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GENERAL

INDEX.

VOL. VIII.

Abel, remarks on the sacrifice of, 262
Abernethy, the centre of the operations

of the Culdees in the Lowlands, 55
Abridgment, requisites of a good, 1007
Africa, Meredith's account of the Gold
Coast of, 1053; comercial advan-
tages of, 1054; climate, negroes, tra-
ders, &c. 1055, et seq.
African Institution, Sixth Report of the

Directors of the, 1273; remarks on
some oppressive enactments of our
colonial lawgivers, 1275, et seq. scan-
dalous neglect in securing religious
instruction, 1276; want of an er-
officio protector of the slaves, ib. ab-
stract of the report, 1277, et seq.
account of the Kroomen, 1282; state of
the population of the river Sherbro,
1283

Africans, 80,000 still transported an
nually across the Atlantic, 1274; the
presumption in our colonies always
against the freedom of a slave, 1275
Algebra, Lea's treatise on the resolution
of the higher equations in, 703, et
seq. principle of Mr. L's operation,
703; subsequent process, 703; his
method pursued through a variety of
problems, 707

Alpaca, the, described, 107
Amalgamation, account of the process
of, 598

Amherst, Nicholas, a miserable author,
939

Ancient times, increasing facilities af-

See

forded to our investigation of, 1206;
on what account this augmentation
of knowledge is beneficial, 1207
Antediluvian world, remains of.
Organic.
Apostacy, its nature, causes, and con-
sequences, 1181

Arab, address of an, to his horse, 1105
Arabian horses, inferior to the Persian,
237

Arbelon, quoted by Archimedes, 1140

Architecture, ecclesiastical, Milner and

Whittington's treatise on, 1166, et
seq.; characters of the several gothic
styles, 1170

Arithmetic, Mr. Lancaster's inventions
in teaching, 655

Arthur's stone, or Maen Arthur, de-
scription of, 1095

Articles of faith, thoughts on the inef-
ficacy of subscription to, 745
Assessments parochial, expediency of,

701

Assurance, the doctrine of, explained,
1050

Atonement, admirable passage from Arch-
bishop Tillotson on the subject of, 181

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Magee's discourses and dis-
sertations on the Scripture doctrine
of, 252, et seq.; importance of just
and comprehensive views of the Divine
character, 252; immethodical ar-
rangement of Dr. M.'s work,* 253;
principles of moral government, 254,
inadequacy of repentance to satisfy the
claims of justice, 256; conclusive refu-
tation of the system of pure intercession,
259, 260; remarks on the sacrifice of
Abel, 262; typical reference of sacri-
fices, 264; meaning of the word atone-
ment, 266-8; uses and design of the
Jewish dispensation, 268; prophetic
testimony, 269; the idea of vicarious
substitution inseparable from the
Christian system, 379; different lau-
guage of the Gospels and Epistles
accounted for, 381; versatile reasoning
of Dr. Priestley exposed, 383; remarks
on Dr. M.'s notes and dissertations,
384-5
Aulicus Coquinariæ, an answer to Wel-
don's Court and Character of King
James, 713

Authors, fallacy of their epistolary
compliments, 847

Bampton Lectures, account of their in
stitution and object, 63

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Banks, Sir J. his antipathy to Cardan's rules, 1010

Baptism, absurdity of ascribing to this rite the office of regeneration, 1047

Barbauld, Mrs. remarks on and extracts from her unpatriotic performance, entitled Eighteen Hundred and Eleven, 474, et seq.

Bareith, whimsical account of the nobility of that court, 1016

Bushire, description of, 122

Batavia, causes of its unhealthiness, 819
Bell, Dr, See Education.

Bellingham, Wilson's substance of a conversation with, 965

Benevolence, obligations to the duly of, enforced, 1228

Bentham's Theory of Rewards and Punishments, 77, et seq.; this subject singularly neglected by English statesmen, 77; analysis of Mr. Bentham's work, 78, et seq.; classification of punishments, 79; rules of propor tion between punishments and offences, ib.; desiderata in punishments, 80; different modes of punishment, ib.; inequality of the punishment of death, 81; transportation, 82; private and misplaced punishments, ib.; some of the enormous anomalies of the English code pointed out, 83; the source of reward identical with that of punishment, 84; the funds of reward, ib.; Devil's advocate, 85; salaries to be considered as inducements rather than rewards, 86 Bible Society, account of the naval and military, 2

Bible Society, controversy respecting

the British and Foreign, 1210, et seq.; increasing conviction in the public mind of its utility, 1210: its progress and proceedings since the year 1810, 1212; history of the controversy set on foot by Dr. Marsh, with notices of the publications in answer to him, 1214; Dr. Marsh's arguments refuted, 1215, et seq.; the circulation of the Bible involves no neglect of the Liturgy, 1216, irrelevancy of Dr. Marsh's facts, 1219; probable influence of the society on the established church, 1222; considerations, evincing that the whole scriptures are designed for general circulation, 1223; inconsistencies of the society's adversaries, 1226; solemn and magnificent spectacle of the institution itself, 1227

extracts from a poem in

scribed to the, 1293

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Birch, uses of, 1115 Biographie Moderne, 713, et seq.; object of this work, 715; can be regarded as authentic only in so far as corroborated by other testimonies, 716; misrepresentation of Madame Reland's memoirs in the article Grangeneuve, 717; character of Fouquier Tinville, 720: conflict between the Jacobins and Girondists, 722

Books, multitude of supererogatory,1196 Botany, elementary tracts on, 279, et seq.

Brazil, Mawe's travels in the interior of, 940, et seq.; the author no enthusiast, 941; incidents of the voyage, 942; his unpleasant reception on Terra Firma, 943; town of St. Paul, 944; visit to the gold mines of Jaragua, 945, and the diamond mines of Serra de Frio, 947; splendid beggary, 951; agriculture, &c. 194, et seq. Britain, chronicle of the kings of, 1151; statements of Archdeacon Walter Geoffry of Monmouth and the Archaiology concerning, 1152; its genuine date, 1153

thoughts on the early population of, 1156 Bruce Robert, his appearance at Dumfries after escaping from the English court, 1067

Brute sagacity, curious example of, 509 Brutus, the fable of, why adopted,

1159

Bryant, his comprehensive. view. of superstitions, 332

Buonaparte, not indifferent to public opinion, 395; his habits of travelling, 396-7; unjustly accused of poisoning his soldiers at Jaffa, 1106

Calvin, alledged intolerance of, no argument against his doctrines, 1042 Calvinism, Scott's remarks on the Bishop of Lincoln's refutation of, 399, et seq. candid and manly tone of the remarker, 399; his desultory and miscellaneous manner, 400; statement of the tenets of modern Calvinists, ib. misrepresentations of Bishop Tomlin, 403; objections answered, 409

modern, Dr. Williams's defence of, 486, et seq.; compared with the remarks of Mr. Scott, 486; analysis of the work, 487; original sin, free will, and divine operations, 487; the Holy Spirit's agency something more

than mere persuasion, 488; regeneration
used by the sacred writers to express,
generally, a great change, 489; absur-
dities attaching to the Bishop of Lincoln's
view of justification, 490; good works
not undervalued by modern Calvinists,
491; Dr. W.'s discussion of the subject
of Redemption entitled to peculiar
praise, 493; irrelevancy of the
bishop's quotations from the Fathers,
494; causes of his inconsistencies
traced to the use of equivocal terms-
confused perception of the grounds of
obligation, and false views respecting
the supremacy of the Deity, 496; re-
marks on the excellence and attainment of
religious knowledge, 497; Christian can-
dor recommended and exemplified in Dr.
W.'s work, 499; calvinism not hostile
to the established church, ib.
Calyddon, the British term for Germans,
445

Candour, recommended in our enquiries
after truth, 499

Caraccas, Semple's sketch of the, 682,
et seq.; incidents of the voyage, 683;
Curaçoa, 684; town of Caraccas, de-
scription of, 684; its population, ib.;
character and politics of the women, 688;
religion, 689; agriculture, 690; ge-
neral manners, 691

Cataract, absorption of, how promoted,

429; congenital, improvements ef-
fected by Mr. Saunders in the treat-
ment of, 808-9

Cape of Good Hope, flourishing state of
the Moravian mission there, 621
Catholic Emancipation, opposed by
bishop Porteus, 762; and Archbishop
Usher, 274; propriety of conceding
it, 1205

Ceylon, account of the ravages com-
mitted by the small-pox in that island,
319

Channel Islands, geological structure of
the, 1255

Charem, minute description of the Sultan's,
by Dr. Clarke, 1091 ·
Charles I. compared with Louis 16th of
France, 1067

Charles II. Dr. Whitaker's absurd de-
fence of, 521

Charleroi, remarks on the siege of, 73
Chateaubriand, M. travels in Greece,

Egypt, and Barbary, 12-31; why
undertaken, 13-16; his qualifica-
tions and character, 13, 14, 16; cre-
dibility of the traditions relative to the
scene of our Saviour's labours, 13; ob-
servations on the climate of Greece and
its influence, 17; Turkish system of

police, 21; description of a Laconian
kar, 23; travelling, 17; approach to
Athens, and the author's enthusiasm on
beholding it, 18-19; anecdote illustrative
of the state of the people of the modern
Peloponnesus, 28; Corinth, Athens,
23; more emotions, ib.; observations
on Grecian buildings, 24; censure
on Lord Elgin unjust, 25; description
of the Dead Sea, 29, 30
Chateaubriand's Martyrs, or Triumphs
of the Christian religion, 883;
mantic origin of this work, 884; its
avowed design, 885; outline of the
story, 887-896; concluding re-
marks, 897-8

ro-

Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, a romaunt,
by Lord Byron, 630: Lord B. an apt
illustration of the principles of criti
cism usually applied to noble authors,
631; plan and versification of the
poem, 632; unengaging tone of Lord
B.'s philosophy, 633; estimate of his
poetical merits, 634; instance of argu-
mentative sublimity, 635; personification
of battle, 636; address to Parnassus,
636; stanzas to Inez, 637; Albanese
song, 673; Lord B.'s failure as a sati-
rist, 673 comments on his undis-
guised infidelity.

Christ, reflections on the manner of his ap-
pearance and moral character, 49,
50;
animating spread of his kingdom, 426;
the doctrine of his deity of essential
importance in the Christian system,
541; remarks on his person and
office, 417-420

Christian Ethics, Wintle's, 589; decep-
tiveness of the title, 590

Christians, early, remarks on their de-

facement of the pagan temples, 366
Christianity, Dr. Gregory's letters on
the evidences, doctrines, and duties
of, 1; the powers of mind requisite
for conducting a subject so exten
sive, ib.; injured frequently by in-
judicious treatment, 2; analysis of
the work, 2, et seq.; credulity of un-
believers, 3; necessity of revelation,
3-6 mysteries in religion, analogous
to the difficulties inseparable from
other branches of knowledge, 7 and
12; genuineness and authenticity of
the bible, 8; prophecies, especially
those relating to the Messiah, 9; mi-
racles, ib.; four criteria of, 10; their
evidence not weakened by time, 11; the
evidences of Christianity subservient
to its doctrines, 177; in the state-
ment of these two extremes to be
avoided, 178; the true way of con

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