86; want of vital unity in his
lyrics, b.; his salacious imagery,
87; fondness for meretricious
effect, 92; tricks of language, ib.;
instances of false rhymes, 93; a
writer of the sensational school,
ib. ; deification of appetite and im-
pulse, 96; negative conception of
freedom, 97; ignorance of philoso-
phy, 98; his attempted self-justi-
fication by reference to Shelley,

99
Swithun (St.), his historical charac-
ter, cxvi. 419; made Bishop of
Winchester, ib.; his translation,
423; popular tradition of the cere-
mony, 424
Switzerland, commercial importance

of, cxi. 295 note; her neutrality
established in 1815, 538; effect of
the French annexation of Savoy
on, ib.; treaty in 1564 with Savoy,
539; protects Savoy
Savoy against
French aggression in 1704, 542;
negotiations in 1814, 544

discovery of lake-dwellings
in, cxvi. 158; evidence of foreign
intercourse, 162; period of work-
ers in bronze, 163; small stature
of ancient inhabitants, 164; their
mode of life illustrated by remains,
ib.; their earliest religion un-
known, 167

alliance of free towns of Al-
sace with, cxix. 568; formation of
the Swiss League, 570; declares
war against Charles the Bold, 571;
assisted by Louis XI., 572

modification of the silver cur-
rency in, cxxiv. 387

lake-dwellers in; use of vege-
table products by, cxxviii. 431,
432

elements of legend in the
national history of, exxix. 127;
early inhabitants of, 129; lake
dwellings, ib.; the three Forest
Cantons, ib.; first relations with
the House of Hapsburg, 134;

growth of free communities, 137,
138; reign of Rudolph, b.; the
Confederations of 1291 and 1314,
139;

resistance to foreign con-
quest, ib.; growing power of the
three Cantons, 141; imperial
bailiff appointed, ib.; elements of
discord with the House of Haps-
burg, ib.; outrage on the Abbey of
Einsiedeln, 142; the War of In-
dependence, ib.; battle of Morgar-
ten, 143; legends of Tell and
Rütli, 144

Switzerland, Federal map of, by
General Dufour, cxxx. 135

evidences of the bronze age

in, cxxxii. 467

enormous modern influx of
tourists to, cxxxviii. 497 note;
mountain-railways in, ib.
Switzerland, Primeval, cxxxix. 151;
Dr. Heer's work, ib. ; subterranean
interest of, ib.; carboniferous for-
mations, 152; salt-deposits, 153;
reeds and tree-ferns of the Keuper
epoch, ib.; Dolomites of the Tri-
assic period, 154; the Lias forma-
tion, 155; beds at Schambelen,
ib. 157; fancy picture of primeval
life, ib.; the Juras and the word
'Jurassic,' 158; the Jurassic Sea,
160; molluscs, fishes, and plants
therein, 161; coral-forming polyps,
162; the Cretaceous epoch, 163;
the Sewerkalk, ib.; distinctive
formations of the Eocene epoch,
ib.; slate-beds in the Glarus dis-
trict, 164; fish-fossils at Matt,
165; grey shales or Flysch,' 166;
five orders of Eocene mammalia,
167; the Miocene epoch, 168; the
Mollasse, ib.; evidences of marine
deposits, 169; Miocene flora of
Lausanne, ib. 171; insect and other
remains at Eningen, ib. 175; the
Inter-Glacial epoch, ib.; deposits
at Dürnten and Cromer compared,
176; the Glacial epoch, 178;
question of climate, ib.; Glacial

fauna and flora, 179; inexhaustible
interest of the country, ib. 180
Sybel (Heinrich von), his History of
the French Revolution, cxxviii.
289; his impartial research, ib.;
his colourless narrative, ib.; Dr.
Perry's English translation, 290;
his professorial authorship, 291;
his monotony of censure, 292; on
the reduced state of France in
1794, 293; disparity between his
premisses and conclusions, ib.;
his wrong estimate of the French
peasantry, 298; his perplexing
statement on the distribution of
wealth, 300; on the rise of com-
munism and socialism, 302; his
abuse of the Revolutionary lead-
ers, 305; his unfair charge of
French aggression in 1792, 314;
his impartial view of English
policy in 1793, 319; on the Polish
partition, 322

his pamphlet on German
rights over Alsace and Lorraine,
cxxxiii. 479

Sydney (New South Wales), infancy
of the town, cxvi. 4

Sydney (New South Wales) sur-
passing beauty of the site, cxviii.
316
Sykes (Mr.), his scheme of Post-

Office Savings' Banks, cxx. 71
Syllabus, the, its doctrine of Church
and State relations, cxxx. 329;
rival views of, ib. ; its decrees ex-
amined, 330

Symmetry, Canon of, in Art, cxl.
175; modern German theories,
177, 183

Syracuse (Sicily), Mussulman siege
of, cxvi. 365; captured and burnt,
371

Syria, affairs of, in 1839, cxxxiii. 332,
333

Syud Lushkur Khan, his scheme to

massacre the French in India,
cxxvii. 557

Syud Salim, murders his father at
Sorar, cxxv. 14, 15; his plot to
attack the 'Berenice' at night, ib.;
his overtures to the Indian Govern-
ment, 16

Syud Toorkee, imprisoned by the
Wahabees, cxxv. 15; released by
the British, ib.

*TABLE-TALK,' the term, as an equiva-

lent for causeries, cxxiv. 341; uti-
lity of such works, 342
Tacitus (Caius Cornelius, about 56-
135), fate of his manuscripts, cxxiv.
357

his Senatorian proclivities,
cxxix. 69

early corruption of his text,
cxxxvii. 61; historical notices of,
ib. note; the Codex Mediceus of,
65; the Fulda MS., 72; MSS.
of the Germania,' 74; his text
overlaid with early glosses, 84

passage of, relating to mock-

T

Neros, compared with the Apoca-
lypse, cxl. 494

Taine (H., b. 1828), his History of
English Literature,' cxxi. 289;
boldness of his task, ib.; his earlier
works, 291; his philosophy cen-
sured by the Academy, 292; merits
of his work, ib. 293; his three-
fold historical theory, 294; his
description of the English, 295
note; on the Norman invasion,
297; his critical talents, 298; his
translations of Chaucer, 299; on
the Pagan Revival, ib. 300; enthu-
siasm for Sidney and Spenser,

302; neglect of prose-writers, 303;
sketch of Lord Bacon, 304; his
dramatic criticisms, 305; on the
effects of English climate, 306;
strictures on the minor dramatists,
307; censures Jonson as too me-
thodical, ib.; his theory of the
force of accident on knowledge,
308; his estimate of Shakspeare,
309; feebleness of his criticism
thereon, 311; on the Christian
revival, ib.; his absurd theory of
the Reformation, ib. 312 ; his droll
criticism of Milton, 313; on the
effects of the Restoration, 314;
disparages Dryden, 315; on social
life in the last century, ib. 316;
sneers at Addison, 317; his French
prejudices, 318; on the novelists
of the last century, ib.; derides
Johnson's roughness, 320; on the
poets of the modern age, 321,
324 ; exposes Byron's ego-
tism, 323; his omissions, 324 ;
on contemporary authors, ib.; his
farcical impressions of England,
325; his critical unfairness, 327
Taine (II., b. 1828), his theory of
literary talent, cxxxii. 152
Talbot (Mr. Fox), his experiments
on the spectra of coloured flames,
cxvi. 306

his photographic discoveries,
cxxxiii. 338, 340
Talents, definition of, as applied to
the intellect, cxxxii. 115, 116;
theory of its heredity, ib.
Talismans, popular belief in, cxxiv.
230

Talleyrand (Charles Maurice de Peri-
gord, Prince de, 1754-1838), his
negotiations with Metternich at the
Congress of Vienna, cxiv. 502

his double snuff-box, cxxvi.
360, 361

anecdote of, with the Abbé
de Pradt, cxxv. 325

his marriage with Mrs. Grand,
cxxvii. 187

Talleyrand (Prince de), his modifica-
tions of Napoleon's despatches,
cxxviii. 483

his admiration of Lord Pal-
merston, cxl. 522
'Tally-shop' system, the, cxx. 413
Talma (François Joseph, 1763-
1826), Miss Wynn's impressions of,

cxix. 317

described by Miss Berry,

cxxii. 318

Talmud, the, arrangement of the
text, cxvii. 182; declining autho-
rity of, among the Jews, ib.

M. Rénan's description of,

cxix. 580

CXxxviii. 28; Mr. Deutsch's
article in the Quarterly Review,
29; versions of, ib.; its bearing on
the study of Jewish law, 30; the
Hebrew cramped and obscure, 31;
defects of Talmudic scholars, 32;
work of the Rabbi Lipman, ib.;
brilliant version of the Abbé
Chiarini, ib.; Moses Ben Maimon,
33; Meuschen's New Testament
illustrated from,' ib.; its severity
compared to the Constitutions'
of Loyola, 34; Jewish belief in,
as the Constitutions of Mount
Sinai,' 35; its division into six
orders, 36, 42; transmission of the
Mishna tracts, ib.; Hillel the Elder,
ib.; Juda the Saint, 43; comple-
tion of the Ghemara, ib.; Cabba-
listic philosophy, 44; tenets of
Jewish sects, 45, 48; its import-
ance to readers of the Gospels, ib. ;
its bearing on the Baptismal Con-
troversy, ib. 51; light thrown on
the Crucifixion, 53; chronology
of the Jewish law, 55; its con-
nexion with the written law, 56;
Talmud doctors on the relations
between the sexes, 60; question
of divorce, 61; observance of the
Sabbath, 62; its illustration of
Jewish and Gentile separation,
64

Tammany Ring, the, Irish in New
York discredited by its exposure,
cxxxvii. 153
Tanganyika (Lake), Burton and
Speke's expedition to, in 1857-9,
cxviii. 211; southern outlet from,'
217; occupies a long crevasse,

219

Tanistry, Irish land-tenure of, cxiv.

372

Tara,' a Mahratta tale, by Capt.
Meadows Taylor, cxviii. 542; his
services in India, ib.; life-like
reality of his narrative, 543; epoch
of Mahratta history chosen by
him, 544; character of Tara, 545 ;
interview between Afzool Khan
and Rajah Sivajee, 546, 551; his
impressive and picturesque lan-
guage, ib.

Tarragona, its Roman antiquities,

exxii. 167, 168; Cathedral at, ib.
Tartary, Independent, scanty geo-
graphical knowledge of, exii. 316
Tasmania, its beauty and waning for-
tunes described by Mr. Dilke, cxxix.
470; evils of transportation, 471;
the ballot, ib.

Taste, the sense defined, cxxiv. 128
Tattersall (Mr.), his evidence on the

effects of railways on hunting, cxx.
122; on the cost of a race-horse
in training, 142
Tavistock (Francis, Marquess of, d.
1767), his death in hunting,
cxxxviii. 485; Sir J. Reynolds'
portraits of him and his wife, ib. ;
his love of art and travel, 486
Tavora, House of, conspiracy of,
against Joseph of Portugal, cxxxvi. i
200, 203

Taxation, relations of, with indivi- !

dual income, cxxxi. 371; the pro-
blem complicated by modern State
interference ib.; examples of gra-
duation, 372; equity of, propor-
tionate to means of taxpayer, 373;
expenses of collection in France
and England, 374; history of the

ib.;

poll-tax, ib.; the land-tax, 375;
effects of income-tax on land-
owners, 376; schedule (see Income-
tar); trade-licences, 378; taxes on
luxuries, 382; drink and tobacco,
385; tea, sugar, and soap,
salt-taxes, ib. superiority of Eng-
lish system, 391. See Parieu, M.
Taxation, a good investment for the
taxpayer, cxxxvi. 94; fallacies
respecting the poor, 95
Taxation (British), popular fallacies
respecting its weight and unequal
distribution, cxi. 236; pressure
has declined since 1801 in propor-
tion to numbers, 237; and also in
proportion to wealth, 238; esti-
mate of protective duties abolished,
239; compared with foreign coun-
tries, ib.; difficulties of the com-
parison with respect to France,
240; less heavy than in France,
242; compared with American
taxation, 243-246; relative cost of
collection in the three countries,
247; Customs' revenue, 248; cost
of levying by direct taxation, 252;
expense of income-tax, 253; ob-
jections to a capitation tax, ib.;
judicious indirect taxation not
more costly than direct taxation,
256; evils of indirect imposts to
commerce limited to their abuse,
ib. ; the argument of cheapness for
direct taxation examined, 258;
Liverpool Financial Reformers,'
259; liabilities of indirect imposts
to evasion, 261; evils of exemp‐
tions in direct taxation, ib.; taxa-
tion of the poor entirely voluntary,
262; taxes paid by propertied and
working-classes, 263-267; sum-
mary of results during the present
century, ib.

Taxation, Local, the question as af-
fecting the landed interest, cxxxv.
257; misleading comparison of
foreign systems, 258; Mr. Pal-
grave's work on, ib.; Mr. Goschen's

defective Report, ib.; effect of, on
real property, 260; question of
liability, 261; difficulties of as-
sessment, 263; railways and coal-
mines, ib.; position of tenant-
farmers and labourers, 265; tithe-
owners, 266; scheme of Sir Massey
Lopes, ib.; Mr. Goschen's Bills of
1871, 269; complaints of burden
on property, 270
Taxation, French, light incidence of
local taxation compared with that
in England, cxi. 240; the octroi,
ib.; amount per head in 1858, 241;
heavier than in England, on the
whole, 242

questions put by M. Parieu,
cxxxi. 373; poll-tax retained, 375;
projects of a cadastre, 376; tax on
estates held in mortmain, 377;
produce of salt-tax, 385; sugar,
386; wines, ib.; spirits, 387;
tobacco, 388. See Parieu, M.
Taxes on agricultural horses, cxxxv.

'Scytho-Druidical remains of In-
dia,' cxxvii. 79. See' Tara'
Tcherniayeff (General), his campaign
of 1866 against Bokhara, cxxv.
38-40

Tea, cultivation of, in India, exix.
103, 108

Technical Education. See Education,
Technical

Teddington, absurdly derived from
Tide-end town, cxxiv. 428
Telegallas, or brush-turkeys, their
acclimatisation in England, exi.

181

Telegraphs, common tariff for mes-
sages, cxxiv. 392; the Convention
of 1865, ib. note. See Electric
Telegraph

Telford (Thomas, 1757-1834), his
iron bridges, cxvi. 208

Tell (William), the story of, cxxix.
144; Voltaire's remark thereon,
145; doubts attached to, ib.; pa-
rallel legends in Danish and Eng-
lish history, 146; the story a mere
tradition, 148; silence of early
Swiss chroniclers, 149; first ap-
pearance of the narrative, 151;
views of M. Rilliet, 152; popula-
rity of the story, 153
Temperance Societies, prohibited in
Russia, cxii. 192

services of, in repressing
national drunkenness, cxxxvii. 407;
three stages in the movement,
409; recent Order of Good Tem-
plarism, 410

Temple (Sir Richard), his energetic
reforms in the Central Provinces of
India, cxxxv. 204
Tenant-right, English meaning of
the term, cxxxv. 285; two solu-
tions of the problem, ib.; in Scot-
land and Ireland, ib.

Tencin (Madame de), her alleged
liaison with Bolingbroke, cxviii.
423; his opinion of her in his let-
ters, 430

Tennent (Sir J. Emerson, 1801–