TWELFTH VOLUME OF THE NORTH BRITISH REVIEW.
Abbot, Captain James, of the Bengal Artil- lery, 199-his cast of mind, 202-his adventures, 203–and Chuttur Singh, 205-is betrayed, 209.
Abercrombie's, Dr., conversation with a student, 80.
Architecture, Ruskin's Seven Lamps of
a text book for modern builders, 309– modern writers upon modern architec- ture, 310 the pure architectures of ancient Greece - ignorance of Greek architecture, 311 subject to general rules, 312 recent English criticisms, 313 French generalizations-German critics, 314-religious origin of Greek architecture, 315-painting in colours in connection with architecture, 317-the Corinthian capital rare in the good Greek period, 319 the total effect of Greek architectural art on the statues of Pludias, 319-comment, 320-Cicero's appreciation of the Pediment, 321- significance of Greek architecture, 323 -the Pyramidal expression, 325—" the Esthetics of Gothic architecture, 326- difficulty of giving character to architec- ture," 327-superiority of Greek, 328- Mr. C. F. Penrose, 329-W. Reveley, 330-the Doric shaft, 331-the Doric capital, 333-the "Triglyphic character," 335 the Doric Cymatium, 337-con- trasting expression of the shafts and the walls, 339-Greek doorways and windows, 341-rules in the arrangement of the members of Doric architecture, 341- remains of colour in the Parthenon, 343 -Aiken's Essay on Doric Architecture, 344 distinction of sentiment between Ionic and Doric, 345-expression in the
ornaments of the Ionic, 347-Mr. Rus- kin's criticism, 349-the relationships of art with religion, 350-railway architec- ture, 351.
Army and its officers, 499-military educa- tion, 501-military colleges, 502- 2-con- trast of private with college education, 503-career of an undisciplined youth, 504-stumbles at the threshold-courts- martial, 505-risks of inexperienced youth, 506-morality of the barrack- room, 507-language, 508-habits, 509- messes, 510-aristocratic gallantry and patience, 511-mess-table talk, 513- expense of the mess, 515-Sir Charles Napier's circular, 516-"insolvency of the army," 517-relation between the officer and the soldier, 518-duties and responsibilities of the officer, 519-pre- judice and narrow-mindedness, 523- obstructions to be met with in the dis- charge of duty-case of Captain Douglas, 524 the general referée, 527-the effect of discretion and kindness, 527-barrack accommodation, 529-limited enlistment act, 530.
Favell's Poems, quoted by Southey, 396. Free Church of Scotland, Report of Edu- cation Committee, 492.
Coleridge a student at Cambridge-desires | Edwardes, Lieutenant in the East India and obtains distinctions, 392-industry and college hopes lost-his love of con- versation, 392-lists in a dragoon regi- ment-his discharge obtained returns to Cambridge-goes to Oxford-becomes acquainted with Southey, 393-a settle- ment in America prosecuted at Bristol, account of, by Cottle, 394. Cottle's, Mr., bookseller, admiration of Southey, 395-intimacy with, 396. Criticism, effects of a little, 131. Currie's, Sir Frederick, complaints of the suspicions of Captain Abbott, 205.
Doctors, young, example for, 54.
East India Company, army of,
officers of, 223. Edinburgh, Lord Cockburn's Letter to the Lord Provost of, 283-unrivalled position of the city, 283-unrivalled beauty, 284- real importance, 285-in what respects a capital, 287-learning the bar, 288- medical profession, 289-trading classes- sojourners, 290_negative advantages of, to men of letters, 291-the function of a university, 293-how the function is dis- charged in Edinburgh, 295-neglect of classical learning, 297-philosophical cri- ticism, 299-comparative philology-the English language, 301-alliance of art to literature, 302_necessity of mental cul- ture for an artist, 303-the result of a defect in radical instruction, 304-the lottery question, 305-social institutions, 306 our practical friend-the ways and means, 307.
Education-boasted system in Scotland, 482 not the parochial system which modelled the national character, 484- parochial system not suited to the state of society, or to the increased population, 485-constitution of the schools, 486- consequences of that constitution, 488- why not perceived, 489-apathy of the Church of Scotland regarding, 490- a churchman's views of the amount of legal provision, 491-inadequacy of the means of, 492-state of a large propor- tion of the population, 493-necessity of a reform in the parochial system, 494- aid from the Established Church hope- less, 495-union in a well-concocted plan, 496-state of public feeling, 497-mutual concessions necessary to the adoption of a national plan of, 498.
Edwards, Jonathan, stumbles on the first principle of Spinoza, 426.
Geology, its powerful appeals to our senses, 443-rapid progress of, in Scotland, 444 -students of eminence, 445-of the vici- nity of Stromness, 457-Professor Oken's theory, 460-fishes, 465-the floras, 473
the bearing of final causes on geologic history, 474-final cause of geologic ar- rangement, 477.
German theologians, 412.
Goethe, as a critic of Shakespear, 115. Goldsmith's writings, 371.
Gosselin, foundation of his theory, 150. Grain, remarkable effects of damaged, 242. H
Herbert, Lieut., of the Bengal Infantry, 211. Hero-meter, the real, 197. Horatian odes, 193. Humboldt's Aspects of Nature in different Lands, 225-the natural world in our fatherland, in foreign climes, 226—their great variety and interest, 227-steppes and deserts of the old and new world, 229 -uses of the Fair Palm in South Ame- rica, 231-Llanos, 231-rainy seasons, 232 the river Orinoco and its tribu- taries, 233-phenomenon of the "black water," the Priguao, 234-cataracts of the Maypures and Atures, 235 noctur- nal life of animals in the Primeval forest, 237-universal profusion of life-bodies in the atmosphere, 239-physiognomy of plants, 239 Ehrenberg's discoveries causes of pestilence, 241-Dr. Brittan's discovery, 241-remarkable effects of damaged grain, 242-age and size of trees, different forms of vegetation, 245—the palms, malvaceæ, mimosa, Ericeæ, 246— the cactus, orchideæ, casuarineæ, coniferæ, 247_salix arctica, 248-tropical twining rope plants, pothos, lianes, gramineæ, 249-Ferns, liliaceous plants, willow, 250 -myrtaceæ, laurel, 251-volcanoes in Africa, Asia, and South America, 253- eruption of Vesuvius in 1822, 255-in- ternal heat change in the temperature of the globe, 257-the vital force, or the Rhodian genius, a myth, 258-Plateau of Caxamarca, 260-the swimming post, leafless trees, 261-first view of the Pa- cific, 263.
Indian Warfare, Romance of, Horatian
odes, 193 superior romantic interest of the Affghan and Sikh campaigns, 194- ubiquity of the Indian officer, 195-trial of the temper of British officers, 196— the real hero-meter, Edwardes, 197- the obscurity of the back-ground-Cap- tain James Abbott, 199-revolt of the Sikhs, 201-Nazim of Hazara, 202- Captain Abbott's cast of mind, 202-Cap- tain Abbott's adventures, 203-Abbott and Chuttur Singh, 205-Sir Frederick Currie complains of the suspicions of Abbott, 205-murder of Colonel Canora- breach widened, 206-attempted recon- ciliation between Captain Abbott and Chuttur Singh, 207-Abbott's attempt at the destruction of the mutineers, 207— escape of the Sikh forces-position of Abbott, 202-the relief of Captain Nichol- son, 210-Lieutenant Herbert, 211 Simulkund, 211-Lieutenant Herbert of the Bengal Infantry, 211-defence of Attock, 213-fall of Attock, 215-Major Lawrence, 215-treachery of Sooltan Mahomed, 217-Major Lawrence and Lieutenant Bowie, 218-advance of Gil- bert's division, 219-surrender of Sikh arms, 221-army of the East India Com- pany, 222-officers of the East India Company, 223.
Ireland, elements of society in, 45-Eng-
land's mode of dealing with, 46-Owen's plan for the pacification of, 93. Irish poor-law, Draft Report by Lord Mont- eagle-law of entail, 21-Encumbered Estates Act, 21-Sir Robert Peel's views, 22-draining of Irish estates, 23-ob- stacle to the purchase of land, 23-ex- penditure under-evidence against, 24— Nicholl's poor-law useless, 25-Act of 1843, 26-deceptive analogies, 27-griev- ances of the existing, 27-appeals in As- sistant-Barristers' Court, 29-Lord Sli- go's 3000 notices, 31-theory of poor-law taxation, 32-painful results of, 34- clearances the direct effect of the, 35- taxation in Newcastle Union, 36-state of property under, 37-effect of, on Sun- day, 39-destitution among all classes, 40 -Justice of the Peace, 41-management of estates under the courts of equity, 42 -Mr. Mahony's suggestion, 43-intro- duction of a new population, 43-rapid change of manners-elements of society in Ireland, 45-Ulster settlement Pyn- nar's report, 47-Otway's Erris and Tyrawley, 49-Knight's Erris, 51-Se- nior's prophetic language, 52.
Joan, Pope, critical examination of the facts and documents relative to the fable of,
354-her parentage and youth, 355-her adventures with a monk, 356-Pope Leo dies-unanimously chosen Pope, 356- her sex revealed, 357-can the story be true, 359-rise and progress of the tradi- tion. -Marianus Scotus-chronicle in the library of St. Paul, 360-archbishop of Cosenza, 361-Siegfried-Amalric di Angier Petrarch and Boccacio-Ser Giovanni da Certaldo, 362--Hermann Körner Martin Franc, 363- Felix Hammerlein-Giovanni Baleo di Suffolk, 364-testimony for and against, 365- Bayley-Richeome-Alexander Cooke- Egbert Grim, 365-Leone Allacci David Blondel, 366-probable origin of the story, 369.
Keith, Sir R. M., Memoirs and Correspond- ence of family of, 169-amalgamation of ranks in Scotland, 170-modification of the feudal system in Scotland, 171-state of society in Denmark, 172-amalgamat- ing process in Scotland-meeting of the citizens at the Cross of Edinburgh-in- fluence from Holland, 173-the elder Keith's correspondence-his character, 175-his son born, 176-literary capa- city, 177-his humour, 179-letter to H. Drummond, Esq., 180-to his sister, 181 -card-playing, 182-insipidity of life at Dresden, 183-internal state of his fa- mily, 184-removes to Vienna, 185.
Latham, Dr., extracts from, 83. Lawrence, Major, his conduct in the Indian war, 215.
Leibnitz, compounds moral with metaphysi- cal evil-Augustine's system identical with, 426.
Life Assurance, what it is-origin and pro- gress of, 2-mortality tables, 3-data fur- nished by, 4-writers on, and annuities, 4-rapid increase of from 1800-societies and companies, 5-principle of, 6-origin and nature of profits, and distribution of profits, 13-proprietary and mutual so- cieties compared, 14-capital accumulat- ing in, 16-importance of prospects of the extension of, 17-unsuitable for the lower classes-unsympathizing rules of, 18-plan of deposit, 19.
Literary men, word to, 441. Locke and Sydenham, 53-Locke's medical studies, 55-capping at Montpellier- Locke's diary, 57-letter from Paris, 58 -Dr. Mapletoft and the Gresham lec- tures, 59 letter to Dr. Molyneux, 60. Lyndhurst, Lord, his act regarding mar- riage, 538.
Marischal College, Aberdeen, formation of, 267. Marriage, the prohibited degrees in, 532-
Mr. Stuart Wortley's bill, 532-origin of the agitation, 533-royal commission of inquiry, 534-conduct of the inquiry, 535
Lord Lyndhurst's Act, 538-Mr. Bade- ley's opinion, 539-report of commission, 540-state of the law in England before 1835, 541-state of the law in Scotland, 542 the Lord Advocate's evidence, 543 -argument on the statute 1690, 544- argument from Scripture, 548.
Medical science, difficulties in, 70—a Teu- tonic art, 71-education of young men in the study of, 78-advance in the know- ledge of, 81.
Medicine, difficulty of tracing the progress of, as a practical art, 62. Metaphysics and Medicine, 53. Middle ages, public law of the, 155. Military literature, recent, various, and comprehensive, 499-not very satisfac- tory, 500.
Military life, De Warren's picture of, 518. Miller's, Hugh, Footprints of the Creator, 443-rapid progress of geology in Scot- land, 444-account of his family, 447— his early history, 448-his geological stu- dies, 449-his progress in geological ac- quirements, 450-is appointed accountant in a bank at Cromarty, 452-discovers the pterichthys Milleri, 452-First Im- pressions of England and its People, 455 -Footprints of the Creator, 456-geology of the vicinity of Stromness, 457-devel- opment theory of Professor Oken, 459- Mr. Miller's argument, 460-cerebral de- velopment of the earlier vertebrata, 461 --cranial vertebræ-structure of astero- lepis, 463-fishes in the Cambrian, be- neath the Silurian rocks, 465-degrada- tion in fishes by the different kinds of monstrosity, 467-geological history of the fossil flora, 469-lower organisms not the parent of the higher, 471--Lamar- ckian hypothesis of the origin of plants, 472-the two floras, marine and terres- trial, 473-the bearing of final causes on geologic history, 474-vision beside the river Chebar-human brain, 475--final cause of geologic arrangements, 477-- moral evil, 478-conclusions, 479--Mr. R. Chambers' Sea Margin, 480--Profes- sor Waterkeyn's work--Mr. Ramsay's inaugural and introductory lectures, 481. Molyneux, Dr., correspondence with Locke, 60.
Morell's Anachronism, 433.
Mortality tables, enumeration of the prin-
cipal, 3-data furnished by, for life as- surance, 4-Northampton tables, 7—true rate of, 7.
Müller, Julius, his eminence in Germany as a philosopher and a theologian, 411— his origin, 412-German theologians, 413-meridian of Schleiermacher, 415- Treatise on Sin, 416-tree of knowledge, 417-sin in three aspects, 418-divorce of religion and morality-return to the true estimate of conscience, 419-inner principle of obedience, 420-difficulties of the selfish theory, 421-inner principle of disobedience, 421-Grecian views of the guilt of sin morals not a depart- ment of taste, 423-Mr. Bailey's theology -theory of privation, 425-Leibnitz's error- -Augustine's system identical with that of Leibnitz, 426-theory of sense, 427 De Wette's, attack on, 429-Kant and Schleiermacher, 430-Morell's an- achronism, 433-theory of contrast, 433 -theological appendages of this theory, 435 Hegelianism and Christianity, 436 -theory of dualism, 437-Müller's view of the essence of sin, 437-theory of ante- temporal sin, 439-word to divines and literary men, 441.
Nature, Humboldt's Aspects of, in different lands, 255.
Nicholson, Captain, in the Indian war, 210. 0
Oken's, Professor, development theory, 459 -Mr. Miller's argument in opposition, 460.
Pacific Ocean, first view of, from the crest of the Andes, 260.
Parochial Schools in Scotland, 482. Peel's, Sir Robert, Plan for Ireland, 22. Pope, the temporal supremacy of the, 141 -independence of the church-first at- tempt of the Popes to depose sovereigns -Hildebrand, 144-Cardinal Bellarmine, 145-Bellarmine's arguments, 146-Mo- dern views-Dr. Doyle, 149-Gosselin foundation of his theory, 150-power of direction, 151-superiority of the spiri- tual over the temporal, 153-discussion between Barclay and Bellarmine, note, 153-Popes have proclaimed their right jure divino, 154-public law of the middle ages, 155-Medieval controversies, 157
rise and progress of papal supremacy, 159-pains and penalties attend ecclesi- astical censures, 160-proof of the Pope's deposing power, 161-language of Popes in modern times, 162-Dr. Wiseman, 165 Voigt and Hunter, 166.
Popery, the influence of the downfal of, on the character of the Scottish universities, 265.
Ramsay's, Mr. (of University College) two inaugural and introductory lectures on passages in the history of geology, 481.
Schelling's theory of ante-temporal sin, 439. Schlegel, Augustus, lucubrations on Shake-
spere, 115--notion of prevalent views in the works of Shakespere, 131. Scottish University Tests, character of Scot- tish Universities in the 15th century- effect of the downfal of Popery over the character of the Universities, 265-foun- dation of Marischal College, Aberdeen, 267 -change occasioned by the introduction of Episcopacy, 268-the Crown's power of visitation, 269-" Act of Security," em- bodying the present Test, 270-obligations of the Test violated, 271-duty of different parties, 272-Ought there to be a test, 273 circumstances favourable change, 274-conduct of the Government in regard to-Sir R. Peel and Sir James Graham, 275-inconsistency of Sir Robert Peel-objections to a Test, 276-case of Mr. McDowall, 277 — disregard by the Church of the Hebrew Chair, 279-the Report of the Royal Commissioners, 280 -the third structural change, 281. Sellers, Dr., extracts from, 82. Shakespere, his drama, an invention of his own-popular feeling about-Ulrici su- perior to other critics, 115-Merchant of Venice, 116 central idea, 118-concur- rence of various characters in proving the scene, 121-characteristics forced on the mind by repetition, 123-choice of Bas- sanio, 124" Wit-snaping," 127-conclu- sion of the play, 129-Shakespere as a poet and as a philosopher, 130-reflec- tions, 130-idea of the "drama's end,"131 -Schlegel's notion of the works of, 131- Comus, 132-Voltaire's opinion of, 132- reception of different pieces by different classes, 132-principle on which is found- ed the harmony of his tragedies, 132- comparison of other dramatists with, 133 -distinguishing property of harmony, 134 -the "perfect idea" of Shakespere's sys- tem, 135-difference of the tragedies and "histories," 136-principal tragedies of, 137-independent unity, 137_the reign contrast," 138-Macbeth and Ban- quo, 140.
Sin, Treatise on, 411-Müller's view of the essence of, 437.
Socialism in Britain-distinct influence of projects of social reforms, 86-its muddy homeliness, 87-Owen's monotonous wea- riness, 89-extracts, 90-wonderful effects of "Rationalization," 91-plan for the pacification of Ireland, 93" Rational" laws, 95-substitute for punishment, 97- Duke of Kent and Robert Owen, 99- Qwen received by corporations and com- missioners of supply, 99-report to the county of Lanark, 101--healthy progress of opinion, 103-want of moral influence and discipline, 105-New Lanark, 107— Owen's disinterestedness, 108-Socialist publications, 109-influence of being let alone, 110-Harmony Hall, 110-litera- ture, 111-Goodwyn Barmby, 113-the moral to be derived, 114. Southey's life and correspondence-influence of his writings on public opinion-descrip- tion of Spenser-Goldsmith's writings, 371-writings easily identified-did not avoid imitation, 371-how his mind was originally formed, 372-paternal ances- tors, 373-Miss Tyler, 375-circumstances in childhood, early reading, 376-at school, 378--success at school, 379-death of his grandmother-Miss Tyler becomes resi- dent at Bedminster, 380-his delight in flowers and insects, 381-Miss Tyler's temper, and Miss Palmer's eyes, 383-- peculiar portraiture in his works, 384- Italian romantic poems, 385-constructive talent, 386-diligence in pursuit of infor- mation Westminster school Miss Tyler's habits, 387-ambition at West- minster-college life, 389-sympathy with republican feelings, 390-day-dreams- America, 391-confused religious notions, 392--Coleridge-pantisocrasy, 393-pro- jected settlement in America, 394--Lovell and Cottle proposed to join-a cormorant on the tree of knowledge, 395-Favell and Le Grice, 396--prospects and opi- nions, 397-change of views, 398-his sans-culotte-his marriage, 399-enters Gray's-Inn-correspondence with Taylor, 400 alterations on Joan of Arc, 401- similarity in conception of his poems, 403 -projects of his boyhood, how far real- ized, 404-Happy Warrior, 405-poetry his refuge, 405-at Cintra, 406-his one law book, 447-appointed to a Govern- ment office in Ireland, 408-his admira- tion of Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Lamb, 409-his description of himself,
Spenser, Southey's description of, 371. Sydenham, prince of English physicians,
61-the man of science and the man of art, 63-Harvey and Sydenham contrast- ed, 64-current commonplaces about―
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