Davy, Sir H., on 'local memory' in trout, 349.
Deffand, Madame du, writing to Wal-
pole, describes Saint-Simon's 'Me- moirs,' 292, 293.
D'Harcourt, Princesse, practical jokes played upon her by the Duke and Duchess of Burgundy, 315. Dibdin's conception of the ideal angler, 357.
Dipsomaniacs, or 'habitual drunkards,' 418. See Drink.
Disraeli, Mr., his speech on the ground-
less charges of Dr. Kenealy, 551— on the second reading of the Agri- cultural Holdings Act, 560. Drink: the Vice and the Disease, 396 -all fermented beverages, whether for rich or poor, are luxuries, 397 -divided into two main streams, 398-that of wine affected by out- ward causes, ib. -its use decreased, 399-taxation on foreign wines, 400 -moderation in drinking, 401- 'Drink,' as connected with the 'poor,' ib.-diversity of effect on the two classes, 402 the Beer-house Bill, 403-the taste for drinking of precocious attainment, 404-testi- mony of Sir W. Bovill, ib.-of Sir H. S. Keating, 405-of Mr. Selfe, ib.
-of chaplains, governors of prisons, chief constables and superintendents of police, 405, 406, 409-governors and chaplains of workhouses, 406- Lieut.-Col. Henderson, 407-clergy- men, 407, 408-remedial measures, 408-grand juries, 409-the beer- shops, ib.-familiarity with the sight of drunkenness, 410-effect of public opinion, 410, 411-the labours of individuals insufficient, 411-temp- tation to intemperance, 412- logical connection between the use of meat and bread and of strong drink, 413—the 'liberty of the sub- ject,' 414-annual number of deaths, 415-absence of public-houses in upwards of a thousand parishes in the diocese of Canterbury, ib.- 'habitual drunkards,' or dipsoma- niacs, 418 its cause, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment, 419-no other rescue than an asylum, 421— Mr. D. Dalrymple's exertions for its relief, ib.-private refuges or refor- matories, 422 no legal power to detain patients, 423-its hereditary nature, 425-instances of, in ladies, 425, 426-predisposition, sunstroke,
425-parallel between the lunatic and the dipsomaniac, 426-women the worst offenders, 427-' Volun- taryism,' a failure, 428-necessity of the power of detention, 429-Ameri- can experience, and question of treat- ment, 430-the greater proportion among the lower orders, 431-mili- tary definition of a drunkard, ib.- present system of punishment, 432- suicides, idiotcy, ib.-memorial to the Home Secretary, 435.
Edda, its meaning in Icelandic, 436. Elizabeth, Princess of Bohemia, her marriage, 17.
Queen, her last days, 4. Endowed Schools Bill, 1874, 568–570.
Falconry in the British Isles,' by F. H. Salvin and W. Brodrick, 169-its decline, ib.-arbitrary laws for the preservation of the birds, 171-white falcons, 172-used as bribes, 173- as fines-174-Henry VIII.'s devo- tion to the sport, 175-James I.'s depreciation of it, 176, 178-Shak- speare's frequent allusions to it, 178, 179-its popularity in France, 179- D'Arcussia's account of a flight of herons with gyrfalcons, 180, 181— relative attractions of rook and game- hawking, 182-184-tribute to E. C. Newcome, 185, 186.
Fly-fishing, parentage and literary history of, 349-allusions to hook- and-line fishing in the Scriptures, ib. ancient Assyrian sculpture, 350 -net and rod-fishing, ib. Elian's story of angling on the river Astræus, 351-artificial fly, 355-twelve vir- tues of the angler, ib.-practical re- marks, 362-365.
Forbes family, papers of the, 468. France, diminution of the population, 514-small proportion of births to marriages, 545-losses by internal and external war, 546-the law of inheritance, 547, 548.
Gay's Rustic Sports,' verses on angling, 359, 360.
Giffard, H., his steam balloon, 132. Gillaroo, the, a variety of trout found in Loch Melvin, 343.
Gladstone, Mr., on doctrinal symbols, 281-on the danger of prosecution, 288-prophecies on the National Church, 288, 289.
Glaisher, T., 'Voyages Aériens,' 121- description of The High Regions,' ib.
Gondomar, Count, described by Gar- diner, 29.
Gothenburg, scheme for preventing excess of drinking, 416-418. Grant, Sir J. P., prosperity of Jamaica under his administration, 54, 55, 75. Green, Mr., the aeronaut, 114-number of his ascents, ib.-the Nassau Bal- loon, 115-invention of the guide- rope, 118.
Hamilton, Archbishop, his dispensa- tion in favour of Bothwell and Lady Jean Gordon, 467.
Hamilton papers, the, 466. Harlay, President, described by Saint- Simon, 311.
Hearing, want of, in trout, 347. Henderson, Lieut.-Col., on drunken- ness in the army, 407. See Drink.
Icelandic Illustrations of English, 435 -the Icelandic language the stan- dard language of the Northern divi- sion of the Gothic family, 438-dif- ference between the Scandinavian and Teutonic branches, ib.-its old ancestral name Danish, 439 - the representative of the old Danish, 440-distinction between Danes and Norwegians, ib.- their respective traces in Great Britain, ib.-in local names, 441-the use of the word can in the auxiliary sense of did, 443- the physique of the two nations, 444 -comparison between Anglo-Saxon
Jamaica, 40 becomes an English settlement, 46-deadly power of a vertical sun, 46 experiments of Scotch and Irish immigration, 47- multiplication of negro slaves, 48- large proportion of absentees in, 49 results of emancipation, 51 Morant Bay riots, 52 -renounces the prerogative of self-government, 53 success of present administra- tion, 54-commercial importance, 55 -country life, 57-Canon Kingsley's 'At Last,' 58-coffee, pimento, in- digo, 59-cinchona plant, 60-pas- ture lands, 60-black population, 62 -negro labour, 66-increase of the creole-negro race, 68-coolies, 69- absence of mechanical skill, 71— coloured population, 72- want of middle-class schools, ib.- Spanish Town College, 74-the Paradise of the West, 77.
James I. described by Ranke, 8—his motto, 8-his disadvantages, 9-con- sciousness of awkwardness, 10-his favourites, 12-sagacity in the selection of ambassadors, 13-pre- servation of peace his chief care, 14 -his foreign policy, 15, 21-energy after Henry IV.'s murder, 17-chil- dren, ib.-natural defects, 19-rela tions with Rome, 21 Casaubon's opinion of him, 24-the Spanish marriage, 25-never swayed by wife or mother, 27-opposes the Elector Palatine's acceptance of the crown of Bohemia, 31 Digby sent to Vienna, 33 his government at home, 35-address to Parliament, 36 -tires of Buckingham, 38-twofold aspect in his characterisation, 39. Jesse, E., on the sense of hearing in fish, 347.
Jodelle, Etienne, conceives the idea of the French classical drama, 142.
Keating, Sir H. S., on the effects of drink, 405. See Drink.
Labour Laws, and Masters and Ser-
vants Act,' 556-559.
Lawlessness, Sacerdotalism, and Ri- tualism,' by Malcolm MacColl, care- less disregard of facts, 249-speci- mens of his language, 249, 250- errors and mistakes, 252-misquota- tions, 256-on the use of the cha- suble, 259-261-suppression of the evidence of the abolition of vest- ments in Queen Elizabeth's time, 265-note on his misquotations, 577– 584.
Le Kain, his début at the Théâtre Français, 157.
Le Play, M. F., 'La Réforme Sociale de France,' 547.
'Lit de justice,' the famous, the scene described by Saint-Simon, 325, 326. Liverpool, effects of the free trade in drink,' 413, 414.
Lôme, M. Dupuy de, experiments in guiding balloons, 134.
Louvois, M. de, quarrel with Louis XIV., 307-310.
Luxembourg, Duc de, described by Saint-Simon, 312, 313-anecdote of, at a masked ball, 314, 315.
history of his family, 473-his life in Paris, 475-the French Maule and Panmore, 476-one of the race marries into the Norman family of the Valloignes, 480-one marries Christian, daughter of the High Chamberlain of Scotland, 481-dif- ferent members of the family, 482- 484-Patrick, created Earl of Pan- mure, 485 in attendance on Charles I. while a prisoner, ib.-his dismissal, 485, 486-marries Lady Mary Erskine, 486-death, 487- succeeded by his son James, ib.- purchases the house in the Canon- gate, and Edzill, Glenesk, and Leth- not, ib.-exiled for taking part in the rebellion of 1715, 488-succeeded by his son William, 489-notice of William Ramsay Maule, 490-of his son Fox Maule, 490, 491-of Lord Dalhousie, 491 account of the murder and funeral of Archbishop Sharp, 491, 492.
Merchant Shipping Bill, failure of, 566.
Molière, his education, 147-goes on the stage, 148-a fertile writer, 148- 150-refused Christian burial, 150. Monk Lewis's West Indian Journal, 42, 70. See Jamaica.
Montgolfier, Joseph and Etienne, first experiments in balloons, 107-they exhibit before Louis XVI. at Ver- sailles, 108-the first aeronaut, 109.
Napoleon I., described by M. de Ségur, 200-a consummate actor, 202-his behaviour on the death of the Duc d'Enghien, 204 at Donauwerth, 205-before Austerlitz, 207-anni- versary of the coronation, 209-in- terview between the two Emperors after Austerlitz, 213- war with Prussia, 214-battles of Jena and Auerstädt, 215-at Wagram, 217- at Burgos, 218 marriage with Marie Louise, 222-his mysterious malady, 223-death of Lannes, 226 -of Duroc, 227.
Newcome, Edward Clough, tribute to him, 185, 186.
Nightingale, the, described by Izaak Walton, 339.
Northcote, Sir Stafford, soundness of the principles of his budget, 555- efforts for the reduction of the national debt, 572.
Oliver, William, accompanies Borlase to Bath, 379-his acquaintance with Pope, 380-his great popularity, 387 -advice to the portrait-painter Vandreist, ib.-letter on the trial of the Lords in Westminster Hall, ib. -on the appearance of Sterne's book, 388, 389.
Oppian's ideal of an angler, 356-on the capture of a wrasse, 365. Orleans, Duke of, Regent, his scanda- lous life, 323-Saint-Simon's advice to him on keeping Lent, 324-the term roué first used by him, ib. Oxenfoord, documents found at, 470. Oxford in the time of Borlase, 370.
Panmure, derivation of the name, 476. Parliamentary debates, Session 1875,
550-increased attention to the in- terests of our Colonial fellow-subjects, ib.-policy of Mr. Disraeli's govern- ment, 551-position of the Liberal party, ib.-Tiverton and Taunton doctrine,' 552-the Labour Laws, 556-558-compulsion alien to the feelings of English people, 559-561 -permissive legislation, 560-Agri- cultural Holdings Bill, 560-562 sanitary improvements, 563-565- Friendly Societies, 565-Merchant Shipping Bill, 566-567- Elemen- tary Education Act, 567-Endowed Schools Bill, 568-570-Law Reform, 570 financial policy, 570-573 local taxation and government, 573- 575.
Parliamentary reporting, decline of, 576.
Pattison, Mark, his 'Isaac Casaubon,' 2
-estimate of James I.'s abilities, 13. Peddie, Dr., instances of dipsomania in ladies, 425, 4:6-on voluntary ad- mission and compulsory detention, 428. See Drink. 'Peterborough Chronicle,' the, 456- Danish phraseology in, 457. Pigeon-post, Parisian, in 1870, 127- 130.
Pope, unpublished letters to Borlase, 381, 383-describes his grotto at Twickenham, ib. - lines on his grotto, 384-devotion to his parents, 385-death, 386.
'Queen Mary,' by Alfred Tennyson, 231-described by Hume, 234-her eagerness for her marriage with Philip, 234-commands Cranmer to be burned, 237-illness and death, 239-the motive of the drama purely feminine, 240-an imaginative ana- lysis, 241-Froude's character of her, 242- -more like a Greek than an English play, 243-compared with Shakspeare, 244-want of humour displayed, 246.
Rachel, Mlle., her origin and careful education, 166.
Racine's dramas, 146.
Ranke, Prof. von, 'History of Eng- land,' 2-his descriptive gift, 3- faithful portraiture of James I., 1, 8, 30, 31.
Rask, Erasmus, 'Grammar of the Ice- landic or Old Norse Tongue,' 437. Raucourt, Mlle., attempt to refuse ad- mittance to her body at St. Roch, 165.
Reed, Henry, 'Introduction to English Literature,' 462.
Reeve, H., on Saint-Simon's Memoirs, 297-300; on his politics, 333. Roberts, Sir R., 'The River's Side, or the Trout and Grayling,' 366. Roe, Sir Thomas, ambassador at Con- stantinople, 14—his high reputation, 15.
Rogers, Mr., care in writing and cor- recting his verses, 300.
Ronalds, Mr., on the want of hearing in the trout, 347-on its sense of taste, 348.
Roue, the term first used by the Regent, Duke of Orleans, 224. Russian proverbs, 493- Peter the Great's love of, 494-a nation's cha- racter reflected in its proverbs, ib.— influence of Greece upon Russia, 495-prejudice against May mar- riages, 496-strong family likeness in European proverbs, 498-cha- racteristics of the Russian, 499-to the disadvantage of women, 500-on the Moujik, 502 - -on agricultural pursuits, 503- -on religious matters, 504-506-morality, 506-deference to old age, 507-on wives, ib.—woo- ing and wedding, 508-moral com- mon-places, ib.-love of home, 509—
Sagas, the, meaning of the word, 486 -its application, 437. Saint-Simon, Memoirs of the Duc de, 291-their publication delayed by the French Government, 292-sen- sation on the appearance of the first edition, 294-the second corrected edition, 295 additions to Dan- geau's Journal, 295-299-letter to the Abbé de la Trappe, 299-birth and parentage, 301- enters the army, 302-the pomp and luxury of the French camp described by Lord Macaulay, 303-his father's death, 304-at the battle of Neerwinden, 310-the Luxembourg suit, ib. portrait of the first President Har- lay, 311-of the Duc de Luxem- bourg, 312-life at Marly, 314, 315
practical jokes, 315-betrothed, 317-marriage, 318-quits the army, ib. refuses to be present at the King's communions, 320-conflict- ing feelings on the death of the Dauphin, 323-advice to the Regent on keeping Lent, 324-notion of public duty and self-sacrifice, 325- the famous lit de justice,' 325, 326- his Spanish embassy, 327-variety and abundance of his biographical sketches and portraits, ib.—want of self-knowledge, and, inordinate self- esteem, 328-delicacy and indeli- cacy, 329-mentions Voltaire, ib.- recommends a national bankruptcy, 331 objects to the recall of the Huguenots, 332-portrait of Fénelon, 333-his rich entertaining collec- tion of contemporary anecdotes, 334. Sainte-Beuve on Saint-Simon's style of writing, 293, 296-sensation pro- duced by the first volume of the Memoirs, 294.
Salisbury, Lord, on violent legislation, 560.
Ségur, Comte de, History of Napoleon and the Grand Army during the year 1812, 186-his genuine pa- triotism, 187-consults M. Daru about his work, 190-its success, 191-the retreat from Moscow, 192 - his education, 193-enters the army, 195-affair with M. de La- barbée, 197 - pursues his military studies, 198-passes six months at Copenhagen, ib.-sent to Spain, 199 placed on the First Consul's personal staff, 200-his impressions on the execution of the Duc d'Enghien, 203 - capitulation of Ulm, 207 pointed aide-de-camp to King Joseph, 214 - taken prisoner and carried to Siberia, 217- wounded near Madrid, 220. Selfe, Mr., number of daily cases of drunkenness, 405 - on the beer- houses, 409. See Drink.
Sévigné, Madame de, on the death of M. de Louvois, 310.
Sharp, Archbishop, account of his murder and funeral, 491, 492. Shipley, Rev. Orby, on the so-called Catholic revival, 273.
Spanish Town College in Jamaica, 74. Stewart, W. C., 'The Modern Practical Angler,' 345.
Stowell, Rev. H., on the money spent in drink on Sundays, 408. See Drink.
Sugar cultivation in Jamaica, 48.
Talma, 163 on the list of Con- damnés, 164-death, 165. Théâtre Français, the, 138-origin of La Comédie Française, 140-tax paid to the clergy, ib.-sotties or sottises, 141 the classical French drama, 142. tragi-comedy, 143 Car- dinal Richelieu, Corneille, 'Le Cid,' ib.-Racine, 145-Molière, 147-150 -Floridor, 151-Madame de Champ- meslé, ib.-F. Baron, 152, 153— A. Lecouvreur, 153-dramatic cen- sorship, 155 Voltaire, 156 — Le Kain, ib.-Mlle. Clairon, 158-162- vicissitudes during the Great Revo- lution, 163 Talma, 164 - Mlle. Mars, 165 - Mlle. Rachel, 166 -
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