.'
The comprehensive manner in which Don JUAN treats his subject, giving a general history of the Inquisition from its
rise to its downfall, is too often interrupted by a long and particular display of facts, examples, and details of cases, drawn out to the utmost stretch of prolixity. Thus the number of excessive cruelties which he relates, the tedious and disgusting process of inquisitorial trials, the very mockery of law and justice, with the estimates of sacrifices to the idol of super- stition, which uniformly close his chapters, harrow up the soul, and then pall on our spirits with successive feelings of indignation and despair. This elaborate historical investi- gation, and display of argument, are however peculiarities of the Spanish writers; and, as the work was composed for his countrymen, we cannot fairly make it a subject of criticism because it may be trying to the patience of English readers.
ART. XIII. Les Jeunes Femmes, &c. ; i. e. Young Women. By J. N. BOUILLY, Member of several Societies. 12mo. 2 Vols. Paris; and Dulau and Co. London. 1820. Also an Edition reprinted in Londen for J. Warren.
M. DE BOUILLY is advantageously known to the public as the author of several pleasing books for children. The present tales are intended for young married ladies: but the difference of manners in France and England, and the very early marriages which usually take place in the former country, will make them seem rather puerile to our fair countrywomen, and must in some cases prevent them from emulating the examples here presented. We may instance the story in vol. i. p. 95., of the amiable Jenny' who, when her husband wished to give a dinner only to gentlemen, disguised herself in blue pantaloons and other equipments of a page, in order to wait on the company during the repast: a trait which was so highly appreciated that one of the visitors, who had been a decided woman-hater, was converted, and, kneeling, intreated Jenny to find him a wife as exemplary as herself. The tales, however, called l'Ecrin, les Premières Visites, and some others, furnish useful hints; and the whole collection conveys a lively picture of French domestic usages, in agreeable and elegant language.
To the REMARKABLE PASSAGES in this Volume,
N. B. To find any particular Book, or Pamphlet, see the Table of Contents, prefixed to the Volume.
ABBAS-MIRZA, prince of Persia, his views and plans of improvement, 355. Albatrosses, account of, 264. Albigenses, their persecution by the Inquisition, 537-539. Alexander VI., Pope, state of Italy during his pontificate, 485.491. Americans, favourable general character of, 328. See Emi- grants. Anderson, Capt., on the tides between Fairleigh and the North Foreland, 369. Annelides, account of that class of animals, 517. Anxiety, a sonnet, 299. Appetite, poetic receipt for, 196. Arachnidæ, account of that class of animals, 516. Arithmetic, Hindu system of, 25. Armenian convent, visit to, 353. Assassination, remarks on the bad policy of, 147. Athenians, obs. on the private On the old co- life of, 361. medy of, 363. Austria, obs. on the military force and operations of, in 1792, &c. 452. Auto da Fé in Spain, in 1680, account of, 401. Azote, experiments on, 531. B
Babbage, Mr., on the sums of
infinite series, 372. Babylon, on the state of, 21.280. Bagdad, description of, 280. Bagnio, the prison at Constanti- nople, described, 136. Bailly, M., on the signs of the zodiac, 389. His notions controverted, 391. Bain, Mr., obs. on his remarks on the compass, 184. 188. APP. REV. VOL. XCI.
Bank-Notes, amount of, and price of gold, compared, 106. Barillon, M., obs. on his con- duct while envoy at the Eng- lish court, 234. 239: Bassompierre, Marshal, memoirs of, and of his embassy to England, 28.
Battles, remarks on the conduct. of, 459.
Beauty, obs. on the definition of,
Bedooin-Arabs, account of, 279. Beet-Root, on the sugar of, 532. Beggars, in the Morea, account of, 139. Bhascara Acharya,
writer on arithmetic and astro- nomy, account of, 25. Bicheno, Mr., on the genus Juncus, 257.
Birds, on the use of their pedes scansorii, 265. On their plu-, mage, 266, 267. Of Green- land, memoir on, 266. Bishops, hardly treated by James II., 272, 273. Blue Mountains, in New South Wales, account of, 429. Bohemia, Queen of, her letter
to Sir Edw. Nicholas, 276. Bombay, on the population and the temperature of, 16. Bonaparte, his campaigns in Italy in 1796 and 1797, 455. Boswell's Life of Johnson, great merits of, 247. Brewster, Dr., on the absorption of polarized light, and on crys- On tallized surfaces, 178. the properties of Tabasheer, 372.
Bridal Hymn, 431. Briggs, Capt., his account of the Bunjaras, 23. Brinkley, Dr., on the obliquity of the ecliptic, 370. Nn Brochant,
Canal, antient, near Delhi, its restoration by the British, 159- Canonization, of eminent men, recommended, 501. Canova, the sculptor, visit to his workshop, 500.
Cape of Good Hope, remarks on emigration to, 333. Carmichael, Capt., his descrip- tion of Tristan da Cunha, 262. Carnac, Capt., on the famine in Guzerat, 24.
Carnot, M., his new mode of de- fending fortified places criti- cized, 90.
Chaptal, Count, on sugar from beet-root, 532. Charles I. of England, treaty for his marriage, 30. His letters to the Duke of Buckingham, 32. II., account of his return to London, on his restoration, 116. Touches for the Evil, 121. His coronation, 123. His ef- forts to get rid of Parliaments, 127. His Catholicism, and shameful treaties with France, 128.232. His letter to his brother the Duke of Glouces- ter, 130. His ingratitude, 269. - IV. of Spain, his charac- ter, and state of the country under him, 397.
VIII.of France, his cha- racter, and invasion of Italy, 486. Chevreul, M., on fatty substances, 529.
Chinese edicts, translation of, 17.
Christianity, obs. on its political effects, 153.
Christians, edict against, in China, 17.
Cirrhipeda, genera of that class of animals, 519.
Clarendon, Lord, Chancellor, anecdotes of, 270.
Clementia Isaure, See Isaure. Clergymen, young, good advice to, 306.
Coffee, succedaneum for, 524. Colbert, M., his negociation with Charles II., 128. Colebrooke, Mr., plants, 259. Comedy, old, of the Athenians, obs. on, 363. Commerce, its connection with the progress of literature, 70. Compass-needles, obs. on irregu- larities of, 184. Bad quality of compasses in the Royal navy, 189. Remarks on Ka-
ter's compass, 192. Conchifera, remarks on, 519. Constantinople, the approach to it described, 135. Emperor of, in 945, his treaty with Russia, 507. Constantinus Manasses, brief ac- count of that writer and his works, 478.
Copland, Mr., on cornelian mines, 24.
Cordier, M. on antient lava, 527. Corn-laws, obs. on, 102. Cornelian mines, account of, 24. Crabs, in the Mediterranean,
particular formation of, 528. Crucifixion, sonnet on, 60. Crustacea, those animals sepa- rated from insects, 517. Crystallized surfaces, on their action on light, 178. Cuvier, M., his researches con- cerning annelides, 517. His analyses in the Memoirs of the Institute, 521. 529. D
Daniel, the prophet, modern anecdote illustrative of his history, 281.
Darcet, M., on the hardness of Evelyn, Mr., particulars of his life and writings, 114-131. 269-277.
Dead Sea, visit to, 349. Defence of fortified places, new principles of, overturned, 92. Deffand, Mad. du, unfavourable character of, 169.
Delpech, M., on the hospital-rot, 526.
Dendera, temple of, obs. on its date, 161.
Destiny, that doctrine repro- bated, as applied to man, 494. Desvaux, M., on the flowers of the mesembryanthemum, 522. Duck, long-tailed, its plumage described, 267.
E Earth, obs. on the density of
our globe, 183. Ecliptic, on the obliquity of, 370. Economy, political, real and im- portant objects of that science, 476. Egypt, obs. on the religion of, compared with that of Hin- dustan, 161.
Elephanta, on the temple of, 23. Elizabeth, sister of Charles I.,
and Queen of Bohemia, her letter to Sir Edward Nicholas, 276. Emigrants to the United States, to Canada, the Cape of Good Hope, and to Van Diemen's Land, advice to, and particu- lars respecting, 315. 328- 334. England, obs. on her political
fate, 495. English language, etymological obs. concerning, 447• Equations, numerical method of solving, 373. Erskine, Mr., on two sepulchral On the temple of urns, 23. Elephanta, ib. Esdraëlon, plain of, described,
Evangelical churchmen, obs. re- specting, 223.
Evil, on the cure of by the king's Touch, in the reign of Charles II., 121.
Euphues and his England, obs. on that work of John Lilly, 408. Resemblance to it in Shakspeare, ib.
Famine, in Guzerat, account of, 24. In Egypt, description of, 137.
Fatty substances, experiments on, 529.
Festival of Mamangom, account of, 16.
Fiction, literary, its effect on the mind, I.
Fire, in London, in 1666, de- scribed, 124.
Flax, obs. on the preparation of,
Flinders, Capt., remarks on his obs. respecting the compass, 185.187.
Fortification, See Carnot. France, remarks on the effects of
the extensive visits of Eng- lishmen to that country, 165. Details of the military force and operations of, in 1792, &c. 452. The Revolutions in, how different in nature and consequences in 1813 and 1814 from that of 1789, 468. Frederick, Capt., on the state of On manna, 23. Babylon, 21. Frissell, Lieut., on the morals of Nasir, 20. Funerals, at Rome, description of, 498.
G Gard, department of, disputes between the Protestants and the Catholics of, 483. Germany, obs. on its present political state, 141. Gipsey and Hindustanee lan- guages, on the similitude of,
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