THE

NEW-YORK QUARTERLY.

DEVOTED TO

Science, Philosophy, and Literature.

VOL. II.

APRL, 1853, TO JANUARY, 1854.

NEW YORK:

C. B. NORTON, 71 CHAMBERS STREET.
LONDON: SAMPSON LOW, SON & CO.

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INDEX TO VOL. II.

Astronomy and physics: the "magnetic
crusade," 263; magnetometers, ib.;
meteorological research, 264; aid
from enlightened governments, 265;
geological surveys of the last thirty
years, 266; induction and deduction,
267; Herschel's discoveries, 269; dis-
covery of the asteroids, 270; Kirk-
wood's Law, 271; Bessel's new meth-
od, ib.; progress in other departments
of natural philosophy, 273; dis-
covery of galvanism, electro-magnet-
ism, undulatory theory of light, ib.;
relation between light, heat, and
electricity, trinity in unity, 274; op-
tical discoveries, 275; progress in
thermotics, 277.

Blouse in both Hemispheres, 561; Rous-
seau, his history and his books, 564-
578; Franklin, 579, 580.
Cuban Question, the, 169; Mr. Soulè
and his mission, ib.; more harmless
at Madrid than at New-Orleans, 170;
London Times and the Cuban question,
172; Cuba to be annexed to the
United States, and Spain to Great
Britain, 173; filibusters do not repre-
sent the real spirit of the country,
176; reasons why we should desire
the honorable acquisition of Cuba,
177; its harbors, 178; its capabilities
of internal intercourse, 179; its soil,
180; its timber, 181; its political |

condition, 182 et seq.; taxation, 187;
social aspect, 188; the Catalonians,
188; Education, 189; religion, ib.;
morality, 190; are the Cubans fit for
freedom, 192; Cuba must come by
purchase, 193.

De Quincey, Biographical Sketch, 608,
609; Nature of his mind and tone of
his writings, 610, 611; Habit of di-
gression, 612; his humor, 615; Ima-
gination, 616; his dogmatism, 619;
his admiration of Wordsworth, 621;
scholarship, 621, 623; style, 626;
amount and variety of his works,
627; relative position to his contem-
poraries, 630; colloquial powers,
632; impropriety of his "Confes-
sions," 633; opium experiences, 634,

635.

Democracy, Athenian, 341; Attika,
343; Athenian citizenship, 345; not
conferred on foreigners as a matter
of right, 346; resident aliens, ib.;
the slaves, 347; the Popular Assem-
bly, 350; Council of Five Hundred,
354; Perikles, 355; the Judicial sys-
tem, 356; the tenure of office, 359;
Causes of the overthrow of Athens,
361; degradation of labor, ib.; near.
ness of the people to the public trea-
sury, 363; unrestricted power of the
Popular Assembly, 364; impurity of
the religious system of Athens, 366.
Fishery Question, official documents
relating to, 1; Mr. Everett to the
President, ib.; Mr. Lawrence to Mr.
Webster, 2, 9; Lord Malmesbury to
Mr. Crampton, 5; Mr. Everett to Mr.
Ingersoll, 10-25.

Flaxman's Outline Drawings; composi-
tions from Hesiod, and from Dante,
95, et seq.

France, Rival Dynasties in, 25; what
if we have a Bourbon among us, ib.;
accession of Louis XVI., 26; causes
of the Revolution, 26-28; from Louis
XVI. to Bonaparte, 28; France under