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have appeared in Great Britain, and in
foreign countries, during the last fifty
years, illustrated by facsimilies of two
hundred autographs, 141

Cooke, 504

Cork, see of, 482

Cox, Rev. Robert, (see the Liturgy Re-
vised)

Crichton, Sir W., (see Cholera)

Croker, J. W., (see the Life of Johnson)
Crotch, William, (see Substance of Several
Courses of Lectures, &c., by)
Crotchet Castle. By the author of "Head-
long Hall," 117

Cunningham, Rev. Peter, (see Nichols's Il-
lustrations, 49)

Cyclopedia, the Cabinet. England. By
the Right Hon. Sir James Mackintosh-
real design of this history, 187-philo
sophical and critical inclinations of the
author, ib.-confused and grovelling style
of his accounts of battles, 189-Charac-
ter of Sir Thomas Moore, 195-closing
scene of his life, ib.-dissolution of the
monasteries, 197-question of church pro-
perty discussed, ib.--the spoliations of
Henry exposed, ib.-fallacy of the refor
mation, 198-laws of divorce discussed,
199-

D.

DARBY, Rev. Samuel, (see Nichols's Illus-
trations, 49)

Darnell, W. N., (see the Correspondence
of Dr. Basire)

Deakin, H. C., (see the Deliverance of
Switzerland; also Portraits of the Dead,
by)

Derry, diocess of, 479

Descriptive and Historical Account of the
Liverpool and Manchester Railway. By
Joseph Kirwan, Civil Engineer, 305
Destiny; or, the Chief's Daughter. By the
author of Marriage," and the " Inhe-

ritance," 116

D'Israeli, (see the Cabinet Cyclopæpedia)
Divines of the Courch of England-Dr.

Isaac Barrow. By the Rev. J. S.
Hughes, 467

Dogget, life of, 498

Doric Race, the History and Antiquities of
the, by C. O. Muller. Translated from
the German, by H. Tufnel, Esq., and
G. C. Lewis, Esq., 159-the Dorians,
one of the principal races of ancient
Greece, ib.-Doris confined originally to
the valley of the Pindus, 160-incur.
sions of the Dorians into several parts of
southern Greece, ib.-migrations and re-
ligion of the Dorians, ib.--their first co-
lony, ib.-Muller's Observations on the

unity of their opinions, 162-Develope-

ment of the constitutions of the different
Greek states, 163
Down, see of, 479

Dromore, bishopric of, 480

Drummond, James L., (see Letters to a
Young Naturalist)
Dublin, see of, 480

Dyce, (see the Exhibition of the Royal
Academy)

E.

EARTH, heat of the, 156

Eastlake, (see the Exhibition of the Royal
Academy)

Eastern Travellers, 158
Ecclesiastical property, the Institution and
Abuse of, 475

Education in America, 473
Effect of the Corn Laws, 463
Egyptian writing, 314
Elphin, see of, 483

England, church of, 485-remarks upon,
ib.-nature of tithes, 486-consequence
of the alliance of the church and state,
488

English and Jewish Tythe Systems com-
pared in their origin, their principles,
and their moral and social tendencies,
475

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Essay, Prize, 610
Essays and Orations, read and delivered at
the Royal College of Physicians; to which
is added an account of the opening of the
tomb of King Charles I. By Sir Henry
Halford, 285-the "climacteric disease,'
description of, 286-treatment of, 287—
paper on the necessity of caution in the
estimation of symptoms in the last stage
of some diseases, ib.-dissertation upon
the tic douloureux, il-popular and clas-
sical illustrations of insanity, 290-Shak-
speare's test of madness exemplified, ib.

essay upon the influence which some
diseases of the body have upon the mind.
ib.-author's digression to his own con-
duct during his attendance upon the late
King, 294-account of the opening of the
coffin of King Charles I., ib.
Essays on the lives of Cowper, Newton, and
Heber, and an examination of the evi-
dence of the course of nature being in-
terruptedly the divine government, 468
Etty, (see the Exhibition of the Royal
Academy)

F.

FACTS relating to the punishment of death
in the metropolis. By E. G. Wakefield,

Esq., 538-effects of capital punish-
ment as administered in London and
Middlesex, ib.-internal scenery and
operations of Newgate, ib. — abuses
pointed out, 539-differences in the ad-
ministration of justice in the metropolis
and the country, ib.-author recom-
mends a preventive police, 540-orga-
nized bodies of thieves, ib.-establish-
ments for facilitating the disposal of
stolen goods, ib.-effectual interference
recommended, in order to suppress the
haunts of thieves, 541-nurseries of
crime kept by receivers of stolen goods,
544-average of escapes to detections,
546-effect of severity of punishment,
ib.-case as a commentary upon our pre-
sent system, 548-author suggests the
appointment of a public prosecutor, ib.
-great uncertainty of punishment, 549
-average period of impunity amongst
thieves, ib.-impolitic effects of refer-
ence to the Privy Council, 550-trans-
portation a mere farce, 552-solitary
imprisonment the only punishment that
deserves the title, 552

Familiar German Exercises. By A. Ber-
nays, 469

Family Classical Library, No. XVII.-
Horace Translated. By William Fran-
cis, 309-No. XVIII., Horace, Vol II.
Phædrus, 472

Family Library; Lives of the Scottish
Worthies. By P. F. Tytler, Esq., 466
Farquhar, G. life of, 498

Farren, Miss, 504

Ferns, bishopric of, 481
Ferrier, Miss, (see Destiny)

Few Words on many Subjects, grave and
light. By a Recluse, 153
Fitz-Raymond, or the Rambler on the
Rhine. By Caledonnicus, 310
Five Years of Youth; or Sense and Senti-
ment. By Harriet Martineau, 307
Fletcher, James, (see the History of
Poland)

Flora of Great Britain, (fossils) 600
Flowers, cultivation of, 156
Foote, life of, 501

Foreign Missions, 312-a volume of com-
mentary upon, ib.

Fragments of Voyages and Travels, includ-
ing Anecdotes of a Naval Life; chiefly
for the use of Young Persons. By Capt.
Basil Hall, 59-author avowedly an
anti-reformer, ib.-his disposition to
promote the interests of the naval pro-
fession, 61-the writer's early predilec-
tions for naval life, ib.-description of,
62-recommends close attention to the
Greek and Latin classics, 64-his initia-
tion
upon his first voyage, ib.-appetites
of middies, 67-British sailor's habit of

considering his ship as his home, ib.—
attempt to capture a whale, 68—an oc-
currence that will startle the reader, ib.
story about the poor dog "Shakings," ib.
modes of management, 69-character by
which two of them were contra-distin-
guished, ib.—the subject illustrated by a
passage from Shakspeare, 70-author's
mode of repaying acts of favour done to
himself, 71-description of routine of
duties, 72

Framlingham; a Narrative of the Castle.
In four Cantos. By James Bird, 309
Francis, William, (see Family Classical
Library)

Fraser, (see the Exhibition of the Royal
Academy)

Freemason's Pocket Companion; contain-
ing a brief Sketch of the History of Ma-
sonry, a chronology of interesting events,
&c., 154

Friendly Advice, most respectfully sub-
mitted to the Lords, on the Reform Bill,
299-the late general election conducted
with tranquillity, ib.-ludicrous visions
of the anti-reformers, ib.-nothing like
zeal exhibited on their side, by any class
of the people, ib.-the people unanimous
for the reform bill, ib.-improvements
suggested, 300-anecdote of Sir Joseph
Jekyll, ib.--Lord Mansfield's apothegm,
ib.-effects of popular indignation in
France, 301-effects of the adoption of
the reform bill contrasted with those of
its rejection, 302

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Hall, Captain Basil (see Fragments of
Voyages and Travels)

Mrs. S. C., (see Sketches of Irish
Character)

Hart, Charles, life of, 492
Haverhill; or Memoirs of an Officer in the
Army of Wolfe. By J. A. Jones, 433--
each of the three volumes a story in
itself: the first a picture of American
manners; the second, an account of the
expedition of General Wolfe; third,
interior of life in the West Indies, ib.-an
episode of Indian love, 434-song of an
Indian girl, 436
Haynes, life of, 492

Hellins, Rev. John, (see Nichols's Illus-
trations, 49)
Henderson, life of, 501

Herbaria, protection of, 156

Herschelian Companion to the Telescope.
Part I. Orionis and Leporis, 307
Hilton, (see the Exhibition of the Royal
Academy)

History of English Dramatic Poetry, to the
time of Shakspeare; and Annals of the
Stage of the Restoration. By J. P. Col-
lier, 377-character of the work, ib.-
its novelty in some respects, ib.—unne-
cessary separation of topics, 378-new,
interesting, and authentic facts, ib.
Hitchins, Rev. Malachy, (see Nichols's
Illustrations, 49)

Holcroft, Thomas, 504

Hollins, (see the Exhibition of the Royal
Academy)

Home, at, and Abroad, (see Destiny)
Hooker, W. Jackson, (see the Botanical
Miscellany)

Hope, Thomas, (see An Essay, &c.)
Howitt, William, (see the Book of the
Seasons)

Hughes, Rev. J. S., (see Divines of the
Church of England)

Hull, Rev. E., (see the Institution and
Abuse of Ecclesiastical property

I.

ILIAD of Homer, the, translated by Wil-
liam Sotheby, 96-key to the present
version of the Iliad, 97-consistency of
the translator, ib.-the present version
characterised by a studied fidelity to the
original, ib.-parting scene between Hec-
tor and Andromache, 99-compared with
Pope's translation, 101, 102, 103, 104-
Mr. Sotheby correct in the description of
the battles, 105-example of, ib.-a vivid
and powerful battle scene, 107-Mr.
Sotheby's close, yet easy imitation of
Homer's similes, 108-example of, 109

-struggle for the body of Patroclus, 110
-description of the shield of Achilles,
112-arithmetical comparison of the
translations of Pope and Sotheby, 116.
Illustrations of the Literary History of the
Eighteenth Century, consisting of authen-
tic memoirs and original letters of emi-
nent persons; and intended as a sequel
to the Literary Anecdotes. By John
Nichols, F.S.A., 49-the collection con-
sists chiefly of small details connected
with persons who have obtained no cele-
brity, ib.-the Rev, John Hellins, ib.—
the Rev. Malachy Hitchins, ib.-the Rev.
Peter Cuningham, ib,-William Newton,
50-the Rev. William Chubbe, ib.-de-
scription of his character, ib.- the Rev.
Samuel Darley, ib. the Rev. John
Price, ib., 51-autobiography of Wm.
Gifford, ib.-biography and letters of
Thomas Pitt and Lord Camelford, ib.-
borough of Old Sarum, a portion of his
patrimony, ib.-his letters to Mr. Har-
dinge, ib.-his apprehensions of a repub-
lic, 52-his letters on reform, 53, 54, 55
-letters from Italy, 56-the Rev. Bap-
tist Noel Turner-his acquaintance with
Dr. Johnson, ib.-his description of the
conversations which passed between them,
ib.-" Alexander's Feast," ib.-Rev.
William Chaffin, 57-his autobiography,
ib.-his hunting propensities, ib.-his
meeting with Geo. III., ib.-notice of
Mr. Eardley Wilmot, 58-Mr. Sampson
Gideon, ib.-Rev. Thomas Leman, ib.
-David, Earl of Buchan, ib.-James
Edward Smith, ib.-Mr. George Rose,
ib. his letter as to the writings of Pope,
ib. correspondence of Mr. Gough with
Messrs. Essex, Brooke, and Denne, ib.
India, Christian Converts in, 157
Indian Talk, an, 312

Inventions, old new, 157
Imitative Music, 315

Ireland, First Fruits of, 475-church of
might be overthrown without affecting
the Union, 476-church division of,
477-enormous wealth of, 483, 484
Irish Antiquities, 316

Isle of Wight, love-story of, (see Author-
ship)

Ivan Vejeeghen; or, Life in Russia. By
Thaddeus Bulgarin, 437-a translation
from the Russian, ib.--a striking picture
of the domestic habits of the Muscovites,
ib.

J.

JAMES, Mr., (see Philip Augustus)
Johnson, Samuel, the Life of, L. L. D.,
including a journal of a tour to the He-

brides. By James Boswell, Esq. A
new edition; with numerous additions
and notes. By J. W. Croker, 452-
merits of this edition, ib.-Mr. Croker's
facilities for the collection of annotations
and unpublished documents, 453-plan
of the work, ib.-printed works incorpo-
rated in this edition, 454-Manuscript
additions, ib.-incomparable value of this
edition beyond all others, 455.
Jones, J. A., (see Haverhill)
Jordan, Mrs., 504

Journal of Travels in the Seat of War

during the last two Campaigns of Russia
and Turkey; intended as an itinerary
through the south of Russia, the Crimea,
Georgia, and through Persia, Koordis-
tan, and Asia Minor, to Constantinople,
with maps expressly drawn up, and illus-
trative of the author's tour. By T. B.
Armstrong, 174-his journal not written
with elegance, 175-his sketches of
scenery, ib.-the Emperor Nicholas and
his consort at Odessa, 179-Tiflis, 182
-appearance of that city, ib.-the popu-
lation, ib.-the principal productions, ib.
German colony, ib.-journey to Persia,
183-Tartan dwellings in Georgia, ib.—
Tabuez, ib.-facilities for invading Per-
sia, ib.—Tehran, 184-the present Shah,
ib. the Koordish mountains, ib.-the
country bordering on the Euphrates, 186
Journal of a Residence in Germany, writ-
ten during a Professional attendance on
their Royal Highnesses, the Duke and
Duchess of Clarence, (their most Gra-
cious Majesties,) during their visits to
the Courts of that Country, in 1822,
1825, and 1826. By William Beattie,
340-the author's Euphuism, ib.--spe-
cimens of his style, 341-this prose re-
duced to blank verse, ib.-the author's
feelings on reaching the banks of the
Rhine, 342-his minstrel's song, 343-
the novelties of Altenstein, ib.-details of
the domestic economy of the king, 344-
poetical address to Queen Adelaide,
352-anecdote of the ex-king of Sweden,
353-the author recommended to re-
form his style altogether, 354

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LACHLAN, Mrs., (see Agapo)
Landor, his Gebir, Count Julian, and other
poems, 217-character of his poems, ib.
-his singular tura of mind, ib.-Gebir,
written chiefly in Latin, ib.-full of imi-
tations of Virgil, ib.

Landscape illustrations of the Waverley
Novels, 468

Landseer, (see the Exhibition of the Royal
Academy)

Law, Dr., his address to the clergy of
Bath Wells, 602

Laws relative to benefit societies and
savings banks, 306

Lawrence, Sir Thomas, the Life and Cor-
respondence of, Knight, President of the
Royal Academy, &c. By D. E. Wil-
liams, Esq., 244-seizure and pre-occu-
pation of the subject, ib.-the name of
Mr. Campbell unhandsomely put for-
ward on the occasion, ib.-a coadjutor
appointed, 245-language adopted by
himself, ib.-faults in the production, ib.
-leading facts connected with the life of
Sir Thomas Lawrence, 246

Le Bas, Rev. C. W., (see Life of Middle-
ton)

Lecture on Knowledge, delivered before
the members of the Keighley Mechanics'
Institution. By Thomas Swinburn Carr,
466

Leigh's Guide to Wales and Monmouth-
shire, containing observations on the
mode of travelling, &c., 152-the Welsh
interpreter, ib.

Leighlin, see of, 482

Leman, Rev. Thomas, (see Nichols's Illus.
trations, 49)

Leslie, (see the Exhibition of the Royal
Academy)

Letters to a Young Naturalist on the Study
of Nature, and Natural Theology. By
James L. Drummond, 405-observations
upon the works of nature, ib.-conse-
quence of our familiarity with natural
objects, 406-Dr. Drummond's work
calculated to generate an ardent love of
nature under all her forms, ib.
Letter to his Grace the Archbishop of

York, on the present corrupt state of
the Church of England. By R. M.
Beverley, Esq., ib.-actual condition of
the Church of England-what is its re-
sult upon the moral conduct of the com-
munity, 80-crime increasing, ib.-in-
difference as to religion in general, ib.—
changes suggested, ib.-absolution dis-
avowed, 81-the church of England a
striking failure, ib.-indifferent to the
theological instruction of its ministers
and congregations, ib. - fundamental
error in the constitution of the church,

82

-

Lewis, G. C., and H. Jufnel, (see their

translation of the History and Antiqui-
ties of the Doric Race)

Library of Entertaining Knowledge-the
architecture of birds, 566-Mr. Rennie's
titles fanciful and open to objection, ib.-
love of Nature and her works recom-
mended, ib.-system not indispensable,
ib.-enthusiasm of Alexander Wilson,
the Scotch weaver, in pursuit of a know-
ledge of birds, ib.-object of the present
volume, ib.

Life of the Right Reverend Thomas Fan-
shaw Middletou, D. D., late Lord Bi-
shop of Calcutta. By the Rev. C. W.
Le Bas, 521-particulars of Mr. Middle-
ton's early life, 522-his appointment to
the diocess of Calcutta, 523-rules which
he laid down for his conduct, ib.-state
of the English church in India, ib.-
the new bishop's arrival in Calcutta,
524-law of marriage, 525-rivalry of
the Scottish clergy, ib.-trial of strength
between the rival establishments, 526—
state of religion among the Europeans,
528-distribution of the Bible, ib.-let-
ter addressed by Dr. Middleton to Mr.
Norris, ib.-picture of his every day life,
ib.-Rammohun Roy, visit from, 529-
sect of white Jews, 530-voyages of vi-
sitation, 531-proceedings of Rammohun
Roy, 532-his Unitarian chapel, ib.-
the bishop's disquietude-his murmurs,
534-failure of his constitution, 535-
is sun-struck, 536-his illness, ib.-his
death, ib.-his character, ib.
Life and Opinions of John Wycliffe, D.D.,
illustrated principally from his unpub-
lished manuscripts; with a preliminary
view of the papal system, and of the
state of the protestant doctrine in Eu-
rope, to the commencement of the four-
teenth century. By Robert Vaughan,
467

Life of Thomas Muir, Esq., Advocate, &c.
By Peter Mackenzie, 153.

Limerick, see of, 482

Lismore, see of, 482

Literary Patronage, 315

Literary Provincial Societies, 473

Gazette-the cause of sound lite-
rature advocated, 32-Literary Gazette,
its style disgraceful to the age, ib.-the
editor tried by his own rule, ib.-viola-
tions of syntax, ib.-examples of bad
English and worse French, 33-beauti-
ful sentence, ib.-terminology—what
does it mean, ib.-author criticising his
own work, ib.-impartiality, 34-unfor-
tunate simile, ib.-specimens of the
style of the Literary Gazette, 35-hum-
bug of, ib.

Literature, Taxes on, 157

Liturgy, the, revised; or the necessity and
beneficial effects of an authorized abridg-
ment, and careful revision of the various
services of the Established Church. By
the Rev. Robert Cox, A.M. 79
Lives of the Players. By John Galt, 491—
among the most amusing books in the
language, ib.-Charles Hart, 492-Bet-
terton, ib.-Kynaston, ib.-beauty of his
person, anecdote of, ib.-Haynes, ib.—
his strange adventures, ib.-Biography
of Wilks, 425-instances of Wilks's
kind-heartedness, 497- life of Nell
Gwin, ib.-life of William Mountfort, ib.
-life of Sandford, 498-life of Elizabeth
Barry, ib.-life of Mrs. Oldfield, ib.--
life of Richard Savage, ib.-life of Mrs.
Centlivre, ib.-life of Colley Cibber, ib.
life of Dogget, ib.-life of Booth, ib.-
life of George Farquhar, ib.-life of
Quin, ib.-his Falstaff, ib.-his Cato,
500-his habits, ib.-picture of his cha-
racter, ib. anecdotes of his wit and
epicurism, ib.-lives of Lacy, Ryan, Mrs.
Woffington, Garrick, Foote, Macklin,
Henderson, and Charlotte Chark, 501-
her eccentric biography, ib.-description
of her menage, 503-life of Mrs. Geor-
giana Bellamy, ib.

Locke the Philosopher, 316

Lord Byron, Works of. In six volumes, 150
Lucius Carey; or, the Mysterious Female
of Mora's Dell, an Historical Tale. By
the author of "The Weird Woman,'
134.

M.

MACAULEY, Thomas Babington (see Speech
delivered in the House of Commons, &c.)
Mackenzie, Peter (see the Life of Thomas
Muir)

Mackintosh, Sir James (see the Cabinet
Cyclopædia-his History of England)
Macklin, life of, 501

Man, an Essay on the Origin and Prospects
of, by Thomas Hope, 390-his opinions

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