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Bacon, Lord, apophthegms of, 16.
Bagot family, Memorials of the, 289-317.
Beaver, the, 240.
Bower-bird, the, 233.

British Family Histories, 289-use of,
290-family registers, ib.-legends,
291-the First Douglas, 292-Scot-
tish families, 294-Earls of Angus,
297-anecdotes of, 298-the Somer-
villes, 300-family legend, 302-hos-
pitality, 304-Speates and Raxes,'
305-House of Stanley, 308-the Bar-
clays of Urie, 309-descents from the
Stewart family, 310-maternal an-
cestry, ib.-House of Yvery, 311-
royal descents of, 314-the Bagot
family, 317-Memoirs of the How-
ards, 318-of the Russells, 319-Mr.
Drummond's Histories,' ib.-' Lives
of the Lindsays,' 320.

C.

Catholicism in England, 547; and see
Montalembert.

Chimpanzee, particulars of the, 227.
Cloister, the neology of the, 148; and
see Jowett.

Coleridge, S. T., 1; and see Table-
Talk.

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Coleridge's project of Pantisocracy, 468;
and see Southey.

Conversation, dissertation on, 21.
Cumberland's translation of Aristo-
phanes, 78.

D.

Davy, Sir H., intimacy of, with Southey,
487.

Douglas, Sir H., on Naval Gunnery,
433-450.

Douglas family, the, origin of, 292.
Drummond's Histories of Noble British
Families,' 289-319.

Drummond, Henry, arrival of at Ge-
neva, 370.

E.

Eagles, effect of confinement on, 224.
England, the political future of, 534;
and see Count de Montalembert.

F.

Fielding, Henry, the Life of, with no-
tices of his writings, his times, and
his contemporaries, by F. Lawrence,
100-objectionable plan of the work,
ib.-Fielding's family, 101-his birth
and early life, ib.-at Eton and Ley-
den, 102-career in London, ib.-
his plays, 103-'Tom Thumb,' 106-
marriage and extravagance of, 108—
theatrical undertaking, 109-enters
at the Temple, 111-is called to the
bar, 112-Joseph Andrews,' 113, 143

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- domestic affliction, 119 second
marriage, 121- Miscellanies,' 122-
'Jonathan Wild,' 125 the 'True
Patriot,' 127-appointment as magis-
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trate, ib.-'Tom Jones,' 129, 143-
'Amelia,' 133—the Covent Garden
Journal,' 134-ill health, 135-Voy-
age to Lisbon, ib.-death, 138-per-
sonal appearance, ib.-essentially an
English writer, 139-Dr. Johnson's
criticism of, 142-characters in his
novels, 143-his power of humorous
narrative, 144.

Gardening, 189.

G.

Giraffe, the, 242.
Great Eastern steam-ship, the, 433-
material and length of, 434-frame-
work, 435-cutting and fastening the
plates, 436-interior arrangements,
ib.-hotel accommodation, 437-di-
mensions, 438-propelling power,
439-rig, ib.-crew, 440-means of
communication, ib.- the compass,
441-anchors, ib.-probable effect of
waves, ib.-strength of construction,
442-launching, ib.-diagrams, 444
-advance in size of steamers, 446-
reasons for the recent failures of, ib.
-coaling, 447-length of voyages, ib.
-boats, 449-on naval warfare, ib.-
Sir H. Douglas, 450-gunboats, 452
-machinery, ib.-armament, 453-
despatch-boats, 454-Admiralty de-
lays, ib.-mortar-boats, 455.
Guizot, M. Wm., 'Essay on Menander,'
65-68.

Gunboats, the fleet of, 452.

H.

'Ha-ha,' the, foss for gardens, 198.
Haldane, Robert and James Alexander,
Lives of, 353-birth and parentage,
ib.-early career of Robert, 354-
wreck of the 'Royal George,' ib.-
retirement to Airthrey, 355-land-
scape gardening, ib.-the hermitage,
356-French Revolution, ib.-evan-
gelical mission, 358-application to
the East India Company, and its re-
fusal, 359-state of the Scottish
Church, 362-the Home Mission,
364-liberality, 365-disagreements,
ib.-private and public labours at
home, 367-goes abroad, ib.-the
Moderates at Geneva, 368-results
of his labours, 370-Mr. Drummond's
arrival, ib.-Robert Haldane's return
to Scotland, 372-disputes in the
Bible Society, ib.-death-bed scene,

375-religious character of, ib.—
James Haldane, 376-mutiny at
Portsmouth, 376-field preaching,
378-offensive features in the bio-
graphy, 380.

Hippopotamus, the, 242.

Hogarth, as a painter and moralist,
399.

I.

Irish Church, the, 562.
Irving, Dr., 1; and see Table Talk.

J.

Jowett, Benjamin, M.A., The Epistles
of St. Paul,' by, 148-tendency of
to Rationalism, 149-merits of the
work, 151-its faults, 152-inacen-
racies, 154-Hegelian doctrines of,
155-Pantheism, 159-responsibility
of man, 160-God in nature, 163—
the impossibility of miracles, 165-
will of God and laws of Nature, 166
-the good of evil, 167-religions,
169-revealed and natural, 171-pro-
fessed results obtained by Pantheists,
172- how far sanctioned by Mr.
Jowett and others, 173-on miracles,
ib.-St. Paul's conversion, ib.-out-
ward and inward facts, 174-Acts of
the Apostles, 175-on discrepancies
in, 176-on the doctrines taught by
New Testament, 177-estimate of
St. Paul, 180-erroneous morality of
New Testament, 183-on slavery,
184-immutability of morality, 185
-tendency of the work, 188.

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ib.-Sir U. Price and Mr. Repton,
203-Sir T. Lauder, 204-on taste,
205-arbitrary associations, ib.-the
picturesque, 206-influence exercised
over, by the association of fitness,
210-ruins, 211-practical questions,
212-balustrades, 213-due propor-
tion between house and garden to be
observed, 214-glass-houses, ib.-
"Capability Brown,' 215-planting,
216-buildings, 217-dressing,' 218
-adjacent ruins, 219.
Lamennais, the Abbé, Ultramontanism
of, 539-death of, 540, n.
Lawrence, F., Life of Fielding,' by,

100; and see Fielding.
Lewis, Right Hon. Sir G. C., on early
Roman History, 321-Niebuhr, ib.—
his assailants, 324-scepticism of Sir
G. Lewis, 325-fictitious histories,
326-traces of authentic history, ib.—
extant treaties, 327-destruction of
Alba, 328investigation of the
sources and authorities of early Ro-
man history, 329-oral tradition, 330
-Fabius pictor, 331-Livy, 333-
Pontifical annals, ib.-tradition not
unsupported, 336-results of inquiry,
339-lays and ballads, 340-conclu-
sions to be arrived at, 343-family
traditions and funeral orations, 344
-defects and qualities of Niebuhr,
345-discrepancies in historical tra-
ditions considered, 348-the growth
of Roman institutions, 350-differ-
ence in the conclusions of Niebuhr
and Lewis, ability of the latter, 352.
Lindsays, Lives of the, 289–320.
Lions, difference in, 223.

Luther, Martin, Familiar Discourse of,
1; and see Table Talk.

M.

Maistre, Le Comte de, 538.
Menander, on the works of, 65-com-
pared with other poets, 66-treatises
on, 65-68-parentage and birth of,
70-personal appearance, 71-course
of life of, 72-the Athenian theatre,
74-the chorus, 77-the school of
Menander, 79-superiority of his
comedy, 82-style and language, 88
-aphorisms, 92-imitators, 95-com-
parison with Horace, 96.

Mettray, reformatory system at, 32, 44.
Modern Painters, 384; and see Ruskin.
Montalembert, Count de, the Political

Future of England, by, 534-his birth
and political position, ib.-religious

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tenets, 537-Ultramontanism, ib.-
de Maistre and Lamennais, 539-
earlier literary works, 540-'The
History of St. Elizabeth of Hungary,'
541-miracles, 542-relics, 544-
imposture of his works, 545- Ca-
tholicism in England, 547-the Angli-
can Church, 548-misstatements of
facts, 549-English saints, 550-on
Protestantism, 551-on its seceders,
553 sincerity of his opinions tested,
ib.-the clergy, 555-the amelioration
of public morals, 556-on the adorn-
ment and restoration of churches,
557-tombs at Canterbury, 558-
further inconsistencies, 559-the Uni-
versities, 560-architectural revival,
562-the Irish Church, ib.-confusion
of names and things, 563-Catholicity
of the Houses of Parliament, 565-
English statesmen, 566-contrast of
England with Spain, 568-obscure-
ness of the object of the work, 570-
on our monarchy, 571-the two demo-
cracies, ib.-summary of the faults of
the work, 572.

Murray, Mr., liberality of, to Southey,

497.

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Palmerston, Lord, on the eloquence of,
567.

Pantheism, axioms of, 159; and see
Jowett.

Painters, Modern, 384; and see Ruskin.
Peace, the effects of, 502-conditions
of, examined, ib.-France and Eng-
land, 509-the treaty for, 510.
Pedantry, definition of, 25.
Pelican, the, 236.

Peel, Sir Robert, qualifications of, as an
orator, 567.

Picturesque, the, Sir U. Price on, 189-

203-Sir T. Lauder, 204-206.
Price, Sir U., on the Picturesque, 189-

203.

Python reticulatus, 239.
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R.

Raphael as a painter, Mr. Ruskin's
criticism, 420.
Rauhe Haus, the, 39.
Rat, the black, 229.

Rationalism, increase of works in favour
of, 149.

Red Hill, reformatory system at, 50.
Reformatory Schools, 32-perilous posi-
tion of children, 33-effect of, on our
criminal system, 35-early schools,
36-Count von der Recke, 37-the
Rauhe Haus, 59-chief principles of
the system, 40-training of assistants,
41-the French system, 43-Mettray,
44-patronage system, 48-the Phi-
lanthropic Society, 49-Red Hill, 50
-Children's Friend Society, 52-
Parkhurst, 54-desertions, 56-the
Act of 1854, 59-the Hardwicke
School, ib.-other private schools, 60
-the Reformatory Union and its
obects, 61-difficulties in the working
of legislative enactments, 62.
Roman History, an inquiry into, by Sir
G. C. Lewis, 321; and see Lewis.
Royal George, wreck of the, 354.
Ruskin, John, M.A., Modern Painters

by, 384-reasons for the popularity
of his works, ib.-analysis of the
author, 386- unsoundness of his
principles, 387-on art, 385-387-
necessity of thought, 388-sympathy
between painter and spectator, 391—
language, words, and things, 394-
separation of art and thought, 395-
expression, 396-idea, ib.-illustra-
tion, 399-Hogarth, ib.-style, 400—
moral responsibility, 402-religious
feelings, 405-Turner's works, 407
-landscapes, 410-clouds and skies,
412-peculiarity of vision, 415-
shadows, 416-on Raphael, 420-the
Cartoons, 423-Teniers, 428-criti-
cism on Royal Academy exhibition,
429-Mr. Herbert's Lear and Cor-
delia, 430-malice, 432.
Russia, effects of the late war on, 504-
advantages offered by the acceptance
of peace, 506.

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Seacome's 'House of Stanley,' 308.
Sebastopol, on the capture of, 263.
Selden, John, 1-18; and see Table-Talk.
Somervilles, Memorie of the,' 300.
Southey, Robert, selections from the
letters of, 456-incompetency of his
editors, 457-Rev. J. Warter, ib.-his
qualifications, 458-profane levities,
460-commencement of the corre-
spondence, 462-imperfect education
of, ib.-proficiency in English litera-
ture, 463-early compositions, ib.—is
expelled from school, 464-its conse-
quences, 465-college career, theo-
logical difficulties, 466-republican
opinions, 467-meets Coleridge, 468—
project of pantisocracy, ib.-lecturing
at Bristol, 472-pecuniary crisis, 474-
his marriage, 476-journey to Lisbon,
ib.-its consequences, 477-literary
pursuits, 479-enters at Gray's Inn,
480-removes to Westbury, 482-a
visitor, ib. increased reputation, 483
-Madoc,' 484-quantity and quality
of his poetry, 484-minor poems, 486
-intimacy with Davy, 487-failure
of health, ib.at Cintra, 488 —
'Thalaba,' ib.-collection towards a
history of Portugal, 489-is appointed
secretary to Mr. Corry, ib.-feelings
and coldness of manner, 492-re-
ligious views, 493-joins Coleridge
at Keswick, 494-peculiar qualifica-
tions of, 495-'Life of Wellington,'
497-Mr. Murray, ib.

Spain contrasted with England, 568.
Steam navigation, 433; and see 'Great
Eastern, The.'

St. Elizabeth of Hungary, history of,
541; and see Montalembert.
St. Paul, the Epistles of, with notes, &c.,
by B. Jowett, 148.

Swift, Dean, on Conversation, 23.

T.

Table Talk, 1-Dr. Irving's notes to
Selden's, ib.-of the ancients, 2-Me-
morabilia of Socrates, 3-Cæsar's
powers of speech, 5-Cicero's hu-
mour, 6-Luther's Table Talk, 7—
Scaliger, 9-Perron, 12-Ménage,
13-Louis XIV., ib. -on conversa-
tion, 15-Bacon's apophthegms, 16
- Ben Jonson, 17-Selden, 18-
Johnson's admiration of, 20-on con-
versation, 21-Addison, ib.-Swift,
23 pedantry, 25-Boswell, 27 -
Walpoliana, 28-Lord Byron, 29.
Temple, Sir William, on gardening, 196.

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Teniers, paintings of, 428.
Thompson, Dr. Andrew, 372.
Tortoiseshell tom cats, 246.

Tradition in history considered, 330
et seq.; and see Lewis.

Triton, the, and the Minnows, 453; and
see Great Eastern, The.
Turkey, condition of, effects of the
peace on, 502-professed object of the
war, 510-Christian population, 511
-concessions in favour of, 513-re-
forms in the Greek Church, 514-
suppression of offensive terms, 515—
admission of Christians to places of
trust, 516-administration of justice,
517-religious obligations, ib.-equa-
lity of taxation, 519-capitation tax,
ib.-conscription, 520-taxes and
internal communications, 522-526-
resources of, 523-ports of exporta-
tion, 524-benefits of the war, 525-
grain trade, 527-harbours, 530-her
success dependent on her own mea-
sures, 531-false impressions, 531-
selection of diplomatic agents, 533.
Turner as a painter, 407-his land-
scapes, 410.

U.

Ubicini, M. A., Turkey and its Inha-
bitants, by, 502.
Universities of England, the, 560—on
the names of colleges at, 563.

W.

War, the, results and prospects of, 249
-considerations on our position, ib.
-inefficiency in public departments,
251-European interests involved in,
252-conduct of the people at home,
ib.-the Peace party, ib.- proceed-
ings of the Vienna conference, 253-
unfavourable mode of making pro-
posals for peace, 254-schemes for
obtaining a satisfactory peace, 255-
a congress of nations, ib.-conditions
of peace considered, 256-neutraliza-
tion of the Black Sea, ib.-position
of Russia, 258-appointment of con-
suls to the ports, 259-Bessarabia and
the Danube, 260-protectorate of the
Principalities and the Greek Church
by Russia, ib.-capture of Sebastopol,

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263-our position in the Crimea, ib.
-siege of Kars, 264-General Wil-
liams, 265-incompetency of our
Government, 266 Lord Stratford,
268-demonstrations in Russia, 270-
Omar Pasha, 271-effect on Russian
commerce, 272-general policy of
Russia, 274-conduct and courage of
both armies, 276-Prussian neutra-
lity, 277-Austria, 279-Asiatic pro-
vinces, 280-considerations for the
future, 282-position of Persia, 283
-invasion of Georgia, 284-Circas-
sia, 285 our means of transport,
286-operations in the Baltic, ib.
War, professed object of, how far ob-
tained, 510-benefit of, to Turkey,

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Zoological Gardens the. a Popular
Guide to, by D. W. Mitchell, 22-
objects of the science of zoology, ib.
-general view of,221-the carnivora,
222-lions and mastiff, ib.-bears,
223-consumption of meat, 224-
eagles, ib.-monkeys, 225-the chim-
panzee, 226-the seal, 228-the black
rat, 229-the aquarium, ib.-cranes
and storks, 232-the aviary, 233-
the bower-bird, ib. the brush
turkey, 234-pelican, 236--the rep-
tile-house, 237-the cobra, 238-py-
thons, 239-the elephant, ib.-the
beaver, 240-the hippopotamus, 242
-the giraffes, 242-the apteryx, 243
-number of specimens, 245-receipts
and expenses, ib.-tortoiseshell tom
cats, 246-the wild-beast market, 247
cost of the commissariat, 247 -
number of visitors, 248.

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