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Institution, Lancasterian, ac-
count of, 13.

Ireland, state of, at the end of
the reign of George II. 110. By
what means it regained part of
its rights, 111.
K

Kent, Duke of, introduces Mr
Lancaster's system of education
into the army, 20.

L

Lancaster, Mr, his early exer-
tions in the promotion of his plan
of education, 3. His affairs be-
come embarrassed in consequence,
4. Is relieved by the generosity
of some private individuals, 6.
Extent of his journies, lectures,
&c. 7. Instances of the facility
with which his system may be
spread, 9.

Lapland. See Linnæus.
Lava, cavernous, peculiar to
Iceland, 434.

Linnæus's Lachesis Lapponica.
When the name of Lapland first
occurs, 317. Accounts of that
country published by several tra-
vellers, 318. Linnæus projects an
excursion thither, 320. Descrip-
tion of his travelling equipment,
321, and difficulties he encoun-
tered, ib. Credulity of the tra-
veller, 324. Conformity between
the Icelanders and Jews discover-
ed by some travellers, 325.
mate of the country, 326. Ve-
getable productions, 328. Mode
of hunting the bear, 331. Ac-
count of the glutton, 332. Per-
sons of the natives, 334. Dis-
eases, 335. Manners, 337.
Lower, Dr, effects on the blood,
on exposure to air, observed by,

50.

M

Cli-

Macculloch's, Dr, geological
description of Guernsey and the
adjoining islands, 210,

Mackenzie's, Sir George, Travels
in Iceland, 416. Singular spec-
tacle exhibited in that country,
of learning flourishing amid the
greatest physical disadvantages,
416. Visited by different travel-
lers, 417. General description
of that part of it visited by the
author, ib. Character of his
work, 418. Mode of travelling,
419. Icelandic landscape, 420.
Manner of life of the better sort,
422. Husbandry, &c. ib. Edu-
cation and literature, 423. Ac-
count of the sulphur mountains,
and hot springs of Geyser, 426.
Journey to the Snæfell Jokul, 429.
Of Mount Hecla, 431. Miner-
alogy of Iceland, 432.

Madeira, remarks on the geo-
logy of, 227.

Malvern hills, account of the
mineralogy of, 225.

Marsh, Professor, opposes the
Lancasterian system of educa-
tion, 25. Extract from his ser-
mon on the subject, 27.

Mexico, account of the insurrec-
tion in, 174.

Miranda, General, proposes to
introduce the Lancasterian sys-
tem of education into South A-
merica, 20.

Monopoly East Indian, 229.
Dangerous indifference displayed
in England respecting the affairs of
India, 230. Spice trade, the great
source of the grandeur and power
of the Dutch formerly, ib. Rea-
sons why Britain has derived no
advantage from it since it came
into their possession, 231. Ab-
surdity of the Company retaining
the trade, while they have not
capital to profit from it, 233.
Circumstances by which the cause
of monopoly is supported against
the almost universal opinion of
the nation, 235. Arguments em-

ployed

ployed for that purpose, 236. Co-
lonization dreaded by some as the
result of a free trade, 237. O-
pinion of Lord Cornwallis and
Lord Wellesley on that point,
239. Proof of the incapacity of
the Company to carry on the
trade, presented to them by Lord
Wellesley, 240.

Montesquieu, character of, 102.
Monte Video, revolutionary dis-
turbances at, 174.

N

Notice respecting the Lancas-
terian system of education, 258.
Nugent's description of the pitch
lake in Trinidad, 213. Hypothe-
sis on its origin, 214.

P

an alteration of our judicial sys-
tem, 390. Criminal law greatly
relaxed during the last half cen-
tury, 391. Argument of those
who contend against any altera-
tion, 392-shown to be errone-
ous, from leaving too much to
the discretion of the magistrate,
393, and from the uncertainty it
introduces into the administration
of justice, 394. Cases stated in
illustration of, 395. Influence of
the discretionary power of magi-
strates upon the mode of trial,
398.

What the objects of those
improvements the author has la-
boured to effect, 403. Evil ef
fects of the present system on
jurors, 405. Argument of Dr

Pitch Lake of Trinidad, ac- Paley, that it is better ten guilty
count of, 213.

Poetical extracts from Miss
Baillie's Plays on the Passions,
275-from Wilson's Isle of Palms,
&c. 377- from Lord Byron's
Childe Harold, 468.

Porson's Hecuba, 64.
Priestley, Dr, experiments on
the effects of air on the blood,
by, 51.

Protestant Dissenters, sketch of
the penal laws to which they are
subjected, 149. Their expedien-
cy examined, 154. Could not be
carried into execution from their
extensive operation, and the en-
ormity, of the punishments enact-
ed, 161.

Pumice, origin of, volcanic,
433.

R

Rock-salt district in Cheshire,
account of, by Dr Holland, 211.
Romilly, Sir Samuel, on Eng-
lish Criminal Law, 389. Tend-
ency of man to reverence unduly
established practices, exemplified
in the great question of reform,
ib. Manners of the age require

persons should escape than one
innocent man suffer, refuted, 407.
Statement of the efforts of the au-
thor in the cause of reform, 409.
S

Scotch, disabilities they lye un-
der from the test-act, 162.
Scotland, remarks on the parish
schools in, 30.

Shropshire, mineralogical de-
scription of, 223.

Slavery, West Indian, 129. At-
tempt to vindicate it by Mr White,
130. His picture of the happi-
ness of the African slaves, 132.
Horrid cruelties practised by Mr
Hodge on his slaves, 140. Was
allowed to remain unmolested,
till he became the object of some
political animosities, 143. Situ-
ation and habits of the whites in
the West Indies, render them in-
competent judges of the rights of
the lower orders in the colonial
society, 145. Condition of the
latter can only be ameliorated by
the interference of the British
Legislature, 147.

Snæfell Jokul, account of, 420.
Somerset,

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Somerset, Duke of, Lancastrian
institution under the patronage
of, 4.

Sommerville, Lord, an early pa-
tron of Mr Lancaster, 3. Ap-
pointed a president of the Lan-
casterian Institution, 13.

Speeches of Lord Erskine, me-
ris f. universally acknowledged,
339. Contents of the volume,
340. Extract from the speech
for Hadfield, with remarks on the
case, 341. Speech for the Ma
dras Council, 345. Case of Mr
Cuthill, 346. Extract from the
speech for, 351. Case of Morton
v. Ferm, 354. Speeches in cases
of adultery, 356.

Spice-trade, flourishing state of,
while in the hands of the Dutch,
231.

Sulphur mountains in Iceland,
description of, 426.

Surturbrand, a curious species
of fossil wood in Iceland, 433.
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cians, 370. Instance of the cool-
ness and activity of his mind, 371,
Tisdall, Philip, character of,
126.

Tragedy, old Greek, character
of, 263. French or Continental
school founded upon, ib. Con-
trasted with that of Shakespeare,
264. Character of both blended
by Miss Baillie, 265.

Transactions of the Geological
Society, 207. Extensive field of
investigation in Geology, ib. Re-
marks on Guernsey and the neigh-
bouring islands, 210. On the salt
mines of Cheshire, 211. Pitch
lake of Trinidad, 213. Physical
structure of Devon and Cornwall,
215.

Trembley, M., fresh-water po
lypus described by, 63.
W

White, Mr, strictures upon his
publication in defence of the West
Indians, 129.

Wilberforce, Mr, vindicated from
the abuse of the advocates of sla-
very, 136.

Wilson's Poems, character of,
373. Story of his Isle of Palms,
376. Extracts from, 377. The
Angler's Tent, 383. Lines ad-
dressed to a sleeping child, 386.
On the spring, 387. On the
death of Mr Grahame, author of
the Sabbath, 388.

END OF VOLUME EIGHTEENTH.

No. XXXIX. will be published in July 1812,

D. WILLISON, PRINTER, EDINBURGH.

OF

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ENTITULED,

THE BORDER ANTIQUITIES

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