most valuable portion of his letters, 139 his ancestors, 140 sketch of his fa- ther's life, 141-his birth, ib.—his early life, 142- his enthusiasm in his studies, 143 his feelings in regard to the Revo- lution of 1830, 144- he visits the United States, 145-merits of his work on De- mocracy in America, 146 - he visits England, 147-his marriage, ib. — he is elected a member of the Chamber of Deputies, 148- and joins the dynastic opposition under the leadership of Thiers and Odillon Barrot, 149 his want of success as a speaker, 150- the Revolu- tion of 1848, 151- he is elected a mem- ber of the Constituent Assembly, 152 he is made Minister of Foreign Affairs, 153-downfall of the ministry, 154- he attempts to preserve the republic, and is imprisoned at Vincennes, 155-closing years of his life, 156 his last illness and death, 157-his political opinions, 158 his social character, 159 - prac- tical turn of his mind, 160 - personal traits, 161 his miscellaneous writings,
De, Witt, Cornélis, his Thomas Jefferson: Étude Historique sur la Démocratie Amer- icaine, noticed, 546.
Dunckley, Henry, his The Charter of the Nations, reviewed, 463.
Edwards, Sutherland, his The Russians at Home, noticed, 564.
Ely, Alfred, his Journal of a Prisoner of War in Richmond, noticed, 282. Enault, Louis, his Un Amour en Laponie, noticed, 562.
Falloux, le Comte de, his Madame Swet-
chine, sa Vie et ses Œuvres, reviewed, 355. Frankl, Ludwig August, his Nach Jerusa lem, reviewed, 331 character of the work, 333-his estimate of the popula- tion of Jerusalem, 334.
Freeman, Frederick, his History of Cape Cod, noticed, 280.
Galton, Francis, his Vacation Tourists and Notes of Travel in 1861, noticed, 558. Great Britain, The Free-Trade Policy of, article on, 463- -part which the tariff has played in American politics, ib. - North- ern opposition to the protective system, 464- opposition of the Democratic party to it, 465 want of permanence in pub- lic life in this country, 466 - merits of Mr. E. B. Bigelow's work on The Tariff Question, 467-plausibility of the the- ory of free trade, 468- character of the free-trade measures of Great Britain, 469
British free trade as taught at home, 470 petition of the London merchants to Parliament in 1820 for a reduction of the import duties, 471-provisions of the original Navigation Laws, 472 - re- vision of the silk duties by Mr. Huskis- son's bill in 1824, ib. - other relaxations
of the commercial restrictions previously to the death of Mr. Canning, 473-ob- jects sought by the advocates of the Reform Bill of 1831, 474-organization of the Anti-Corn-Law League, 475- magnitude of its operations, 476- first fruits of the agitation, 477-effects of the Irish famine of 1845-46, 478-meas- ures introduced by Sir Robert Peel to meet the new condition of affairs, 479- modifications of the tariff since that time, ib.principal articles on which import duties were levied in 1859, 480 - these duties are among the chief sources of the British revenue, 481-the policy of Great Britain has been to foster her manufac- tures by reducing the import duties on raw materials and articles of food, 482— amount of incidental protection thus con- ferred on her manufactures, 483 - ratio of exports to population in Great Britain, 484 - importance of her manufactures to Great Britain, 485-advantage which the English manufacturer possesses in the low rate of interest for money, 486- other advantages enjoyed by him, 487
- importations of bread-stuffs into Eng- land, 488-examination of the question whether the commercial policy of Great Britain is applicable to our condition, 489 extent of the resources of the United States, 490-effects which would follow a reduction of our import duties, 491 value of a varied industry, 492- prosperity of the country under the pro- tective system, 493-need of protection by the different sections of the country, 494-advantages of the protective sys- tem to the agriculturists of the West, 495-benefits of protection to the South, 496 - free trade would not benefit the South, 497-outcry in England against the Morrill tariff, 498-concluding re- marks, 499.
Guizot, F. P. G., his Embassy to the Court of St. James's in 1840, noticed, 547.
Hackett, H. B., his edition of Westcott's Introduction to the Study of the Gos- pels, noticed, 278.
Harris, William C., his Prison Life in the Tobacco Warehouse at Richmond, no- ticed, 282.
Hasheesh-Eater, The, reviewed, 374 — its literary merits, 408.
Holland, J. G., his Writings, reviewed, 81 inclination of our countrymen to be- come reformers, 82- their tolerant dis- position, 83- their frankness, 84 their inclination to criticise, 85— their distrust of everything which is old, 86 — their attempts to improve the English lan- guage, 87-popularity of Dr. Holland's works, 88 his manner of writing his- tory, 89-elements of romantic history in Massachusetts, 90-notice of the board- ing-school at Round Hill, Northampton 91-characteristics of Dr. Holland's ear-
International Law, article on, 1-no prin- ciples in respect to the rights of bellige- rents and neutrals have been settled by the diplomatic correspondence on the Trent affair, 2-nature and sources of international law, 3- -on what evidence it rests, 4 manner in which the ques- tions arising in the case of the Trent are to be considered and determined, 5- the intervention of France and of other European powers, 6 - opinion of M. Hautefeuille on this subject, 7— viola- tion of neutral territory by belligerents, 8-examination of the question whether a ship is to be considered as a part of the soil of the country to which it belongs, 9 -objections to this doctrine, 10-pur- poses for which a right of search may be exercised in time of war, 11- proclama- tion of the Queen of England in the war with Russia, 12-how it is to be inter- preted, ib., note- what may be deemed contraband of war, 13-right to capture despatches of an enemy, ib. principles
of international law recognized by Great Britain, 14-the rights of the United States as a belligerent against Great Britain as a neutral were not affected by the proceedings of the Congress at Paris, in 1856, 15-the articles of the Declara- tion of Paris have not been accepted by the United States, 16-official character of Mason and Slidell, 18-circumstances connected with their arrest, 19-charac- ter of the capture, 20-demand of the British government for their release, 21 -how it was received by the United States, 23-examination of Mr. Sew- ard's reply to Lord Lyons, 24 - strictures on it, 26 et seq. there is no judicial remedy in some cases arising under in- ternational law, 29 -reasons given by Captain Wilkes for not sending in the Trent, 30-grounds on which Mr. Sew- ard placed the surrender, 31 further strictures on his reply to Lord Lyons, 33
remarks on Earl Russell's despatch to Lord Lyons in reply to Mr. Seward's arguments, 35-examination of the case of the Caroline, 36-and of Mr. Whea-
ton's statement in regard to the immunity of diplomatic agents, 37-Mr. Webster's instructions to Mr. Rives at the time of the elevation of Napoleon III., 38- the rebel agents were not clothed with the immunity which belongs to a regular diplomatic agent, 39-right of a bellige- rent to stop the ambassador of his enemy, 41-strictures on Earl Russell's attempt to disprove the existence of this right, 42 et seq.· Dr. Phillimore's re- marks on the right of a belligerent to make a seizure where the voyage is from one neutral port to another, 47 — the fact that the Trent was a mail-steamer did not make her a national vessel, 48 in- ferences and conclusions to be derived from the principles regarded as applicable to this case, 50 offensive character of the English demand, 52-tone and spirit of M. Hautefeuille's opinion on this case, 54 -his opinion cited, 55.
Irving, Edward, article on, 293- his birth, ib. his early life, 294- his fondness for children, 295- he is appointed master of the academy at Kirkaldy, ib. — his unpopularity as a preacher, 296 - he is appointed an assistant to Dr. Chalmers at Glasgow, 297-he is invited to take charge of the Caledonian Chapel in Lon- don, 298-his great success in the me- tropolis, 299- his married life, 300-his sermon before the London Missionary Society, 801-he becomes one of the Albury Conference, 302- his lectures on prophecy in Edinburgh, 303 - diver- gence of his doctrinal opinions from the standards of the Scottish Church, ib.- his views concerning the human nature of Christ, 304 - his treatises on this sub- Ject are condemned by the General As- sembly of the Scottish Church, 305- case of Mary Campbell and the Mac- donalds, 306-their cure regarded by Irving as a miraculous manifestation of the Divine Spirit, 307 - his account of the "speaking in tongues," 308-case of Robert Baxter, 309-charges brought against Irving by the Trustees of the Caledonian Chapel, 310- organization of the Catholic Apostolic Church, 311- Irving is brought to trial before the Scotch Presbytery, and condeinned, 312 - he is re-ordained by the newly organ- ized Church, 313- his last sickness, 314 his character and work, 315 cluding remarks of his biographer, 316. Irving, Pierre M., his Life and Letters of Washington Irving, noticed, 284, 574.
Jaques, John, his Catechism for Children, reviewed, 189.
Jeaffreson, J. Cordy, his Book about Doc- tors, noticed, 284.
Jelf, William Edward, his Grammar of the Greek Language, reviewed, 317-pro- gress in grammatical science during the last quarter of a century, ib. examples
Jews in Palestine, The, article on, 331 mission of Dr. Frankl to Jerusalem, 332- importance of his revelations respecting the condition of the Jews in the East, 333
his estimate of the number of Jews in Palestine, 334 - how they are divided, ib. - organization of the Sepharedim, or Jews of Southern descent, 335- their revenues, ib. their expenses, 336- - their synagogues, ib. - German Jews in Pales- tine, 337 hatred of the Jewish sects for one another, 338- their poverty and degradation, 339- present condition of the school for young girls founded by Sir Moses Montefiore, 340 - religious customs, 341- condition of the hospital founded by the Rothschild family, 342- early marriages in Palestine, ib. -con- verts from Judaism, 343-conversions from Christianity to Judaism, 344 community of Karaites in Jerusalem, 345 -motives of the Jewish emigration to Jerusalem, 346-condition of the Jews in Safet and Tiberias, 348 in Hebron, 349in Jaffa, 350-and in Khaifa and Acre, 351-account of the Samaritans in Nablous, 352-future prospects of Palestine and the Jews, 353.
Kennedy, Edward Shirley, his Peaks, Pass- es, and Glaciers, noticed, 558. Kimball, Richard B., his Undercurrents of Wall Street, reviewed, 105 he presents the Bible view of humanity, 107- his skill in characterization, 110 - his de- lineation of the character of Parkinson, 112 struggles through which Parkinson passes, 114-character of Golding, 115
the author's design in the portraiture of these two characters, 117- -the char- acter of Parkinson considered as an illus- tration of spiritual honesty, 120- his self-righteousness, 121 -manner of his conversion, 122- - strictures on the re- ligious temper of the present age, 123- extracts from the book, 126 et seq. Kirke, Edmund, his Among the Pines, re- viewed, 534-character of the book, ib. -extracts from, 536 et seq.
Leadbeater, Mary, her Annals of Ballitore
and other Papers, noticed, 551. Lewis, Charlton T., and Marvin R. Vincent,
their Translation of Bengel's Gnomon of the New Testament, noticed, 277. Lewis, Dio, his New Gymnastics for Men, Women, and Children, noticed, 570. Lloyd, Julius, his Life of Sir Philip Sidney, noticed, 552.
Lockhart, J. G., his Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, noticed, 553.
Massachusetts Historical Society, Proceed- ings of the, noticed, 268. Medicott, J. G., his Cotton Hand-Book for Bengal, noticed, 554.
Merchants' and Bankers' Almanac for 1862, The, noticed, 274.
Mill, J. S., his Considerations on Repre- sentative Government, reviewed, 228 how political institutions are modified, ib. -circumstances which may make a representative government impracticable or inexpedient, 229-effect on nations and individuals of a desire to exercise power over others, and of a disinclination to have power exercised over themselves, 230-efficacy of popular institutions as educators of public sentiment and of in- dividual intelligence, 231 - Mr. Mill's views as to the proper functions of a representative government, 233 - cited as to the worth of talking in a represent- ative assembly, 235 the danger of class-legislation, 236-not averted by universal suffrage, 237- the rights of minorities, 238-how a representation of the minority may be insured, 239-so- lutions of the problem suggested by Mr. Mill, 240-his views as to the right of suffrage, 242- the right of women to vote, 243-examination of the question, whether constituents should demand pledges of their representative, 244- Mr. Mill's views on this subject, cited, 245-how a second representative cham- ber should be constructed, 246 - method of voting, 247 - danger of improper in- terference by employers with the rights of those employed by them, 248- how executive functionaries should be chosen, 249-worth of competitive examina- tions, 250 Mr. Mill's views as to the permanent tenure of judicial offices, 251
his views as to the Constitution of the United States, 258-cited as to the gov- ernment of India, ib.
Moral Types of Mankind, article on, 105— tendency in writers of fiction to make their characters either wholly good or wholly bad, 106 importance of the doctrine of human brotherhood, 108- the phrase total depravity considered as describing the extent rather than the
degree of sin in a man, 109-this view should promote charity in our judgments of one another, 111-examination of the character of Golding in the Under- currents of Wall Street, 116- definition of the term spiritual honesty, 119- this quality illustrated in the character of Parkinson, 120-sentimental pietism of the present age, 121 et seq. Mormons and Mormonism, article on, 189
recent books on the subject, 191 — dif- ferent classes into which they may be divided, 192-the works of M. Remy and Captain Burton contrasted, 193 et seq. - derivation of the name Mormon, 196-the title of "Latter-Day Saints" preferred by them, 197- their number, 198-their chief places in Utah, 200 natural wealth of the land, 201 its animals, 202description of Salt Lake City, 203 its principal street, 204 description of the Temple, 205 - the Prophet's Block, 206- notice of Brig- ham Young, 207 — and of Heber C. Kim- ball, 208 other high Mormon dignita- ries, 209 country around the Salt Lake City, 210-military organizations, 211
relations of the Mormons to the gen- eral government, 212- their local sys- tem of administration, ib. - peculiarities in their laws, 213-taxes in Utah, 214 -comparative cost of living, 215-the educational system, 216-Mormon news- papers, 217-religious opinions of the Mormons, 218-character and contents of the Mormon Catechism, 219 et seq. the hierarchy, 222-number of dispen- sations, 223 sacred days of the Mor- mons, 225 their regard to decorum, 226their music, ib. concluding re- marks, 227.
Müller, Max, his Lectures on the Science of Language, noticed, 265.
Mussey, R. D., his Health, its Friends and Foes, noticed, 571.
Narcotics, article on, 374- their almost universal use, 375-different narcotics used by different nations, ib. - origin of this craving for them, 376-antiquity of their use, 377-they are mentioned by Homer, 378- the reasonings and theo- ries of Pythagoras ascribed to the use of hemp, 379-probable derivation of the name of the sect of Assassins, ib. — man- ner in which the ranks of the Assassins were recruited, 380 influence of nar- cotics in giving to the Arabian Nights their peculiar imaginative turn, 381- effect of narcotics in enabling one to bear physical labor, 383-manner in which opíum is used as a narcotic, 384 its ef- fects, 385-its continued use renders larger doses necessary in order to pro- duce any effect, 386 testimony of Mr. de Quincey in regard to its effects, 387 - Dr. Madden's account of his sensations while under its influence, 388 - differ-
ence between the delirium of opium and alcoholic intoxication, 389 - analogies between natural dreams and the visions produced by narcotics, 390-sufferings of an opium-eater, 391-change in the physical economy, 392-effects of opi- um-eating on different persons, 393 Coleridge's condition, 394-opium-eating in China, 395-description of an opium- den, 396 the use of opium is not fatal to longevity, 397 - De Quincey's de- scription of the bliss of opium, 398- opium as a medicine, 399-extent to which it is used in England and Amer- ica, 400 variety of ways in which it is used, 401- its effect on children, 402- narcotic effects of the extract of hemp, 403 difference between these effects and those produced by opium, 404 - ex- periments of "The Hasheesh-Eater," 405-mental sensations produced by the use of hemp, 406 character of the hasheesh visions, 407 literary merits of "The Hasheesh-Eater," 408-universal- ity of the use of tobacco, 409 — amounts expended for tobacco in its various forms, 410- - peculiar properties of the plant, 411 charges brought against it, 412 result of Dr. Hammond's experiments with it, 413-its physiological action, 414 instinctive craving of men for stimulants and narcotics, 415.
Norton, Charles Eliot, his Memoir of A. H.. Clough, noticed, 560.
Oliphant, Mrs., her Life of Edward Irving, reviewed, 293. Ornament in Nature and Art, article on, 57 economical relations of the subject, 59 relation of the ornamental arts to the increase and diffusion of human hap- piness, 60- the elevating and equalizing power of Christianity shown in the ex- pansion of the luxuries of former times into the comforts of the present age, 61 - definition of the term ornament, 62 — prejudices against the ornamental arts, 63 et seq. beauty of the universe, 65 -objections answered, 66-the world regarded as the perfection of beauty, 67
all nature enriched by the most fin- ished and prodigal adorning, 68-1 form and color considered with reference to ornamentation, 70 decoration should be expressive of the function, 71 -orna- ment may be conventional, 72 — it should be honest, 73- and should not be largely associated with scenes of care and toil, ib.. it should be inspired by the study of nature, 74-common faults in ornamentation in this country, 76- sentiment and significance in ornament, 77- the ornamental enters into the very idea of life, 78-concluding remarks, 80.
pounded in Bossuet's Discourse on Uni- versal History, 164-character and con- tents of the work, 165-idea which un- derlies it, 166-design of Vico's Princi- ples of a New Science, 167-contrasted with Bossuet's work, 168 - Vico reduces everything to the operation of fixed law, 169 merits of Schlegel's Philosophy of History, 170-his learning, 171 -expo- sition of his theory, 172-character of Herder's writings, 178—the Idealistic theory examined, 174 - Hegel's exposi- tion of it, 175-how applied by Fichte, 176 statement of his world-plan, 177 his warm sympathies, 178 Schel- ling's relation to history, 179 logical consistency of Hegel's writings, 180- -the stationary condition of China and India, 181 character of the Greek mind, 182 - leading ideas which Hegel endeavored to establish and illustrate, 183 - the Re- alistic theory stated, 184-examination of Montesquieu's writings, 185-and of Guizot's History of Civilization, 186 leading principles of Mr. Buckle, 187 concluding remarks, 188.
Putnam, M. L., her Tragedy of Success, noticed, 573.
Rebellion, The Character of the, and the Conduct of the War, article on, 500- the South Carolina Ordinance of Seces- sion, cited, ib. - Mr. Jefferson Davis's charges against the Northern States, 501
his first and third charges examined, 502-examination of his other charges, 503- - Southern policy with regard to a protective tariff, 604- alleged inequality of the tariff, 505 -provision of the Con- stitution relative to direct taxes and slave representation, 506-laws of South Car- olina and Louisiana in reference to free negroes, 507-attempt to force slavery into the Territory of Kansas, 508 — - posi- tion of Congress and the Supreme Court on the accession of Mr. Lincoln, 509 — ex- amination of the pretended right in a ma- jority of the people of any State to secede from the United States, 510- and of the assertion that the course of the Southern States is justified by the course of the Colonies in their separation from Great Britain, 511 contrast between the course of the Southern States and that pursued by the thirteen Colonies, 512 frequency of the admission of Slave States into the Union, 513 - relative number of Presidents from each section of the country, 514-mode in which the rebellion commenced, ib. - claim set up by the seceded States to a partition of the property of the United States, 515- effect of secession on the free navigation of the Mississippi, ib. attempt of the Southern States to coerce the people of the Northwest by closing the river, 516 -character of the recent military oper- ations of the rebel generals, 517 — and
of Mr. Stanton's administration of the War Department, 518 interference of the members of Congress with the manage- ment of military affairs, 519-partisan course of the Committee on the Conduct of the War, 520-failure of the govern- ment to put a sufficient force into the field at an early date, ib. -speech of Mr. Senator Wilson in favor of putting a stop to recruiting, 521-proposed modes of accomplishing a general emancipation of the slaves of the rebels, 522 - nature of the argument presented by the advo- cates of this policy, 523 Mr. Horace Greeley's letter to the President on this subject, ib. view of the war power on which the Act to confiscate the Property of Rebels was based, 524-slavery is not the cause of the rebellion, 525-forfeit- ure of personal property after a convic- tion for treason, 526, note-persons by whom emancipation is advocated, 529- effects of a dissolution of the Union, 531 -employment of negro regiments, 532 — concluding remarks, 533.
Remy, Jules, his Voyage au Pays des Mor- mons, reviewed, 189-character of the book, 193.
Roe, A. S., his Like and Unlike, noticed, 573.
Sale, George, his translation of the Koran, noticed, 288.
Sand, George, her La Famille de German- dre, noticed, 564.
Sewell, Elizabeth M., her Impressions of Rome, Florence, and Turin, noticed, 558. Shedd, William G. T., his Discourses and Essays, noticed, 279.
Smiles, Samuel, his Lives of the Engineers, noticed, 260.
Smith, Goldwin, his Lectures on Modern History, noticed, 263-his Irish History and Irish Character, noticed, 548. Spedding, James, R. L. Ellis, and D. D. Heath, their edition of the Works of Francis Bacon, noticed, 571. Stanley, A. P., his Lectures on the History of the Eastern Church, noticed, 264. Stowe, Harriet Beecher, her Pearl of Orr's Island, noticed, 269-her Agnes of Sor- rento, noticed, ib.
Swetchine, Madame, article on, 355- her early life, ib. her marriage, 356-so- ciety of St. Petersburg, 357 - tyranny of the Emperor Paul, ib. Madame Swetchine's affection for his widow, 358
her industrious habits, 359-her pa- triotism, ib. her religious faith, 360- susceptibility of the Emperor Alexander to religious impressions, 361-expulsion of the Jesuits from Russia, 362-its ef- fect on Madame Swetchine, ib. - she joins the Romish Church, 363 - her resi- dence in Paris, 364-she returns to St. Petersburg, ib. - her second residence in France, 365-her exquisite taste, 366 her political opinions, 367-her influ-
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