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ABEL (Thomas), Journey in China, 67- loses almost all his collections, ib.-arri- val at St. Sebastian, 68-kindly re- ceived by the Javanese, 68, 69-descrip- tion of a vampire bat, 70—and of a Chi- nese dinner, ib.-account of his journey to Pek 1, 71-74-capricious character of the emperor Kia-King, 75-pleasing character of the Chinese peasantry, ib.- the existence of infanticide proved, 77- the Chinese not deficient in gratitude, ib. 78-remarks on the Chinese charac- ter, 79-description of a Chinese ele- gante, ib.-observation on the Chinese mode of drying tea, 87-reasons why the tea-plant cannot be profitably culti- vated any where but in China, 88-Mr. Abel's description of Buonaparte, 90. Abolition of the Slave Trade, inefficacy of the measures for, 431.
Academy of Compliments,' notice of, 109. Acts of Parliament, alarming increase and imperfections of, 405, 406-causes of them, the number of revenue acts, 406 -409-of acts granting bounties, and prohibiting or allowing exportation and importation, 410-412-the number of local acts, 413-of particular acts, 414- and of temporary acts, 415, 416-mem- bers of parliament not sufficiently atten- tive to the passing of these acts, 416- observations on the want of care, and on the accuracy of their language, 417- 419-the excessive love of legislation, the most powerful cause of the increase and imperfection of acts of Parliament, 419-430.
Adipocire, scientific rediscovery of, 384. Advertisements (American), for slaves, 130, 131, 154, 155.
America (North), causes of the prosperity
tion, 8-total want of subordination in youth, ib. 9-the English system of Poor laws adopted, 9-effects of the slave-holding system, 10. 129–131– desiderata wanting to perfect the mord greatness of America, 11-America why necessarily an agricultural country, 11, 12-inadequacy of its population for mi- litary purposes, 12, 13-petty amount of its post-office revenues, 12, note-real state of their navy, 13, 14-local circum- stances that will prevent the formation of a powerful navy, 15-causes of the partial naval successes of the Americans, 17-specimen of American political mo rality, 20-inefficacy of the present go- vernment, 22-political views of the Fe deralists and Republicans, 23-specimen of American vanity, 24-state of society and manners at New York, 127-130- at Boston, 141-at Philadelphia, 146, 147-in Kentucky, 154–156—and at New Orleans, 157-159--enormous rents of houses at New York, 133, 134 -rudeness of the Americans, 141, 142 -specimen of American elections, 144 -and fanaticism, 145-gain, the ruling principle of the Americans, 151-slavery perpetuated in the state of Ohio, in de- fiance of the law, 153-cruel treatment of a negro, 154-what persons may or may not beneficially emigrate to America, 134. 161-strictures on the pretended cheapness of the American government, 163-165.
America (South), geographical outline of, 333, 334-negro insurrection there, 330, 331-immense numbers of wild cattle found there, 335-description of the cow-tree, 329, 330-and of the sago- tree, 335-experiments with the electrical eel of South America, 337, 338-ravages of, 2-sketch of the constitution of the of the crocodiles there, 339, 340—and of United States, ib 3-the President how the caribe, a species of fish, 343-junc elected, 3, 4-defects of the judicial sys- tion of the rivers Apure and Oroonoke, tem, 4-number of insolvents, 5, note. 344, 345-description of the Caribbees of -contrast between the dignity of English Parapana, 345, 346-account of the judges and the levity of those in Ame- turtle-fishery or harvest of eggs, 347- rica, 5-the legal profession but little 349—remarks on the present political si- cherished, 6-baneful effects of the non- tuation of South America, 351, 352. establishment of religion, 7-state of re- Arches, observation on the antiquity of, 34. ligion, 132. 146. 147-defects of educa-Architecture. See Vitruvius, Wilkins.
Ariosto's Orlando Furioso, analysis of, 529 | Bowdler (John, Esq.) Select Pieces of, -541-comparison between him and Bojardo, 527, 528.
112-biographical notice of him, 113- 116-his just sentiments on ecclesiastical history, 115-notice of his poetry, 117— and of his prose works, 118-particularly his Theological Tracts, 119-just senti- ments on the love of God, 120-remarks on his genius and character, 121–124. Bristed (John), on The Resources of the United States of America, 1-his view of the character and aims of the discontent- ed, in this country, 18, 19.
Aristophanes, character of, by M. Schlegel, 271-273-sketch of the Greek comedy, 274-state of the new comedy, in the time of Aristophanes, 275-causes of the success of his earlier pieces, 276-state of education at Athens, and its effects, 277-288-exposition of the manners and doctrines of the Sophists, 289-294 -portrait of Socrates, as represented by Aristophanes in the Clouds, 295-300-Brydges (Sir E.) Observations of, on the object of that piece, 301,302—its failure, Copyright Act, 196. See Copyright. 303-observations on it, 304, 305-trans- Buonaparte, person of, described, 90. lation of Aristophanes' Parabasis for a second play on the same subject, 306- 309-vindication of Aristophanes, 309, 310-proofs that he did not write the Clouds to expose Socrates, but the So- phists of that day, 311-516. Arts and Sciences, causes of the progress of, in Greece, 25, 26-and at Rome, 27. Athens, state of education at, 227-286- its influence upon the manners of the Athenians, 286, 287-and upon their morals, 288-292.
Augustine (St.) legendary tale of, S67-
Bentham (Jeremy), Church-of-England- ism and its Catechism examined, 167- character of Mr. Bentham's former works, 168, 169-plan of his present treatise, 169, 170-specimen of his abuse of the church catechism, 170, 171-and of the National Society and its secre- tary, 171, 172-his abuse of the Church of England, 172-176-his work a prac- tical illustration of his own theory of the pleasures of malevolence, 177. Berni's Orlando Innamorato, analysis of, 541-544.
Bills of Mortality, in Paris, remarks on, 392, 393.
Bojardo's Morgante Maggiore, analysis of, with remarks, 526-comparison between him and Ariosto, 527, 528.
Books, regulations concerning the licensing of, 196, 197. See Copyright. Booksellers' Application to Parliament for repealing the enactment, requiring eleven copies for public libraries, 202-its re- sult, ib.-proofs of its oppressive opera- tion, and injury to literature, 202-204| -particularly in the case of Messrs. Longman and Co., 208-and Mr. Mur- ray, 209.
Boston, state of society at, 141.
Bounties, remarks on the acts of Parliament for granting, 410, 411.
Burying in churches, origin and progress of, 373, 379-beautiful burial-grounds of the Mohammedans, Moravians, and Welsh, 394.
Camden (Lord) opinion of, on the Copy-
right Act, 211-remarks thereon, ib. 212. Cannon, when invented, 193, 194. - Caraccas, destruction of, by an earthquake described, 321-323.
Caribe, a ravenous fish of South America, notice of, 343.
Caribbees of Parapana, notice of, 345, 346. Casti (Giambattista), biographical notice of, 487-491-design and character of his Animali Parlanti, 491-493-speci- mens of Mr. Rose's version of this poem, 494-497.
Catacombs of Paris, formation of, 385- history and present state of them, 386-
Catechism of the Church of England, abused, 170, 171.
Celts, on the popular fictions of, 94. Cemeteries, privileges anciently conferred on, 372-account of the exhumation of the graves of the kings of France in 1793, 373-of Turenne, ib.-and of Henry IV. ib. 374-of Louis XIV., XV., and Francis I., 374, 375-remarks on the preposterous custom of exhibiting the remains of deceased persons of eminence, 375-account of the churchyard of St. Innocent's at Paris, 381, 382-indecent mode of interment at the end of the 18th century, 382, 383-its exhumation de- scribed, 384-removal of the remains of the dead to the quarries of Paris, 385- state of the catacombs during the revolu- tion, 386, 387-inscriptions in them, 388 -curious arrêté, issued in 1800, rela- tive to the cemeteries and funerals of Paris, 389, 390-present state of the new cemeteries there, 391-French and Spa- nish custom of commemorating the dead, 392-observations on the taste displayed
in the new cemeteries of Paris, S93, 394| -on the state of cemeteries in London, 380, 381-and in Switzerland, 395- paucity of private cemeteries in England, accounted for, 395, 396. Chinese Dinner, described, 70-capricious character of the emperor, 75-his letter to the Prince Regent, 84-86-character of the Chinese peasantry, 75-prevalence of infanticide among the Chinese, 77- instances of gratitude in that people, 77, 78-remarks on their general character, 79-description of a Chinese elegante, ib.-and of their mode of drying tea, 87. Christian (Edward), Vindication of the Claims of the Universities to a copy of every new publication, 196-his reason- iug, in behalf of the claims of the Uni- versity of Cambridge exposed, 200, 201. 205 and also his false statements re- specting the booksellers, ib. Christophe, king of Hayti, character of, 452, 453-state of his dominions, 452- 456. 458, 459. Church-of-England, specimen of Mr. Ben- tham's abuse of, 172-176. Churches, burying in, when introduced, 378, 379-preference in some places, for lying under cover of the church, 379, 380.
Churchyards of the Metropolis, remarks on, 380-neglect in the reign of Charles II., in providing a general repository for Lon- don, 381-notice of the churchyards in Switzerland, 395-beautiful poem writ- ten in a churchyard, 397. Classical Literature, fragments and remi- niscences of, part of the material of the Italian Romance poetry, 512-514. Clouds (the) of Aristophanes, object of, 301, 302-its failure, 603-observations on it, 304, 305-translation of his para- basis for a second play on the same sub- ject, 306-309-proofs that Aristophanes did not write the Clouds to expose So- crates, but the principles and practices of the sophists of that day, 311-316. Cobbett (William), Remarks on the con- duct of, 135-and on his abuse of Mr. Fearon, 136, 137-notices of some of the creditors, whom he defrauded, 136
Comedy (Greek), different kinds of, 274-
state of the New Comedy, at the time of Aristophanes, 275. See Aristophanes. Constitution of the United States of Ame- rica, sketch of, 2, 3. Copyright Act, inquiry into, 196-account of the licensing of books, previously to the reign of Queen Anne, 196, 197- abstract of the Copyright Act passed in
the 8th year of her reign, 197, 198— its operation for a century, 198, 199— strictures on Mr. Montagu's conduct in enforcing the claims of the University of Cambridge, 200-and on the reasoning of Professor Christian for the same pur- pose, 200, 201-result of the booksellers' application to parliament, for a repeal of the enactment requiring eleven copies for public libraries, 202-proofs of its oppressive nature, and injury to litera- ture, 202-204-exposition of Mr. Chris- tian's tirade upon the rights and privi- leges of Universities, 205-and of his false statements respecting the booksel- lers, ib. the rapacity of the Universi- ties exposed, 206, 207-specimen of the oppressive manner in which certain pub- lic libraries have enforced their claim, 208-particularly in the case of Messrs. Longman and Co. ib.—and Mr. Murray, 209-modifications of the existing Copy- right Act, proposed by the Committee of the House of Commons, 210-opinion of Lord Mansfield on the law of copyright, 211, note-and of Lord Camden, 211- strictures thereon, 212.
Cow-tree of South America, described, 330.
Crocodiles of South America, ravages of, described, 339, 340. 342.
Cuvier (M.), Observations of, on fossil re- maius 45-47.
Dead, variously disposed of, in different countries, 361-cremation or burning, 361, 362-mode of preserving the dead in Congo, 363-are exposed by the Parsees, ib.-Jewish fancies concerning the dead, 364, 365-burial refused to deceased protestants in France and Italy, 366-similar instance of bigotry in Eng- land, 367.
Deluge, tradition of, in South America, 346. Domingo (St.), state of at the commence-
ment fo the French Revolution, 433, 434 -its effects there, 434-oppression of the free people of colour by the whites, 437-unsuccessful attempt in behalf of the mulattoes, by Vincent Ogé, 455-he is put to death, ib.-general insurrection of the negroes, 436-barbarities perpetrated by the whites, 437-sanguinary and de- structive war between them and the peo- ple of colour and negroes, 438-arbitrary conduct of the French commissioners.sent to regulate the colony, 439-part of the island occupied by the British, 439, 440 -character of Toussaint L'Ouverture, 440-his rise to power, 441-anecdote of his integrity, 442, 443-his excellent discipline,
discipline, and prosperity of the colony, 443, 444-account of the expedition of General Le Clerc, 444, 445-pacification between the negroes and the French, 446 -Toussaint treacherously seized, carried to France, and clandestinely put to death by order of Buonaparte, 447-the war renewed, with increased atrocities be- tween the negroes and French, 448—who are finally expelled from the island, 449 -independence of St. Domingo, declared by Dessalines, 449-his sanguinary con- duct, 450--is crowned emperor of Hayti, 450. See Hayti.
Duppa, (Richard), Address to Parliament on Copyright, 196. See Copyright.
Earthquake at Caraccas, described, 321— 323.
Ecclesiastical History, remarks on the study of, 115.
Education, defects of, in America, 8-state of, at Athens, 277-286-its influence upon manners, 286, 287-and the morals of the times, 288-292-state of, at Hayti, 458, 459.
Elections in America, how conducted, 144. Electrical Eel, experiments with, described, 337, 338.
Embalming, Circassian mode of, 376-pro- bable origin of, ib.
Emigration, miseries of, 147, 148. 152— what persons may or may not be bene- fited by emigration to America, 134. 161-163.
England, popular fictions of, of Teutonic origin, 97, 98-notices of several English Nursery Tales, 101.
Eskimaux, interviews with, described, 221 -224-obtained their iron from aërolites, 224, 225-description of their manners, pursuits, and mode of living, 227, 228. Exportation and importation laws, increase of, a cause of the great bulk of our sta- tute law, 410--remarks on the inexpe- diency of many of them, 411.
Fairy Tales, or the Lilliputian Cabinet, character of, 91. See Nursery Litera-
Fanaticism, specimen of in America, 145,
Fearon (Henry Bradshaw), Sketches of
degrading effects of slavery on the minds of the Americans, 130-advertise- ments for slaves, 130, 131. 154, 155- on the state of religion in America, 132 -enormous rents of houses at New York, 133, 134-Mr. Fearon's ignorance and hatred of his native country exposed, 135 -and on the conduct of Cobbett, ib.- notices of some of his defrauded credi- tors, 136, note.-and on his abuse of Mr. Fearon, 136, 137-notices of Mr. Fea- ron's progress through the United States, 137-140-remarks on his calumnies on the king, 141-state of society at Boston, ib.-rude inquisitiveness of the Ameri- cans, 141, 142-manners and fashions at Philadelphia, 143-specimen of Ameri- can Elections, 144-description of the worship of some American fanatics, 145, 146-low state of religion at Philadel- phia, 146, 147-miseries of emigration, 147, 148. 152-state of Pittsburgh, 151 -gain, every thing to the Americans, ib. slavery perpetuated in the state of Ohio in defiance of law, 153-state of society at Kentucky, 154-cruel treatment of a negro boy there, ib.-character of the Kentuckians, 155-specimen of Ken- tuckian morality, 156-profanation of the sabbath at New Orleans, 157, 158 -state of society there, 159-notice of au English emigrant, ib. note ‡.-remarks on his description of persons who might be benefited by emigration, 134. 161, 162, 163-and on his account of the cheapness of the American government, 163-165-concluding strictures on Mr. Fearon's qualifications as a writer, 166,
Fictions, popular, of the Teutons, remarks on, 93-and of the Welsh, 94-and of the Celts and Italians, ib.-of Spain, 95 -the popular fictions of England and of the Scottish lowlands probably of Teu- tonic origin, 97-account of various early English Nursery Fictions, 101-- 108-observations on the fictions of the romantic poems of the Italians, 514-
Forteguerri's Ricciardetto, a mock poem, design and character of, 503, 504-and of his Burlesque Poems on the eremitic character, 505.
Fossil remains, observations of M. Cuvier on, 45-47.
America, 124-notice of the object of Funerals (royal) at Sarendib, notice of, 376. his visit to that country, 125—and of his prepossessions in its favour, 125, 126 -his observations on the state of society and manners at New York, 127, 128- treatment of people of colour there, 129
Gisborne (Thomas), the Testimony of Na- tural Theology to Christianity, 41-tri- bute to the author's character and pre-
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