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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,
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.
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,
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 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.
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—
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.
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,
College of Surgeons, account of the Museum of, 160, 161.
Cambridge Philosophical Society, notice Colman and Kemble, notice of the dispute
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.
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.
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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