he must admit that we have something to lose in the case of one being formed against us. Foreign powers, without exception, still remain most obstinately attached to the old system. They seem to prefer the example by which our power was created, to the theories by which they and we are told it may be increased-but by which, in our humble opinion, as well as in theirs, it is much more likely to be undermined and ruined.
FORTY-SECOND VOLUME OF THE QUARTERLY REVIEW.
ABERNETHY (Mr.), curious story related | Ball, (Mr.) his clever pamphlet on the trade
by him of a dislocated jaw, 8.
Absentees, injury sustained from the num- Bank of England, necessity of reviewing
ber of voluntary, 238—propriety of a tax
on, 507.
America, United States of; present state
of the British trade with, 534.
(North) Head's Forest Scenes
and Incidents in the Wilds of, 80-har-
dihood of the horses of, 86-rheumatic
diseases not frequent in, 87-the inha-
bitants exceed Englishmen in stature,
ibid.-advantages possessed by the poor
of, 103.
Spanish and Portuguese mines
of, annual supply of gold from, 251.
Americans, their illicit dealings with the
Chinese, 157-treatment of, by the Chi-
nese, 165.
Anatomical knowledge, increasing sense of
the necessity for, 5-deficiency of, in
England, 6-evils arising from the de-
ficiency of, ibid.
Anatomy, Bill for Regulating Schools of, 1|
-number of students of, in London, 3
-impossibility of students of, procuring
a good education in England, 6—our
laws prohibit the study of, 9-faults of
the bill for regulating schools of, 12.
Ancestry, a regard to the origin and fame
of, found in every country, 285-im-
planted in the heart of man, ibid.-ex-
emplified in the confession of Bishop
Watson, ibid.-and of Dr. Franklin, ibid.
Antar, curious romance of, 30.
Arabia, Burckhardt's travels in, 18-rea-
son for the scanty knowledge we possess
of, 19-travels of Ludovico Barthema
in, 21-travels of Joseph Pitts in, ibid.-
Niebuhr's account of, 23—Dr. Seetzen's
account of, ibid.
Arabs, their early history little known, 18
-their pedigree as well established as
that of the Jews, ibid.-their singular
custom of assigning to the stranger
some female of the family, 20.
Arnold, (Dr.) his observations on insanity,
350.
Bacon, (Lord) his admirable essay on an-
cient nobility, 285-his observation on
capital, 495.
Badhia, his account of Mekka favourably
spoken of by Burckhardt, 24.
Baillie, (Dr.) the two reasons why he was
considered the first physician of his
time, 9.
VOL. XLII. NO. LXXXIV.
the exclusive privileges conferred upon,
498-those privileges highly injurious
to the public, 500.
Banking system, 476-in Scotland, 478,
479 in England, 485.
Bannatyne Club, curious publication going
on under the auspices of, 348.
Barthema, (Ludovico) his travels through
Egypt, Syria, Arabia, Persia, and India,
curious and amusing, 21.
Battas, the, described, 432-prevalence of
cannibalism among, 433-eat their cri
minals alive, 434-the palms of the
hands and soles of the feet considered
delicacies, ibid.
Battie, (Dr. William) his Treatise on Mad-
ness, 350.
Bedouin Arabs, portraiture of, 27.
Beitullah, or House of God, at Mekka, de-
scribed, 32.
Bencoolen, described, 421, 439.
Blane, (Sir Gilbert) his account of Rod-
ney's battle of 12th April, 1782, 73.
Breaking the enemy's line, as practised
in Rodney's battle, 50.
Brickwood, (Mr.) his plan for paying off
the five per cents, 508.
British Colonies, fallacy of Sir H. Parnell's
doctrines concerning, 509-difficulties
in the way of their relinquishment, 510
-injustice of retiring from them, 511
duty of defending them, 512-part and
parcel of our own population, 517-an-
nual value of the trade with, 517-ne-
cessity of annually laying the financial
condition of before parliament, 519.
Burckhardt, (John Lewis) his travels in
Arabia, comprehending the territories
in Hedjaz, 18-his high qualifications
for collecting accurate information, 24-
arrives at Djedda, the seaport of Mekka,
24-his account of Djedda and its inhabi-
tants, 26-his courteous reception by
Mahomed Ali, 28-enters Mekka, 29—
description of the Beitullah, or House of
God, 32-description of the prescribed
ceremonies on entering Mekka, 34-
account of the pilgrimages to, 35-as-
cends the summit of Mount Arafat, 37
-proceeds to Medina, 45-visits the
great mosque, 46-and the tomb of
Mahomet, ibid.-describes the people of
Medina, 48-his character of the Turks,
Syrians, and Egyptians, 49.
Briz. Timand on the revenues of the
cora of Expand 135, 137-on the
Lace if bring the clergy into pen-
aces if de stire. 134-his standard
IÉ A SUKSIAL 138.
Bams It Geng Xi bis Commen-
trees in the Causes Firms, Symptoms,
amt reattheat of Insan. 350-a
wached to "Laba déf scraps, full of
Caracas causes of the present state of
esque in dobogan fie fortifying the.
prevalence of among the
Care Hoe George' his Iter
gated Sa
Cam. Let Baron's observation on 495
Koneg d a great impediment to
Magprenents, 496
Cast permets
for the resumption of
Church of England, rights of to her en-
dowments, vindicated, 105-its doctrines
and polity gaining upon the public esti-
mation, 109-dependent upon endow-
ments set aside for their support by pri-
vate benefactors, 121-how far its reve-
nues may be considered public property,
126-no pecuniary benefit could accrue
to the poor from the plunder of, 130—its
dignities open to fair and honourable
competition, 131-an essential portion of
the monarchy, ibid-the public could
not gain by the spoliation of the property
of, bad-fatal consequences that would
ensue from the secularization of the reve-
nues of, 134—on the eleemosynary sys-
tem of maintaining the clergy of, by
voluntary subscription, 135.
Church of Scotland, described, 115-con-
dition of its clergy, ibid.
'Church Reform, able pamphlet on, 235.
Clergy, national benefit of a parochial, 141.
Clerk. (John his Essay on Naval Tactics,
51-claims the original manœuvre of
breaking the line, ibid.-the claim not
substantiated. 58.
Collins, (Arthur) an industrious and
24-petitions against it. 243—arge praiseworthy genealogist, 287.
ments used for and against it, be-Common Law Reforms, 181-Report of
refections thereve. 245-degree to which |
the Commissioners on, ibid.-number of
the Judges 182-annual quantum of li-
deprecatia his re. 25-rise in the
value of gold and siren. 251—its efect tigation. 183-arrears of business, 185—
on the patur debt 250-the introducers remedies proposed. 187.
of the Cl not aware of its consequences.
54-es msg out of the measure.
Commons, House of, present state of, 269
-its inefficiency, 270-its want of inde-
pendence, 271-its versatility, 272_its
character quite changed within half a
century, 325.
Commutation of taxes, beneficial effects of,
Cavior, Fari) his Letter to the Lord
Chancellor on the Administration of
Justice in Wales 181-a clever, but
dy-colored, and by no means ac-
Cooper, (Sir Astley) his opinion of resur-
Curate state met. Vi.
Cherin (M Abrege Chronologique rection-men, 5.
d Eis, &c. des Reis de France de la
Colonies. See British Colonies.
troisième race, concernant le fait de No-Coote, (Richard Holmes) his Letter on the
subject of the proposed General Re-
gistry, 170-his objections thereto, 172.
Coxe, (C. D.) 470.
Crawfurd, (Mr.) his conduct at Singapore,
440-encourages gaming and cock-
fighting, ibid.-one of the noisiest of the
Indian reformers, ibid.
Crichton. (Sir Alexander) his work on In-
sanity, 350.
Cumberland, (Richard) his account of
Rodney's battle of the 12th of April,
1782, 75.
Liesse, 21.
China trade and intercourse with, 147–
facts relating to, d—Mr. Ball's clever
pamphlet en 153—sumptuary law of
the Chinese a great bar to the trade!
with 153-mischiefs of the high rate of
interest m. 155-extensive contraband
trade carried on with, 156-practice
during the early periods of our trade
to. 150-wholesome power exercised by
the East India Company over the Hong
merchants, 162-benefit that our trade
has derived from the resident factory at
Canton, 163-influence which the re-
presentatives of the Company exercise
over the Canton government, 167-Davies, (Mr.) his extraordinary lunatic
impolicy of opening a promiscuous trade
with, 168.
Chinese, their uncivil treatment of strangers,
Currency Question freed from mystery,476.
Currency, state of the, 240.
case. 353-reflections on the medical
evidence adduced thereon, 372.
Devil's betel-box,' an extraordinary flower
so called, 430.
D'Ghies, (Hassuna) 465, 470, 472, 475.
D'Ghies, (Mohamed) 466, 468.
Djedda, the sea-port of Mekka, described,
26.
De Lainé, (A. L.) Recherches Historiques
sur l'Origine de la Noblesse, 281.
De Pradt, on the restoration of Greece, 522.
Dislocated jaw, curious story related by
Mr. Abernethy of a, 8.
Dissection, no evil to the dead, 9, 13-po-|
pular antipathy to, 15.
Douglas, (Major-General Sir Howard)
statement of some important facts re-
lating to the operation of breaking the
enemy's line, 50-his claim to the ma-
nœuvre on behalf of his father, 61-his
motives for now advancing it, 62-his
evidence in support of it, ibid.
Dutch, grasping policy of, at Sumatra,
437, 439.
East India Company's Charter, review of
the arguments against the renewal of,
147 considerations relative to the re-
newal of, ibid.-Mr. Canning's opinion
respecting, ibid.
East Indies, flourish of Captain Spiers on
the free trade to, 150.
Ecclesiastical endowments, rights of the
Church of England to, 105.
Edinburgh Review, on the formation of
foreign settlements, quoted, 151.
Elections for members of parliament, ne-
cessity of reducing the cost of, 273.
Elective franchise, necessity of raising
the, 273.
Emigration, must come to be regarded as
a momentous national concern, 104.
Females, have only found their proper
level in Christian communities, 47.
Fernando Po, 523.
Financial Reform, Sir Henry Parnell on,
505.
Finlay, (Kirkman) quoted, as to the system
of banking in Scotland, 497.
Fox, (Charles James) immovable anti-
pathy of George the Third to, 310-his
East India Bill, 311.
Forsyth, (R.) his Political Fragments, a
singular production, 255-his descrip-
tion of the effect of the cash payment
bill, ibid.
Forster, (Rev. Charles) Mahomedanism
Unveiled, 18-his description of the
Caaba, 30.
Fort Marlborough, 423, 424.
Franklin, (Benjamin) his regard to the
origin and fame of his ancestry, 285.
Frederick the Great, his description of the
French nobility, 283.
Free Trade System, 260-characterized,
515.
Freind, (Dr.) a member of the House of
Commons, 16-distinguished himself by
some able speeches, ibid.-committed to
the Tower, ibid.-mode of passing his
time there, ibid.-his character drawn
by Dr. Mead, 17.
George the Third, effects of the writings
of Junius on the mind of, 308-his im-
movable antipathy to Mr. Fox, 310—
and resentment against Lord North,
ibid.-memorable words of, on the privi-
leges of the crown, 311.
Gibbon, (Mr.) defence of Mahomet and his
creed, 42.
Gillespie, (Colonel) 417.
Gower, (Lord Francis Leveson) 327.
Grandeur of the Law,' by Phillips, an
amusing little volume, 321.
Greece, future prospects of, 521-impolicy
of annexing the Ionian Islands to the
new state of, ibid.-De Pradt, on the re-
storation of, 522.
Gold and silver, annual supply of, from the
Spanish and Portuguese mines of Ame-
rica, 251.
'Gold-headed Cane,' quoted, 9, 16-a mo-
dest little volume, composed in a lively,
graceful, and humorous style, 17.
Hadj, belief of the Arabs in the efficacy of
the, not surprising, 40-is performed
yearly in Ireland, 41-its tendency to
encourage vice and idleness, 49.
Halford, (Sir Henry) his opinion of resur-
rection-men, 5.
Halifax, (Nova Scotia) description of the
climate of, 80.
Hastings, (Marquis of) 438.
Head, (George) his Forest Scenes and
Incidents in the Wilds of North Ame-
rica, 80-climate of Halifax, ibid.-frozen
pigs, 81-Nova Scotia, 83-passage
across the St. Lawrence, 98-Quebec,
99-Lake Huron, ibid.-constructs a
log-house, ibid.-his residence in the
woods, 101.
Harcourt, (Lord Chancellor) antiquity of
his family, 286.
Hardy, (Lieut. R. W. H.) Travels in the
Interior of Mexico, 334-engaged as
agent to the Pearl and Coral Fishery
Association, ibid.-becomes a practitioner
of the therapeutic art, 341-recommends
charcoal as a universal specific, ibid.-
becomes a pearl diver, 343-purchases a
child for a pocket-handkerchief, 348-
leaves Rio Colorado, 349-end of the
pearl and coral fishery bubble, ibid.
Haslam, (Mr.) Observations on Madness
and Melancholy, 350-his strange defi-
nition of insanity, ibid.
Hedjaz, population of the, 19.
Hill, (Nesse) his extraordinary work on
insanity, 352.
2N2
Hodkin John) on the proposed esta-Jaw, curious story of a dislocated, related
boshment of a general registry, 170.
Habebe, Prince) 40.
Hing Merchants, 155.
by Mr. Abernethy, 8.
Jews and Arabians, corroboration of their
common origin, 29.
Hoste. Le Pere Pack, his work on break- Jomard, (M.) 453, 455, 460.
ing the enemy's line. 60.
House of Commons, present state of the.
29-its methoency, 270-its want of
independence, 271-its versatility, 272
-rs chunder quite changed within
half a century, 325.
Hodies, a virk in which Voltaire says
there is more wit than any in existence,
Junius, effects of his writings on the mind
of George the Third, 308.
Koran, itself a miracle, 43-its supposed
author, ibid.-a vile plagiarism from
the Old and New Testament, ibid.-
positive duties enjoined by, ibid.
Lainé, (M.) Dictionnaire Véridique des
Origines des Maisons Nobles ou Ano-
blies de France, 281.
Laing, (Major) 451, 458, 459, 464, 468,
472.
Human bodies. b for preventing the un-
lawful diaterment of, 1-great im-
portance of the subject, itd.-surgeons
compelled to procure them by illegal |
means. 3-etrius particulars of the Lake Huron, 99.
mode in which they are obtained. 4-
increasing demand for, 5-resurrection-
men raise the price of, ibid.-present
price of in the London dissecting-rooms.
6-insufficiency of the number annually Law, (John) his system destroyed the
procured. 10——number of. unclaimed,
ard.—necessity of giving the unclaimed
to the anatomical schools, ibid.
Humbolt, Baron, exaggerated view
given by him of the mines of Mexico,
334.
Hulls Jonathan) first suggested the ap-
plication of steam to navigation, 61.
Hydrophobia, Mexican antidote for, 341.
India, necessity of a more rapid communi-
cation with, 407.
Insanity, Dr. Burrows on the causes of,
350-cbservations on, ibid.-definition
of, ibid. —extraordinary case of Mr.
Davies, 353-proposed reforms in the
laws relating to, 374.
Internal Policy of the Country, 228-how
far it has tended to produce or increase
the present distress, 229-morals and
instruction of the people, ibid.-greater
pains should be taken to promote schools
throughout England, 234-religious in-
struction, ibid.—marked improvement in
the established clergy, ibid.—administra-
tion of the criminal law, 235-imprison-
ment stripped of its terrors, ibid.-defects
in the system of our criminal jurispru-
dence, 236-escape of the guilty, ibid. —
security afforded to vicious characters,
ibid.-number of commitments for cri-
minal offences, 237-number of absen-
tees, 238-state of the currency, 240—|
free trade system, 260--state of the two
Houses of Parliament, 280.
Ionian Islands, case of the, 520-impolicy
of annexing them to the new state of
Greece, 521
Ireland, Sketches in the North of, an in-
teresting volumne, 41.
Lardier, (A.) Histoire Biographique de la
Chambre des Pairs, depuis la restaura-
tion jusqu'à l'époque actuelle, 281.
Laurence, (Dr. French) 313.
Leake, (Colonel) his Life of Burckhardt
quoted, 24.
Lelande's Itinerary, an authority which
cannot deceive, 287.
Leyden, (Dr.) 410, 412.
Locomotive Steam-carriages, 377, 380-
first model of, 381-obstacles to the in-
troduction of, ibid.-first patent granted
for, 387-first employed on rail-ways,
itad.-successive improvements in, 388-
brilliant success of recent experiments,
390-prize contests on the Liverpool
and Manchester rail-way, ibid.-the
Rocket engine, 391-the Novelty, 392
-the Meteor, 395-extraordinary re-
sults, 396-reduction in the expense of
fuel, 398-increased speed, 400-ad-
vantages from the introduction of, 404.
Lodge, (Mr.) his Characters, models of
originality, discrimination, justice, and
beauty, 330.
Lords, House of, as an assembly in which
great state questions are discussed, de-
cidedly superior to the Commons, 270-
great importance of its conduct, 325-
the eyes of the country directed to, ibid.
Lotteries, miseries entailed by, 229-the
wisdom of suppressing them, ibid.
Lunacy, observations on, 350-definition
of, ibid.-extraordinary case of, 353—
proposed reforms in the laws relating to,
374.
Macmichael, (Dr.) his Gold-headed Cane
quoted, 9, 16-a modest little volume,
composed in a lively, graceful, and
humorous style, 17.
Madness, Mr. Haslam's strange definition
of, 350.
Mahomed
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