Co-operative stores, by Henry Pitman,
624.

Corlett, A. B., Report of the Irish
Society for the Employment of Edu-
cated Women, 698.

Corn and provision trade, changes in
the, introduced by the repeal of the
corn and navigation laws, by D.
W. Henderson, 783.
Cottages, rural, on the necessity for
appointing public inspectors for, by
the Rev. James Begg, D.D., 763.
Cotton district, on the position of the,
by Edmund Potter, M.P., 649; dis-
cussion: on, 757.

Cotton, free labour, in Jamaica, by
Stephen Bourne, 874.

Coxe, Sir James, on the condition of the

insane in Scotland, as influenced
by legislation, 215.
Craik, Rev. Dr., observation on Uni-
versity reform, 359.
Criminal profession, on our institu-
tions which foster the, and the ques-
tion, Where is the remedy? by F.
J. Cochran, 409.

statistics and criminal legis-
lation, by Sheriff Watson, 395.
"" Scottish, by J. F.

M'Lennan, 384.
Crofton, Sir Walter, C.B., organized
associations on the part of the public
necessary for the satisfactory deve
lopment of our secondary punish-
ments, 404; discussion on, 459;
moves resolution on ditto, 567;
observations on convict and prison
discipline, 459; on refuges for female
convicts, 469, 470, 471; on the
reformatory movement, 472.
Cropper, Jaines, observations on the
licensing system, 474.
Cumming, Rev. M., observations on
national education, 371.
Currency. See Banking and Currency.
Curriehill, Hon. Lord, address on

land as a subject of commerce, 26;
observations on the statute law,
232; on legal procedure, 245; on
the law of bankruptcy. 247; on the
transfer of land, 256; on the
marriage law, 265, 266.
Dalgleish, Walter Scott, M.A., Uni-
versity certificate examinations, or
"Local Examinations" for Scot-
land, 274; on open competition in
theory and in practice, 364.
Debentures issued by railway and other
joint-stock companies, suggestion
as to the establishment of public
registers of, by James Hope, 208.

Decimal notation, by John Plummer,
875.

Decimals, monetary, by James Alex-
ander, 874.

Degrees, academical, on the admission
of women to, by W. A. Brown,
354; discussion on, 355.
Delahunty, James, observations upon
the banking and currency laws of
the United Kingdom, 868; on charity
and relief of the poor, 771.
Dietaries for children in work-houses,
on, by John Beddoe, M.D., 549.
Diminution of crime, 86.
Discharged prisoners. See Prisoners.
Disease in large towns, on certain
causes affecting the origin of, by
Thomas Williamson, M.D., 256.
Donaldson, James, on the organisation
of the High School, Edinburgh, and
cognate institutions, 361; discussion
on, 362.

Drainage. See Water.
Dressmakers and milliners, employed,
on the, by Joseph Pitter, 769.
Drysdale, Charles, M.D., inadequacy
of emigration as a means of raising
wages in old countries, 618; discus-
sion on, 749.
Dunfermline, the linen trade of, by T.
A. Brown, 874.

Dwelling-houses for the working classes
in large towns, on recent improve-
ments in the construction of, by
James Gowans, 755.
Dwellings of the working classes, draft
bill on the, by Thomas Hare, 266.
See also Cottages; Hinds' houses.
Early closing, 23.

movement in Edinburgh, the,
by the Rev. James Begg, D.D., 689;
resolution on, 766.

Edinburgh. See Cleansing operations;
Co-operative Building Company;
Early closing: High School; Pub-
lishing trade; Women, employment
of.
Education, address on, by Nassau W.
Senior, 46.

Elementary, in Scotland, on
the present state of, with sugges-
tions as to a commission of inquiry,
by the Rev. William Fraser, 303;
discussion on, 366.

of the middle classes, 56.
middle-class, by the Rev. J. P.
Norris, 280.

in America, 16.

See also Aberdeen; Agricultural in-
struction; France; Grammar schools;
High school; Hospital System; In-

dustrial school; Mechanics' insti-
tutes; Parish schools; Revised
Code; United States; University.
Elementary instruction, on the moni-

torial system of, as carried on in the
schools of the Aberdeen Industrial
School Association, &c., by Sheriff
Watson, 378.

Elliot, Robert, M.D., on the ventilation
of human dwellings, 534; discussion
on, 561; observations on ventila-
tion, 562.

Emigrants, female, on the superinten-
dence of, by Ellen Layton, 616.
Emigration, 8.

from the Highlands and
Islands of Scotland, 124.

the influence of, on the social
condition of the Highlands, by the
Rev. Thomas M'Lauchlan, A.M.,
603.

discussion on, 749.

See also Great Britain; Plate river;
Queensland.

Employment of women, 13.
Employments, unfit, in which women

are engaged, by Emily Faithfull, 767.
Esson, G. A., the recent statistics of
bankruptcy in Scotland, 188; dis-
cussion on, 247.

European progress, 2.
Evans, J., on the manner in which the
British paper manufacture is affected
by foreign legislation, 871.
Evidence, the law of, as affecting the
administration of justice in sheriff
courts, by Sheriff Watson, 236.

in criminal causes, the law of,
by John Marshall, jun., 172; discus-
sion on, 233.

See also Penal servitude.
Examination. See University.
Factory inspection, 58.

Faithfull, Emily, on unfit employments

in which women are engaged, 767.
Farquharson, Rev. James, observations
on the improvement of the public
health, 563.

Fawcett, Henry, observations on emi-
gration, 749; on co-operation, 753;

on the condition of the cotton dis-
trict, 757; on taxation, 865; on in-
ternational law, 886.

Female convicts, a plea for, by Florence
Hill, 468; discussion on, 468.

on the treatment of, by
Mary Carpenter, 415; discussion on,
468.
Findlay, J. R., on the United Industrial
School, Edinburgh, 349.

Fish, Rev. Ishmael, notes on the expen-
diture tables in the reports of H.M.
Inspectors of Reformatories, 434; the
magistrates and the managers of re-
formatories, 443; discussion on, 471;
observations on the reformatory
movement, 472.

Food, notes on various continental es-
tablishments for the economical sup-
ply of the working population with
wholesome dressed, by, Henry Ro-
berts, F.S.A., 675.

Foote, R. F., M.D., report of the
Local Association at Constantinople,
xliii.

Forbes, Sir John S., Bart., on the best
means of improving the condition of
prisoners on their discharge from
gaol, 422.

Ford, observations on the improvement
of the public health, 565.
Foucou, Félix, C.E., a few observations
concerning the physical and moral
forces by means of which human so-
cieties gradually improve, 570.
Fowler, R.N., observations on the
licensing system, 473.

Fraser, Patrick, on the consolidation of
the statute law of Scotland anterior
to the Union, 149; discussion on,
232; observations on ditto, 233; on
legal procedure, 243; on charity and
relief of the poor, 772.

Fraser, Rev. William, on the present
state of elementary education in
Scotland, with suggestions as to a
Commission of Inquiry, 303; dis-
cussion on, 366; observations on,
373.
Fyfe, W. Wallace, on agricultural in-
struction on the lower platform, 381.
Gairdner, Professor, observations on
the improvement of the public health,
563.
Gamgee, Professor, on the system of
inspection in relation to diseased
animals or their produce, 558;
discussion on, 559; on the use and
abuse of poisons for agricultural
purposes, with special reference to
the use of mercury and arsenic for

dipping and smearing sheep, 568;
observations on diseased meat, 560;
on ventilation, 562.
General average, xxxiii., xli.
Gilmour, Graham, on the River Plate
countries, as fields for emigration,
774.

Girls, examination of, XXX.

Gold discoveries, recent, by Thomas
M'Combie, 839.

Gordon, E. S., observations on legal
procedure, 244.

Gordon, Mrs., on the training of the
primary school mistress, 382.
Gowans, James, on the recent improve-
ments in the construction of dwell-
ing-houses for the working classes
in large towns, 765; observations on
the improvement of the public
health, 564.

Graham, Rev. W., the sanitary state

of Newhaven, 497; moves resolution
on the licensing system, 474.
Grammar school for Scotland. A, by A.
Hamilton Bryce, 287; discussion on,
362.

Great Britain and her possessions
abroad, on the relations between, by
R. R. Torrens, 579; discussion on,
749.

Greig, J., observations on charity
and relief of the poor, 772.
Growth, human, in towns, by John
Yeats, LL.D., 536.
Guild, J. W., observations on the
law of bankruptcy, 248.
Half-time system, the, 15, 58.
Hallard, Frederick, a proposal to
abolish small debt actions by re-
tailers against consumers for the
price of necessaries, 167.
Hamilton, Mrs., on the industrial
training of girls of the humbler
classes, 383.

Hancock, W. Neilson, LL.D., observa-
tions on transfer of land, 255; on
intemperance, 558; on charity and
relief of the poor, 771.
Hare, Thomas, Draft bill on

the

laws of property and the dwellings
of the working classes, 266; the
injustice and impolicy of exempting
the income of property, on the
ground of its charitable or meri-
torious employment, from the taxa-
tion to which other like property is
subjected, 733.

Harrison, George, observations on taxa-
tion, 868.

Hastings, Sir Charles, observations on
diseased meat, 560.

Hastings, George W., observations on
the law of bankruptcy, 247: 00
the marriage law, 261; on Uni-
versity reform, 358; on convict
and prison discipline, 461; moves
resolution on ditto, 467; observa-
tions on international law, 887.
Haughton, J., on the means of extend-
ing our home trade, and lessening
crime and poverty, 473: discussion
on, 473; observations on the licens-
ing system, 473.

Hawes, William, on the economical
effects of the patent laws, 830.
Hawick, the rise and progress of manu-
factures at, by Walter Wilson, 873.
Hawkins, J. S., the health of the chil-
dren at the Stepney UnionEstablish-
ment, Limehouse, as compared with
the health of a similar class of chil-
dren residing in the neighbouring
district, 547.

Health, public, address on, by Profes-
sor Christison, 90.

of, 551.

report of Standing Committee

-summary of proceedings, 556–
569.
Henderson, D. W., changes in the corn
and provision trade, produced by the
repeal of the corn and navigation
laws, 783; the town and port of
Leith since 1800, 873.
Heywood, James, F.R.S., observations
on University reform, 360; moves
resolution on middle-class education,
361; moves resolution on native
colonial schools and hospitals, 557;
observations on ventilation, 562.
Highlands and Islands of Scotland,
condition of the inhabitants of the,
116.

on the causes of the periodical
occurrence of destitution in the, and
its remedy, by John Ramsay, 773.
See also Emigration.

High School, Edinburgh, and cognate
institutions, on the organization of
the, by James Donaldson, 361.
Hill, Florence, a plea for female con-
victs, 468; discussion on, 468.
Hinds' houses and bothies, on, by James
Robb, 760.

Holland, Edward, M.P., on disease in

cattle, 519; discussion on, 558.
Holyoake, G. J., observations on co-
operation, 756.

Home, Milne, observations on national
education, 369, 370.

Hope, George, on the conditions of
agricultural success, 776.

Hope, James, suggestions as to the
establishment of public registers of
debentures issued by railway and
other joint-stock companies, 208.
Hope, Louisa O., ladies' committees, and
mixed committees, 739.
Hospital nurses, 14.

system, the, of Scotland, by

F. W. Bedford, LL.D., 340.
Hospitals. See Colonial schools and
hospitals.

Houses; on the necessity for prospec-

tive legislation to prevent houses
being built for human habitation, in
disregard of the conditions necessary
to the health of their occupants, by
Colonel Oldfield, 533.

Houston, J. G., observations on the
marriage law, 261.
Hurst, George, on the system of appren-
ticeship; whether adapted for the
present state of society, 756.
Hutton, Henry Dix, on the Landed
Estates Court of Ireland, supple-
mented by a system of registration of
title, 249; discussion on, 252; obser-
vations on transfer of land, 256; on
the law of bankruptcy, 248; on emi-
gration, $50.

Income of property, the injustice and

impolicy of exempting the, on the
ground of its charitable or merito-
rious employment, from the taxation
to which other like property is sub-
ject, by Thomas Hare, 733.
India, how people may live and not die
in, by Florence Nightingale, 501;
discussion on, 557.

See also Alcoholic liquors.
Industrial education. See Elementary
instruction.

School of Edinburgh, on the
United, by J. R. Findlay, 349.

training of girls of the humbler
classes, on the, by Mrs. Hamilton,
383.

Inglis, Rev. Andrew, observations on
the licensing system, 474; on intem-
perance, 558.

Insane in Scotland, on the condition of

the, as influenced by legislation, by
Sir James Coxe, 215.
International education, on, by F.
Barbier, 383.

International law, trade and, address
on, by the Hon. Judge Longfield,
LL.D., 129.

International law, on the influence of,
in preserving the peace of the world,
by James Anderson, Q.C., 878; dis-
cussion on, 884.

Intoxicating liquors. See Shops.
Ivory, Thomas, observations on transfer
of land, 253.

Jamaica, free labour cotton in, by
Stephen Bourne, 874.

Jameson, Sheriff, observations on con-
vict and prison discipline, 461.
Jeffery, J. R., observations on taxa-
tion, 864, 865.

Jordan, Henry, Queensland-principle
and operation of its system of
emigration, 598; discussion on,

749.
Jurisprudence, address to the Depart-
ment of, by Lord Curriehill, 26.

report of the Standing Com-

mittee of, 225.

266.

- summary of proceedings, 228-

Jurists, German, report of the fourth
meeting of, by Edward Zimmermann,
LL.D., 221; discussion on, 225.
Kyllmann, Max, co-operation in Ger-
many, 630.

Labourers, rural, on, by R. Scott Skirv-
ing, 762.

Laing, Alexander, on the abuse of
yearly societies, or benefit clubs, 765;
seconds resolution on charity and
relief of the poor, 772.

Land as a subject of commerce, address
on, by the Hon. Lord Curriehill, 26.
transfer of, 249; discussion on,

252.

Law. See International law; Jurispru
dence; Legislation.

Lawrence, Hon. W. Beach, letter on
international law, 891.

Lawson, J. A., Solicitor-General for

Ireland, observations on legal proce-
dure, 241; on transfer of land, 253;
on the marriage law, 262; on taxa-
tion, 867.

Layton, Ellen, on the superintendence
of female emigrants, 616; discussion
on, 749.

Lee, Rev. Robert, LL.D., observations
on University reform, 357; on na-
tional education, 367.

Lees, Rev. George, LL.D., on industrial
education with reference to mechanics'
institutions, 375: the Scottish uni-
versity system, with suggestions for
its further improvement, 267; dis-
cussion on, 355.
Legal procedure, 347.

by Robert Stuart, 157.

Legal reforms, 11.

--, French, 4.

Legislation, curiosities of, by Sheriff
Barclay, LL.D., 229; discussion
on, 230.

penal, on the principles of, by
Captain Synge, 462.
Leith and its sanitary efforts, by
Provost Lindsay, 488.

the town and port of, since
1800, by D. W. Henderson, 873.
Lewin, Jane E., female middle-class
emigration, 612; discussion on,
749.

Lewis, D., observations on the licensing

system, 474; observations on charity
and relief of the poor, 772; moves
resolution on ditto, 772.
Licences to public-houses in Scotland,

on the granting of certificates for,
by Provost Lindsay, 472; discussion
on, 473.

Licensing system, on the reform of
the, by R. Martin, M.D., 473; dis-
cussion on, 473.

Life assurance, on some leading points
in the practical finance of, by Samuel
Raleigh, 844.

Limited liability, 142.

Lindsay, Provost, on the granting of

certificates for licences to public-
houses in Scotland, 472; discussion
on, 473; Leith and its sanitary
efforts, 488; the General Police and
Improvement (Scotland) Act, 1862,
525; discussion on, 563; observa-
tions on the improvement of the
public health, 565.

Linen and jute trades in Dundee, &c.,

a short account of the progress of the,
by Robert Sturrock, 800.
Linen trade of Dunfermline, cn the, by
T. A. Brown, 874.

Lingen, R. R. W., letter from, 374.
Littlejohn, Henry D., M.D., on the
cleansing operations of Edinburgh
as compared with those of other
large towns, 513.

Lloyd, S. S., observations on inter-
national law, 899.

Local examinations. See University.
Local Government Act, 14. See also
Police and improvement.
Longevity in Scotland, by Cornelius
Walford, 565.

Longfield, Hon. Judge, Address on
trade and international law, 199;
belligerent rights, 130; law of
blockade, 132; weights and mea-
sures, 135; decimal system, 137;
metric system, 139; banking, 140;

limited liability, 142; observations
on taxation, 864.

Lundy, J. J., observations on ventila-
tion, 562.

Macadam, Stevenson, M.D., F.R.S.E.,
on the contamination of water by
the imperfect drainage of towns
and villages, 510; on the conta-
mination of water by paper works,
560; observations on intemperance,
558.

McCallum, Rev. A. K., on the de-
tention and discharge of boys from
reformatory schools, 436.
M-Clelland, James, practical sugges-
tions for the amendment of the
bankruptcy law of Scotland, 203:
discussion on, 247.

M.Combie, T., our system of penal

discipline and its improvement, 462;
recent gold discoveries, 839.
Macdonald, J., observations on the re-
formatory movement, 471.

Macfie, R. A., the patent question, 818;
observations on international law,
890.

Mackay, John, on the advantages at-
tending the production of German
yeast, 567.
Mackenzie, W. M., M.D., observations
on the improvement of the public
health, 564.
M.Kinlay, Dr., observations on dis-
eased meat, 559.

M'Lagan, Peter, on agriculture as a
commercial pursuit, 873.

M Laren, David, observations on the
licensing system, 474.

M-Laren, Duncan, observations on
legal procedure, 245; on the tax-
ation of charitable property, 774; on
taxation, 867; on international law,
889.

M'Laren, John, English and Scotch
pleading and jury practice, 237;
discussion on, 241; observations on
the marriage law, 262; on inter-
national law, 890.

M'Lauchlan, Rev. Thomas, the in-
fluence of emigration on the social
condition of the Highlands, 603;
discussion on, 749.

M Lennan, J. F., Scottish criminal sta-
tistics, 384.

M Micking, J., observations on the
training system, 473.

M'Neill, Rt. Hon. Sir John, G.C.B.,
address on social economy, 116;
Highlands and Islands of Scotland,
116; emigration, 124.

Macqueen, C. E., direct taxation and