INDEX.

Α

Allen's, Mr., 'Rise and Growth of the Royal Prerogative,' 173.
Anglo-Saxons, rights and duties of the, 162, et seq. See Kemble.
Argyll, Duke of, review of his 'Presbytery Examined: an Essay,
Critical and Historical, on the Ecclesiastical History of Scotland
'since the Reformation,' 462-English misconception of Scotland,
463-the reason, 464-presbyterianism unpopular in the last cen-
tury, 465-6-real history of Scotland begins with the Reformation,
467-its deep religious spirit, and its attachment to Calvinism,
468-70-its inclination to popular governments, 471-2-the Ge-
neral Assembly, 473-Church patronage, 475-civil and spiritual
courts, 475-6-the Free Church secession, 477-the Duke of Ar-
gyll's descriptive and narrative powers, 478-John Knox and the
first reformers, 479-his view of the duty of the civil power, 481-2
-slow growth of toleration, 483-James VI., 484-Andrew Mel-
ville, 484-6-the statute of 1592, 487-Alexander Henderson,
489-90-the Covenanters, 491-relation of Church and State,
493-96-the Confession of Faith, 497—remarks on his Grace's
arguments and views, 497-8.

Atlas, The Physical; a Series of Maps and Notes illustrative of the
Geographical Distribution of Natural Phenomena,' by Alex.
Keith Johnston, F.R.G.S., F.G.S., notice of, 327, et seq. See
Johnston.

Austria, present condition and future prospects of, 543-53. See
Germany.

B

Benedict, St., Mabillon's account of his miracles, 3-sketch of his
life, 4.
Benedictines, the French, Mabillon and Montfaucon, correspondence
of, 1-the progress of the Gospel not opposed to ordinary expe-
rience or extraordinary agency, ib.-the early Church, and its sub-
sequent adaptations to the exigencies of society, 2-three remark-
able epochs of Benedictine intellectuality, 2-3-value of the
monastery to subsequent ages, 3-Mabillon's account of St. Bene-
dict's miracles, ib.-sketch of the life of St. Benedict, 4-Industry,
Obedience, and Community of goods the bases of his system, ib.-
reasons assigned for the existence, to the present day, of the Bene-
dictine statutes, 5-the Benedictine monks, and their classifica-
tions, ib.-picture of their dress and employments, ib.-modern
painting, sculpture, architecture, and music to be assigned to their

labour and taste, 6-7—their duties in the Scriptorium,' 8-their
valuable and extensive libraries, ib.-all the eminent schools of
modern Europe laid or preserved by them, ib.-immense number
of them celebrated for piety and learning, 8-9-notices of some of
these, 9-15—usurpation of Church patronage, 16-decline of the
Benedictine fraternity, 17-infusion of fresh vigour in the per-
son of Nicholas Benard, ib.-literary success of his followers,
18-Mabillon, ib.-his birth, parentage, and education, 19-his
meek and quiet nature, ib.-his reception as a 'postulant' at
St. Remy, ib.-his removal to St. Germain's, and his assistance in
the compilation of the Spicilegium,' 21-review of his works
and his subsequent literary celebrity, 21-33-production of five
volumes of his history of the Benedictine Order, 34-his death,
before the completion of the sixth and last volume, 35-view of
his learning, humility, and self-discipline, 35-8-notice of and
extracts from M. Valery's Correspondance inédite, de Mabillon
et de Montfaucon, avec L'Italie,' 28-45-doubts and subsequent
contempt of the learned Benedictines for the follies and worldly
pretensions of Rome, 46-their subversion, 47.

Bennett's, Rev. J. E., Sermon in reference to a late Event at
St. Paul's, Knightsbridge,' 148- A Reply to a "Statement of
"Facts" made by Mr. Alexander Chirol, B.A., in reference to a
'late Event,' ib.

C

'Charles Vernon: a Transatlantic Tale,' by Lieut.-Col. Senior, 83.
See Senior.

Cobden's, Mr., National Budget for 1849,' 518-his indiscreet re-
commendation of financial retrenchment, 531.

Correspondance inédite, de Mabillon et de Montfaucon, avec L'Italie,'
par M. Valery, 1-review of and extracts from, 28-45.

D

Didron's, M., Iconographie Chrétienne : Histoire de Dieu,' and
'Manuel d'Iconographie Chrétienne, Grecque et Latin, avec une
'Introduction et Notes,' 381. See Jameson.

E

Ecclesiastical Law, necessity for occasionally adapting it to the intel-
ligence and spirit of the times, 148-the recent case of the Bishop
of Exeter and Mr. Shore, ib.-opinion of the advocate-general, Sir
John Dodson, on the indelibility of holy orders, 148-9-Lord
Thurlow's disapprobation of the doctrine, 149-substance of the
decision of the Council of Trent on the subject, 151-necessity for
the interference of Parliament, ib.

F

Fictions, modern, classification of, 83-compared with the 'Iliad and
Odyssey,' 83-92.

Financial Reform, tracts relating to, 518-political valetudinarianism,

ib.-comparison of English with foreign taxation, 519-causes of
the difference between our expenditure of 1835 and that of 1848,
521-2-reasons for the increase in some portions of the estimates,
523-5-erroneous notions of financial reformers of the revenue
expenses, 526-7-investigation of the charge of colonial extrava-
gance, 528-advantages of colonisation, 529-30-amateur Chancel-
lors of the Exchequer, 532-ignorance of the principles of taxation
evinced by the Financial Reform Association,' 532-equalisation
of taxes, 534-French political economy, 535-evils of unwise
retrenchment, 536-7.

G

Gá, account of the, 168, et seq. See Kemble.

Germain's, Dom Michel, his travels in Italy in company with Ma-
billon, 38-44. See Benedictines.

Germany, M. von Usedom's 'Correspondence' regarding, 539-his
character of the present King of Prussia, 540-1-our foreign
policy, 541-3-Germanic thirst for a federal constitution, 543—
repressive policy of Austria, 545-M. von Usedom's estimate of
Metternich, 546-8-the Vor-parlament, 550-Baron Gagern's pro-
position for two distinct empires, 551-probable effects of the plan
on Austria and Germany, 552-hope for a useful future, 553—
selection of the King of Prussia as the head of the new empire, ib.
Grimblot's, P., 'Letters of William III. and Louis XIV., and of
'their Ministers,' 115-literary value of the work, ib.—the author's
English style, 116-the sources of his information, ib.-contents of
the work, ib.-his admirable estimate of the diplomatic composi-
tions of Louis XIV. and William III., 116-17-statement of the
nature of the claims of Louis XIV. to the throne of Spain, 118-24
-opening chapter of M. Grimblot's book, 125-the Peace of Rys-
wick, ib.-reductions in the English army, and dismissal of the
Dutch Guards, 126—conclusion of terms with France, ib.—notice
of Marshal Villars, 126-7-protest of the Imperial ministers against
the Partition Treaty, 127-review of English domestic politics,
127-9-declaration of war, 129-battle of Ramilies, 130-nego-
tiations which followed, ib.-the encroaching and ambitious policy
of France arrested, 131-severity of the winter of 1708-9 in
France, and the famine and pestilence which followed, 131—
example of economy of the court in this crisis, 132-proposals from
Louis to the Allies, ib.-chief points of The Preliminaries of the
'Hague,' 133-causes of the war, 134-the campaign of 1710,
135-change of ministry in England, 136-Sacheverel's sermon,
137-Henry_St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke, 138-his policy,
138-9-the Treaty of Utrecht, 140-1-the Duke of Savoy, 141-
the Treaties of Barcelona and the Barrier, 142—extract from
Defoe's Appeal to Honour and Justice,' on the subject of the
Peace of Utrecht, 143, note-subsequent connexion between France
and Spain, and their alliances against England, 144-general mis-
government of the Bourbons, 146-7-their remorseless policy, 147
-the able rule and brilliant epoch of Louis XIV., ib.

Guizot's, M., Democracy in France,' review of, 554-nonentity of
the expression, 555-French Republicanism and Conservatism
contrasted, 556-M. Guizot's definition of democracy,' 557-the
essential elements of French society, 558-non-democratic charac-
ter of the last revolution and of present political feeling, 560-1—
M. Guizot's examination of the principles of 'democratic' and
'social' republics, 562-destructibility of the constitution of 1830,
and why, 564-5-M. Guizot's analysis of Socialism,' 567-9-his
acknowledgment of the democratic element as an ingredient in the
state, 570-difficulties of the co-operation of the upper, middle,
and lower classes, 572-comparison between English and French
political life, 573-soundness of M. Guizot's views, 576-prospects
of France, ib.

H

Holy Orders, indelibility of, 148-51. See Ecclesiastical Law.

I

Invention, the Progress of Mechanical, 47-profitless labours and
disappointed hopes of most inventors, ib.-their arguments, 48—
price of a patent, ib., note-Bentham's defence of inventors against
the ridicule of wits, 48-50-abstract science, until recently, the
almost exclusive occupation of philosophers, 50-1-the tendencies
of the present age the reverse of this, 51-instances of eccentric
and useless invention, 51-3-incessant trials and improvements,
rather than accident, the origin of inventions, ib.-mathematical
knowledge necessary to the perfection of the simplest contrivance,
54-abundance of the inventive faculty, ib.-susceptibility of natural
bodies, according to the degree of heat affecting them, 57-9-pon-
derous bodies, 59-60-condensation of wood when submerged in
the sea to a considerable depth, 60-description of the sounding
machine, ib.-strength of materials considered, 60-1-the bridges of
Sonderbund and Fribourg, 61-2-the cohesive force of suspension
bridges and the pressure of ordinary bridges, ib.-resistance of
bodies, 63-description of the tubular bridges in course of erection
on the Chester and Holyhead line of railway, 63-4-examples of the
neutralisation of the strain and shocks of machinery, 65-6—the old
method of ship-building faulty in its detail, 66-7-Sir R. Seppings'
improvements, 67-subsidiary or incidental properties of matter,
ib.-Paley's erroneous assumption regarding the composition of
water, 68-hypothetical inquiry into the nature and condition of a
constituent atom, 69-the strata of antagonistic forces by which
an atom is surrounded, and their operations, 69-70-the difficulties
of construction, 70-Hadley's quadrant, Ramsden's dividing en-
'gine,' Wollaston's micrometer, and Watt's piston, adduced as
examples, 70-1-steam the great wonder-worker of the age, ib.—
atmospheric railway traction considered, 72-Papin's machine for
pumping water out of mines described, 73-atmospheric and loco-
motive railways, 73-5-extract from M. de Boureuille, on the
ordinary sources of danger by railway transit, 76-difficulty of dis-

covering any new mechanical principle illustrated by the history
of the power loom, 78-disadvantages consequent on the transfer
of the duties of a workman from an old to a new machine, 78-80—
instances of the value and effects of man's dexterity and acuteness
assisted by machinery, 81-want of educational training establish-
ments, ib.-museum, for the deposit of models, proposed as an aid
towards the knowledge of science, 82-3.
Ireland, review of works relating to the distress there, 221-extract
from Sir R. Peel's speech in favour of equal civil, municipal, and
political rights for England and Ireland, 221-2-influence of the
institutions and habits of every separate country upon those of every
other country, 223—remarkable dissimilarity of opinions and habits
in different parts of Ireland, 224-our injudicious Irish policy, and
treatment of Scotland, 225-examination of Sir R. Peel's doctrine
of equality, 225-6-rights of agriculturists, landowners, farmers,
and labourers discussed, 226-7-erroneous transfer of English
notions into Ireland, 227-comparison between English and Irish
farmers, 228-relation between the English labourer and his em-
ployer, 229-effects of the failure of the potato crop upon England,
as compared with that of Ireland, 230-Irish relief in 1847, ib.—
the anticipated distress of 1848, and the proposition of a poor law,
ib.-arguments of the Irish landlords against the burden of a poor
law, ib.-division of Ireland into legal charitable districts, and its
effect, 231-2-controversy in 1846-7 as to the extension of the
Irish poor law, 232-part taken by the Edinburgh Review' on
that occasion, 233-report of a committee of the House of Lords
on the subject, and its opinion on out-door relief, ib.-passing of
the Poor Law Extension Act, ib.—extract from the first annual
report of the Poor Law Commissioners, 234-extracts from the
Lords' reports, and other sources, illustrative of Irish inactivity
and improvidence, 235-37-comparison between the receipts and
expenditure of the Irish poor-rate, 237-8-return of the number of
persons receiving out-door relief in February, March, and April,
1847, ib.-moral effects of the Poor Law Extension Act, 239—
extracts from parliamentary papers in illustration, 240-8-in-
security the moral disease of Ireland, 248-9-various propositions
for remedying the condition of the Irish, 249-67-practical conclu-
sions, 267-8.

J

Jamaica, sketches of life and scenery in, 93, et seq. See Senior.
Jameson's, Mrs., Sacred and Legendary Art,' review of, 381-con-
nexion between art and religion before the Reformation, ib.—art
the worst expositor, in many respects, of religious facts and doc-
trines, ib.-original delineations of the form of the Eternal Father,
381-2-of the Divine Son, 382-the early portraits of the Saviour,
383-contention as to the accuracy of the vera icones, ib.—plurality
of the sacred handkerchiefs, 384-the lineaments of the Redeemer
according to the letter of Lentulus, ib.-representation of the Holy
Spirit, ib.-literal and spiritual representation, 385-martyrdom