VOLUME FIFTY-SEVEN OF THE QUARTERLY REVIEW.
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
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.
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.
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.
Democracy in America. See America. Downes, Joseph, his Mountain Deca-
Downfall of Heathenism, See Hea- thenisin.
Expeditions on the Amazon, See Ama-
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.
Godin des Odonais, Madame, her extra- ordinary adventures and miraculous preservation, 2.
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
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.
Irish Constabulary Bill, 260. Irish Municipal Corporation Bill, 237. Irish Tithes Bill, 243.
Jury, Trial by, as now incorporated with the Jurisdiction of the Court of Ses- sion. See Trial by Jury.
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.
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
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.
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.
lish law of evidence, ib.-framing of the issues, 327-complete success of the experiment, 328.
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.
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