HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-NINTH VOLUME OF THE
Babylonia, The Earliest History of, 338-fertility of the plain, 339inhabitants, 340-language, ib.the Chaldees, 341-Magan, ib.Milukhkha, 342-system of writing, ib.-the art of brick-making, 343style of architecture in the absence of stone, 344-interior of the palaces, ib.-the temples, 345-towers and basins, ib.-gates and interior fittings, 346-narrow streets, ib.independence of the sculpture, 347attitude and costume of the figures, ib.-bas-reliefs, 348, 349-heads of statuettes, 350-the cylinders or seals, ib.-the art of the potter, 351 -tools and weapons, ib.-the votive figures in copper, ib.-summary of the theogony, 352-date of the early rulers, 353-King of Girsu, 354Ur-Nina, 355-his seven sons, 356— Akurgal and Eannadu, ib.-Enanatuma and Entéména, 357, 358King Gudea, 359-a great temple builder, 360-products derived from various localities, 361-Ur En-Girsu, 362—Urbau, ib.—his buildings, 363 -Dungi or Dunginna, ib. Banville, Théodore de, lines to his mother, 336. Baring-Gould, Sabine, 'The Tragedy
of the Cæsars,' 512-his theory of insanity, 513-identification of busts Vol. 179.—No. 358.
and coins, 514, 515-his power of deciding character by intuition, 515,
Barrera, Don C. A. de la, 'Life of Lope de Vega,' 490.
Batten, Dr. J. H., Principal of Haileybury College, 228-retirement, 229. Bluntschli, Herr, The Character and Spirit of Political Parties,' 245-on the true nature of a political party, ib.-account of the four natural political parties,' 246. Bode, Dr., his descriptive Catalogue of Rembrandt's pictures, 369. Booth, Charles, Labour and Life of the People,' 463-his proposal for universal pensions, 465, 475-classification of the population of London, 469 Endowment of Old Age,' 475 -his advocacy of limited and experimental socialism, ib.—The Aged Poor: Condition,' 476, 481. Bosanquet, Bernard, extract from 'The Civilization of Christendom,' 463. Bryce, Mr., on party government in the United States, 260.
Buchan, 387-its boundaries, 388'Land o' Cakes,' ib.-one of the great early Celtic divisions, 389the principal seat of four noble families, ib.-geological composition of the district, ib.-the coast-line, 390-deposit of chalk flints, 391peat-mosses, ib.-traces of forests, 392-relics of man and beast, 392, 393-evidences of sanguinary strife, 393-the Book of Deir,' 394etymology of the name Deer, 395— history of old churches, 396-the early saints, ib. invasions and battles of the Norse pirates, 397expulsion of the Danes, 398-the Norse or Danish element, ib.-war of succession, 399 - power of the Comyna, ib.-decadence of the old Celtic Church, 400-Ellon, the civil centre, 401-fall of the Comyns, ib. -quaint prophetic distichs, 403
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.
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
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 up on 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.
Churchill, John. See Marlborough. Clark, G. T., Medieval Military Architecture in England,' 27-cou- 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.
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.
Durham, Bishop of, chief of the Christian Social Union, 2-on Christian discipleship, 11 his counsel to the younger clergy,' 12.
Elzheimer, his influence on Rem- brandt, 373- Tobit and the Angel,' ib.-arrangement of light and shade, 374-The Flight into Egypt,' 375. Empson, William, Professor of Law at Haileybury College, 236-Editor of the Edinburgh Review,' ib.
Encyclopædia Britannica,' article on Statistics, 463.
Endres, Prof., on the timber trade, 180. Erskine, Thomas, his estimate of the 'Christian Year,' 116.
Eycks, The Van, their altar-picture, The Adoration of the Lamb,' 377.
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.
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
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