tion, 114-apprehensions of foreign influence, according to Mr.
Forster, groundless, 115-what the real danger, according to him,
116-remedy proposed by him examined, 117-Mr Peele's argu-
ments, 120-probability of the overturn of the Protestant esta-
blishment, by Catholic ascendency in Parliament, 122-or of re-
bellion and separation from Great Britain, examined, 123--de-
graded state of the Catholic population, 126-shocking severities
practised on them, 130.
Catino, Sacro, of Genoa, a supposed emerald vase that held the
paschal lamb at the last supper, 213-removed by the French,
and found to be composed of coloured glass, 214.
Celebes, natives of, the principal carriers of the Indian islands, 39.
Ceremonies of religion lose their importance in proportion to the pro-
gress of mental improvement, 382.
Chalk district of England described, 326-hills in the Isle of Wight,
Chambery, cathedral of, described, 193-shooting at the popinjay,
194- anecdote of Victor Amadeus, 195.
China, extent of the trade of the Indian islands with, 40-colonies
of Chinese established there, 41.
China, misconduct of the Europeans the cause of the restrictions of
the trade to, 433-embassies of the Dutch and Russians, 434-
objects and result of Lord Macartney's embassy, 436-Lord Am-
herst's, 438-amount of the East India Company's trade to, and
how managed, 440- Hong merchants, 441-rapid increase of the
American traffic with, 442-expedition to Macao. 443-advanta-
ges to be expected from a free trade with, 445-that of Europe
hitherto extends little beyond the province of Canton, 448- trade
of Britain under the present vitious system, compared with what
it might be under an enlightened policy, 451.
Chines, a peculiar species of scenery in the isle of Wight, described,
370.
Clare, Earl of, use of torture openly acknowledged and defended by,
Coffee, one of the principal articles of the Indian trade, 47.
Colebrooke, Mr, his account of the early history of the algebra, &c.
of the Hindus, 141.
Coni, considered by the Turinese as the Gotham of Piedmont, 209.
Coral reefs, progress of the formation of, described, 496.
Corea, dress and manners of the natives of, 477-error in the geo-
graphy of, corrected, 491.
Cuttaca, or the Pulveriser, a process in the Hindu algebra, explain-
ed, 151.
Dampier, remarks of, on the Indian trade, 51.
Dancing girls in India, account of, 391.
Dante, poem of, compared to an immense forest, 454-history of
the commentators on, 455-extracts from Mr Cary's translation
pf, 470.
Decan, trade of, with the Indian islands, 45.
Deities, Hindu, scandalous characters of, 384.
Delambre, M., high antiquity of the Hindu astronomy disputed by, 162.
Delolme, letters of Junius ascribed to, 95.
Dip sector, invention and use of, 493.
Dubois, Abbé, account of his work on the character, manners, &c.
of the people of India, 379. See Hindus.
Dunblane, effects of an assessment for the poor in the parish of, 278,
Note.
Dutch, embassy of the, to China, 434.
East India Company, amount of their trade to China, and how con-
ducted, 440.
Ellis, Mr, his journal of the proceedings of the late embassy to
China, 433. See China.
Englefield, Sir Henry, his description of the Isle of Wight, 363-
remarkable peculiarity in the chalk hills of, first observed by, 361
-picturesque scenery of, 367-excellence of the plates by which
the work is illustrated, 372.
Ewing, Mr, report of, on the management of the poor of Glasgow,
Finlay, Mr, strictures on his preface to Phillips's speeches, 54.
Fitzgerald, Mr Judkin, presents a petition for indemnification, 129-
cruelties practised by, on the Catholics, 130.
Flint, observations on the formation of, 367.
Forest, submarine, on the coast of Somersetshire, 91.
Formations, a term used by Werner for the strata that constitute the
surface of the globe, 71.
Forster, Mr, apprehensions of foreign influence on the Irish Catholic
clergy, according to him, groundless, 115—what in his opinion the
real danger, 116-nostrum proposed by him, 117.
Fossano, academy of, 209.
Fossil shells, absurd opinion respecting, 314.
Francis, Sir Philip, supposed to be the author of the Letters of Junius,
96-his talents proved to be equal to the task, 97-and his works
to bear a striking resemblance to those celebrated papers, 100-
further proofs, from coincidence of dates, with Sir Francis's residence
in this country, 101, and from his connexion with the war-office,
with which Junius evinces a peculiar acquaintance, 102-cause of
the latter's kindness for Lord Holland explained, 105-connexion
between him and Mr Woodfall, ib.-and Mr Garrick, 106—re-
markable coincidence between Sir Francis's report of a speech of
Lord Chatham and some of the letters, 107—mutual resemblance
in the use of favourite expressions, and in temper, 108-appoint-
ment of Sir Francis from a clerkship in the war-office to a seat in
the supreme council in India thus accounted for, 109-causes by
which he may have been led to persist in concealment, 110--
testimonies to his merits by the managers of Hastings's impeach-
ment 111-remarkable peculiarities of spelling common to both,
$12.
Fullers' earth, where found in England, 327.
Genoa, devastations of the French at, 211-story of the lion of St.
Mark, ib.-palaces, 212-description of the Sacro Catino, 213.
Geology, advantage resulting from the study of, 74.
Geological Society, transactions of, introductory remarks on, 70—in
what the true merit of Werner consists, 71-error of some of his
leading disciples in this country, 72-Berger on the geological fea-
tures of the north-eastern counties of Ireland, 74-on the dykes
of the north of Ireland, 80-Aikin's observations on a bed of
trap, &c. 82--M'Culloch's geological description of Glen Tilt, 84-
Horner's sketch of the geology of the south-western part of Somer-
setshire, 88-Traill on the salt mines of Cardona in Spain, 92-
Lord Webb Seymour's description of a clinometer, ib.—enumera-
tion of the mineralogical papers contained in the volume, ib.
Glen Tilt, geological description of, 85.
Gold, abundant in almost all the Indian islands, 42.
Gorbals parish, of Glasgow, mode of providing for the poor there, an
eminent instance of the Scotish independence of character, 296.
Guettard, object of, in his maps, 321.
Hall, Captain, voyage of discovery of, 475-reflections on the spec-
tacle of new countries, ib.-arrival on the coast of Corea, 476-
dress, manners, &c. of the natives, 477-prodigious number of isl-
ands discovered, 480-visit to that of Loo-choo, 481-amiable
character of the people, 482-geography of these remote regions
corrected by the author, 491-geological observations, 495. -
Haute Combe, abbey of, at Chambery, 195.
Hay, Mr, his account of the cruelties committed by the North Cork
Militia, in the county of Wexford, 134.
Hindus, algebra and arithmetic of, 141-era of different writers on
these subjects fixed, 142-their mode of notation, 144-account
of the Lilavati, a treatise on arithmetic, 146—of the operation of
inversion, 148 and supposition, 149-of the rule of proportion,
and combinations, 150 of the cuttaca or pulveriser, 151-geome-
trical knowledge of the Hindus considerable, 157-high antiquity
of their astronomical tables disputed, 161.
Hindus, contradictory characters of, by different writers, 377-diffi-
culty of procuring correct information concerning them, 380—re-
ligion the grand feature of society among them, 381-immense
number of their deities, 383—who are all represented as beings of
the deepest depravity, 384-have numerous other objects of wor---
ship besides gods and goddesses, 385-morning ceremonies of a
bramhun, 386-what the distinguishing characteristics of the Hin-
du religion, 388-human sacrifices, 389-worship of the Lingam,
390-dancing girls, ib.-singular contrast between the history of
religion among the Hindus, and in Europe, explained, 399-shock-
ing character of the bramhuns, 397-deities, notwithstanding the
influence of religious hopes and fears, are little respected among
them, 400-division into sects, the source of numerous quarrels, 401.
Hindu Chinese nations, trade between and the Indian islands, 43.
Holland, New, extensive fishery on the coasts of, carried on by the
inhabitants of the Indian islands, 40.
Horner's, Mr, sketch of the geology of the south-western part of
Somersetshire, 88.
Human sacrifices among the Hindus, 389.
Japan, trade of Europe with, chiefly conducted with the commodi-
ties of the Indian islands, 43.
Java, annual influx of Chinese settlers to, 41-teak timber found
there alone of all the Indian islands, 44-amount of coffee and
sugar yielded by, 47-demand for articles of British manufacture
there, 48.
Indian islands, great importance of the commerce of, in all former
ages, 36-causes of the present inefficacy of, 37-population of,
enumerated, 38-trade between and China, 40—with Bengal, 43—
with the Decan, 45-with Europe, ib. --articles of chief import-
ance in this branch of trade, 46-apprehensions from the piratical
character of the East-insular tribes ill founded, 49.
Junius, inquiry into the author of the Letters of, 94-various persons
to whom they have been ascribed, 95-real author perhaps at last
discovered, 96. See Francis, Sir Philip.
Ku-tou, ceremony of, among the Chinese, 436.
Lehman, claims to be the first who observed and described the struc-
ture of stratified countries, 317.
Lilavati, a Hindu treatise on arithmetic, account of, 146.
Lingam, worship of, among the Hindus, 390.
Lister, Dr, curious opinion of, respecting the remains of organized
beings, 314-was the first projector of a geological map, 315.
Lombardi, Padre, account of his edition of Dante, 456, 463.
Loo-Choo, first interview of the crew of the Alceste with the people
of, 482-their dress and personal figure, ib.-examples of their
native delicacy of taste and social habits, 483-their knowledge of
arts, 486-parting scene with their English friends, 457-are ig-
norant of war, and the use of money, 488-their religion, 489—
their women strictly secluded from the visiters, 490-error in the
situation of the island corrected, 492.
Macartney, Lord, mission of, to China, 437.
Macassar, extensive fishery of tripang carried on from the port of, 41.
M'Culloch's, Dr, gcological description of Glen Tilt, 84.
Michell, Rev. John, his illustration of the position of the strata of
the globe, 318.
Millin, Voyage en Italie-knowledge and diligence of the author
commended, 191-motives of his journey, 192-account of Cham-
bery, 193-Aquabella, 195- Suza, 197-Turin, 201-Saluces, 208
-Fossana, ib.-Coni and Nice, 209-Savona, 210-Genoa, 211
-concluding address, 215-what the chief faults of the work, 216.
Missionaries, superior means of information they possess among the
Hindus, 380.
Moore's Lalla Rookh, author's minute acquaintance with the scenery
and learning of the East, 1-general effect of the work rather to
excite admiration than delight, 2-owing to the uniformity of its
brilliancy, ib.-all the great poets remarkable for the occasional
familiarity and homeliness of their incidents, characters, &c., 5—
nothing truly interesting to us but the feelings of creatures like
ourselves, 7-general plan of the work, 8-story of the veiled pro-
phet of Khorassan, 9-extracts from, 12--Paradise and the Peri,
19-the Fire worshippers, 22-the Light of the Haram, 30-points
of resemblance between the author and some other living poets, 33
-has long ago redeemed himself from the charge made against
him of licentiousness, 34.
Musgrave, Sir Richard, admits the cruelties practised on the Irish
Catholics, 132.
Nice, Dr Smollet's complaints against, not ill founded, 209.
Paley, Dr, remark of, on the common law of England, 224.
Pauperism, origin of the poor-laws, 261-doubts of their efficacy,
which may be supposed to have been entertained previous to ex-
perience, 262-confirmed by the result, 263-be who questions
their expedience notwithstanding, usually regarded as a visionary,
264-and why, 265-character of their supporters analyzed, 266
-what the distinction between them and the man of true practical
wisdom, 268-poor-laws the result of an attempt to interfere with
the processes of Nature, &c., 270-Dr Smith's reasonings against
monopolies in trade, applied to the case of the poor-laws, 271-
expenditure of Scottish and English parishes contrasted, 274-
plan of remedy where compulsory laws for the provision of the
poor
have already been introduced in Scotland, 276-extension of
the system there, to be assiduously guarded against, 279-increase
of the expenditure of Scots parishes, where it has been adopted,
282-some of the clearest principles both of Nature and Christi-
anity violated by the regulations against public begging, 285-ad-
vantages of a more extended parochial subdivision, 287-distress,
in times of scarcity, always greatest in towns where assessments
have been long established, 294-fund proposed among operative
manufacturers for their own relief in times of distress, 299-sums
raised for, and expended on the poor, at different periods, accord-
ing to the Report of the Committee, 499.
Peele, Mr, his scheme for redressing the Catholic grievances exa-
mined, 120.
Phillips, Mr, Speeches of, introductory remarks on, 52-strictures
on Mr Finlay's preface, 54-author's idea of the perfection of ora-
tory, illustrated by extracts, 57-absurdities arising from his love
of imagery, 60-specimen of what he means for wit, 65.
Piracy, common in the Malayan seas, 50.
Plott, Dr, absurd opinion of, respecting fossils, 314.
Poetical extracts from Moore's Lalla Rookh-the veiled prophet of
Khorassan, 12--Paradise and the Peri, 19-the Fire worshippers,
23-the Light of the Haram, 30-from Beppo, a Venetian story,
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