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Slave Trade, Reports on the, from Lords and Commons, 941-
question as to the wisdom and right for England to continue her
armed opposition, ib.-arguments of political economists regarding,
242-Sir R. Peel's answer to Mr. Milner Gibson's proposal for
repealing the Brazilian Act, ib.-history of the attempts at the
suppression of the slave trade on the coast of Africa, 243-4-cost
of our African squadron, 244-arguments respecting its efficiency
and expense, 245-present prices of slaves in Cuba and Brazil,
246-system of using up,' ib.-effect of again throwing open the
slave trade, 247-evidence before Parliament respecting it, 248-9
-details of probable results, 250 et seq.-methods employed by the
chiefs in Africa for seizing upon the natives, 250-horrors of the
Middle Passage, 251-3-method of stowing slaves on board, 254—
necessity of keeping up an armament for the protection of African
commerce, 255-anecdote illustrating the strong tendency of
slavers to piracy and murder, ib. note-legitimate and peaceful
commerce versus the slave trade, 257-parliamentary evidence re-
lating to, 257-60-effects of the slave trade on our West India
colonies, 261-certain results of the withdrawal of our African
squadron, 262.

Spain, its condition in the fourteenth century, 139—' Behetrias,'

140.

Spartacus, notice of his revolt, 71.

T

Tasso, Torquato, review of the Life of, edited by the Rev. H. Mil-
man, 533-diligence displayed by the editor, 536-Italy in the
16th century, 559—father of Tasso, 560-the Sabine farm, 561-
Manso, 552-birth, childhood, and legal studies of Tasso, 562—3—
Padua and Bologna, 564-6-Ferrara, 566-Lucrezia and Leonora,
566-8-recital of the Aminta,' 569- Jerusalem Delivered,'
570-72-its reception, 573-his death, 574.
Toledo, siege of, 169.

V

Voltaire, peculiarities of his character, 193-4-nature of his scepti-
cism, 194-5—his immorality, 195-his egotism, 196—his wit, ib.—
the present Voltairians, 197-his power compared with that of
Rousseau, 199—his influence on Göthe, 201.

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Wall's History of Infant Baptism,' notice of, 283.

END OF VOL. XCII.

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