Bonaparte (Napoleon), establishment of the power of, 94, 95-causes of his se- cret unpopularity, 95-his abdication, 99-returns to France from Elba, 105 --his unpopularity, ib. 106. Bonaparte (Napoleon), the younger, de- sign of the Austrian court in educating him, 202-his character, 203-anec- dotes of his childhood, 204-his acqui- sition of the German language, 205- anecdotes of his conduct towards his tutors, 205, 206-expedient resorted to for mitigating his abhorrence of fiction, 206-his conduct on hearing of his father's death, 207-his enthusiastic attachment to military studies, 208- political lectures given to him by Prince Metternich, 209-his views towards the throne of France, 211-appreciation of his own position, 212-first appearance in society, 213-appointed a lieutenant- general, 213-rapid decline of his health, 214- his death, ib.-strong re- semblance to his father, 215. Books, list of, published on the continent
from October to December, 1832, 256, et seq.-from January to March, 1833, 540, et seq.
Bourbon government, causes of its over- throw in France in 1830, 91-obser- vations on the first restoration of, 99, 100-and on their second restoration, 106, 107.
Campomorto, account of the farm of, 44,
Capital, absurd outcry against the tyranny of, exposed, 221.
Carlos (Don), misrepresentations of histo-
rians relative to the death of, 455, 456 ---abstract of the evidence relating to it, 457-462.
Carolina, probable results of the dispute between, and the general government of the United States, 236, 237. Charitable foundations at Rome, notice of, 57, 58, of England, 218, 219. Charles IX., King of France, letter of, re- lating to the massacre of St. Bartholo- mew, 465.
Charles X., King of France, causes of his expulsion, 91.
Cherokee Indians, remarks on the conduct
of the American government towards, 23, 24-notice of the inventor of the Cherokee alphabet, 26.
Civil courts of the Roman states, and their jurisdiction, 51.
Clergy at Rome, revenues of, 62, 63.
Cobbett (William), on the miseries of an English member of parliament, 197, note-key to his opposition to Jewish emancipation, 449.
Colours of plants, causes of, 365, 366. Copper, British, increased export of, un- der the free trade system, 154, 155. Corporations, municipal, origin of, in Den- mark, 138.
Cotta (Baron), biographical notice of, 530-532.
Cotton manufactures, British, proofs of the increased export of, under the free trade system, 156.
Crimes, increase of, in the Roman states, 53-number of criminals tried there in two years, 57.
Crops, physiological principles for the rotation of, 381.
Danes, character of, in the thirteenth century, 128, and in 1627, 470, 471. Deaths, number of, in the Papal States, 42, 43.
De Candolle (A. P.) Physiologie Végétale, 334-plan of his work, 335-outline of his theory of the properties of the tissue, of which the elementary organs of plants are composed, $57-and of his examination of the three vital pro- perties admitted in the animal king- dom, which have been supposed to exist also in the vegetable, 338-outline of his theory of nutrition, 339-347- progress made in the animal growth of a plant in each of the four seasons, 348-abstract of his theory of repro- duction, by the fructification of a plant, 349358 by the subdivision of plants, 358, 359-origin of species of plants, 359, 360, 361-the law of symmetry observable in plants which are allied in natural affinity, 361-364 -on the constant descent of the root, and ascent of the stem, 364, 365- on the sleep of plants, and the causes of their different colours, 365, 366 individuality of plants, 367 -duration and age of trees, 368- 371-abstract of his theory of vegeta- ble epireology, 372-376-on the pro- cess employed by nature in healing the wounds of trees, 377-379-effects of poisons on the vegetable structure, 379, 380--his principles for regulating the rotation of crops, 381. Decazes, Duc, wise policy of the ministry of, 115-118.
Denmark, sketch of the ancient history of, 133-reign of Valdemar I. ib.--. change in the constitution 134-code of laws framed under Valdemar II. 135-origin of the feudal noblesse, 136 -powers of the nation, 137-adminis- tration of justice, ib.-changes in the constitution made by King Abel, 138 -origin of municipal corporations, ib. -heads of the capitulation signed by King Erik Glipping, 139, 140-de- scription of, in 1627, 469-471-Li- terary intelligence from, 238. 528. Deputy, miseries of, described, 195–199. Diderot (Denis), Mémoires et Oeuvres de, 261-defects of the various editions of his works, 264, 265-character of Na- igeon's memoir of him, 265, 266— and of his daughter's memoir, 267- anecdotes of the early years of Dide- rot, 268, 269-efforts of the Jesuits to prevail on him to enter their order, 269-goes to Paris and studies in the college d'Harcourt, 270 abandons himself to literature, 271-his priva tions, 272, 273-composes sermons for his support, 273-accepts and relin- quishes a tutorship, ib.-little encou- ragement given to literature in France at this time, 275-falls in love and marries, 275-277-admirable conduct of his wife, 277-whom he sends to his parents, ib. their reception of her, 278-his base conduct towards her, ib. notice of his translations, 279-pub- lishes his Interpretation de la Nature, ib.-projects the Encyclopédie, ib.- notices of his associates, D'Alembert, 283-Rousseau, 284-Grimm, 285- Helvetius, 286-Marmontel, Galiani, and d'Holbach, 287-suppression of the Encyclopédie, 290-which is taken off by Louis XV. in consequence of a foolish accident, 290, 291-alterations made in it by the bookseller Le Breton, 292-Diderot's visits to Baron d'Hol- bach, 292, 293-the society formed there, 293, 294-sells his library to the Empress Catherine, 296-visits her at Petersburg, 297-his last illness and death, 298, 229-estimate of his intel- lectual powers, 299-301-Diderot, a proselytising atheist, 301-remarks on his atheism, 302-305-his loose opi- nions on marriage, 305, 306—his con- versational talents, 309-facility of composition, ib. 310-remarks on his works, 310-312.
D'Israeli's "Genius of Judaism," notice of, 443-on the causes operating
against the conversion of the Jews by external agency, 451.
Douville (J. B.), detection of the false- hoods in his Travels, by M. Lacor- daire, 240-246-notice of his Trente Mois de ma Vie, &c. 519-contradiction in his account of his residence at Rio de Janeiro, 520, 521-and of his Afri- can travels, 521-524-biographical account of his earlier years, 524, 525 -his adventures in London, under the assumed name of Le Comte, 525, 526-observations on the reclamation of M. Jomard relative to his voyage, 526, 527.
Drouineau (Gustave), Le Manuscrit Vert, 435-remarks on, 436-440. Durer (Albert), Reliquien, 73—character of, ib.-observations on the work, 79—— notice of his family, 80-anecdotes of the early life of Durer, 81-bis marriage to a vixen, 82-extracts from his letters to Pirkheimer, 83-is elect- ed a member of the municipal council of Nuremberg, 84-anecdote of the Emperor Maximilian, ib.-extracts from his diary of a journey into the Nether- lands, 85-88-his death, 88-tribute to his memory by Pirkheimer, ib. 89,
East India Company, noble efforts of, to promote the study of oriental litera- ture in England, the course of study prescribed at Haileybury College, 330 and in India, by promoting education among the natives, 330, 331-and by their patronage of learned men, 331. Education in the Roman States, account of 64-in England, remarks on, 175, 176 and in India, 330, 331. Election of Members of Parliament, ob- servations of an Italian exile on, 180- comparison of the systems of direct and indirect election, 180, 181. Elizabeth (Queen), letter of, to Henry IV. King of France, 467, 468. England, causes of the misrepresentations of, by foreigners, 171, 172-charitable and benevolent institutions of, 218, 219-vindication of the high customs duties in, from the charges of Prussia, 403, 404--description of the manners and customs of the English 1551, 471,
Erik Glipping, King of Denmark, changes made by, in the constitution of that country, 139, 140. Exports, British, proofs of the great in-
crease of, under the new system of Free Trade, 148-tables of the different parts of the world to which such in- creased exportation has taken place, 152, note.
Eyriès (M.), explanations due from, re- specting Douville's Voyage, 526.
France, literary intelligence from, 248- 250-528-530-present state of lite- rature in, 183-187-improvement in the police at Rome accomplished by the French, 55-various representations of the late revolution, made by our con servatives and by the friends of liberty, 90-reason why the Bourbon govern- ment could no longer continue in France, 91-conduct of Louis XVIII. and his brother during the revolution, 93, 94 -frustration of their hopes on the 18th Fructidor, and establishment of the power of Napoleon, 94, 95-causes of his secret unpopularity, 95—the resto- ration of the Bourbons not at first contemplated by the Allies, 96--though designed by Talleyrand, 97-proof that the Bourbons were not imposed on France by foreign armies, 97, 98-ab- dication of Napoleon, 99-first resto- ration of the Bourbons, the work of Talleyrand, in which the people ac- quiesced, 99-100-unpopular mea- sures of the Count d'Artois, 100, 101 -imprudent conduct of Louis XVIII. on his arrival, 101, 102-his situation at that crisis, ib.-character of the royalists by whom he was surround- ed, 103-disgust excited in the French nation by their conduct, ib. 104-vio- lation of the charter, ib.-general dis- satisfaction in France, ib. 105-return of Napoleon, ib.-his unpopularity, ib. 106-second restoration of the Bour- bons, ib. 107-conduct of Fouché and Talleyrand, ib.-calamitous events of its first year, ib.-massacrers of the south acquitted by the courts of justice, 108-activity of the royalist committees, ib,-remarks on the execution of Marshal Ney, 109-sufferings of France from the invading armies, ib.-resignation of Talleyrand and the other ministers, 110-evacuation of France, by the forces of the Allies, ib.-character of the newly elected Chambre Introuv- able,' ib. 111-its first measures, ib.
112-proceedings with regard to the law of elections, ib.-its rejection by the chamber of peers, 113-efforts of the chamber of deputies to enrich the French church-establishment, ib. 114— dissolution of the chamber by Louis XVIII., 115-salutary measures adopt- ed under the influence of Decazes, ib. 116-further alterations proposed in law of elections, ib.-effects of the rupture of Decazes with the liberals, 117, 118-and of the assassination of the Duc de Berry, 119, 120-charac- ter of the 172 newly elected mem- bers of the Chamber of Deputies, 120 -and of the ministry of the Duc de Richelieu, 121-intrigues and mancu- vres of the Jesuits, ib.-and of their emissaries, ib. 122-triumph of the ministry in 1823, 123-death of Louis XVIII., 124-character of him, and of his reign, ib. 127-Religious prospects of France, 229-observations on the state of religious feeling in France, 435-440.
Free-Trade :-proof of the benefits of, in the increase of the foreign trade of Great Britain, 145-table of imports between 1820 and 1831, ib.-observa- tions on it, 144, 145-proof that such increase is an increase of value, 147, 148 examination of the denial in the petition from Worcester, that in purchasing the manufactures of other countries, we occasion the sale of an equal amount of our own, 149-obser- vations on Mr. Robinson's speech in behalf of it, 150-table of the differ- ent parts of the world with which the in- crease of imports and exports has taken place, 152, note-observations on Colo- nel Torrens's argument on the necessity of reciprocity, ib.-and on the asser- tion that the whole evil of low prices arises from the export of goods to fo- reign countries, which is required to pay for the goods imported under the altered system, ib. 154-particularly with reference to metals, ib. 156-cot- ton goods, earthenware, glass, and pa- pers, 156-silk, 157-observations on the statements and resolutions of the silk manufacturers, ib.-163-vindica- tion of the results of free-trade from the charges of having caused a fall in prices, profits, and wages, 164-169- the retention of duties for revenue de- fended, ib. 170. Fructification of plants, different periods of, described, 349-358.
Hammer (M. Von), notice of his casti- gation of Professor Schlegel, 328, 329 critical notice of his Persian transla- tion of Marcus Antoninus's meditations, 518, 519.
Helvetius, the philosopher, a rigid game- preserver, 286.
Henry IV. king of France, reproof of, by Queen Elizabeth, 467, 468. Hinton's (Howard) history and topography of the United States of North America, notice of, 4, note *.
Hugo (Victor), Le Roi s'amuse, a Drama, 216-remarks on its alleged immorality, 216-its character, 217-on its prohi- bition by the French government, 217. Hume (David), anecdote of, 301.
Imports, foreign, into Great Britain, be- tween 1820 and 1831, table of, 143- remarks thereon, 144, 145-proofs that the increase of such imports is an in- crease of value, 147, 148. Indians, remarks on the conduct of the American government towards, 19- 23-particularly the Cherokees, 23, 24 efforts made for educating the Indian chiefs, 25, 26.
Inquisition at Rome, notice of, 52, 53. Iron, British, increased export of, under the free trade system, 154, 155. Isabel, Queen of Spain, abstract of evi-
dence showing that she was not ena- moured of her step-son, 458, 459-her death, 462, 463.
Italian revolutionists, remarks on, 473, 474.
Italy, literary intelligence from, 251-
Jesuits and their emissaries, intrigues of, in France, 121, 122-their great merit as instructors of youth, 269. Jomard, (M.), disclaimer of, respecting M. Douville, 525, 526.
Jones (Sir William), on the discourage- ments attending the study of oriental literature, 326.
Judaism, modern, difference of, from the institutions of Moses, 443-sketch of its rise and progress as distinguished from Mosaism, 444, 445-decay and revival of the Jewish schools in the east, and their revival in Spain, 445— persecution of the Jews by Romanists, 446-change wrought in their behalf by the Reformation, 446-history of the attempt made by the Pelham ad- ministration, to naturalize the Jews, 447-anecdotes of scenes that took place on the passing of the Bill, 449--- -repeal of the Bill, ib.-withdrawal of Mr. Grant's Bill for the Emancipation of the Jews, 450-causes operating against the conversion of the Jews by external agency, 451-on the efforts of the society for converting the Jews, 451, 452.
Justice, administration of in the Roman States, 49-52-ancient, in Denmark, 137.
Lacordaire (Theodore), his detection of Douville's frauds in his pretended tra- vels, 240-246-results of this, 519- 323.
Lacretelle (Charles), Histoire de France depuis la Restauration, 89—his qualifi- cations, as an historian, 91, 92. See France.
La Martine, valedictory ode by, to the academy of Marseilles, 189-192. Legations, papal, observations on the go- vernment of, 65, 66-and on the cor- respondence between the pope and Austria, concerning them, 69-72. Leonora, Queen of France, daily allow- ance of eatables to, 469.
Liberty, an Irish radical's notion of, 448.
Licinius Stolo, account of the three Ro- gations proposed by him and his col- league, 415-422-futile opposition of the patricians to them, 423, 424- his rogations eventually passed, 425, 426-was himself fined for transgress- ing his own law, 431. Literary Intelligence from Denmark, 238 -528-France, 240 — 250-528 530-Germany, 250- 530-533- Italy, 251-253-533, 534-Russia, 534-Spain, ib.—Oriental literature, 253-534-535.
Literature, observations on the present state of, in France, 183-187. London Co-operative Society, observations on the tenets broached at the meetings
Louis XVIII.,conduct of, during the French Revolution, 93, 94-causes of his secret unpopularity, 95-his imprudent con- duct on his arrival, after his first resto- ration, 101, 102-violation of the charter, and its effects, 104, 105-his second restoration, 106, 107-sketch of his reign, 107-123-his death, 124 -survey of his character and govern- ment, 124-127.
Malaria, causes of, in the Roman states, 34, 35, 36, note t-its progress, 36-- especially in the city of Rome, 37, 38 -suggestions for checking it, 36, 37. Manufactures, British, of brass and cop- per, increased exportation of, under the free trade system, 155-also of cotton, earthenware, and paper, 156. Marabas, an ancent Armenian historian, notice of, 511.
Marcus Antoninus's Meditations, transla- tion of, into Persian, critical notice of, 518, 519.
Mary, Queen of Scots, letter of, to the Duke of Guise, after her condemnation, 466, 467.
Massacre of St. Bartholomew, rejoicings
of Philip II. on account of, 464, 465 -letter of Charles IX. relating to it,
Maximilian, emperor, anecdote of, 84. Mechanics' Institutions, observations on the good effects of, 220. Mendicity, efforts made for the suppres
sion of, at Rome, 59-and generally over the Continet, 219, 220. Mechitarist Monastery of St. Lazzaro, ac- count of, 509, 510.
Mischna of the Jews, notice of, 445. Miseries of a French deputy, described, 195-199-and of an English member of parliament, 197, note. Montbel (M. de), Memoires du Duc de Reichstadt, 201-character of his work, 202.
Monte di Pieta at Rome, account of, 58. Moon, researches of M. Arago on the sup-
posed influence of, on rain, 503, 504→ nature of its action on the atmosphere, 504-507—on the putrefaction of ani- mal substances, 407-and on the com- plexion, 507, 508.
Moses Chorenensis or Chorenabyi, a learned Armenian, notice of, 511, 512. Murat (Achille), Esquisse des Etats-Unis de l'Amerique, 1,-anecdotes of the author, 2-character of his work, S-his de- scription of the New England States, 5 -remarks thereon, ib. 6-his descrip- tion of the Southern States, 6—remarks on it, 7, 8-his character of the West- ern States, 8-and of the principles of the American Union, 9-his sophistical vindication of slavery, 10-12-re- marks thereon, 12-and on the capa- city of negroes, 13—his plan for abo- lishing slavery, 14-observations on it, ib. 15-and on his representation of the state of religion in the United States, 15-his rapturous description of a practising barrister there, 16-remarks on it, 17-his account of the American army and riflemen, 18. Munster (Earl of), laudable exertions of, in the cause of Oriental literature, 333, 334.
New England States, description of, 5. Ney (Marshal), observations on the exe- cution of, 109.
Niebuhr (B. G.), Roman History, Vol. III. 406-justness of his views, 406, 407-his censure of the falsehoods of some historians, 407, 408-remarks on the alleged political cause of his death, 409, 410-the real cause of his early dissolution, 410-design and contents of his third volume, 411-453--434- tribute of the Rev. Dr. Arnold to the value of his history, 434-his vindica- tion of Niebuhr from the charge of scepticism, 435. See Rome (ancient). Noblesse, origin of, in Denmark, 136. Nodier (Charles), Euvres de, 181-cha- racter of them, 199, 200.
Nutrition of plants, several stages of, 339
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