SEVENTIETH VOLUME OF THE QUARTERLY REVIEW.
ÆSCHYLUS, 315. See Orestea. Agricultural Association, the, 525. Alison, Mr., rashness of his opinions upon military matters, 467-character of his account of the Belgian campaign of 1815, 468 inaccuracies, 469 his charge against the Duke of Wellington of having been surprised, 473-reasons for the allies not taking the initiative, 477-Mr. Alison's theory of a surprise, founded on Fouché's testimony, 479. Animal Chemistry, 98. See Liebig. Arch, the, in ancient Grecian buildings, 141.
Ashley, Lord, speech in the House of Commons on moving for leave to bring in a Bill for the regulation of young persons in Mines and Collieries, 158- character of the speech, 194-extract, 195.
Athens, effect of the introduction of mo- dern buildings among the ancient struc- tures, 144.
Buccleugh, Duke of, reformations in his collieries, 178.
Buonaparte, Napoleon, cause of his name being handed down to posterity, 448- at Waterloo, 465-refutation of the as- sertion that he had outmanœuvred the Duke of Wellington, 474-his position and strength at the opening of the cam- paign of 1815, 475.
Burney, Miss, 243. See D'Arblay. Byron's 'Don Juan,' 392.
Calderwood, Mrs., of the Coltness family -journal of her tour in England and Flanders in 1756, 373-progress from Edinburgh to London, 374-George III. when Prince of Wales, 380-her descriptions of places of public resort in London, 381-opinions on the Eng- lish cuisine, 382-Rotterdam, 383. Cessio Bonorum Act, 530.
Charlotte, Queen, 260. See D'Arblay. Chouan war, the, 77. See Rio. Clausewitz, General, review of the Bel- gian campaign of 1815, 482. Clock, electro-magnetic, of Professor Wheatstone, 56.
Coffee, its active principle the same as that of tea, 122.
Colliers and Collieries, 158-general ig-
169-food, 170-clothing and external appearance, 171-mental acquirements, 172-physical effects of the employ- ment, 174-apprentices, 175-employ- ment of women, 177-women or chil- dren not employed in Irish mines, 180 -reasons advanced for letting young children descend into the mines, 181- constant dangers to which colliers are exposed, ib.-explosions, 182-reck- lessness of persons employed in mining operations, 183-irruption of a river into a mine, 185-danger of accidents in descending and ascending, 186-evils (in reference to fatal accidents in mines) of the want of coroners in Scot- land to investigate the causes of sudden deaths, 188-general effect of mining labour on the human frame, 189- good that may be done by proprietors who seriously turn their thoughts to the condition of their miners, 191-col- liers and miners that have subsequently risen to fame in other spheres of life, 193.
Coltness Collections, the, 356-progress of clubs in England and Scotland for printing historical and other records, ib. -contents of the Coltness collections, 357-genealogy of the Coltness family, 359-history of the founder of the house, 360-of his eldest son, 367- sketches of two of the younger branches of that generation, 370-of the political economist, and of the late General Sir James Stewart, 372-journal of a tour in England and Flanders, by a female member of the family, 373-extracts, 374.
Combinations of workmen, causes of their rare occurrence in France, 33. Commissioners for inquiring into the con- dition of children employed in mines &c., Report of, 158. See Colliers. Copper-ore, effects of the high protective duties upon it, 516.
Coroners, effects of the want of them in Scotland, 188.
Corn, 517. See Peel.
Crabbe's Works described, 394.
Crime, causes of its less frequent occur- rence in the country than in towns, 35.
Daguerreotype, the, 55.
D'Arblay, Madame (formerly Miss Bur- ney), Diary and Letters of, 243-na- ture of the book, and real object in introducing the names which appear in
it, ib.-extravagant egotism in all its pages, 245-character of the elaborate dialogues introduced, 246-specimens, 247, 248, 250—Miss Burney's assumed modesty and humility, 252-deceptions as to her age and the circumstances under which she wrote 'Evelina,' 254
-consequences of these deceptions, 255-pomp and prolixity with which the most trifling circumstances are nar- rated, 256-appointed second keeper of the robes to Queen Charlotte, 260 -amount of her literary knowledge, 262-début as a reader to the Queen, 263-consequences of her struggles be- tween her place and her pride, 264— nature of her duties, 265-her grand grievance, the dinner and tea-table, 266 -impropriety of conduct to the equer- ries, 269-the adventure of the glass- coach, 270-the adventure with the French reader to the Queen, 272- pleasing portions of the work, 276-in- stances of the Queen's kindness, 277— her Majesty's good sense and judg- ment, 278-private conduct of the Royal Family, 279-her Majesty's understanding, 280 - her domestic character, 281-character of George III., ib.-his Majesty's good nature, 282-demeanour when Margaret Ni- cholson attempted to assassinate him, 283-the King at Oxford shortly after this event, 284-making an offering as Sovereign of the Garter, 286.
Elections, general, in England, described, 387.
Electricity, voltaic, its recent contribu- tions to the fine and useful arts, 55. "Encyclopædia Britannica,' seventh edi- tion, 44-history of encyclopædias, ib.
-the two methods of constructing them, 45-first and second editions of the 'En- cyclopædia Britannica,' 46-the third, 47-fourth, fifth, and sixth, 48-objects proposed in issuing the seventh, ib.- preliminary dissertations by Dugald Stewart, Playfair, Mackintosh, and Les- lie, 49-causes of the prominence of ma- thematical and physical articles in all encyclopædias, 52-names of contri- butors in these branches, 54-value of an encyclopædia in recording the pro- gress of arts, ib.-terrestrial physics, 57 -names of contributors in natural his- tory and its connecting branches, 58- in botany, geology, mineralogy, agri-
culture, horticulture, physical geo- graphy, and meteorology, 59-on the philosophy of the mind, 60-on chi- valry, drama, romance, beauty, music, painting, poetry, rhetoric, hierogly- phics, 61-history and biography, 62
-on political economy, 64-anatomy, physiology, and medicine, 65--theology, 66-difficulties in the editing and pro- duction of the work, 68-its maps, engravings, and woodcuts, 70. Evergreens, exportation of, from England to foreign countries, 237.
Flower-garden, the, 196-royal person- ages, philosophers, poets, and men of taste, who have made gardening a fa- vourite pursuit-the love of flowers traceable from remote antiquity, 198- the Italian style of garden, 200-the French, 201-gardens of Versailles, 202 -the English, or natural style, 203- Dutch, 204-English gardeners of the eighteenth century, ib.-Price's three- fold division of the domain, 207-pro- gress of horticulture in the present cen- tury, 208-division of labour in the hor- ticultural and floricultural worlds, 209 -nomenclature, 210-orchidaceæ, 212 -ferns, 214-plants in closely-glazed cases brought from the East Indies to England, and vice versa, ib.—curi- osities of gardening, 217-of garden ornaments, 218-gardening taste at the present day, 222-leading features in a perfect garden, 225-peonies, holly- hocks, 229-berberries, 231-the herb- garden, 232-mazes, ib. bowling- greens-iron-tracery work, 233-Eve- lyn's hedge at Deptford, 234-asso- ciations connected with gardening, 235-no country so suited for the plea- sures of the garden as England, 236 -exportation of evergreens to foreign markets, 237-characteristics of native British plants, 238-of English cot- tages, ib.-consolations of gardening, 240.
Fossil Fuel, History of, 158-extract from, 193.
Fregier, H. A., Des Classes dangereuses
de la Population dans les Grandes Villes, et des Moyens, de les rendre meilleures,' 1-character of the work, ib.-its great principle, 2-number of operatives in Paris, according to M. Fregier's calculation, 3-proportions of all classes addicted to idleness and
intemperance, 4-divisions of the dan- gerous classes, 5-characters of the Parisian operatives, 6-importance of the influence of masters and parents upon the female operatives, 8-divi- sions of the latter class, 9-the chif- fonniers, 11-copying-clerks, 13-con- sequences to the students, of the faci- lities to vice, 14-the shopmen, 15— quarter of the city,' 16-gamblers, 17-divisions of prostitution, 18-in- scription, 19-clandestine prostitution, 22-means adopted by the femmes de maison' to obtain recruits, 23- questionable benefit resulting from legalization, 25 vagabonds, 26- smugglers, 27-le vol à l'Américaine,' 28-shop-lifters, 29 bonjouriers voleurs au bonjour-chevaliers grim- pans, 30-warfare between the police and pickpockets, 31-exploiter les positions sociales,' ib. the London and Paris scoundrel compared, 32 — preservatives from vice, 33-influence of the press, 34-state of religion in France, 35-education, 36-residences of the poor-illicit cohabitation in Paris, 38-evils of the present state of the French drama, 39-means for the prevention of crime in the middle classes, 40-remedial measures, ib.- M. Fregier's advocacy of the system of solitary confinement, 42 practical difficulties in carrying out the system,
Garden, 196. See Flower. Gardening, the poetry of, 196-extracts, 225, 234.
Gastric juice, its mode of action, 111. George III., 260, 380. See D'Arblay and Coltness. Greece, 129.
See Mure and Strong.
Hermann, Professor, compliments to, upon his reaching the fiftieth year of his doc- torate, 317.
Hill, General Lord, at Waterloo, 472. Homer, 133. See Mure.
Horticultural Society, the, of London, 223
Income Tax, the, 489, 510. See Peel.
Larochejaquelein, Henri de, a chief of the Vendeans, 75-his brother Louis, 76. Leslie, Sir John, character of, 50. Libraries, plan of those established for the labouring classes in Scotland, 37. Liebig, Justus, Animal Chemistry,' 98- metamorphosis, 99-essential condi- tions of animal life, 100-source of animal heat, ib.-temperature of the body, 101-action of oxygen, as shown by the phenomena of starvation, 103— function of the blood in growth or nu- trition, 105-identity in the composi- tion of blood and muscular fibre, ib. -nutrition of carnivorous and herbi- vorous animals, 106-identity of the component principles of the food in both classes, 109-principles con- tained in the vegetable kingdom, ib.- sources of the constituents of the blood of the young animal, 110-chemistry of digestion in the carnivora, 111– gastric juice, ib.-importance of air in
process of digestion, 112-progress of the blood when charged with fresh fibrine and albumen, 113-formation and functions of the bile, 114-source of the fuel which serves for respiration and the production of animal heat, ib. -chemical explanation of the process by which living tissue is converted into dead compounds, 115-influence of respiration upon the secretions, 116- conclusion drawn from a comparison of all the known facts relating to the food, secretions, and excretions of the herbivora, 117- gelatine, 119-food best adapted for man, 120-action of medicines and poisons on the system, 121-of tea, coffee, tobacco, &c., 122— constituents of the brain, nervous mat- ter, and organs of vital energy, 124— nature of the vital force, 126-import- ance and value of Professor Liebig's work, 128. Lindley, John, Elements of Botany;' illustrations of the genera and species of orchidaceous plants, 196,
Loudon, J. C., his Encyclopedia of Gar- dening;' and 'Encyclopedia of Plants,'
196. Loudon, Mrs., Gardening for Ladies;' "The Ladies' Companion to the Flower Garden; Botany for Ladies,' 196— the authoress's knowledge ten years ago, 219-the garden gauntlet, water- ing, 220-lawns, garden-walks, bor- ders, 221-value of The Ladies' Com- panion to the Flower Garden,' 222.
Mackintosh, Sir James, 49. Maclise, D., 402.
Maitland Club, the, 356. See Coltness. Markland, J. H., Remarks on English Churches, and on the Expediency of ren- dering Sepulchral Memorials subservi- ent to Pious and Christian Uses,' 417 -spirit and object of Mr. Markland's work, ib.-uses to which sepulchral monuments should be applied, 420— history of these monuments, 421-the early catacombs at Rome, 422-sources of the first sepulchral monuments, 423 -futility of the struggle against the laws of decay, 424-introduction of the coffin, 425-origin of stone coffins, 426 the second great corruption of tombs, 427-source of the worship of relics, 428-the fourth corruption in the history of sepulchral monuments, 429-the exhibition of the human figure upon the tomb, 432-representations of animals, 433-origin of the recumbent figure, chapels and chantries, 434- brasses, ib. effect of the revival of Grecian art upon sepulchral monu- ments, 435-introduction of children on the monuments of their parents, 436 -of the representation of the naked fi- gure, 437-allegorical tombs, 438-the 'doorway' style, 440-character of our national monuments in Westminster Abbey and St. Paul's, 441-real cha- racter of the homage bestowed by erect- ing a statue, 443-suggestions as to the future, ib.-answer to objections, 445. Meetings at Exeter Hall described, 389. Moore, Sir John, his monument described, 442.
Morier, Mr., extract from The Mirza,' 384.
Mueller, C. O., Dissertations on the Eu-
menides of Eschylus,' 315-death, 317. Mure, Wm., Journal of a Tour in Greece and the Ionian Islands,' 129- position of Ithaca, 130-importance of
the question, 131-Homer's correctness in the geography of the Ultra-Grecian World, 133-identity of the modern Theaki with the Ithaca of Homer, ib.- the rock Dyscallio, 134- mountains of Ithaca, 135-city of Ulysses, 136- arched bridge over a tributary of the Eurotas, 141-road travelled by Tele- machus from Pylos to Sparta, 142-con- centration of scenes of lofty association in Greece, 144-impolicy of establish- ing Athens as the capital of the Græco- Bavarian government, 145 — effect of the late war upon the monuments of antiquity, 146-discoveries made in the excavations in the Acropolis, 149— the author's views respecting the present government of Greece, 150.
Newman, E., a History of British Ferns, 196.
Norton, the Hon. Mrs., extract from her poem on the insurrection of the Breton students, 82.
Orchidaceæ, 212. See Flower Garden. Orestea of Eschylus, 315-losses which this branch of scholarship has sustained since last reviewed in the 'Quarterly,' ib.-character of John Wordsworth, 316 -poetry of the chorus down to the time of the three great tragedians of Athens, 320-claims of Eschylus to be con- sidered the second inventor of tragedy, 321-disputes as to the numbers of the chorus, 322-changes in the structure of the drama from Thespis onwards, 324-original purport of tragedy, 325 -effects of this composition, 327- character of tragedy, 328 effects of the religion and philosophy of Greece upon it, 330-its tendencies, 331- manner in which the Greek drama should be considered, 332-establish- ment of the Satyric drama, ib.-the trilogies of Eschylus and of Sophocles, 333-the Lycurgia of Eschylus, 334 -construction of the drama on the family history of the Pelopida, 335- means by which the catastrophe is pre- pared-the chorus, 339-the unities of the Greek drama, 343-the catastrophe of the first play, 346-the second and third plays, 348-the Aristotelic defini- tion of the tragic drama the true one,
its dangerous classes, 1. See
Paris Fregier. Paxton, Joseph Dictionary, 196. Peel, Right Hon. Sir Robert-financial statement in the House of Commons, 11th March, 1842, 485-grounds upon which Sir Robert Peel's policy deserves approbation, ib.-summary of the case he had to deal with, 486-his course of action, 487-improvement of the reve- nue by reductions of duty generally doubtful policy, 488-basis of the ope rations for equalizing the revenue with the expenditure, 489-principle of the in- come tax, 490-grounds upon which Sir R. Peel proposed it, 491-manner in which it has been received, 492-the two classes of persons displeased with the measure, 493-contrast of his plan and that of the Whigs on the Tariff, 494-Sir Richard Vyvyan's letter to his constituents, 495 Sir R. Peel's propositions on the Corn Laws, Tariff, and Poor Law Commission are not new projects of the Conservatives, 503 -coincidence with the ministerial pro- position of the opinions of the Quar- terly,' as expressed previously to the last general election, 504-Sir Robert Peel's speeches with reference to the Corn and Poor Laws in 1840, 508- wisdom and justice of his propositions, 510-reasons for the adoption of the Income Tax in its present form, 511 -amount of duties produced by the seventeen most generally used articles of consumption, 514-principles which render Sir R. Peel's measures deserving of support, 515-practical working of the old tariff in respect to high pro- tecting duties, 516 benefits to both producers and consumers from the im- portation of meat and cattle, 518- operation of the new scale of corn duties, 519-effect that the fixed duty would have produced upon the price of bread, 523-result of the New Corn Act, 526 advantages derived from
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