on the conduct of the Inquisition, 353, 354-its declining influence, 355-attempts of the British Government to effect its abolition, ib. 356.
Intellectual Philosophy, importance of, 2-vindication of, 6-8--its na- ture, 2, 3-13-19.
Ireland, state of, previously to the Union, 124, 125-state of the Irish House of Commons, 130–in 1777–1782, 135–137.
Jacatra, account of, 503.
Jamaica. See Mathison.
Japan, when first known to Europeans, 374-establishment of Christi- anity there, 375--of the Dutch, i.-and English, 376-anecdotes of the jealousy of the Japanese, 383-385.
Java, sketches of, and its Dependencies, 487-surrender of them to the British forces, 488-commerce of the Portuguese in the East, and great wealth consequent thereon, 489, 490--supplanted by the Dutch, 490-account of the progress of Dutch commerce in the East Indies, 491-493--sumptuary Laws of the Dutch East India Company, 494-causes of the decline of the Dutch prosperity in the East, 494, 495—the fall of the Dutch a warning to Britain, 495— the colonial system pursued in the East, 496, 497--the importance of our acquisitions considered, 498, 499-wanton cruelty of the French at Java, 500-system recommended for securing Java, ib. 501-situation and divisions of Java, 502-account of Bantam, ib.- of Jacatra, 503--of Cheribon, ib.-title of the emperor of Java, ib.- climate of Jaya, ib.--account of Batavia, and of the causes of its uncalthiness, 503 504 manners of the Batavian women, 505, 506 -character of the Macassars, 506-508-account of the Chinese settled in Java;.508, 509 of the Malays, 509, 510-of the native Javanese, 510-51Superstitions of the Javanese, 512, 513-ac- count of the upas qntiar, or antiar poison, 514, 515-experiments with it; by M. Eeschinault, 514--by Mr. Brodie, 515-origin of the fabulous accounts, relating to the upas tree, 516, 517. Jesus Christ, divinity and filiation of, demonstrated, 397–401. Jews, persecutions of, in Spain, 316-326-328-dexterous manœuvre of the Jews of Tolede, 327--admitted into Portugal, 330--persecuted by Emanuel, 331-anecdote of some Jews in Holland, 355. Johnson, (Dr.), quotation from his Life of Addison, 538, 539. Jungum, (sect of), notice concerning, 123.
Krusenstern (Capt.), Voyage round the World, 357--schemes of Catha- rine II. ib. 358-attempts an intercourse with Japan, 358, 359- embassy sent out by Alexander, 359-qualifications of Capt. Kru- senstern, 360-progress of his voyage, 361-363--non-existence of the Island of Ascension proved, 363, 364-account of St. Catharine's, in Brazil, 364, 365-Longitude of Cape St. John, 365-account of the people of Nukahiwa, 366, 367-cannibalism proved to prevail
among the Marquesas, 368-anecdote of an Englishman, settled among them, 367-371-Japan when first known, 374-the Catholie Religion established in Japan, 375-first settlement of the Dutch there, ib. 376 anecdote of Adams, an English pilot, 376-Dutch and Portuguese expelled from the island, 376, 377-unsuccessful attempts of the English East India Company, to open a commercial intercourse with Japan, 377, 378--the Russian embassy arrives at Japan, 379-degradation of the Dutch, 380--reception of the Rus- sian Ambassador, ib. 381, 382—failure of his mission, 383—further proof of the jealousy of the Japanese, 384, 385--progress of the Voyage, 386, 387-account of the Ainos, 388, 389-reception of the Russians in China, 390.
Lancaster (Joseph), publishes an account of his Improvements in Edu- cation, 270-notice of his free school, 271--detail of his system, 271 ―remarks thereon, ib. 272--acknowledges himsel indebted to Dr. • Bell, 272, 273-277--causes of Mr. Lancaster's success, 274, 275— arrangement of his school, 276--his method of teaching arithmetic, 278--strictures on its originality and efficacy, 279, 280-objections to his system of rewards and punishments, 279, 280–285, 286-re- marks on one of his advertisements, 294. See Bell. Laplace (M.), considerations on his Theory of Tides, 70–83. Leschinault (M.), experiments on the upas tree, 514. Lincoln (Bishop of), Refutation of Calvinism, 191--causes of theologi- cal disputes, ib. 192-summary of the principal truths contained in the Bible, 192--foundation of calvinism, 193-its peculiar doctrines, 193, 194-plan of the Bishop's work, 194, 195-original sin, con- sidered, 195--the doctrine of the irresisitibility of the operations of the Holy Spirit, not countenanced by the articles, liturgy, or homi- lies of the Church of England, 196-198-on regeneration, 198-jus- Afication, 199, 200-general redemption asserted, 201--election and reprobation, 202, 203-proofs from the writings of the fathers, that they did not countenance the doctrines since taught by Calvin and his followers, 204--the authority of the primitive fathers considered, 205--character and opinions of St. Augustine, ib. 206, 207---His- torical notice of the articles of the Church of England, 207, 208--- strictures on the execution of the work, 208-210.
Macassars, character of, 506-508.
Muck (Gen.), anecdote of, 52, 53---observations on his alleged treache Ty, 53, 54.
Madras School, account of, 265.
Mahrattas, modern, character of, 111, 112.
Malays, settled in Japan, account of, 509, 510.
Maria Louisa (Empress), anecdote of, 57, note.
Marquesas (Islands), prevalence of cannibalism in, 368, 371.
Marsh (Dr.), Sermon on Education, 264--remarks on the influence of education, as it respects the national religion, 289, 290--a system of eligious education founded.by the reformers, 290, 291.
Mathison (Gilbert) Notices respecting Jamaicu, 147--effects of the abo- lition of the slave trade, 148, 149- 153, 154--increased mortality of Negroes accounted for, 149, 150--ploughs but little used in the West Indies, 151--diminution of population considered, 154-357--value of Negro slaves, 158--considerations on the West Indian colonies, 159- 162-on the reduction of duties on sugar, as a means of relieving the distress of the colonists, 162-166.
Military State of France, 257-261.
Milner (John), Treatise on Ecclesiastical Architecture, '62--observa- tions on the growing taste for ecclesiastical architecture, ib. 63, 64-- outline of the author's plan, 64, 65--origin of the more ancient church architecture in England, 65, 66- origin of the arch, 67, 68--its pro- gressive improvement, 68, 69--on the Chapter-House at York, 70; 71--on the Abbey Church of St. Alban's, 72, 73--conclusion, 74. * Montgomery (James), l'oems, 405--observations on poetical character, 406, 407--defect of his larger pieces, 408--extracts from his poems, 408-412-419--he poet vindicated from illiberal criticism, 412, 413 --farther extracts, 414-419.
Moor (Edward), Hindoo Infanticide, 210--exposure of children, prac- tised in China, 211, but not infanticide, 212-prevalence of infanti cide among the Hindoos, ib. 213--origin of this detestable practice 214, 215--different methods of executing it, 216--numbers of infants thus destroyed, 217--duration of this custom, ib. 218--account of the means employed to suppress this practice, 218-220--beneficial results, 220--strictures on the author's style, 220, 221.
Mysore (Kingdom), rise and progress of, 110--origin of the Rajahs of Mysore, 111, 112.
Negro-Slaves, Mortality of, accounted for, 149, 150--value of; 158 Newtonian Theory of Tides vindicated, 76--79.
New Christians, persecution of, in Portugal, 343, 344--their cause ad- vocated by the Jesuit Vieyra, 345-347--extraordinary case of four arrested at Beja, 351, 352.
Nukahiwa, account of, 366, 367.
Orme's History of Hindostan, character of, 103, 104.
Oxford (University,) History of, 87--its antiquity, 90, 91--account of. New College Chapel, 94, 95--eminent men educated at Magdalen College, 95, 96--account of St. Mary's church, 97.
Ponce (Constantine) put to death by the Inquisition, 333.
Ponce (de Leon) martyrdom of, 334.
Portugueze, commerce of, in the East Indies, 489--great wealth conse-
quent thereon, ib. 490--supplanted by the Dutch, 491-493.
Press, (French) tyranny of Buonaparte over it, 235, 236-243. Priscillian, the first martyr for freedom of religious opinion, 315. Professional Education, see Edgeworth.
Reflexion distinguished from consciousness, 9-nature of, 10. Reformation opposed in Spain by the Inquisition, 332.
Relics, pretended miracles by, 320-imposture of the Granadan relics,
Revolution, (French) causes of, and its successive changes, 240, 241. Ribadineira's History of the English Schism, proved to be false, 335, 336. Rosary, excellency attributed to it, 322, 323.
Saavedra (Juan de) establishes the Inquisition in Portugal by fraud, 338 -account of his proceedings and punishment, 339-341. St. Catharine's, account of, 364, 365.
St. John's, latitude of, 365.
Sarrazin (Gen.) Confession du Général Buonaparté, 38-sources of his information, 39-observations on the work, 40-58, 59-see Buona- parté.
Scott (Walter) Vision of Don Roderick, 221-considerations on the choice of his subject, 223-225-account of Roderick, 226-plan of the Poem, 226, 227-strictures on it, 227, 228, 229-234-extracts from the poem, 229-234.
Scriptures, accounts of translations of, into the Indian dialects, 455-- into the Persian language, 456-into the Arabic, 456. Slave Trade, effects of its abolition, 148,149-considerations on, 153,154. Smith (Baron) on the Competency of Witnesses, 433-considerations on the propriety of this publication, 433, 434-whether a Deist is ad- missible as a witness, 434-436-how far witnesses under cross-exami- nation can be required to bear testimony to their own disgrace, 437 -on the law of evidence relating to the proof of deeds, 438-439. Stapledon (Walter de) anecdotes of, 92, 93. Stewart (Dugald) Philosophical Essays, 1. character of his Philosophy of the Mind,' ib.-importance of intellectual philosophy, ib. 2-Na- ture of the philosophy of the mind, 2, 3-strictures on Hartley's The- ory of the Association of Ideas, 3-5-claim of the philosophy of the mind to increase our knowledge and power vindicated, 6-8-strictures on the Edinburgh Reviewer's remarks on Mr. Stewart's theory, 7-9 -difference between consciousness and reflexion, 9-nature of reflex- ion, 10-of association, 12-nature and object of the inductive phi- losophy of the mind, 13-19-brief notice of Mr. Stewart's other essays, 20-22-on Locke's theory of the origin of ideas, 21, 22--strictures on Hartley's theory of the materiality of ideas, 23, 24-Mr. Tooke's philological theory examined, 24-27-inutility of etymological re- search, 30, 31-considerations on taste, 32-36-concluding stric- tures, 37.
Stonehenge, account of, 441-hypothesis of Inigo Jones, ib. 442-of Mr. Sammes, 442, 443-whether it was erected by the Danes or ancient Britons, 444-448.
Sugar, considerations on the remission of the duties imposed on sugar, as a means of relieving the distress of the West Indian colonies, 162- 164.
Superstitious practices of the Javanese, 512, 513.
Syrian Christians in India-state of women among, 452-account of their churches, 457, 458.
Tanjore, Christians of, account of, 452. Taste, considerations on, 32-36. Tides: see Cuthbert.
Titsingh, (M.) anecdotes of, 512, 513.
Tombe, (M.) Voyage aux Indes Orientales, 487-character of, 501. Torquemada, inquisitor-general, anecdote of, 330.
Townson (Dr.) Works of, 98-sketch of his character, 101, 102-no- tice of his discourses on the Gospels, 102.
Trotter (J. B.) Memoirs of the Right Hon. C. J. Fox, 518-difficulties incident to writing the Biographies of eminent men, ib.-remarks on Mr. Trotter's defects, ib.-and on the advantages of his peculiar situ- ation, 519, 520, The public Life of Mr. Fox announced, 520, 521 -private Life of Mr. Fox, 522--Mr. Fox's tour to Paris, 523, 524 -his reception at the French Theatre, 525-his interviews with Mr. O'Connor, 526-and with M. de la Fayette, 527-Mr. Fox appoint- ed prime minister, 528-his manner of transacting business, 529— his conduct towards the Roman Catholics of Ireland, 530-and to- wards the French government, 530, 531-death of Mr. Fox, 531- strictures on Mr. Trotter's reflections during the tour to Paris, 532- 534-on his character of Buonaparte, 535, 536-Freedom of Mr. Trotter's remarks on private individuals, 539-542-remarks on his account of the calumnies against Mr. Fox, 543-545-attempts to introduce Mr. Fox into the ministry, 546, 547-illiberal remarks of Mr. Trotter on Mr. Pitt, 548, 549-553-considerations on the ad- vantages that would probably have resulted from the union of Mr. Fox and Mr. Pitt in office, 555, 557.
Upas Antiar, or poison tree of Java, account of, 514, 515-experiments. on it, by M. Leschinault, 514-by Mr. Brodie, 515-origin of the fabulous accounts concerning this tree, 516, 517.
Virgin Mary, pretended appearances of, 324, 325.
Wagram, (battle of) account of, 55, 56—strictures thereon, 56, 57. Weber, (M.) how far qualified to be an editor of ancient dramas, 476, 477-remarks on his edition of Ford's Dramatic Works, 477–485.
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