Puigblanch (D. Antonio), his “ Inquisi-
tion Unmasked," reviewed, 107—fa- ..vorable remarks on the work, 132— alterations suggested, 134. Purgatury, the great utility of to the } priests and monks in Spain, 123. Pythogoras remarked on, 363. R.
Reason, the inefficacy of its principles as the foundation of a religious sys- tem shown from experience, 33. Reformers in Scotland, their characters, 193.
Regicides, their trials considered, 398. Religion, an acceptable mode of prac- otising it pointed out, 43—the right of
a community to establish a particular system of admitted, 73—the great neimportance of works on the subject of asserted, 480.
Religious instruction, the importance of, in a political and religious point of view, considered, 68, 69-the pre- valent erroneous mode of applying cit pointed out, 69.
Report of the Select Committee of the House of Commons, on the education of the lower classes in the metropolis, &c. reviewed, 49-propositions taken therefrom, 51.
Revolution, the improvement of the con- stitution consequent thereon, re- marked on, 314 that of France con- sidered at some length, 327 to 332. Robertson, his description of the Jesuits, 449.
Roman Catholic priests, their opinions on the subject of education, as col- lected by the House of Commons' Committee, 61. Rousseau, the vanity and extravagance his character observed on, 16- the character of his love described, ibid. -the mischiefs produced by his writings" noticed, ibid.his passion for the Comtesse d'Houdelat de- scribed, 17-his confessions cousi- dered, 18.
Sabbath, the abuse of in the West In- dies among the slaves described, 470. Saving Banks, the expediency of consi dered, 46—the clause in proposed by Mr. Rose noticed, ibid. the prin ciple of approved, and the happy ef ects of anticipated, 496. Scriptures, the importance of an ability to read them pointed out, 71, 72. Sensualists, important remarks for their consideration, 6.
Shaftesbury (Lord), his indictments and the proceedings theron, 303-the character of the grand jury on that occasion remarked on, 304. 40H Sharpe (Archbishop, his murder no- ticed, 197, 199. Sidney (Algernon), his trial and execu- tion noticed, 305–the evidence there- on objected to, 307-Hume's remark on the occasion, ibid, Sinking Fund, the nature and utility of considered at some length, 2412the annihilation of, deprecated, 246- its ruinous effects on other countries noticed, 257.
Slaves, the condition of, with reference to religious instruction feelingly de- scribed, 456, 457-a precipitate emancipation of deprecated, 457- the neglect of baptism and marriage among them described, 469 the in- humanity and injustice of denying them the opportunity of religious worship remarked on, 471 obaly Solomon, his advice as to the punishment of children; and how it should be applied, 95. Southwark, the number of uneducated children in observed on, 54.2 Spain, the re-establishment of the In- quisition in considered, 1070-the unhappy state of from religious in- tolerance and superstition, 122 Spitalfields, the great moral improve- ment of its inhabitants by the Sunday schools remarked on, 64,ibiv St. David's (Bishop of), his letter to the Bishop of Durham on the origin of the Pelasgi, 336 to 349 his deriva- tion of the digamma, 349 his remark on the original Greek a alphabet, 350 opinion on the promunelation "of the digamma, 350—just rethark of on an important circumstance in the theory of language, 354, gai. St. Giles's, the deplorable state of mo- rals amongst its inhabitants described,
in his defence quoted, 333 to his address on being discharged, 335. Russell (Lord), his case observed on,
the number of uneducated chil- dren in, 55 the violent opposition
of the mult Clergy to the Irish
there noticed, 60-the improvement in the morals of its in- habitants by the Sunday schools de- scribed, 64 to
St. Vincent, the message of the council of that island to the House of Assem- bably touching the Methodist Mission, and the latter's answer, 459. Stadium of the Greeks, its origin, 160. Stafford (Lord), his trial and execution, 301--Chancellor Nottingham's speech thereon quoted, ibid. mori best of Standards of capacity or measure, and of length, their contents in 1758, 164, bus165 the necessity for a new series of insisted on, 178, 183. State Trials,
Talboy (Mr.), vindication of, from Mr. Marryatt's charges, 465, 18331s Tales of my Landlord, reviewed, 184-
hints at the author, ibid.the con- tents of the volumes, 185.2ogodly Thebaid, the Zodiacs copied from the temple of described, 145. Thomson, his character as a poet, 23.3 Throcmorton (Sir Nich.), his trial and
acquittal, 283-arbitrary treatment of the jury on that occasion,284, Tooke (Horne), his trial for a libel,323. Treason, the important act passed in
the reign of Mary respecting it noticed, 285-the opinion of Lord Coke thereon, 506.3in Trigonometry, plain and spherical, the Elements of, by Dr. Gregory,con- sidered, 422-the geometrial method of proceeding in noticed, 4244-the analytical method elucidated, 427- the importance of astronomy with ga reference to remarked on, 429sv
of losing his right is the punishment hand, 286, 287. Sumner, his Treatise on the Records of the Creation reviewed, 480-origin Tudors, their government, 282, 283. 9of the treatise, 481-outline of his and to shimmels ad to 370gsf -ai course of argument, ibid.-extracts gai 483, 486 to 489-his consideration of silno enommon to suol auo the attributes of the Deity, 485-his vindication of Mr. Malthus ap- 30s Proved, 492-his inquiry into ad causes of moral evil considered, 493 -his praise of saving banks favour- 691abs on 496 concluding re- marks on the work, ibid. Sundays, the importance of a regular
Sunday parochial schools, the beneficial firstians respecting it con-
effects of on the minds and habits of avochildren in the schools of the Metro-enosidered, 411-the great evil arising from the present restrictions on it 950/pointed out,
ysb polis described, 63, 64-in Wales, 65 in poirt -vindication of, against a charge by quoted, ibid.--Dr. Adam Smith's of the Newgate Report, 65-the plan of bod observation on the laws of, 414-the to joining them to the daily schools re- aid annulment of the -Vicommended, 79, 80-the excellent seffects of on the morals of the poor a sudden alteration of the laws of, noia recommended, 415tatute of Usury oce noticed, 81other advantages of noitstated and considered, 82-the time iubid, 416, 418, 420.51 bedro V. .81,b919h aemecessary for teaching a child to read i sin them, 83 the expediency of licen- sing them for the purpose of divine Worship asserted, ibid.-the proper extent of the education to be received
Virgin Mary, her great favour among the Papists in Spain and Portugal observed on, 124. Voltaire (M.), his character, and Lord Byron's remarks on it, noticed, 20.
Walton (Mr.), his translation of D. Antonio Puigblanch's "Inquisition Unmasked" considered, 133, 134. Ward Rev. Wm.), his View of the His- tory, &c. of the Hindoos, reviewed, 496-the contents and arrangement of his work, 503—his principal sub- ject admitted to be well executed, 505 his introductory remarks ap- proved, 509-remarkable passage in his work considered, ibid. 510. Warden (Mr.), his Letters written on board the Northumberland and at St. Helena, respecting Bonaparte and his suit, reviewed, 150-extract, descriptive of his dining with Bona- parte, 156-another descriptive of the latter's pleasantry, 158—general remarks on the Letters, 159. Warner, (Mr.), extract from his evi-
dence before the select committee of the House of Commons, respect- ing the stamping of weights, 163. War taxes, the serious consequences of an immediate discontinuance of on the return of peace, 244. Warton, his character as a poet de- scribed, 101.
Waterloo, some interesting reflections
on the battle of, 7-interesting ex- tract from Lord Byron's poem on the subject, 9-the great importance of in a political point of view, ibid. Watson (Mr.), his defence of the Wes- Jeyan Methodist Missions in the West Indies, with a refutation of Mr. Marryatt's charges reviewed, 455—— extracts, 458 to 471. Weights and Measures, the great diver- sity and irregularity in noticed, 159 -the vagueness of the original stand- ards of observed on, 160, 161-mea- sures wanting at the Exchequer, 164 -the inadequacy of the legislative provisions for regulating measures observed on, 166-the different modes of deducing standards described, ibid. -the deduction of a system of mea- sures from the pendulum considered, 169-from falling bodies, 175-some
practical conclusions from the above, 176-objects recommended to the at- tention of the framers of the act of parliament for their reformation, 181.
Wellesley (Marquis), his minate of coun- cil showing the importance of the du- ties, and the defective system of eda- cation, of the civil servants of the East India Company, 214, 218—his plan for a college at Calcutta, noticed, 222.
Wentworth (Sir Thomas), afterwards Earl of Strafford, his character no- ticed, 291-his great fortitude on his execution, 292-Mr. Fox's opinion of him, ibid.
West India Body, the hostile spirit of towards the Missionaries remarked on, 461-the justice of their enact- ments on that subiect denied, 462- the inhumanity of their policy to- wards the slaves deprecated, 472. Westleyan Methodist Missions to the West Indies defended by hir. Watson, 455 -the repreach cast on them describ ed, 458. Westminster, the practice of the office in, for regulating weights and mea- sures, described, 163.
Westminster School, the abuses as to the admission of boys into that establish- ment noticed, 93.
Whig, origin of the term, 201. Whigs, lose their ascendancy under King Charles II. 302.
Whitehurst, his plan for determining an invariable standard described, 170. Wilkes (Mr.), his character deprecated, 321-important questions growing out of his case noticed, ibid. William III. the improvement of the constitution in his reign remarked on, 314.
Wolfe (Right Hon. Arthur), his speech on the trial of Mr. Rowan remarked on, 335. Woollens, the value of those exported from Great Britain in different years, 265.
Zodiac, the origin and antiquity of the, considered, in three works, translated into French from the Swedish, 136- the different signs of, remarked on, 139 to 144.
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