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TWENTY-FIFTH VOLUME OF THE QUARTERLY
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—
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 Waters, effects of, 221, 222. Beauty, criterion of, in Africa, 27-de- scription of Captain Lyon's interview with
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.
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,
Cochrane (Capt.), notice of the exploratory travels of, in the Northern Regions, 213,
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 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.
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,
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—
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.
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-
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