interruptions in the navigation, 453-the question ecosidered in a commercial point of view, 454-5-ancient commentis mees, 455-6-Russian trade, 457-history of the Turkey Company. 458
the plain of Aleppo, 459-character of the Arabs, 460—the march of a caravan, 461-ancient constractive arts. 461-6-ruins of Per- sepolis, value of Colonel Chesney's labours, 467.
Exeter, Bishop of, versus Gorham, review of the case of 203 et seg. See Gorham.
France, republican, works relating to, 504-diferent nations diferently gifted, 505-the ideal philosophy of the French people. 505- national requirements for self-government, 507-8-theoretically defective state of the English Constitution, 508-10 demani oʻ national freedom for national virtues, 510-11-rights of others not respected, 512-14-regard for truth essential, 514-16-importance of an habitual respect for established law, 516-18-French and Irish excitability, 519-20-inadequate sense of political responsi- bility, 520-1-nonchalant attitude of French treason, 522-3-price we pay for self-government, 524-6-change in parliamentary fane- tions, 627-drawbacks in popular governments, 528-time lost in self-defence, 529-30-schools and municipalities of America, 551— rights and duties of states, 532-3.
Gaming, the origin of the calculus of probabilities, 8.
Gorham versus the Bishop of Exeter, Report of the Judgment of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in the Case of,' 263 -interest and instruction derivable from the matter, ib.-past his- tory of the Church, 264-supremacy of the crown, ib.-S. Gregory Nazianzen and Edmund Burke on councils and convocations, 265— is Calvinism admissible within the Church of England? 266-com-
prehensiveness of the Church of England, 267-extract_from Fuller's Church History' on the Thirty-nine Articles, 267-8- results of the mixed origin of our formularies, 268-national cha- racter of the Church of England, 269-70-comprehension of evan- gelicals and high churchmen, 271-2-general advantages of com- prehension, 273-true end of a national church establishment, 74-5-opposite and contradictory opinions included in the Church At England, 276-toleration and freedom of the early church, 277 - uncertainty of the Gorham controversy, 277-9-the question of efficacy of infant baptism, 280-92.
celebration of the hundredth anniversary of his birth, 188-9 lure of the festival, 189-Göthe's reputation, 190-his in- on his age, 191-2-Voltaire, Rousseau, and Göthe, the tors of the social philosophy of the last century, 192- on of the character and principles of Voltaire, 193-6-his mirers, 197-Rousseau, 197-201-birth and early youth 01-early influence of Voltaire on him, ib.—his cold- ting the powerful seductions of the social philosophy of his literary and personal friendship with Schiller,
ib.-immense difference between their poetical productions and powers, aims and instincts, 202-3-Schiller's view of Nature, 204 -Göthe's power more 'subjective' than Schiller's, 204-5-Göthe's acuteness of observation of both human nature and of the external world, 205-his skill and fidelity in representing pictures of Na- ture, 206-history of the composition of the Sorrows of Werter,' 206-7-extract from Göthe's 'Lili,' 207 note-charm of his female creations, 208-his great excellence in one peculiarly dramatic point, ib.-his literary characteristics, 209-Menzel's character of Göthe's works, 210-his early life and social position, 210-12- the later years of his life, 212-his views of the moral relation between the sexes, 213-his political indifference, 214-15-his unpatriotic spirit, 215-Dünzer's defence, 216-Göthe's social phi- losophy, 216-18-influence of his works, 219-imperfect reaction, ib.-prospective view of a purer state of man's philosophy, 219-20. Guesclin, Du, his interview with the free companies at Châlons, 161 -his encampment near Avignon, 162-his demands of supplies from the Pope, ib.-taken prisoner at the battle of Najera, 165— his betrayal of Don Pedro of Castile, 170. See Pedro the Cruel. Guizot, M., review of his 'Causes of the Success of the English Revolution of 1640–1688,' 220-peculiar object of its publication, ib.-analogies of incident between the revolutions of England and France, 221-2-M. Guizot's presumption that constitutional monarchy' was the scope of both revolutions, 222-3-what is a successful revolution? 223-4-impossibility of judging of the success of the last French Revolution, 224-5-M. Guizot's reply to the question why has the English Revolution succeeded?' 225-6 -inquiry into the failure of the French Revolution of 1789-1830 227-moderation and practicability of the views of the English revolutionists, 227-8-state of French parties from 1789-1830, 229-the Republicanism of 1648 dissimilar in every respect to the Republicanism of 1793, 230-state of English parties from 1648- 1688, 231-apathy of the English, 232-conduct of the English legitimists, 233-the French Legitimists, Imperialists, and Repub- licans, 234-no ground of inference as to what France really wanted in 1848, 235—inadequacy of the Orleans government to the wants of the people, 236-the contrary the case with England, 236-7-French electoral franchise, 237-examination of the causes of the ill-success of the French Revolution, 238-9-M. Louis Blanc on the English Constitution, 239-40-present feelings of the French nation regarding their last revolution, 240-1.
Hallam, Mr., on the changes of the English language under the Nor- man kings, 297.
Horace, review of the works of, edited by the Rev. H. Milman, 533 -popularity and general love for Horace, 534-Latin and Italian literature, 535-characteristics of Horace, 537-8-his boyhood at Venusia, 539-at Rome, 540-1-his education at Athens, 542-his entry into the army, 543- commencement of his literary career, 545-6-Roman drama, 547-8-patronage of Mæcenas, 548-50-his
'Sabine farm,' 550-1-chronology of his writings, 552-3-his lyrics, 554-his satires, 555-6—his town and country life, 557— close of his life, 558.
Laplace, on the theory of probabilities, 8.
Latham, R. G., M.D., review of his 'English Language' and of his Elementary Grammar for the Use of Schools,' 293. See English Language.
Lyell, Sir Charles, review of his Second Visit to the United States of America,' 339 et seq. See America.
Menzel, his characters of Göthe's works, 210. See Göthe.
Mérimée, Prosper, review of his 'Histoire de Don Pédre Ier, Roi de Castille,' 136. See Pedro the Cruel.
Merivale, The Rev. Charles, review of his 'History of the Romans ' under the Empire,' 57-period of history comprised in the work, ib.-the author's Arundines Cami,' 58-all historians of the em- pire unsatisfactory, 58-9-want of knowledge of the causes of the decline of the Roman Commonwealth, and its transition to mo- narchy, 60-design and extent of Mr. Merivale's work, 61-interest and importance of the subject, 62-Roman isolation and expansion, 63-their effects, 64-results of the Social War, 65-gradual assumption of a military tone in Rome, 66-insecurity of all extant records of Roman history, 67-9-contrariety of the views of Sulla and Cæsar, 69, 70-Cilician pirates, 70-Sertorius, ib.-Spartacus, 71-lethargy and enervation of the Roman mind, 72-3-Cn. Pom- peius, 73-5-Cicero, 75-6-his political imperfections, 77-Mr. Merivale's estimate of the character of Cicero, ib.-his description of the Tusculan villa, 78-his view of Cæsar's character, 79- his system, 80-characteristics of the age, 80, 81-three distinct periods in Cæsar's career, 82-the Marian party, ib.—the Julian laws, 83-Mr. Merivale's sketch of the friends and ministers of the dictator, 83-intentions of the Roman oligarchy, 84-condition of the urban population, 85-importance of war to the Romans, 86— conquest of Gaul, 87-fiscal tyranny of the proconsuls and publi- cani, 88-provincial administration, 89-review of the circum- stances of the murder of Cæsar, 89-90-views of various writers on its justice or guilt, 90-91-Mr. Merivale's character of M. Brutus, 92-3-eulogy of the work, 93-4.
Mill, Mr., reference to his 'System of Logic,' 2. Mure, William of Caldwell, review of his 'Critical History of the Language and Literature of Ancient Greece,' 398-import- ance and influence of ancient Greek literature, ib.-previous works on the subject, 399-difficulties which beset the student of the classical languages of antiquity, 400-advantages and qualifications of Colonel Mure, 401-general tendency of his views, 402-scope of his book, ib.-division of his subject, 403-historical value of the mythical and poetical legends, 404-5-Colonel Mure on the Homeric poems, 406-critics of the Wolfian school, 407-8-import-
ance of internal evidence in Homer, 409-10-unity of plan, 411— discussion of other characteristics, 434—were the Iliad and Odyssey written or not? 435.
Panizzi, Mr., his connexion with the British Museum, 373. See British Museum.
'Pedro the Cruel, History of,' by M. Mérimée, review of, 136-diffi- culty of narrating clearly the history of civil wars, ib.-ancient divisions of the Peninsula, 137-clearness of M. Mérimée's nar- rative of the reign of Pedro the Cruel, ib.-his talents as an imaginative and historical writer, 138-Spain in the 14th century, 139-establishment of a military bourgeoisie, ib.- Behetrias,' 140-powers of the great vassals of the Castilian crown, ib.- ceremony of denaturalisation, 140-1-Alphonso XI., father of Don Pedro, 141-battle of Rio Salado, 142-death of Alphonso, ib.- accession of his son Pedro, ib.-his illegitimate brothers and sister, and their mother Doña Leonor, 143-Don Juan Alonso Albur- querque, ib.-his appointment as first minister, 144-murder of Doña Leonor, ib.-pretenders to the succession, 145-murder of Don Garci Laso della Vega, 146-meeting of the Cortes at Valla- dolid, 147-interview with Alphonso IV. of Portugal, ib.-revolt of Alonso Coronel, 148-his execution, 149-Doña Maria de Padilla, ib.-Pedro's marriage, 150-Alburquerque's downfall, 150-1-grounds of Pedro's Character, 151-M. Charrière's views concerning him, 152-Pedro's administration of justice, 152-3— his marriages, 154-revolt of his brothers headed by Alburquerque, ib.-surrender of Toro by his mother, 155-his imprisonment and subsequent restoration, 156-series of assassinations, 157-anecdote of Pedro's last wars with Aragon, 158-death of Queen Blanche, 159-death of Maria Padilla, 160-the free companies, 161-Du Guesclin, ib.-entry of the free companies into Spain, 162— Pedro's flight into and expulsion from Portugal, 163—his refuge and alliance with the Black Prince, 164-battle of Najera, 165— Pedro's re-establishment on the throne, ib.-his quarrel with the Black Prince, 166-withdrawal of the latter from Spain, 167— Pedro's cruelties, ib.-second revolt of his brother Don Enrique, 168-siege of Toledo, 169-surprise of Pedro in the castle of Montiel, 170-duel of the two brothers, 171-death of Don Pedro, ib.-review of M. Mérimée's remarks on the causes which produced Don Pedro's crimes, 172-his descendant Richard III.
Pompeius, Cn., sketch of his character and career, 73-5. See Meri vale. Probabilities, M. A. Quetelet's work on, 1-internal feelings of man with regard to them, ib.-Mr. Mill on reasoning, 2-mathematical and practical certainty, 3-use of the term 'probability,' ib.-scale of probability, ib.-efficient and formal causes, 4-probability dis- tinguished from chance, 5-theory of probabilities regarding con- notions, 6-probability the numerical measure of expectation, 7- Laplace, 8-number of possible 'hands' at whist, ib.-origin of the ૨ ૨
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calculus of probabilities, ib.-its history, 8-12-late works on the subject, 12-character of M. Quetelet as an author, 13-14-general form and division of his work, 15-theory of probabilities in the abstract, ib.-risk of savings' banks, 16-means and limits, 17-18 -'principle of least squares,' 19-20-law of the distribution of errors, 21-2-means distinguished from averages, 23-extreme deviations, 25-giants and dwarfs, 26-8-elimination of chance, 29-30-causes disclosed by preponderant theories, 31-2-relation of male to female births, 33-4-detection of periodic causes, 35— à priori argument respecting double stars, 37-distribution of tem- perature, 38-flowering of plants, 39-statistics, 40 et seq.-popu- lation returns, 43-4-other social statistics, 45-advantages of a statistical society over official intervention, 47-8-value of the exact- ness of statistics, 48-9-criminal statistics, 50-2-medical statistics, 52-4-errors of the translator, 55-M. Quetelet's letters on the rise and importance of statistics, 56.
Quetelet, M. A., review of his 'Lettres à S. A. R. le Duc règnant de 'Saxe Cobourg et Gotha sur la Théorie des Probabilités,' &c., 1 et seq. See Probabilities.
Romances, classical, notices of recent, 468-use of historical fictions, 469-modern prose fiction, 470-71-unpopularity of classical novels, 472-difficulties of historical romance, 473-4-defective analogies and analyses, 475-'Amymone,' 476-scene at the house of Pericles, 478-9-remarks on such works in Amymone,' 480-1 -Pericles,' 481-3—' Antonina,' 483-6-the Fawn of Sertorius,' 486-8-the Fountain of Arethusa,' 489-90-general remarks on classical and historical novels, 490-91.
Rousseau, his personal character, 198-influence of his writings, 198 -Gospel of Rousseau,' ib.-rejected only by Anglicanism, 199 decline of his power, 199—his influence compared with that of Voltaire, ib.
Rome, under the Empire, review of the Rev. Charles Merivale's work on, 57 et seq. See Merivale.
Schiller, his literary and personal friendship with Göthe, 202- difference between their poetical productions, 203-4-simplicity and love of the beautiful apparent in his works, 203—his studies of Nature only second-hand, 204-his power less subjective than Göthe. Schools, Industrial, works concerning, 491–their value, 494—ragged schools, 495-old method of pauper education, 496-Limehouse Training School, 497-Norwood Training School, 503-Edinburgh United Industrial Schools, 503-evils of the body social, 504. Sewell, Mr., notice of his translation of the Agamemnon' of Eschy- lus, 179.
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