Fuseli, characteristics of his works, 76- the Macpherson of his art, ib.-his pic ture of Zeuxis, 77-his affection for Mary Wolstonecraft, 78.
Fenner, Dr. H., his 'Schlangenbad und seine Heiltugenden,' 308. See German Watering Places.
Finances of the country, measures of the reform ministry relating to, 228. Fine Arts, excellence in, alone valuable, 63.
Foote, Samuel, after Moliere, the greatest
master of comic humour, 54-his eccen- tric habits and irregular conduct, ib.- an edition of his works a desideratum, ib.-his probable insanity, 55. Foreign policy of the reform ministry, 252.
Gainsborough, the first painter who taught the charm of English landscape, 74. Genius, infirmities of, illustrated by refer- ring the anomalies of the literary cha- racter to the habits and constitutional
peculiarities of men of genius, by R. R. Madden, 34-the author's personal in- capacity for such an inquiry, ib.-his title-page and motto, 35-his pretensions to classical learning, ib.-his flagrant plagiarisms, 38-superstructure, ib.- vague and inconsiderate way in which he has set about his work, ib.-his vio- lation of feeling and decency, 40—his treatise a repetition and amplification of small and dirty gossip, ib.-his alleged alliance between genius and infirmity, 41 -intrinsic interest of the subject which he rashly presumes to handle, 42 - bis anatomy of Pope, ib.-and of Dr. John- son, ib.-instances of the author's gos- sipping and mendacious style, 43-his anatomy of Burns, Cowper, Byron, and Sir Walter Scott, 46-other martyrs to literary glory, 48-his tables, exhibiting the order of longevity among men of genius, 49-omission of females from his tables, 52-longevity of eminent literary ladies, 53-clue by which the infirmities of genius might be traced to hereditary disease, 55.
German Watering Places, 308-' Bubbles from the Brunnens of Nassau, by an Old Man,' ib.-fidelity with which it repre- sents external nature, ib.—the author's voyage from the Tower to the Brille, and from Cologne to Coblentz, 309— compagnons de voyage, ib.-employ ment by Englishment of foreign couriers, 311-English servants on the continent more a hindrance than a help, ib.- Ehrenbreitstein, ib.-Ems, ib.- Sch- walbach, ib.-romantic ravines, 312- climate, 313-Duchy of Nassau, ib.— the Duke of Nassau, 314-bis estate and revenues, 315-Langenschwalbach, ib.-its several springs, 316-the au- thor's visit to Dr. Fenner, 317-a day at this pleasant watering-place, ib., 318 -the blacksmith's shop, 321-mode of shoeing a vicious horse, ib.-German posting, 321- the question which is better, to bear a horse's head up, as in England, or to pull it downwards, as in Germany, discussed, 322-English and German management of horses in har- ness contrasted, 324-the bath, 235- and its effects, 326-cheapuess of Ger-
man luxuries, 327-the dinner, 328- visitors of the brunnens, 329-state of society, 330-immoderate use of to- bacco, 332-street-smoking forbidden in Germany, 333-German and English servants contrasted, 334-the promenade of Langenschwalbach, 336-chapter of natural history, 337-the author visits Schlangenbad, 341-legend respecting the spring, 342-the new bath-house, 343-wonder-working qualities of the water, ib.-visit to the source of the Seltzer water, 344.
Gibbon, Edward, Esq., extensive reputa
tion of his great historical work, 273- his Decline and Fall' an unapproach- able subject to the future historian, 274 -his work the standard history of the period, ib.-his qualifications for the task, ib.-respect shown to his authority by the historians of the continent, 275 -M. Guizot's edition of the French translation, ib-personal life of Gibbon identified with that of the author, ib.- his autobiography inimitable in point of pure and finished execution, 276-his love affair with Mademoiselle Curchod, ib. his conversation described by M. Suard, 277-his historic manner de- scribed by Porson, 278-his early ado- ration of Voltaire, 281-first grand con- ception of his work, 282-his parlia- mentary career, ib.-his high admira- tion of Lord North, 285-harmony of de- sign in his great work, 286-his cor- rectness and accuracy, 289-his infer- ences liable to exception, 292-misre- presentation which pervades his history, ib.-his hostility towards Christianity, 293-good taste of Dr. Watson in con- fining his Apology' to one specific point, 293-Dr. Paley's emphatic sen- tence, 295-Gibbon unanswerable by the ordinary arts of controversy, ib.- necessity of a Christian history of the period embraced by Gibbon, ib.—ra- dical defect in the Decline and Fall,' 296-M. de Chateaubriand's 'Etudes Historiques,' 297 - and Génie du Christianisme, 298-the genuine sub- ject of Christian history, 303-a supple- ment or commentary on the Decline and Fall' a desideratum, ib.-a foreign writer the first to bring up this great work to the level of modern historic knowledge, ib.-able manner in which M. Guizot has accomplished his under- taking, ib.-call for variorum editions of our standard books, 307-and for the continual improvement and completion
of the imperishable works of English literature, ib.
Great Britain in 1832, by Baron d'Haussez, 142 the Baron's general character, 143-his work singularly flippant and superficial, 144 description of the small towns in England, ib.-first view of London, 145-white-washing abomi nations, 146-London, 149-an Eng- lish dinner, ib.-and cookery, 150- family connexions, 153-visit to Sir Walter Scott, 155-female education in England, 159-chapter on hospitals, 160 study of medicine in England, 161- English clergy, 163-poor laws, 164- mail.coaches, 165-the author's total ignorance of English manners and habits, 168-anti-English tone of his work, ib. Goethe, motto of his ring, 345. Gothic characters in printing, wisdom of abolishing the use of, 169.
Greece, conduct of the reform ministry towards, 252.
Grimm's Deutche Grammatik,' 169- great merit of the work, ib.-undeserved reproach cast upon philological re- searches, ib.-wisdom of abolishing the use of Gothic characters, ib.-relations between the corresponding letters of the various alphabets, 170-pronouns, their origin and employments, 172-explana- tion of the word how,' 181-compari- son, 188.
Guizot, M. F., his Histoire de la Décadence et de la Chute de l'Empire Romain, traduite de l'Anglais d'Edouard Gibbon : nouvelle edition entièrement revue et corrigée, précédée d'une Notice sur la Vie et le Caractère de Gibbon, et ac- compagnée de Notes critiques, et his- toriques relatives pour la plupart à l'His- toire de la propagation du Christianisme, 273. See Gibbon.
Haussez, Baron d', his 'Great Britain in 1832.' See Great Britain.
Heart, Harvey's celebrated experiment on, 33.
Herodotus, harmony of design in his his- tory, 286.
Herschel, Sir John, his Treatise on Astro-
nomy quoted, 9-characterized, 11. Herschell, Sir William, his astronomical discoveries, 12.
Hippopotamus, courage exhibited by, 126 -hunting of the, 139.
Hogarth, masterly sketch of his life by Walpole, 58-best appreciated in his engravings, 59-character of his pic- tures, ib. - his Sigismunda, ib.- his 'Analysis of Beauty,' 61.
Hook, Theodore, his proposed edition of Foote's works, 54-large portion of Foote's spirit possessed by, ib. House of Commons, the reformed, charac- terized, 257-dearth of eloquence in, 286.
'How,' explanation of the word, 181. Hume, David, long-cherished admiration of his History, 273-call for a variorum edition of, 307. See Gibbon.
Inchbald, Mrs., a singular example of rec- titude of conduct, 54.
Indo-European Languages, Grimm on, 169. Ireland, measures of the reform ministry relating to, 223.
Jesse, Mr., his 'Gleanings in Natural His- tory' quoted, 21.
Key, Sir John, conduct of the reform mi- nistry in the case of, 268.
Kidd, Dr. John, on the adaptation of exter- nal nature to the physical condition of man, principally with reference to the supply of his wants, and the exercise of his intellectual faculties, 5.
La Porte, his Memoires characterized by Gibbon, 106.
Law Reform, 234, 562. Lawrence, Sir Thomas, 79- his early drawings from actual life, ib.-in his portraits second only to Reynolds, 81- exquisite elaborateness of his drawing of the face, ib.-his females, 82-large prices received by him, ib.-his conver- sation and manners, 83-his reputation for gallantry, 84.
Lebeau, his defects as an historian, 288. Lewis, M. G., his Journals of a West Indian Proprietor,' 374-the work the best production of his pen, ib.-his cha-
racter by Lord Byron and Sir Walter Scott, 375-literary merits of the work, 377-first voyage to Jamaica, ib.-a storm and calm, 378-Don Quixote, 379-an Irish gentleman the pilot, ib.-
The Helmsman,' 380 post-obitual affection of a shark, 381-landing on the coast of Jamaica, ib.-procession of the John-Canoe, 382 Kingston balls, ib.-Savannah la Mar, 384-procession to his mansion house, ib.-grand feast in honour of his arrival, 386-a negro village, 382-negro houses, ib.-West Indian accommodations and modes of life, 389-description of Cornwall-house and its environs, 390-adventures of Plato, a runaway negro, 393-absen- teeism, 397- The Hours,' 398-The Isle of Devils,' ib.--death of the author, 399.
Lingard, Dr., his character as an historian, 273.
Liturgical Reform, 508.
Livre des Cent et Un,' pompous medio- crity of, 143,
Local Courts Bill, 244.
Longevity of eminent literary ladies, 53. Louis XVI., his observation on a discursive preacher, 248.
Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, Lives of the most eminent British, by Allan Cunningham, 56-general character of the work, ib.-the art of painting, in Italy, indigenous, 57-in England, the art and its professors imported, ib.- Holbein, ib.-taste and well-directed liberality of Charles I., ib.-Rubens and Vandyke, ib.-Lely and Kneller, 58- Cooper and the two Olivers, ib.-Hud- son and his rivals, ib.-Hogarth, ib.- complaint against the ignorant cognos. centi,' 61-project for establishing an Academy of Art in England, 62-exhi- bition of the Orleans' Gallery, ib.—dif- ference between the encouragement of artists and the encouragement of art, 63 -Sir Joshua Reynolds, 64-Barry, 72 Gains-
Romney, 73-West, ib.
borough, 74-Wilson, ib.-Fuseli, 76— Opie, 79-Bird, ib.-Morland, ib.- Hoppner, ib. Northcote, ib. - Law- rence, 79-advantages derived from the contemplation of the Italian models, 86 -originality better than the cleverest imitation, 87.
Paley, Dr., bis emphatic sentence on Gib- bon, 295.
Palgrave, Sir Francis, his antiquarian sa- gacity, 273.
Paletzch, of Proletz, his astronomical dis- coveries, 9.
Parliament, British, its superiority as a school of political oratory, over the French Chmbers, 285.
Parliament, reformed, dearth of eloquence in, 286.
Patronage, profuse employment of, by the reform ministry, 267. Pelham, Right Hon. Henry, Memoirs of the Administration of, by Archdeacon Coxe, 88-the work planned as a sequel to the Memoirs of Sir Robert Walpole, ib.-the period not fertile in remarkable occurrences, 90-character of Mr. Pelham, and of his administration, ib. See Coxe. Peyronnet, M. de, his contributions to the Livre des Cent et Un,' 143. Philological researches, reproach cast upon, 169.
Physician, Voltaire's description of, 337. Police, conduct of, in the Calthorpe-street riot, 266.
Polignac, Prince, invited to give a history of his administration, 143. Political Unions, 269.
Poor-Law Question, present state of, 347 -extracts from the Report of the Poor Law Commissioners, 348-Mr. Senior,
351-distinction between the use and abuse of the poor-law, ib.-the evils of the allowance system, ib.-necessity of abolishing it, 361-mal-administration of the poor-laws by county magistrates, 362-remedial suggestions, ib. ne- cessity of a law of local settlement, 363 -of an improvement in the manage- ment of workhouses, and in the keeping of the parish accounts, 364-and of a central authority, 365-redundancy of labour, 367-necessity of checking Irish immigration, ib.-and of extending the poor-law to Ireland, ib.-labour-rate 369-parish relief, 370-savings banks and benefit societies, 371. Poor-Laws, measure of the reform minis-
try concerning an amendment of, 251. Porson, Professor, his character by Arch- deacon Coxe, 110-his description of Gibbon's historic manner, 278. Portrait-painting, 63-true advantages of,
Portugal, conduct of the reform ministry towards, 256.
Post-Office, New, architecture of, 147. Price, Rev. Uvedale, his 'Church Reform without Reconstruction; accompanied with a plan for the Compression of the Liturgy and Ritual of the Church of England. See Liturgical Reform.
Reform Bill, workings of the, 219. Reform Ministry and the Reformed Par liament,' 218-object of the publication, ib.-contributors thereto, ib.-chapter of legal reform, ib.-workings of the Reform Bill, 219-measures of the re- form ministry, 223 - Ireland, ib. - Coercion and Church Reform Bills, ib. -abolition of West India slavery, 226 -Finance, 228-Bank Charter, 231– East India Charter, 232-China trade, 233-Law Reform, 234-Corporations, 249-Scotland, 250-Poor-Law amend- ment, 251-Foreign policy, 252. Greece, ib.-Belgium, 253-Portugal, 256-character of the new House of Commons, 257-ministerial patronage, 268-case of Sir John Key, ib.-in- roads of the House of Commons on the other estates, 269.
Sauscrit, propriety of printing it in Eu- ropean characters, 170. Sarto, Andrea del, anecdote of, 70. Schlangenbad und seine Heiltugenden,
von Dr. H. Fenner von Fenneberg, 308. See German Watering Places. Scotland, measures of the reform ministry relating to, 250.
Sedgwick, Mr., his geological researches, 30.
Singing, its effect in soothing extreme pain, 128.
Slave-trade of the Romans, 405. Slavery amongst the Romans, inquiry into, by William Blair, Esq., 399-import- ance of the inquiry, ib.-proportion of the slave to the free population, 400- instances of the more than oriental mag- nificence of Rome, ib.-effect of the partition of the public lands, 402- slave-trade of the Romans, 405-Britain a mart for slaves, ib.-legal condition and relative situation of the slave to the freeman, 406-laws on behalf of the slave population, 407-marketable value of slaves, 410-great merit of the work, 412.
Somerset House, its architecture described, 147.
Somerville, Mrs., her Connexion of the Physical Sciences' characterized, 11. Statistical tables, little faith to be placed in, 50.
Staunton, Sir George, his speeches on the China trade, 430. See China.
Vandyke, his consummate skill in the art of portraiture, 57.
Villemain, M., his Lectures on the Litera-
ture of the eighteenth century, 278, 286. Voltaire, his definition of a physician, 337. W.
Walpole, Hon. Horace, his masterly sketch of the life of Hogarth, 58-his strictures on Hogarth's Sigismunda, 59. Watson, Dr., his good taste in confining his Apology for Christianity' to one specific point, 293.
West, Benjamin, 73-the Sir Richard Blackmore of painting, ib.
West India slavery, measure of the re-
form ministry for the abolition of, 226. Wetherell, C., his Present State of the Poor-Law Question,' 347. See Poor- Law Question.
Whewell, Rev. William, his Astronomy and General Physics considered with
regard to Natural Theology, 15, 20, 28. Wiesbaden und seine Heilquellen dar.
gestellt, 308. See German Watering
Wilson, character of his landscapes, 74. Wodehouse, Rev. C. N., his petition to the House of Lords for a reform of the Liturgy. See Liturgical Reform.
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