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MINERALOGY.

A Manual of Mineralogy. By Robert Jameson, F.R.S. 8vo. 15s.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Farewell Letters to a Few Friends in Britain and America, on returning to Bengal in

1821. By William Ward, of Serampore. 12mo. 6s. bds.

The Edinburgh Annual Register for 1817. 8vo. 11. 1s. bds.

Malay Annals, translated from the Malay Language. 8vo. 10s. 6d.

Sketches of the Manners and Institutions of the Romans.

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Essays and Characters of a Prison and Prisoners. By Geoffray Mynshall of Gray's Inn. Post 8vo. 7s. 6d.

Saltus ad Parnassum. By J. Relfe, Musician in Ordinary to his Majesty.

A Treatise on Geodesic Operations, on County Surveying, Laud Surveying, and Levelling. By Isaac Robson. With Plates. 8vo. 18s.

Enchiridion, or a Hand for the one Handed. By Capt. G. W. De Renzy. 8vo. 10s. 6d. NATURAL HISTORY.

A Selection of the Correspondence of Linnæus and other Naturalists, from Original MSS. By Sir J. E. Smith, M. D. F.R.S. 2 vols. 8vo. 1l. 10s.

Zoological Researches in the Island of Java, &c. By T. Horsfield, M.D. No. I. Royal 4to. 11. 1s.

A General and Particular Description of the Vertebrated Animals. By Ed. Griffith. 35 Plates. 4to. No. I. 11. 5s.

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NAVIGATION.

Tables to be used with the Nautical Almanac for finding the Latitude and Longitude at Sea. By the Rev. W. Lax, A.M. F. R. S. 8vo. 21s.

NOVELS.

Annals of the Parish. 12mo. 8s. bds.

The Life and Adventures of Guzman d'Alfarache. By J. H. Brady. 2 vols. 12mo. 15s. bds.

Heraline; or, Opposite Proceedings. By L. M. Hawkins. 4 vols. 8vo. 11. 12s.

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A Greek and English Manual Lexicon to the New Testament. By J. H. Bass.

12mo. 4s.

Sketch of an Easy Method of Teaching Languages. By Lieut. Col. Light. 1s. 6d.

POETRY.

The Garden of Florence; and other Poems. By J. Hamilton. Foolscap 8vo. 7s. bds.
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Childhood; a Poem. By Rev. C. T. S. Hornby, M.A. 5s. 6d.

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Kentish Poets; a Series of Writers in English Poetry, Natives of, or Residents in, the County of Kent: with Specimens of their Compositions, and some Account of their Lives and Writings. By R. Freeman. 2 vols. 12mo. 15s. bds.

Poetical Extracts; or, Similes and Descriptions, alphabetically arranged and selected from the Works of Homer, Thompson, &c. By Samuel Jones. 12mo. 4s. bds. The Poetical Decameron; or, Conversation on English Poets and Poetry, particularly of the Reigns of Elizabeth and James I. By J. Payne Collier.

Poems Divine and Moral, many of them now first published. Selected by John Bowdler, 6s.

POLITICS AND POLITICAL ECONOMY.

Hints to Philanthropists. By William Davies. 8vo. 4s. bds.

A few Doubts as to Opinions entertained on the subjects of Population and Political Economy. By P. Ravenstone, M. A. 8vo.

A Series

A Series of Tables, exhibiting the Gain and Loss to the Fund-holders. By R. Mushet.
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An Essay on the Production of Wealth. By R. Torrens, Esq. F.R.S. 8vo. 12s.
A complete Collection of the Treaties and Conventions at present subsisting between
Great Britain and Foreign Powers. 2 vols. 8vo. 11. 4s.*

THEOLOGY.

The Old Testament, arranged on the basis of Lightfoot's Chronicle. By the Rev.
George Townsend, M.A. of Trinity College, Cambridge. 2 vols. 8vo. 11. 16s.
Correlative Claims and Duties; or, an Essay on the Necessity of a Church Establish-
ment. By the Rev. Samuel C. Wilks, A.M. 8vo. 12s.

The Book of Enoch the Prophet. By Richard Laurence, LL.D. 8vo. 9s.

Nine Discourses on Important Subjects, delivered in St. Mark's Church, Liverpool.
By the Rev. W. Morton. 8vo. 6s. 6d.

Essay on Church Patronage. By Dr. Chalmers. 8vo. 2s.

Clavis Apostolica; or, a Key to the Apostolic Writings. By the Rev.. Joseph Mend-
ham, A.M. 3s. 6d.

Practical Reflections on the Psalms. By Mrs. Sheriffe. 2 vols. 12mo. 12s.

Seventeen Sermons of the eminently pious and deeply learned Bishop Andrews. By
the Rev. Charles Daubeny, Archdeacon of Sarum. 8vo. 10s. 6d.

A Clear Systematic View of the Evidences of Christianity; with Introductory Obser-
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The Moral Tendency of Divine Revelation. By Rev. J. Jones, M.Ă. 8vo. 10s. 6d.
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Sermons. By the late Rev. John Deere Thomas, D.D. Rector of Kirby Misperton, in
the County of York; formerly of Jesus College. 2 vols. 8vo. 18s.

TOPOGRAPHY.

Warwickshire Delineated. By Francis Smith. 12mo. 5s. 6d. bds.

Vols. I. and II. of Excursions through the Province of Leinster. By T. Cromwell.
Gore's Plan of the Town and Township of Liverpool, including part of the Villages of
Kirdale, Everton, Low Hill, Edge Hill, and Harrington. 6s.

Sketches of Upper Canada. By John Howison, Esq. 8vo.

Views of Society and Manners in America, in a Series of Letters from that Country to
a Friend in England. 8vo. 13s.

VOYAGES AND TRAVELS.

An Autumn near the Rhine; or, Sketches of Courts, Society, and Scenery in Germany,
near the Rhine. Second Edition. To which are now added, an Account of a Tour
in the Taunus Mountains, in the Year 1820, and some Translations from the Poems
of Schiller and Goëthe. With a Plate. 8vo. 14s.

A Bibliographical, Antiquarian, and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany. By
the Rev. T. F. Dibdin, F.R.S.S.A. With 140 Engravings. 3 vols. super royal 8vo.
10l. 10s.

Recollections of a Classical Tour through various Parts of Greece, Turkey, and Italy,
made in the Years 1818 and 1819. By P. E. Laurent. 4to. 11. 18s.
Italy. By Lady Morgan. 2 vols. 4to.
Travels in various Countries of the East.
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31. 13s. 6d.

By Sir W. Ousley. Vol. II. 4to. 31. 13s

An Account of the Interior of Ceylon, and of its Inhabitants; with Travels in that
Island. By John Davy, M.D. F.R.S. 4to. With Engravings. 31. 13s. 6d.
Vol. V. of M. de Humboldt's Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent,
during the Years 1799-1804. Translated by Helen Maria Williams. 8vo. 11. 4s.
Notes relating to the Manners and Customs of the Crim Tartars, written during a Four
Years Residence among that People. By Mary Holderness. 12mo. 5s.
Tour in the Southern Part of Naples. By the Hon. Keppel Craven. 4to. Plates.

11. 15s.

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INDEX

TO THE

TWENTY-FIFTH VOLUME OF THE QUARTERLY

A.

REVIEW.

ESCHYLUS, character of the Tragedies of,
505-particularly of his Agamemnon, 506
-notice of his various editors, 507-Ob-|
servations on Dr. Blomfield's edition,
509-529.

Affection (Maternal), anecdote of, 369—

371.

Agriculture of Fezzan, 34.

Agriculture of the United Kingdom, Report

of the Committee of the House of Com-
mons on, 466—drawn up with great abi-
lity, 477-substance of the corn laws |
stated, 478-complaints of agricultural
distress admitted to be well founded, ib.
-its causes stated, 1. alteration in the
value of currency, 480-2, 3, excess of
supply as compared with demand, and
the general derangement produced in the
last thirty years in commercial relations,
and the application of capital, and in the
demand for labour, 480-485-4. the
operation of the present corn laws, 486
-491-necessity of abolishing them, 491
-the nature and expediency of a pro-j
tecting duty on foreign corn considered,
491-501-answers and objections to
the prayers of the agricultural petitions
for the protection of agricultural produc-
tions, equal to the protection given to
manufactures, 501-503-objections to
the warehousing system obviated, 503-
concluding remarks, 504.

Annals of the Parish, character of, 147--
specimens of the tale, 148-152-stric
tures on the work, 153.
Apocryphal New Testament, 347-disin-
genuity of infidels, 348-349-remarks
on the formation of the canon of the|
New Testament, 348-350—when, and
in what manner it was settled, 351-no-
tice of the attacks of it by Hobbes and
Toland, 352, 353-disingenuity of the
editor of the Apocryphal New Testament
exposed, 354, 355, 356-the spurious-
ness of the gospel of the birth of Mary,
proved by internal and external evidence,
357-360-and of the Protevangelium,
361, 362--specimens of these forged
productions, 363.

Architecture, importance of, in an historical
point of view, 117-the carliest traces of

English architecture to be sought in Nor-
mandy, ib. 118-principal features of
Norman architecture, 118, 119-sepul-
chral ornaments of Scotland, sketched by
Pagan Danes, ib.-differences between
the Norman buildings, and those in other
parts of France, accounted for, 120-122
-character of the Norman Romanesque
style, 123-specimens of the military
architecture at Falaise, 123, 124-other
Norman castles of Normandy, 124, 125
-early architecture of Spain, 125-Bur-
gundian order of architecture, 126—spe-
cimen of French domestic architecture at
Rouen, 127-description of the palais de
justice there, 128, 129-and of the church
of St. Ouen, 130, 131-and of the ca-
thedral there, 132, 133-characteristics
of the French Gothic, 134, 135-sepul-
chral monuments of Normandy, 136–
Druidical monuments, 137-the pointed
Gothic or English architecture invented
there, 139-142-supposed eastern ori-
gin of the Gothic arch considered, 144-
remarks thereon, 145-146.
Arms, number of, furnished by Great Bri-
tain, from 1803 to 1816, 93.
Army, (British) defects in, 79, 80-reme-
died, 80-military colleges for, 80, 81
-improvements in its dress and disci-
pline, 81, 82--its gallant exploits in
Spain and Portugal, 83, 84-homage
paid to it by an intelligent French tra-
veller, 85, 86-his remarks on the ca-
valry of, 90-losses of, during the late
wars, 91-practice school at Chatham,
for the instruction of sappers and miners,
92-exposition of prevalent mistakes re-
lative to the amount of the peace esta-
blishment of, 94.

Astronomical Observations, made in Cap-
tain Parry's voyage to the North Pole,
204.

Atmospherical electricity of the Arctic
regions, remarks on, 231.

Atures, (Missions of) causes of the depo-
pulation of, 369.

Aurora Borealis, (appearance of) in the
Arctic regions, 200.

Ayuke, Khan of the Tourgouth Tartars, ac-
count of, 422, 423.

Bath

B.

Bath Waters, effects of, 221, 222.
Beauty, criterion of, in Africa, 27-de-
scription of Captain Lyon's interview with

one, 28.

Behring's Straits, probability of a passage
through, 212, 213.

Blomfield, (Dr. C. J.) Æschyli Agamemnon,

505-notice of the earlier editions of this
Tragedy, 507-character of this edition,
ib.-vindication of Stanley, from Dr. B.'s
charge of being a plagiary, 507, 508-cri-
tical remarks on Dr. B.'s lections and
notes, 509-529.

Button's (John) Chronological and His-
torical Illustrations of the Ancient Archi-
tecture of Great Britain, 112-character
of his work, 116.-See Architecture.
Buxton Waters, properties of, 219--effects
of the Buxton bath, 226.

Burgundian order of Architecture, 126.

C.

Calcutta, importance of the mission college
at, 452, 453.

Calderon, the Spanish dramatic poet, ge-
neral character of, 12-14-strictures on
his plays founded on common life, 15—
17 on his historical dramas, 17-19-
on his mythological and classical plays,
19--and on his religious plays, 21-par-
ticularly his Devocion de la Cruz,' 21,
22-estimate of his comic genius, 22—
and of his tragic powers, 23, 24.
Calvinists, cruel treatment of, in France,
567, 568.

Canon of the New Testament, observations,

on, 348-351-futile attacks of it by
Hobbes and Toland, 352, 353.
Cape of Good Hope, review of Notes on,
453, 454-importance of this colony, ib.
-vindication of the character of the
Hottentots, 454-actual condition of the
slaves, 455-and of the Dutch colonists,
456, 457--account of the Dutch boors,
458, 459-character of the female sex
at the Cape, 459, 460-situation and
prospects of the English settlers, 460,
461-necessity of adopting the English
laws in this colony, 462, 463--lenity
and humanity of the Dutch laws, 464–
remarks on the staple productions of the
Cape, 464-466.

Capital, application of, to the cultivation of
land, investigated, 468–477.
Castles, (Norman) at Falaise, described,

123, 124-architecture of other Norman
castles, 124, 125.

Cervantes, character of, as a dramatist, 5-
analysis of his Numancia, with specimens,
6-12.

|Charles I. (King), remarks on the accusa-
tions against, 297-his protestations of
regard for the liberty of his subjects, ib.
-his reflections on signing the bills for
Strafford's execution, and prolonging the
parliament, 298, 299-is unprepared for
a civil war, 300-his army defeated at
the battles of Marston Moor, 301-and
of Naseby, 311, 312-his cabinet seized,
and letters published, 312-reflections of
the King upon this conduct of the rebels,
312, 313-is betrayed and sold by the
Scotch, 316-reflections on their con-
duct, 317-barbarous treatment of him
by Joyce, 321-unfeeling conduct of
Cromwell on his death, 320.
Cheltenham waters, effects of, 221, 222.
China, population of, 414-advantages and
defects of, 415--reverence of the Chinese
for their emperor, 415, 416-abstract of
the will of the Emperor Kia-King,
416, 417-and of the proclamation of
bis successor, 418.

Christmas, beautiful reflections on, 58.
Church Missionary Society, suggestions to,

452.

Cochrane (Capt.), notice of the exploratory
travels of, in the Northern Regions, 213,

214.

Cold, instance of the extraordinary effects
of, 189-193.
Commissary Court, in Scotland, origin of,

232-its jurisdiction in matters of di-
vorce, 233-236-remarks thereon, 243,
244.

Coutract, law of, considered, in reference
to marriage and divorce, 254–256—
objections to that law, 257.

Corn (foreign), the expediency of im-
posing a duty on, to protect the British
agriculturist, 491–501.

Corn Laws, substance of, stated, 478-
their operation considered, 486-491—
necessity of abolishing them, 491.
Cotman (J. S.), Architectural Antiquities
of Normandy, 112-character of the
work, 115. See Architecture.
Cromwell (Oliver), Memoirs of, by Oliver
and Thomas Cromwell, and others, 279
-characters of these works, ib.-de-
scent of the Protector, ib. 280-his pa-
rents and birth, 281-anecdotes of his
early years and education, 282, 283—
goes to Cambridge, 284-his character
at the University, ib.-his conduct to-
wards his uncle, 285-marries, ib.-his
hostility to the established church, 286
-returned to Parliament, ib.-state of
England in 1635, 287, 288-Cromwell
disappointed of sailing to America, 288
-extract of a letter of his, 289-pro-

tects

tects the prosecuted non-conformist
preachers, ib.-his parliamentary con-
duct, 290-his appearance and behaviour
in the Long Parliament, 291-remarks
on the state of parties, with reference to
the condemnation of the Earl of Straf-
ford, 294, 295-conduct of the Parlia-
ment contrasted with that of King
Charles I. 296, 297-conduct of Hamp-
den, Cromwell, and their associates, 299
-appointed captain of a troop of horse,
at the commencement of the civil war,
300-his reflections on his conduct in
that capacity, 301-his mode of training
and trying the courage of his men, 302
-seizes Cambridge for the Parliament,
and keeps down the neighbouring coun-
ties, 303-relieves Gainsborough, ib.-
remarks on his conduct at the battle of
Marston-Moor, 304—is disliked by some
of the leaders of the rebellion, 305—
quarrels with the Earl of Manchester,
306-is disliked by the Scotch, who
cabal against him, 307-conduct of
Cromwell with regard to the Self-denying
Ordinance, 308, 309-skill with which
he rendered others subservient to his
own purposes, 310-defeats the royal
army at the battle of Marston-Moor, 312
-state of parties after the total discom-
fiture of the royal armies, 318-328-
his unfeeling conduct after the murder of
Charles I. 330-defeats the royalists in
Ireland, 332-and the Scotch at the bat-
tle of Dunbar, 333-and Charles II. at
the battle of Worcester, 335, 336-
turned out the Parliament, and procures
one to be nominated, consisting of his
own creatures, 338, 339-assumes the
protectorship, 339-remarks on his po-
licy, foreign and domestic, 339–344—
his wretched state of mind during the
latter years of his life, 345, 346-con-
cluding reflections, 347.

D.

De la Rue (Abbé), Essai Historique sur la
Ville de Caen, 112-character of the
work, 115, 116.

Dip of the Magnetic needle, remarks on,

202.

Distress, agricultural, existence of, acknow-

ledged, 478-its causes, 480-491.
Divorce, Reports of Actions in, 229-col-
lision between the law of England and
Scotland concerning, ib. 230-account
of the Commissary or Consistorial Court,
232-jurisdiction of the Commissaries,

national law, 244-248-considerations
on the Law of the Jurisdiction, or the law
of that country, where the suit is
brought, 249-252-objections to that
law, 252-254-considerations on the
Law of the Contract, or of the law of the
place where the marriage was consti-
tuted, 254-256-objections to that law,
257-considerations on the Law of the
Residence, or of Domicil, 259, 260—
objections to that law, 261-264-the
question considered, what effect shall be
given by courts of justice, in other quar-
ters of the empire, to the decisions of the
Scotch courts, when pronounced, 265—

272.

Drama (Spanish), collection of the produc-
tions of, 1-why little known beyond the
precincts of Spain, ib.-resemblance be-
tween it and the early English dramatic
productions, 2-circumstances in which
they differ, 3, 4-judicious remark of
Lord Holland on Lope de Vega, appli-
cable to the Spanish drama generally, 4,
5-character of Cervantes as a dramatic
poet, 5-analysis of his Numancia, with
specimens, 6-12-character of Calde-
ron, 12-14-remarks on his plays of
common life, 15-17-on his historical
dramas, 17-19-on his mythological
and classical plays, 19-and on his reli-
gious plays, 20, 21-particularly his

Devocion de la Cruz,' 21, 22-comic
powers of Calderon, 22-his tragic
powers, 23, 24.

Ducarel (Rev. Dr.), Anglo-Norman Anti-
quities, character of, 114.
Dudley (Rev. John), Dissertation on the
Identity of the Niger and the Nile, 25—
laudable motives of his publication, 45–
examination of his argument for such
identity, from the Argonautics of Apol-
lonius Rhodius, 46-50.

Dupin (M.), Voyages dans la Grande Bre-
tagne, 67-plan of his work, 85-his
homage to Great Britain and the British
army, 86, 87-89-strictures on his ti-
rade on our alleged inhumanity to pri-
soners of war, 87, 88-his remarks on
our cavalry, 90-on the amount of our
annual losses during the season of war-
fare, 91-his tribute to our military col-
leges and schools, 92-especially that for
sappers and miners, ib.-number of arms
furnished by Britain, from 1803 to 1816,
93-notice of the author's errors, ib. 94.

E.

nese Professor at, 426.

233-236-abstracts of cases before East India College, importance of a Chi-

them, 237-242-remarks on the juris-
diction of this Court, 243-and on inter-

Esquimaux,

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