A.

AAR, glacier of the, 80.

Adam, legend of the death of, 228-his
footprints pointed out on Gerizim, ib.
Africa, colonies on the coast of, 136-
configuration of Central, 280-enor-
mous contraction and expansion of
lakes, 281-advanced civilisation of
the interior, 284.

Agassiz's (M.) observations on the
glacier of the Aar, 84.
Agriculture of Great Britain compared
with France and Austria, 10.
Alchemy, anecdote related by Bacon on,

210.

Alcock's (Sir R.) 'Residence in Japan,'

449.

Alderney Breakwater, 305.

Algiers, new mole at, 305.

Alps, De Saussure's account of the, 85.
America, character of a politician in
disrepute in, 149.

Americans in Japan, mean and undig-
nified conduct of, 474.
Ants, habits of, 65.

Architects do not keep up with the

spirit of the age, 330-archæological
fancies of, 331.

Armstrong's (Sir W.) new application

of water power, 293.

Ash, the sacred tree of Scandinavia,
226-Devonshire folk-lore respecting
the, ib.

Assumption of the Virgin, story of the,

influence of state lotteries, 7-area of
the empire, 9-the third in geogra-
phical importance among European
nations, ib.-analysis of its popula-
tion, ib.-religion, ib.-comparative
cultivation of Great Britain, France,
and Austria, 10-designed chiefly
for cereal production, 12-inade-
quate development of great mineral
resources, 18-great increase in the
production of coal, 19-gold and
silver mines, 20-salt mines, 21-
contraband traffic consequent on the
Government monopoly, ib.-cultiva-
tion of the vine, ib.-Hungary, its
wine-growing district, 22-customs
revenue compared with the English,
27-bearing of the Austrian tariff on
the commerce of Great Britain, 28-
statistics of commerce between Austria
and Great Britain, 30-national debt,
railways, ib. heterogeneous
character of the population, 33-
ethnological and social peculiarities,
ib.-reason of determined hold on
Venetia, 35-naval force in the Adri-
atic, 37-a separation of Hungary and
Austria ruinous to both, ib.-mer-
cantile marine, ib.-ancient liberties,
39-the Diets, ib.-present condition,
ib.-House of Lords in the Reichsrath,
40- -great interest of England in
Austrian commerce, 41-a Teutonic
empire a dream of political pedants,
42. (See Hungary.')

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Authors and publishers, natural history
of, 175.

B.

Bambino at Rome, exhibition of, 257.
Bateman's Life of Dr. Wilson,' cha-
racter of, 539.

Behemoth, the hippopotamus, 48.
Bible, Natural History of the, 43-

Bochart's Hierozoicon, 47-Celsius
on the botany of the Bible, ib.-
names of authors on the Natural
History of the Bible, 47-important
bearing of natural history on it, 48-
carnivora of the Bible, 60-ornitho-

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logy of Palestine, 62-reptilia, 63—
fish, 64-ants and locusts, 65-clean
and unclean animals, 67-botany, 68
-the olive and palm, 69-mustard
tree, 70-shittimwood and cedars of
Lebanon, 72-fig tree, 74.
Birkenhead, great float at, 308.
Blomfield's (Bishop) Life,' by his Son,
538-university distinctions and rapid
rise in the Church, 551--his rebuke
to a clergyman for drunkenness, 552
-labours in the diocese of Chester,
554-inauguration of the church
building movement, ib.-extension of
colonial episcopate due to him, 556—
a debater of the first rank, 557—
activity in public business, ib.-anec-
dotes of his humour, 562-family
life, ib.--last days, 563-two principal
defects in his character, 565-charge
of 1842, 567-not emphatically the
statesman of the Church, 575-in-
stances of his lack of foresight, 576
-self-denying labours and noble
liberality, 580.

Bochart's Hierozoicon, a storehouse of
ancient zoology, 47.

Breakwaters at Cherbourg, Plymouth,
Portland, Holyhead, and Alderney,
305-French system of pier build-
ing, ib.

Bridges, Roman, 314-bridge over the
Dee at Chester the largest stone
arch, ib.-brick bridge at Maidenhead,
315-iron bridges, b.-suspension,
316-bugbear of expansion and con-
traction, ib.-French wire bridges, ib.
-bridge over the Fall of Niagara,
317-the Britannia bridge, 318-the
Warren girder, 320-bridge over the
St. Lawrence at Montreal, 321
aqueduct bridges, 328.

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Bristol, new channel for the river at, 307.
Britannia bridge, diagram explaining
its construction, 318.

Brixham, ossiferous cavern at, 373-
deposits in, 385.

C.

Cadzow forest, oaks of, 218.
Cagliostro, a favourite with modern
spiritualists, 196.

Canals, decay of, 326.

Cecil (Lord Burleigh), greatness of his
character, 519-his energy and skill,
520-vastness of his daily labour,
521-diplomatic chess-playing with
De Quadra, 525. (See Elizabeth.')
Celsius on the botany of the Bible, 47.
Cenis (Mount), tunnel under, 294.

Cereal production in England, probable
diminution of, 16.

Cessart's (de) engineering works at
Cherbourg, 304.

Cherbourg Breakwater, 305.
Christian Socialist movement, 446.
Church of England and her Bishops,
538-effect on the Church of the sup-
pression of convocations, 541-former
degraded standard of episcopal duty,
543-discontent respecting outlay for
episcopal residences, 560-state of
Norwich under Bishop Bathurst, 568-
reflections on the present condition
of the Church, 578.

Clarke's (Edwin) contrivance for re-
pairing ships, 309.

Club (The) founded by Dr. Johnson,
modern history of, 561.
Colonies: narrow view of colonial policy,

125-a safety-valve for the pressure
of home population, 127 — annual
disbursement of three millions and
a half, 131-question of colonial
self-dependence, ib.-differences be-
tween old and modern colonists, 132
-difficulty of a volunteer army in
the colonies, 134-coloured natives
of English colonies not to be trusted
with arms, 135-progress of an Eng-
lish colony traced, 138-early colo-
nists of North America, 141-disad-
vantages of deserting the colonies,
143-possible French adoption of
rejected English colonies, 144.
Competition, misapprehension as to its
effect on prices, 420.

Co-operative societies, 418-co-opera-
tion distinct from communism, ib.-
monastic bodies of the middle ages,
419 Shakers and Rappists, ib.-
reasons for the failure of communistic
institutions, ib.-the Pioneers of Roch-
dale the origin of working men's
associations, 424-the Leeds corn-
mill, ib.-multiplication of institutions
like the Rochdale Pioneers, 435-sta-
tistics of their numbers and finances,
436-periodical social gatherings, 437
-slow growth of such societies in
the metropolis, 438- their effect
on tradesmen, 439-associations in
France before the coup d'état, ib.-
co-operation of Cornish miners, 440-
experiment of M. Leclaire, ib.-piano-
makers' (French) association, 442-
and builders', 443-German co-opera-
tive movement, 444-Christian social-
ists, 446-gilders' association, 447—
the co-operative movement conserva-
tive in its tendency, 448.

natural history of Palestine, 46.
Hatfield Moss, trees in, 378.
Hazel divining rod, 245.

Herodotus' geography of the Nile, 276.
Hippopotamus the behemoth of Scrip-
ture, 51-formerly found in regions
whence it has disappeared, ib.
Home's Incidents in my Life,' 179-
suspicious circumstances attending his
testimony to the manifestations," 197
-his intellectual calibre inconsistent
with much brilliant invention, 198.
Hood (Thomas), a genuine Cockney,
322-his 'Song of the Shirt,' 333, 345,
364-Lost Child,' 333-connection
with the London Magazine,' 335-
Lycus the Centaur,' a poem, 337-

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Mrs. Hood, 339-anecdotes of Hood's
humour, ib.- Whims and Oddities,'
"Tylney Hall,' and 'Comic Annual,'
341 honourable character, 342-
elastic spirit, ib.-residence in Ger-
Many, 343-editorship of the New
monthly Magazine,' 344-Hood's
Magazine,' 345 pension of 1007.
granted too late, 346-hatred of cant,
349-character, 350-antithesis of
his life, 352-inexhaustible drollery,
354-humorous extracts, 355-wis-
dom of his wit, 357-character of his
poetry, 358-Haunted House,' 360
-Tylney Hall,' 361-letters to Dr.
Elliot's children, 362-the 'Lady's
Dream,' 365-letter to Sir Robert
Peel, his last, 367.

Houdin's marvellous conjuring before
Louis Philippe, 195.

Howitt's intemperate championship of
spiritualism, 198-his Latinity, 199.
Hungary, enormous proportion of nobles

to the population, 3-description of
the country, 8-of the Steppes, 11-
its astonishing crops, ib.- revolu-
tion in commerce produced by steam
navigation on the Danube, 14
timber and hemp, 17-annual pro-
duction of wines, 24-their prices

current in the British market, 25—
immense tracts for the production of
beet sugar, 27-suggestion for in-
creased trade with Great Britain, 33
-doubtful advantage of Hungarian
legislative independence, 38. (Sce
Austria.)

I.

Inclusi (the), recluses walled up in
towers, 215.

Iron Gates of the Danube, 14.
Irving (Washington), Orcadian descent
of, 152-passion for travel and mari-
time adventure, 153-fondness for
theatricals, 155-admitted to the
American bar, 157-attachment to
Matilda Hoffman, 159-predilection
for the 'Bohemian' mode of existence,
162- refusal of official employ-
ment, 163-an adopted Englishman
for seventeen years, 165-introduction
to Sir Walter Scott, 166-unattached
and discursive character of his life,
168 -
- publication of the 'Sketch
Book,' ib.-his originality is of man-
ner, not of matter, ib.-occupies a
middle place between the literature
of distinct centuries, 169-musical
cadence of his prose, ib. — inti-
macy with Moore, 170-large sums
obtained for his works from the pub-
lishers, 172, 175-' aegri somnia,' 174
-Life of Columbus,' .—rapidity
in composition, ib.-Secretary of
Legation to the United States in
England, ib.-his value as an historian
estimated, 175-return to America,
176-American minister to Spain, 177
-his own retrospect of his life, 178.

J.

James I., Milton's sarcasm on, 534.
Japan, the Tycoon not the head of the
state, 451-the Mikado the sovereign
and spiritual emperor, ib.-limited
power of the Tycoon, 452-Japan an
oligarchy of 264 Daimios, 453-the
Mikado and Tycoon rival powers,
455-mode of life of the Daimios, b.
-their great revenues, 457 — ad-
mirable manufactures of the Japanese,
458-Draconian severity of the laws,
ib.-inexhaustible fertility of the soil,
459-earthquakes, 461-real cause of
the expulsion of the Jesuit mission-
aries, 462-machinery of religious
inquisitorship, 463-possible benefi-
cial effect from it,.-penalty of death

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for Christianity, ib.-treaty with the
United States, 464-Earl of Elgin's
treaty, 465-Japanese eagerness for
knowledge, ib.-constructed a steam-
engine from drawings alone, 466-
extensive mechanical attainments, ib.
-productions, 467-silk trade, 468-
drain of gold from a mistake as to the
relative values of gold and silver, 470
-metallic and mineral wealth, 471-
military resources, 472-military and
civil independence of the Daimios, ib.
-purchase of cannon and rifles from
Dutch and American traders, 473-
study of European military science,
ib.restriction of the visits of the
Daimios to Yeddo, 474-struggle be-
tween the Tycoon and the Daimios,
475-intellectual character of the
people, 478-their extreme licentious-
ness, ib.-prospects of commerce with
them, 479.

Jonah, inquiry as to the fish that swal-
lowed, 53.

K.

Kenmare, St. Columba's oak at, 221.
Kent's Hole, geological remains found
in, 375.

L.

La Femme au Collier de Velours,'
origin of the story of, 170.
'Land of the Leal,' written by Baroness
Nairn, not by Burns, 346.
Lebanon, description of the cedars of, 72.
Leeds corn-mill, 424.

Leviathan, Hebrew name of the, 48-
sometimes the crocodile, ib.-specu-
latious as to other applications of the
word, 49.

Lighthouses, Eddystone, Bell Rock, and
Skerryvore, 310-Mr. Murray's re-
moval of the Sunderland lighthouse
475 feet, 311.

Lily connected with the story of the
Virgin's Assumption, 235-legend of
its three mystical flowers, ib.-inquiry
respecting the lily in the Sermon on
the Mount, 236.

Liverpool docks the most magnificent
in the world, 307.
Locusts used for food, 66.

Lombardy, its value to Austria, 18.
Lyell's 'Geological Evidences of the
Antiquity of Man,' 368-holds that
mankind came from a single pair,
414.

M.

McEnery's cavern researches, 372.
Magyars, Asiatic character of, 8-essen-
tially Tartars, ib. (See Hungary.)
Man (Antiquity of), Lyell on, 368-
Cuvier's opinion, 371-Kent's Hole,
372-ossiferous cavern at Brixham,
373-works of art found in Danish
peat-bogs, 374-ages of stone, of
bronze, and of iron, ib.-'kitchen
refuse heaps,' 376-remains found in
the delta of the Tinière, 381-lake
dwellings in Switzerland, 379-in
Ireland and Scotland, 382-computa-
tion of 1000 millions from a single
pair in 6000 years, ib.-remains in
the sediment of the Nile, 384-
human remains in the delta of the
Mississippi, ib. — remains found in
Scotch estuaries, 385-fossils in the
valley of the Somme, 391-remains
discovered near Abbeville, 392-about
Amiens, 394-flint implements in the
valley of the Thames, 396-questions
relating to chipped flints, 397-the
fossil man of Natchez, 399-age of
the St. Acheul beds, 400-cave of San
Ciro, in Sicily, 402-remains of man
and extinct quadrupeds at Aurignac,
403-supposed fossil man of Denise,
405-the glacial period, 407-human
jaw found near Maestricht, 410-no
evidence of any real change in man,
411-arguments against the 'immense
antiquity' of man, 416.

Man defined as a tool-making and road-
making animal, 289.

Manhood suffrage in Victoria, evils of,

150.

Marseilles, new harbour at, 306.
Mary, Queen of Scots, her early life
amidst the profligacy and villany of
the French court, 528-conciliates
the Scotch, 529-intense rivalry with
Elizabeth, ib.-projected marriage
with Don Carlos, 530-marriage with
Darnley, 531-her ungoverned pas-
sions, 533-fatal intimacy with
Rizzio, 534-fortitude, address, and
energy, 535-Bothwell's fatal influ-
ence on her life, b.-murder of
Darnley, 536.

Merivale's description of the Campagna
of Rome, comment on, 269-his dimi-
nished estimate of the population of
ancient Rome, 270.

Milton's sarcasm on James I., 534.
Mississippi, human remains in its delta,

385.