NINETEENTH VOLUME OF THE NORTH BRITISH REVIEW.
ABORIGINES, retire before civilized colonists, as if by a law of nature, 377-are the colonists or the mother country best qualified to deal with them? 379. Arabs, character of, 275-laws of blood- revenge and Dakheel, 277-Arab horses, 278.
Aristotle's theory of poetry, 298. Armenian Church, 282.
Army reform, 251-pension list, 409-vital statistics, 411-diminution of crimes and corporal punishments, 421-morale and discipline of British army under Welling- ton, see Wellington.
Audubon's Ornithological Biography, notice of, 10-note.
Bacon's theory of poetry, 300.
Balance of power in Europe, 53. Balfour, Dr. Graham, his report on the sickness, &c., of the army, 419. Bardesanes, notice of his writings, 466. Bavian inscriptions, 270.
Beza, Letter of, to Henry IV., 179, 183. Biblical criticism, nature, necessity, history, and design of, 423-will a book miracul- ously given be miraculously preserved? 425-sources of errors in transcription, 427-fidelity of collators has multiplied the various readings, 428-text of the Old Testament, the Masora, 431-struggles of the Hebrew critics, 433-disputed texts in the New Testament, 434-rules for estimating the value of manuscripts, 435 -use of versions and quotations of the Fathers in correcting the text, 438- difficulty of applying the recognised laws of biblical criticism, 442-satisfactory re- sults, 443.
Birds, British, grallatores, 11-simulation or stratagem in birds, 13-characters of the grallatores, 14-plover, 16-dotterel, 19 the oyster-catcher, 20-the crane, 21-the heron, 22-the bittern, 24-the stork, 25-the ibis, 26-greenshank and pipers, 27-increase of summer wood- cocks, 29-natatores, 31—the goose, 32- the swan, 33-the duck, 33-the wigeon, 35-greatawk, 37-cormorants and solan- geese, 39-plunging of gannets, 40-the fulmar and the shearwater, 42. British Museum, Assyrian sculptures added to, 270, 280.
Bunsen's "Hippolytus and his Age," notice of, 85-occasion of the work, 87-signifi-
cance of the method, 88-principle of the method, 90-danger of it, 95-its real utility, 97-philosophical aphorisms, 99— results of Dr. Bunsen's work, 105. Burgess, Rev. Henry, his researches into Syriac Literature, 468.
Campbell, George, notice of his "India as it ought to be," 578.
Church, early, see Hippolytus. Cobden, Richard, on international relations,
Coleridge's disquisitions of poetry, 301. Colonial empire and colonial policy of Great Britain, 345 prejudices entertained against Earl Grey's policy, 346.-reck- less charges and misrepresentations, 348 -distribution of colonial patronage, 350- arducus and difficult duties of the colonial secretary, 351-are our colonies a burden or an advantage? 354-their cost, 354- multiply our vulnerable points, afford penal settlements, 355-receptacles for surplus population, 356-alteration of the question by the free-trade policy, 358- "prestige" argument stated, 360-ana- lyzed and set aside, 362-real reasons for retaining our colonies, 365-obligation of the parent state to the immigrants, 365 -to the native races, 366-importance of the connexion to the purposes of a high civilisation, 368-main principles which ought to guide our colonial policy, 372— duty of protection and right of control co-relative, 373-dealings with the abori- gines, 375 their inevitable retrocession before civilized settlers, 376-who should deal with them, the colonists or the parent state? 379 our duty to prepare the colonies for self-government, 382-and to reduce our interference to the minimum, 335-imperial control over land-sales, 389-question of transportation, 391- inconsistent conduct of the colonists, 392 -importance of the question, 395-sug- gestions as to the mode in which the government of the colonies should be ad- ministered, 397.
Cotton, free labour in plantations of, 460.
Dallas, E. S., his Essay on Poetry reviewed,
Eastern Church, Early, see Syria. Elzevir edition of the New Testament, his- tory of, 434.
Ephraem Syrus, character and labours of, 466-his metrical compositions, 468- specimen of his poetry, 471. Episcopacy in the early Church, see Hippo- lytus.
Female Novelists, the reign of, 167-pecu- liar fitness of women for writing novels, 167-especially wives and mothers, 169 -vocations for unmarried women, 170. France, Protestantism in, 175.
Germany in its relation to France and Russia, 519-its constitution and legal relations, as settled by the treaty of West- phalia, 520-family of Baron Stein, 521 -state of Germany at the outbreak of the French Revolution of 1789, 522— Frederick William II. of Prussia, 523- Francis II., Emperor of Germany, 524-- foreign policy of Prussia, from 1795 to 1806, 527-Stein's efforts to restore his country, 530-exposed to hostility of Na- poleon, 532-his difficult position, 533- letter from the Emperor Alexander, 533 -reconstruction of the empire and settle- ment of boundaries after the abdication of Napoleon, 536-state of the German States before 1848, 539-military posi- tion of Russia towards Prussia and Au- stria, 543-ethnical advantages of Russia, 546-preponderance of Slavonians in Au- stria, 547-critical position of Austria, 548-her interest in resisting the Russian aggression upon Turkey, 549. Goodall, William, notice of his "American
Slave-Code in Theory and Practice," 445. Grenville Papers, The, 475-account of the family of Grenville, 475-question as to Lord Temple's being Junius, 482-Lady Temple's hand-writing like Junius's, 487- letter to a brigadier-general, 493-quar rel with Scævola, 497-Lord Temple had not the talents of Junius, 503-results of Mr. Smith's investigations, 505-allega- tion that Thomas Lord Lyttelton was Junius, 506.
Grey, Earl, review of his work on Colonial Policy, 345-prejudices and misrepresen- tations, 346-summary of his policy, 349 -reasons for retaining the colonies, 360.
Hardinge, Viscount, his exertions to im- prove the British army, 409.
Harris, Dr. Macgillivray's residence in,
Hexameters, English, 129-ancient and mo- dern versification, quantity, and accent, 129-modern prejudices of those who have Latinized ears, 135-German Hex- ameters, 136-Klopstock, 137-Voss, 138
-Goethe, 140-Longfellow's Evangeline, 143-Clough's Long Vacation Pastoral, 145-rules for Hexameters, 147-jocose Hexameters, 149.
Hincks, Rev. Dr., his interpretation of As- syrian inscriptions, 255, 267, 295. Hippolytus, discovery of his work "On all Heresies," 87-character and sphere of his labours, 106-light thrown by the discovery of this treatise on the early state of Christianity, 108-doctrine of the Trinity, 108 general theological views of Hippolytus, 112-his ecclesiastical views, 115-pretensions of the Church of Rome, 116 marriage of the clergy, 117-Apos tolical constitutions, 118-church and house book of the early Christians, 119- development of the Church constitution, 121-worship of the Early Church, 123— priesthood and sacrifice, 124-Church of the future, 126.
Hunt, Leigh, his definition of poetry, 302.
India, Government of, and New India Bill, 552-the administrative system of India necessarily a singular piece of patchwork, 553-improvement needed, not destrue- tion, 554--great progress towards good government since 1833, 557-arguments against the "double government," 558- its defect lies in a responsibility without power, and a power without responsibility, 560 the proposed remedy by the New Bill, 461-reduction in the number of Di- rectors, 562-plan of nomination, 564- ministerial nomination likely to infuse the political or party element, 566-proposed system of competition for offices, 567- future success cannot be predicted from the collegiate "course," 570-bad effects of the "forcing system" in education, 573 --separation of the judicial from the exe- cutive department, 575-admitted effi- ciency of the system pursued at Addis- combe, 576-advantages to be anticipated from awakened interest, 579---educational institutions, 580-Free Church institution, 581, note-duty of daring to do right, 582. Instruction, The Higher, and its Represen- tatives in Scotland, 219-laudable efforts for extending the lower instruction, 219 -causes of the depression of the higher instruction, 221-its political influences, 222-the lower nourished by the higher instruction, 224-connexion between re- ligion and the higher instruction, 227— means of its support, 228-Scotland has remained stationary, 233-provisions on the Continent and in England for a learn- ed class, 233-effects of opening English fellowships to Scotsmen, 237-the seventy new Irish Professorships, 239-the de- fects of our Scottish Universities, 240- attempt to procure for them Parliamen-
tary_representation, 241-advantages of the Professorial system, 242. International relations, 45-system of non-
intervention, 45-questions soon to be discussed and decided, 46-altered char- acter and temper of the nation, 48-causes of the change, 49-pacific disposition of the European Powers, 51-disinclination for foreign alliances, 52-" balance of power," 53-use and abuse of the idea, 54-a step towards the plan of arbitration and is in a great degree a Peace Congress, 55--Mr. Cobden's views, 55-effects of Free Trade on this question, 58-Talley.. rand's plan for securing the peace of Europe, 60-effects of the Revolutionary and the Nationalizing element on the politics of Europe, 63-peculiar position of Great Britain among the great powers of the world, 66-principles which ought to guide our foreign policy, 70-policy of Connexion and that of Isolation, 71-in- terference in the disputes of independent nations, 72-present position of Russia and Turkey, 73-intervention in the in- ternal struggles of states, 76-the right of asylum, 79-existing territorial arrange- ments of Europe not destined to be per- manent, 83.
Irving, Washington, his humorous account of John Bull's notions regarding interna- tional relations fifty years ago, 47. Italian despotism, Life under, 185-descrip- tion of an Italian village priest, 187- Italian pedagogues, 188-their parallels in England and Scotland, 193-despotic governments and education, 194-society under a despotism, 197-Genoa and the Genoese, 199-description of a youthful patriot, 202-political conspiracy, Car- bonarism, 203the Young Italy, organ- ization of 1833, 205-the catastrophe, 206.
Junius, see Grenville Papers.
Kaye, John William, his views on the Ad- ministration of the East India Company, 556, 559.
Kouyunjik inscriptions, 267-discoveries at, 279, 284.
Krasinski, Count Valerian, notice of his Panslavism and Germanism, 519. Larpent, F. S., Private Journal of, when Judge-Advocate-General in the Penin- sula, 243.
Layard's Discoveries in Nineveh and Baby- lon, 255-auxiliary discoveries of Rawlin- son and Hincks, 255-important and in- teresting matter of the volume, 256-Mr. Layard's journey to Trebizond and Mosul, 257-thrashing-floors and sepulchres of the East, 259-Mr. Layard's triumphant VOL. XIX. NO. XXXVIII.
reception by the Yezidis, 260_arrival at Mosul, 262-ceremonies and sacred book of the Yezidis, 264-new bas-reliefs and human-headed bulls at Nimroud, 265- Rawlinson and Hinck's interpretations of inscriptions at Kouyunjik, 267-rock- crystal lens, glass vases, &c., found at Nimroud, 269-Bavian inscriptions, 270 -description of Sheikhs, 273-the Chebar of Scripture, 275-character and customs of the Arabs, 276-bas-reliefs of Dagon or the fish-god, 279-and of the early Nimroud king, 281-American Mission- aries, Armenian Church, 282-journey to Baghdad and Babylon, 285-general re- sults of the excavations, 289-history of the deciphering processes, 291. Lorenzo Benoni, Review of, 185. Lyttelton, Thomas Lord, attempt to iden- tify him with Junius, 506-his education and history, 507-his dream of death, 513 decisive evidence that he was not Junius, 515.
Macgillivray, Dr. William, notice of, 1— birth and early education, 4-attributes as an artist, 5-residence at Torquay, 6 -general character, 8-aid rendered to Audubon and Witham, 10-note.
Mahon, Lord, notice of his history of Eng- Manuscripts of Scripture, rules for estimat- ing the comparative value of, 435-their Marshall, Dr. Henry, and Military Hygiène, classification, 437. 399-picture of a soldier twenty years ago, 399-his now improved condition, 401-mighty influence for good of public opinion, and what may yet be expected from it, 403-pre-eminent merits of Dr. Marshall, 407-appreciation of his labours by Lord Hardinge, 407-his publications, 408 his personal character, 415-his predecessors, 417-Lieut.-Col. Tulloch and Dr. Graham Balfour's report, 419- diminution of crimes and corporal punish- ments, 421.
Method of research, German, 90. Masora, account of, 431. Metrical literature of ancient Syria, 468. Nationality, spirit of, its probable effects on European politics, 63, 83. Nimroud, see Layard. Novelists, Female, 167.
Panmure, Lord, his exertions to meliorate the condition of the British soldier, 402. Panslavism and Germanism, 546. Pensioning of soldiers, 409. Peschito or Syriac version of the Scriptures,
Poetry, Glimpses of, 209-general charac- ter of the poetry of the present day, 209 -merits of "A" and "V" as poets, 210. 2 P
Poetry and a New Poet, theories of, 297- Aristotle's theory, 298-Bacon's theory, 300 Wordsworth and Coleridge's defini- tions, 301-Leigh Hunt's and Dallas's, 302-a similar opposition of theories in the kindred arts of painting and fictitious lite- rature, 303-the imitation theory con- sidered, 303-the imagination theory, 308 -the poetical tendency and the poetic ge- nius, 311-various exercises of the ima- gination, 313-the poet's mode of thought, 315 example from Keats, 316-intellec- tual secretion of fictitious circumstances, 317 difference of degree among poets, 318-passion as connected with poetry, 320-extra-poetical contents of poems, 322-imaginative writers in prose and verse, 324-imagery and verse, 325-ra- tionale of verse, 327-merits of Mr. Dal- las's work, 329-illustrations of imagina- tion theory from A. Smith's poems, 335. Protestantism, French, memoirs of, 175- improved method for advancing historical science, 175-particularly in France, 176 -the Reformation and the Persecution, 177-Henry IV., the Edict of Nantes, and its revocation, 179-cruelties of Louis XIV., 181-objects of the Society of the History of French Protestantism, 182- their first bulletin, 183.
Pringle, Sir John, his merits as a health re- former, 417.
Rawlinson, Colonel, his researches into the
Assyrian inscriptions, 255, 267. Representative institutions, difficulty of in- troducing, into the colonies, 382. Ruth; a novel, reviewed, 151—general char- acter of the book, 151-its simplicity and pathos, 153-lesson inculcated by the novel, 154-violation of God's family order at the bottom of all social evils, 157-pain- fulness of the story, 159-defended, 161 -its humour, 165-a" Ruth" of the tenth century, 173.
Scottish universities, see Instruction, higher. Septuagint version of Old Testament, 438. Slave labour and free labour, 445-line of defence adopted by the champions of slavery, 445-American fallacies, 446- American slaves and British labourers, 449 are none but the morally perfect entitled to deal with an erring brother? 451 -alleged exaggeration, slave-code demon- strations, 454-necessary consequences of slavery, 455-difficulties in the way of abo- lition, 457-substitution of free for slave labour, 458.
Slavonian races, political union of, 546. Smith, Alexander, merits and quality as a
poet, 330—his intellectual capacity, 332 is he a true poet? 334-his poetical faculty, or the faculty of thinking in the language of concrete circumstance, 336- the Life Drama, 338-more of the Rose than of the Thistle in his poetry, 339—his sameness of imagery, 341-his moral mood, his style and versification, 343- suggestions, 344.
Smith, William James, his investigations in the Junius controversy, 475. Stein, Baron, political career of, 530. Stowe, Mrs. B., her merits as a novelist, 157, 167-notice of her" Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin," 445.
Sugar, production of, by free labour, has been found successful, 461.
Syria, early Christian literature of, 462-past and present state of Syriac language, 463 Syriac version of the Bible, 464-manu- scripts in the British Museum, 465 Church of Edessa, Ephraem Syrus, and Bardesanes, 466-Syriac writers from se- cond to thirteenth century, 467-Eph- raem's metrical compositions, 468-speci- men, 47-ritual of the Eastern Church, 472-its present state, 473.
Temple, Lord, see Grenville Papers. Talleyrand's scheme for securing the peace of Europe, 60.
Transcription, sources of errors in, 427. Transportation, unreasonable conduct of the colonists in regard to, 393.
Tucker, Mr., on the Administration of the East India Company, 562, 579. Tulloch, Lieut.-Col., his report on the sick- ness, &c., of the army, 419.
Universities, British and Continental com- pared, 233.
Verse, use and importance of, in poetry, 325. Versification, ancient classical and modern European, 129.
Versions, ancient, of Scripture, 438.
Wakefield, Mr., extracts from his "Art of Colonization," 361, 366, 369.
Wellington in the Peninsula, 243-Mr. Larpent's introduction as judge-advocate- general, 244-the courts-martial, 245 — summary punishments, 247-instances of severe discipline, 248-its effects, 249- the morale of the British army, 249-old system of enlistment, 250-army reform, 251 anecdotes illustrative of Welling- ton's character, 252.
Witham's observations on fossil vegetables, Withamite, 10.
Wordsworth's definition of poetry, 301.
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