Bread, different sorts of, used by the Athe- nians and other Greeks, 246-248. Brewster (Rev. John), Sketch of the Histo- ry of Churches, 549.
Bellamy (John), New Translation of the Bible, Part 11. 287-additional proofs of his unfitness for the work, ib. 238—refu- tation of his assertion, that Jerome made his Latin translation from the Greek and not from the Hebrew, 292, 293-and that all modern European translations have been made from the Septuagint and Vul- gate, 294-298-his slander of the English Universities disproved, 299, 300-and also his assertion that there was not a single critical Hebrew scholar among the trans- lators of the authorized version, 301-his plagiarism, 321.
C.
304-specimens of his blunders, 307-317 -his other incompetency for the task he Caloyers or Greek monks of Salympria, ac- has undertaken, 324, 325.
count of, 343, 344-and of Mount Athos, 345-347.
Belly and the Members, fable of, versified, 458, 459.
Belzoni (M.), assassination of, attempted by two renegade Frenchmen at Thebes, 94 -discovers the ruins of Bernice, 95. Bible, authorized translation of, tracts in vindication of, 287—when any translation may be said to be made from the original, 291, 292-notice of English translations of it, antecedent to the present authorized version, 295-298-notices of the transla- tors, 301-303-and of the instructions given to them, 305, 306. Bishop's Bible, notice of, 297, 298, Blackader (Colonel), remark of, on the English army, under the Duke of Marl- borough, 22, 23-his reflections on the battles of Schellenberg, 25—of Blenheim, 27, and note-of Ramilies, 40-of Oude nard, 53 of Maplaquet, 60. Blenheim, (battle of), 28. Blow-pipe, structure of, 467-account of its application to fusion. 468–471—analogy in its operations to the nature of volca noes. 470, 471.
Bosset (Lieut. Col.), Proceedings at Parga, 111-his mistakes corrected, 115-his misconduct as Governor of Parga, 129,130. Bourbons, policy of, considered, since the re
turn of Louis XVIII., 196. Bowles (Rev. W. L.), on the invariable Principles of Poetry, 400-strictures on his hostility to Pope, 407, 408-on his de- finition of poetical execution, 409-and on his observations on the poetic charac- ter of Pope, 409, 410-Mr. Bowles's In- variable Principles of Poetry examined, 410, 411-vindication of the poet's private character against his aspersions, 412, 413 -particularly respecting Pope's quarrel with Lady Mary Wortley Montague, 414 -418-and with Addison, 419-421-bis unjust charge against Pope for censuring Rowe, 421, 422.
Burgess (Sir James), Reasons in favour of a New Translation of the Bible, 287-his abuse of the Quarterly Review, 289- specimens of his ignorance and unfairness, 289-291-refutation of his assertion that Jerome executed his Latin version of the Old Testament from the Greek and not from the Hebrew, 293, 294-wilful blun- der respecting the authorised translators of the Bible, 303 note, 305, 306, 307—ex- amination of his misrepresentations con- cerning the Quarterly Review, 318-324
Canada, advantages of, for emigration, over the United States of North America, 374, 375, 376-advice to persons emigrating thither, 377-importance of gypsum as a manure there, 378, 379-observations on the deeded lands, granted by government, 381-notice of the settlement of Perth, 382-state of the church in Upper Cana- da, 383, 384-account of proposed im- provements in its inland navigation, 385, 386-objections to emigrating to this coun try considered, 390-not likely to be con- quered by the United States of America, 390-means of advancing the prosperity of this colony, 391-importance of diffus- ing information concerning it, ib. 392, 393 -illustrated by an estimate of expenses, 304, 395-what class of persons best for emigrating, 396-400.
Chapels, private, cause of the increase of,
564.
Châtelet (Marchioness du), origin of her ac quaintance with Voltaire, 156, 157-her reception of Madame de Grafigny, 157— description of her apartment, 159-her occupations, 160-prys into the letters of her visitors, 161-her barbarous treatment of Madame de Gratigny, 163, 164, 165. Church, state of, in Canada, 383, 384. Churches, want of in North America, 550, 551-want of them in London in the reign of William and Mary, 563-of Queen Anne, 553-deficiency of them at present, in England, 553, 554-evil consequences of this want, 554-559-influence of the church on the peasantry, 558-motives that anciently promoted the erection of churches, 559, 560-liberality of James I. in erecting churches in Scotland and Ire- land, 561-outline of the Act of Parlia ment for building new Churches, 565, 566
Dr. Franklin's opinion on building Churches, 566-speculative impiety, cir- culated through the press, a reason for the erection of them, 567-St. Paul's, the first church erected in Britain, 582-beauty of the English churches, 583-the retaining
535.
of pews in them, defended, 584, 585-the Darwin (Dr.), Letter of, 534-his death, propriety of decorating them with works of art considered, 586-592. Churchill, the poet, anecdote of, 433. Churchill (Lord). See Marlborough. Church-yards of the metropolis, observations on, 559-simple expedient for preventing the robbery of graves in. 559 note. Clare (John), Poems, descriptive of Rur
Life, 166-biographical notice of him, 166 -171-specimens of his poems, ib. 172— comparison of him with Burns and Bloom- field, 173-concluding advice to him, 174. Clarke (Dr. E. D.), on the Gas Blow-pipe, 466-origin and progress of his discove ries, in the art of fusion, 467, 468-ac-| count of his mode of using the blow-pipe, 468-470-on the analogy in its opera tions to the nature of volcanoes, 470, 471 -remarks thereon. 473. Clergy, of modern Greece, wretched state of, 342-of England, duties of, before the Reformation, 553-their influence after that event, 554-why they cannot have the same influence now, in large parishes, 564-real causes of their diminished influ- ence, 580-increased facilities given to produce qualified ministers. 581. Clubs of the Athenians, notice of, 270. Colonies, in a more immoral state than their mother countries, 552.
Day (Mr. Thomas), eccentric anecdotes of, 523, 524-his marriage, 525. Deeded lands, in Canada, observations on. 381.
Comedy, early, of modern Europe, stric- tures on, 474, 475-principles of the Aristophanic comedy, 475, 476. Commerce of modern Greece, notice of, 335 -causes of the stagnation of commerce in Germany, 450.
Confectionary of the Athenians, 249. Cooks (Greek), account of, 249-253-no- tice of the fraternity of, at Athens, 253, 254.
Coray (M.), 'Exanian Bißio9nun 136. See Greek Language.
Course of the Niger. See Niger. Coverdale's translation of the Bible, notice of, 296.
Coxe (Rev. Wm.), Memoirs of John Duke of Marlborough, 1-strictures on his re- mark on Sir Robert Walpole's opinion of history, ih-materials of his work, ib. 2.| See Marlborough. Cranmer's (Archbishop) Translation of the Bible, notice of, 297. Cripps (Mr.), on the excellent state of the Swedish roads, 101. Crowne's tragedy of the Destruction of Je- rusalem, notice of, 200 note-203 note- specimens of it, 216-219, 220 notes. D. Dances of the modern Greeks described, 350, 351. Dandy, conversation of a, poetically descri- bed, 507. Danneker, a German sculptor, notice of, 443 444.
Denon (M.), dismissed from the Museum, to make way for Count Forbin, 83. Dinners of the Greeks, notice of, 257, 258. D'Israeli (J ), Curiosities of Literature, vol. iii. 245.
Docherd (Mr.), progress of, through the in
terior of Africa, 241, 242. Douglas (Hon. F. S. N.), Essay on certain points of resemblance between the ancient and modern Greeks, 325. See Greece. Duigenan (Dr ), vindicated from the charges of Mr. Edgeworth, 517. Dutch, noble reception of the Duke of Marl borough by, 15-vacillation of the Dutch government, 12, 13-their crooked policy impedes the plans and progress of the Duke of Marlborough, 17-and also the. misconduct of their generals, 18-inter pose additional difficulties in the Duke's way, 35, 36.
Duval (Amciury), Exposé des Faits sur la Cession de Parga, 11-falsehood of his statements, 127. 133 note.
E.
Edgeworth (R. L. Esq.), Memoirs of, by himself and his daughter, 510-anecdotes of his ancestors, 511-514-his lax notion of the degrees of kindred, between whom marriage may be contracted, 512-sundry improbabilities in his narrative pointed out, 513-birth of Mr. Edgeworth, 510 -anecdote of his early years, 514-his mock marriage, 515-falsehood detected in his account of it, 516– and in his state- ment relative to a college-examination, 517, 518-his first marriage, 518, 519- attempts at telegraphic apparatus, 520- remarks on his claim to the invention, 521, 522-is recalled from France by the death of his wife, 526-becomes acquain- ted with Miss Honora Sneyd, 527—whom he marries, 529-retires into Ireland, 530 -state of that country, 531-vacillating conduct of Mr. Edgeworth, 532-letter of Dr. Darwin to him, ib.-curious blun der of Miss Edgeworth relative to the meaning of the term decade, 535-death of Mr. Edgeworth's fourth wife, 536-his fifth marriage, ib-rebellion of 1798, 537 -temporizing conduct of Mr. Edgeworth, ib.-its effects to himself, 538-strictures on his conduct in parliament, relative to the Union of Ireland with England, 540, 541-and on his experimental method in education, 541, 542-last hours of Mr. Edgeworth, 543-reasons for inferring his disregard of Revelation, 543-548-con- cluding strictures on the memoirs,_548, 549-notice of Mr. Edgeworth's Essay
on the construction of Roads and Carria- ges 46. 98-he recominends som degree of prvature in laying out roads, 102-his opinion of the inefficacy of convexity, in laying out roads, 103—advises the mate- rials to be broken small, 104-his mode of forming roads on unsound sub strata, ib. Edinburgh Review, falsehoods of detected, 135, 136.
Edrisi's African Geography, of little value,
238.
lies, 40-its brilliant results, ib. 41- Marlborough commences a new campaign there, 51-battle of Oudenard, 53---Lille besieged and captured, 54-56---Ghent, invested, 57--the French again defeated at the battle of Maplaquet, 59, 60--Mons captured, 61-a new campaign commenced there, but terminated by the ignominious peace of Utrecht, 63---65.
Flowers, used by the Athenians at their feasts, 264, 265.
Fontaine's Fables, translated, 455---charac- teristic of his poetry, 455-excellence of his narrations, 456-and characters, ib. 457-design of the translator, 457-speci- mens of his translations, with remarks, 458 ---465.
Education, progress of, among the modern
Greeks, 358, 359-strictures on the expe- rimental method of education, 541, 542. Egyptians, custom of, at feasts, 278. Elgin marbles, depositing of, in the British Museum, proved to be a national advan- tage, 591.
Elmes (James), Letter to Lord Liverpool on New Churches, 549-his proposal for improving their architecture, 586, 587. Emigrants to Canada, advice to, 377. Emigration, expediency of, as a relief for distressed population, considered. 387, 388-expenses of emigration to Canada, 394, 395.
England, why disliked by the French, 177 -impressions of an Englishman at Paris, 178-contrast between them in speaking of their respective countries, 180, 181– difference in their intellectual endow- ments, 181-184-influence of history and political circumstances on their charac ters, 184-186-reason why the French find it difficult to form just ideas of Eng land, 187-190-curious blunders and misrepresentations concerning it, 192- 194 196, 197-will not be impoverished by transfer of capital to the other side of the Atlantic, 388, 389-population of England before the Reformation, 557. Eugene (Prince), concerts the plan of a campaign with the Duke of Mariborough, 21-participates with him in the battle of Schellenberg, 25-of Blenheim, 28-ma nœuvre of, at the battle of Oudenard. 53 -his indignant remark on the treachery| of the English ministers, 65-defeats the French in Italy. 41-is recalled by the Emperor of Germany, 63. Exports and imports of Van Diemen's Land, 80.
Forbin (Count) Voyage dans le Levant, 83
-succeeds Denon in the custody of the Museum, ib.-embarks at Marseilles, ib. -arrives at Athens, 84-specimen of bis mawkish declamation there, ib.---blunders of his, corrected, 85--his foolish sneer on English and German artists, ib.--his vanity mortified by the popularity of the English, 86-misfortunes that befel the Count at Constantinople, ib.--commercial meanness of the Count, 87-his ignorance exposed, 88, 89 and falsehood, 90---92--arrives at St. Jean d'Acre, 88-traverses Palestine, ib. 89-arrives at Cairo, 90--deterred from visiting upper Egypt by dread of the English, 91, 92-his abuse of Mr. Salt cor- rected, 93.
Franklin (Dr.) reproof by, of the American
convention, for their disregard of the Dei- ty, 551, note-his sentiments on building new churches, 566. Free-thinking Christians' Conference, insti- tuted, 574---questions proposed for discus- sions 574, 575-their tenets, 575---utterly subversive of Christianity, 575, 576- blasphemous handhills, 576-activity of their agents in circulating infidel tracts, 576, 577.
Freuch defeated at the battle of Schellen- berg, 24, 25 --of Blenheim, 28-of Rami- lies, 40---of Oudenard, 53-of Maplaquet, 59. 60-why the French dislike England, 177 --contrast between them and the Eng. lish, when speaking of their respective countries, 180, 181-difference between the intellectual endowments of the two nations, 181-184--influence of history and political circumstances on their re- spective characters, 184-186--why the French find it difficult to form just ideas of that country, 187-190-strictures on the modern French glory, 194, 195. Funeral ceremonies of the modern Greeks, 349.
F. Fenelon (Archbishop), noble conduct of the Duke of Marlborough to, 63. Field, (Dr.), eulogium of, on the English Bible, 303, 304.
Fish, account of the different sorts of, eaten
by the Athenians, 256-259-instances of their love of fish, 259, 260. Fishmongers (Athenian), notice of, 261, 262. Flanders, account of the Duke of Marlbo Fusion.-See Gas Blow-pipe.
G.
borough's campaign in, 36, 37-move- ments of the French under Villeroy, 30-Gas Blow-pipe, origin and progress of disco- they are defeated at the battle of Rami- veries with, in the art of fusion, 467, 468
-Dr. Clarke's mode of using it, 468–470] -analogy in its operations to the nature of volcanoes, 470, 471,
Geneva version of the Bible, notice of, 297. Germany, estimable character of the inha-
351-attachment of the women to the bath, and its effects on their constitutions, 352--general character of the modern Greeks, 353, 354-their habitations and domestic arrangements described, 354- 356-state of literature among them, 357
bitants of, 435-why they are attached to secret societies, ib-the real design of such societies, 436-description of a Ger- man inn, 438, 439-and of the scenery on the Rhine, 439-440-constitution and proceedings of the secret tribunal, 441, 442-forest of Odenwald, described, 442, 443- observations on the German courts, 443-especially Weimar and Stuttgardt, ib.-want of discipline the cause of the ir- regularities of the German Universities, 446- the professors there, dependent on the students, 447, 448-evils of the subdi- vision of property, 449-causes of the stagnation of German commerce, 450--po- litical state of Germany, 451---453-public journals there on the increase, 453-curi- ous blunder in one, 453, 454. Godolphin (Lord Treasurer), created a peer, 46-his observations on the Emperor of Germany's conduct, 48---his disinterested- ness, and death, 67.
progress of education among them, 359. Greek language, causes of the preservation ol, for so many centuries, 137-141-alte rations effected in it by the Macedonians about the time of Alexander, 141-at what period most pure, 141, 142---struc ture of the Greek of the Septuagint ver. sion of the Old Testament, 142, 143-in- stances of the declining purity of the Greek language in the first ages of the Christian church, 143-145-particularly in the sixth century, 145-changes in the termi- nations of Romaic Greek words, 146, 147 --the affinity of the Romaic Greek to the Hellenic, why greater than the affinity of the Italian to the Latin, 147-this affinity illustrated by examples, 147-149-- stric tures on the pronunciation of certain Greek letters, 149-151--and on the accentual mode of reading and speaking, 151–153- the reason why there are no standard works in the Romaic or modern Greek, 154.
Grafigny (Madame de), Vie privée de Vol- taire et Madame du Châtelet, 154-bio- graphical notice of her, 155--account of Gypsum, importance of, as a manure, 378, her reception by them, 157--description of 379. her apartment, 159, 160--and of their common pursuit, 160-her reflections on Hadji Hamet, route of, through the interior the misery of Voltaire and Madame du of Africa, 231, 232.
H.
Marlborough, 49, 50--dismissed from the ministry, 51.
Haydon (B. R) on new churches, 549-his proposal for decorating them with paint- ings, 587-observations on it, 588-592. Haygarth (W. Esq.) Greece, a poem, 325. Hebrew literature, proofs of the cultivation of, in the reigns of Elizabeth and James I. 299-303.
358.
Châtelet. 162-their cruel treatment of Harley, intrigues of, against the Duke of her, 163-165---her death, 165. Grece (C. F), Facts and Observations on Canada, &c. 373 --character of his work, 375-on the comparative advantages of Canada and the United States of North, America for emigration, 376---advice to emigrants, 377 on the use of gypsum in agriculture, 378, 379. Greece (Modern), account of, and of its in- babitants, 325-its physical geography, Hellenic language, cultivation of, extending, 326, 327---population, 327---mountains, ib. -plains, 328-climate, ib. 329-produc- Herodotus, veracity of, established, 96. tions, 330-334-account of the Vlaki or migratory shepherds, 334-commerce,335 --character of the Greeks of the conti nent, 336-especially of Ali Pacha, ib. 337-the Albanians, 337—and the Mai niotes, 338, 339---notice of the district of Maina, 339, 340-character of the modern Athenians, 340, 341--wretched state of the inferior Greek clergy, 342--character of the Archbishop of Larissa, 343-account of the Caloyers of Salympria, 343, 344- and of the Monastery of Mount Athos, 345, 346, 347--attachments of the modern Greeks to the superstitious ceremonies of their ancestors, 347--their nuptial cere- monies, 348-funeral rites, 349-amuse- ments, 350- the Romaika or circular dance, 350, 351-dances of the Albanians,
Highways, importance of, on canals, 97--- testimonies to the bad state of the roads near London, 99, 100--improvements of certain roads, 100, 101-curved roads re- commended, 102--too great a convexity the prevalent fault in forming roads, 103
their materials ought to be broken small, ib. 104---suggestions for improving roads on unsound bottoms, 105- best mode of keeping roads in repair, 106-partial paving recommended, 107-suggestions for improving highways, 108-first, the ap pointment of county or district surveyors, ib.--secondly, the union of several trusts within ten miles of London, ib. 109- thirdly, the combining all the existing highway laws into one code, 109-.-benefit of a general commutation for statute la-
bour, ib.cause of the defective state of Literature, state of, among the modern parish roads, and its remedy, 109~ 111. Greeks, 357, 358. Hill (Abigail), intrigues against her bene-Liturgy, importance of reading it impres- factors the Duke and Duchess of Marlbo- sively, 558. rough, 49, 50.
Lonsdale (Lord), munificent donation of, for providing ministers for the Church of Eng- land, 581, note.
Hobart Town, in Van Diemen's Island, ac- count of, 75, 76. Hodgskin (T.) Travels in the North of Germany, 434...character of them, 436,
Louis XVI. opinion of, on the English counciis, at the accession of Queen Anne, 9, 10.
437.
Holland (Dr.) Travels in the Ionian Isles,
&c. 325.
Hope, verses on, 169. Horses, number of, kept by the principal coach-proprietors in and near London, 99,
100.
Howe (Michael), the Bush Ranger of Van Diemen's land, account of, 81.. 83.
I.
Ibn Batouta, an early Arab traveller, notice of. 239...outline of his route, 239, 240. Impropriations, notice of a society for pur chasing them, in the reign of Charles 1. 561, 562.
Inns of Germany, described, 438, 439. Infidel tracts, circulated with activity, 576.
577.
Inland navigation of Canada, improvements in, 385, 386. J. Jacob (William), View of the Agriculture &c. of Germany, 434...character of his work, 435. See Germany.
James 1., liberality of, in erecting churches in Scotland and Ireland, 561. James II., noble conduct of Lord Churchill to, 3 ..his reflection on being forsaken by bis children, 9.
Jerome, vindicated from the charge of having Imade his Latin translation of the Old Testament from the Greek and not from the Hebrew, 292...294. Jerusalem, Fall of. See Crowne, Milman... (city of), poetically described, 204. Jews, situation of, at the siege of Jerusalem, 198, 199.
Johnson (Charles, Esq.) testimony of, to the bad state of the roads near London, 99. Josephus's History of the Jewish War, re- mark on, 201. Journals (public), of Germany, notice of, K. Kotzebue,immoral tendency of the dramas of, one cause of his assassination by Sand, 447...his assassination vindicated by Pro fessor Krug, 445, 446.
453.
L. Larissa (Archbishop of), character of, 343. Latin language, changes in, in the early ages of the Christian æra, 145, 146. Launceston, in Van Diemen's land, notice of, 76.
Life, verses on, 169, 170.
M.
M'Adam (J. L.), Tracts on the making of Roads, 96 character of them, 98...his qualifications for the task he has underta- ken, 100...his statements relative to the ' actual improvement of certain roads, 100, 101...testimony to the value of his me- thod, 101. 102...recommends the materials for the formation of roads to be broken small, and why, 103, 104..and that wo- men and children should be employed in breaking them, 104...his mode of making a road over a boggy or swampy soil, 105, 106.
Macedonians altered the Greek language in the time of Alexander, 141. Maplaquet, battle of, 59, 60. Macquarrie (port), in Van Diemen's land, notice of, 77
Maina district of), brief notice of, 339... character of its inhabitants, 338, 339. Maitland (Sir Thomas), liberality of, to the Parganotes, 131, 132
Margate, trip to, in a steam-boat, poetically described, 508, 509. Marlborough (Charles Churchill, Duke of), anecdotes of his early life, 2, 3...created peer, 3 ..his disinterested conduct toJames 11. ib.-remarks on his behaviour at the Revolution, 4-his fidelity to William III.. and to the British constitution, 5-corres- ponds with James 11. 6. .magnanimous conduct of William III. to him, ib 7... state of Europe at the accession of Queen Anne, 8, 9-schemes of Louis XIV. frus- trated by the Countess of Marlborough, 10...embarks for Holland, as generalis- simo of the Allied British and Dutch force, 12...is impeded in his plans of action by the tardy counsels of the Dutch states, ib. 13...his partial successes notwithstand- ing, 14...narrowly escapes being seized by the French, 15..is created Duke of Marl- borough, which dignity he accepts with reluctance, 16...again frustrated in his plans by the crooked policy of the Dutch, 17...and by the misconduct of their gene- rals, 18 resolves to resign his post, but is withheld by the intreaties of Queen Anne, 19, 20. proposes to carry the cam- paign into Germany, 21.. character of his army, 22 23...which he brings into excel- lent order, 23. .defeats the Gallo Bavarian army at Schellenberg, 24, 25...negocia
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