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Abbey of Deer, 404-Royal burghs,
405-the First Raid of Turriff,' 406
--Father Blackhall's escape, 407-
period of rest under the Restoration,
408-re-introduction of Episcopacy,
ib.-the rising of 1715, 409-stirring
incidents in the '45, 410, 411-first
Agricultural Society, 412-character
of the people, 413.

Burke, the first apologist for party
government, 244.

Byron, Lord, his descriptions drawn
from nature, 534.

C.

Cæsars, The Tragedy of the, 512-Mr.
Baring-Gould's theory of insanity,
513-series of illustrations, 514-
the need for rigorous verification of
busts and coins, 514, 515 - two
methods of writing history, 517-
Tacitus an example of the second
method, 518-the life of Tiberius,
522-case of Gaius, 524-charge of
abnormal cruelty against Tiberius,
ib.-his leniency and mercy, 525-
retirement at Capreæ, ib.-origin of
the accepted fables, 526-the ex-
citing cause in Nero, 527 - his
character, 528-conflict with Chris-
tianity, ib.

Carpenter, Edw., his view of women, 315.
Castles, English, 27-defences of Old

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Sarum, 29-continuous development
of Dover Castle, 30-Roman stations,
ib.-moated mounds of the Anglo-
Saxon period, 31-tactics of the
Danish invaders, 32-position of
mounds, 34-the 'shell' keep, 35-
"rectangular' keep, 36-development
of the fore-building,' 37-probable
date of the towers,' 38-Early
English style, 39-concentric'
fortress, 40-Caerphilly Castle, ib.-
change in fortification after the
Conquest, 42-the case of Castle
Acre, 44-number of castles at the
Conquest, ib.-date of the Tower of
London, 46-Colchester keep, ib.-
material employed, 48-citadel of
Holderness, ib.-distinction between
turris' and 'castrum,' 49-moveable
towers, or berefridum, 52-uncer-
tain entries in Domesday, 53-
sieges, ib.-case of the Earl of
Shrewsbury, 54-the castle difficulty
of Stephen's reign, 55-treatment of
relics of the past, 57.
Cervantes, his attack upon Lope de
Vega, 508.

Chaldea, 341. See Babylonia.

Church, The Attack on the Welsh,
145-the Bills of 1868 and 1894, 146
-position of the Irish Church in
1868, 148-influence of the Church
in Wales, ib.-Mr. Gee's scheme,
150-Welsh Bill compared with the
Irish Church Act, ib.-character of
the Bill, 151-the alien theory, 152
-early existence of the Church, 153
-methods of exciting animosity,
154-clauses of the Bill, 155-no
historical justification for the de-
mand of religious and political
separation, ib.-extracts from the
Welsh vernacular press, 156-159,
171-174-designs of the Separatists,
159-reasons for the assumed re-
pugnance of Wales to the Church,
160-the Church of the stranger,'
ib.-of the rich,' 161-relative sums
contributed by Churchmen and Non-
conformists, 162, 163-'the Church
of the minority,' 164-Census re-
turns, 165-results of elections, 166
-Mr. Owen's estimate of the number
attending Church, ib.-Mr. Gee's
census, 167-accusations of coercion
against Churchmen, 168- use of
intimidation by Nonconformists, 169
-evidence afforded by marriages,
ib.-by the Burials Act, 170-
supposed scandals, ib.-number of
Liberationist newspapers, 171-
number of Nonconformists, 174-
results of the language census of
1891, 175.

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Churchill, John. See Marlborough.
Clark, G. T., Medieval Military
Architecture in England,' 27-con-
tradictory statements, 28-his theory
of the moated mounds of the Anglo-
Saxon period, 31-on the distinction
between shell' and 'rectangular'
keeps, 34-his conclusion on the
subject of shell' keeps, 42-de-
scription of the White Tower' and
Colchester keep, 46-failure to
distinguish between 'turris' and
'castrum,' 49.

Claudian, his unique position in litera-
ture, 143.

D.

Denmark, its attempts to incorporate
Iceland, 61.

Dubois-Guchan, E. P., 'Tacite et son
Siècle,' 512.

Dufferin, Lord, his Memoir of Lady
Dufferin, 319-affection for his
mother, ib.-description of her, 322-
account of her death, 324.

Dufferin, Lady, Songs, Poems, and
Verses,' 319-the charm of natural-
ness, ib.
- characteristics of her
nature, 320-history of the Sheridan
family, 321-grace and beauty of
the three sisters, 322-marriage, 323
-death, ib.-nobility and unselfish-
ness of her nature, 324-extracts
from her letters, 325-her life on
board the steamer Euxine,' 326—
festivities on H.M.S. Doris,' 327-
at Beirût, 328-at the Comte de Ste.
Aulaire's, 329-on the discomforts of
travelling in France, ib.-charm of
her poetry, 330-compared with
Mrs. Norton, ib. characteristic
specimens of the best Irish song,
333-style and arrangement, ib.-
poems of Irish peasant life, 334-
humorous, 335-verses to her son,
336, 337.

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Farrar, Archdeacon, 'Darkness and
Dawn,' the type of Erudite Fiction,
538.

Fauriel, M., on Lope de Vega, 494.
Fielding, his influence on realistic
novels, 543.

Folk-Lore, Irish, 195-achievements of
the Celtic Muse, ib.-interpretation
of the word, 197-'Silva Gadelica,'
198-duty of the bards, 200-the
Gael's attitude to the Druids, 201-
traces of the animistic creed, 202–
survival of the fairy race, 203-
transformation of the system, 204-
confusion of primitive thought, 205
-Professor Frazer's 'Golden Bough,'
ib.-the solar myth, 206-'Pursuit
of Diarmuid and Grainne,' 207-

fate of Diarmuid, 208-various sun-
gods, 209-212-Queen Mab, Lady
of the Dawn, 212-qualities of her
allies, ib.-Cormac, the ideal king,
213-his visit to Fairyland, 214-
performance of innocent - seeming
tasks, 215-spells imposed by magic,
ib.-mysterious doctrine of taboo,
216-sacred birds and beasts, 217—
ritual to be observed, 218-charms
and counter-charms, ib.-appearance
of the Culture Hero, 219 - final
aspect of Paganism, ib.-progress of
Christian saints, 220-Colloquy of
the Ancients,' 221-Caoilte Mac
Ronan, the pattern knight, ib.-
influence of poetry on the heart of
man, 222.

Forestry, 177-clearing of the natural
forests, 178-wealth of oak timber,
ib.-retention of large wooded tracts
on the Continent, 179-imports of
forest products into Britain in 1892,
180, 184-value of timber, ib.-
statistics of prices in Central Europe,
181-quantity of labour employed
in Germany, ib.-faults in the treat-
ment of British woodlands, 182—
Board of Agriculture Returns for
1891 and 1892, 183-forest area of
the United States, 185-present
rating of woodlands, 186-Scottish
law, 187-Improvement of Land
(Scotland) Act of 1893, 188-effect
on the climate of extensive plant-
ing operations, 189-report of the
Forestry Committee, 190, 192-Select
Committee of 1890, 192-value of
the existing acres, 193.

Freeman, Prof., on the introduction of
castles into England, 41-errors and
misapprehensions, 50, 51.

Froude, Prof., on the want of proof in
the charges against Cæsar, 523.
Fry, Rev. T. C., on the social duty of
the clergy, 13.

Furneaux, Henry, on the defects of
Tacitus's History, 519.

G.

Gaius, 524. See Cæsars.
Gee, Mr., scheme for Welsh disestab-
lishment, 150-census of those at-
tending Church, 167.
Germany, amount of labour employed
in the working of forests, 181-system
of Parliamentary government, 258.
Gibbon, E., 520.

Gladstone, Rt. Hon. W. E., M.P., his

withdrawal from public life, 553-
personal influence, 554-decision to

remain in office after the rejection of
the Home Rule Bill, 555-symptoms
of decaying powers, 558-leaves for
Biarritz, ib.-diatribe against the
House of Lords on the eve of his
resignation, 559-his choice of a
successor, ib.-resignation, 560.
Gneist, Herr von, on the changes in
the Parliamentary system, 254.
Gore, Rev. C., on the claims of Chris-
tians, 11-his proposal of a new
Christian casuistry,' 22.

Grand, Mrs. Sarah, The Heavenly
Twins,' 295.

H.

Haileybury College, Old, 224-Hert-
ford Castle the first home of the
East Indian College, 225-founda-
tion stone laid of the new buildings,
226-healthy situation, ib.-defects
of its construction, 227-the largest
enclosed quadrangle in England, ib.
-transferred from Hertford Castle
in 1809, 228-Dr. Samuel Henley,
the first Principal, and Dr. J. H.
Batten, ib.-Rev. C. W. Le Bas, 229
-system of divided authority, ib.-
change in the government, 231-
appointment of Henry Melvill, ib.—-
anecdotes of Prof. Malthus, 233-the
Persian Professor Mirza, 234
Francis Johnson,235-Hailey House,
236-William Empson, ib.-Richard
Jones, 237-239-life of the students,
239-successive periodicals, 239, 240
-defects in the constitution, 241-
closing of the College in 1858, 242-
re-opened in 1862, ib.
Harcourt, Sir William, his expectation

of succeeding Mr. Gladstone, 565—
typical representative of the class of
country gentlemen, 566-his bitter
disappointment, 567-success of his
Budget, 568-Leader of the House
of Commons, 570.

Henley, Dr. Samuel, first Principal of
Haileybury College, 228.

Heuzey, M., on the statues of Chaldea,

346-the attitude and costume, 347.
Holland, Canon Scott, on the bases of
m mbership in the Christian Social
Union, 6-faith in organization, 7.
Hunter, W. A., Outdoor Relief,' 463.
Huxley, T. H., Method and Results,'
414.

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I.

Iceland To-day, 58- situation and
means of communication, ib.-story
of the discovery, 60-attempts to in-
corporate the island with Deumark,

61-Reykjavik harbour, ib.-inha-
bitants, 62-deceptive distances, 63
-tempests, ib.-the aurora, 64-
want of roads, 65-communication
by ponies, ib.-the great central
plateau, 66-need for drainage, 67-
birds, ib. Akureyri, 68-Iceland
moss, ib. character of the moun-
tains, 69-volcanic eruptions, ib.-
Hecla, 70-Eyrarbakki, its chief
settlement, 71-houses, 72-food and
vegetables, 72, 73-limited supply of
fuel, 73-work of fleecing the wool,
74-exportation of sheep, ib.-pro-
duce of the loom, 75-collection of
eider-down, ib.-value of the shark,
76-Governor-General, 77-the Al-
thing, ib.-the Sýslumenn, or judges,
78-number of clergy, ib.-biblio
graphy, 79-difficulty of procuring
ready money, 80-exports and in-
ports, ib.-trading system, 81-ex-
port of fish, ib.-character of the
islanders, 82.

Ireland, influences on the poetry of,
331-numerous bards, 332-causes of
the inferiority, ib.

J.

Jennings, Sarah, Duchess of Marl-
borough, her parentage, 445.
Johnson, Francis, Professor of Sanscrit

at Haileybury College, 235-his Die-
tionary of Persian and Arabic, ib.
Jones, Richard, Professor of Political
Economy and History at Hailey-
bury College, 237-described by Mr.
J. W. Sherer, 237, 238.

K.

Keble, Rev. J., his position in the Ox-
ford movement, 98-sermon on Na-
tional Apostasy, 100-influence of
his Christian Year,' 101.

L.

Latin Poetry of the Decline, 117-
monotony of the Silver Age, 118-
Poets of the Augustan Age, 119–
Propertius and Tibullus, 119–122-
Ovid, 122-Phædrus, the connecting
link, 123-Lucan, 124-128-Seneca,
the younger, 128-the Satyricon.'
130-specimen of a conversation at
Trimalchio's table, 132-134 -- the
practice of reciting, 135-Statius,
136-Martial, 137-140-specimens
of poetry, 141-number of poets, 143
-Prudentius and Claudian, ib.
Le Bas, Rev. C. W., his unfitness for

the post of Principal of Haileybury
College, 229-resignation, 230.
Lescure, M. de, 'Mères Illustres,' 320.
Liddon, Rev. H. P., The Life of Ed-
ward Bouverie Pusey,' 83.
Loch, Charles S., The Statistics of
Metropolitan Pauperism,' 463-his
opinions and views, 468-on deaths
from starvation, 473.
Lucan, his extraordinary precocity,
125 early introduction to Roman
life, ib. Pharsalia,' 126-joins
Piso's conspiracy, ib.-death, 127–
his rhetorical skill, ib.-power of
description, 128.

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M.

Macaulay, Lord, his history of Marl-
borough, 439-selection of materials,
411.

Mallock, W. H., 'Labour and the
Popular Welfare,' 414.

Malthus, T. R., Professor of Political
Economy at Haileybury Coll., 233.
Mann, Tom, his orthodoxy, 21. See
Christian Socialism.

Marbot, General, his Memoirs of Napo-

leon, 539-success of his book, 510.
Marlborough, Duke of, 439 — birth,
444-page to James, Duke of York,
ib.-his economical habits, 445-
military services in France, 446-
warning to James, ib.-campaign
against Monmouth, ib.-disgust at
the cruelties of James and Judge
Jeffreys, 447-on the introduction of
Popery, ib. -plot between the Eng-
lish noblemen and William, 448-
cruelties of the dragonnades, 450,
451-difficulties of his position, 452
-confides in Turner, the Bishop of
Ely, 453-his letter to James, 454-
joins in the Act of Association,'
455-his action in the attack on
Brest, 456-first campaign under
Waldeck, 458-his position under
William, ib.-correspondence with
James, 459-the rising feeling of
opposition to the foreign ascendancy,
ib.-scheme of freeing England, 460
-character and actions, 462.
Martial, a court poet, 137-his epi-
grams, 139-compared with Statius,

140.

Martineau, Miss, descriptions of Pro-

fessor Malthus, 233-and William
Empson, 236.

Maurice, Rev. F. D., protest against
intolerance, 85. See Dr. Pusey.
Melvill, Henry, elected Principal of
Haileybury College, 231-thwarted

and defied by Dr. Jeremie, 232-long
and unpractical sermons, 233.
Michel, M. Émile, Life and Work of

Rembrandt,' 365-recognition of help
in his investigations, 368-defects of
his book, 370.

Miller, G. Noyes, "The Strike of a
Sex,' 289.

Mirza, Mohammed Ibrahim, the Per-
sian Professor at Haileybury College,
234-his power of teaching singing-
birds, 235.
Monier-Williams, Sir M., Memorials of
Old Haileybury College,' 224.
Montalvan, his narrative of Lope de
Vega, 490.

Morgan, Sir G. O., advocate for the
disestablishment of the Welsh
Church, 160.

Morison, Cotter, on Gibbon, 520.
Morley, Rt. Hon. J., M P., his expec-

tation of succeeding Mr. Gladstone,
568-characteristics of his mind, 569
-belief in his convictions, 569, 570.
N.

Nero, 527. See Cæsars.
Newman, Cardinal, the guiding spirit
of the Oxford movement, 101-
character, 102-his precarious logic,

104.

Norton, Mrs., lines on her mother, 321

-her poems compared with Lady
Dufferin's, 330.

Novels of Adventure and Manners,
530-indications of the rise of the
new school of fiction in the 17th
cent., 531-Mrs. Aphra Behn's at-
tempt, ib.-eclipse of the heroic ro-
mauce, 532-Novel of Adventure,
ib.-Scott's system of verifying by
documentary evidence, 533- pre-
vailing tendency of the conventional
writer, 534-demand for exact veri-
fication, 536, 537-attempts at exact
reproduction, 538-increase in the
publication of memoirs relating to
the French Revolutionary war, 539
-doubtful authenticity of such re-
miniscences, 540-Adventures of A.
Moreau de Jonnés, 541 - Novel of
Manners, 542-Fielding's influence,
543-sudden accession of women
novelists, 544-absence of landscape-
painting in Miss Austen, ib.-result
of their alliance, 515-qualities of
Thackeray, Dickens, and Trollope,
546-the rising spirit of Realism or
Naturalism, ib. George Eliot's
ideal, 547-Charlotte Brontë's he-
roine, ib.-the Sporting Novel, ib.—

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Paijkull, Prof., of Upsala, his work on
the fauna, botany, and geology of
Iceland, 67.

Parliamentary Debates, 553-anticipa-
tions on the result of Mr. Gladstone's
retirement, ib.- his personal in-
fluence, 554-the Home Rule Bill in
the House of Commons and Lords,
555-necessity of a dissolution, 556
-decision for the constituencies, ib.
-policy adopted by Mr. Gladstone
and his colleagues, 557-theory on
his choice of a successor, 559, 560-
Lord Rosebery's accession to the
Premiership, 562-his vacillating
conduct, 563-claim of Lord Spencer
for the Premiership, 564-Sir William
Harcourt, 565-568-Mr. John Mor-
ley, 569-571-Lord Rosebery's early
reputation, 571-his administration,
573-different views of the three
Ministers, 574-strong, united, and
loyal Opposition, 575-confidence in
Mr. Balfour's leadership, ib.
Party Government, 244-origin of the
terms Whig and Tory, 248-esta-
blishment of the system, 249-in-
fluence of the Crown, 250-intro-
duction of a new era by the Reform
Act of 1832, 251-two new sections,
252-change to Conservatives and
Liberals, ib.- great legislative
changes, 253-object of Welsh Radi-
calism, 255-advantages of the
Welsh Established Church, ib.—
British Legislature the mother of
Parliaments, 257-system in Ger-
many, 258-Party Government in the
United States, 259-the right of man,
261-law of social organism, 262–
solutions of the problem, ib.
Phædrus, a poet of the Transition, 123
-style of his fables, 124.

Pratt, Rev. J. B., Buchan,'|387.
Propertius, characteristics of his poetry,
119. See Latin Poetry.

Pusey, Dr., 83-veneration of his bio-
graphers, 81-austerity of his home,
87-appearance and character as a
boy, 88-morbid feelings, 89-timi-
dity and lack of self-assertion, 90—
his visits to Germany, ib.-contro-
versy with Mr. Rose, 91-attitude
towards the Church of Rome, 92-95
-influence on him of Newman's
secession, 94- his principles and
views of life, 96-position as leader
of the Oxford movement, 98-the
Triumvirs, ib.-character, 113.

R.

Raleigh, Walter, 'The English Novel,'
530. See Novels.
Rembrandt and his Art, 365-reputa-
tion as a portrait-painter, 366— un-
popularity, ib.-Vosmaer's revised
edition, 368-M. Michel's work, 368-
370-his parents, 371-marriage, ib.
-death of his wife, and bankruptcy,
372-influences on his work, 372,
373 his treatment of light and
shade, 375 predecessors or con-
temporaries, 376-originals of his
models, 378-380-his portraits, 381
-treatment of Biblical subjects, ib.

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The Lesson in Anatomy,' 382-
the Night Watch,' ib.- The Syn-
dics of the Cloth Hall,' 383-his
etchings, 384 variations of the
plates, 385.
Ritchie, Mr., his return of the number
of paupers relieved, 481.
Rosebery, Lord, commissioned to form
a Ministry, 561-his disadvantages
and advantages, ib.-declaration on
assuming office, 562 subsequent
retractation, 563-early reputation,
571-first Chairman of the London
County Council, 572-his admini-
stration, 573.
Rousseauism Revived, 414-the new
democratic oligarchy, 415-twofold
purpose of the Liberal Party, ib.-
the theory of property, 417-dis-
union of Socialists, 418-result of the
division of the national wealth, 419
-estimate of the gross income of the
United Kingdom, ib.-share of each
person, 420-number of men and
women earning nothing, 421-im-
possibility of the communistic divi-
sion, ib.-deceitfulness of riches, 422
-nature of the wealth, 423-three
categories, ib.-doctrine of the mode-

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