of his masculine creations-of completely identifying himself with his characters. It is in this want of dramatic talent, in his want of humour, and his comparative deficiency in general knowledge, that the inferiority of Cooper chiefly lies. The fund of historical and antiquarian lore possessed by Scott, is, indeed, no easy or ordinary acquisition.
The author of "Pelham," while he dramatises like Scott the distinguished characters of another day, has thrown more of love and passion into his story. He is, evidently, a man of a warm temperament, who feels keenly, and, consequently, expresses himself in those ardentia verba that belong to true passion. In his conception of female character, we hold him altogther superior to Scott or Cooper. He is a vigorous thinker, and his style is terse and pointed. His classical allusions may be overstrained, but his keen and brilliant wit sits gracefully upon him, and flashes forth at every page. His dullest passages are those wherein he meditates wit-wherein he is witty of malice aforethought—as for example, at his meeting of wits at Wills', in his new novel "Devereux." Except the introductory hit of Steele, there is very little said that deserves to be repeated; and we have this general objection to urge against his wits, that they are all witty in the same style-so that the bonmot of one may be applied, without violation of any characteristic manner, to any other of the group. He wields the weapons of sarcasm and irony, with a terrible energy; and is destined to reach a literary elevation, far higher than any he has yet attained. With this commendation, we are compelled to mix our censure of the tone of morals pervading his first novel, "Pelham." It seemed to us indicative of their unhealthy state, that the exposure, however witty, of the follies and odious vices of the parents, should proceed from the mouth of a son. It seemed outrageous to us-yet, after all, this may be a cis-atlantic prejudice, and a proof that "society" in this country, has not yet received its ultimate polish!
But à pròpòs of Anne of Geierstein. We return to the work before us, to remark on two instances of our author's forgetfulThe first is, that he has forgotten to explain the import of the legend connected with the bending of the bow of Buttescholtz-an omission, that maidens of a certain age will not lightly excuse the other is, that he supposes the Duke of Burgundy profoundly ignorant of a fact that nearly concerned him, and which, it appears, from the night scene at the German inn, was known to all the world besides-viz, that Count Albert of Geierstien, or the Black Priest of St. Paul's, was a chief of the Secret Tribunal!
A. Abbot, Dr. Abiel, his Letters written in the interior of Cuba, reviewed, 124- remarks on South Carolina, 125- compares slave labour as performed in Cuba with that of South-Carolina, 125 -remarks on the passion of the Span- iards for cock-fighting and bull baiting, 126-visits a cock-pit in the Havana, ib.-remarks on the probable effect of the Roman Catholic religion, 128- gives a picture of Spanish hospitality, 129-describes the Casa de Beneficien- cia, 131-remarks on the ill effects of allowing ardent spirits to negroes, 132 -his estimate of the population of Cu- ba, 135.
Abernethy, Dr. his opinion of the cause
of the prevailing maladies of the hu- man race, 215.
Addison, his Spectator, the origin of the legitimate English novel, 370. Americans, the, possess too much nation-
al vanity, and too little national pride, 322-do not bear criticism well, 328- are wrong, in the opinion of English- men, when, in any way, they differ from them, 329-possess a rage for in- novation in politics, 344-on the schol- arship of, 346.
Amherst, Lord, his Embassy to China, re- ferred to, 178-account of the failure of, 205.
Anales de Ciencias, Agricultura, &c., re- ferred to, 285, 292.
Anne of Geierstein, reviewed, 499-on the introduction of, 500--develope- ment of characters in, ib. --description of Alpine scenery in, 501--preliminary to a duel in, 503-description of an earth-slide among the precipices of Geierstein, 504-on the characters of some of the principal actors in, 514. Aperçu Statistique de l'Ile de Cuba, re- ferred to, 285.
Artists, of America, are becoming sensi- ble of their deficiencies, 83--on the disputes of, ib.--distinguished, will have their imitators, 84.
Barrow, Dr. his Travels in China referred to, 176, 179, 194. Berengers, the, of Arragon, the great pa- trons of the Troubadours, 419. Bolingbroke, Lord, description of, from Devereux, 388-in Paris, 391---in his retirement, 397---visits Pope, 399. Botany, on the study of, 467-on the ar- rangement and distribution of plants, 469-on classification in, 471-on lan- guage, in regard to the study of the science of, 479-on the affinities and contrasts of plants, 480-various sys- tems in relation to the classification of plants, 482-the distinction between natural and artificial systems in, owes its origin to Linnæus, 486-B. Jussieu never published his views on, 487- the same published by his nephew, 488 on the sexual system in, of Lin- næus, ib.--on the seven classes in, of B. Jussieu, 489-the order of Jussieu improved, 490-on the enlargement of the orders of, ib.-on an arrangement in, on fixed and determinate principles, 491-on the accessions recently made to, 497.
Brande, M, his Table of the relative strength of wines and spirits, referred to, 226.
Candolle, Aug. Pyramo de, his Prodo- mus Systematis naturalis Regni Vege- tabilis, &c. referred to, 466--his life devoted to the study of botany, 492— publishes Flore Française, ib.---his ap- pointment to different professorships, íb.-- publishes his Theorie Eleméntaire de la Botanique, and Regni Vegetabilis Systema Naturale, 493--his fundamen-
tal principles of classification quoted, ib.--remodelled the system of Jussieu, 496--his system of natural orders, 497. Cayley, Arthur, Jr., his Life of Sir Walter Raleigh referred to, 433
Cella, who they were, 11-were Gome rians, ib.-generally held the same doctrines with Pythagoras, 33. Celtic Druids, the, referred to, 1-on the brass weapons of ancient nations, ib.- on the ancient alphabets, 1-3-two ancient alphabets, 4-Oghams of Ire- land, 6-affinity between the langua- ges, ib.-peculiarity of the Irish alpha- bet, ib. Virgil a Druid, 7-Welsh letters the same as the Irish, ib.-when the Ogham characters were invented, 8-on the 10th and 11th chapters of Genesis, 9-confusion of tongues or languages, ib of Baillie's hypothesis, supported by Drummond, ib.-the an- cient astronomers, 10-who the Celta were, 11-the Celta were Gomerians, ib.-of the Umbri and Etruscans, 12- affinity between the Hebrew and the Celtic, ib.---affinity between the Greek, Sanscrit, and Celtic, 13-the Celtic, the first swarm from the parent hive, ib.-of the Phoenician colonies in Ire- land, ib.-Irish histories and bards, 15 -the hero Gods, 16-derivation of Britain, Bretange, and Albion, and of the words, vates and bards, 17-how Britain was 'peopled, ib.-of the first settlers,ib.-Britain known to Aristotle, 19-Hyperboreans were Britains, ib. -Hercules a Celt, 21-Abaris proba- bly a Druid, ib.-the Cross common to Greeks, Egyptians and Indians, 22- when letters arrived in Great Britain, ib.-on festivals removed by the pre- cession of the equinox. 24-Bramin back-reckoning, 25-of the Cushites, ib.-gods of the British isles, 26-Chal- dees, ib.-Chaldees of the British isles, 27-of Iona, Jupiter, Janus, ib. -Coarbs of Iona, ib.-no idol worship in the primitive ages, ib.-Grecian lithoi, ib.-circular temples of the Is- raelites, 28-theory of the origin of let- ters, resumed, ib.-the present Arabic alphabet may be modern, 29-the Celts generally, and the Druids partic- ularly, held the same doctrines with Pythagorus, 33-tatooing, 34-appen- dix to the review of, 37-46. China, Travels of the Russian Mission through Mongolia to, referred to, 176 -Jesuits obtained a footing in, about the sixteenth century, 177-descrip- tion of the great wall of, 193-conquer- ed successively by the Mongols and Mantchoos, 194---on the willows of,
196---tea is the general beverage in, 199 a wine of, made from rice, ib.---on the population of, 203-account of the fail- ure of the last English embassy to, 205.
Chinese, on the language and literature of the, 179-on the private manners of the, 180-a new Russian mission ap- pointed to the capital of the, 181-ar- my, observations on the, 184-gunpow- der known to the, before the birth of Christ, ib.-the, considered the best agriculturists in the world, 195-cook- ing, remarks on, 198-tea the general beverage of the, 199-the, highly tole- rant in religion, 201-manner of ma- king bargains, ib.-printing, ib.-char- acters, 202-on the science of the, ib. -the, attach great importance to gen- sing as medicine, ib--the drama a fa- vorite amusement with the, 203—on the complexion of the, ib.-on the lite- rature of the, 204.
Chivalry, its influence upon literature, 405-before the age of, poetry distin- guished the inhabitants of Northern Europe, ib.-on the poetry of the ages which preceded the institutions of, 406 -its influence on poetry, ib.-created a rage for versifying, 408-on the rhymed tales of, 410-on the decline of, 415-the Berengers of Arragon gave the first impulse to the muse of, 419-in the south of France the poets of, styled Troubadours, 420.
Cicero de Republica, Featherstonhaugh's translation of, reviewed, 136-145-re- marks on the Boston edition of, 145— MS. of, was preserved in the monaste- ry of Gobio, 146-written in imitation of Plato, 156-has a greater resem- blance to the Discourses of Macchia- velli than to a Dialogue of Plato, 164. Cicero, his work on invention and Trea- tise de Oratore, referred to, 150-de- votes himself to literature and study, 151-composes his De Republicâ, 152 -had difficulty in determining upon the form of the work, 153-wrote two of his works in imitation of Plato, 156 his opinion of the excellence of the Roman polity, 165-his reflections on the constitution of his country, 175. Classification of Plants, on the, 466- 498.
Cobbett, his Complete collection of State Trials, referred to, 433.
Coffee, on the cultivation of, in Cuba, 312-on the quantity exported from Cuba, 313.
Cuba, comparison of slave labour in, and in Carolina, 125-on cock-fighting and bull-baiting in, 126-on the causes of
frequent assassinations in, 128-proba- ble effect of the Roman Catholic reli- gion in, ib.-natural advantages of, 129 -hospitality of the inhabitants of, ib. abounds in immense caverns 130-dis- cipline of oxen in, 131-use of ardent spirits injurious to the negroes of, 132 -on the population of, 134-on the yeomanry of, 136-on the natural ad- vantages of, 285-its magnitude com- pared, 287-on the geological structure of, 288--on the discovery of gold in, and St. Domingo, 291--on the scarcity of water in, 292--on the climate of, 293 --the leading causes of the improve- ment of, 295-on the population of, 296 --a comparative view of the populati- on of, with other territories where sla- very exists, 299, 300-on the ancient population of, 301--influence of the re- sidence in, of the great proprietors and noblemen, 304--on the cultivation of sugar in, 305--on the profits of cultiva- ting sugar to the proprietors in, 307-- on the importance and value of coffee to, 312--exports of coffee from, 313--- on the tobacco of, ib. --on the imports and exports of, 315---on the revenue of, 317-on the government of, 318.
D. Devereux, the tale of, referred to, 369- reviewed, 387-extracts from, 388-402 -on the literary character of, 402. Diet, a treatise on, &c. referred to, 208, 240.
Digestive Organs, an Essay on Disorders of the, &c., referred to, 208, 240. Druids, the, of Gaul and Britain acquain- ted with letters, 3-telescopes and gun- powder known to, 20-admitted the creation of matter, 23-the Christmas festival of, 26-of the sacred fire of, ib. guilty of human sacrifices, 27-of the hierachy and power of, 32--held the same doctrines as Pythagoras, 33. Dwight, Henry E., his Travels in the North of Germany, referred to, 86--- examined the universities and schools of the North of Germany, 88--- notices the attention paid by the German and Prussian governments to public im- provement, 89---contrasts Protestant with Catholic Germany, ib.---gives an account of the threeclasses of instructors in the universities of Germany, 104--- remarks on the results of German edu- cation when compared with Ameri- can, 118.
Dyspepsia, on the prevalence of, 208-
on the dietical writers in reference to, 210-on the general causes, and the cure of, 211-Dr. Paris' definition of, 215-on the origin of, 216-on regi-
men, in relation to the cure of, 221- on the quality of food in relation to, 225- aggravated by the use of spirits, wine and fermented liquors, 226- rules to be observed for the preven tion or the cure of, 229-on the bene fit of travelling in the cure of, 234- a synopsis of short rules for the cure of, 240.
Dyspeptic, the, usually eats too much,223 -spirits, wine and fermented liquors injurious to, 226--the effects of coffee and tea on, 227-on the diet of, 228- rules on eating to be observed by, 229 -to avoid hard study, 230-exercise all important to, 232-on the importance of friction to, 231-usually derives benefit from travelling, 234-injury of tobacco to, 236-on the importance of regular hours to, 237-rules for the guidance of, 238-short, practical rules obligatory on, 240.
Education in Germany, 86-123. Ellis, his Narrative of Lord Amherst's Embassy to China, referred to, 178- remarks on the brick tea of Mongolia, 184-on the rice wine of China, 199. Englishman an, Voltaire's picture of, 328
-considers whatever difference of cus- tom from that of his own country, he meets with in other countries, as abso- lutely wrong, 329-puts forth his gra- phic power most successfully in imagi- native representations of life, 369. Essai Politique sur l'Isle de Cuba, re- viewed, 285-321.
Essay on Morbid Sensibility of the Stomach and Bowels, an, &c. referred to, 208- 240.
F. Featherstonhaugh, G. W. his translation of the Republic of Cicero, reviewed, 136-his translations compared with the original, 140-on the scholarship of, 144.
Fiction, on the English works of, 369. Fielding, on his character as a novelist,
371-wrote his Joseph Andrews as a satire on Richardson's Pamela, ib.—on his Tom Jones, 372-on his character of Alworthy, 373-his definition of true wisdom, quoted, 375.
Fine Arts, on the state of the, in Athens, 70-in Rome, ib.--the, associated with the old age rather than the manhood of a country, 72--on the state of the, in Great-Britain, 73--Mr. West's letter relative to the specimens of the, in Italy, 76--on the advantages of Ame- rica for the cultivation of the, 77-on the public institutions in America for the promotion of the, 79.
Germany, visited by Mr. Russel, 87-by Mr. Dwight, 88-system of education in, a laborious one, ib.-schools and universities of, liberally endowed, ib.- the government of, pays unremitted at- tention to public improvement, 89— difference between protestant and ca. tholic, ib.--on the elementary schools of, 91-on the compensation of the in- structors in the schools of, 93-on the gymnasia of the north of, 94-in 1825, state of the universities of, 102-the academic terms of, note, 103-classes of professors in the universities of, 104 -professors in the universities of, cho- sen for life, 106-Mr. Russel's views of university professors in, 107-on the exegetical method of instruction in, 109-on the numerous libraries in, 110 -on the literature of, 112-on the lite- rary acquirements of the professors in, note, 112 -on the carousals, &c. of students in the universities of, 114- education in, compared with the United States, 118-on the musical taste of the inhabitants of, 122.
Goldsmith, his Vicar of Wakefield, the standard of the English novel of rural life, 381.
Gregorie, Dr. G. his Elements of the Theory and Practice of Physic refer- red to, 210.
Gymnasia. the, of the North of Germany, 94-divided into two classes, 95-on the exegetical mode of instruction adopted in, 96-students pass from the, to the universities, 93-on learning languages in, 99.
Hall, Capt. Basil, his Travels in North- America, &c., reviewed, 321—of opi- nion that the Americans would be a happier people if they got no English books, 322-dissatisfied with our poli- tical institutions, 324-his remarks on American elections, 326-is more than ordinarily peevish when his bill of fare is unsatisfactory, 327 --a confirmed gas- trimargia, 328-acknowledges that this country is in a very flourishing con- dition, 331-affirms that the American government is a mere experiment, 336 -imputes to the form of our govern- ment whatever may seem to go wrong in the country, 337-his opinions on
the frequency of elections,ib.-supports his notion that our system has been get ting daily more democratical from the adoption of the constitution, 340-his remarks on the state of education in the United States, 349-on the opinions of, regarding our Southern institutions, 352 -considers the question of slavery in a practical light, 354-his opinions on the subject of slavery, generally, 361-ridi- cules the idea of danger to the slave- holding states from insurrection, 363— in error respecting the mortality of slaves on rice plantations, 368. Hall, Dr. Marshall, his Essay on Disor- ders of the Digestive Organs, &c., re- ferred to, 208, 240.
Havana, the, description of the Casa de Beneficiencia of, 131-on the climate of, 292-on the population of, ib.— Humboldt's description of, 302—ex- port of sugar from, 305-export of cof- fee from, 313--imports and exports for the port of, 315.
Health, Sure methods of improving, and prolonging Life, &c., referred to, 208-- extract from, 234.
Heber, Bishop, his Sermons, reviewed, 241---on his oratory, 248---his great can- dour in argument, 249. Hermann, on his system in botany. Higgins, Godfrey, his Celtic Druids, re- ferred to, 1-rejects the Masoretic points, 3-of opinion that the Druids of Gaul and Britain were acquainted with letters, ib.-distrusts the authority of Josephus, 11-opinion respecting the institution of the priesthood, 33. History of the World, Raleigh's, the fruit of his imprisonment, 456. Hoffman, David, his Legal Outlines, re- ferred to, 47-titles of his lectures, 48- his remarks upon jurisdiction, 62. Huber, B. his Aperçu Statistique de l'Ile de Cuba, &c. referred to, 285-his re- marks on the influence of the residence of the great proprietors and noblemen on the inhabitants of Cuba, 304. Humboldt, Alexandre de, his Fssai Poli- tique sur l'Ile de Cuba, referred to, 285-his observations on the geological structure of Cuba, 288-remarks on the climate of the Havana, 292-bis esti- mate of the population of Cuba, 296- his description of the Havana, 302-his estimate of the export of sugar from Cuba, 305-underrates the production of sugar in Louisiana, 306-his obser vations on the manufacture of sugar, 310.
Hume, his defence of James I. comment- ed on, in regard to Raleigh, 460, note.
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