Bolingbroke, ib.; Countess of Suffolk, 624; state of the Dissenters, 625; conduct of the evangelical clergy, 626; character of Methodism, 627; Rev. H. Venn, extract, ib.; want of candor in his biographer, 628; Sou- they's allusion to Berridge, extract, 629; Whitefield and Wesley, 630; separation of the Methodists, 631; character of the controversy, 632; death of Lady H., 633; character of the work, 634; duty of the church, ib. Indian Papers; correspondence relating to Aden, see Turkey, prospects of Innes's Political Economy of the New Testament, 238.
Intelligence, Literary, 119, 239, 483, 608, 734.
Inquirer, the, October, 1839, 734.
Irving, Dr. D. Lives of Scottish Writers, 237.
James, J. A., The Young Man from Home, 607.
Jethro a System of Lay Agency; see Lay Agency.
La Trobe, Rev. J. A., Scripture Illustra tions, 607.
Lay Agency, 665; inadequacy of the ministry to the full diffusion of the gospel, ib.; Works on the sub- ject, 666; Dr. Matheson on prejudices against lay agency, ib.; unscriptural distinction between clergy and laity, 667; Jethro, 668; governing principle, 669; District Divisions, ib.; department relating to the congregation, 674 ; popu- lation in the vicinage, 676; excellencies of the plan, 678; its faults, 679; every thing to be done by the churches, ib.; authority vested in the pastor, 680; preference to Dr. Matheson's Essay, 681; Loan Tract System, ib. Lepage's French Master for the Nursery,
and French School, parts 1 and 2, 606. London Exhibitions, 281; public taste for sight-seeing subject for congratula- tion, ib.; present attractions of Lon- don, 283; Zoological Gardens, 281; Adelaide Gallery, 285; Polytechnic Institution, 286; Tower, 287; Dio- rama, 290; British Museum, 293; British Institution, ib.; Colosseum, 295; Royal Academy, ib.; Sur- rey Zoological Gardens, ib.; Green- wich Park, 296; Woolwich Dockyard, ib.; Hampton Court, ib.; Kew Gar- dens, ib.; Westminster Abbey, 297; spirit of extortion, ib.; importance of free admission, 298; improper beha- viour at exhibitions, 299; increase of visitors at the British Museum, 301; improvement of the people at New- castle, extract, ib.; cautions to visitors, 302; increase of a spirit of mutual
accommodation, 303; statistics of the British Museum, 304; Armouries at the Tower, ib.; Zoological Gardens, ib.; Zoological Museum, 305; National Gallery, ib.; gratification of curiosity improving to the mind, ib.
Lyndhurst, lord, Speech of, see Session, review of the.
Maclure, Dr. R., Praxis on the Latin
Potential and Subjunctive Moods, 605. Marryat, Captain, Diary in America, with Remarks on its Institutions, 422; importance of collecting facts relating to America, ib.; the author's object in visiting the United States, 423; his self-complacency and bad taste, 424; arrival at New York, 425; humourous anecdotes, ib.; Radicalism and Demo- cracy, ib.; rise and present state of Buf- fulo, 427; Mr. Rathbun, ib.; Canadian provinces, 428; excitability of the Ame- ricans, 430; interview with an editor of a newspaper, ib.; American Museums, 432; the American Congress, 433; prying disposition of the Americans, 434; character of the work, 436; mis- taken view of the author on slavery, ib.; rapid progress of anti-slavery principles, ib.; his errors on the vo- luntary system, 437; defects of the book, 438.
Matheson, Dr. J., Our Country; see Lay Agency.
Miller, Thomas, Rural Sketches, 69; acceptable character of the work to those leaving town, ib.; absurd con- duct of the fashionable world, 70; the author's qualifications for describing scenes connected with the working classes, 71; their future influence on literature, 72; present perverted state of the press, ib.; character of the book and its author, 73; Home revi- sited, 74; arrangements for a marriage, 77; contrast between the poor in London and the country, 79; the work warmly commended, 81.
Milman, Rev. H. H., Life of Edward Gibbon, Esq., 142; character of Gib- bon, ib.; sketch of his biography, ib. et seq.; birth and education, 143; cha racter of his aunt, ib.; their removal to Westminster, 144; his intense read- ing, 145; Magdalen College, ib.; prob- able cause of his infidelity, 147; his profession of Popery, 148; removal to Switzerland, 149; his grateful regard of M. Pavilliard, 149; study of the classics, 150; revisits England, 151; origin of his history, 152; Porson's opinion of it, 153; the reception of his history, 154; sketch of his work, ib.; its completion and publication, extract, 156; again retires to Switzer-
land, 157; return to England. ib.; last illness and death, 158; his contempt of religion, 159; description of his per- son, ib.; his political inconsistency, 160; character of the present edition of the work, ib.
Modern Protestant Church Courts Un- masked, see Brown, John E. Morison, Rev. J., Prevalence of As- sumed Apostolicism, a call to Evange- lizing Labours, see Are we Protest- ants?
Müller, C. O., Tragedy of Athens, 635; sensation produced in Germany by the work, ib.; deficiency of our country- men in scholarship, 636; difficulty of duly appreciating a Greek Tragedy, ib.; necessity of intimate familiarity with the language, 637; deficiency of perfect specimens of Greek plays, 639; Satyric drama, 640; remains of Eschy- lus, 641; contrast between Shake- spear and the Grecians, 641; his defi- cient arrangement, 642; defect of illusion, 643; costume of Greek tragedy, 643; chorus, 644; chorus in Eschylus, ib.; contrast between ancient and mo- dern tragedy, 647; position of females in Greek tragedy, 648; distinction between Euripides and Eschylus and Sophocles, ib.; commendation of the book, 651.
Napier, M. Esq., Montrose and the Covenanters, 1; violent party spirit of the author, ib.; his advantages for the undertaking, 3; character of Mon- trose, ib.; sketch of his life, 4, et seq.; The Covenant, 7; Reformation pro- duced by Knox, ib.; infatuation of the Stuarts, 8; misrepresentations of Mr. Napier, 15; Montrose signs the So- lemn League and Covenant, 20; cha- racter of the Covenanters, 21; change of sides on the part of Montrose, 25; arrival of the king at Edinburgh, 27; his return to England, 28; Mr. Na- pier's explanation of Montrose's con- duct, 29; execution of Montrose and Argyle, 30.
New Excitement, the, 604. Newton, Rev. J., Works, 235. Omicron, the Evangelist, 732. Palestine, Pictorial History of, 234. Philanthropist, the; or Selfishness and Benevolence illustrated, 481. Philip, R., Life, Times, and Character- istics of John Bunyan, 468; popularity of the Pilgrim's Progress, ib.; Bun- yan's autobiography a specimen of morbid anatomy, ib.; danger of adopt- ing erroneous opinions on diabolical agency, 470; Bunyan's doubts as to the reality of supernatural visitations, 471; sound judgment shown by Mr.
Philip on the subject, 473; the Pil- grim's Progress written in jail, 474 ; interview between Bunyan's wife and Judge Hale, ib.; character of the Times, 476; kindness of the jailor to Bunyan, 477; bibliographical notice of the Pil- grim's Progress, ib.; genius of Bun- yan, 478; excellencies and faults of Mr. Philip's work, 480.
Platter, Thomas, autobiogrophy of, 606. Polack, J. S. Esq., New Zealand, 31;
curiosity not repressed by the know. ledge of the universal prevalence of depravity, ib.; means for the attain- ment of correct geographical know- ledge, 32; advantages of the author's residence in New Zealand, 33; de- scription of New Zealand, 35; naviga- tors who have successively visited it, ib.; conduct of the natives to the author, 36; their religion and superstitions, ib.; dread of falling in war, extract, 37; views of another world, 38; Sa- cerdotal office, extract, 39; celebration of victory, extract, 40; death of E'Ongi, 41; decline of population, 42; dis- trust of each other, ib.; affection for their relations, extract, 43; character of the women, 45; aristocratic feeling, 46; prospect of their renovation, ib.; introduction of the English, 47; con- duct of Captain Stewart, ib.; import- ance of colonization, 48; preparation for carrying out the plan, 49; the author's favorable opinion of missiona- ries, ib.; recommendation of the book, ib. Polytechnic Institution, catalogue of, see London Exhibitions.
Prospects of the Ottoman Empire, see Turkey, prospects of. Pulpit Studies, 236. Registration, First Annual Report of the Registrar-General, 485; past disgrace- ful state of our Registration, ib.; com- mencement of a new era, ib.; decline of clerical influence, 487; origin of registers, ib.; acts of parliament on the subject, 488, et seq.; motion of Mr. Wilks in the House of Commons, 490; provisions of the recent act, 491; character of Mr. Lister's report, 492; importance of a correct return of births and deaths, extract, 492; abstract of births, 493; deficiency in regis tration of births, 494; abstract of registration of deaths, ib., remarks on diversities in age, 495; Tabular statement of ages, 496; civil character of marriage, 497; working of the act relating to the subject, 498; number of chapels registered, 499; inconsisten- cies of Dissenters, ib.; denominations of chapels registered, 500; number of
marriages, 501; thoughtlessness and indifference of Dissenters, ib. Robson, C., Greek Lexicon to the New Testament, 539; character of the En- glishman's Greek Concordance, ib. ; extract, 540; object intended by the projector, 541; its plan, extract, 542; advantages to be derived from such works, ib.; commended, 543; charac- ter of Mr. Robson's manual, 544; its value to conductors of seminaries, ib.; beauty of its execution, 545.
Roger's, J., The Vegetable Cultivator, 236.
Romanism, Essays on, see Catholic Con- troversy.
Saussure, M. Necker du, Progressive Education, 119.
Schism, as opposed to the Unity_of the Church especially in the Present Times, 407; mistakes as to the nature of the Christian church, ib.; endeavour to ascertain the nature and remedy of schism important, 408; value of union, 409; ecclesiastical unity the object of hope, ib.; present character of established churches, 410; disposi- tion of the most powerful sectaries, ib.; appearances not favorable for the speedy prevalence of religious equal- ity, ib.; origin and analysis of the work, 412, et seq.; able character of the chapter on the unity of the church, ib.; the key to unity, 413; nature of schism, 415; extract from Palmer's Treatise on the Church of Christ, 416; cure of schism, 417; means of pro- moting union, 418; evils of the alliance between church and state, 421; cha- racter of Professor Hoppus's work, ib. Session, Review of the, 577; anticipa-
tions from the recent session, 578; conduct of the Tories, ib.; corn laws, 579; proceedings of parliament, 580, et seq.; position of Sir Robert Peel, ib.; legislation on Jamaica affairs, 581; resignation and resumption of office by ministers, 582; mistaken conduct of Lord John Russell, 583; national education, 584; Mr. Duncombe's reso- lutions on the state of the country, 584; present state of the ministry, 587; position of the crown, ib.; danger of the aristocracy, 589; working of the principle of representation, 590; poli- tical conservatives, 591; ecclesiastical conservatives, 592; miscellaneous to- ries, 593; radical section of the com- mons, 595; influence of the new sys- tem of postage, 596; proprietors, 597; the operatives, 598; present duty of the people, 600; the learned profes- sions, 601; importance of household suffrage and the ballot, 602.
Smith, J. R. Works on English Dialects, see English Dialects. Smith, Rev. S., Works, 233. Stephen, Thomas, Life and Times of Archbishop Sharp, 261; malignant character of the book, ib.; twofold ob- ject, 263; alleged origin of the church of England, ib.; apostolic succession, 264; Reformation in Scotland, 265; misrepresentations and bigotry of the volume, 267, et seq.; erroneous state- ment as to episcopacy in Scotland, 270; presbyterian assembly of 1690, 272; passive obedience to arbitrary power, 274; extract from Laing on Charles the Second's treatment of the Covenanters, 276; results of his con- duct, 278; incapable of vindication, 279; gross inconsistencies of the author, 280.
Summer in Andalucia, a, 554; delay of the author in the publication of his work, ib.; Oporto, 556; superstition, ib.; Cape Mondego, 557; Lisbon, ib.; Sketch from the Quays, 559; Cadiz, extract, 560; Spanish beauty, 562; route to Seville, 565; cathedral, 566; pictures, 568; burning of heretics, ib.; bull-fight, 569; Cordoba, ib.; Grenada, 570; commendation of the work, 578.
Temperance Rhymes, 236. Thelwall, Rev. A. S., The Iniquities of
Opium Trade with China, 458; awful development of national wickedness, ib.; growth of traffic in opium, ib.; opium compared with ardent spirits, 459; statements on the use of opium by Mr. Medhurst, ib.; Chinese official docu- ments, 460; prohibited by the govern- ment, 461; memorial of Chou Tsin, extracts, ib.; memorial of Heu Keu, 463; conduct of the Chinese govern- ment worthy of imitation, 464; Letter of Oliphant and Co. to the Editor of the Canton Register, 465; use of opium the prevention of the introduction of Chris- tianity, 466; evils arising from its growth in India, ib.; evils on its transit to the coast, 467; duty of Christians and the government in England, 468. Thomson, Dr. A., Comparative View of the English and Scotch Dissenters, 238. Thomson, Mrs. A. T., Memoirs of Sarah Duchess of Marlborough, and the Court of Queen Anne, 603. Thompson, Henry, Life of Hannah More, with Notices of her Sisters, 438; rea- sons for noticing the work, ib. ; bigotry of the author, 439; spirit of his dedica- tion, ib.; assumption in favor of the Church of England, 440; his denial of justice to the Dissenters, ib.; mis- chiefs effected by Dissenters, 4
the education of the poor neglected by the church, extract, ib.; author's praise of the Methodists, 444; libel on the voluntary system, 445; Church of England and Dissent, 446; misrepre sentation of Mrs. More and Mr. Wil- berforce, ib.; insult offered to Mr. Jay, of Bath, ib.; letter of Mr. Wil berforce to Mr. Jay, 447; sectarianism of Mr. Thompson, ib. ; interview be- tween the Rev. Legh Richmond and his bishop, 448; Mrs. More and Bishop Bendon, extract, ib.; letter from Mrs. More to Dr. Whalley, 450; con- trast between Mr. Thompson and the Hon. Baptist Noel, 451; the author's account of Mrs. More's attachment to the Bible Society, ib.; past state of the Established Church, 452; Mr, Thomson's erroneous views of the Eucharist and baptismal regeneration, 453; the national clergy opposed to general education, 454.
Trevelyan, C. E. Esq., On the Education
of the people in India, 393; extreme degradation of the Hindoos, ib.; de- mand for the education of India, 394 interest in the subject only of recent origin, ib.; created by religious mis- sions, 395; opposition shown to the subject, ib.; proceedings of the govern- ment in 1823, 396; conduct of the committee of education, ib.; failure of their scheme, 397; proceedings of Lord W. Bentinck's government, 398; good results of their scheme, 399; prob- able alarm on the subject in England, ib.; contrast between eastern and west- ern literature, 400; Asiatic society, ib.; ludicrous conduct of the German literati, ib.; Sanscrit, Arabic, and En- glish languages, 401; progress of edu- cation in India, extract, 402; revolu tion in the public mind, 403; import- ance of the English language in India, ib.: Persian excluded from the business of the government, 405; general igno- rance of the law, ib.; prospect of reform, ib.; character and commendation of the work, 406.
Tuckfield, Mrs. H., Education for the People, 239.
Turkey, prospects of, 707; invasion of Nicomedia, ib.; sketch of its history, 708, et seq.: prevalence of Mahome- tanism, 709; periods in Ottoman his- tory,710; Turkish system of finance,711; state of the forces 713; relaxation of hold on the pashalics, 714; list of pa- shalics, 716; conduct of its recent despot, ib., necessity of interference, 717; proposed plan of conduct, ib.; guarantee to the young sultan of his possessions, ib.; confederation of the Danube, 718; federal occupation of the Dardanelles, 720; arrangement touching Albania and Candia, 721; settlement of Egypt, 722; Mr. Wag- horn's plan of communication by steamers, 723; Cape Aden, 726; our duty and prospects, 729.
Urwick, Dr. W., The Saviour's right to Divine Worship, 161; occasion and design of the work, ib.; the improper spirit of the author's opponent, extract, 162; analysis of the work, 163, et seq.; character of Unitarian faith, ib.; the Greek word properly rendered to wor ship, extract, 164; the particle even as,' 166; the amiable spirit of the work, 168.
Verstegan, R., Restitution of Decaved Intelligence in Antiquities, concerning the most noble and renowned English nation, 82; changes in literature, ib.; love to ancient books, 83; evils of light literature 85; character and object of the Camden Society, 86; character and analysis of the work, 87; Saxons, 38.
Voluntary Question, see Dick. Waghorn, T. Esq., Route to India, see Turkey, prospects of.
Westmoreland and Cumberland Dialects see English Dialects. Winning, W. B., Manual of Compara- tive Philology, see Comparative Phi- lology.
Wright, J., Debates on Canada, from the Notes of Sir H. Cavendish, 605.
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