Church, the Anglo Catholic, tolerates
painting and sculpture under certain conditions, 352.
Convocation catechism, for March 1839, extract from, 185.
Creuzer, Fredericus, Plotini Opera omnia, 64-the quality and nature of Plotinus' authorship, 65-Porphyry has not re- duced the writings of Plotinus to fa- cility and clearness, 66-causes of the peculiar interest of the Alexandrian school, 67-coincidence of Christianity and Platonism, 68-present tendency to revive the new Platonic system, 69- requisites to give a full view of it, 71- state of the civilised world at the rise of Alexandrian Platonism, 72- contrast of the characters of the human races and empires in the eastern and western worlds at the commencement of the 2nd century, 73-effects of the founda- tion of Alexandria, 75- religions of Greece and Rome, 77-Alexandrian philosophy the expansion of Syncre- tism, 79-rise of Alexandria, 80-na- tional character, 81-its amusements, 84 similarity to those of modern England, 85 - literary and religious policy of its rulers, 87-Ptolemy Soter, 87-Pantheism, 88-Isis and Serapis, 90-the temple of Serapis, 92 -the Alexandrian system of education, 94-the Museum, ib.-criticism, 96— appointments of professors and admis- sion of students, 98-occupations of the former, 99-royalty and literature, 102 -absence of schools, 105-importance of collegiate institutions, 106-Univer- sities without Colleges, 108-effects of such establishments, 110-the Ptole- meian library how collected, 111-ne- cessity of a new and pure English literature, 113-spread of Pantheism in Europe, 115.
Dissection first practised at Alexandria,
Drummond, H., Esq., Letter to Mr. Phil- lips, R.A., 350-he is not likely to have many followers, 352.
Earth, the magnetic power of, as compared with a pound of steel, 287. Elephants, mammoth, 422.
Elizabeth, Queen, dialogue between her and Dean Nowell, 352.
English conversation, a polyglot at the present day, 455.
Fever, most rife in England among the lower orders of Irish, 120—in London, 122-connexion with situations in which decayed vegetable matter abounds, 153.
Fine Arts in Florence, 313. See Florence. Fisher, Miss Emmie, aged ten, extract from her poem, 417.
Florence, expiration of its republic, 320— Florentine art, 321-artists 322-the painters and sculptors were workmen, 324-Byzantine art, 326 - Roman- esque architecture, 327- Florence described, 328-Gothic architecture in Florence, 332-Florentine architects, 333-value attached to engraved gems, 335-proceeding from veneration for the Roman name, 336-Brunelleschi, 337-employment at Florence on his return from Rome, 338-the Duomo,' the Santo Spirito,' 341-sculpture, 344-the brazen doors of San Giovaimi, ib.-Andrea Pisano, Ghiberti, Duna- tello, 345-Michael Angelo's works at Florence, 347.
Fluyder, Sir Samuel, 519. Fox, Mr., 219. See Taylor. Frederick II. of Prussia, 94.
Gauss, C. F., and W. Weber, Allge meine Theorie des Erdmagnetismus, 271-terrestrial magnetism a science of observation, ib.-its doctrines are becoming more defined, 273-its rela- tions, 274-causes of erroneous obser- vations, 275-Halley's theory, 277- Hansteen's researches, 279-Mr. Bar- low opposed to him, 280-the earth's magnetic action over its surface, 281- Major Sabine's report, 282-function of integral proximity, 284 -system of periodical oscillations, 288-Hum- boldt's discovery of magnetic storm, 289-Gauss's observations, 290-Pro- fessor Lloyd's vertical force magnet- ometer, 292.
George, Prince of Hanover-Ideas and Re- flections upon the Properties of Music," 503-elevated character of this treatise, ib.—the preface, introductory remarks and inquiries, 504-the problem that the composer ought to have a profound insight into human nature examined, 505-instrumental music, 506-Beet- hoven's pastoral symphony, Haydn's 'Creation,' 507-Der Freischutz, 508 -musical effects should rest upon broad general impressions rather than on imi- ; tative felicities, 510-vocal music
should be married to immortal verse, 512-miserable character of the libretto at the present day, 513-the many- sidedness of music, 514.
George III.-kindness of to Mr. Pitt, 237 -first illness in 1765, 240-his ac- count of an interview with Lord Temple, 248 letter to Mr. Pitt creating him Earl of Chatham, 250-sacrifice of his feelings to the personal interests of contending politicians, 259.
Hausteen, M., 279. See Gauss. Hints on the formation of a plan for the revival of the professorial system in Oxford, 162-extract from, 184. Hoare, Clement, 'A Practical Treatise on the Cultivation of the Grape Vine on open walls,' 48-native country of the vine, 49-the British vine, 50-fitness of the walls of cottages for training vines, 52-amount of fruit that vines will bear, 55-best aspects, 56-soil, 57-manures, 58-bone manure, 59- proper height of walls, 61-pruning and training, 62.
Hogarth, George, musical history, 510- extracts, 511-513.
Humboldt, M. de, 'Lettre à S. A. R. le Duc
de Sussex sur les moyens propres à per- fectionner la connaissance du Magnét- isme Terrestre,' 271-distinguished in every department of science, 288-mode of conducting his magnetic observations, ib.-magnetic storms, 288-his efforts to obtain a system of simultaneous ob- servations, 292-their successful accom- plishment, 297-list of stations, 299- details for carrying on magnetic obser- vations, 300-the naval expedition, 305 -progress made by it, 307-certainty of its ultimate success, 312.
Hussey, Robert, B.B., Oxford, an exami- nation of the new form of the statutes, 162. See Oxford.
Julius (Pope) II., the plan of rebuilding St. Peter's conceived by him, 27. Justice, retributive instance of, 554.
Kelly, Mr. Fitzroy, M.P., his Bill for the Abolition of the Punishment of Death, 536.
Lafayette, Marquis de, anecdote of, 549. Lawrence collection, the, contains the
Medici family, the, 318. Mirabeau, Count de, 541-his vanity and bad character, 542-pretends to have arranged for Romilly's introduction to Parliament, 545-his appropriation of the literary labours of others, 548-ex- tracts from Romilly's written opinions of him, 550.
Morbio, Carlo, 'Storie dei Municipii Ita- liani illustrate,' 313-a valuable sta- tistic writer, 318.
Mortality, comparative, in the capitals of Europe, 130.
Mortality, the, of a kingdom, the best test of its happiness and prosperity, 116. Music, Prince George of Hanover, Ideas on, 503.
Niebuhr, Barthold George, account of the life of, from his own letters and the reminiscences of his friends, 515-pa- rentage, 517-extraordinary aptitude for languages, 519-and statistics, 521 --Niebuhr at the Kiel, 522-Copen- hagen, 524-in England, 526-in Den- mark, 530 becomes a naturalized Prussian, 532-sent on a mission to Holland, 534-position as a man of letters, 535-enthusiasm against the French, 537-becomes instructor to the Crown Prince of Prussia, 538-goes to Rome as ambassador, 540-reception by Pius VII., 543-illustrations of his character, 544-translates a paper from the Quarterly,' 547-the Neapolitan revolution, 550-jealousy of the libra- rian at the Vatican, 551-his perilous position at Rome, 552-the last seven years of his life, 551-character as a
statesman and man of letters, 555- political and religious opinions, 556. Northampton, the late Marchioness
'Irene,' 374-the story described, 394 -extracts, ib. the marchioness a poetess of a high order, 396. Norton, the Hon. Mrs., The Dream and other Poems,' 374- the Byron of modern poetesses, 376- extract from the dedication of The Dream,' ib.- from the poem, 378-advice to Mrs. Norton, 381.
Oxford-Tutors and Professors, 162- peculiar position of Oxford at present, 163-its amendment within the last forty years, 164-universities and col- leges, 165-professorial and tutorial sys- tems of education, 166-relation be- tween the senior and junior members of colleges, 168-education of youth not the primary object of colleges, 176- deans, ib.-tutors, 177-they should be clergymen, 178-their other requisite qualifications, 181-professors, 182— the two systems must go hand-in-hand to be fully developed, 184-additional examinations should be instituted, 185 -inadequacy of the present payments to professors, 186-remedies suggested,
Pantheism an avowed creed in England, France, and Germany, 115. Parliamentary Reform, the first germ of, in 1776--Mr. Pitt's speech, 245-no con- nexion with the reform of 1832, 215. Parry, Sir Edward, 445.
Passavant-Rafael von Urbino und Sein
Vater Giovanni Santi,' 1-Divisions of the work; Federigo Feltrio, duke of Urbino, 3-Giovanni Santi's MS. poem in praise of Federigo, 4-history of the the painters of Urbino, 6-Raphael's early life, 15-pupil of Pietro Peru- gino, 16-his earliest works, 17-the immediate development of his talents, 18 first visit to Florence, 19-imita- tions from other masters, 20-commis- sion for an altar-piece from the nuns of Monte Luce, 21-visit to Bologna, 22-pictures painted by him for Henry VII. of England, 23-pretensions of Urbino to rank as a school of taste, ib. -his paintings in 1507, 26-rivalry with Michael Angelo, ib.-invited to Rome in 1508, 27-his labours until 1513, during the pontificate of Julius II., 28-frescoes, 31- circumstances
that affected the style of his art, 32— His oil-paintings after the death of Julius, 35-literary pursuits, 37-the Cartoons, 38-Passavant's history of the latter period of Raphael's life defective, 39-Raphael an architect and sculptor, 40-the Raphael Ware,' b.-ordinary life and habits, 42-letter to his uncle Francia, 43-death of Maria Bibiena, his betrothed, 45-La Fornarina, ib.— genius and character, 46-place of his burial and opening of his tomb in 1833, 47-his supposed skull in possession of the Academy of St. Luke, 48. Perugino, Pietro, the master of Raphael, 13- Michael Angelo's contemptuous treatment of, 15.
'Phantasmion' described, 411-extracts, 412.
Rafael von Urbino, 1. See Passavant. Registrar-General of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, First Report of, 115-great value of Mr. Lister's labours-his divi- sion of England, 118-mortality in London, 119-as compared with the country, 120-the dwellings of the poor in large provincial towns, 121-fevers in London, 122-causes of destitution and death, 124-remedies suggested, 127.
Report of the Committee of Physicians, 1840-approved by the Royal Society, 271-drawn up by Professor Lloyd,
Romilly, Sir Samuel, Memoirs of the Life of, edited by his Sons, 564-impolicy of its publication, 565- materials of the work, 566-Sir Samuel's an- cestry,567-education, 568-disposition to melancholy, 569-bound to a chan- cery sworn clerk, 570-religious feel- ings, 571-the Rev. M. Roget, 572— his admiration of Rousseau, 573-en- ters Gray's Inn as a student, 577-deep study affects his health, ib.-visits Ge-
neva and Paris, 579-Romilly, the Paris watchmaker, 581--early employed upon the reform of Criminal Law, 583- intimacy with Baynes, 586-called to the bar, 588-introduced to Franklin, ib. -unjust opinion of his legal brethren, ib. -his servant Bickers, 590-introduc- tion to Mirabeau, ib.—its influence on his future life, 592- introduction to Lord Lansdowne, 595-success on cir- cuit and rapid rise in his profession, b.death of Baynes, 596— Dumont succeeds to his friendship, ib.-visit to Paris and the Bicêtre, 597-labours on his return to England, 599 - strong disapproval of the French Revolution, 601-opinion of the National Assembly, 602-meets his future wife at Bowood, 604-visit to Paris in 1802, extracts from his journal, 605-he becomes ac- quainted with the Prince of Wales, 609 -offered a seat in parliament by his Royal Highness, 611-made Solicitor- General and M.P., ib.-parliamentary conduct, 613-attack upon Lord Mel- ville, ib. election contests, 616-beat- en at Bristol election, 617- parlia- mentary history from 1815, 620-pre- sent from Parr, 621-election for West- minster in 1818, 622-death, 623. Rumohr's notices of Raphael, 2.
Sabine, Major, Seventh Report of the British Association on Terrestrial Mag- netism, 282-editor of Wrangell's Ex- peditions, 418.
Santi Giovanni, 1. See Passavant. Sierra Leone described, 150-mortality of troops at, 151.
Sosibius, the apologist, 96.
Southey, Mrs., Solitary Hours,' 374-The Cowper of Modern Poetesses, 400- 'The Pauper's Death-bed,' 401- The Birth-day, 403.
Statistical Reports on Sickness, Mortality, and Invaliding among Troops in British Colonies, 115-value of these reports, 116 -comparisons between the mortality of soldiers and civilians, 131-suicides, 132 diseases of the lungs and invalid- ing, 133-influence of the seasons, 134 -ratio of mortality of troops in the colonies, 135-influence of age and length of residence on mortality of troops, 144-difference between officers and soldiers, 145-effect of the climate of the tropics on the constitution of Englishmen, 146-ratio of mortality among black troops, 148-mortality of the West Indies and Ionian Islands
diminishing, 153-malaria, 154-de- fective arrangements for preserving the health of our troops in the colonies, and measures already adopted to remedy them, 155.
Stirling, John, Poems, 156-Mr. Sterling possessed of a rich vein of classical fancy, 160-extract from 'Joan of Arc,' ib.
Taylor, W. S., Esq., and Captain Pringle. The Correspondence of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham,' 190-sketch of his early life, 192-maiden speech, 193- appointed Groom of the Bedchamber to the Prince of Wales, 194-growing im- portance of his talents, 196-Murray and Pitt, 197-his attacks upon George II., 198-left £1000 by the Duchess of Marlborough, 200-aversion of the King to Pitt, 201-his convenient at- tacks of gout, 202-again in opposi- tion, 204-resignation of the Newcastle administration, owing to the King's re- fusal to appoint Mr. Pitt, 206-their return to office with Mr. Pitt as Vice Treasurer of Ireland, ib.-further pro- motion of Mr. Pitt, and reconciliation with the King, 207-his place-hunting, and change of sentiments, 213-Duke of Newcastle becomes First Lord of Trea- sury, 215-Mr. Pitt excluded from high office, ib.-letter to Lord Hard- wicke, 217-union between Pitt and Fox, 219-combined attack upon the leader of the House of Commons, 220 -the union dissolved, 221-Fox ad- mitted to the Cabinet, 222-Pitt dis- missed from his office of Paymaster, 224-receives a pension, which does not soften his opposition, 225-resignation of the Duke of Newcastle-Mr. Pitt made Secretary of State in a new admi- nistration, 226-formidable opposition to it, 228-dismissal, ib.-a Newcastle and Pitt ministry formed, 229—his al- leged mode of doing the public busi- ness, 230-threatened resignation, 232 -death of George II., and difficulties of the administration, 233-resignation of Mr. Pitt, a peerage to Mrs. Pitt, and a pension, 234-the Bute ministry formed and dissolved, 235-failure of an attempt to admit Mr. Pitt to the ministry of Mr. George Grenville upon the death of Lord Egremont, 237-- Wilkes, 238-internal weakness of the ministry, illness of the King, Regency Bill, 240-negociations between the King, Lord Temple, and Mr. Pitt, 242
-the Duke of Bedford's and the Rock- ingham administration, 243 -unac- countable conduct of Mr. Pitt, 244– overtures, 246-dissolution of the Rock- ingham administration, 247-Mr. Pitt elevated to the House of Peers, forma- tion of his ministry, 248-incompre- hensible conduct, total neglect of his duties, 251-disturbances in America, 254-re-appearance in the House of Lords, 256-resignation and renewal of his vigour, 257-in close confidence with Mr. Calcraft, 261-the greatest period of his life, 262-illustrations of his character, 264-closing scene of his life, 266-character, 268. Temple, Lord, 242, 248. Terrestrial Magnetism, 271. Troy, on the site of, 355, 369. Tutors of Oxford, 162.
Universities, German, defined, 183. Urbino, painters of, 6.
V., IX Poems by, 374-The Queen of Poetesses, 408-extracts, ib. Vasari, life of Raphael, 1-picture of Raphael's genius and character, 46. Vasari, Giorgio, Le Opere di, 313-cha-
racter of the work, ib.-early history of Vasari, 314-origin of his Vite degli Artefici,' 315-its value, 316. Vine, improved culture of the grape, 48. See Hoare.
Wales, Prince of, case of the daughter of Lord Hugh Seymour, and Mrs. Fitz- herbert, 560-cause of his hostility to the Catholics when he became Regent, 561.
Walpole, Horace, reply to, by Mr. Pitt, 194--letters to Sir Horace Mann, 197,
Wilkes's character of Chatham, 191. Wordsworth, obligations of Great Britain to, 447-enthusiasm when an Oxford honorary degree was conferred upou him, 448.
Wortley, Lady Emmeline, poems, 374— her alleged wretchedness, 397-extracts from the poems, 398-counsel offered to her ladyship, 400. Wrangell, Baron von, Narrative of an
Expedition to the Polar Sea in 1820-21- 22-23,' 418-object of the expedition, 419-Wrangell's arrival at Kolyma, 420-mammoth elephants, 422—Cu- vier theory, 423-Esquimaux dogs, 424-first journey from Kolyma, 426— aurora borealis, 428-summer visits to Siberia, the Tschutschi, 429-secoud winter journey, 431-perilous positions, 432-third journey, 434-fourth jour- ney, 426-difficulties and dangers, 437 -the Polar Sea a wide ocean, 441- the north-west passage practicable, 442 -causes of previous failures, 413—ex- pense should not prevent other expedi- tions, 444-there is no risk of life, 145.
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