HUNDRED AND FORTY-SECOND VOLUME OF THE
ADAMS, President, described by Tick- nor, 166.
Age of the World, modern philosophers on the probable, 202-the Mosaic record supported by scientific en- quiry, 205-slow development in all the operations of Nature, 206-dura- tion of the Solar system, 207-its creation, 209-law of gravitation, 210-chronology of the Bible, 211- rotation of the earth as described by Moses, 212-Sir W. Herschel's theory of the Nebulæ, 213-Laplace's mechanical explanation, 214, 215- conjectures respecting our system, 216-periods of vast duration, 219– the clay under London, ib.-meta- morphic rock, 220-age of ice, 221, 230-secular cooling of the earth, 222-time-measurement, 223-La- place's calculation of the moon's rotation, 223-225-effect of the tidal wave on the movement of the earth, 225-retardation of the earth's mo- tion, 225-the age of organic life, 226- gravitation theory of Helm- holtz, 226—changes of climate, 228 -upheavals and submergences of land, 230-the six days of creation, 231. America, disposition of property in, 283.
American education, 289.
literature, 276, 277.
women, freedom and inde-
pendence of, 284. Arctic Regions, the, and the Eskimo,
Argyll, Duke of, speech at Glasgow on the Eastern Question, 546-548. Vol. 142.-No. 284.
Athenæum Club, the, originated by Mr. Croker, 103.
Austria, its present position, 490- weakness and difficulties, 491.
Bacon, Lord, remarks on his character and philosophy, by Lord Macaulay, 27-32.
Baring, Mr., report on the Bulgarian atrocities, 562, 563, 566, 567. Barkley, Mr., Between the Danube and the Black Sea,' 554. Barry's illustration of Lear in the Boydell Gallery, 464.
Bernard, S., on the state of the Church of Rome, 428.
Berry, the Misses, and Horace Walpole, 339.
Bishops, American, the Act of 1786
for the consecration of, 273. Bore, Rev. C. S., his impostures to ob- tain money, 393, 394.
Boydell, John, 458-his illustrated Shakespeare, 459.
Bristol, idleness and drunkenness in,
British relationships in America, 255– 259.
Brougham, Lord, remark on his death, 23. See Macaulay.
Brunnow, Baron, letter to Lord John Russell on Lord Palmerston's resig- nation, 523.
Brydone's 'Tour in Sicily,' anecdote of Canonico Recupero on the age of the world, 205.
Bulgarians, the, their character, 567- priests, 571.
Burdett-Coutts, the Baroness, letter on the Eastern Question, 549, n. Byron, Lord and Lady, described by Ticknor, 169, 170, 173, 174.
Carden, Rev. Dr., his impostures to obtain charity, 394.
Cave, Mr., his mission to Egypt, 453. 'Charitable Administration of an East-
end Mission District,' by A. W. H. C., 381, 382, 384.
Charity, its false system in London, 379-during the winter of 1866-67, 381.
Chartist meeting and procession, its complete failure, 515, 516. Chateaubriand, M., described by Tick- nor, 181.
Chenevix, Mrs., the toy woman, at Strawberry Hill, 304, 318. Clergy, Anglican, of the Restoration period, 37-their marriages, 39-in- comes, 40-children, 41-libraries, 42-political opinions, 44. See Mac- aulay.
Clive, Mrs., the actress, Dr. Johnson's opinion of, 324.
Confolens dolmen, the, 149, n. Conspiracy Act, the, of 1779, 269. Cracow, Matthew of, on the pagan abuses and superstitions at Rome,
Crimean War, its object, 487. Croker, John Wilson, 83-birth and parentage, 87-early years, 88, 89- at Trinity College, Dublin, 89- at Lincoln's Inn, ib.-steadiness of character, 90-contributions to the 'Cabinet' and 'Pic Nic,' 91-'Fa- miliar Epistles to Fred. E. Jones, Esq., and An Intercepted Letter from J T-, Esq., ib.-called to the Bar, ib.-his marriage, ib. -'golden wedding,' 92-M.P. for Downpatrick, and first speech in Parliament, ib.- Sketch of Ireland, Past and Present,' 93-interview with Sir A. Wellesley, ib.-defence of the Duke of York, 94-first con- tribution to the Quarterly Review,' 95-poem on the Battle of Talavera, ib.-Secretary of the Admiralty, 96, 97-honourable conduct, 97-99- victory over Mr. Tierney, 100- speech on the Catholic question, 101 -elected member of White's Club, 102-intimacy with the Prince Re- gent (Ceorge IV.), 102, 103-'The
New Whig Guide,' 103-origin of the Athenæum Club, ib.-purchase of the Elgin Marbles, 104-death of his son, ib. sarcastic sallies and pungent wit, 105-reply to Mac- aulay's speech on the Reform Bill, 109-111-his edition of Boswell's 'Johnson,' 112, 113-review of Mac- aulay's History of England,' 114— remarks on his speeches, 116–118— refuses a seat in the Cabinet, 118, 120-retires from public life, 119- his connection with the Marquis of Hertford, 121-estrangement from Sir R. Peel, 124-anecdotes of the Duke of Wellington, 124, 125-death,
Eastern Question, the, and the Govern- mert, 544-Mr. Gladstone's pamphlet and speeches, 546-Duke of Argyll at Glasgow, 546-Mr. Lowe's speech, 548--the first principle of our Eastern policy, 554-556- parallel between Bosnia and Servia, 557-Pansclav- ism, 559-secret societies and con- spiracies, 559, 560-changes in Bul- garia, 561-plan of the insurrection, 563, 564-supineness of the Turkish Government, 566-consideration of Mr. Gladstone's proposals, 578. Eastlake, C. L., on H. Walpole's revival of Gothic architecture, 314, 315. Echo, the Mangaian legend about, 238.
Edgeworth, Miss, anecdote of, 191, 192.
Elgin Marbles, the, their purchase ad- vocated by Mr. Croker, 104. Elliot, Sir H., on the sale of the Suez Canal, 435, 437-his despatches to Lord Derby, 568.
England, her complicity, direct or in- direct, with the Turks, 501-her in- terests in Turkey, 481, 505.
and America, social relations of, 251-similarities of principles and character, 254-increased interest in genealogical researches, 254-British relationships, 255-259-change in the spirit of Colonial policy, 261— the Law of Diversity,' 262-arbi- trary power exercised by England, 263-benefits of Imperial rule, 264— provocations to the rebellion, 265- 268-the Conspiracy Act of 1779, 269-exclusion of systematic emigra- tion, 271-Act empowering the con- secration of Bishops, 273-absence of pomp and ceremony in the sur- roundings of the President, 274,275- matrimonial connections, 276-lite- rature, 276, 277-travellers, 278-280 -railway comforts and conveniences, 280-Spelling Bees, 281-a prise in New York, 282-English law, 282, 283-disposition of pro- perty, 283-code of manners, 284- survival of English words, ib.- Americanisms, 286- Centennial of the peace with England, ib. Eskimo, the, orthography of the name, 346-call themselves Innuit, 347- of Turanian race, 348-Dr. Rink's researches among them, 349-uni- formity of their language and cus- toms, 351, 352-size of territory, 351 -geographical division, 352-food, 353-the seal, its importance, 354— their dwellings, 354, 355-ideas of property and trade, 356, 357-rights of community, 358-peaceful temper, ib.-absence of litigation and law, 359 crimes, ib. religion, 360- witchcraft, 361-priests, or angakoks, 362-kivigtoks and angerdlartugsiaks,
Evans, Mr., work on Bosnia and the Herzegovina, 557-55).
ments,' 144-his three propositions, 150-the use of stone for sepulchral monuments not apparently primæval, 151-used to mark the sites of bat- tles, 153-the dolmen a rude copy of the dagoba, 154, 159-on the 'Gothic Revival' by Horace Walpole, 313, 315.
Fraudulent Institutions, number of, 395.
Frothingham, R., Rise of the Re- public of the United States,' 252. Fuseli, Henry, contributions to the Boydell Gallery, 460–462.
Gerard, J. W., The Old Streets of New York under the Dutch,' 257. Germany, her interests in the Eastern Question, 492.
Gifford, Mr., described in Ticknor's 'Memoirs,' 169.
Gilbert, Sir John, illustrations of Shakespeare, 472.
Gill, W. W., Myths and Songs from the South Pacific,' 235—importance of the work, ib.
Gladstone, Mr., the Bulgarian Horrors and the Question of the East,' 546, 567-measures proposed for Turkey and Russia, 575-581-effects of his pamphlet, 583.
Gothic Revival, first conceived by Horace Walpole, 313.
Gray, Thomas, travels with H. Wal- pole, 307-disagreement, separation, and reconciliation, 309.
Greece, 493-its backward state, 494 -school-education, ib. - popularity of the King, ib.-defects in its con- stitution, 495-decline of Russian influence, 496. Greenwood, Mr., the Seven Curses of London,' 380.
scheme for the pur- chase of the Suez Canal shares, 447. Grigor's Arboriculture,' 71-on the larch, 76.
Grossetête at the Council of Lyons on the state of the Church of Rome, 415.
Farrer, Mr., on the purchase of the Suez Canal, 434, 436, 437- the mouths of the Danube a parallel case, 434. Fergusson, J., Rude Stone Monu-
Hale, E. E., Puritan Politics in Eng- land and New England,' 259. Hallam's summary of Lear's character, 465.
Knowles, Sheridan, letter to J. W. Croker, 89.
Konewka, P., silhouette pictures of cha- racters in the 'Midsummer Night's Dream,' 474.
Lange, Sir D., on the sale of the Suez Canal, 435.
Laplace's mechanical explanation of the Nebulæ, 214, 215-calculation of the moon's rotation, 224.
Laslett, T., Timber and Timber Trees,' 53.
Leslie's Shakespearian pictures, 474. Lesseps, M. de, on the purchase of the
Suez Canal shares, 431 -on the neutrality of the Suez Canal, 440— objections to the decision of the Inter- national Tonnage Commission, 443. Leto, Pomponio, Eight Months at Rome during the Vatican Council,' 402-numbers present, 404-inter- polations in the Breviary, 406-close of the debate, 408-describes Arch- bishop Manning, 409-perfect agree- ment with the work of Quiriuus, 410.
Lewis, Sir G. C., on the 'Ode to Eton College,' 327.
London Alms and London Pauperism, 374-true and false charity, ib.- poor-laws, 375-early and impro- vident marriages, 378, 379-destitu- tion in the East of London in 1866- 67, 381-distribution of alms by the police magistrates, 383-Society for the Relief of Distress,' 383, 384- Penny Banks, 384-Edward Deni- son, 385-389-Miss Octavia Hill, 389-Society for the Organisation of Charity,' 391-various forms of imposture, 392-394-begging letters, 393-fraudulent institutions, 395- out-door relief, 397, 398-'Hospital Sunday' and 'Hospital Saturday,' 398-provident dispensaries, 399. Low's Handbook of the Charities of London, 396.
Lowe, Mr., on the Eastern Question,
548, 550-on the Crimean War, 552. Lyell, Sir Charles, Principles of Geo- logy,' 216-his careful correction of his works, 217.
Macaulay, Lord, 'Life and Letters,' by G. O. Trevelyan, 1-his strong indi- viduality, 5-love of books, 7-la- boriousness, ib.-conscientious choice of language, 8-literary success and gains, 9-publication of his 'His- tory,' 11-criticisin on Robert Mont- gomery, 12-religious opinions, 13, 14-the type of his age, 15-his poli- tics, 16-wonderful memory, 17- difference in his carefulness in the manner and in the matter of his works, 19-strain of exaggeration, hasty and unjust judgments, 22, 23—
Essay on Milton,' 24-27-on the character and philosophy of Bacon, 27-32-equanimity under criticism, 33 inaccuracies in relation to Church history, 35-charges against Penn, 36-interview with five Quakers, ib.-the Anglican Clergy of the Restoration period, 37-44- probable survival of his fame, 49- his avowal of exaggeration and inac- curacy, 85-review of Croker's Bos- well,' 112, 113-attack on Professor Wilson, 113.
Maclise's pictures from Shakespeare, 473.
Maeshow, the chamber of, opened by
Mr. Farrer in 1861, 142-144. Malaga, Bishop of, his dinner de- scribed, 185.
Manning, Cardinal, at the Vatican Council, 408-described by Pom- ponio Leto, 409.
Marriages, early and improvident, among the London poor, 378, 379. Martin, Theodore, Life of the Prince Consort,' 513.
Maui, legends of the god, 242-244. Meadows, Kenny, illustrations Shakespeare, 471.
Metternich, Prince, on the neutrality of the Suez Canal, 441. Milton, Essay on, by Lord Macaulay, 24-his theory of polygamy, 25. M'Lean, the highwayman, and Horace Walpole, 333, 334. Mongredien, A., Trees and Shrubs for English Plantations,' 66. Monteagle, Lord (Spring-Rice), letter describing Croker's speech on the Catholic question, 101. Montgomery, Robert, his poems criti- cised by Lord Macaulay, 12. Moses, parallel of, with the Popes, 412. See Vincenzi.
Navy, cost of the, 290--difference be- tween 1835 and 1875, ib.-expendi- ture in wages and stores, 293-in- crease in our naval force, ib.-the food-vote, ib.-the scientific branch, 295-increased cost of ship-building, ib. New Works,' 298 -improve- ment of manning and construction, introduction of steam and the screw, 299-mistaken policy exposed by the Crimean War, 300.
English, compared with the French, 485 the blockading sys- tem, the secret of its superiority, 485, 486.
French, inferiority to the Eng- lish keenly felt by Napoleon I., 487. Nelson, Lord, anecdote of, with West, the painter, 175.
Newton, Gilbert, illustrations of the 'Merchant of Venice,' 474. Northcote, James, his contributions to the Boydell Gallery, 462.
Orkneys, the, and rude stone monu- ments, 126-legend of the Swelkie, 'how the sea became salt,' 129- King Olaf's enforcement of Chris- tianity on Earl Sigurd, 131-evidences of early Christian occupation, 132- Magnus Erlendson, 135-his death, 137-building the minster at Kirk- wall, 138-knot-tying,' 140- the Maeshow Tumulus, 142-147-Circles of Brogar and Stenness, 142.
Palmerston, Lord, removal from the Foreign Office, 520-522; tribute to the Prince Consort, 523. Papal Monarchy, the, 402.
Penn, charges against, 25. See Mac- aulay.
Penny Bank instituted in the East of London, 384.
Peter, St., threefold charge given to him, 418.
Philadelphia, Exhibition at, 252-pre-
sent aspect of the city, 253. Pope's villa, 335-grotto, 336. Pozzo di Borgo, Count, described in Ticknor's 'Memoirs,' 179.
'Prince Consort, the Life of,' by Theo-
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