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true, as has been said in every age, that an imperishable fame is cheaply purchased by an early death, no victory, no triumph, could confer a purer glory on the men of the 24th Regiment of the Line than that which will shine for ever with a mournful radiance on the dreadful field of Insandlana. These English lads, picked up in the lanes of Warwickshire or perhaps in the streets of Birmingham, showed in the hour of trial that heroism is of no age or country; they take rank with the noblest and bravest of their countrymen, and it were well that a national monument in our stateliest shrine should hand down to future times the record of their valour and their fate. There is no page in history more touching or more ennobling; and if the nation is moved to resentment at the causes of this fatal strife, who is so insensible as not to feel the proud affliction inspired by sacrifices paid by courage and duty to the honour of our country? God grant that such sacrifices may not be made in vain; and that they may be the last wrung from England by the sterile conquest and dominion of South Africa!

No. CCCVII. will be published in July.

INDEX.

A

Africa, South, review of works by Sir Arthur Cunynghame and others
relating to, 534-state of affairs in South Africa in February, 1878,
535-extent of our possessions there, 538-paucity of the white
population, 539-consequences of the diamond discoveries, 541-
the Cape government, 542-the policy of annexation as carried out
in the Transvaal, 545-the confederation scheme, 547-condition of
the Transvaal territory, 548-Sir T. Shepstone's reason for its
annexation, 551-insecurity of life there, 552-the annexation the
signal for war, 554-report of Cetewayo's spies, 555-Mr. Trollope's
account of the annexation, 556-Herr von Weber's suggestion of
German emigration to the Transvaal, 559-Sir Bartle Frere's policy,
560-reprehensible character of the recent military movements, 564
-the heroes of Insandlana, 565.

Ampère, M., on the historical value of the remains of ancient Rome,
345.

Art, English, prevalent ignorance concerning the history of, 377-
disastrous effects of the suppression of the monasteries upon, 379-
cultivation of, in Norfolk, in the fifteenth century, 388.

B

Bastiat, Frédéric, review of his works, 355-his devotion to the cause
of free trade, 360-his expositions of commercial and fiscal fallacies,
361-his burlesque of the producer's grievance, 367-his early life,
369-his intimacy with Richard Cobden, 371-his labours in the
Legislative Assembly, 372-his remarks on competition, 375-his
death, 376.

Brain, structure, composition, and functions of the. See Mental Phy-
siology.

Broglie, Duke of, the 'King's Secret,' reviewed, 389-the intrigue for
promoting the Prince de Conti's accession to the throne of Poland,
390-the Count de Broglie's appointment to the embassy at Dresden,
392--his double set of instructions, 394-scene at the breaking up
of the Polish diet, 397-the count's pecuniary allowance, 399.
the negotiations with Saxony, 403-the Prussian treaty of neutrality
with England, 404-the Prussian ambassador's appropriation of
some of De Broglie's papers, 406-outbreak of the Seven Years'
War, 407-De Broglie's letter of resignation, 411-De Conti's re-

tirement from the Court, 414-De Broglie sent as ambassador to
Warsaw, 415-extinction of French influence in Poland, 416-story
of the Chevalier d'Eon's secret mission in London, 419-partition of
Poland, 424-frivolous nature of the king's intrigue against his
government, 425.

C

Campanella, Tommaso, early life of, 142-his philosophical treatises,
144-his mission among the Calabrians in 1599, 146-his prolonged
imprisonment and torture, 148-his poems, 150-his release, flight
to Paris, and death, 154-his political theories, 156-his work on
the Spanish Monarchy,' 157-his 'City of the Sun,' 158-his
philosophical method, 159.

Cenci Family, review of Signor Bertolotti's work on the, 30-the
famous Barberini picture not the portrait of Beatrice, 32-Francesco
Cenci and his family, 36-discovery of Beatrice's birth-register, 37
—Maria Pelli and other victims of Francesco's brutality, 40-his
atrocious depravity, 43-trial of Rocco Cenci for robbing his father's
house, 45-murder of Francesco, and arrest of his family for the
crime, 47-their treatment in prison, 50-Beatrice's defence, 52—
her will, 53-the secret trust, 54—the allegation made against her
father at the trial, 57.

Chevalier, M., on the productiveness of the Californian and Australian
gold-mines, 7-on the probable fall in the value of gold as a conse-
quence of their discovery, 16.

Cobbett, William, his life by Edward Smith, reviewed, 458-Cobbett's
early life at Farnham, 460-his enlistment, 461-his rapid promo-
tion, 462-his abortive charge against the officers upon his discharge,
463-his life in Philadelphia, 465-his conviction for libel and re-
turn to London, 468-establishment of the 'Political Register,' 470
-his attacks on the Ministry, 471-his farm at Botley, 473-his
imprisonment in Newgate, 475-circulation and profits of the
'Register,' 475-the twopenny number, 478-Cobbett's return to
America to avoid the Habeas Corpus Suspension Act, 482-his re-
appearance in England with Paine's bones, 485-his bankruptcy, 486
-unfounded charge against him of instigating incendiarism, 488-
his brief career in Parliament, 489-samples from his vocabulary,
491-uncompromising nature of his hostility, 494-his influence
on his country, 497-the 'Rural Rides,' 499.

E

Electric Lighting, review of Fontaine's treatise on, 289-identity of the
electric light with atmospheric lightning, 290-Sir Humphry Davy's
experiments, 292-explanation of the voltaic arc, 293-Faraday's
discovery of induction, 296-the Alliance machine invented by
M. Nollet, 297-description of Holmes's, Siemens's, and Gramme's
magneto-electric machines, 299-carbons and lamps, 303-the Ja-
blochkoff candle, 305-difficulty of distributing the light, 306, 314
-comparative cost of illumination by electricity and by gas, 309–

attempts to produce the light by the incandescence of solid sub-
stances, 311-latest American inventions, 314-purposes for which
the electric light may be advantageously employed, 316—the lesson
for the gas companies, 319.

Euphrates Valley Railway, report of the select committee of 1871-2
on the, 106-routes to India by the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
compared, 114-point on the Syrian coast best fitted for a railway
port and terminus, 115-the route by the right bank of the Euphrates,
123-expense of the necessary surveys, 125-the gain in time, 126
-probable cost of constructing the line, 128-traffic which it would
command, 129-the Government guarantee, 135-value of the pro-
posed line to Turkey, 137-and to England, 138.

G

Gold, discoveries of, in California and Australia, 1-opinions and
anticipations current in scientific circles as to the productiveness of the
mines, 5-early history and course of gold-finding in California, 8
-source of the gold, 12-present mode of working the mines, 13—
the expected fall in the value of gold, 13-course of the supply of
the precious metals in Christendom during the last four centuries, 20
-the present alleged scarcity of gold, 444-benefit to be expected
from the continued working of the mines, 448.

Government, recent measures of, in England, 244-the purchase of the
Suez Canal shares, 246-the bestowal of the title of Empress upon
the Queen, 246-the occupation of Cyprus and the Asian protecto-
rate, 248-the Afghan war, 250-tendency of Lord Beaconsfield's
policy, 253.

H

Hall, Dr. Marshall, his discovery of the reflex action of the nervous
system, 64.

Hartmann's 'Philosophy of the Unconscious,' reviewed, 524.

I

India, the monetary question in. See Silver.

Italy, philosophy in, 140-foundation of the Platonic Academy at
Florence, 141-Telesio of Cosenza, 142-Tommaso Campanella;
142-Signor Turbiglio's essay, 165.

J

Jameson, Anna, review of Mrs. Macpherson's Memoirs of, 84-remark-
able anecdote of Mrs. Jameson's childhood, 85-her 'Diary of an
Ennuyée' and its effect upon Edward Irving, 87-her marriage,
88 her continental travels, 88-her journey to her husband's
home in Canada, 90-applies herself to the study of art, 91-her
paper in the Art Journal,' 93-her 'Sacred and Legendary Art,' 96

her 'Life of the Madonna,' 98-and her unfinished 'History of
'our Lord,' 100-character of her art criticism, 101-her efforts to
improve the position of women, 102.

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L

Lennox, the, review of Mr. Fraser's Memoirs and Charters of, 269-
historical summary of the family, 270-description of the Lennox
territory, 273-devotion of Malcolm, the fifth earl, to Robert Bruce,
274-Duncan, the eighth earl, executed, 275-the earldom bestowed
on the Darnley family, 278-murder of John, the eleventh earl, 279
-compact of Matthew, the twelfth earl, with Henry VIII., 280-
his son's marriage with Mary Stewart, 282-his regency, 283-his
assassination, 284-autograph letters of James VI. and Queen Mary,
286-the dispensation establishing the validity of Bothwell's mar-
riage with Lady Jean Gordon, 288--Mary's resignation of the
Scotch crown, 289.

M

Mental Physiology, review of Dr. Carpenter's and Dr. Maudsley's
treatises on, 58-structure and composition of the nervous apparatus
of the body, 59-conversion within the brain of impressions into
ideas, 71-explanation of memory, 72-attempted functional mapping-
out of brain substance, 73-ideo-motor or involuntary reflex actions
of the brain, 75-unconscious cerebration, 76-mental functions of
the lower animals, as exemplified by Dr. Huggins's dog' Kepler,' 78-
dependence of mental processes upon the circulation of blood through
the brain, 80-latest results of scientific investigation, 82.

N

Norwich Cathedral, review of Dr. Goulburn and Mr. Symonds's de-
scription of ancient sculptures in, 377—cause of their injured condi-
tion, 382-their artistic character, 384—their date assignable to the
fifteenth century, 385.

Olympia, review of works relating to the German excavations at, 211
-origin of the votive monuments erected at Olympia, 211-Pau-
sanias's description, 214-Dr. Hirschfeld's account of the commence.
ment of the excavations, 219-discovery of the temple of Zeus, 224
-and of the other temples mentioned by Pausanias, 225-the
Byzantine church, 227-the Treasuries, 228-Praxiteles' sculpture
of Hermes and the infant Dionysos, 229-Pæonios' statue of Victory,
230-the contest between Pelops and Oinomaos represented on the
eastern pediment of the Olympieion, 232-the battle between the
Lapiths and Centaurs on the western pediment, 234-character of
the sculptures, 236-the metopes of the temple of Zeus, 239—
inscription relating to the ager Dentheliates, 240-identification of
the Prytaneion, 242.

P

Parker, J. W., works on Roman antiquities, reviewed, 321.

Parliament and the opinion of the constituencies, 254-present posi-
tion of the Liberal party in view of the approaching dissolution,

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