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nicle, ib. 278, 279-of Asser's Life of
King Alfred, 279-of the Chronicle of
Florence of Worcester, 280, 281—of the
Chronicle usually ascribed to Matthew
of Westminster, 281, 282- and of
Simon of Durham, 282-character of
the History of Henry of Huntingdon,
282, 283 of William of Malmesbury,
284-of Nennius, 284, 285—of Geoffrey
of Monmouth, 285-289—of Ingulphus,
289-292-anachronisms detected in
this work, 294-notice of several manu-
scripts of this History, 294-296-ob-
servations on the interpretation of these
ancient authorities, 296, 297-compara-
tive merits of the several Anglo-Saxon
historians, 298.

Architectural improvements. See London.
Ashmolean Museum, notice of, 166.
Asser's Life of King Alfred, account of,
279.

Astronomical Society of London, notice of,

163.

I end to the slave-trade, 584-decree of Aurora Islands, proved to have no exist-
the new states of Spanish America against
it, 585.

ence, 398, 399.

B.

Bacon (Lord), aphorisms of, on making
statutes, 559.

Bacon's sculpture, character of, 125, 126.
Bage's novels, strictures on, 367–570.
Bailey's sculpture, character of, 133.
Bankes's sculpture, character of, 126.
Bannister (Mr.), anecdote of, 248.
Battas, a native race of Sumatra, cannibal-
ism of, 107-109.
Bede's Ecclesiastical History, character of,
275, 276.

Bellay (Joachim), verses of, on the Tiber
and the ruins of Rome, 316-translations
of them by Spenser and Quevedo, ib.

Anderson (John, Esq.), Mission to the
East Coast of Sumatra, 99-object of
his mission, 100. See Sumatra.
Anglo-Saxons, origin of the runes of, 254
-the Latin alphabet, when introduced
among them, 257-application of it and
of writing to legal documents and to
legislation, 258-notice of the laws of
Æthylbyrht, 259-of Hlothære, Eadric
and Wihtræd, ib.—and of some succeed-
ing kings, 260-the Anglo-Saxon laws
confirmed by William the Norman, ib.—
extract from his laws in Norman French,
261-remarks thereon, ib.-comparison
of it with the style of the Anglo-Saxon
laws, 262, 263—difficulties attendant on
the investigation of the constitutional his-
tory of the Anglo-Saxons, 264-their
laws enacted in the Witenagemot, 265—
notice of a compact between the Anglo-
Saxons and the ancient Britons, 265-
Anglo-Saxon charters, legislative docu-
ments, 266-but to be examined with
great caution, 267-270-materials of Birds (fossil), notice of, 520.
the Anglo-Saxon chronicles, 270-gene- Births, number of legitimate and illegiti-
alogies and pedigrees, ib. 271-historical mate, at Paris, 454-remarks thereon,

note.

Bernardi (Oronzio di) on the Art of Swin.-
ming, 35-character of the German
translation of his work, 37-outline of
his method and theory of swimming, 41
-43—his reason for recommending the
upright position in swimming, 40-its
successful practice, 44-results of his
plan, 45.

songs, 272-degree of credibility to ib. 455.

which they are entitled, 273, 274-Boaden (James), Memoirs of the Life of
notice of the treatise of Gildas the Wise,
275-character of Bede's ecclesiastical
history, ib. 276-of the monastic chro-
niclers, 277-account of the Saxon Chro- 158.
QQ4

John Philip Kemble, 196-character of
his work, 203, 204-241. See Kemble.
Botanical collections, notice of the principal,

Brazilian

Brazilian government, conduct of, with re-
gard to the slave-trade, 601-description
of a Brazilian slave-trader, ib.
Bristol Institution, notice of, 169.
British Museum, institution of, 155
reasons why some of the collections
therein should be separated, and form
detached museums, as in France, 156—
number of volumes in its library, com-
pared with those of the Bodleian library
at Oxford, and certain foreign libraries,
157-liberal admissions now given to
the British Museum, 158-improvements
carrying on there, 184.
Britons, notice of a compact between them
and the Anglo-Saxons, 265.
Britton (John), Cathedral Antiquities and
Life, 305-struggles of his early life,
310-books read by him, 311-his first
literary adventure in conjunction with
Mr. Brayley, 311, 312-circumstances
which led to the publication of his
'Beauties of Wiltshire,' 312, 313--and
the Beauties of England and Wales,'
314-plan and character of that work, ib.
315-account of his Antiquities of Salis-
bury Cathedral, 319-349. See Salis-
bury.

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Cannibalism, existence of, among the
Battas, 107-109.

Canova (Antonio), birth and early educa-
tion of, 110, 111-goes to Rome, 112-
his reception and patrons there, ib.—`
list of his productions, with remarks, 113,
114-116-character of his historical
works, of a religious kind, 116, 117.
Capon (John, Bishop of Salisbury), notice
of, 342.

Carey's (Mr.) translation of Dante, speci-
men of, with remarks, 8, 9.
Cathedrals, observations on the destruction
of, in various ages, 315-318-account
of Salisbury cathedral, 319-349.
Cesarotti's translation of the Iliad, defects
of, 4, 5.

Chancery (court of), Report of Commis-
sioners of Inquiry into, notice of, 540,
541 and of the remarks thereon,
ascribed to a noble lord, 541, 542—
recommendation of the commissioners
respecting the law and practice of con-
veyancing, 542, 543.

Chantrey's sculpture, character of, 131—

572.

Charters of the Anglo-Saxons, legislative
documents, 266-but to be examined
with great caution, and why, 267-270.
Children, number of, born at Paris, between
1815 and 1824-454-remarks thereon,
ib. 455-number of deaths, during the
same period, 455-remarks thereon, ib.
456.

Chronicles of the Anglo-Saxons, sources of,
270-275-characters of the principal
chroniclers, 276–282.

Burke, (Rt. Hon. Edmund) high station
attained by him as a parliamentary leader, 133.
457-importance of the period during Charges on lands, observations on, 571,
which he lived, 458-inveteracy of the
attacks on his memory, 461-character
of his political enemies, 461, 462-early
parliamentary career of Mr. Burke, 463
-remarks on his conduct during the Ame-
rican war, 464-procures the publication
of debates and proceedings in parliament,
465-his disinterested exertions in behalf
of Ireland, 465, 466-reform in public
accounts procured by him, 467-wisdom
of his suggestions in behalf of negro
slaves, ib. 466-his conduct during the
trial of Mr. Hastings, 460-integrity of
his subsequent political conduct, 470-
vindication of his conduct and sentiments
respecting the French revolution, 471-
474-Mr. Burke vindicated from the
charge of venality, 474-and of political
treachery, 475, 476-his influence, both
as an orator and as a writer, examined,
476-480-value and importance of his
political writings, 480, 481-their moral
tendency, 482 vindication of Mr.
Burke's writings from the charge of ex-
aggeration, 482-485- his estimable
private character, 486, 487.

C.

Chronology of the Anglo-Saxon historians,
strictures on, 296, 297.
Chronometers, English, superiority of, 77.
Cibber's sculpture, remarks on, 123.
Civilization, origin and progress of, 57–
in England it preceded France by more
than a century and a half, 47-57, 58.
Clapperton, (Captain) arrival of, in the in-
terior of Africa, 604, note.
Climate of Sumatra, 104.
Coal district of England, geological obser-
vations on, 533-535.

Coldwell (Bishop of Salisbury), notice of,

346.

College of Surgeons, account of the Museum
of, 160, 161.

Cambridge Philosophical Society, notice Colman and Kemble, notice of the dispute

of, 169.

between, 232.

Commerce

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.

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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, 605-607.3
Fielding, novels of, compared with those of
Smollett, 372 376- habits of this
writer, 370.
Flaxman's sculpture, character of, 128.
Florence

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