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Newgate, commitments to, in 1826, 466;
increase above the prior year, ib.
Norris, extracts from his poetry, 79.

Offering, friendship's, 92, et seq.

Pall, the consecrated, Sleidan's explanation
of it, 547.

Paris's treatise on diet, &c., 97, et seq.
Passion-flower, stanzas on the, by Bernard
Barton, 234, 5.

Peggs's Suttee's cry to Britain, 550, et
seq.

Petion, character of his government,

572; his death, 573.

Philip's treatise on indigestion, and its
consequences, &c., 97, et seq.
Pitcairn, Dr., notice of him, 454.
Poetry, sacred and serious, specimens of,
68. et seq.

Population, proportion of the, in London,

not attending any place of worship, 466.
Portugal, state, &c. of, 32, et seq.; pic-
ture of religion, or popery in Portugal,
35, 6; state of society in Lisbon, 36;
assassins go unpunished, 37; character
of the Portuguese peasantry, ib.; the
celibacy of the priests a principal
source of the corruption of morals,
38; difference between the Spaniards
and the Portuguese, ib.; population
of Portugal, 39; and of its chief towns,
ib.; state of its ecclesiastical popu-
lation, ib. ; lines of Cowper on Spain,

40.

Prophecies, Irving, Frere, and others, on
the, 185, et seq.; remarks of Howe on
the expounders of prophecy in his
day, 186, 7; Mr. Irving inclined to
believe in the inspiration of Mr. Frere,
187; his remarks ou the book of Esdras,
187, 8; he finds in it the twelve
Cæsars, Charlemagne, the French re-
volution, and Bonaparte, 188; the
book of Esdras written probably by
one who had seen the New Testament,
ib.; conclusion of Mr. Irving's seventh
'fytle,' 191, et seq.; he states the design
of prophecy to be twofold, 195; distin-
guishes prophecy into two kinds, 196;
on the mode by which the designs,
&e., of prophetic revelation must
be ascertained, ib.; distinction be-
tween predictions of a limited and tem-
porary interest, and those of a general
and standing nature, 196, 7; promise is
nothing but prophecy, 197; remarks on
prophecies of a standing nature, &c.,
198, 9; Mr. Irving on unfulfilled pro-
phecies, 200; the two descriptions of

prophecy exhibited in St. Matthew,
203, et seq.; and in the book of Daniel,
206; the word translated weeks in the
authorized version signifies sevens, ib. ;
Mr. Maitland's remarks on this point,
207; every book of the New Testa
ment written with a specific object,
314; remarks of a specific intention
of the Revelation of St. John, 314, 15;
Michaelis on the Apocalypse, 315;
design of the prophetic warning of the
events that were shortly to come to
pass, 317; certain parts of the reve
Jation most obscure to us, were intelli-
gible to the early Christians, 317, 18;
the precise nature of the events fore-
told, designed to be concealed till in-
terpreted by the event, 319; further
design of the book of the Revelation,
321; extract from a discourse, by
Christopher Ness, on Antichrist, 322,
3; question whether the dark parts of
the prophecy have received any eluci-
dation from modern interpreters, ib.;
discrepancies of their sentiments, 324;
remarks of Mr. Maitland on this point,
325, 6; weakness of the argument from
the modern interpretation, 327; on the
fashionable use of the sacred prophe-
cies, 328; tendency of such studies,
329; preaching the gospel thought of
less consequence than preaching the pro-
phecies, 330; remarks of Mr. Douglas
on the state of the Jews, 331, et seq.;
character of Mr. Douglas's work on
the advancement of knowledge and
religion, 334; Mr. Stewart's practical
view of the Redeemer's advent, 334.

Radcliffe, Dr., the gold-headed cane's
account of him, 453, et seq.; his claim
to be ranked among the benefactors of
mankind, 454.

Readings, various, on the nature of, 380, 1;
inferences to be drawn from them, 381.
Recensio synoptica annotationis sacræ,
by the Rev. S. T. Bloomfield, 348, et
seq.

Reminiscences of Michael Kelly, 114, et
seq.

Report, the second annual, of the society
for the relief of distressed widows, ap-
plying within the first month of their
widowhood, 85, et seq.

Return, the exile's, 156, et seq.
Reynolds, Dr., Lord Bishop of Norwich,
the whole works of, 1, et seq.; his
temporising character, 1; short sketch
of his life, promotion, &c., 2; his un-
deniable piety, 3; remarks on his

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treatise on the vanity of the creature,
3, et seq.; insufficiency of the creature to
confer solid satisfaction, &c., 5, 6; ten-
dency in the creatures to corruption, 6, 7;
beautiful example of confession and sup-
plication, 8, 9; caution against trusting
in the creature, 10, 11; on the magiste-
rial power of sin, 11, 12; three hateful
evils in sin, 12; comments on the second
verse of the 102d Psalm, 13; the sacra-
ments shadows of expected glory made to
the senses, 14, 15; remarks on the au-
thor's sermons, 16, et seq.; the course
of sin, 17, 18; specimen of his metaphy-
sical talents, 18; of the felicity of his
illustrations, 19, 20.

Reynolds, Frederick, the life and times
of, 114, et seq.; specimen of the conver-
sation at the Theatrical Fund dinner, 115;
singular circumstances connected with the
death of the late Lord Lyttleton, 116,
17.

Rolle's, the heart, with odes, and other
poems, 154, et seq.; cowslips, 155, 6;
the exile's return, 156, et seq.; lears,
159.

1

Salm-Salm, the prince of, historical ac-
count of his conversion from the Ro-
man Catholic religion, 456, el seq.
Sandys, extracts from his poetry, 72.
Scholl's sermons, 121, et seq.; the French
language very favourable to a public
speaker, so far as regards voice and
the ear, 121; the English system of
reading, and pronunciation, for all
higher purposes, superior to that of
any other people of Europe, 122;
qualifications of M. Scholl as a
preacher, ib.; specimen of his manner
of treating his subject, ib.

Scott's history of the church of Christ,
536, et seq.; the present work intended
to be a continuation of Milner's church
history, 536; the period treated of in
the present volume, 537; changes
and peculiar circumstances in the
Christian world about the era of the
Reformation, 538, 9; the art of print-
ing a most important instrument of
that period; Luther becomes the
leader of the numerous reformers,
539; the several diets of the empire,
540; the diet of Augsburgh, 540, 1;
the present history commences with
the transactions of this diet, 541; ac-
count of the entry of the emperor, ib.;
unpleasant situation of the Protestant
princes, ib.; noble firmness of the Mar-
quis of Brandenburg, 541, 2; unbending

resistance of the princes, 542; excel-
leut remark of Seckendorf, ib.; the
'Confession of Augsburg' presented
and publicly read, 542, 3; it fails to
procure a recognition of the rights of
the protestants, ib.; unconditional
submission required, 543; extract from
a letter of Luther to Pontanus, 544; the
author's remarks on the question, whether
it was lawful for the protestant princes,
&c., to defend themselves with arms
against their superior lord, 545; obser-
vations on these remarks, 545, 6;
death of Zuinglius, Oecolampadius,
and the Elector of Saxony, 546; short
account of Zuinglius, 546, 7; Sleidan's
explanation of the consecrated pall, 547;
on the character, &c., of Luther in
later life, 547, 8; his distinguishing qua-
lities, 548; concluding remarks on the
work, 549.

Scriptures, Holy, Carpenter's and Horne's
introductions to the study of, 254, et
seq.; remarks on the subject of lite.
rary piracy, in regard to these two
works, ib.; contents of Mr. Carpenter's
volume, 260, 1; its merits, 260; some
observations on the execution, &c., of
Mr. Horne's work, 262, 3; his notice
of a series of discourses, by the Rev. H.
J. Rose, 263.
Self-advancement, by Eliz. Strutt, 368.
Self-murder, remarks on, 561, 2.
Sermons, by the late Rev. J. Hyatt, 137,
el seq.

doctrinal and practical, by the
Rev. J. Coleman, 553, et seq.

-- par Charles Scholl, 121, et seq.
Sherburne's life of Paul Jones, 341, et
seq.; his rank, honours, and com-
mand, 341, 2; his birth-place, ib.;
remarkable achievements, 342; his
desperate engagement with the Serapis,
343; its capture, ib.; his character of
the English as a naval power, 344; ke
accuses them of a deficiency in signals,
345; commands a man of war in the
Russian service, 346; the author's de-
scription of his character, &c., 346, 7.
Shipman's treatise on the disorders of
the stomach, &c., 97, et seq.
Sketches of Portuguese, life, manners,
costume, and character, 33, et seq.
Snodgrass's narrative of the Burmese
war, 179, et seq.; the Indian govern-
ment ignorant of the real feeling of the
Burmese and Piguers towards it, 179,
80; the military expedition against the
Burmese completely successful, 181; im-
portance of the ceded province of Te.

nasserim, 181; character of the Burman,
181, 2.
Society, Royal, of literature of the United

Kingdom, transactions of the, 220, et
seq.; institution of the society, 220;
plan for effecting its objects, ib.; the
president, royal and honorary asso-
ciates, 221; the first paper, a manu-
script, communicated by Granville
Penn, 22; the subject, the dying de-
claration of Henry Vth, that he had
intended to attempt the conquest of
Jerusalem, 222; some account of the
M.S. 223, 4; six papers, by Sharon
Turner, on the affinities and diversities
of the languages of the world, and
their primeval cause, 224; remarks
on his theory, 225, 6; the eighth
paper, Sir Wm. Ouseley's observations
on the river Euphrates, 227, 8; the
ninth paper, Archdeacon Nares's his-
torical account of the discoveries made
in Palimpsest M.S.S., 228; the tenth
article, Todd's account of a M.S., by
Sir John Harrington, 228; epigramma-
tical epitaphs on the queen of Scots, 228;
the eleventh and twelfth papers, on
some ancient coins, 229; the thir-
teenth paper, a description of a codex
containing several Greek M.S.S., 229;
the fourteenth, on political economy,
by Mr. Malthus, ib.; the fifteenth, an
edict of Diocletian on a maximum of
prices throughout the Roman Empire,
230; the sixteenth paper, on some
Egyptian monuments in the British
museum, 230.

Society, the advancement of, in know-
ledge and truth, by J. Douglas, 185,
314.

Stanza, from Habington's Castara, 83, 4,
Stewart's practical view of the Redeem-
er's advent, 185, 314.

Strutt's, Elizabeth, practical wisdom,
368, et seq.

368.

self-advancement,

triumphs of genius
and perseverance, 368, et seq.; selec-
tion of names, 368; apology for the
present work, 369; life of Heyne, 370,

et seq.
Stomach and alimentary organs of the
human body, Hare's view of the struc-
ture, functions, and disorders of, 97,
et seq.
Subjects, biblical, Belcher's poetical
sketches of, 377, et seq.

Supper, as a meal, Dr. Paris's remarks on
it, 285.

Swan's idolatry, a poem, 439, et seq.; the
author's statement of his design in the
present poem, 439, 40; change in the
opinion of certain persons respecting
the innocence of the heathens, 440;
causes that have tended to weaken in
the minds of persons the odious na-
ture of idolatry, 441; influence of a
classical education, ib.; and of the
antiquity of mythological vanities,'
ib.; prevalence of an extreme senti-
mental toleration of idolatry, 443;
existence of an unscriptural estimate
of idolatry among the friends of Chris-
tian missions, 444; extract on the true
character of idolatry, 446, et seq.; de-
scription of the death-bed of a heathen,
449, 50; on the Romish missions, 450,
51; apostrophe to the individual in
whose mind Providence originated the first
idea of the Bible Society, 451, 2.

Tablets, Roman, by M. de Santo Do-

mingo, 32, et seq.; design of the
author to expose the corrupt state of
society at Rome, 41; his defence of
his work before the tribunal at Paris,
ib.; his remarks on the conduct of the
Jesuits, 42; on the religion of Rome,
43; Count Montlosier's reply to M. de
Bonald with regard to the Jesuits, 45,
6; character of the modern Roman cir
cles, 47; solemnities celebrated on
Maunday Thursday, 48, et seq.; por-
trait of the late king of Naples, 49, 50;
profane spectacle exhibited at the Sestina
chapel on Good Friday. 50; indifference
of the modern Romans to the solemnities
of their church, ib.; the three large pic-
tures in the Sestina chapel, exhibiting the
principle circumstances of the massacre of
St. Bartholomew, 51, 2; the baker's
shops, &c. the property chiefly of the
dignitaries of the church, 52, 3; in-
jurious consequences of the celibacy
of the Romish clergy on society, ib.
Tale, the Widow's, and other poems, by
Bernard Barton, 231, et seq.
Taylor's, Emily, poetical illustrations
of passages of Scripture, 154, et seq.;
the hundred and third psalm, 159, 60;
Jonah, 160, 61; trust in God, 162,
Tears, 159.
Tenasserim, the ceded province of the
Burmese, importance of it, 181.
Thackrah's letters on digestion and
diet, 197, et seq.

Thirst, Dr. Paris on the sensation of,
268; M. Majendie's remarks on it
that it admits of no explanation, ib.

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Thomson's letters on the moral and re-
ligious state of South America, 470,
et seq.; his sentiments and feelings on
embarking in his enterprise, 471, 2;
his conversation with a Romanist on the
subject of the pope's power to pardon sin,
472, 3; on the stability of the church
in regard to her doctrines, 473, 4; in-
genious jeu d'esprit in a Spanish paper at
Lima, 476.

Tolley's paraphrase of St. Paul's first
epistle to the Corinthians, 54, et seq.;
origin of religious controversies, 54;
remarks on the claim of the church of
Rome to be considered as an infallible
interpreter of scripture, 54, 5; truth
is to be ascertained only by an exa-
mination of its evidences, 55; design
of the present work, 55, 6; ils pecu-
liarity explained, 56, 7: the author's
peculiar apprehensions of the com-
mission, &c. of St. Paul, 57; he
states that the full knowledge of the
doctrine of salvation by faith
taught to the other apostles by St.
Paul, 57; St. Paul considered inferior
to the twelve, its cause, 58; the author's
paraphrase of the second chapter, 59 et
seq.; his paraphrase of the apostolic for
mula respecting the Lord's supper, 61, 2;
his remarks on the term 'broken' as mean-
ing pt to death,' 62,3; observations
on them, 63.


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Tombs in the east, remarks on their
uses, 395, 6.

Toussaint l'Ouverture, hi elevation to
power at St. Domingo, 565,
Transactions of the royal society of lite-
rature of the united kingdom, 220,
et seq.

Trust in God, a poem, 162, 3.
Turner, Sharon, on the affinities and

diversities in the languages of the
world, and on their primeval cause,
224, et seq.
Turner's history of the reign of Henry
the Eighth, &c. 237 et seq.

Various readings, on the nature of, 580;
inferences to be drawn from them, 331.
Vaud, canton de, M. Gardes' declaration
contre l'intolerance du, 300, et seq.

War, Burmese, Snodgrass's narrative of
it, 179, et seq.

What it is to preach Christ? &c.

Lloyd's inquiry into the important
question of, &c. 481, el seg.
Whitridge's memoirs and remains of
Joseph Brown Jefferson, 208, el seq.;
his early pursuits, 208, 9; distribution
of his time, 209; observations on his
supposed predilection for the church
of Rome, 210,11; his object in desiring
to become a minister among independent
dissenters, 211, 12; extract from a let-
ter by a fellow student to his biographer,
212; remarks on the sentiments con-
veyed in it, 213; illness and death
of Mr. Jefferson, 214; sources of the
difficulty of understanding the scriptures,
215, et seq.; extracts from a sermon on
being baptized for the dead, 217, 18;
subjects of his nine lectures on Hebrew
prophecy, 219; extract from the lecture
on the prophecy of Balaam, 219.
Widows, distressed, applying within
the first month of their widowhood,
the second annual report of the so-
ciety for the relief of, 85. et seq, ; gene-
ral design of the society, 86; its progress
and present state, 86, 7; mode of
affording relief, 87,8; statement of one
of the cases, 88, 9; insufficiency of pa
rochial relief, 89, 90; remarks on
the operation of benefit societies, 90,
el seq.

Williams's cottage bible, and family
expositor, vol ii. 337, et seq.; plan 4
of the work, 337; remarks on the
word leasing, ib. ; on the tendency of
the third verse of the eighteenth
psalm, 338; Mr. Hutchinson's system;
339; exposition of the sixty-fifth psalm,
ib. et seq.; notes to it, 340, 1.
Wilson's selections from the works of
Bishop Hall, 574.

from the works of
Bishop Hopkins, 574.
Wisdom, practical, or the manual of
life, 368.

Wither, George, stanzas by, 81, 2.
Works, the whole, by the Right Rev.

Edw. Reynolds, D.D. Lord Bishop of
Norwich, 1, et seq.

Worship, places of, list of, in London, 466.

Zehir-ed-din Muhammed Baber, me-
moirs of, 501, et seq.

Zoharites, Mayers's, brief account of
them, 477, et seq.

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