Reviewer to two angry letters by him, 551.
Dublin, community of co-operatives near, 364.
Durham, liberality of James I. at, 57.
Eccentric habits and opinions, resemblance of, to insanity, 172-in what respect dif- ferent from insanity, 182. Education, danger of improper modes of, leading to insanity, 176.
Edward I., attempts of, to reduce Scot-
land under his dominion. See Scotland. Elephants, estimation in which they are held by the Burmese, 41-pretended delicacy of this animal a romance of Eu- ropean invention, 42.
Elizabeth, (Queen.) popularity of, on her ascent to the throne, 55-daily expenses of, during a month's journey, 66-sin- gular arrangements at Norwich for her reception, 67-and at Sandwich, tbid. -her demeanour on a visit to Cam- bridge, contrasted with that of James I., on a similar occasion, 71-observance of one of her ministers to have all man- ner of books and ballads brought to him, 100-act passed in her reign, obliging the landowner to attach a portion of land to each cottage built on his property, 281. England, causes of the decay of piety in, 2-its present churches, dress of the clergy, and length of their sermons, con- trasted with those of the olden time, 3 -other instances of change injurious to religion, 4-no religion in, but what is founded on evidence and expediency, 5-effect on the religion of, by the re- formation, ibid.in what respect the reformed church of has grounds for fear, 6-reason of the church of, seeking an alliance with the state, 7-Warburton's sentiments on the subject of the church's decay,8-divisions in the English Church not greater than the schisms in the Ca- tholic, 10-decay of religion in England accounted for, 16-the increasing de- graded state of the peasantry of England not the result of the poor-laws, 241- condition of the peasantry of, from the conquest to Henry VII., ibid.-evils re- sulting to the peasantry towards the end of this period, by turning arable lands into sheepwalks, 242-the reign of Henry VIII, the happiest in the annals. of rural population, 243-evils arising to the peasantry from inclosures at the commencement of the 18th century, 245 -parishes cited in proof, 247-vagrancy in England concomitant with the system
of consolidating farms, 251-increase of crime derived from the same source, 254 -importance of this change in our agri- cultural peasantry, 256-incidental ad- vantages heretofore enjoyed by the agri- cultural labourer, now lost to him, 258 -superior condition of the agricultural labourers in countries where a small por- tion of land is allotted them, 260-267, 268-statement of the amount of poor- rates in parishes where land is allotted to the peasantry, and where not, 263- question as to the best mode of employ- ing the poor, 265-statement of several modes attended with the happiest suc- cess, 270-272-objections to the allot- ment of land to the peasantry combated, 273-change in the morals and habits of the peasantry that would be effected by the introduction of this plan, 276-other advantages resulting from it, 279-284- See further, Working Classes. Erasmus, 4.
Erskine, (Sir T.,) 59.
Erskine, (Thomas Lord,) singular case of insanity cited by, 170-states the know- ledge of good and evil in an insane per- son, too vague a principle for responsi bility, 180.
Evidence, in the present day, no vital reli- gion but what is founded on, 4. Eye-witness. See Browne.
Falkirk, battle of, 353. Fergus, descent, and supposed period of the reign of, 122. Ferne's Blazon of Gentry, whimsical in- stance of Scottish national intemperance written in the margin of, 344, note. Ferrier, (Brigadier,) Costigan's Sketches written by, 190.
Fielder, (Mr.,) dies at Bulama, 399. Finance, committee of, 493-nature of its labours, 501-civil list, 503-army, ordnance, and navy, 505-civil depart- ment, 508-national debt, 509-de- crease of the revenue, 512-statement of its receipts, 513-amount of British in- come spent by absentees, 515-former diminution of revenue how far counter- balanced, ibid.-increase in the last year of two millions sterling, 516-little hope of increase, as to the current year, from the present stagnation of commerce, 517 -table showing the increasing consump- tion of sundry articles during twelve years of peace, 518-table of the pro- duce of legacy and probate duty, 519- increase of wealth and population since 1793 doubled, 520-increase of annual taxation during that period, ibid.-in- 202 quiry
quiry whether our means are likely to cope with our burdens, 521. Finchingfield in Essex, deplorable picture of the unemployed poor there, 278. Fitch, (Mr.,) 37.
Fitz-Clarence, (Lieut. Col.,) 120. Forbes, (Admiral,) honourable mention of, in refusing to sign Admiral Byng's death- warrant, 376,
Fortunes of Nigel, quoted on the subject of James I., 56, Frankland, (Capt. Charles Colville,) tra- vels to and from Constantinople, 448, 450.
Freire, (Gomez,) conspiracy of, 215-par- ticulars of his life, 217.
Friend, lines by a Chinese on taking leave of, 111.
Gathelus, son of Cecrops, fabulous story of, 121.
Genius, precocious, thoughts respecting, 292,297, 301.
George III, and IV., character of their pro- gresses, 85.
Gibbs, (Sir V.,) opinion of, as to the re- sponsibility of insane persons, 179. Goch, successful colony of agriculturists at, 527.
Gooch, (Dr. Rob.,) account of diseases peculiar to women, 163, 183. Governments, attachments due to several forms of, 446.
children by means of a few acres of land, 272.
Haslam, (Dr.,) mentions an instance of an insane person committing a murder hav- ing a sense of right and wrong 181. Hayles, (Peter.) Bulama colonist, 399, 401, 402, 406.
Headach, lines on, 295.
Heather ale, story as to the secret of brew- ing it, 153.
Heberden, (Dr.,) 169.
Herodotus, misquoted as to the Nile of Egypt, 228.
Highlanders of Scotland. See Pinker-
Historians, too little attentive to the effects
produced by the great body of the people, 240.
Hippolito de Mendonça, account of, 198-
character and success of his journal, 201 -a rival journal set up by the Portu- guese ministers, 203-loses his modera- tion and becomes malignant, 210-man- ner in which the conspiracy of Gomez Freire was viewed by him, 215. Hoghton Tower, visit of James the First to, 64.
Holliushed's Chronicle, 70.
Holt, hamlet and farm in Sussex, decrease of population in, from its occupancy by a single tenant, 250.
Home colonies. See Working Classes. Hood, (Mr.,) Bulama colonist, 406,407,408. Greeks, compared with the Turks, 455-Hunting royal, described, in Elizabeth's justified in their attempt to free them- selves from the Porte, 470-part of their
time, as the people's ague, 65.
misery ascribable to themselves, 471-Inclosure of arable lands, wastes and com- Ypsilanti, 472-Greek society of Con- stantinople, ibid.-lamentable want in the Greeks of concert and unanimity, 473-dissensions and feuds from trifling. points of faith, ibid.
Haco of Norway, 339. Hadrian, wall of, 125.
Hailes, (Lord,) instance of his Scottish spirit, 344-character of his annals, 352 -defended, as an historian, against the attack of Mr. Tytler, 242-258. Hall, (Captain Basil,) travels in North America. See Bernard of Saxe Weimar. Hallet Effendi, account of, 478. Han, Sorrows of, a tragedy from the Chi- nese, 85-extracts from, 93. Harmony, society of, 351,443. Harrington, (Sir John,) 84. Harvey, (Ld. Mayor of London,) teased
by James I., to marry his daughter to a son of Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, 75. Hasketon, in Suffolk, instance of a widow
there maintaining herself and fourteen
mons, evils resulting from, 242, 245- the measure less to be blamed than the manner in which it has been carried into effect, 252-with the enlargement of farms the increase of crime has regu- larly kept pace, 253-the decline and fall of the Roman empire ascribed to a similar cause, 256-what the best divi- sion and size of farms, 265.
Innes, (Father,) character of, as an anti- quary, 123.
Insanity, puerperal, case of, and its origin, 163 often arises from bodily causes, not from inflammation of the brain, 164 -cases in illustration of this, ibid.- when attended with a rapid pulse, in- stead of depletion, a soothing and sus- taining treatment required, 165-Dr. Kelly and Dr. P. M. Latham quoted in proof, that after large bleedings and low diet, the vessels of the brain still remain full, 166-origin of the error pervading the profession as to the treatment of in- sanity, ibid.in puerperal cases, which
are few, 'by far the greater number re- cover, 167-statement of a case in which recovery was effected by reasoning and friendly visits, ibid.-when, in cases of insanity, the interview of a friend should be tried, 170-caution necessary in the medical profession of signing certificates of insanity, 170-insanity as a moral disease investigated, 171-similarity of eccentric habits and opinions to insanity, 172, 182-moral theory of insanity adopted from the fear of the opposite notion favouring materialism, 174-state- ment showing how madness may origi- nate from bodily disorder, ibid.-im-| portance of the question, whether insa- nity be a malady of our moral or of our physical nature, 175-how the founda- tions of insanity may be laid by erroneous proceedings in education, 176-erro- neous maxim of great wit and madness being nearly allied, 178-that insanity being a bodily discase is always curable by medicine, a delusion, ibid.-insanity as a subject of medical jurisprudence considered, 179-monomaniacs, 183- lines on the fear of insanity, 299. Investigator Portuguez, 184.
Ireland, hopes of increase to the common exchequer from its increased population, 521.
alloyed with many evils, ibid.purvey- ance and contributions levied on the subject, cited as two of these evils, 66- preparations for, and reception of Jamess at Edinburgh and Glasgow, 68—hi, visit to Oxford, 69, 71-to Cambridge, 72-his manners and habits grossly re- presented by historians, 73-accused of intoxication, ibid. note conversation one of the pleasures he most loved, 74 stigmatized unjustly as a woman-hater, 75-imputed to him as a fault, that he suffered women to be presented on their knees, ibid.-question of his supposed indifference to his queen, 76-delights which he took in the practice of his trade, 78-his literary character, 79- bis Counterblast to Tobacco, and his De- monology, 80-defended against the charge of persecuting witches, 81-his improvident expenditure the fault of the times as well as of his own character, 82 -proofs of this in the dress and amuse- ments of the citizens as well as of the court, 83-favourable opinion of James to be inferred from the popular favour bestowed on his children, 84-from the vigorous and masculine character of the English shortly after his reign, 85- royal progresses of subsequent periods, ibid.
Istrias, (Count John Capo d',) some ac-Janissaries, aversion of, to innovations in count of, 490.
Jalorem, African king, 389.
Turkish customs, 475. Jesuits and Jansenists, 10.
James the First, in his journey from Edin-Johnson, (Dr. S.,) 172, 180.
Judson, (Mr., Amer. Missionary,) 30.
burgh to London, learns the death of Juchereau, (A. de,) Révolutions de Con- Queen Elizabeth, 54-pleasing trait of stantinople, 448, 450. his conduct on approaching the residence of the Earl of Wintown, ibid.-on com- mencing his reign, contrasted, as to claims of popularity, with Elizabeth, 55 -his person and dress, 56-his manners and deportment, 57-methods taken by him in his journey of acquiring popu larity, ibid. his reception at the seat of Sir Oliver Cromwell, 58, 62-particu- lars of his visit to Theobalds, 59-escort attending him from Stamford Hill to London, ibid.-how his first days in the capital were passed, 60-his perambula- tion through several parts of his king- dom, ibid.-his progress towards North- amptonshire unwelcome, 61-enthusi- astic hospitality with which he was 'treated where his welcome was genuine, 62-names given to places in conse- quence of royal visits, ibid.-his visit to Hoghton Tower, Lancashire, 64-effect of royal progresses, both as to king and people, 65-advantages attending them
Kenneth, Mac Alpine, ancient Scottish king, account of, 150. Kinsay, (Rev. W. M.,) Portugal Illustrated in a Series of Letters, 184-character of the work, 185. Kirckhoff, (M. Le Chevalier de,) Sur l'Or ganisation des Colonies, 522.
La Harpe, 97. Largs, battle of, 389. Latham, (Dr. P. M.,) 166. Latimer, (Bishop,) 243. Lauderdale, (Lord,) nature and tendency of a sinking fund, 432. Lee, (Camb. Professor,) 120. Legates, institution of, dangerous to the Romish church, 14. Lesley, (Bishop of Ross,) his history of Scotland, 122.
Letaepih, Chinese poet, account of, 102.
Leushan, lines by a Chinese on ascending the highest peak of, 111. Lidlington, cause of the great increase of the poor-rates in, 249.
Lingard, (Dr..) accuses the female person- ages performing masques at Whitehall with ebriety, 83.
Lloyd, (Bishop,) defends the antiquity of the Irish against that of the Scots, 123. Loans of the English government, 492-of the French government, 495-of the United Provinces, 497-of Prussia, Aus- tria, and Russia, 498—of America, ibid. London, poem on, by a Chinese, 109. Lothian, question of the Scottish kings pay- ing homage for, 343.
Loulé, (Marquis,) murder of, 224. Lowth, (Bishop,) his account of parallelism in poetical composition, 94-the Chi- nese verse particularly adap ed to this, 95, 97-instance of the antithetic paral- lelism in Horace, ibid.
Macbeth, supposed cause of Shakspeare's writing on the story of, 70-reign of, 330.
Machiavelli, says no state can be well
founded except by a single person, 188. Machinery, account of, as relating to manu- factures and commerce, 524. Mackenzie, (Sir George,) defends the an- tiquity of the Scottish kings, 123, Mackintosh, (Sir James,) accuses a youth
of royal blood of riding with spurs on the naked shoulders of negro slaves, 38.
Macpherson, (Dr.,) doubts that the battle of Largs ever took place, 339. Madden, (R. R.,) travels in Turkey, Nubia,
and Palestine, 448-character of the work and its author, 449-writes for effect, 457.
Magalhaens, (Dr. de,) pamphlet on Portu- gal by, 184.
Malcolm I., of Scotland, character and reign, 330-Malcolm IV., 333. Malthus, (Mr.,) 283, 284. Man, a religious animal, 10. Marshall, (Judge,) 434.
Marston, (Benj.,) dies at Bulama, 393. Martaban, ceded to the English by the Burmese, value of, 51-capaciousness of its harbour, 52.
Mayerne, (Sir Theod.,) 57.
Mendicant Friars characterized, 13.
Names given to places in consequence of royal visitations, 62.
Nations, ancient Eastern, why less objects of curiosity than heretofore, 27-in what consists a nation's strength in the hour of need, 198.
Natural history, systems and methods in, 302-causes of the science being brought into discredit, ibid-value of the Sys- tema Naturæ of Linnæus, estimated, ibid. -change in public opinion, as to natural history, produced by continental influ- ence, 303-mistakes resulting from this attempted to be obviated, by Mr. Bi- cheno, 304-his remarks too limited for the purpose, ibid.-whence the inquiries of the naturalist, in his study of animals, may be said to commence, 305-dis- tribution of animals into masses or groups, 308-the Linnæan system in this re- spect defective, 309-advantage of the dichotomous method, 311-difficulty of distributing organized beings according to their affinities, 312-M. Cuvier mis- taken in supposing he has accomplished this, 313-cause of this mistake in Lin- næus and Jussieu, as well as Cuvier, ibid.-system of exhibiting animals and vegetables according to their affinities, by a single natural method, impracti cable, ibid.-illustrations of this as to animals, 314-similar illustrations as to the vegetable kingdom, 315-methods in natural history, which regard the sup- posed law of continuity, 316-system of progressive developement of M. La- mark, 318-the circular distribution of Mr. Maclevy, 322-327 Netherlands, colonies in, for the mainte- nance, by agriculture, of the poor, 530. Niabona, African king, 391.
Nichols, (John,) progresses, processions, and magnificent festivities of King James the First, 54. See James the First. Niger. See Donkin, (Sir Rufane.)
Midnight Thoughts by a Chinese poet, 112. North Creek, cited as an instance of evils Miguel (Dou.) See Portugal. Milton, 6.
Monteith. (Sir John,) question of his treach- ery to Sir W. Wallace, 358. Moore, (Thomas,) instance of strong incite-
arising from ploughing up commonable lands, 248.
Northumberland, (Duke,) 268.
O'Flaherty, (Mr. Roderic,) claims for the
Irish an earlier descent than that of the Scots, 123.
Oriental Translation Committee, a Chinese romance about to be published by, 114 -commendable labours of, 120. Owen, (Mr.,) 363, 443.
Pamplona, (Count of Subserra,) his as- cendancy over the weak mind of the late king of Portugal, 222, 224. Parallelism, use of, in poetry. See Lowth. Pays-de-Waes, interesting colony of agri- culturists at, 527.
Pentecostals, meaning of, 12.
Peuki, a tribe near Colchis, supposed de- rivation of the name, 134. Picts, question respecting, whether Cale-
donians or Goths, 136-142-difficulty of coming to a conclusion as to their language, 143-historical facts respect- ing them, 146-round towers in Scot- land and Ireland supposed to be of Pic- tish origin, 147-incursions of, into Scot- land and England, 148-death of Drust, their last king, 150-further observa- tions as to their being the ancient Cale- donians, 157-probability refuted by facts, of their having been at once dis- solved and extirpated, 158-161. Pinkerton, (John,) pugnacious character of, 131-considers the Celts of Ireland, Wales, and the Highlands of Scotland, as savages, ibid.-portrait of the Scottish Highlanders in contradistinction to his, 132 his first literary work a fraud on the public, 133-a club of young men, calling themselves the Mighty Goths, in- stituted in consequence of his degrada. tion of the Highland Celts, ibid.-dis- plays a power of learning to prove the Goths to be descended from a tribe near Colchis, named Peuki, 134-the Cale- donians and the Picts considered by him as one and the same people, 136-this supposition shown to be at variance with his own theory, ibid. his theory over- thrown by the historic fact, of the Scots conquering and extirpating the Picts, 152 dies poor and in exile, 135-character, of, 358
Pitt, or Pigot, diamond, 468.
Pombal, (Marquis,) character of, as a statesman, 189, 195.
Poor laws and poor rates, origin of, 244, 246-instances showing the cause of the great increase of rates, 247-250-com- parative estimate of rates where cottagers have land and where they have not, 263 -danger of the rates absorbing the whole rental of the laud, 266-emigra- tion no effectual remedy to the increase
of rates, 267-how the expenditure of four millions of rates may be saved, 279 -existing evils not remediable by any modification of the poor-laws, 280. Population, wretched state of the working classes of, 366.
Portugal, state of, under John V., 188-in the next reign, under the administration of Pombal, 189-as described by Briga- dier Ferrier, and the author of Sketches of Portuguese Life, at the commence- ment of the Peninsular war, 191- greater crimes committed by the higher classes than the lower, 192-character of the peasantry, ibid.-purity of morals of the Portuguese at a distance from the capital, 195-evils arising from the hidalgos not receiving an academical education, ibid.-from the prohibitory system, as to books, of the Inquisition, 196-malign influence of a French party in Portugal at the beginning of the French Revolution, ibid.-flight of the royal family to Brazil, 197-first political journal that ever appeared in the Portu- guese language, published in London, account of its author, ibid.-a journal set up by the Portuguese minis- ters against it, 203-changes effected in Portugal after its defence was intrusted to a British general, ibid. · its army brought into an excellent state by Mar- shal Beresford, 204-reasons why the British government could not interfere in the reform of the Portuguese institu- tions, ibid.-state of Portugal as to its pecuniary resources before and after the removal of the court to Brazil, 205- expense incurred by the war with France and subsequent peace, 206- state to which the Portuguese farmer and peasantry were reduced by the war, 207-effect produced by the war on the commercial and literate classes, 209_ want of wisdom in the Portuguese rulers evinced by their measures regarding the press, 210-Portuguese newspapers for- bidden by the prince of Brazil to notice the Spanish Cortes, 211 — adulatory homage from the priorate of Malta ad- dressed to this prince, ibid.-other in- stances of adulation, 212-plundering disposition of the Portuguese function- aries, 213-discontent of the soldiery at these abuses, 204-effect produced on the Portuguese soldiers by their as- suciating with the British, ibid.-conspi- racy of Gomez Freire to overturn the Portuguese government, 215-instances of Portuguese justice, 219-causes of the late revolution, 220-state of parties,
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