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Napoleon, remarks on an alleged expression of his,
134; his projected invasion of England, 202; turns
his force against Austria, ib; his war with Prussia,
203; his war with Spain, 204; his conduct towards
Soult when suspected of a design upon the crown
of Portugal, 204; his interview with Madame Soult,
205; anecdote of him at the battle of Waterloo, 207
Nees ab Esenbeck [Dr. Hymenopterorum Ichneu-
monibus affinium Monographiæ, 99; character of
the work. 105

Novales [Colonel] insurrection caused by him at
Manilla, 23

0.

Ogier, the Paladin, Panizzi's and Keightley's opinion
concerning him, 33

Otho [the Great] succeeds his father as king of the
Franks, 222; ceremonies of his coronation, ib; his
hostilities with his brothers, 223; circumstances
which led to his second marriage, ib; his expedition
to Italy, 224; marries Adelheid, widow of Lothar,
King of Lombardy, ib; defeats the Hungarians, 225;
crowned King of Lombardy and Emperor, ib; his
last interview with his mother, and death, ib
Qtrepief, the Russian impostor, notice of, 115

P.

Palca, remarkable obelisks near, 12
Palermo, approach to it from the sea, 44; its situation,
ib; aspect of the city, ib; insurrection of the tan-
ners there, 45; gardens, and mode of their irriga-
tion, 46

Pampa Grande of Peru described, 13; singular effect
of the action of the wind on the sand there, 14
Panizzi [Antonio] Orlando Innamorato di Bojardo:
Orlando Furioso di Ariosto, 24; particulars concern-
ing him, 25; his theory respecting the Charlemagne
of romance, 32; his attempt to convict Dante of
plagiarism, 34

Parrot [Dr. Reise zum Ararat, 158; motives for and
obstacles to the undertaking, ib

Paul, Emperor of Russia, his generosity to Kosci-
aszko, 63

Pauperism in France, works on, 79

Pertz [Dr.] Delectus Animalium articulatorum quæ in
itinere per Brasiliam collegerunt Dr. de Spix et Dr.
de Martius, 99; character of the work, 105
Petrifactions, remarkable, 9

Peyronnet [Comte de] Pensees d'un Prisonnier, 249,
250

Plata (Rio de la), distance to which its current may be
felt at sea, 5

Poland contrasted with Turkey, 95; instance of her
bad faith towards Russia, 115; discontent of the aris-
tocracy, the cause of her recent misfortunes, ib.
Poles, national character of the, 54; remarks on their
late insurrection against Russia, ib.
Political economy, statement of new principles on the
subject of, 133; foreign cultivators of the science. ib.
Pommeuse (M. de), his account of the home colony
of Frederick's Oord in North Holland, 91
Portugal, literary intelligence from, 261
Poussin (Guillaume Tell)' Travaux d'Améliorations
intérieures projetés on executés par le Gouvernement
des Etats-Unis d' Amérique, 176
Procès-verbal de Assemblée générale du Bureau de
Bienfaisance du 5me Arrondissement, 79
Prussia, literary intelligence from. 261
Puno, lake, its beautiful environs, 12

R.

Rae (John), Statement of some new Principles on the
subject of Political Economy, 133; character of the
work, 146

Ramadilla, amusing account of a breakfast at, 11
Rapport de M. le Comte Rambuteau, Préfet de la
Seine, au Conseil Municipal, 79

Richard d' Arlington, a French drama, character of,
150

Rio de Janeiro, disturbances at, 2: state of the slaves
there, 3

Roland, the Paladin, supposed by Panizzi to have
been a Breton chieftain, 33; reason for believing that
he was a Norman, 34

Romane language, ancient specimen of 213
Romantic poetry of the middle ages supposed to have
originated in Wales, 29; reason for assenting from
this opinion, ib.

Romantiques, revolution effected by them in French
literature, 148; repulsive subjects chosen for the
drama, 150

Russia, her designs against Turkey, 92; danger to our
Indian possessions from her occupation of Turkey,93;
critical state of her army during the last war with
the Turks, 94; her physical weakness proved by
that campaign and by the Polish war, 95; causes of
the powerful influence which she possesses, ib; her
conduct during the Greek revolution, ib; her in-
trigues suspected to extend even to Ireland. 96; her
powers of misrepresentation. ib; her interference in
the internal regulations of Turkey, 96; proofs of
the weakness of Russia, 97; her vulnerable point in-
dicated, 98; her influence at Constantinople, and
how obtained, 231; literary intelligence from, 122;
Russie, la, et la Pologne, esquisse historique, 115; char-
acter of the work, ib.

62

S.

St. Lawrence, Indian villages on the, 142
Sallé (Alexandre), Vie politique de Maréchal Soult,
195; character of the work, 196
Santiago, sketch of the life and manners of its inhab-
itants, 6

Sandwich Islands, character and conduct of the
American missionaries there, 15; visit to Kanike
Aouli, the young king, 16; his person and character,
ib; the queen-mother Kaahumana, 17; the king's
residence, ib; appearance of the females of the
family, ib; delivery of presents sent by the King of
Prussia, ib;ccasion of those presents, 18; excur
sion in the island of Oahoo, ib; rigid observance of
the Sabbath, ib; dinner given to the King on board
the Prussian ship, ib; paucity of insects in Oahoo,
19; snails of these islands, ib; plantations of M.
Marina, ib; houses of the missionaries, ib; remo-
val of religious restrictions, 20

Savings Banks, their effect on pawning in Paris, note,

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Scott [Sir Walter], criticisms on his works, 193, 194
Seribe, Lestocq, 146; remarks on his dramatic pro-
ductions, 153; change in him since the last revolu-
tion, 153, 154; his arithmetical talents and wealth
Sicily, general decay of public buildings and neglect of
repairs, 49; state of modern art in, 52; poetry and
dialect of, ib.

154

Skill, its value to nations and individuals, 139
Slade [Mr.], examination of his work on Turkey, 233,
235

Slave-trade, anticipated results of its abolition, 4;
still carried on by several nations in spite of treaties,
ib; proposed measures for preventing it, 5
Smith [Adam], doctrines maintained in his "Wealth
of Nations, &c." impugned, 133

Soult [Marshall, remarks on his character as a sol-
dier, 196; his humble origin and early life, ib; he
enters the army, ib; his promotions, ib; his coolness
of judgment at the battle of Fleurus, 197; becomes
general of brigade, ib; his intrepidity at Duttingen,
ib; his servises under Massena, 201; remarkable in-
stances of his gallantry, 202; is wounded and taken
prisoner, ib; appointed Marshal, with the command
of the army destined to invade England, ib; his ser-
vices in the wars with Austria and Prussia, 203;
created Duke of Dalmatia, ib; sent to command a
corps of the French army in Spain, 204; his sup-
posed design upon the sovereignty of Portugal, ib;
summoned to the French army in Germany, ib;

sent back to Spain; opposition of his wife to his
going, ib; his campaign in the South of France,
against Wellington, 205, 206; his devotion to the re-
stored Bourbons, 206; his proclamation against Bo-
naparte, 207; appointed Major-General of the em-
pire, and made a peer by Napoleon, ib; his address
to the army, ib; his conduct at the battle of Water-
loo, ib; his opinion relative to the defence of Paris
against the Allies, 208; he is seized, but released
through the interference of the Duke d'Angoulême
ib; retires from France, but is again received into
favor, ib; his religious pretentions, ib; appointed
Minister of War by Louis Philip, ib; his conduct at
the funeral of Lamarque, 209

Spain, finances of, 184; state of affairs in, ib; the
clergy of, not intolerant, ib; charactar of royalty in,
185; effects of peace in, 186; change in the order of
succession in, 187; state of her finances, ib; ele-
ments of liberty in, ib; literary intelligence from, 122
Stael [Madame de], anecdote of, 64

Stuers [Major], Memoirs sur la Guerre de l'Isle de
Java, 113

Suites à Buffon, account of a French work with that
title, 105

Superior, Lake, described, 177

Swanson [Mr.], notice of his forthcoming work on
Entomology, 106

Sweating Sickness, the, its ravages confined to Eng-
land, 112; its causes, ib

Sweden, literary intelligence from, 122; circumstances
attending the dethronement of King Gustavus IV.
116

Switzerland, literary intelligence from, 122
Syracuse, state of Arethusa, 48; obligations of the
town to Lord Nelson, 49; successful attempt to
make paper from the papyrus, ib; state-carriage of
St. Lucia, ib.

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Wallachia, literary intelligence from, 262
Wanderungen durch Sicilien und die Levante, 42;
route pursued by the author of this work, 43
War, loss to nations by it, 125

Wealth, desire of, its causes and influence, 142
Wladikaukas, fortress of, 159

Wolff [Professor J. H. Beiträge zur Aesthetik der
Baukunst, 72; character and object of the work, 73,
74; course pursued by him, 76; results of his inves-
tigation of the fundamental qualities of architecture,
77; he shows that the best general proportions may
be traced to the application of squares, ib; his ideas
on intercolumniation, ib; inquiry whether the
Greek style ought to be referred to an original stone
or timber construction, 78; result of his remarks on
columns, ib; and pediments, 79

Wolff [Dr. O. L. B., Die schöne Litteratur Europa's
in der neuesten Zeit, 188; remarks on the plan of
his work, 189; extracts from it, 191, 192; mistakes
in it, 195

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