tal principles of classification quoted, ib.--remodelled the system of Juss en, 496---his system of natural orders. 497. Cayley, Arthur, Jr., his Life of Sir Walter Raleigh referred to, 433- Cella, who they were, 11-were Gome. rians, ib.-generally held the same doctrines with Pythagoras, 33. Celtic Druids. the, referred to, 1-on the brass weapons of ancient nations, ib.- on the ancient alphabets, 1-3-two ancient alphabets, 4-Oghams of Ire- land, 6-affinity between the langua- ges, ib.-peculiarity of the Irish alpha- bet, ib.-Virgil a Druid, 7-Welsh letters the same as the Irish, ib.-when the Ogham characters were invented, 8-on the 10th and 11th chapters of Genesis, 9-confusion of tongues or languages, ib of Baillie's hypothesis, supported by Drummond, ib.-the an- cient astronomers, 10-who the Celta were, 11-the Celta were Gomerians, ib.-of the Umbri and Etruscans, 12- affinity between the Hebrew and the Celtic, ib.--affinity between the Greek, Sanscrit, and Celtic, 13-the Celtic, the first swarm from the parent hive, ib.-of the Phoenician colonies in Ire- land, ib.-Irish histories and bards, 15 -the hero Gods, 16-derivation of Britain, Bretange, and Albion, and of the words, vates and bards, 17-how Britain was peopled, ib.-of the first settlers,ib.-Britain known to Aristotle, 19-Hyperboreans were Britains, ib. -Hercules a Celt, 21-Abaris proba- bly a Druid, ib.-the Cross common to Greeks, Egyptians and Indians, 22- when letters arrived in Great Britain, ib.-on festivals removed by the pre- cession of the equinox 24-Bramin back reckoning, 25-of the Cushites, ib.-gods of the British isles, 26-Chal- dees, ib.-Chaldees of the British isles, 27-of Iona, Jupiter, Janus, ib. -Coarbs of Iona, ib.-no idol worship in the primitive ages, ib.-Grecian lithoi, ib.-circular temples of the Is- raelites, 28-theory of the origin of let- ters, resumed, ib. -the present Arabic alphabet may be modern, 29-the Celts generally, and the Druids partic- ularly, held the same doctrines with Pythagorus, 33-tatooing, 34-appen- dix to the review of, 37-46. China, Travels of the Russian Mission through Mongolia to. referred to, 176 -Jesuits obtained a footing in, about the sixteenth century. 177-descrip- tion of the great wall of, 193-conquer- ed successively by the Mongols and Mantchoos, 194--on the willows of,
196-tea is the general beverage in. 199 a wine of, made from rice, ib.-- on the population of, 2013-account of the fail- ure of the last English embassy to, 205.
Chinese, on the language and literature of the, 179-on the private manners of the, 180-a new Russian mission ap pointed to the capital of the, 181-ar- my, observations on the. 184-gunpow- der known to the, before the birth of Christ, ib-the, considered the best agriculturists in the world, 195- ook- ing, remarks on, 198-tea the general beverage of the, 199-the, highly tole- rant in religion, 201-manner of ma- king bargains, ib.-printing, ib.-char acters, 202-on the science of the, ib. -the, attach great importance to gen- sing as medicine, ib --the drama a fa- vorite amusement with the, 293-on the complexion of the, ib.-on the lite- rature of the, 204.
Chivalry, its influence upon literature, 405--before the age of, poetry distin- guished the inhabitants of Northern Europe, ib.-on the poetry of the ages which preceded the institutions of, 46 -its influence on poetry, ib.-created a rage for versifying, 48-on the rhymed tales of 419-on the decline of, 415-the Berengers of Arragon gave the first impulse to the muse of, 419--in the south of France the poets of, styled Troubadours, 420.
Cicero de Republica, Featherstonhaugh's translation of, reviewed, 136-145-re- marks on the Boston edition of, 145- MS. of, was preserved in the monaste- ry of Gobio, 146-written in imitation of Plato, 156-has a greater resem- blance to the Discourses of Macchia- velli than to a Dialogue of Plato, 164. Cicero, his work on invention and Trea- tise de Oratore, referred to, 150-de- votes himself to literature and study, 151-composes his De Republicâ, 152 -had difficulty in determining upon the form of the work, 153-wrote two of his works in imitation of Plato, 156 his opinion of the excellence of the Roman polity, 165-- his reflections on the constitution of his country, 175. Classification of Plants, on the, 466-
Cobbett, his Complete collection of State Trials, referred to, 433.
Coffee, on the cultivation of in Cuba, 312-on the quantity exported from Cuba, 313.
Cuba, comparison of slave labour in, and in Carolina, 125-on cock-fighting and bull-baiting in, 126-on the causes of
frequent assassinations in, 128-proba- ble effect of the Roman Catholic reli- gion in, ib.-natural advantages of, 129 -hospitality of the inhabitants of, ib. abounds in immense caverns 130-dis- cipline of oxen in, 131-use of ardent spirits injurious to the negroes of, 132 -on the population of, 134-on the yeomanry ot, 136-on the natural ad- vantages of, 285-its magnitude com- pared, 287-on the geological structure of, 288--on the discovery of gold in, and St. Domingo, 291--on the scarcity of water in, 292-on the climate of, 293 -the leading causes of the improve- ment of, 295-on the population of, 296 --a comparative view of the populati- on of, with other territories where sla- very exists, 299 300-on the ancient population of, 301- influence of the re- sidence in, of the great proprietors and noblemen, 304--on the cultivation of sugar in, 305-on the profits of cultiva- ting sugar to the proprietors in, 307-- on the importance and value of coffee to, 312-exports of coffee from, 313-- on the tobacco of, ib. --on the imports and exports of, 315---on the revenue of, 317---on the government of, 318.
Devereux, the tale of, referred to, 369- reviewed, 387-extracts from, 388-402 -on the literary character of, 402. Diet, a treatise on, &c. referred to, 208, 240.
Digestive Organs, an Essay on Disorders of the, &c., referred to, 208, 240. Druids, the, of Gaul and Britain acquain- ted with letters, 3-telescopes and gun- powder known to, 20-admitted the creation of matter, 23-the Christmas festival of, 26-of the sacred fire of, ib. guilty of human sacrifices, 27-of the hierachy and power of, 32--held the same doctrines as Pythagoras, 33. Dwight, Henry E., his Travels in the North of Germany, referred to, 86-- examined the universities and schools of the North of Germany, 88--- notices the attention paid by the German and Prussian governments to public im- provement, 89---contrasts Protestant with Catholic Germany, ib.---gives an account of the threeclasses of instructors in the universities of Germany, 104--- remarks on the results of German edu- cation when compared with Ameri- can, 118.. Dyspepsia, on the prevalence of, 208-
on the dietical writers in reference to, 210-on the general causes, and the cure of, 211-Dr. Paris' definition of, 215-on the origin of, 216-on regi-
men, in relation to the eure of, 221- on the quality of food in relation to, 225 aggravated by the use of spirits, wine and fermented liquors, 226- rules to be observed for the preven tion or the cure of, 229-on the bene- fit of travelling in the cure of, 234- a synopsis of short rules for the cure of, 240.
Dyspeptic, the, usually eats too much,223 -spirits, wine and fermented liquors injurious to, 226-the effects of coffee and tea on, 227-on the diet of, 228— rules on eating to be observed by, 229 -to avoid hard study, 230-exercise all important to, 232-on the importance of friction to, 231-usually derives benefit from travelling, 234-injury of tobacco to, 236-on the importance of regular hours to, 237-rules for the guidance of, 238-short, practical rules obligatory on, 240.
Education in Germany, 86-123. Ellis, his Narrative of Lord Amherst's Embassy to China, referred to, 178- remarks on the brick tea of Mongolia, 184-on the rice wine of China, 199. Englishman an, Voltaire's picture of, 328
-considers whatever difference of cus- tom from that of his own country, he meets with in other countries, as abso- lutely wrong, 329-puts forth his gra- phic power most successfully in imagi- native representations of life, 369. Essai Politique sur l'Isle de Cuba, re- viewed, 285-321.
Essay on Morbid Sensibility of the Stomach and Bowels, an, &c. referred to, 208- 240.
F. Featherstonhaugh, G. W. his translation of the Republic of Cicero, reviewed, 136-his translations compared with the original, 140-on the scholarship of, 144.
Fiction, on the English works of, 369. Fielding, on his character as a novelist,
371-wrote his Joseph Andrews as a satire on Richardson's Pamela, ib.-on his Tom Jones, 372-on his character of Alworthy, 373-his definition of true wisdom, quoted, 375.
Fine Arts, on the state of the, in Athens, 70--in Rome. ib.--the, associated with the old age rather than the manhood of a country, 72--on the state of the, in Great-Britain, 73--Mr. West's letter relative to the specimens of the, in Italy, 76--on the advantages of Ame- rica for the cultivation of the, 77--on the public institutions in America for the promotion of the, 79.
Freemasonry, on the probable origin of, 22, note. French Spoliations, remarks on, 64-case of the Commonwealth vs. Chapman, referred to, in relation to, ib. Fuller, a case from his Medicina Gym- nastica, quoted, 232.
Germany, visited by Mr. Russel, 87-by Mr. Dwight, 88-system of education in, a laborious one, ib.-schools and universities of, liberally endowed, ib.- the government of, pays unremitted at- tention to public improvement, 89- difference between protestant and ca- tholic, ib.-on the elementary schools of, 91-on the compensation of the in- structors in the schools of, 93-on the gymnasia of the north of, 94-in 1825, state of the universities of, 102-the academic terms of, note, 103-classes of professors in the universities of, 104 -professors in the universities of, cho- sen for life, 106—Mr. Russel's views of university professors in, 107-on the exegetical method of instruction in, 109-on the numerous libraries in, 110 -on the literature of, 112-on the lite- rary acquirements of the professors in, note, 112--on the carousals, &c. of students in the universities of, 114- education in, compared with the United States, 118-on the musical taste of the inhabitants of, 122.
Goldsmith, his Vicar of Wakefield, the standard of the English novel of rural life, 381.
Gregorie, Dr. G. his Elements of the Theory and Practice of Physic refer- red to, 210.
Gymnasia, the, of the North of Germany, 94-divided into two classes, 95-on the exegetical mode of instruction adopted in, 96-students pass from the, to the universities, 98-on learning languages in, 99.
Hall, Capt. Basil, his Travels in North- America, &c., reviewed, 321-of opi- nion that the Americans would be a happier people if they got no English books, 322-dissatisfied with our poli- tical institutions, 324-his remarks on American elections, 326-is more than ordinarily peevish when his bill of fare is unsatisfactory, 327-a confirmed gas- trimargia, 328-acknowledges that this country is in a very flourishing con- dition, 331-affirms that the American government is a mere experiment, 336 -imputes to the form of our govern- ment whatever may seem to go wrong in the country, 337-his opinions on
the frequency of elections, ib.-supports his notion that our system has been get- ting daily more democratical from the adoption of the constitution, 340--his remarks on the state of education in the United States, 349-on the opinions of, regarding our Southern institutions, 352 -considers the question of slavery in a practical light, 354-his opinions on the subject of slavery, generally, 361-ridi- cules the idea of danger to the slave- holding states from insurrection, 363- in error respecting the mortality of slaves on rice plantations, 368. Hall, Dr. Marshall, his Essay on Disor- ders of the Digestive Organs, &c., re- ferred to, 208, 240.
Havana, the, description of the Casa de Beneficiencia of, 131-on the climate of, 292-on the population of, ib.- Humboldt's description of, 302--ex- port of sugar from, 305-export of cof- fee from, 313--imports and exports for the port of, 315.
Health, Sure methods of improving, and prolonging Life, &c., referred to, 208-- extract from, 234.
Heber, Bishop, his Sermons, reviewed, 241-on his oratory, 248--his great can- dour in argument, 249. Hermann, on his system in botany. Higgins, Godfrey, his Celtic Druids, re- ferred to, 1-rejects the Masoretic points, 3-of opinion that the Druids of Gaul and Britain were acquainted with letters, ib.-distrusts the authority of Josephus, 11-opinion respecting the institution of the priesthood, 33. History of the World, Raleigh's, the fruit of his imprisonment, 456. Hoffman, David, his Legal Outlines, re- ferred to, 47-titles of his lectures, 48- his remarks upon jurisdiction, 62. Huber, B. his Aperçu Statistique de l'Ile de Cuba, &c. referred to, 285-his re- marks on the influence of the residence of the great proprietors and noblemen on the inhabitants of Cuba, 304. Humboldt, Alexandre de, his Essai Poli- tique sur l'Ile de Cuba, referred to, 285-his observations on the geological structure of Cuba, 288-remarks on the climate of the Havana, 292-his esti- mate of the population of Cuba, 296– his description of the Havana, 302—his estimate of the export of sugar from Cuba, 305-underrates the production of sugar in Louisiana, 306-his obser vations on the manufacture of sugar, 310.
Hume, his defence of James I. comment- ed on, in regard to Raleigh, 460, note.
I. & J. Indigestion, a Treatise on, and its conse- quences, &c. referred to, 208, 240. Johnson, Dr. James, his Essay on morbid sensibility of the Stomach and Bowels, &c. referred to, 208-remarks on the prevalence of dyspepsia in England, 219-his observations on some of the causes of dyspepsia, ib.-recommends travelling to the dyspeptic, 234. Jurisdiction, Hoffman's remarks on, 62. Jussieu, Anthony L. de, his Genera Plan- tarum, &c. referred to, 488, 490. Jussieu, Bernard de, made known his ar- rangement of the sexual system, 485- his views and arrangements published by his nephew, 488-first distributed all plants into seven classes, 489.
Keymis, sent by Raleigh in search of gold mines, 447-despatched by Raleigh on a second expedition to Guiana, 448- goes with Raleigh on another expe- dition to Guiana, 460-attacks a Span- ish town, and loses young Raleigh, ib. -reproached by Raleigh, and com- mits suicide, ib.
Klaproth, Julius Von, his edition of the Travels of the Russian Mission through Mongolia to China, referred to, 176- his statement of the number of the Chinese army, 194-his account of the failure of the last English embassy to China, 205.
Legal Outlines, reviewed, 47---quoted, 48, 49-51, 52-62, 63.
Letters from Cuba, referred to, 123---ex- tracts from, 124, 126–136.
Life of Sir Walter Raleigh, the, 433--466. Linnæus, his Systema Naturæ, referred
to, 474-his works, 484---on the sexual system of, in plants, 488. Literature, influence of chivalry upon, 405--433.
Maio, Angelo, his M. Tvllii Ciceronis de Repvblica, &c., referred to, 136--dis- covered the fragment of the manu- script in the monastery of Gobio, 146. McCartney, Lord, his embassy to China, referred to, 178---curious incident rela- tive to, 207. Mongolia, description of, and its inhabi- tants, 182---on the customs of the inha- bitants of, ib.--brick tea extensively used in, 184---has considerable trade with China in the article of wood, ib. --on the religion of the inhabitants of, 186-on the obos or altars erected on the elevated places of, 189---on the Ro- binia Pygmæa of, 190---on the desert of Gobi in, ib.---a description of the terri-
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Natural history, on the study of, 468---on the early systems of, 470- on language and terms in relation to the study of, 476--of the vegetable kingdom, 480. Niebuhr, his Summary to Roman Histo- ry, referred to, 35.
North America, Hall's Travels in, re- viewed, 321--369.
Novels,--National, of, Fielding's, 371- Richardson's, 376---Smollet's, 379-- Vicar of Wakefield, 381--- The Gothic or Chivalrous Romance, Walpole's Castle of Otranto, 382---Mrs. Radcliffe's, 383--- The Historical, Sir Walter Scott's, 383
-The Miscellaneous, Robinson Crusoe, 384---Sterne's, 385---Johnson's Rasse- las, ib.---Johnstone's Chrysal, ib.---M'- Kenzie's, ib----Goodwin's, ib.----Hol-- croft's, ib.---Miss Burney's, ib.---Miss Edgeworth's, ib.---the more modern, 386--Pelham, Disowned and Devereux, ib. --of the Waverly, 518---of Cooper's, 521.
Old Age, on diet, in relation to the at- tainment of. 224.
Ourga, a description of, 186---looked up- on with reverence by the Mongols, ib. stations established by the Russians from, to China, 187.
Paris, Dr. J.A.his Treatise on Diet, &c. re- ferred to, 208---his definition of dyspep- sia, 215---his remarks on the difference of food, 224 --his opinion of wine and spirits as regards dyspeptics, 227. Paylaye, M. de la Carne de Sainte, see Sainte Paylaye.
Pekin, description of, 197-on the mar- kets of, 199-climate of, 200. Philip, Dr. A. P. W., his Treatise on Indigestion referred to, 208-remarks on a proper quantity of food to he ta ken, 223 states a singular case of dys pepsia, 226-his opinion of wine, &c. as regards dyspeptics, 227. Pictures, on the purchase of old, 84. Plants, on the classification of, 466-ar- rangement and distribution of, 469--on the fundamental principles of Can- dolle's classification of, 493-difference between classifications of, 496-ou the natural orders of, 497.
Plautus, Monologue in the Pœnulus of, 37-46.
Poetry, on ancient, 406-chivalric, 409 ---Provençal, 420---the pastoral of the
Troubadours, 424-the decay of the Provençal, 429.
Political Economy, Sismondi's, 262-285. Politics of Antiquity, 165---on the excel- lence of the Roman polity, ib.---the democrat of the ancients similar to the jacobin of the moderns, 167---on unmit- igated democracy, 169---Roman polity of an aristocratic spirit and character,
Porta, his doctrine of analogy between
plants and animals, 480, note. Preaching, on the ends of, 244. Provençals, so styled on account of their language. 420---on the airs of the, ib. note-on the language of the, 421-- on the pastoral poetry of, 424---the names of the poetical institutions of, 425, note -the cours d'amours of the, 427-- on the poetical essays of the, 428--the de- cline of the poetry of the, 430. Prussia, on the elementary schools of, 91 ---on the gymnasia of, 95---libraries of, 111.
Puffendorf, his de Officio Hominis et Ci- vis, referred to, 57.
Punic Monologue, the, as corrected by Bochart, 37- from Mocenigus' edition of Plautus, 38-Bochart's Hebrew ver- sion of, 39-- another version of, ib.--- Chaldee version of, 40-- Latin versions of, 41-Samaritan version of 42---Val- lancey's version of, 43---O'Connor's Irish version of the first five lines of, 45
Raleigh, Sir Walter, Cayley's Life of, referred to, 433-the origin of the North-American Provinces may be traced to his genius, ib.-of an ancient family, 434-served in a company of volunteers sent to the aid of the Huge- nots, ib.-served under the Prince of Orange, 435-an incident turns his at- tention to the naval service, ib.-in Ireland with a commission in the ar- my, ib. anecdotes of, displaying his courage, 436-gallantry to Queen Eliz- abeth, ib.-accompanies the Duke of Anjou to the Netherlands, ib--unites himself with Sir H. Gilbert in a voy- age to Newfoundland, 436-obtains a patent from Queen Elizabeth for ma- king discoveries, 437-despatches two vessels for North-America, ib.-the honor of knighthood conferred on him, 438-fits out a second expedition to Virginia, ib.-introduces the use of to- bacco into England, 439-fits out a fourth expedition to Virginia, 440- disposes of his patent, ib.-the monop- ely for vending wines granted him, 441
-plans a voyage for the discovery of the North-West passage, ib.-nomina- ted one of the Council of War to pre pare for the Spanish Armada, ib.-had command on shore but joins the Eng- lish fleet, ib.-obtains an augmentation of his wine patent, 442-renews his friendship with Spenser, 443-carries Spenser to Court, and persuades him to the publication of the Fairy Queen, ib.-himself a poet, ib.-offends the Queen by an affair of gallantry with one of her maids of honor, 444-sails for Trinidad, 445-arrives at the Pro- vince of Aromia, 446-his faith in the existence of the Amazons, ib.- -on his return to England publishes an account of the countries he had visited, 447- despatches Keymis to Guiana, 448- joins Howard and Essex, second in command, in an expedition against Cadiz, ib.-his important services in the attack on the enemy, 449-disap- pointed in the reward for his services, 450-after his return from Cadiz des- patches another ship to Guiana, ib.- successfully attacks Fayal, 451-ob- tains the confidence of Elizabeth, ib. -his conduct in relation to the fall of Essex, ib.-James prejudiced against, ib.-associates himself with Cobham, 452-his defence on his trial, ib.-con- fined to the Tower, 455-his estates confiscated, ib.-his "great cordial," ib.-Prince Henry's affection for him, ib.- composes his History of the World, 456-his opinion of the site of Paradise, 457-of his religious opin- ions, 458-his opinion of slavery, ib.- released from prison, fitted out a fleet for Guiana, 459-at Trinidad seized with a fever, 460-loses his son, ib. -on his return to England was ar rested, ib. tried on the old charge of treason, 463-condemned, 465-dis claims having attended the execution of Essex from any malignant feeling, ib.-his execution, 466.
Regni Vegetabilis Systema Naturale, re- ferred to, 466, 491---on the plan of the work, 493.
Republic of Cicero, the, 136-164. Richardson, one of the earlier reformers of the British novel, 377 --character of his novels, ib.--criticism on the leading characters introduced into his novels, 378.
Robinson Crusoe, referred to, 384-the author of, left other works, scarcely now remembered, ib. Romance, the ancient, 412.
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