Agricultural Committee, Report of the, 452-have inconsistently sug-
gested a fixed duty, and not a free trade, why, 482.
Agriculturists, distresses of the, 453-caused by the restriction laid on
importation in 1815, 454, 461-good effects of the freedom of
commerce, 456-evils of monopoly, ib.-occasions and conse-
quences of the fall and rise of prices, 461-the prices of wheat
from 1791 to 1820, ib.-fluctuation the greater, the higher the
limit at which importation is fixed, 462, 481-and injurious to all
classes, 464-absurd proposal of high duties by Mr Webb Hall
and his coadjutors, 465-very objectionable proposal by some of the
more sober of the agriculturists, 467-consideration of the reasons
given for subjecting the country to a tax of twenty-five millions, to
enable the agriculturists to obtain a monoploy price, 473, et seq.
American Congress, Committee's report on the Abolition, 50.
Anecdote, of M. de Staël, of a lively and whimsical nature, 59—of
Père Joussony, 370.
Argyll, Marquis of, his trial related, 11.
Attachment, unity of taste and principle a strong bond of, 192.
Auger, L'Abbé, Traduction par, des Euvres de Demosthene et
d'Eschine, 82, 483-errors and defects of it, 496.
Bonaparte, Madame de Staël's opinion of, 68-deportment of, during
the battle of Marengo, 69-deep and daring hypocrisy of, 72—
anecdote characteristic of, 73-never approached to the atrocities
of Russian tyrants, 74-his hostility towards Madame de Staël,
ib.
Brocchi, Signor G., remarks on his discourse on the condition of the
air at Rome, 536.
Byron, Lord, tragedies of, heavy and inelegant, as poems, 419-
deficient also as plays, 420-except Sardanapalus, a work of great
beauty and power, 424-citations, 425-Myrrha, its chief charm,
426-masterly and characteristic scene, 430-the Two Foscari, a
failure, 435-regret much that Cain a Mystery' should have
been published, 437-inoffensive passages extracted, ib.
not superior to censure, 419-should emulate Shake-
speare. 421-in caprice and contradiction sets up the Unities as
the law of literature, 422-political reflections of, of great
weight, 444-extraordinarily mistaken in his complaining of de-
traction and a too unfavourable reception, 446-dissatisfaction
with, not confined to the base and bigotted, 447-writings of,
highly pernicious, 448-tend to destroy all belief in virtue, 448-
how opposite the system and temper of his superior, the author of
Waverley, 451.
Buffier, le Père, unjustly neglected, 261.
Carbonari, important remarks of Mr Craven upon the, 171.
Charles II., Scotch council held by, in London, 26-his Scottish
administration instructive, 29-applicable to prevailing opinions
and predominant passions, 31.
Church, Established, endowment of the, the property of the people,
Commons, House of, conduct of the, the chief cause of discontent
in the country, 401.
Constant, Benjamin, an extract from a speech of, in the Chamber of
Deputies, 37.
Corn Laws, could not effect their object, 459-eminently calculated
to exasperate the different classes of society against each other,
463-turn the Bounty of Providence into a curse, and cause a
ruinous fluctuation of prices, 464-Mr Malthus forced to admit
this, 469-impose a burden on the country of not less than
TWENTY-FIVE millions, 472-occasion a dead annual loss of fifteen
or eighteen millions, 477.
Counties and Burghs, Scottish, resolutions of, at the instigation of
the Lord Advocate, 200-a set of humiliating documents, 201.
Courts, of the Ancient English Common Law, 287-groundless
propositions, respecting the subdivision of England and the ema-
nation of all power from the chief magistrate, 289-states, at dif-
ferent stages, 291-the Scandinavian Hærad, 293-the Langrett
of Iceland, 301-Jurisdiction of the Leet, 206-the suitors and
jury an independent body politic, 311-Corporations superinduc-
ed upon the leet, 312-their uses, 215--the Eyre, 316-constitu-
tion of the Isle of Man, 322-Parliament, 321, et seq.
Craven, the Hon. Richard Keppel, tour of, in Naples.- Vide Italy.
Criminal Laws and Customs in Scotland before the Revolution, 10.
Criminals, youthful, in London, 373,
Currency, effect upon prices, of the restoration of the ancient value
of the, 407.
Demosthenes, studies of, 106-extreme conciseness of his style, 107
-his care in composing, 85-his repetitions. minutely traced, 87,
et seq., resembles Thucydides, 486-translations by ourselves,-
the decree of Demosthenes,' 489-the letter of Philip, 499—
passage respecting the capture of the Elatea, 500-particularly
examined by Dionysius, 501-passages from the smaller Orations,
505-the principal feature, argument, emblazoned with passion,
power, &c., 486-judicious topicks, and perfect treatment of them,
illustrated, 503.
Drama, history of the, 419-some illusion in our feelings in judging
of the great originals, 416-inferiority of their imitators, 417-
caused by the dread of criticism, ib.
Dryden, his imitation of Cowley, 7.
Duties, Irish, rates and amount of, on rum, 531-on wines, 532-
on sugar, tobacco, spirits, malt and tea, 533-admirably illustrate
Mr Vansittart's capacity for managing our financial concerns, ib.
Earthquake, of 1783, destroyed, in three minutes, the monastery of
St Stefano del Bosco, 165-singular traces of, 166-the fate of
the Prince of Scilla, and his vassals, striking, 167.
Edward III., internal frame of the country renovated in the time of,
338.
ΕΙΚΩΝ ΒΑΣΙΛΙΚΗ, history of, 17.
Eloquence, a corrupt and careless, abounds, 82-to be corrected by
the habitual contemplation of the exquisite ancient models, 84.
Entails, remarks upon, 171.
Expenditure of Great Britain, tables of the, 384-proportion of
which took place abroad during the war, enormous, 383.
Family Shakespeare, by T. Bowdler, Esq., highly approved of, 52.
Finance Committee, of 1817, confessed their own wastefulness, 390
-served what purposes, 392-members of, selected on what
principles, 393-mockery thus practised on the country placed
in a striking point of light, 395-originated a measure conducive
to the protection of abuses, 896-good advice of, and how the
Parliament and itself have since acted upon it, 399-just and
forcible remarks by a near observer, 402-conclusion of the drama
very instructive, 401.
France, state of religious parties in, 119-persecutions of the Cal-
vinists in, 124-the criminal enterprise of reviving fanaticism and
intolerance at Nismes, 137-circulars from the Central Committee
of the Secret Government, 149-justice scandalously perverted,
144-opinion of the National Guard, 147.
Freeholders, Scotch, estimate of, in their corporate capacity, 177.
French ministry, may be proved, in two ways, to have connived at
slave trading, 42-account of their inquiries into cases, 44-how
they have received the British Ambassador's representations, 45—
one of the ships of M. de Portal, minister of the Marine, expos-
ed, 46-the Legislature, we trust, will insist on the servants of the
executive government doing their duty, 48.
Furce Caudina, position of the, 151.
Gauden, Dr, Bishop of Exeter, pious fraud of, 17-his station of
toil and tenuity,' 18.
Greek Orators, 82-bestowed extreme pains upon their compositions,
84-Demosthenes, 85-his repetitions, 86, et seq.-quotations, 95,
102-3-certain inconsistencies, 97-character of Greek perora-
tions, 92-pronunciation among the ancients, 109.
Greeks, shameful ingratitude towards, on the part of the English Go-
vernment, 515-Athenians praised by Demosthenes for their spirit
of freedom and independence, 495.
High Court of Parliament, constitution of the, 321-relation be-
tween, and the common law juries, 326-not an isolated court,
333-the right of applying to, for the redress of grievances, not
a modern innovation, 337-owes its supremacy over the crown and
the kingdom to the aristocracy of character, 339-improvements
still required in, 341.
Hume, Mr, the scepticism of, 259-rendered so zealous a partisan of
regal power, by what causes, 260.
Income and expenditure, Tables of, 384-estimates of former years
compared with those of late years, 399.
Italy, South, Tour through, by the Hon. R. K. Craven, 153-enter◄
taining and instructive, 154-curious particulars of the famous
brothers Vardarelli, 155—the catastrophe of their gang at Foggia,
interesting, 157-late political conduct of the Neapolitans, 160-
Manfredonia, 161-St Angelo, ib.-laughable scenes at Brindisi,
162-emigration of landholders to the Sila, 165-remains of St
Stefano del Bosco, ib.-traces of the earthquake of 1783, seen
in a singular form at Casalnovo and Terranova, 166-remarks on
Murat and his Queen, blameable, 169-subversion of the feudal
privileges of the nobility, ib.-the present restored dynasty deem
confiscation peculiarly sacred, 170-the Carbonari, 171.
Ireland, referred to, for a view of the effect of oppressive taxation
in reducing the revenue, 530-in causing the bellum servile now
raging there, 534-in rendering smuggling popular, 535.
Juries, the Scottish, the presiding Judge selects the individuals of, 179,
181 Mr Kennedy's Bill, 176-the Lord Advocate's opposition
to it lamented for his own sake, ib.-misrepresentations as to the
projected alteration, 182-it introduces ballot and peremptory chal-
lenge, 183-this indisputably the natural cure for the evil, 184-
effects of our usage on the parties, 186-attended with two inju-
rious consequences, as to the Jury, 195-the Judge, as affected by
it judicially and personally, 196—with respect to the general cha-
racter of the administration of criminal justice, 197-the introduc-
tion of ballot and peremptory challenge would, it has been said,
lead to confusion, and hardship on individual Jurymen, 204-
urged that no particular case of abuse can be produced, 209-one
case produced, recommended to the attention of those who ima-
gine intrigue is excluded from temples of justice, 210--another,
from a later period, 213-the country not satisfied on the subject,
214-the circumstances in other parts of criminal jurisprudence
referred to in discussions on this Bill, 217.
Justice, penal, special causes of the unrivalled administration of, in
Great Britain, 174.
Justices of the Peace, the extremes of baronial sway and despotism
avoided by the creation of, 338.
Lauderdale, Duke of, particulars of his government, 19-greatly
influenced by his wife, 20.
Legislation, few of the systems of, not in force in the British Empire,
287.
Liberty and Necessity, candour inculcated in the controversy relating
to, 252-the subject reduced to a simple question, ib.-tendency of
Necessarian opinions, 254.
Louis XIV, private frailties of, 120.
XV, unreasonable enthusiasm of the French for, 342—indulg-
ed, in consequence, in sentiments of divine right, 343.
XVI, character of, 344-escape of his Queen from the Temple,
interesting, 345-touching particulars of their demeanour and
treatment, 318-firmness and courage of the Queen, 349.
Mackenzie, Sir George, Memoirs of the affairs of Scotland by, 1-
particulars of the life of, 2-his other writings, 5-praised by
Evelyn and Dryden, 6-first treated the Criminal Law of Scot-
land systematically, 9-Parliamentary opposition of, wary, 21-
speech of, extracted, the only authentic one of a member of the
Scotch Parliament, before the Revolution, 22—candid commen-
dation of Lord Stair, an Ultra Whig, 25-not successful in justi-
fying his own measures, 32.
Madame de Staël, posthumous publication of, 54-her education not
prudently gone about, 56-devotion to her father, 58-habit of
analyzing characters, 60-splendour of her conversation in society,
ib.-its facination in private, 61-had a deep sense of religion, 62
-always disliked Bonaparte, ib.-her marriages, 64-her first
banishment, 76-multiplied and more cruel persecutions, 78-
masterly sketches of Russia, ib.-her impression of the national
character, of equal force and eloquence, 80.
Malaria, the subject of, interesting to all, 537--the nature of the
miasma or poisonous matter of, has not been detected, 538-most dis-
tructive disease produced by, is the remittent fever of hot climates,
539 directly produces organic derangements of the liver, &c.
540-pernicious errors respecting, 541-whether more abundant
and destructive in Rome in ancient times, 543.
Memoir, writer, faults of the, 29.
Ministers of the Crown, open attack of, on all members of Parliament,
who judge on each question for themselves, 393-reasoning of, in
defence of over-taxation, avowedly bottomed on an assumption
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