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of Lionel Woodville, the next bishop,
338-character of Thomas Langton, ib.
persecution of protestants by him, 338,
339-reception of the bishop, Cardinal
Campeggio, 341, 342-characters of
Bishops Shaxton, 342-John Capon, ib.
of Bishop Jewell, 343-magnitude of
his episcopal labours, 344-his death, ib.
-tributes to his memory, 345-his
munificent patronage of Hooker, ib. 346
-character of Jewell's successors, Cold-
well and Cotton, 346-curious anecdote
of a bishop of Salisbury and a presby-
terian, ib.-notice of Bishops Duppa
and Ward, 347-subsequent bishops, ib.
348-observations on the more recent
alterations of Salisbury Cathedral, 348.
Sandoval; or the Freemason, 488-stric-
tures on the author's pamphlet, vindi-
cating Don Esteban, ib. 489, 490-and
on his character of the Spanish clergy,
491, 492-anatomical blunder of the
author's, 493-malice of the author
against Ferdinand, King of Spain, 494
-the character of Ferdinand considered,
494-497-vindication of him from an
atrocious accusation, 498-insubordina-
tion of the Spanish army under Mina,
499, 500-account of the Lodges of the
Comuneros, 500-502- and of an
apostle of profligacy and atheism, sent
forth by the secret societies, 503, 504
-remarks on the present state of parties
in Spain, 505, 506.

Saxon sculpture, character of, 121-account
of the Saxon Chronicle, 277-279.-See
Anglo-Saxons.

Scientific institutions of Great Britain, ac-
count of, the Royal Society, 154-British
Museum, 155-158-Linnean Society,
159-Royal Institution, ib.-College of
Surgeons, ib. 160-Library and Museum
of the India Company, 161-Horticul-
tural Society, 162-London Institution,
ib.-Geological Society of London, ib.-
Astronomical Society of London, 163—
Observatory at Oxford, 164-Dublin, ib.
-Armagh,ib.-private observatories,165
-observatories at the Cape of Good Hope
and Madras, ib.-Ashmolean Museum
of Natural History at Oxford, 166-Lite-
rary and Philosophical Society of Man-
chester, 167-Royal Geological Society
of Cornwall, 168-Liverpool Royal In-
stitution and Botanic Garden, ib.-
Philosophical Society of Cambridge, 169
-Bristol Institution, for the advance-
ment of science, literature, and the arts,
169-Yorkshire Philosophical Society,
170, 171-other provincial institutions,
171-importance of scientific institutions

for promoting science and the fine arts,
173-179.

Scott (Sir Walter), Lives of the Novelists,
329-origin of the publication, ib.-
Sir Walter's opinion on the tendency of
novels, 365-strictures thereon, 366,
367-his remarks on the novels of Bage,
and on the morality of modern sophis-
try, 367-370-comparison between
Smollett and Fielding, 372-376—in-
fluence of the novels by the author of
Waverley, on the novel-literature of
the age, 377, 378. See Novels.
Sculpture, origin of, 118—character of the
sculpture of the Egyptians, ib.—of the
Greeks, 119-of the Romans, 120--of
the Saxons, 121-of the Normans, ib.-
of the productions of modern English
sculptors, 123-particularly Cibber, ib.
-Rysbrach and Sheemaker, ib. 124-
Roubiliac, 124, 125-Wilton, 125–
Bacon, ib. 126-Bankes, 126-Nolle-
kens, 127-Flaxman, 128-Westmacott,
129-131 Chantrey, 131 — 133 ·
Bailey, 133-causes of the indifferent
success of British sculpture, 134, 135—
observations on the sculpture of Canova,

113-117.

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Shelley (P. B.), posthumous poems, 136—
specimens of his translations from Goethe's
Faust, 149-151-character of them,
148-specimen of his version of the
Cyclops, 151, 152.
Shells (fossil), notice of, 526.
Sheridan, anecdotes of, 245-in what man-
ner his Pizarro was composed, 246.
Siddons (Mrs.), anecdote of, 216.
Silk manufacture, antiquity of, 64-intro-
duction of silk worms in Europe, ib.—
origin and progress of this manufacture
in France, ib. 65-value of the silk
manufactured there, in 1818, compared
with the value of the woollen goods
made in England in the same year, 66—
establishment

establishment of the silk manufacture in
England, 67.

Simon of Durham, account of the chronicle
of, 282..

Sierra Leone, 607-beneficial effects,
which have already resulted therefrom,
608.

Smollett and Fielding, comparison of the
novels of, 372-376..

Society, moral state of, in France and Eng-
land, contrasted, 441. 453.

Songs, historical of the Anglo-Saxons, a
source of their chronicles, 272-to what
degree of credibility they are entitled,
-273, 274..

Spain, remarks on the present state of par-
ties in, 505, 506—insubordination of the
army under Mina, 499, 500-mischief
done by an apostle of profligacy and
atheism in, 503, 504.

Spanish slave-traders, atrocious conduct of,

St. Sebastian's, storming of the fortress of,
described, 411-413.

Slave-trade of Sumatra, 105..
Slave-trade, correspondence relative to,
579-resolution of the legislature of
South Carolina against the abolitionists,
ib.-remarks thereon, and on the peti-
rions presented to parliament for the abo-
lition, 579-581-the abolition of slavery
by England alone has operated as a
premium to other nations to engage more
actively in the trade, 582-particularly
France,ib.-engagements of Louis XVIII.
to procure. the abolition of the slave-
trade, and that it should absolutely
cease on the part of France, in five years, 593, 594.
583, 584—sincere desire of the govern-
ment of the United States, to terminate
this traffic, 584-the slave-trade prohi-
bited in the new states of Spanish-Ame-
rica, 585-review of the conduct of the
French government, ib.-protestations of
Baron Damas, ib.-flagrant case of the
shipDeux Nantais,' 586-public opi-
nion in France beginning to declare
against the slave-trade, 587-proof that
the officers of the French cruizers do
their duty reluctantly, 588-instances of
the atrocity with which the slave-trade is
carried on, 589—particularly in the case
of the ships, Orphie,' 590-the le
Louis,' 591-the Eclair,' ib.-the la
Louise,' ib. 592-reflections on the con-
duct of the French government, 592-Stage. See Theatre.

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Staël-Holstein (M. de), Lettres sur l'Angle-
terre, 45 -reason why the Freuch
know but little of England, 46-the
author an honourable exception to the
rest of his countrymen, ib.-proofs that
England is more advanced in civilization
than any country on the continent, 47,
48-remarks on his account of the divi-
sion of property in England, 49, 50—and
on his defective account of family con-
nection, 50-effect of vanity on family
connection in France, 51-refutation of
his assertion that England has not been
the protector of the liberties of other
nations, 52, 53.

conduct of the French slave-traders in Steam-engines, in England, power of, 91-
conjunction with the Portugueze on the
opposite coast of Africa, ib.-the French
equally engaged with the Spaniards at
the Havannah, ib. 593-case of the
'Zee Bloem,' and the frauds by which
the slave-trade is carried on, 593, 594-
the Portugueze, next to the French slave-
traders, in point of numbers, and equal to
them in point of atrocity, 595-instances
of Portugueze cruelty, 596-small num-
ber of slave-ships captured and con-
demned, 597-insolence of the French
traders, 598-inefficiency of the French
laws admitted by the Baron Damas, 599
-conduct of the Brazilian government,
601-description of a Brazilian slave-
ship, ib.- observation on the system of
free-labour, ib. 602 suggestion for
checking the slave-trade, by making the
island of Fernando Po the principal sta-
tion on the coast of Africa, 602, 603—
check to the slave-trade in the interior,
by the late General Turner's treaty with
the chiefs of the districts neighbouring to

application of them to the manufacture
of cotton, 92.

Stere (Augustine), persecution of, for the
charge of heresy, 338, 339 — cruel
penance imposed on him, 339.
Stonesfield and Cuckfield, analogy between
the fossils of, 531, 532.

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Sumatra, extent of the north-eastern coast
of, 100, 101-gigantic size of some of
its vegetable productions, 101-notice of
its animals, 102-particularly the alliga-
gators, ib. anecdote of one, ib.-annoy-
ances to travellers from leeches, &c.,
103-climate, 104-causes of the thin-
ness of the population, ib.—prevalence
of the slave-trade there, 105-exports
from the eastern coast of Sumatra, 106
-character and habits of the Malays,
ib.-and of the Battas, 107-the exist-
ence of cannibalism among them esta-
blished by facts, 107, 108, 109.
Swimming, importance of the art of, in
ancient times, 37-Dr. Franklin's advice
on, 36-importance of an erect position,

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38-and of a conviction of the fact that Weddell (Captain), Voyage towards the

the body naturally floats, ib. 39-advan-
tages of an upright position in swimming,
40-outline of Bernardi's plan of swim-
ming, 41-44-its successful practice,
44 results of an investigation of his
method of swimming, 45.

T.

Tasso's Gerusalemme, translated by Fair-
fax, character of, 6-specimens of Mr.
Wiffen's translation, with remarks, 9-
14-important requisites in a translator
of this poet, 15-19.

Tenures, observations on the nature of, 546.
Testator, plan proposed for enabling one to
devise, prospectively, whatever property
he may be possessed of at the time of
his decease, 565–570.

Theatre, pleasure of, fairly estimated, 197
-199-its important influence on the
morals and manners of the country, 200
-202-observations on the increased
extent of Drury Lane and Covent Gar-
den Theatres, 235-237-O. P. riots at
the latter theatre, 238, 239.
Tithes, curious anecdote respecting, 346.
Townsend (Charles), anecdote of, 202.
Translation by equivalent expressions, dif-
ficulty of, 1-Dryden's theory of trans-
lation, 2-defects of Pope's translation
of Homer's Iliad, 3, 4-and of Cesa-
rotti's version, 4, 5-character of Har-
rington's translation of Ariosto, and of
Fairfax's Tasso, 6-translation of a son-
net of Petrarch's, 7-extract from Mr.
Carey's Dante, with remarks, 7, 8-Mr.
Rose's translation of Berni, 9-obser-
vations on Mr. Wiffen's translation of
Tasso's Gerusalemme, 9-14-requisites
in a translator, 15-19.

Trench (Colonel), Sketch of the North
Bank of the Thames, &c. 180-its plan,
185.

Trusts, observations on, 547-549.
Turner (the late General), the slave-trade
checked by the vigorous conduct of, 607
-beneficial results therefrom, ib. 608.

U.
Uses, in law, remarks on, 546, 547.

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South Pole, 378-outline of his voyage,
392-394-remarks on its results, 395-
$97-the non-existence of the islands
called the Auroras, ascertained by him,
598, $99.

Wellington (Lord), campaign of in 1813,
408, 409-defeat of the French at the
battle of Vittoria, 410-storms the
fortress of St. Sebastian's, 411-413-
amusements while the British army were
in cantonments, 415.

Westmacott's sculpture, character of, 129
-131.

Wiffen (J. H.) Jerusalem Delivered, trans-
lated from the Italian of Tasso, 1-ge-
neral character of his work, 12, 13—
specimens of it, 11, 12-remarks on his
alliterations, 13, 14-important requi-
sites in a translator, 15-19.
Wihtræd, notice of the laws of, 259.
William of Malmesbury's History, character
of, 284.

William the Norman, confirmed the laws
of the Anglo-Saxons, 260-extract from
one of his laws, in Norman French, 261
-remarks on it, ib.-comparison of it
with the style of the Anglo-Saxon laws,
262, 263.

Willis, (Browne) anecdotes of, 309—notice
of his Survey of Cathedrals, ib.
Wilton's sculpture, character of, 129.
Windsor, notice of the improvements carry-
ing on at the castle, 187, 188.
Witenagemot of the Anglo-Saxons, notice
of, 265.

Women, condition of, in France, under the
old regime, 441-443-contrast of Eng-
lish women and English society with
those of France, 446-454.
Woollen manufactures in England, account
of, 59-61-contrasted with those of
France, 62, 63-their superiority to the
latter accounted for, 65-amount of the
English woollen manufactures in 1818,
compared with the value of the French,

66.

Wyvile, (Robert de, Bishop of Salisbury)
character of, 331, 332.

Y.

Yorkshire Philosophical Society, notiuf,
170, 171.

Young Rifleman's Adventures, notice of,

416.

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