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THIRTY-FIFTH VOLUME OF THE QUARTERLY REVIEW.
ADRIAN'S persecution of the Jews, 87.
Agents, evil of Assurance Societies allow-
ing commissions to, 30, 31.
Agriculturists. See Corn Laws.
Akiba (Rabbi) account of, 87, 88-Talmu-
dical tale concerning, 110.
Akmetchet, notice of, 377.
Alexander the Great, rabbinical tale con-
cerning, 111, 112.
American (North) court of justice, anec-
dote of, 236.
America (South), mal-administration of the
Spanish colonies in, particularly in Peru,
325-power of the viceroys, 326-ve-
nality of justice, 326-328-mismanage-
ment of the customs, 328-profligacy and
rapacity of the Romish clergy, 329-331,
342-mockery of divine worship in the
services performed by them for the na-
tive Indians, 343-the supply of eccle-
siastics how kept up, 332-power of the
Jesuits, and extent of the benefits con-
ferred by them in South America, 333-
bitter hatred of the Spaniards and Creoles
towards each other, 334-336-causes
of it, 337-rapacious conduct of the Spa-
niards towards the Aborigines, 338-par-
ticularly the repartimientos or forced
allotments, 339, 340-aud the mita or
compulsory service, 341-mortification
with which the Spaniards regard the
rising prosperity of South America, 349.
Ampère (M.) Recueil d'Observations Elec-
tro-Dynamiques, 237-abstract of his
theory of electro-dynamics, with remarks,
251-264-its advantages, 268.
Andes mountains, mode of travelling over,
137, 138.
Anglo-Norman Poetry, specimens of, 83—
Araucanians of South America, notice of,
131.
Army (Indian), suggestions for improving
the regulation of, 54-58.
Assurance for lives, nature of, 3-its im-
portance, 1-number of insurance so-
cieties now in existence, 2-remarks on
the principles upon which different tables
for life-assurance have been constructed,
4, 5-illustration of the immense differ-
ence between making an assurance by the
existing tables, and by the table proposed
by Mr. Babbage, 5, 6-in what manner
the profits on life assurances are distri-
buted by the various societies, 6, 7—table
of thirty-two existing assurance compa-
nies, exhibiting their objects, amount of
capital, nominal and actually paid up,
the tables of mortality by which they are
regulated, the proportion of profit given
by them to the assured, and the periods of
division, 7—classification of them, 7, 8—
table of rates of profit, charged by various
offices, at the presumed average of forty-
six, 9-remarks thereon, 609-considera-
tions of importance to the interest of
parties who are about to effect insurances,
9-first, on the proportion of profits re-
turned to the assured by various societies,
9-11-secondly, of the mode of assign-
ing the bonus to the assured, 11-13-
additional observations thereon, 610-613
-thirdly, of the period at which the
profits are assigned, 13—15-fourthly, of
the periods at which assurers become
entitled to participate in a division of
profits, 15-particularly the assurers with
the Equitable Society, 16-27-and with
the Rock Society, 28-notice of another
'mal-practice' in the Equitable, 29—re-'
marks on the proceedings of that society,
ib.-30-and on the practice of assurance
societies paying commission to agents,
solicitors, or brokers, 30, 31.
Audiencias, or chief courts of justice in
South America, venality of, 326-328.
Auto-biography, observations on the mania
for, 164.
Babbage, (Charles) comparative view of the
various institutions for the assurance of
lives, 1-his motives for publication, 2-
execution of his work, 3-See Assurances.
Bagtchisarai, notice of, 377.
Bakou, naphtha pits of, 397.
Barlow (Peter) essay on magnetic attractions,
&c. 237.
Barry (Don David), his account of the mis-
sionaries sent from Spain to South Ame-
rica, 332-and of the services conferred
by the Jesuits there, 333-on the causes
of the hatred between the Spanish colo-
nies and the mother-country, 336, 337—
notice of the revolt of the cacique Tupac-
amaru, 340-suggestion respecting his
translation of Ulloa's Notioias Secretas,'
relative to South America, 350.
Betzpopoochini, a sect of dissenters from
the Russian-Greek church, notice of, 366.
Bible, avidity with which the Russian pea-
santry read it, 365, 366.
Bielgorod, singular spectacle at, 369.
Boki, an Owhyhee chief, anecdotes of,
429, 431-433, 434-copy of a letter
written by him, 609.
Bonuses, how assigned to parties assured in
the different Life Assurance Societies,
11, 13.
Brambletye House, plan of the novel of,
550-555-observations thereon, 555-
Brasbridge's (Joseph) Fruits of Experience,
148-illustrations of his maxims, 158-
162-notice of sundry clubs mentioned
by him, 163, 164.
British community in India, observations
on, 58, 59.
Brokers, evils of allowing commissions to
for insurances, 30, 31.
Brunton (Mr.), labours of, in translating the
New Testament into Turkish, at Karass,
382, 383.
Bruyère, observation of, on mediocrity in
painting and poetry, 185.
Buenos Ayres, mode of living at, 118-
failure of a milk and butter association
there, 119-fanaticism of the inhabitants,
120 profligacy of the priests, 121.
Bugs of the Pampas, or Great Plain of
South America, 130.
Buonaparte, anecdote of, 367.
Burmese War, necessity of, 481, 482-pre-
parations of the Burmese, 482-they
attack a British post, 483-amount of
Major-General Campbell's armament, 484
-hostilities commenced, ibid-internal
appearance of Rangoon, 486-difficulties
to which the British troops were exposed,
487-Burmese mode of warfare, ibid—
they are defeated, 488-their fortress of
Kemmendine captured, 490-account of
their corps of Invulnerables, 493, 494-
who are discomfited, 494, 495-advance
of the British army, 496-Burmese mode
of entrenching, 497-they are defeated
in assaulting the British army, 498-and
defeat a detachment of Sepoys, 499-the
Burmese again defeated before Rangoon,
501, 502-failure of the British army in
an attack on Donobew, 502, 503-which
they afterwards carry, 504—they advance
to Prome, and defeat the Burmese, 505
-507-horrors of the war, 508-further
advance of the British forces, 509-the
Burmese negotiate for peace, 510-which
is concluded, 511.
Byron (George, Lord), conduct of in Greece,
229-231.
Byron (Lord), excellent hints given by to
the national council of Owhyhee, 437—
his departure thence, ibid, 438.
Cabbala (Jewish), remarks on, 101-103.
Carrington's (N. J.) Dartmoor, a descriptive
poem, 165-description of Dartmoor, 166
its rivers, 167, 168-Cranmere lake,
167-mountains or tors, 169-forest, ibid
-specimens of Mr. Carrington's poem,
170-174.
Cartwright (Major), memoirs and corre-
spondence of, 148-remarks thereon, 154
-pursuits and literary labours of the
Major, 155, 156.
Caspian Sea, notice of various conjectures
concerning, 399, 400-waters of, on the
decrease, 400, 401.
Caucasus, Passes of, described, 390-392
-population of the country to the south
of, 395.
Ceylon (Island), notice of, 475.
Chasidim, or Jewish Pietists, notice of, 374.
Chile, profligacy of the priests in, 121, 122
-character of the inhabitants, 139, 140
-prevalence of gambling, 141-notice
of the earthquake in 1822, ibid, 142.
Christianity, considerations on the propa
gation of, in India, 61, 62.
Clergy (Romish), profligacy and rapacity
of, in South America, 329-331, 342-
their numbers, how kept up, 332-their
careless mode of performing divine ser-
vice to the Indians, 343.
Colchos, productions of, 388.
Commissions, evil of assurance societies
allowing, to agents, solicitors, and bro-
kers, 30, 31.
Corn Laws, observations on the alteration
of, 269-free importation, subject to ade-
quate protecting duties, instead of abso-
lute prohibition, the leading principle of
the late parliamentary changes in our
commercial policy, ibid-examination of
the objections to this change of policy,
270-particularly as it respects the agri-
cultural interest, 270-272-effect of
rigid adherence to the present system
of corn laws, without palliating modifica-
tions on the part of the executive govern-
ment, 273, 274-considerations on the
effect of a diminished price of corn,
arising from foreign importation, in im-
mediately relieving the distressed manu-
facturers, 278-281-suggestions for re-
lieving the existing distress, 281-283.
Cowper's poems, character of, 203.
Crabb's (George) English Synonymes ex-
plained, 403-specimens of his work,
with remarks, 415–419.
Cradock's (Joseph)literary and miscellaneous
memoirs, 148-notice of them, 151, 152
-specimen of his poetry, 152.
Creoles, bitter hatred of, towards the Spa-
niards, 334-336-its causes, 337.
Customs, mismanagement of, in South Ame-
rica, 328.
Daghestan, productions of, 397, 398.
Damages, small, why frequently given in
actions for libel, 598-600.
Dariel, pass of, described, 390, 391.
Dartmoor, topographical sketch of, 166-
rivers, 167, 168-Cranmere lake, 167
-mountains or tors, 169-Forest, ibid
-extracts from the descriptive poem of
Dartmoor, 170-174.
Darwin's (Dr.) poetical works, character
of, 200-202.
Derbent, pass of, described, 392.
Diaper's Poems, character of, 191, 192.
Directors of the East India Company, ob-
servations on the qualifications of, 36, 37
-and on the business of the Court of
Directors, 37-39.
Dramatic poetry, origin and character of,
361, 362.
Electro-Magnetism, notice of M. Ampère's
researches in, 237-facts proving the
tendency of electricity to produce mag-
netism, 238-242-distinctions, which
characterize the different forms of elec-
tricity and galvanism, 243-245-expe-
riments of Professor Ersted, 246 -
of Mr. Barlow, 248-of Mr. Faraday,
ibid, 249-remarks on the theory of
electro-magnetism, 249-251-abstract
of M. Ampère's theory of electro-dyna-
mics, with remarks, 251-264-observa-
tions on terrestrial magnetism, 265-267
-advantage of M. Ampère's theory, 268.
Ellis's (William) Narrative of a Tour
through Owhyhee, &c., 419-his account
of the taboo, 423-of the volcano of Ki-
rauea, 426—of the departure of the Queen
of the Sandwich Islands for Europe, 430.
Emily, a neglected poet, character of, with
specimens of his productions, 193, 194.
English language, notice of the various at-
tempts to fix, 405-407.
English poetry, observations on, 185-me-
diocrity, why successful, ibid-meretri-
cious writers the most popular, and on
what account, 186-effect of the Rebel-
lion in perverting taste, ibid, 187-meta-
physical poetry, 188-golden age of the
mediocrists, 189-Pomfret, why popular,
190-popularity of Katherine Phillips,
ibid-Swift's character of Diaper's poems,
ibid, 191-influence of Pope in improv-
ing English poetry, 190—of the poets in
the reign of George II., 192, 193-of the
reign of George III., 193-particularly of
Emily, ibid, 194-of Mason, 195-197
-brief continuance of the popularity of
Merry, 197, 198-of Darwin, 200-cha-
racter of his poetry, 198-200-and of
Cowper's, 201-and of Hurdis, 201—
204 of Dr. Sayers, 204–219.
Equitable Assurance Society, remarks on
the proportion of profits returned by it to
the parties assured, 10, 11-on the
periods at which its profits are assigned,
14, 15-and those at which assurers be-
come entitled to participate in a division
of profits, 17-Mr. Babbage's view of
the by-laws of 1816, 18-20-observations
on the measures of the directors and ac-
tuary, 20-22-and on the recommenda-
tion of the actuary, in 1825, 22—26—
evils resulting from this system, 26-fur-
ther remarks on the departure from the
deed of settlement, 27, 28-notice of
anothermal-practice' in the Equitable
Society, 29-reasons for asserting that
this society has forfeited the name of
equitable,' 29, 30.
Establishments, observations on the reduc
tion of, 292-299, 305, 306.
Evidence, what, admissible in the case of
action for libel, 578-580.
Faraday's (Mr.) electro-magnetic experi-
ments, notice of, 248, 249.
Franklin's (Dr.) account of the supreme
court of judicature in Pennsylvania, 588,
Finance accounts of the United Kingdom,
table of, for the year 1825, 284, 285-
linear scale illustrating this table, 307—
explanation of that scale, 307-313-and
of the table of expenditure, 286-288-
effect of the national debt upon the coun-
try, 288-290-taxes repealed since the
battle of Waterloo, 291-observations on
the reduction of establishments, 292-
299, 305, 306 - inconvenience of the
present system of finance, as it respects
the government, 300-schedule, showing
the expenditure of workmen, and the
effect of prosperity and adversity on the
working classes, as well as the effect of
taxation in diminishing their comforts,
313-315.
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