EIGHTEENTH VOLUME OF THE QUARTERLY
ADAMS (Sir William), Treatise on the Cata- ract, 158-Remarks on his style, ib. 159, and on his definition of cataract, 159- observations on the cataract of the lenti- cular membrame, 160, 161-its probable cause, 162-progress of this disease, 162, 163-treatment proposed by this author, 164 remarks on it, 166-167. Adour (river), gallant passage of, by the British, 427, 428.
Africa (Northern), account of discoveries in, 375-378.
Agricultural Poor, plan of providing for,
Alva (duke of), his character, 2--extrava-
gant eulogy of, by Lope de Vega, ib. Antar, notice of a poem on the adventures of, 367, and note, 368. Antiquities (Egyptian), recently discovered, notices of, 368, 369-notices of re- searches making for antiquities in the north of Africa, 370.
|Bednore (fortress of), causes of its sur- render to the English, 64.
Bengal Native Army, origin of, 413, 414— anecdotes of its valour and fidelity, 407 -412, 414-420.
Bentham (Jeremy), plan of parliamentary reform, 128-remarks on Mr. B.'s inno- vations on the English language, 129– his ridicule of a mixed government, ib.-- affirms the field of Waterloo to be the grave of British liberty, 130-strictures on the present government, 131, and on the parliamentary representation of cer- tain populous boroughs, 131, 132- claims the right of voting for the female sex, 133-inadequacy of moderate re- form asserted, 133, 134-tirade against the Whigs, 134-concluding advice to Mr. Bentham, 135.
Bentley (Dr.), points of resemblance be- tween, and Bishop Watson, 239. Bernadotte, interesting anecdote of, 63, 64. Bernardez (Diogo), a Portugueze poet, no- tice of, 6.
Appeal of Murder, nature of, 181, 182-Bombay Native Army, description of, 402 antiquity of such appeals, 183-not ne- --anecdotes of its valour and fidelity, cessarily connected with trial by battle, 403-406. 184 the propriety and expediency of suffering appeals of murder, considered, 192-198.
Armada (Spanish), victory of, confidently anticipated by the Spaniards, 4-6- description of it, 6, 7.
Articles of Perth, account of, 511-ratified
by the Scottish parliament, 512. Ashantees (king of), account of, 377, 378. Ashford v. Thornton, case of, 180, 181. Asia and America, non-contiguity of, de- monstrated, 435–437.
Aurora Borealis, singular beauty of, in the arctic regions, 492.
Baillie (Colonel), massacre of, and of his corps, by Hyder Ali, 57. Battle, trial by, when introduced into Eng- land, 186-form of it, 187, 188-sin- gular trial by battle at Montargis, 188, 189-remarks on this mode of trial,
Botelho Pereira, adventurous voyage of,
Bowditch (Mr.), account of his mission to
the king of the Ashantees, 376, 378. Brazil, state of, in 1640, 99-villainous conduct of the Dutch towards the Por- tugueze, ib. 100, 101-their errors in the management of their power, 101, 102— oppression of the Portugueze, 102, 103 -revolt of the latter in Maranham, 103, 104-the Dutch finally cede Brazil to Portugal, 109-fruitless efforts of the Jesuits in behalf of the Indians, 125, 124-state of the Portugueze colonies, in 1685, 127.
Bridges (military), observations on the cou struction of, 426-430.
Bucksoo, a Pindarrie chieftain, account of, 476, 477.
Burchardt (Mr.), enters the service of the
African Association, 362-sketch of his travels in Palestine and Egypt, 363, 364 -interesting account of his last hours, 365, 366.
Burnet (Bishop), parallel between, and Bishop Watson, 230-measures recom- mended by him to the consideration of parliament, 259, 260.
Burney (Capt.), memoir of, on the geo- graphy of the north-eastern part of Asia, 431-refutation of his doubts on the authenticity of Deschew's voyage! round the north east point of Asia, 432 -435-his opinion that Asia and Ame-1 rica are contiguous parts of one and the same continent refuted, 455–457—his conclusions, arising from the supposed decreasing depth of the sea, erroneous,
Caraccas, captaincy of, described, 153— condition of the Indians there, 154 population, 155—climate, 155, 156— description of the peaked mountain of Silla, 157. Cataract, definition of, 161-the term of Arabian origin, 162-probable causes, symptoms, and progress of the cataract of the lenticular membrane, 162, 163 account of Sir William Adams's method of treating this disease, 164, 165-re- marks thereon, 165–167. Caverns, remarkable, at Cuchivano, 141, 142 at Guacharo, 144, 145. Cawder Beg, a Native Indian officer, gal- lant conduct of, 393, 394, 365. Chappell (Lieut.), voyage to Hudson's Bay,
Character, advantage of making it a crite- rion of amount of relief to the poor, 287-290-300-306.
Charles I., arbitrary conduct of, in Scot- land, 513.
Charles II., attempts of, to restore episco-
pacy in Scotland, 518-522. Christie (Capt.), honourable character of, 420.
Church of Scotland, state of, at the time of the reformation, 507-cruelty of the Earl of Cassilis to the Abbot of Crossra- guel, 508, 509-modification of episco- pacy there, 509-the powers of the bishops restored, 510-eflects of this measure upon the inferior clergy and the people, 511-Articles of Perth forcibly introduced by king James, 511-ratified by the Scottish parliament, 512—arbi- trary conduct of Charles I. in Scotland, 513-platform of the reformed church of Scotland, 514-state of the church during the rebellion, 515-the clergy, how no- minated, 516-anecdotes of Archbishop
Sharp, 517-attempts to restore episco- pacy by Charies II, 518–529—arbi- trary conduct of the bishops, 523, 524 -reception of the western curates by the Scotch, 525-anecdotes of the per- secuted Scottish covenanters, 527, 528 -battle of Pentland Hills, 529-crusade of Lany Methven, against the covenanters, 554,555-account of the murder of Arch- bishop Sharp, 537–539. Climate of Switzerland and North America, affected by the progress of ice, 205—of England, how affected, 206, 207. Common Prayer book, calculations of Easter in, vindicated, 496-502. Congo fever, account of, $40, $41. Congo river. See Zaire. Constables, necessity and advantages of organizing bodies of, 306, 307. Coral reef, account of the formation of,
Coreans, inhospitable conduct of, $12- interview of Captain Hall with a Corean chief, 311.
Cottage farm system, examined, 278–280. Covenanters (Scottish), anecdotes of, 527 -529.
Cranch (Mr.), collector of subjects in na-
tural history on the expedition to the river Zaire, account of, $59, 360. Crawford (Capt.), honourable character of, 421, 422.
Cuchivano, remarkable caverns at, 141,
Cumana, account of an earthquake at, 149-151.
Cumanaçoa, town and plain of, described,
Current (circumvolving), from the north Pacific into the north Atlantic, reasons for supposing the existence of, 440-
Dalias (Mr.), anecdote of, 59, 60. Davison (John), considerations on the poor laws, 259.-See Poor Laws. Deschnew's voyage, authenticity of, vindi- cated, 432-435.
Douglas (Sir H.), Essay on Military Bridges, 423-Exposition of Du Buat's theorem relative to the velocity of water, 425, 426-Account of the bridge of boats, by which the British crossed the river Adour under Lord Hopetoun, 427, 428 -passage of rivers by means of flat batteaux and row boats, 428-and fly- ing bridges, ib.-directions for defend- ing the passage of a river, 428, 429- mode of constructing various other kinds of bridges, 429, 430.
ADAMS (Sir William), Treatise on the Cata ract, 158-Remarks on his style, ib. 159 and on his definition of cataract, 159- observations on the cataract of the lent cular membrame, 160, 161-its proba! cause, 162-progress of this disease, 1€ 163-treatment proposed by this auth 164 remarks on it, 166-167. Adour (river), gallant passage of, by British, 427, 428.
Africa (Northern), account of discove in, 375-378.
Agricultural Poor, plan of providing
Alva (duke of), his character, 2--ext gant eulogy of, by Lope de Vega, i Antar, notice of a poem on the adver of, 367, and note, 368. Antiquities (Egyptian), recently disco notices of, 368, 369-notices ( searches making for antiquities north of Africa, 370.
Appeal of Murder, nature of, 181, antiquity of such appeals, 183-1 cessarily connected with trial by 184 the propriety and expedie suffering appeals of murder, cons 192-198.
Armada (Spanish), victory of, conf anticipated by the Spaniards, description of it, 6, 7.
Articles of Perth, account of, 511- by the Scottish parliament, 512. Ashantees (king of), account of, 37. Ashford v. Thornton, case of, 180, Asia and America, non-contiguity monstrated, 435–437.
Aurora Borealis, singular beauty of, arctic regions, 492.
Baillie (Colonel), massacre of, and corps, by Hyder Ali, 57. Battle, trial by, when introduced in land, 186-form of it, 187, 18 gular trial by battle at Montarg 189-remarks on this mode.
Galwey (Mr.), a volunteer in the expedi- tion to the river Zaire, biographical no- tice of, 361, 362.
Gilbert's (Mr.), act of 1782, respecting poor houses, effects of, 273. Godwin (Mr.), Mandeville, a tale, 176 -character of it, ib. 177.
Gongora (Luis de), ode of, on the antici- pated victory of the Spanish Armada, 4, 5.
Greenland (old or East), disappearance of ice from the eastern coast of, 200-ac- count of the colony there, 209—its inter- course with Denmark, when cut off, ib. -unsuccessful attempts made to ascer- tain the fate of the colonists, 210-cir- cumstances tending to prove that Green- land is either an island or a cluster of islands, 211, 212-account of ancient Norwegian ruins at Julianshaab, 486 -superstitious belief in vampires among the Greenlanders, 494, 495. Greenland (west), account of, 481-amount
of trade thence with Denmark, 482-
character of the Greenlanders, 485- their language, ib.-sacrifices and labours of the Danish missionaries, 484-horticul- ture of Greenland, ib.-mineralogy, 485. Gregorian correction of the calendar, ac- count of, 497, 498.
Guacharo, cavern of, described, 144, 145.
Hall (Capt.), Account of the Loo Choo Islands, 308-comparison of his work with that of Mr. M'Leod, 309,310--ac- count of his interview with a Corean chief, 311-Inhospitality of the Coreans, 312-notice of Sulphur island, 313-ac- count of the formation of a coral reef, 314-arrival at Loo Choo, ib.-hospita- lity of the inhabitants, ib. 315-inter- course of the English with them, 316– account of Madera, an interesting is- lander, 317-319-affecting departure from them, 320, 321-remarks on the character and manners of these islanders, 323, 324.
Handel, character of, 98.
Hawkey (Lieut.), biographical account of,
Haydn (Francis Joseph), birth of, 75- his early love of music, 74-account of his musical education, 74-76-com- poses music for the Devil on two Sticks, 79-becomes acquainted with Metasta- sio, 78-enters into the service of the Esterhazy family, 79-account of his visit to England, 80—and of his retire- ment, 81-anecdotes of his piety, loyalty, and patriotism, 81, 82-honourable tri- bute of public esteem to him, 82-his mode of composing, 83-parallel between Haydn and Mozart, 97, 98.
Hazlitt (William), Characters of Shake- spear's plays, 458—remarks on his abuse of his critical predecessors, 458, 459— and on his style, 459-strictures on his account of Cymbeline and Macbeth, 460-Hamlet, 461-Romeo and Juliet, and the Merchant of Venice, ib. 462- King Lear, 462-his observation on Shakspeare's immorality, refuted, 463— vindication of Shakspeare's loyalty, 464 -exposure of Mr. Hazlitt's sophistries,
465, 466. Holland (Lord), account of the lives of Lope de Vega and Guillen de Castro, 1 -strictures on his theory.
Humboldt and Bonpland (MM.), travels of, part II. 185--general observations on M. de Humboldt's style of narration, 186-description of the mountains of New Andalusia, and the neighbouring regions, 137, 158-and of the mission of San
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