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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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,

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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

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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,

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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

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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.

W.

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.

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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.

Z.

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.

END OF VOL. IX.

C. Baldwin, Printer,
New Bridge-street, London.

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