INDEX.

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Addison, Joseph-life and writings of, by Miss Aikin, 193-dis-
plays no great acquaintance with her subject, ib.-character of
Addison, 194-195-sketch of his father's history, 195-birth and
early life of Joseph, ib.-appointed to a scholarship in Magdalene
College, Oxford, 196-his classical attainments rather overrated;
ground on which this statement is founded, 197-200-appeared before
the public as the writer of some complimentary lines to Dryden, 200
-the heroic couplet the favourite measure of his day, 200-202-
wrote the critical preface to Dryden's translation of the fourth Georgic
of Virgil, 202-intention to take orders happily frustrated by
Charles Montague, (Lord Halifax,) ib.-sent by the government to
the Continent, to prepare himself for official employment, 204-205-
his introduction to Boileau, 205-208-leaves Paris, and proceeds by
Genoa to Venice, 208-209-Republic of San Marino, 209-appear-
ance and condition of Naples, 210-stay at Rome, ib.-his Epistle'
to Lord Halifax criticised, 212-his political progress darkened by the
death of William III., 212-213—again visited the Continent as tutor
to a young English traveller, 213-state of affairs at the accession
of Anne, 213-214-applied to by Godolphin to celebrate the battle of
Blenheim in a poem, 215-216-appearance of the Campaign;' its
merits, 217-218-criticism of his Travels in Italy, 218-219-of his
Opera of Rosamond,' 219-appointed Under Secretary of State,
220-elected for Malmsbury in 1708; position he took in the House
of Commons, although the bashfulness of his nature rendered him
useless as a speaker, 221-literary talents in the leaders of as
much consequence then as oratorical powers are at the present
time, 221-223-his popularity and talents for conversation, 223-
his timidity led to two faults-convivial excess, and fond of being
surrounded by a small circle of friends, 223-sketch of his favourite
companions; Eustace Budgell, Ambrose Phillipps, Richard Steele,
and Thomas Tickell, 225-226-appointed Chief Secretary to Ireland,
226-227-his Parliamentary career in Ireland, 227- his contributions
to the Tatler,' 228-analysis of, and contrasted with Swift and Vol-
taire as a moral satirist, 229-232-the Whig Ministry dismissed by
Queen Anne, 233-234-popularity and esteem with which he was
regarded by both parties, 234-235-commencement of the 'Spectator;'

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plan and character of, 236-239-did not contribute to the Guar-
dian,' 239-complete success of the performance of Cato' at Drury-
Lane Theatre, 239-241-merits of, 241- Cato' attacked by John
Dennis with coarseness, 241-242-and defended by Pope with equal
asperity, 243-244-the eighth volume of the Spectator' published,
243-244-death of Queen Anne; succession of George I. to the
throne, and the Whigs placed again in power, 244-the relations
which existed between him and Swift, 245-247-his comedy of the
Drummer' brought on the stage, 247-published the Freeholder,'
which is entitled to the first place in his political works, 247-248—
estrangement between him and Pope, 248-253-his long courtship of
the Countess-Dowager of Warwick, and union with her, 253-254
-portrait of Addison at Holland House, 254-appointed Secretary
of State, 254-attacked by ill health, 255-256-various causes which
had gradually estranged him and Sir Richard Steele, 255-257-inter-
view with the poet Gay at Holland House, 258-259-his piety;
death and funeral, 259-Tickell's tender and magnificent elegy to his
memory, 259-260-his monument in the Poet's Corner, Westminster
Abbey, 260.-Note-The Little Dicky in the Old Whig was Henry
Norris.

Addison, Rev. Lancelot-sketch of his life, 195.

Aikin's, Lucy, Memoirs of Joseph Addison-character of, 193.-See
Addison.

Alfred the Great-Wright's remarks on the supposed life of, by Assar,
375-376-did not translate Boethius, 377-378.

Allen John-character of, 295.

America-climate of, 172-174-physical appearance of the prairies of
Missouri, Arkansas, and Iowa, 174-region possessed by the Indians,
174-175-the great prairie wilderness, 175-Farnham's description of
the trails,' or trading caravans of the West, 176-177-the prairies
afford the grandest hunting fields in the world, 177-enormous num-
ber of buffaloes, 177-great desert east of the Rocky Mountains, 178
-description of the Cumanche Indians, who are principally scattered
over them, 178-180-settlements of New Mexico, 180-physical
aspect of the Rocky Mountains, 183-Sierra de Anahuac described,
183-184-nomenclature bestowed by the hunters to the features of
the mountains, 184-rivers which flow from them, 184-185-field it
forms for colonization, 185-186-Oregon territory; aspect of, 186-
188-cascades of the Columbia River, 186-religious character of the
native Indians, 188-Hudson Bay Company have the entire command
of this vast wilderness, 188-190-view which Britain should take of
the capabilities of this region, 190-192.
America-ruins and antiquities of Central, 438-difference between the
races who inhabited the two great divisions of, on its discovery, 440.,
Anglo-Saxon Literary Biography-See Royal Society.

Anne, Queen-state of parties at her accession to the throne of England,
213-214 her dismissal of the Whig Ministry in 1710; state of the
country at the time, 233-death of, 244.

Antarctic Regions-stillness and solitude of, 80-contain the most
magnificent glaciers in the world, 86.

Art and Science-intimate connexion which subsists between, 300-
301.

Asser's Life of Alfred-is unauthenticated; Mr Wright's remarks on,

275-276.

Astronomy, Physical-the creation of British genius, 436.

Audubon's estimate of the number of the passenger-pigeon (Columba
migratoria) in its visits to the banks of the Ohio, 73.

Auks, (Alca alla)—number of, in the polar regions, 73, 74.

Austria-agriculture of; neglected in endeavouring to force manufac-
tures, 14.

B

Balzac, M.-his writings display profound knowledge of the female.
heart, 120-leading traits of his Femme comme il faut, 121-123-his
Epicier, 138-139.

Barcas, Madame Calderon de la-life in Mexico by, 157.
Beechey's voyages towards the North Pole, 68-his account of the nor-
thern coast of Africa, 68-69-his narrative of a voyage through the
Pacific, 69-character as a writer and scientific man, ib.-occurrences
of the voyage, ib. 70-destruction of walruses at Cherie Island, 70
-impression made on the senses by the continual daylight, ib. 71-
varieties of flakes of snow collected, 71-picture of the vessel passing
through the labyrinth of frozen masses of ice, ib.-perilous adventure
to a party of seamen proceeding on the ice to the shore, 72, 73-
immense numbers of auks (Alca alla) which frequent Magdalena
Bay, 73, 74-interesting account of the walrus or morse, 74, 77—
anchor at Fairhaven-abundance of reindeer, 78-notice of the king
eider-duck, ib. 79-animals of Spitzbergen, 79-contrasted with the
few in the Antarctic regions, 80-Russian fishing establishment at
Magdalena Bay, ib. 81-unfortunate and melancholy attempt to form
fishing establishments in Spitzbergen, 81-fearful position in which
they were placed by being beset in the ice, ib. 83-case of the Terror,
82-Captain Beechey's remarks on glaciers, 83-84-partial destruction
of a glacier, and formation of one of those icebergs which float on the
sea, ib. 86-proposes that steam-vessels with the Archimedean screw
should be used in navigating among the ice; objected to, 86-87.
Bentham, Jeremy-Memoirs of, by John Bowring, 460-not very suc-
cessful as a piece of biography, 461-vanity of Bentham, 461-463-
testimony of Romilly and Dumont as to the excellences of his
character, 463-464-early years of, 464-465-facility with which
he dropped intercourse with his, old friends, 465-instanced in the
case of George Wilson, 466-of M. Dumont, ib. 467-of James
Mill, 467-468-the very early date to which he ascribed the forma-
tion of his most peculiar and permanent opinions, 469-471-bis scho-
larship did not go beyond the formal drudgeries of a forward school-
boy, 471-his hatred of law and lawyers, ( Demon of Chicane,')
472-474-conceives the idea that he would be the regenerator of law
and of happiness, 474-477-his early publications, 477-478-bumili-

ating circumstances he was placed in by the penury of his father, and
by his forsaking the bar, 479-480-patronised by Lord Shelburne, 481

visit to Bowood, 482-483-tender passion with which he was seized,
483-484-ambition to be in Parliament; endeavoured to terrify Lord
Lansdowne (Shelburne) out of one of his borough nominations, 484-
485 his letter of apology to Lord Lansdowne, 484-485-his gross
version of the circumstance, 487-two important changes through
which his political opinions passed, 487-490-considered himself as
the man who was to be asked to legislate for every nation on the
Carth, 490-492-variance and inconsistency between the self-interest on
which he founded his morals, and the self-interest on which he founded
his politics, 492-498-became the champion of a pure republic, 498-503
-striking similitude between him and Hobbes, 499-500-visit to
his brother, General Bentham, at Crichoff, in White Russia, 503—
arranges with Government to contract for his Panopticon, 503-504
-peculiarities of his temper and habits, 505-506—want of respect to
persons, 504-508-his literary pleasures not extensive, 508-509-con-
fident to the last that his views could be carried out, 509-striking
difference which exists between his genius and his talents, 509-513-
ease and comfort he enjoyed in his literary pursuits, 513-514-ludi-
crous tenor of his will, 515-the present edition of his works incom-
plete, incorrect, and ill arranged, 516.

Berkeley's Theory of Vision' analogous to the existence of the harmony
of form, 314.

Bernadotte, King-his appearance; aspirations of, when a Marshal of
France, 357.

Biographia Britannica Literaria-by Thomas Wright, 365.—See
Royal Society.

Biscop, Benedict-library and valuables he collected for his church and
monastery at Wearmouth, 381.

Boileau's interview with Addison, 205-his ignorance of England and
its literature, 205-206-his contempt of modern Latin neither injudi-
cious nor peevish, 206, 208.

Bouffe-his acting described, 394-395.

Branitzka, Countess of-her appearance and manners, 60-61.

Brewster, Sir David-Life of Sir I. Newton, 402-materials he has
collected for an entirely new life and discoveries of that great philoso-
pher, 402, 403.

Bridferth-learning and ability of, 380-381.

Britain, Great-free trade and monetary system in, 1-47.-See Free
Trade and Gold.

Buchan's, Captain David, Voyage towards the North Pole, 68.-See
Beechey.

Budgell, Eustace one of Addison's favourite friends, 225.

Budget, (The)-a series of letters on financial, commercial, and colonial
policy, 1.-See Free Trade.

Buffaloes enormous numbers of, in the prairies of North America,
177.

Buller, Mr Charles-speech on colonization, 520,

Burgess, Bishop-originator of the Royal Society of Literature, 365.

C.

Calderon's, Madame, Life in Mexico.-See Mexico.

Canadian Corn Bill-an advance in free trade of corn, 536-537,
Cash Payments-curious particulars connected with the suspension of,
by Order in Council, 272-273-dangers which occurred, 273-274.
Castel, Father-his ocular harpsichord described, 306.

Chack, in Yucatan-ruins of, 453, 455.

Chichen-ruins of, in Yucatan; impressions caused in visiting, 457,
458.

China-amount of silver received by Great Britain from, since 1837 to
1843, 25.

Christianity-enlightened Catholic spirit displayed in Germany, 334.
Church Infallible-belief in, 2-beneficial effects resulting from the
disbelief in, ib.

Collins, John-sketch of his character and pursuits, 405-406-valuable
collection of papers which he left, and now preserved in the library
of Shirburn Castle, Oxfordshire, 406-use they have been made of in
establishing facts connected with Newton, 406-407.

Columbia River-course of; its cascades, 186-quantity of water it
discharges, 186.

Columbanus Mr Wright's remarks on the learning of, 378-379.
Colouring-D. R. Hay on Harmonious, 300-principles by which the
author has been guided, 302-303-analogy between colour and sound,
304, and 306-307-proportional powers of the three primary colours,
304-305-value of, to the art of painting, 307-308-explanation of
the only sure and practical method of determining the harmonious
colour of any pigment, or coloured body, 309-310-proper terms to be
used in describing colours, 310-the three primary colours in contrast
with their harmonic colours, ib.-application of the art of design and
colouring to manufactures, 311-inferiority of those branches of Bri-
tish manufacture to those of France, 311-cause of, 312-applicability
of, to house-painting, 313.

Commercial Reform-progress of, 6-8.

Congreve-the love of wit the great cause why the theatre was attended
in his day, 384.

Consumption-climate to which victims of this appalling complaint
were formerly sent, 49.

Corn-opinion of Francis Horner on the necessity of freedom of trade in,
292-293.

Corn-(Anti)-Law-League-progress it has made, 537-538.

Corn-Laws-the landed proprietors would have been wealthier had
these laws not existed, 6.

Crabtree, W.-scientific pursuits of, 410.

Croatia condition of the peasantry in 1842, 339.

Cumanches-terrible ravages which they exercise in the northern fron-