The Quarterly Review

NOTE to the Article on Kaye's History of the War in

Affghanistan, in our last Number (June, 1852).

WE have had the honour to receive a Memorandum in reference to some passages of this article, from a statesman who held office at the period of which Mr. Kaye's History treats; and on the point which immediately concerns our correspondent we at once admit that some apology is due. Mr. Kaye, in pp. 256-7 of his second volume, cites two despatches written out to the Supreme Government' of India, as proofs that the Court of Directors,' in December, 1840, and June, 1841, clearly foresaw the probable results of such a line of policy as was actually followed in the support of Shah Soojah, and that Leadenhall Street' had escaped the delusion' which in other and still higher quarters had spread and prevailed as to that matter. Mr. Kaye certainly should have noted that those despatches were 'written out' by the Secret Committee' of the Court of Directors; because he must have known, if he reflected at all, that, on matters connected with questions of peace and war, no such despatches can be sent to India except by that 'Secret Committee,' and that, in point of fact, that 'Secret Committee' is, as to all such questions, merely the organ, or ather channel, by which communications from the English Ministry are forwarded to India.

We regret that we had overlooked this error of Mr. Kaye, and repeated his inferences without adding some words of caution. The date of the second despatch, June 2, 1841, is manifestly-as our Correspondent says-wrong; because the paper contains an allusion to the surrender of Dost Mohammed (Nov. 3, 1840) as a very recent event: -the real date was January 29, 1841. Mr. Kaye cites both despatches as from MSS. Records;' and we can readily suppose that the blunder as to the date of the second was caused by hasty reading of a 'MS.' It is no business of ours to explain Mr. Kaye's access to MSS. Records '—the ' MSS. Records' in these cases of a 'Secret Committee '— or to justify the freedom he has adopted in the use of such papers.

INDEX

TO THE

NINETY-FIRST VOLUME OF THE QUARTERLY REVIEW.

Afghanistan, History of the War in, by
T. W. Kaye, 11-country one of par-
ticular interest, 12-resemblance to
Switzerland, ib.-national character, 13
-our government in the East, 16-
Lord Auckland and his secretaries at
Simla, 18-the Council at Calcutta,
19-expedition against Herat, 20-
means adopted for defence, 22-Lieu-
tenant Pottinger, 23-his bravery and
success, 24-the march on Afghanistan,
28-entry of Shah Soojah, 30-general
delusion as to the state of affairs, 31-
character and death of Macnaghten, 34
-Nicholl's troop, 35-conclusions de-
ducible from Mr. Kaye's narrative, ib.
-Note to the article on, 568.
Art and Nature under an Italian Sky,
by M. J. M. D., 1-Genoa, 2-an
adventure, 3-ascent of Vesuvius during
an eruption, 6-descent, 9-comparison
of the Art' with the Nature,' 10-
sculpture of veiled figures, ib.

Bell, John, the Chancery barrister, 472.
Bentinck, Lord William, 381; and see
Sindb.

Billingsgate, cause of its peculiar dialect,
354.

British Bards of the sixth Century, 273
-literature of the Cymry, ib.-M. Vil-
lemarqué's work, 277-contests between
Briton and Saxon, 279-general charac-
ter of the poetry, 280-Llywarch, ib.--
the Godódin of Aneirin, 286-Gildas,
293-Taliesin, 294-the Preiddeu
Annwn, 300-Caer Caradawc, 303-
Druids, 304-Mr. A. Herbert's theory
of Stonehenge, 305-Avebury, ib.
Burdett, Sir F., character of, 476-7.
Burke, character of, by Lord Holland, 220.
VOL. XCI. NO. CLXXXII.

California, discovery and description of,
504-early adventures, 505-Captain
Sutter, 506-first gold found, 507-
immigration to San Francisco, 508-
the gold-diggers, 509-discoveries in
New South Wales, 512-the Bathurst
diggings, 513-Turon River, 514-
Araluen, 515-Port Phillip, ib.—Bal-
larat, 516-effect of the discovery, 517
-increase of salaries, 518-in the Vic-
toria revenue, 519-in price of pro-
visions, 520-effect at Adelaide, 521-
coinage, 523-scarcity of hands, 524—
freightage for emigrants, 525-traffick-
ing in claims, 528-the Russian yield,
530-effect of the gross increase, 531-
intrinsic value, 532-Mr. Sheer's the-
ory, 534-effect of an abundance of
gold, 538.

Capell, Lord, career of, 208.
Chalmers, Thomas, D.D., Memoirs of,
by the Rev. W. Hanna, 402-birth and
early life, ib.-mathematical studies,
405-licensed to preach, 407-visits
Liverpool, ib.-assistant at Cavers, 408
-appointed to lecture for the mathe-
matical Professor at St. Andrews, and
to the living of Kilmeny, 409-estab-
lishes an independent class at St. An-
drews, 410-eccentricities, 411--death
of his brother, 412-of his sister, 413
-of his uncle, 414-change in his
pursuits, 416-theological studies, 417
-marriage, 418-rising fame as a
preacher, ib.-appointment to the Tron
Church, Glasgow, 419-general state
of religious matters in that city, 420-
sermon on secular employments, 421--
revival of neglected duties, 422-
Sunday schools, 427-astronomical ser-
mons, 428-poor-law, ib.-is removed
to St. John's parish, Glasgow, 430-his
poor-law system, 431-ethical chair
at St. Andrews, 433-the General As-
2 P

sembly, 434-differences with his col-
leagues, 436-his want of decision, 437
-theological chair at Edinburgh, ib.—
revolutionary movement in the Church
affairs of Scotland, 438-the Veto Act,
444-the Strathbogie question, 448-
resolution of Convocation on the Auch-
terarder judgment, 451-Free Kirk cri-
sis, 453-Chalmers' death, 458 — his
works, ib.

Chancery procedure, reforms in, 495.
Charles I., early life of, in Spain, 199—
taste of, for fine arts, il.-the Garter
of, 213-execution, ib.
Clarendon, Lord, Lives of Friends and
Contemporaries of, 196; and see Lewis.
Clerk, John, Lord Eldin, sketch of, 131.
Cockburn, Lord, 105; and see Jeffrey.
Codification of Laws, absurdity of, in
England, 485.

Conservative policy, 269.

Convocation, on the revival of, 425.
Crime, increase of, under free trade, 545.

Herbert, Honourable Algernon, 273; and
see British Bards.
Hertford, Marquis of, 211.
Holland, Lord-Memoirs of the Whig
Party, by, 217-character of C. J. Fox,
219 Burke, 220-the French Re-
volution, 223-Windham's Diary, 227
-Florence, 236-Lord Minto and the
line of the Somme, 240-Lord Edward
Fitzgerald, 243-arrest of, 245—Ar-
thur O'Connor, 249-Quigley, ib.--
libels on the Tory Government, 253-
the Irish Union, 255 Sir W. Scott,
263.

Hore, Herbert F., 352; and see Salmon.

Ionian Islands, the, under British Protec-
tion, 315-Corfu, 316--Venetian go-
vernment, 316--Russian, 317-French,
318-English, 319-the primary coun-
cil, 322-Count Capodistria, 323-Sir
T. Maitland, 324-Sir H. Douglas, 326
-M. Mustodixi, ib.-Lord Seaton, 327
-his constitution, 330-liberty of the
press, 331-Sir H. Ward, 336-Cepha-
lonian rebellion, 338-reformed parlia-
ment, 339
proclamations, 344-
finance, 347.
Ireland, the New Reformation in, 37—
charges against the Protestant Mission-
aries, 38-bribery and intimidation, ib.
-offer of investigation, 40-Mr. Dallas
and Mr. Wilberforce, ib.-Archbishop
Whately, 41-Tuam, 43- charges
against the police, 45-the parish of
Doon, ib.-relations with Ireland, 47—
Henry II., 48-Henry VIII., ib—
McCartney on the Established Church
in, 50-agencies of Romish Church, 51
-the priests. 52-Irish language, 53—
Dens and the Douay Bible, 55-in-
crease of Protestantism, 57—national
system of education, 60-persecution
of Protestants, 61-Maynooth, 68.

Jeffrey, Lord, Life of, by Lord Cock-
burn, 105-early Edinburgh associ-
ations, 107 -Glasgow College, ib.
-entered at Oxford, ib.-leaves that
University, 111 his accent, ib.-
choice of a profession, 112- Muir's
trial, 113-is called to the bar, 115-
the General Assembly of the Kirk,
116-bis poems, 118-parliament-house
sketches, 119- Dundas, ib.-progress

and prospects at the bar, 121-his mar-
riage,123-concoction of the Edinburgh
Review, ib. Sydney Smith, ib., 125
-Jeffrey as editor, 126 - as reviewer,
127-death of his wife, 130-second
marriage,131-John Clerk, Lord Eldin,
131-Sir W. Miller, Lord Glenlee,
133 Jeffrey's social habits, 134-Sir
W. Scott, 135-the Quarterly Review,
136-treatment of religious subjects,
142 parliamentary failure, 146-
raised to the bench, 149-death, 151
-literary merits, ib.-powers of criti-
cism, 154-taste in poetry, 157.
Jocelyn, Viscount, 379; and see Sindh.

Kaye, J. W., History of the War in
Afghanistan, by, 11. See Afghan-

istan.

Kirk, General Assembly of the, in Scot-
land, 116.

Langdale, Henry Bickersteth, Lord,
Memoirs of, by T. D. Hardy, 461-
birth and parentage, 463-education,
464-enters the medical profession, 465
-studies at London and Edinburgh,
466 Cambridge, 467- physician to
Lord Oxford, 469-political opinions,
ib.-honours at Cambridge, 472-enters
at the Temple, ib.-Mr. Bell, 473-
intimacy with Burdett, 475-called to
the bar, 477-restitution of overpaid
income, 479-Westminster election, 483
-Burdett's libel, 484 law reforms,
485 attack on Lord Eldon, ib.-Sir
J. Leach, 486-Lord Lyndhurst, 488—
Lord Brougham, 489-Bentham, ib.—
offer of the Solicitor-Generalship, 493
-the Rolls and a peerage, 496--par-
liamentary labours, 497- offer of the
Chancellorship, 501-reasons pro and
con., 502-retirement, 503-death, ib.
Lewis, Lady Theresa, Lives of the

Lewis, G. C., on the Finance and Trade
of the United Kingdom, 541–548.
Londonderry, Lord, 175; and see Roe-
buck.

Martineau, Harriet, Contemporary His-
tory, by, 160-style and talent of, 167
-her temperament and extravagance,
169-war and peace, 171-the Queen's
trial, 175-Canning, 177-the Duke of
Wellington, ib.-Sir R. Peel, 179.
M'Cartney, Rev. H. B., The Experiment
of Three Hundred Years, by, 37-50.
Mollien, Count, Memoirs of, 73 his
general character, 74-early life, 74—
M. Panchaud, 77-appointment at
Eure, 79-turns cotton-spinner, ib.—is
arrested 80-the fermiers généraux, ib.
-travels to England, 83-Napoleon,
interview with, 85-new constitution
of the bank of France, 88-financial
state of the country, 89-effect of
battle of Austerlitz, 90 appointed
minister of the treasury, 92-Napoleon's
correspondence, 94-continental block-
ade system, 96-Napoleon and Jose-
phine, 100-the Russian campaign, 101
-battle of Leipzig, 102-general cha-
racter of Napoleon, 103.

Muir, Thos., trial of, for sedition, 113-
his death, 115.

Murchison, Sir R., advice of, to Cornish
miners, 511.

Friends and Contemporaries of Lord Outram, Colonel, 388; and see Sindh.

Clarendon, by, 196-the portraits at the
Grove, ib. Charles I. 199-Claren-
don's residence at Madrid, 201-
his palace in Piccadilly, 202-forma-
tion of the gallery, ib.-its changes and
chances, 204-Lord Falkland, 206—
Lord Capell, 207-Marquis of Hert-
ford, 211-execution of Charles I., 213
-other leading features in the Grove
collection, 215.

Parliamentary Prospects (Sept. 1852),541
-division of parties, 542-population
reports, 543-free trade, ib.-increase
of poor-rates, 544-crime, increase of,
515-deposits in savings-banks, ib.-
number of emigrants, ib.-reduced sale
of wheat, 548-imports of, 516-ex

572

Sheer, F., on the gold question, 504; and
see California.

Sindh, our connexion with, 379- Dr.
Burues' visit to Morad Ali, ib.-visit
of Sir A. Burnes, 380-Lord William
Bentinck, 381-navigation of the Indus,
382 Shah-Shooja's expedition, ib.—
siege of Herat by the Persians, 383-
Sir H. Pottinger resident at Hyder-
abad, 385-his negociations with the
Ameers, ib. the Hyderabad treaty,
386-Mr. Ross Bell at Khyrpoor, 387
-Major Outram, 388-conduct of the
Ameers, ib.-Lord Ellenborough's pro-
ceedings, 389-Sir C. Napier, ib.-
forged letters, 390 descent on Khyr-
poor, 391-intrigues of Ali Morad, ib.
battle of Meanee, 393-Lord Jo-
celyn's advocacy of the cause of the
Ameers, 395-their general reputation,
396-causes of their ruin, 398-local
peculiarities, 399-Young Egypt, ib.
-the Indus, 400.

Smith, Sydney, Rev., 123-125.
Stonehenge, 273-301; and see British
Bards.

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