Bankes family, the, 283-Lady Bankes's
heroic defence of Corfe Castle, ib.
Barnes's Poems in the Dorset Dialect,'
281.

Bell's (Dr.) system of education, 76.
Belligerency, character of, explained,
257-blockade a belligerent right,

259. See America.'
Bencoolen, settlement of, 496.
Bernadotte's candidature for the French
Crown, 207-refuses to lead his army
across the French frontier, 208.
Blackmoor, forest of, 292.
Borneo, passion of the Dayaks for the
possession of human heads, 488-ex-
plored by Mr. St. John, 497-its pro-
ductions, 498-capable of supporting
a hundred millions of people, 499-
the forced trade, ib.-coal-fields, 501.
Brooke (Sir James), Rajah of Sarawak,
483 his principle of government,
500-genius and humanity of his en-
terprise, 515.

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Brougham's (Lord) account of the Prin-

cess Charlotte's flight from Warwick
House, 61, 63.

'Burnt Njal' (Icelandic Saga), analysis
of, 124-Njal's conversion to Chris-
tianity, 132.

Butter, bad packing of, 288.

C.

Canada, rebellion in, conduct of Ame-
rica in the, 260-present attitude of,
271.

Castlereagh (Lord), delusions respecting

his character and motives, 203-his
selection of Sir Arthur Wellesley, 204
-his ascendency in negotiation, 205-
conduct of the Walcheren expedition,
ib. quarrel with Mr. Canning, ib.-
his gift of managing men, ib.-charac-
terised by Thiers as 'Angleterre elle-
même,' 210-successful resistance to
the claims of Russia and Prussia on
Poland and Saxony, ib.-his objec-
tion to foreign interventions, 214-
his intellectual composition, 227-his
speeches calculated to conceal his
ability, 228-his share in destroying
the slave-trade, 230-no sympathy
with Absolutism, 231 advice to
Louis XVIII, 232-his object a ba-
lance of power, securing lasting peace,
235-his style of speaking, 236-ab-
sence of showy qualities, ib.-rheto-
rical blundering, 237-influence in
the House, ib.-his courage, patience,
and sagacity, 238.

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Celebes, island of, 502-its radiating
conformation, ib.-peculiarities of its
inhabitants, ib.-Spartan training of
children, ib. - political institutions,

503.

Celtic tumuli of Dorset, 281.
Ceylon, Sir Emerson Tennent's theory
respecting, 486.

Channing (Mary), post-mortem burning
of, 305.

Charles V.'s (the Emperor) advice to
Philip II., 153.

Charleston harbour, barbarism of de-
stroying, 278.

Charlotte (Queen), anecdotes of, 48.
Charlotte of Wales (Princess), her cha-

racter at seventeen, 49-description
of Warwick House, 50-meeting with
the Princess of Wales on Constitution
Hill, 51-her preceptor the Bishop of
Salisbury, 53-her tutors and gover-
ness, 54-aversion to the Prince of
Orange, 56-withdraws her consent
to marriage with him, 57-cause of
her flight from Warwick House, 58
-demeanour towards Prince Leopold,
ib.-evil influence attained over her
by her mother, 65-different versions
of her flight to Connaught House, 66
-her generosity of disposition, 70.
Cheney's (Mr.) pamphlet, What is
Good Iron?' 573.
Chesil Bank, 296.
Chinese immigrants, character of, 510.
Clergy, anticipated failure in the supply
of English, 400-extraordinary de-
velopment of the Church, ib.-special
function of the clergy, 403-their
numbers, ib.-their functions the de-
velopment and safeguard of English
liberties, 405-qualities required in
a parochial clergyman, 409-supply
must be drawn from the highly-edu-
cated classes, 411-education of the
clergy, 413-the mother's part in it,
415-public school education neces-
sary, 417-Scriptural instruction in
schools, 425-universities and col.
leges, 428-ante-Reformation colleges
Protestant institutions, 430- moral
preparation for Holy Orders, 435-
college testimonials, b.-university
not the place for final preparation,
436 colleges in connexion with
cathedral bodies, 439-experiments
at Wells and Exeter, 440-require-
ments of final clerical education, 443.
Clontarf, battle of, 144.
Clubmen of Dorset, rising of the, 284.
Coles's (Captain) cupolas, 569.
Confessional, Romish, 423.

Corfe Castle, heroic defence of, 283-
description, 300-murder of 'Saynt
Edward, Kynge and martyr,' 301-
the Castle gallows, ib.

Coronation oath, Fox's opinion respect-
ing the, 522.

Courtship, Icelandic, 124.

'Cow and Calf,' landmarks in Dorset,
292.

D.

Dasent's (G. W.) 'Burnt Njal,' 115—
an admirable translation, 117-great
value of Mr. Dasent's services to
Northern literature,118.

Dale (Mr.), entomological discoveries
of, 290.

Diplomatist's glory ephemeral, 206—on

what his victories depend, ib.
Dorset, derivation of the word, 281-
crusade of S. G. O., 285-labourers'
wages, 286-truck system, ib.-pro-
gress of agriculture, 287-farmers'
clubs, 288-hunting and fishing, 289
-zoology, ib.-extensive and peculiar
flora, 290-geological structure, 291
-fossil remains, 293-architectural
treasures, 302-mansion-houses, 304
-antiquities, 305-hill-forts and bar-
rows, 306 Roman occupation of
Dorset, and stations, 307-distin-
guished natives, 309-peculiarities of
dialect, 311-Specimens from Barnes,
the Dorset poet (see Barnes), 314—
politeness of the peasantry, 318.
Domingo (San), annexation of half the
island to Spain, 171-history of its
revolutions, 172.

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Dred Scott case, points decided in the,
242, 245.

Dryness of climate caused by the de-
struction of forests, 163.
Dutch East Indies, 491-commercial
system, ib.-conduct towards England
on regaining their Eastern colonies,
492-boundaries of their possessions
in the Eastern Archipelago, 506-
colonial possessions in Asia, ib.—colo-
nial policy, 507-improbability of
their having permanent power in the
East, 514.

E.

Eastern Archipelago, ethnology of the,
511.

Education, the training of the faculties
of the mind, 427.

(popular), statistics of, in
England, compared with France, Hol-

land, and Prussia, 74-origin of the
British and Foreign School Society
and the National Society, 75-Bell's
and Lancaster's systems, 76-failure
of the monitorial system, ib.-the
'Government system,' ib. pupil.
teachers the sinews of primary edu-
cation,' 77-training colleges, ib.—
subject-matter of instruction, 78-
scheme of the Commissioners bor-
rowed from the Encyclopædia Bri-
tannica,' 83, 84-defects specified by
the Commissioners as justifying a
change of systém, 85-calculations
reducing the estimated increase of
expenditure, 86- highest Parlia-
mentary grant the cost of two
'Warriors, 88-alleged inability of
the present system to assist the poorer
districts, 89-the charge of partial
inadequacy of teaching answered, 90
-thirty-six seconds examining each
scholar' a mistake of the Commis-
sioners, 92-reading, writing, and
arithmetic taught well in 90 per cent.
of the schools, 95-defect from pres-
sure on the central office absurd, 96-
the Revised Code, 97-simplification
(meaning abolition) its key note, ib.
-cooking the registers, 99-diffi-
culties of individual examination, 100
-discouragement of religious know-
ledge, 103-effects of the Revised
Code on training colleges, 104-in-
creased number of school-inspectors,
106-cost of them, ib.-abolition of
religious examination by the new
code, 107-conscience clause, ib.-
correspondence with the National So-
ciety respecting Welsh schools, 110-
objections to the existing system not
remedied by the Revised Code, 111-
over-educated teachers, 112-effect of
the new code to drive the teachers
into some other occupation, ib.—the
Revised Code exaggerates three of
the defects and substitutes a worse
for the fourth, ib.-suggestions, 114—
night-schools, ib.

Education (public school), grand talis-
man of religious, 427.
'Edward (Saynt), Kynge and martyr,'
murder of, 301.

Eldon's (Lord) narrative of the Princess
Charlotte's flight from, Warwick
House, 61.
Elphinstone's (Miss Mercer) connection
with the Princess Charlotte, 55.
Ephraem (St.), author of hymns, 334.
Exeter's (Bishop of) noble donation for
a theological college, 444.

F.

Fisher, Bishop of Salisbury, preceptor
to the Princess Charlotte, 53.
Flora of Dorset, 291.

Foreign intervention, evils of, 213.
Fox's inconsistency on the question of
the coronation oath, 527-Earl Rus-
sell's mistaken eulogy of, 542-Fox's
zealous sympathy with his country's
enemies, 543.

Fugitive-slave law, 242.

G.

Genoa, effects of its annexation to Pied-
mont, 223.
George III.'s opposition to Catholic
emancipation, 521-relapse into in-
sanity, 524-insists on appointing the
Duke of York to command the army,
547.

George IV., his conduct towards the
Princess Charlotte, 52.
Greece, British policy in founding the
monarchy, 361.

Gregory Nazianzen (St.), 336.

H.

Hamilton's (Lady) connection with Nel-
son, 43-description of her person
and manners, 44--her anticipated cap-
tivation of the Prince Regent, 45.
Hayti, republic and empire of, 172.
Hispaniola (S. Domingo), revolutions
of, 172.

Holwell Manor-house, 292.

Holworth Cliff, spoutaneous combustion
at, 298.

Hussey's (Giles) theory of harmony in
the human face, 298.

Hymns, Nonconformist, 319- hymns
written to supplant the Prayer-book,
320 hymns of Montgomery and
Heber, ib. two imperfections in
Hall's Church Hymn-book, 321-
Hymn-book of the Society for Pro-
moting Christian Knowledge, ib.—
200 hymnals now in use, ib.-St.
Augustine's definition of a hymn, 322
-breaches of good taste and reve-
rence in hymns, 323-puerilities and
pretty isms, 324-irreverent epithets
applied to Christ, ib.-Cause of failure
of hymnals, 326-suggestions for an
authorised hymn-book, 328-Hebrew
hymns, 330-St. Ephraem the father
of Syriac sacred poetry, 333-the
Greek hymn-writer, St. Gregory Na-
zianzen, 336-Latin hymnology, 338
narrative hymns, 340- Romish

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classical hymns a revived paganism,
342-German hymns, 343-Mora-
vian, Asiatic, and Russian hymns,
346 English hymns, ib.-quali
fications of Sternhold, 348 King
James I.'s hymns, ib.-Wither's and
Herbert's, 349-subjective tendency
of Wesleyan hymns, 351-anecdote of
hymn-writing, 352-Bishop Mant's
translation of the Roman Breviary,
353-influence of Tracts for the
Times' on hymnology, 353-authors
of original Church hymns, 354
American and Welsh hymns, ib.

I.

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Iceland, Norwegian colonisation of, 49
-the Landnáma-búk, or Doomsday-
book, ib.-blood-wite, 120-curious
distinction between manslaughter and
murder, ib.-Aud, the first Christian
woman of Iceland, 121-ceremony of
the primsignaz, ib.-Saga of Burnt
Njal, 124-conversion of Thorwald
and his household by Bishop Frede-
rick, 127-first Christian church at
As, 128-Olaf Tryggvason, the Royal
Apostle of Norway, 129-sends Stef-
ner missionary to Iceland, 130-mus-
cular Christianity of Thangbrand,
missionary in 997, 130-Thangbrand
exiled from Iceland on account of
his manslaughters, 133-King Olaf's
church founded, 134-the President
of the Althing paid to devise laws
in favour of Christians, 136-formal
adoption of Christianity, June 24,
A.D. 1000, 138-analysis of the Saga
of Burnt Njal, 139-description of
the burning, 141-description of Ice-
landic churches, 143— Isleif the first
bishop, 145-the two cathedrals, 146.
Inquisition introduced in Spain from

political not religious motives, 149.
Islamism, original mission of, 370.
Italian unity an idea produced by mis-
government, 225.

Labuan, island of, 501.

Lancaster's system of education, 76-his
nonsensical system of rewards and
punishments, 80.

Law of nations, philological, 230
poetical or literary, ib.
Leeds (Duchess of), governess of the
Princess Charlotte, 54.
Legislatures, co-ordinate and indepen-
dent under one Crown, calamities of,
204.

Leopold and the Princess Charlotte, 58.
Letters, 1 in 287 fails to reach its desti-
nation, 35.

Lind (Dr.), correction of a statement
respecting, 280.

Louis Philippe made to appear and sing
by a chimney-sweeper, 71.
Lulworth Castle, 299.

Lyme Regis, historical events at, 308.

uselessness of wooden men-of-
war, 568 experiments at Shoe-
buryness, 569-contest between iron-
plated vessels and forts, 571
American art of fighting bloodless
battles, ib.-experiments on a 'War-
rior' target, 572-Armstrong guns,
573-stationary defences and floating
batteries, 575.

Metcalfe's (Rev. F.) 'Oxonian in Ice-
land,' 115.

Miall's (Mr.) opinions respecting the
Establishment, 82.

Mindanao, low state of barbarism of
Negritoes in, 511-their concoction
of poisons, ib. - ascend trees like
monkeys, ib.

Ministerial responsibility, theory of,

518.

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Pitt (Right Hon. W.), Lord Stanhope's
Life of, 516-resignation on the
King's refusal of the Catholic claims,
521-the King's relapse into insanity,
524-Pitt's promise not to renew the
question in the King's lifetime, ib.-
contrasted with Fox's conduct, 526-
declining zeal for the Addington
administration, 527-resumption of
office, 528-negotiations with Fox
and Grenville, 529- policy of his
administration, 531-charge of se-
verity to the English Jacobins, 532
-repressive measures, 533-circum-
stances justifying an Alien Bill, 536
-parallel of the suppression of liberty
in the United States, ib. terror in-
spired by the French Revolution, 538
-did not undertake a crusade against
democracy, 540-letter to Lord Staf
ford, 542-war declared by the Con-
vention, 543-Earl Russell's unjust
censure of Pitt, 544-did not go to
war for an idea, 545-contradictory
censures of Pitt by Lords Macaulay and
Russell, ib., 539, 551-cause of Pitt's
military ill-success, 547-cause of the
disrepute of his war administration,
550-did not survive to gather the
fruits of his policy, 552-effect on him
of Lord Melville's condemnation, 555
-Duke of Wellington's intercourse
with Pitt, 556-effect of Austerlitz
on him, 558-last moments, 559-
error respecting his last words, 560.
Poland, Alexander, at the Congress of
Vienna, claims the whole of, 212.
Porte and Seraglio, distinction between,
387.

Portland Island, convicts at, 294-
churches built of Portland stone, 295
-breakwater, ib.-supposed origin of
the name, 296.

Portlanders, slingers and wreckers, 286.
Primsignaz (prima signatio), Icelandic,

121.

Protectorates, effects of Austrian, Rus-
sian, and other, 215.

Psalms, their rhythmical arrangement
of thought answering to thought, 331.
Public schools, how to deal with their
dangers and evils, 421.

R.

Raffles' (Sir Stamford) ascendency over
the people at Bencoolen, 496.
Railways, the United Kingdom inter-
sected by 10,500 miles of, 1-annual
receipts 27,000,000l., ib. statistics
of 300, b.-keen competition not
injurious, 3-safer than any other
mode of travelling, 4-1 in 8,000,000
passengers killed, ib.-accidents caused
by overwork of servants, 5-distant
signals, 6-break-power insufficient,
8-system of continuous breaks, 9-
spraggs to assist the breaks, 11-sug-
gestion for legal enforcement of break-
power, ib.-safe interval between the
trains not observed, ib.-interval of
time insufficient in tunnels, 13—sug-
gestions for telegraph-huts, 14
semaphore-posts and signals, 15-
collisions on single lines, 16-three
systems of working single lines, 17—
causes of accidents from engines
leaving the rails, 18-G. R. Stephen-
son's pamphlet against high speeds,
19-accidents from giving way of tre-
nails, 21-fished joints, the greatest
improvement in permanent way, 23
-accidents from fracture of tyres, 24
-patented modes of fastening tyres,
25-Mansell's and Burke's rival pa-
tents, 26-means of intercommunica-
tion between different parts of a train,
27-a train on fire, ib.-narrow escape
of 20 persons from being roasted
alive, 28-narrative of accident to a
convict-carriage, 29-explosions of
boilers, 31-accidents at facing-points,
32-anecdote of a wilful accident to
prevent a marriage, 34-average of
77 accidents a year, 35-three con-
tingencies against which provision is
impossible, 36-Government inter-
ference discussed, 37-more equitable
distribution of responsibility required
between higher officers and subor-
dinates, 39.

Raleigh (Sir Walter) at Sherborne, 303.
Reformation, difference of character in
the English and German, 346.
Romish priesthood in Ireland, 420.
Runic inscription on an Athenian sculp-
ture, 115.