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veyance across the Atlantic, 359-
superiority of the trade with a colony
over that with an independent country,
360-value of the Canadas as a field
for the utilization of British agricul-
tural labour and capital, and a market
for British manufactures, 360-inevi-
table consequence of confining our
agricultural industry to our home soils,
363-necessity of an extensive and
methodical system of colonization, ib.—
actual condition of the British popu-
lation, 364-condition in which they
would be placed by being transported
to Upper Canada, 366-extracts of
letters from pauper emigrants, 367-a
plan of emigration proposed, 372-the
objections thereto considered, 376-re-
introduction of the Emigration Bill
recommended, 380-the remedies for
the derangement of the equilibrium
between the supply and demand of
labour considered, 381-the Results
of Machinery,' ib.-true method of
preventing attacks on machinery, 385
-the sophism of the political econo-
mists, Why have not capital and
labour removed to the colonies?' an-
swered, 386-subsidiary measures of
relief, ib.-freedom of banking, 387-
reform in administering the poor-laws
in the southern districts, 388-a gene-
ral inclosure act, ib.-an Irish poor-
law, 389-necessity of a permanent
and general scheme of colonization, ib.
Critic, picture of a perfect, 154.
Croker, Right Hon. John Wilson, his

edition of Boswell's Life of Dr. John-
son.' See Johnson.'
Cruikshank, George, an exquisite hu-
morist, 517, n.

Cumberland, Richard,his admirable trans-
lations of the Greek comic poets, 125.

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lish stage a pursuit of the highest in-
tellectual interest, 478-mass of new
and curious facts brought together by
Mr. Collier, 479 faulty mode in
which he has arranged and distributed
his materials, ib.-religion the parent
of the modern drama, ib-origin of
the miracle-plays, 482-passages from

Abraham and Isaac,' 486-and the
'Adoration of the Shepherds,' 490-
separation between religion and the
stage, 494-extirpation of the miracle-
play, 496-the morality-dramas, 496

Gammer Gurton's Needle,' 497-
Ralph Royster Doister,' ib.- Ferrex
and Porrex,' 500-the romantic drama,
502-Christopher Marlowe, 504-sin-
gular points of resemblance between
Marlowe and Eschylus, 505-passages
from Marlowe's Edward II, 507-
Shakspeare, 512- the chronology of
his plays a desideratum to be filled up
by Mr. Collier, ib.-contrast between
the poverty of the early and the splen-
dour of the modern stage, 513-causes
of the decline of the stage, 514-conse-
quences of monopoly, 515—the present
an undramatic age, 516.

Escott, B., his Reply to a pamphlet en-
titled, Speech of the Right Hon. Lord
Brougham, and Letters to the Far-
mers,' 586, 619. See Progress of Mis-
government.'

FERREX and Porrex,' the earliest Eng-
lish tragedy, 500.

Fitzgerald, Lord Edward, Life and
Death of, by Thomas Moore, Esq.,
213-the author's reason for publish
ing his work at the present juncture,
ib.-good and evil qualities of Lord E.
Fitzgerald, ib.- his birth and early
education in France, 214-return of
the family to England, ib.-enters the
army, 215-sails for America, ib.-ap-
pointed aide-de-camp on Lord Raw-
don's staff, ib.-his character at this
period drawn by Sir John Doyle, ib.——
returns to Ireland and brought into
the Irish parliament, ib.-enters him-
self at Woolwich, 216—his early love,
ib.-his parliamentary career, 217-
tour to Portugal and Spain, 219-joins
his regiment in New Brunswick, ib.—
characteristic extracts from his letters,
ib.-origin of his republican notions,
221-his perilous journey from Frede-
rick's Town to New Orleans, 224-
returns to England, 225-is offered,
and refuses, the command of an expe-
dition against Cadiz, 226-influence of
2T 2
the

-

Havelok the Dane,' curious old English
poem of, 341.

Hawkins, Bisset, M.D., his History of the
Epidemic Cholera in Russia, 169. See
'Cholera.'

Hone, William, his amusing volume on
the Mysteries, 492-his Every Day-
Book,' and Table-Book,' the best par-
lour-window miscellanies of their order,
492, n.

the recent events in France upon his
mind, 228-his visit to and residence
with Paine at Paris, 229-renounces
his title, 230-is dismissed the service,
ib.- marries Pamela, the adopted
daughter of Madame de Genlis, 230-
returns to England, 231-proceeds to
Dublin and plunges into the political
atmosphere, ib.-view of Irish affairs,
231-the Society of United Irishmen
founded by Theobald Wolfe Tone, 235
-state of Ireland when Lord Edward
devoted himself to the national cause,'
240-engages in a treasonable conspi-
racy, and is sent to open a negociation INFIDELITY, matrimonial, 38.
with the French Directory, 244-at-Insanity, hereditary, a curious and im-
tempted invasions of Ireland, 246- portant chapter in the history of the
arrest of the conspirators, 256-hair- human mind still to be written, 16.
breadth escapes of Lord Edward, 257-Ireland. See State and Prospects of
reward for his apprehension, 258- Ireland.'

Hume's History of England, an Eng-
lish classic, 6-call for a new edition of,
with annotations, ib.

his seizure and death, 259-general Irish poor, Mr. Senior's Letter to Lord
tendency of Mr. Moore's work, 263.
Flood, Right Hon. Henry, remarkable
passages in the debate on his motion
for a reform in the Irish House of
Commons, 232.

Friendships of genius, a curious chapter
in the history of the human mind,
17.

GENIUS, friendships of, a curious chapter

Howick' on a legal provision for, 390
-enormous export of provisions from
Ireland, while the bulk of her popu
lation is insufficiently supplied with
food, ib.-right of the poor to relief,
ib.-the Malthusian argument against
poor-laws, 391-apathy of the Irish
landlords, 392-necessity of the English
to bestir themselves, ib.-Mr. Senior's
futile and shallow arguments against
poor-laws in Ireland answered, 393-
plan of a poor-law for Ireland, 407.

JAKEL, Professor Ernst, his Ger-
manische Ursprung der Lateinischen
Sprache und des Römischen Volkes,'
336.
6
See Origin of the Latin Lan-
guage and Roman People.'

in the history of the human mind, 17.
Geographical Society of London, Journal
of, 55-Mr. Barrow's proposition for
its establishment, ib.-its union with
the African Association, ib.-actual
state of New Holland, 56-progressive
state of the colony of Swan River, 57
-botany of the vicinity of, 58-volca-
nic islands, 60-account of the Mal-Johnson, Dr. Samuel, new edition of
dive islands, 63-Dr. Goodenough's
Memoir on the state of the Black Sea,
64-Lieutenant Washington's Geo-
graphical Notice of the Empire of Ma-
rocco,' 69-extracts from the Landers'
'Journal of an Expedition to determine
the Course and Termination of the
Niger,' 74.

Gifford, William, his editions of our old
dramatists characterized, 4.
Gift of the Tongues, Mr. Irving's gross
ignorance of the nature and design of
that extraordinary event, 494.
Goodenough, Dr., his memoir on the
state of the Black Sea, 64.
Gurney, Hudson, his collection of manu-
script morality-dramas, 496.

'HATYIN Foam,' a popular air in the He
brides, translation of, by Margaret,
Marchioness of Northampton, 42.

Boswell's Life of, edited and illustrated
with numerous biographical and his-
torical notes, by the Right Hon. John
Wilson Croker, 1—Mr. Croker's abun-
dant qualifications for the task, 2—
merits and demerits of Boswell as a
biographer, 8- Mr. Croker's skilful
handling of Boswell's character, 11—
reflections in regard to Boswell's pe-
culiar qualifications for his task, 13—
Johnson's early life one scene of ha-
rassing struggles for bread, 14-here-
ditary insanity a most important chap-
ter in the history of the human mind,
still to be written, 16-paucity of
Johnson's intimate friendships, 17-
friendships of genius, a curious chapter
in the history of the human mind, ib.
-the Boswellian style of biography, 18
-specimens of Johnson's auto-biogra-
phy, 19 Mr. Wordsworth's protest
against

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against the copious style of biography |
examined, 20-extraordinary coinci-
dence of plan between Rasselas' and
the Candide' of Voltaire, 25-John-
son's political creed, 27- his Christi-
anity, 28-his roughness of manners,
&c., 29-his limited intercourse with
the great, 30-specimens of the 'cura
Crokeriana,' 30-Sir Walter Scott's!
valuable contributions to the undertak-
ing, 39-this Boswell' the best edi-
tion of an English book that has ap-
peared in our time, 46.

6

Jones, Rev. Richard, his Essay on the
Distribution of Wealth, and the Sources
of Taxation,' 81. See Rents.'
Junot, Madame, Duchess of Abrantes,
her Memoirs,' 313-flood of memoirs
which has recently inundated France,
ib.-the majority of them got up for
the press by professional bookmakers,
314-the present performance less adul-
terated, ib.-anecdotes of her youthful
days, 316-and of the early part of
the revolution, 318-omissions of the
English translator, 322—her marriage
with Junot, 325-her description of
Generals Lannes, Bessières, Berthier,
and M. de Lavalette, 330-her pre-
sentation to Bonaparte and Josephine,
331 her various têtes-à-tétes with
Bonaparte, 333.

KENNEDY, Dr., his valuable

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of Cholera' noticed, 212, n.
LABOURING Classes, 349. See Con-
dition of the Labouring Classes.'
Lander, Richard and John, extracts from
their Journal of an Expedition to
determine the Course and Termination
of the Niger,' 74.
Lannes, General, personal description of,
by Madame Junot, 330.
Latin Language and Roman People,
Origin of the, by Professor Jäkel, 336
-effect of the philological researches
of the last and present age, 337-out-
line of the present theory as to the
population of the European continent,
338-the Latin tongue mainly and
essentially the dialect of a Teutonic
race, 340.

Lavalette, M. de, personal description of,
by Madame Junot, 330.

Letter to the Lords, by a Member of the
House of Commons, 271.

6

Library of Entertaining Knowledge,'
its character and tendency, 589, n.
Lichtenstadt, Dr. J. R., die Asiatische
Cholera in Russia,' 169. See 'Cholera.'
Lords, Letter to the, by a Member of
the House of Commons, 274-consti-

tutional duties and utility of the House
of, 275-folly and inconsistency in-
volved in the principle of excluding
the Bishops from the House of, 278—
great ability with which the Reform
question was treated by the, 283.
MACHINERY, results of, 349. See Con-
dition of the Labouring Classes.'
Macleod, General John, interesting ex-
tract from his autobiography, 40.
Macmichael, William, M.D., his pam-
phlet on the Question, Is the Cholera
Spasmodica of India a Contagious Dis-
ease?' 170. See Cholera.'
Maldive islands, account of, 63.
Marlowe and Eschylus, singular points

of resemblance between, 505.

Marocco, Lieutenant Washington's Geo-
graphical Notice of the Empire of, 69.
Matrimonial infidelity, 38.
Moreau de Jonnès, Alexandre, his 'Rap-
port sur le Choléra Morbus Pestilen-
tiel,' 169. See Cholera.'
Mead, Dr., his 'Discourse on Pestilential
Contagion,' quoted, 197.

Middleton, Conyers, his style character-
ized, 152.

Monk, Dr. James Henry, Dean of Peter-
borough, (now Bishop of Gloucester,)
his Life of Dr. Bentley,' 118. See
Bentley.'

6

Moore, Thomas, his Life and Death of
Lord Edward Fitzgerald,' 213. See
Fitzgerald.'

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NATIONAL Political Unions, 545.
New Holland, actual state of, 56.
Niger, extracts from the Landers'Journal
of an Expedition to determine the
Course and Termination of the, 74.
Northampton, Margaret, Marchioness of,
her translation of Hatyin foam,' a
popular air in the Hebrides, 42.
O'CONNOR, Roger, his Chronicles of
O'Driscol, J., his testimony to the merits
Erin,' characterized, 252.
of the Irish Protestant clergy, 432.
PALEY, Dr., his admirable explanation
of the constitutional duties and utility
of the House of Lords, 275.
Parliamentary Reform. See State of
the Government,' and Progress of
Misgovernment.'

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Parr, Dr., analogy in some points of cha-

racter between Dr. Bentley and, 168.
Peacock, Mr., his amusing jeu-d'esprit,
'Crotchet Castle,' quoted, 49, n.
Pestilence, Directions of the Privy Coun-
cil in case of, 264-their inefficiency,
ib-fatal effects of the absence of due
preparations, 267-notes drawn up for
a private

a private family determined to remain
in London during the prevalence of
cholera, 270.

Poets, paucity of good editions of our
great, 5.

Political economy, introductory Lectures
on, by Dr. Whately, Archbishop of
Dublin, 46-fundamental error of mo-
dern political economists, ib.-extra-
ordinary length of Dr. Whately's pre-
fatory discourses, 47-reference of po-
litical economy to wealth, not in the
sense of utility, but of exchangeable.
value. ib.-the mere increase of wealth
no measure of the prosperity of a com-
munity, 48-distinction between po-
litical and domestic economy, 49-ne-
cessity of changing the term 'political
economy,' ib.—a new appellation pro-
posed, 50-the strict object of political
economy, 51-necessity of simplifying
and clearing the science from all ex-
traneous matter,52-and of subdividing
it into its several branches, 53-the
title of political economy' to be
eschewed, and that of social economy'
adopted in its stead, 54.
Porson, Professor, parallel between Dr.

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Bentley and, 167-unparalleled per
fection of his memory, ib.
Printing, application of steam to, its
effects on the bookselling trade, 7.
Progress of Misgovernment, 544.
Puckler-Muskau, Prince, his

Tour in
England, Ireland, and France, with re-
marks on the Manners and Customs
of the Inhabitants,' 518.

RALPH Roister Doister,' the earliest
English comedy, 497.

Rasselas, extraordinary coincidence of
plan between Voltaire's Candide and,

25.

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Reform in Parliament. See State of
the Government,' and Progress of
Misgovernment.'

Rents, doctrine of, 81-Mr.Jones's 'Essay
on the Distribution of Wealth,' the
first systematic attempt to pursue the
inquiry upon the Baconian principle of
induction, ib.-his complete overthrow
of the pernicious theory of the Ricardo
school, and establishment of the true
character of rent, 82-his work, one of
the most valuable contributions to the
study of human welfare since the Essay
of Adam Smith,' ib.-the doctrine of
rents one of the most instructive sub-
jects of contemplation to the philan-
thropist and statesman, 83-this para-
mount inquiry hitherto unentered upon
by the political economists, ib.-cause

of this almost inconceivable blindness,
ib.-an exclusive property in the soil
claimed in all periods of the history of
all countries, ib. the two principal
classes of rent, 84-occupation by la-
bour (service) or serf rent, 85-the
métayer, 87-ryot-rents, 88—the cot-
tier-rents. 89-sad condition of the
Irish cottier, 90-necessity of extend-
ing the English poor-laws to Ireland,
91-intimate connexion of the several
varieties of peasant-rents with the
wages of labour, i5. — difficulty of
emerging from the system of peasant
occupation, 92-the only means of re-
lieving the peasant cultivators, ib.—
elements of the value of land, 94-
causes which may occasion the increase
of rent, ib.-the interests of the land-
owners proved to be identified with
those of the other classes of society,100
-bearing of these conclusions on the
actual position of England, 105-part-
ing recommendation to Mr. Jones, 112
-dangerous fallacies of the political
economists, 115.

Roscoe's Novelist's Library,' character
of, 517, n.

SADLER, Michael Thomas, his testimonies
to the merits of the Irish Protestant
clergy, 432.

Scholars, great, rarity of a truly classical
taste and feeling in, 152.

Scot, William, his Report of the Epide-

mic Cholera in the territory subject to
Fort St. George, 169. See Cholera.'
Scott, Sir Walter, his editions of the
works of Swift and Dryden character-
ized, 5-his contributions to Croker's
Boswell, 39.

Senior, Nassau William, his Lectures on
the Rate of Wages, 81, n.

his Letter to
Lord Howick on a Legal Provision for
the Irish Poor.' See Irish Poor.
his Letter to

Lord Howick on Commutation of
Tithes and a Provision for the Roman
Catholic Clergy of Ireland,' 410. See
'State and Prospects of Ireland.'
Smith, Rev. Sydney, his illustration of
the fruitlessness of the resistance of the
Lords to the Reform Bill, 297, n.
Stage, Collier's Annals of, to the Resto-
ration, 477. See English Dramatic
Poetry.'
State and Prospects of Ireland, 410-can
the union between Great Britain and
Ireland be much longer profitably pre-
served? ib.-separation an object de-
sired by a strong party in Ireland, ib.
-reliance

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reliance of the friends of British con-
nexion, 411-agitations in Ireland dur-
ing the last half century, 413-in-
structive disclosure in the Memoir'
of Emmett and M'Nevin, 415-pro-
gress of insurrection, 416-reform or
repeal must put the last hand to the
work of preparation, 417-what the
real grievance of the discontented
peasantry, 418-the established church
declared by Dr. Doyle to be the offence,
ib.-a provision for the Catholic priest-
hood recommended by Mr. Senior, 419
-objections to his proposed system, ib.
-importance of the established church
in Ireland, 431-testimonies to the
merits of the Irish Protestant clergy,
432-progress of Protestantism in Ire-
land, 433-the Irish landowners nearly
concerned in the fate of the church re-
venues, 434-injustice occasioned by
absenteeism. 440-fearful alteration in
the humbler classes of the people of
Ireland. 441 - the remedy for the
evils in our own hands, 443-the Bri-
tish constitution not universally appli-
cable, 445-efficacy of the Insurrection
Act, 446-peculiarities in the circum-
stances of lieland, 452-folly of per-
sisting in the present system of rule in
Ireland, 457.

-

State of the Government, 274-Letter to
the Lords, by a member of the House
of Commons, 274-fate of the Reform
Bill in the Lords, ib.-pertinacious ad-
herence of the ministerialists to office,
ib.-their representations on the de-
feat of the bill, 275-constitutional
duties and utility of the House of
Lords, ib.-the bench of Bishops the
first object of vituperation, 276-Lord
Grey charged by the Bishop of Exeter
with having given the signal for this
attack, ib.-folly and inconsistency in-
volved in the principle of excluding the
Bishops from the House of Lords, 278
-influence of borough-property greatly
over-rated, 279-enormous creation of
peers by Lord Grey, 281-great ability
with which the Reform question was
treated by the lords, 283-extraordinary
answers of Lord Althorp and Lord John
Russell to the Address of the Birming-
ham Union, 284-the 'Black List,' and

the Lords delineated' quoted, 289-
consequent outrages throughout the
country, 290-results of the unnatural
alliance between the ministers and the
radicals, 291-the prime minister's mid-
night interview with Carpue and Place,
292-the Rev. Sydney Smith's illus
tration of the fruitlessness of the re-
sistance of the Lords, 297-curious in-
stance of the mode in which the go-
vernment is dictated to, 299-bene-
ficial effects of the rejection of the Re-
form Bill by the Lords, 301-possibi-
lity of adopting a less sweeping mea-
sure by way of compromise, 302-the
three great classes of reformers de-
scribed, 303-increasing difficulties of
the ministry, 305-proceeding at re-
cent meetings at Manchester and
Glasgow, 306-the ministers, except
on the question of Reform, wholly
powerless, 310-the Chancellor and
Achitophel, 311-Reform, if necessary,
to be set about with enlightened cau-
tion and prepense diligence, 312.
Steam, application of, to printing, its
effects on the bookselling trade, 7.
Stillingfleet, Dr., his character, 123.
Sturz, M., his admirable edition of the
Fragments of Empedocles, 124.
Swan River Colony, progressive state of,
57-botany of the vicinity of, 58.
Swift, Dean, his Contests and Dissen-
sions in Athens and Rome,' quoted, 323.

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