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VOLUME FIFTY-SEVEN OF THE QUARTERLY REVIEW.

A.

ADAM, Right Hon. William, his Prac-
tical Treatise and Observations on
Trial by Jury, as now incorporated
with the Jurisdiction of the Court of
Session,' 324. See Trial by Jury.
Amazon, Expeditions on the, 1-Nar-
rative of Lient. Smyth and Mr. Lowe,
of a Journey from Lima to Para,
across the Andes and down the Ama-
zon, to ascertain the practicability of
a Navigable Communication with the
Atlantic, ib.-Lieut. Maw's Journal
of a Passage from the Pacific to the
Atlantic, crossing the Andes, and de-
scending the river Amazon,' ib.-
Mr. Maw the first British officer that
embarked on the main trunk of the
Amazon, ib. and Mr. Smith the se-
cond, ib.-expeditions of Orellana in
1539, ib.-of Pedro de Ursoa in 1568,
ib.-of Pedro Texeiro in 1638, ib.-and
of M. de la Condamine in 1743, ib.-
Orellana the discoverer of a passage
from the shores of the Pacific to those
of the Atlantic, 2-his idle story of
the discovery of a new nation of Ama-
zons, ib.-the first great branch of the
Amazon discovered in 1513 by Mara-
ñon, ib-adventures and miraculous
preservation of Madame Godin, ib.—
Lieut. Maw undertakes a voyage down
the Amazon, 5-his route, ib.-Lieut.
Smyth's expedition to obtain a direct
communication from Lima to the
Amazon, ib.-character and manners
of the inhabitants of the Cordilleras,
14-incredible stories about canni-
balism, 17-reflections on the present
deplorable condition of South America,
28.

America, United States of, 132-Tocque
ville's De la Démocratie en Améri-
que,' ib.-defects of former writers on
the United States, 133-equality of
conditions amongst the people, 136
- great democratic revolution going
on in Europe, 137-nature and ten-
dency of this social revolution, 140-
existing state of France, 141-direc-
tion which the democracy of America
has given to the laws and general
administration of public affairs, 142—
its evils and advantages, ib.-character
of the first emigrants to America, 143
-distinctions which mark the origin
of the northern and southern settlers,
145-internal structure of particu-
lar States, 147-and of the federal
Union, ib.-principle of the sovereignty
of the people, 148-picture of a mo-
nied man in America, 150-influence
of a cheap press, ib.-true nature of
universal suffrage, ib.-influence of
mob power on the finances of the
Union, ib. nomination of the mem-
bers of the two Chambers, ib.—election
of the Judges, 151-the system of
pledges, b.-rapid succession of laws,
152-yranny of the majority, ib.—
causes which mitigate it, 157-ab-
sence of centralization in the govern-
ment, ib.-weight of influence exercised
by lawyers, ib.-state of public instruc-
tion, 159-prevalence of religious feel-
ings, 160-danger from the spread of a
Roman Catholic population, 161-
influence of the Irish Catholic mob
on the elections of New York, 162.
Auscultation, diseases of the chest in-
vestigated by, 199- Lectures
Subjects connected with Clinical
Medicine, by Dr. Latham, ib.—the

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method of investigating diseases of
the chest by auscultation discovered
by Laennec, 200-the comforts arising
from such knowledge, 202-ausculta-
tion described, 203-its application to
the investigation of pulmonary dis-
eases, 203.

B.

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Beugnot, A., his Histoire de la De-
struction du Paganisme en Occident.'
See Downfall of Heathenism.
Births, Registration of, Bill, 251.
Brewster, Rev. James, his Letter to
the Editor of the Quarterly Review,
in Reply to certain Strictures on the
Rev. Dr. Keith's Evidence of Pro-
phecy,' 182.
Buonaparte, Lucien, Prince of Canino,
Memoirs of, written by himself, 374—
his strong and unrequited passion for
literary fame, ib.-his 'Charlemagne,'
and 'Čirnéide,' ib.-conjectures as to
his object in publishing these memoirs,
ib. — Lucien heads a deputation of
Corsican patriots, 377-and is sent to
the popular society at Marseilles, and
to the Jacobins of Paris, 379-Ge-
neral Paoli, ib.-Lucien's proceedings
at Marseilles, 380-his relations with
the Robespierres, 385-queries as to
portions of Napoleon's personal history
at present in great obscurity, 387-
Lucien's two marriages, 388-his tes-
timony as to the style in which the
French carried on the war, 389 — is
elected into the Council of Five Hun-
dred, ib. conjectures as to the objects
proposed by this publication, 390-
the Strasbourg treason, 393-affair at
Vendôme, 395.

C.

Campbell, Thos., his Poetical Works,'
349-question as to the respect they
are likely to obtain at the hands of
posterity, ib.-causes which assist in
giving celebrity to a living poet, 350-
present feeling of the public with re-
gard to poetry, 351-literary immor-
tality a task of increasing difficulty,
352-query as to the fate of Mr.
Campbell as a poet, ib.—his writings
characterized, 353.

Carrington, Lord, his Letter to the Right
Hon. Thomas Grenville on a calumny

in Wraxall's Posthumous Memoirs,
456.

Celtic Languages, 80-Pritchard's 'East-
ern Origin of the Celtic Nations proved
by a comparison of their Dialects with
the Sanscrit, Greek, Latin, and Ten-
tonic Languages,' ib.-the Celtic, ex-
cepting the Basque, the most ancient
of all European languages, 81-the
author the first to investigate the origin
of the Celtic tongues in a scientific
manner, 82-discrepancies between the
Cymbric branch of the Celtic and the
Indo-European family, 85-light
thrown by the author on the formation
of languages in general, 87-radical
or primitive words, ib.-the noun, 88-
nature of adjectives, 90-the verb, 92—
the pronoun, 97-identity of pronouns
and simple particles, 101-the prep
sition, 102-invention of words by sa-
vages, ib.-composition of words, 106.
Charitable Trustees' Bill, 253.
Chateaubriand, Viscount, utter worthless-
ness of his Essay on English Litera-
ture, 58.

Chest, Diseases of the, investigated by
Auscultation. See Auscultation.
Church and Dissent considered in their
Practical Influence, by Edward Osler.
See Church Rates.

Church Rates, 363- Church and Dis-
sent considered in their Practical In-
fluence,' by Edward Osler, ib.-popular
halluc nations regarding church-rates
abated by time, 364-the two plans
open to ministers, ib.-the question
one of severance or non-severance of
church and state, 372-the twenty-
third Article incompatible with the
lax notions of modern times, 373
Combe, George, Esq., his Outlines of
Phrenology,' 169. See Phrenology.
Common Fields Inclosure Bill, 255.
Commutation of Tithes Bill in England,
242.

D.

Democracy in America. See America.
Downes, Joseph, his Mountain Deca-

meron,

Downfall of Heathenism, See Hea-
thenisin.

E.

Expeditions on the Amazon, See Ama-

zon.

F.

Factory System, 396-its progress an
evil which threatens to corrupt the
whole social system of the empire, ib.
-results of a survey of the manufac-
turing districts, 397-report of the
Manchester board of health, in 1796,
400-Sir Robert Peel's bill for the
protection of children, 402-results
of the introduction of steam-power,
ib.-the free-labour' system intro-
duced, 403-Sir John Hobhouse's
bill, 408-Mr. Sadler's bill of 1831, ib.
-Lord Ashley's bill of 1833, 410—
effects of the existing system on do-
mestic life, 418.

G.

Godin des Odonais, Madame, her extra-
ordinary adventures and miraculous
preservation, 2.

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Goldsmith, Oliver, Life, and Miscellane-
ous Works of, from a variety of ori-
ginal sources, by James Prior, Esq.
273-origin of the Poet's family, 276
-his parentage, ib.-his enthusiasm
for the legends of his country, and love
of music, 278-his college history, 281
-death of his father, 282-his eccle-
siastical studies, 285-examined for
ordination, and rejected, ib.-becomes
tutor in the family of Mr. Flinn, ib.—
emigration, ib.-enters the university
of Edinburgh as a student of medicine,
286-makes a tour into the Highlands,
ib.-his character of Professor Monro,
287-arrested at Newcastle, 288-
finds his way to Leyden, b.-pedes-
trian tour of France, Switzerland,
Germany, and Italy, 290-sets up as a
physician in Southwark, 292-is em-
ployed by Richardson as a corrector of
the press, ib. becomes usher to a
school at Peckham, ib.-publishes
his Enquiry into the State of Polite
Literature,' 295-obtains a nomina-
tion in the East India Company's
service, 299-undergoes an examina-
tion at Surgeons' Hall, ib.-and is
found not qualified, 300-is introduced
to Dr. Percy, 302-his lodgings in
Green Arbour Court, 303-writes the
'Citizen of the World,' 304-forms a
connexion with Newbery the booksel-
ler, 305-amount of literary drudgery
to which he submitted after he be-
came an established favourite, 309–
his Letters on English History, from

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Hall, Captain Basil, R.N., his Schloss
Hainfeld; or, a Winter in Lower Sty-
ria,' 110. See Schloss Hainfeld.
Hay, Captain, his Letter to the Editor
relating to the review of Osler's Life
of Lord Exmouth, 271.

Heathenism, Downfall of, 29-Dr.
Tschirner's Der Fall des Heiden-

thums,' ib.-the rapid Propagation of
Christianity an argument for its Di-
vine Origin, ib.-M. Beugnot's His-
toire de la Destruction ou Paganisme
en Occident,' 33-the Five Centuries
of Strife between Christianity and
Paganism, ib.-during the Antonines
the Roman World exclusively Pagan,
ib.-Christian Churches erected as
public buildings towards the reign of
Alexander Severus, 34-the first Per-
secutions, local or connected with
particular circumstances, ib.-spread
of Christianity during the period be-
tween the Antonines and Dioclesian,
38-reign of Constantine, 45-and
foundation of Constantinople, 47-
the two religions under Julian change
their positions, 49-his hostility to
Christianity, ib.-introduction of the
monastic system, 52-reign of Gratian
and Theodosius, ib.--public sacrifices
abolished, 59-poetry of Claudian, 60
-final abrogation of Paganism, 62.

I.

Irish Constabulary Bill, 260.
Irish Municipal Corporation Bill, 237.
Irish Tithes Bill, 243.

J.

Jury, Trial by, as now incorporated with
the Jurisdiction of the Court of Ses-
sion. See Trial by Jury.

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Last Session of Parliament, 230-House
of Lords the citadel of the constitution,
ib.-fate of the Bills brought before
the Lords during the Session, 236—
Irish municipal corporation bill, 237–
Stafford representation bill, 241
commutation of tithes bill in England,
242-Irish tithes bill, 243-registra
tion of births bill, 251-charitable
trustees bill, 253-common fields in-
closure bill, 255-prisoners' counsel
bill, 256-post-office bill, 258-Irish
constabulary bill, 260-bill for the re-
form of church discipline, 264-bill
for the consolidation and reconstruc-
tion of the ecclesiastical courts, 266-
pluralities bill, ib.-Chancery courts
bill, 268-registration of voters bill,
ib.
Lathamn, Dr., his Lectures on Subjects
connected with Clinical Medicine,' 199.
See Auscultation.

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M.

Mahon, Lord, his History of England
from the Peace of Utrecht to the
Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle,' 330-
remarkable analogies between the
party struggles of the beginning of
the last century and those of the pre-
sent day, ib.parallel between the
Tories of Queen Anne's reign, and
the Whigs of William IV., 333-por-
trait of Sir Robert Walpole, 339-
sketch of the composition of the
Houses of Parliament in 1713, 343
-rejection of the Peerage Bill of
1719, 346.

Maw, Lieutenant Henry Lister, his
'Journal of a Passage from the Pacific
to the Atlantic, crossing the Andes in
the Northern Provinces of Peru, and
descending the River Marañon, or

0.

Osler, Edward, his Church and Dissent
considered in their Practical Influence,'
363. See Church Rates.
Outlines of Phrenology, by George
Combe, Esq. 169. See Phrenology.

P.

Peninsular War, Colonel Napier's His-
tory of, (Article Third), 492 - his
'Answer to some Attacks in the Quar-
terly Review,' ib.--examination of the
original work continued, ib.-effect
produced in England by the issue of
Sir John Moore's campaign, ib.-the
cause of Spain not made a secondary
object by England and her allies, 493
-state of Spain in January, 1809, 495
-the colonel's marked partiality for the
French, and obsequious admiration of
Soult, 513-battle of Medellin, 521-
Soult's administration in the north of
Portugal, 522-return of Sir Arthur
Wellesley to Portugal, 526-the colo-
nel's observations on the plans of cam-
paign placed at the option of the British
general examined, ib.
Phrenology, Outlines of, by George
Combe, Esq., president of the Phreno-
logical Society, 169.

Prior, James, his Life and Works of Oli-
ver Goldsmith. See Goldsmith.
Prisoners' Counsel Bill, 256.
Pritchard, James Cowles, M.D., his

Eastern Origin of the Celtic Nations
proved by a comparison of their Dia-
lects with the Sanscrit, Greek, Latin,
and Teutonic Languages, 80. See Cel-
tic Languages.

Prophecy, Keith's Evidence of; Brew-
ster's Letter to the Editor of the
Quarterly Review, in Reply to certain
Strictures on, 182.

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lish law of evidence, ib.-framing of
the issues, 327-complete success of
the experiment, 328.

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Walpole, Sir Robert, his portrait sketch-
ed by Lord Mahon, 339.
Webbe, Cornelius, his Glances at Life
in City and Suburb,' 223-his Four
Views of London,' 224- Spital-
fields,' ib.- Whitechapel,' 225- St.
George's Fields,' 226 A London
Sunday,' 227 Content,' 228.
Wellesley, Marquess, his letter on Mr.

Pitt's character in private society, 487.
Whigs of William the Fourth's reign,
and Tories of Queen Anne, parallel
between, 333.

Wing, Charles, his Evils of the Factory
System, 443.

Wraxall, Sir N. W., his 'Memoirs of

His Own Times,' 444-general style
and character of the author's works,
ib.-his appetite for the marvellous, ib.
-his conviction and imprisonment for
a libel on Count Woronzow, 445-
his charge of pecuniary corruption
against Mr. Pitt, 452-case of the
Marquisate of Abercorn, 454-Lord
Carrington, 455-letter to the Right
Hon. Thomas Grenville, 456 - Sir
James Lowther's peerage, ib.—the
author's charge against Mr. Fox rela-
tive to the Rodney peerage, 460-his
calumnies against Sheridan, 461
Mr. Dundas, 462-Lord Rokeby, 469
-Sir Charles Whitworth, 470-Lord
Liverpool, 471-Lord Bute, ib.-the
Empress Catherine, 472-the author's
views of Mr. Pitt's manners and at-
tainments, 483-Lord Welles'ey's re-
collections of Mr. Pitt, 484.

END OF VOL. LVII.

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