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.

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.

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

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