round the two rooms, and appeared to me to be in the state of a man dying of an internal wound. One or two days after, he desired to see Dr. Marcet, saying his nephew, Dr. Roget, suffered too much, and that he would give him the comfort of some medical friend's assistance. He wanted to consult him, particularly about a shower-bath, thinking that would relieve the beat of his head; still he declared he had no headache. I have nothing more to say upon that subject. After Dr. Marcet (it was Sunday when we arrived in town, about five o'clock) arrived, he would not quit him the whole night, but slept in the room; I slept in a room above him. About seven in the morning (Monday) Dr. Roget came to me in a state of extreme anxiety, telling me that his uncle was much worse, with a violent fever, uttering some expressions in a state of perturbation, and complaining that he was distracted. Dr. Roget immediately called Dr. Marcet, who came instantly and they sent for Dr. Babington to join in a consultation. I asked Dr. Marcet and Dr. Roget if I could go and see my friend, and they desired me not to do it, saying the greatest quiet was necessary for him, and that he was only to have one person to attend him in the room. I went then to Holland-house, at Kensington, to see his three youngest children, whom Lord Holland had taken from school to his house, and to make some arrangements with respect to them. When I returned to Russell-square, about half-past three, I found one of the servants in tears, and Dr. Roget in a state approaching to despair. My first feeling was stupor and astonishment, for I had never, during the whole month that I had passed with Sir Samuel, and dining most constantly with him and his son-and during the time the ladies were employed in business (during which time we had intimate conversations)-I never had any apprehension of the act by which he had lost his life. The intimate knowledge that I had of his high principles of duty-of his moral and religious fortitude-of his love for his country-and of his-(much affected) of his parental affection-totally excluded from my mind every suspicion or idea of the catastrophe that has happened.'-Annual Register for 1818, pp. 149-151.
The verdict was, and could be no other than, temporary mental derangement.'
In order that we might not, when we should arrive at this deplorable catastrophe, feel ourselves obliged to make observations likely to disturb, in any degree, the sympathy which so deep a tragedy must excite, we have alluded, in the course of our narrative, to those circumstances which might in our opinion have, on the one hand, predisposed this fine and sensitive intellect to derangement, from extreme anxiety and want of rest; and, on the other, deprived it, as we fear, of the best source of fortitude and consolation.
It therefore now only remains for us to say that this publication-indiscreet as we think it, and unfortunate, as, if it were to give rise to hostile controversy, it would certainly prove-contains
little or nothing to impair our general respect for Sir Samuel Romilly's abilities and virtues; and it affords (unconsciously, as it seems to us, on the part of the editors) some degree of apology, or at least palliation, for the two great defects of his otherwise blameless and valuable life,-namely, his political bitterness, which we believe to have been more a constitutional than a moral infirmity; and his Genevese philosophy, the error, we think, rather of education and accident than of his naturally pious heart. In all other respects we willingly offer our testimony-valeat quantum-to his great talents, large acquirements, and deserved success to his social and domestic virtues--to his integrity, benevolence, and honour-and, in short, to the most essential qualities that constitute the character of a virtuous man.
SIXTY-SIXTH VOLUME OF THE QUARTERLY REVIEW.
ACLAND, H. W., The Plains of Troy,' il-
lustrated by a Panoramic Drawing and
a Map, 355-value of the work, 356
-Mr. Acland a believer in the
existence of but one Homer, 357—
the Panorama' described, 358-Te-
nedos, 359- Lemnos, Athos, Imbros,
361-the Hellespont, 362-Tombs of
Peneleus, Antilochus, Achilles, and
Patroclus, 363-Rhoteium, 364-the
Simois and Scamander, 366-Thym-
brius, 369-site of Troy, ib.-dif-
ference in the opinions of writers upon
it, 371-it is necessarily in obscurity,
372.
Alexandria and the Alexandrians, 64.
See Creuzer.
Angelo, Michael, the sculptor of St. Peters,
and painter of the ceiling of Capella
Sistina, 28.
Art in Italy expired at the present day,
349-contrast of it and that of Greece,
ib.-immorality of the latter, 350-con-
nexion of art with religious feeling, 351.
Art, consequence of the multiplication of
objects of rivalry with Raphael at pre-
sent, 324.
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Barrett, Miss E., The Seraphim and other
Poems, 374-knowledge of classical
literature and boldness of her poetic
attempts, 382-extracts from her poems,
383-her translation of Prometheus,
386-the 'Seraphim' described, 387-
extract from Isobel's Child, 388.
Brooke, Mrs., otherwise Maria del Occi-
dente, 'Zophiel, or the Bride of Seven,'
374Zophiel' described, 389-ex-
tracts, ib.-character of, 393.
Buonaparte, condition of France while he
was First Consul, 558.
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Carlyle, Thomas, Critical and Miscellane-
ous Essays;-The French Revolution ;'
-Sartor Resartus;'-'Chartism,' 416——
Mr. Carlyle's writings, a striking symp-
tom of the state of the times, ib.-sources
of his inspirations, 451-his fondness for
German literature, 454-the great fault
of his French Revolution,' 456—his
testimony of great truths, 457-the con-
dition of England the question of the
day, 461-dissent, 463-evil effects of
abolishing forms, 465-no hope for this
country until the principle of faith is
restored, 469-Mr. Carlyle's remedy
defective, 471-his system is religious,
473-but the idols of his worship are
false, 474-his great stumbling-block,
476-what notion will he form of God?
477-all that we see, hear, or feel, are
appearances of the Almighty, 480.
faith, the ground of Pantheism, ib.-he
has overlooked the moral evil, 481-
the moral sense the negation of Pan-
theism, 482-he does not understand
Christianity, 483- nor does he say
where his realities are to be found, 488
-utility of forms and outward vest-
ments, 489-the book of nature, 490–
Mr. Carlyle's standard of reality, 492--
the true roots of false philosophy,493-
present condition of the lower classes,
494-
Mr. Carlyle's grand specific
cures, 496-the real problem is, how to
make men religious, 498-and instead
of emigration reclaim our waste lands,
501.
Cartoons of Raphael, 38.
Castiglioni, Count, the friend and patron
of Raphael, 24-letter from Raphael to,
Chatham, first Earl of, 190. See Taylor.
Chesterfield, Lord, Lord Lieutenant of Ire-
land and Ambassador to Holland, 200.
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,
102.
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 Giovanni,
ib.-Andrea Pisano, Ghiberti, Dona-
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 upou 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, 210-his ac-
count of an interview with Lord Temple,
218-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, 519.
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, 510-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, 554-character as a
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