Smith, William, member for Norwich, character of, 268-269-an
eager abolitionist, 269.
Smythe, Hon. E. S., his Historic Fancies,' 517. See Young Eng-
Spara, La, an Italian of the 17th century, notorious for her poisons
and domestic murders, 218.
Stamp Act imposed on the North American provinces by the Gren-
ville administration, 566-567-effect of this on the colonies, 573-
repeal of, 577-578.
Stephen, John, character of, by Lord Brougham, 273-274.
Sugar, increased price of, has diminished the quantity imported, al-
though the population have increased, 83-84-and an inadequate
supply has diminished the consumption, 86-absurdity of the new
scale of differential duties on free-grown and slave-grown, 494-
497.
Taxes, effect of an increase of population on the amount to be paid
by each person, 82-83-amount contributed by indirect taxation in
the United Kingdom, in 1831 and 1843, 84-has not increased
with the population, 85-direct taxation has increased, 85-86-
average increase on those subject to direct taxation, 86.
Taylor, Jeremy, splendid endowments of, note 319-affirms that there
is no more change in the elements at the Eucharist than in Bap-
tism, 337, and 341-342.
Teignmouth, Lord, President of the Bible Society,' 283-his charac-
ter, 283-4-birth and education, 284-success in life, 285-Gover-
nor-general of India, 285-286-inefficiency of his government,
286-288-his private life, 288-fitness as President to the
Society,' 289-constitutional indifference, 289-90.
Telescope, construction of, found out by Galileo, 167-degree of merit
Galileo claimed in the invention, 168-astronomical discoveries
which followed its invention, 168.
Templars, Knight, accused of sorcery, 241-their destruction by
Philip the Fair, 241.
Thornton family at Clapham, sketch of, 251-253.
Thornton, Henry, the high character of his mind, 253-his sagacity
and eager desire of the truth, 253, 254-fortune moderate, 254–
charity great, ib.-upright transactions in business, 254-255-
member of parliament for thirty years, 255-an infrequent speaker,
b. his domestic liturgy, 255-256-command over his passions, 256
-description of the meetings at Clapham, 257.
Thunder-rods-history of the protection of buildings from light
ning by, 456-459-of vessels by the same means, 460.467.
Thunder-storms-history of the introduction into the British navy of
lightning-rods to preserve the vessels from the effect of, 460-467
-nature of, 467-471-best method of protecting buildings and ves-
sels from the effect of lightning in, 471-473.
Tofagna, La, an Italian of the 17th century, notorious for her poisons
and domestic murders, 218.
Tortoises, general history of the land, 415-418-of the sand or marsh,
418-421-of the river, 421-422.
Tory, results of their rule, 474-strength of the party in the House
of Commons on their accession to office, 474-475-Lord Lyndhurst's
comparison of the Whigs when they were in power, 475-477-
topics adverted to in the royal speech, 477-effect of their rule on
the business of the House, and on the character of Parliament, 477-
482-failure of his government allowed by Sir Robert Peel, 482—
has lowered the dignity of Parliament, 483-485-fate of the Eccle-
siastical Courts' Bill; importance of the question, 485-487-job-
bing connected with the bill for effecting reform in the Court of
Chancery, 488-financial measures; reduction of the interest of the
public debt, 489-cause of the increasing resources of the Exche-
quer, 489-490-adherence to the sliding-scale of corn-duties; ave-
rage price of wheat, 490-492-Canada corn-bill illustrates their in-
sincerity to the farmers, 492-removal of the Bank Charter; author
of, Mr Jones Lloyd, 492-493—new scale of sugar duties, 493-494-
absurdity of their differential duty between foreign free-grown and
slave-grown sugars, 494-497-Lord Stanley's colonial administra-
tion, 497-498-conduct of Lord Ellenborough, 498-their vehement
outcry against the French foreign policy of the Whigs con-
trasted with the results of their policy, 499-501-state of the
navy under both governments, 501-503-relations with European
powers, 503-with the United States, ib.--condition of Ireland,
503-506-the Irish State Trials, 506-511-highly commendable
measures brought forward, 511-513-questions on which they have
been defeated, 514-defeat of, in the House of Lords, on the union
of the Bangor and St Asaph bishoprics, 514-516-conduct they
ought to pursue, 516-517.
Tory and Whig, essential characteristics of, 526-527.
Towns, manufacturing, rate of increase of population in, 91-this
caused by the enormous immigration into them from other parts of
the country, 91-94-matter-of-fact reasons which regulate the
fecundity and mortality of large towns, 96-102.
Tradition, authors who have treated on the uncertainty of, note 319-
320.
Tracts for the Times, 309. See Puseyism.
Truth, startling effect which the first germ of a new truth has on the
mind of the discoverer, 151-2-eventual ascendency of, in whatever
difficulties it may be placed, 375.
Turtles, ten tribes of, described, 410-414.
Tycho Brahé, influence which his labours had on
tronomy, 180-memoir of, by Gassendi, ib.-birth and education of,
ib.duel in which he lost his nose, 180, 181-constructs an enor-
mous quadrant and sextant, ib.-pursues with ardour alchymy and
astronomy, ib.-his work on the star of 1572, ib.-marriage of, to a
peasant girl, ib.-his second journey through Germany, 182-Ob-
servatory built for him on the island of Huen by the king of Den-
mark, ib.-fame of, in Europe, ib.-leaves Huen for Prague, 182-183
-death of, 184-state of science at the time he commened his
labours, ib.-his observations in the hands of Kepler led to the
true nature of the planetary orbits, ib.-discoveries of, in astronomy,
ib.-his catalogue of fixed stars, ib.-description of the observatory
at Huen, 185-186-speedy demolition of the observatory, ib.-pro-
bable reasons why he quarrelled with the Danish court, 186-187
-his character stained with the grossest weaknesses and defects,
188-189.
Vessels-best method of protecting them from the effect of lightning
in thunderstorms, 471-473.
Walpole, Sir Robert, anecdotes of George Selwyn's taste for execu-
tions, 13-14-his letter to Miss Berry on the death of Selwyn, 20.
Walpole, Horace, (Earl of Orford,) letters of, to Sir Horace Mann,
Ward, Rev. W. G., on the ideal of a Christian Church, 310-author
of the Catholic articles in the British Critic, 312-anomalous prin-
ciples he holds as to the 12th and 19th articles of the English
Church, 312-313-terms in which he contends for liberty of pri-
vate judgment, 313-and views on obedience and faith, 313-314.
Welsh Bishoprics-defeat of Sir Robert Peel's government on, in the
House of Lords; value of the measure, 514-516.
Wheat, average prices of, in 1844, 491.
Wheat land would be improved by the creation of dairy farms, 89-
is diminished by the great increase of houses, 89-of railways, ib.
Whig administration contrasted with that of the Tories, 474-516.
Whig and Tory, essential characteristics of, 526-527.
Wilkes, John, illegal measures brought against him by the Grenville
administration, 560-561-persecution of, for his Essay on Woman,
562-563.
Williams, Gilly, anecdotes of, 12—on a supper at Newgate, the night
before an execution, 13-on Mr Legge the night before his death,
14-on a military execution at Hyde Park, 14.
Wiseman, Dr-on interpretation of the Bible and of the Fathers, 318-
319-denies, according to the Puseyite views, that the Catholic
church is one and visible, 323.
-nature of, 467-471-best method of protecting buildings and ves-
sels from the effect of lightning in, 471-473.
Tofagna, La, an Italian of the 17th century, notorious for her poisons
and domestic murders, 218.
Tortoises, general history of the land, 415-418—of the sand or marsh,
418-421-of the river, 421-422.
Tory, results of their rule, 474-strength of the party in the House
of Commons on their accession to office, 474-475-Lord Lyndhurst's
comparison of the Whigs when they were in power, 475-477-
topics adverted to in the royal speech, 477-effect of their rule on
the business of the House, and on the character of Parliament, 477-
482-failure of his government allowed by Sir Robert Peel, 482—
has lowered the dignity of Parliament, 483-485-fate of the Eccle-
siastical Courts' Bill; importance of the question, 485-487-job-
bing connected with the bill for effecting reform in the Court of
Chancery, 488-financial measures; reduction of the interest of the
public debt, 489-cause of the increasing resources of the Exche-
quer, 489-490-adherence to the sliding-scale of corn-duties; ave-
rage price of wheat, 490-492-Canada corn-bill illustrates their in-
sincerity to the farmers, 492-removal of the Bank Charter; author
of, Mr Jones Lloyd, 492-493-new scale of sugar duties, 493-494-
absurdity of their differential duty between foreign free-grown and
slave-grown sugars, 494-497-Lord Stanley's colonial administra-
tion, 497-498-conduct of Lord Ellenborough, 498-their vehement
outery against the French foreign policy of the Whigs con-
trasted with the results of their policy, 499-501-state of the
navy under both governments, 501-503-relations with European
powers, 503--with the United States, ib.--condition of Ireland,
503-506-the Irish State Trials, 506-511-highly commendable
measures brought forward, 511-513-questions on which they have
been defeated, 514-defeat of, in the House of Lords, on the union
of the Bangor and St Asaph bishoprics, 514-516-conduct they
ought to pursue, 516-517.
Tory and Whig, essential characteristics of, 526-527.
Towns, manufacturing, rate of increase of population in, 91-this
caused by the enormous immigration into them from other parts of
the country, 91-94-matter-of-fact reasons which regulate the
fecundity and mortality of large towns, 96-102.
Tradition, authors who have treated on the uncertainty of, note 319-
320.
Tracts for the Times, 309. See Puseyism.
Truth, startling effect which the first germ of a new truth has on the
mind of the discoverer, 151-2-eventual ascendency of, in whatever
difficulties it may be placed, 375.
Turtles, ten tribes of, described, 410-414.
Tycho Brahé, influence which his labours had on the progress
tronomy, 180-memoir of, by Gassendi, ib.-birth and education of,
ib.duel in which he lost his nose, 180, 181-constructs an enor-
mous quadrant and sextant, ib.-pursues with ardour alchymy and
astronomy, ib.-his work on the star of 1572, ib.-marriage of, to a
peasant girl, ib.-his second journey through Germany, 182-Ob-
servatory built for him on the island of Huen by the king of Den-
mark, ib.-fame of, in Europe, ib.-leaves Huen for Prague, 182-183
-death of, 184-state of science at the time he commened his
labours, ib.-his observations in the hands of Kepler led to the
true nature of the planetary orbits, ib.-discoveries of, in astronomy,
ib.-his catalogue of fixed stars, ib.-description of the observatory
at Huen, 185-186-speedy demolition of the observatory, ib.-pro-
bable reasons why he quarrelled with the Danish court, 186-187
-his character stained with the grossest weaknesses and defects,
188-189.
Vessels-best method of protecting them from the effect of lightning
in thunderstorms, 471-473. ·
Walpole, Sir Robert, anecdotes of George Selwyn's taste for execu-
tions, 13-14-his letter to Miss Berry on the death of Selwyn, 20.
Walpole, Horace, (Earl of Orford,) letters of, to Sir Horace Mann,
526.
Ward, Rev. W. G., on the ideal of a Christian Church, 310-author
of the Catholic articles in the British Critic, 312-anomalous prin-
ciples he holds as to the 12th and 19th articles of the English
Church, 312-313-terms in which he contends for liberty of pri-
vate judgment, 313-and views on obedience and faith, 313-314.
Welsh Bishoprics-defeat of Sir Robert Peel's government on, in the
House of Lords ; value of the measure, 514-516.
Wheat, average prices of, in 1844, 491.
Wheat land would be improved by the creation of dairy farms, 89-
is diminished by the great increase of houses, 89-of railways, ib.
Whig administration contrasted with that of the Tories, 474-516.
Whig and Tory, essential characteristics of, 526-527.
Wilkes, John, illegal measures brought against him by the Grenville
administration, 560-561-persecution of, for his Essay on Woman,
562-563.
Williams, Gilly, anecdotes of, 12-on a supper at Newgate, the night
before an execution, 13-on Mr Legge the night before his death,
14–on a military execution at Hyde Park, 14.
Wiseman, Dr-on interpretation of the Bible and of the Fathers, 318-
319-denies, according to the Puseyite views, that the Catholic
church is one and visible, 323.
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