Country, state of, to what ascribed, 179-by what means to be al-
leviated, 180.

Creevey, Mr, author of the tract entitled a Guide to the Electors of
Great Britain, upon the accession of a New King, 471-character
of the work, 474-unfolds the mystery of undue influence in Par-
liament, 475-number of places under the Crown held by Mem-
bers of Parliament, 477-remedy proposed by, to counteract this
undue influence, 486.

Curran, Right Honourable John Philpot, his parentage, 260-ac-
count of himself, 261-his private exercitations, 263—when called
to the Bar, 265—his reply to Judge Robison and Lord Clare, 266
his noble conduct in behalf of a Catholic priest, 267-becomes
a Member of Parliament, 268-his parliamentary speech on the
Civil List, 272-interview with Mr Boyse, 273-his speech on a
motion for a vote of thanks to the then Lord Lieutenant, 274—
speech on his motion for an Address against a late increase in the
officers and salaries of the Board of Stamps and Accounts, 275—
his last appeal to Parliament in behalf of a more conciliatory sys-
tem of procedure, 281-persecuted by the then administration,
289-his visit to Paris, 290-appointed Master of the Rolls in
1806, 293-his visit to Scotland, ib.-canvassed the burgh of
Newry unsuccessfully, 294-expired in his 68th year, 295-cha-
racter of his eloquence, 295-a specimen of this cited, 297-his
skill in cross-examination, 299—specimens of his wit, ib.-his cha-
racter in general, 300.

Customhouse, character of the people who fill it, 488.

D

Damayanti, interesting history of, 435.

Darlington, Lord, his Letter concerning the Meeting held at New-
castle Moor, 217.

Davison, Mr, his views of the poor's-laws, 103-character of his
style, 105.

Defenders, by whom that name was first assumed in Ireland, 284.
Deluc, M., his extraordinary hypothesis to explain the blocks of stone
on the Jura, and in Northern Germany, 86.

Demosthenes, critique on his works, 226-testimonies of their excel-
lence by the ancients, 228-in what his excellence consists, 232-
his reply to Eschines, 235-how this ascendency is to be account-
ed for, 237-how he vanquished the defect in his speech, 239.
Difference between manufacturing and agricultural industry, 181.
Dionysius of Halicarnassus, his definition of style, 230.

Discontent, spirit of, through the country, and origin of this spirit, 204.
Distresses of the operative manufacturers, 389-ways of meeting
these, ib.

Districts, manufacturing population of, 334.

Drama, musical, first attempted at Florence, 370.

Droits of Admiralty, original use of, 478-opinions of lawyers con-
cerning, 479-total amount of, 481-manner in which the fund
arises, 482-instance of the misapplication of, ib.

Dublin, projected attack on, by the revolted Irish, 286.

Duties, low, superior advantages of, exemplified, 186-statement of,
payable on foreign wines, 344.

E

East India Company, in what manner it tends to support the influ-
ence of the Crown, 476-their favours to Lord Melville, 490-no
- Board of Controul for the government of, 491.
Education, Lancasterian mode of, progress in France, 494-what
Frenchmen became sensible of the advantages of this system, 495
-patronized by Bonaparte and Louis XVIII, ib.-number of
schools, pupils, and annual pay for each pupil, 496-similar modes
to that of Lancaster previously practised in France, 497-as old
as the days of Lycurgus, ib.-in India, 499-claims of the French
to the originality of this system doubtful, ib.-comparison between
the contributions made for supporting this system in England and
in France, 500-number of schools in France, and number of, in
England, 501-quotation from a French author, asserting that
Europe has learnt this plan from France, 501-causes to which he
ascribes its rapid diffusion in France erroneous, 502-its progress
opposed by two parties in France, 503-opposition to, in France,
exemplified, 505-small extent of general learning among the
French, 507-vestiges of their ignorance, 508-confined to one
class in France, ib.

Eloquence, forensic, different in Scotland from that of England or
Ireland, 265.

Emmet, Mr, convicted of high treason, 291-his memorable letters
on that occasion, 292.

Endowments, charitable, defects in, 115-advantages of inquiry into,
116-cases of abuse of, 125.

England, how vituperated by Mr Walsh, but contradicted by Ma-
dame de Staël, 423.

Erskine, Lord, merits of his speeches, 241.

Establishment, peace, its amount, 62-necessity of retrenchment, ib.
Estimate, first, of the sums expended on the poor in England, 156.
Euler, Mr, quotation from his treatise on comets, 87.

Evidence, law of, in cases of treason in Ireland, 280-acted upon in
many cases. ib.

Exchequer, Chancellor of, resolutions proposed by, 61-fallacy of
these, 62.

F

Fenelon, instance of his politeness, 322.

Finance, reports from the Select Committee on, 55-Sinking Fund
in 1793, 55-equalizing the income and expenditure, 56-Bank
restriction, its benefits questionable, 57 causes of the great rise
in the price of commodities, 59-comparison of the taxes of 1791
with those of 1818, 60:

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Mm

Fitzgibbon, his quarrel and duel with Curran, 272.;

Fitzwilliam, Lord, his account of the proceedings at Hunslet Moor,
210.

Food, adulteration of, 134.

Fox, Mr, general resemblance in manner to Demosthenes, 243.
Fund, Sinking, for what purpose, and how formed, 55.

France sends assistance to the revolted Irish, in 1796, 285.

Franco of Cologne, the first who invented the time-table, which after-
wards led to the introduction of bars in music, 364.

French Government, letter on the genius and dispositions of, quotations
from, 423.

Freres Ignorantins, history of the severities they met with, 504.

G

Gaelic School Society, Reports from the, on the ignorance of the in-
habitants of the Western Isles, 449.

General Crawford moved a vote of approbation of the Ministers for
the Walcheren expedition, 484.

General, Solicitor, of Ireland, his reply to Mr Ponsonby, 286.
Geology, Essays on, 80-on stratification, 81-on the inequalities
which existed on the face of the earth previous to the diluvian ac-
tion, and on the causes of these inequalities, 87-on formations, and
the order of succession in rocks, 88-on the properties of rocks,
as connected with their respective ages, 89-on the history of
strata, as deduced from their fossil contents, 90-on mineral veins,
ib.-character of the work, 91.

George II., interesting anecdote of, 377.

German Music, history of, 378.

Gin, how adulterated, 140.

Glasgow, wages of weavers in, and its vicinity, 332.

Glory, consequences of the Americans being too fond of, 77.
Gluck, musician, singularities of, 379.

Government, old Irish, description of, 285.

Graham's treatise on wine-making, remarks on, 139.

Grain, amount of, annually consumed in Great Britain and Ireland,
175.

Grammar, Sanscrit, object of, 432-analogy between, and the Greek,

433.

Grattan, Mr, his speech in the Irish Parliament on the sale of Peer-
ages, 276.

Greek language, analogy between, and the Sanscrit, 432.

Green, John, reply of, to the Dukes of Suffolk and Norfolk, 220.
Greenough, Mr, attack of, on the Huttonian theory, 82-his opi-
nion of the figure of the earth, 84-at what time he supposes the
deluge to have taken place, 86-his interesting observations on the
varieties and probable indications of mineral veins, 90.
Gregory, St Austin, altered the music in churches, by making some
additions, 362.

7

Grenville, the Right Hon. Lord, substance of the Speech of, in the
House of Lords, Nov. 30, 1819-on the Marquis of Lansdowne's
motion, 187-his public character, 188-character of the present
pamphlet, when compared with his other speeches, 190-his no-
tions respecting the corrupted state of the English people, 191-
his opinions allied to those of Burke, 193-his accounts of the
Revolution taken from common fame, 195.

Guido, Aretinus, inventor of counterpoint in music, 364.

H

Habeas Corpus act, why suspended, 336.

Hamilton, Duke of, reasons assigned by, for disturbances in his dis-
trict, 220.

Handel, history of, 376-where he received his first education, 377-
visits London, ib.-interesting anecdotes of, ib when he died,
and what honours were paid to his memory, 378.

Harmony, discussion concerning, 372.

Hawkins's, Sir John, work on Music, much of copied by Dr Busby,
355.

Haydn, a German musician, singularities of his character, 379-
visits London, his flattering reception there, 380.

Henrietta, wife of Charles I. partial to the performance of masques,

375.

Highlander, West, instances of the indolence of the, 446.
Hobart, Major, his duel with Mr Curran, 276.

Holland, cause of the decline of her commercial greatness, 176.
Home Popham, Sir, accused by Dr Lushington of carrying on an il-
legal traffic, but fully acquitted, 483.

Horsefall, Mr, false statement of his being murdered in the face of
day, 208.

House of Commons, instances of a great change being introduced in-
to, 490.

Huntingdon, abuses in the charitable endowments of, 124-judg-
ment respecting, 129-effect of this decree, ib.

Hutton, Dr, his ingenious theory concerning granites, 457.

I

Importation, restrictions on, reasons why they ought to be abolished,
180.
Ireland, House of Commons of, octennial bill introduced into, in
1767, 270-enormity of the Irish pension-list, 271-rebellion in
1798, 277-discussion on the measures to be adopted for the res-
toration of repose, 278-difference in the law of evidence in Ire-
land, 280-number that perished in the rebellion, 282-causes
which led to this rebellion, 284-second insurrection in Ireland,
290.
Ivanhoe, the author of, compared to Shakespeare, 1-the story of,
laid in the reign of Richard the First, 6-difficulty attending the

work, 7-opening of the story, 9-description of the dwelling of
Cedric, 11-of Rowena, 13—of the tournament, 17-character of
the work, 53-preference given to the home scenes, 54.
Italians, why the most musical people, 359.

Jackson, Mr. first of the fraternity of brewers'-druggists, 142.
Jackson, the Rev. W. tried and convicted for high-treason, interest-
ing account of, 279.

James I. his process of calculation, 473.

Johnson, Boswell's life of, one of its principal attractions, 304.
Jones, Rev. W. his ingenious remarks on the analogy between light
and air, 357.

Jones, Sir William, his intention of showing the affinity of the an-
cient languages of the East and West, 432.

Jonson, Ben, original writer of Masques in England, 375.

K

Kilwarden, Lord, frequently urged Mr Curran to detach himself from
his party, 279-his death, 291.

Kneller, Sir Godfrey, his character, and anecdotes of, 328.

Knight's Tale of Chaucer, an abridgement of the Theseida of Boc-
cace, 352.

L

Lammermuir, Bride of, character of, 4.

Lancashire, weavers of, how divided, state of their wages, hours of
daily labour, 333.

Lancaster and Bell, their methods of improvement in education, where
carried, 494-its progress in France, 496.

Law, Navigation, passed by the Americans, 338.

Laws, Corn, their effects on the consumer, 174-probable amount tak-
en from the consumer by these laws, 177-abolition of, to be cau-
tiously brought about, 185.

Laws, Poor, redundant population of the country produced by, 95—
first step towards improvement, 96-objections to this plan answer-
ed, 98-alterations in the law of removals, 100-evils arising from
the
powers intrusted to individual Justices, 102.

Law of settlement, necessity of a complete revision of, 96.
Leach, Sir John, his interruption of the Counsel in the Huntingdon
case, 130.

Lead, improvement of wine by, well known to the ancients, 139.
Leeds, Mayor of, his account of the meeting held at that place, 212.
Liberty, principles of, gaining ground among the nations of Europe,
403-certainty of its ultimate triumph, ib.-its success depends
on the part that is taken by America in the contest, 404.
Licenses, Englishmen covered with, 74.

Liquors, Malt, how adulterated, 142.

Literature, scantiness of in America, 79.

Loans, effect of, in diminishing national wealth, 167.