India Company, 280, 281-caution necessary in reducing their mili- tary establishment, 282, 283.
Mission (Moravian) to the Caffres, account of, 392, 393-of Dr. Van der Kemp, 393, 394.
Monasteries were favourable to literature, 95, 96.
Money (Mr.) on ship-building, 46-remedies proposed by him, for ob- taining supplies of ship-timber, 46, 47, et seq. See Ship-building. Montesquieu, estimate of his literary and philosophical character, 292, 294.
Monk (J. H.) Euripidis Hippolytus, 215-benefit of classical studies, 215, 216-value of Professor Porson's editions, and characteristics of the Porsonian school, 216-plan of this edition, 217, 218-extracts from his corrections with remarks, 219, 228. Moral evil, how far necessary, 368, 369.
Moral inability of man to do any thing, that can render him an object. of favour to God, proved to be contrary to reason, 358-and to scripture, 359, 360.
Moravian Mission at Bavian's Kloof, interesting account of, 392, 393. Mosco, burning of, planned by Count Rastopchin, 461-burnt by the French and Russians and French, 462-benefit resulting from this measure to the Russians, 463-observations on the conflagration, 462, 484-disappointment of Buonaparte and the wretched state of the French, in consequence, 463, 464-the Kremlin evacuated by Buonaparte, 468.
Motion, laws of, considered, 161, 162.
Mountains of southern Africa, 379, 381.
Murat and his division defeated by the Russians, 467.
National Society's First Report, on the education of children in the prin- ciples of the established church, 1-points of difference between Dr. Bell's and Mr. Lancaster's systems, 1, 2, 3—evil consequences of en- trusting the national education to a dissenter, 4-objects proposed in the society's prospectus, 5, 6-its formation, 6-is extensively patronized, ib. 7-rapidity of its operations, 7-church-of-England education, what, ib. 8-vindication of the Society's designation, ib. 9 -Dr. Paley's opinions of national religion, and a national establish- ment, 10, 11-remarks thereon, 12-the society founded in the spirit of self-preservation, 13, 21-its specific object, education in the national religion, 14-who are to be thus educated, 14, 15-the society's condition excludes no Methodist's children from being edu- cated by it, 15-though it does some classes of dissenters, 16 -its plan vindicated, ib. 17—consequences examined of the society's deviating from their rule, with regard to the children's attending other places of worship than the Church of England, 20, 21-com- parison of the Lancasterian system and that of Dr. Bell, adopted by the national society, 22, 24-the necessity of the society demon- strated, by the circumstances of the times, 24, 25-concluding re- flections, 25, 27.
Nautch or Indian dance, described, 418, 419.
Naty, causes of the architectural inferiority of, 30, 33--extracts from
the third report of the commissioners for revising its civil affairs, 30, 31-the East India Company's trade, a drain to the navy, 253- Lord Melville's opinion on the reduction of the navy, 54—remarks thereon, 55-number of ships built and building in the French ports, ib.-means of Britain to oppose them, 56-effects of the system of blockading the enemy's fleets in their own ports, 56, 257, 258-bene- fits thereof 59, 60.
Ney (Marshal), dangerously wounded, abandons his division, who lay down their arms, 475, 476.
Newspapers (factious) effects of on the working classes, 342, 343- 345, 346.
Orders in Council, observations on, 204, 205.
Original sin, discussion of the question concerning it, between Calvinists and Arminians, 357, et seq.
Ortis (Jacopo) Ultime Lettere di, 438-anecdotes of their author or editor, Ugo Foscolo, 439-440-plot of the fable narrated in these letters, 440-observations on it, 441-elegance of the style, 442- extract with remarks, 442-445.
Parallel between Buonaparte and Xerxes, 478-between the former and the Emperor Julian, ib.
Patriotism of Count Rastopchin, 465-of Platoff, 457—of every class of Russians, 457-483.
Paupers, increase of, accounted for, 319, 320.
Pering, (Mr.) on ship-building, 28-sources of his information, 29. See Ship-building.
Petrarch, (essay on the life of), 181-hypothesis of the Abbé de Sade, concerning Laura, 181-attempt to prove itinadmissible, 182, et seq.— extract of a letter from Petrarch concerning her, ib.—the Abbé's proof examined, 183, 184-internal evidence from the poet's works that his Laura was not a married woman, 185, 186—corrections of some errors, 186, 187, 188-extracts from his MS. Virgil, 189, 190— translation of a sonnet, 191.
Philosophy, modern school of, strictures on its principles, 171. Outlines of. See Playfair.
Philosophists (French), remarks on, 296, 297.
Pillans (Mr.) extract from his preface to the Electa Tentamina Schola Regiâ Edinensi, 398-remarks thereon, 398, 399.
Pitch, (mineral) excellent, may be imported from Trinidad, 50, 51- Indian substitute for, 51.
Platoff, (the Cossack chieftain) patriotic offer of, 457-routes Beau- harnois and his division, 470, 471.
Playfair, (John) Outlines of Natural Philosophy, 149-plan of his work, 150, 151-neat demonstration of the properties relative to the col- lision of elastic bodies, 152-estimation of the mechanical agency of animals, 153, 154-156-remarks thereon, 156, 157-strictures on some positions of the Professor's work, 157-160, 161, 162. Polish confederation, impudent address of Buonaparte to, 456. Poor, inquiry into the number of, 319-increase of paupers accounted
for, 320-Mr. Malthus's scheme for checking marriages among them, 324, 325-remarks thereon, 325, 327-miserable state of the poor in Scotland, in 1698, and the successful remedy for it, 331-influ ence of anarchists and factious newspapers on the poor, 342, 343, 345, 346-remedies for, 351-supplying their wants, ib.-manning the fleets and armies, 352-furnishing them with work, ib. 353→→ educating them, 354-sending out colonies, 355.
Poor Laws, origin of, 244.
Population of England, at the commencement of the 19th century, 319. Portugueze, discoveries of, 120-their successful intercourse with India, 121-supplanted by the Dutch, 122.
Potassium, discovery of, 71.
Prescience (divine) how far reconcileable with freedom of the will, 364, 365.
Press, observations of Mr. Sheridan on, 349-their tendency con- sidered, ib. 350.
Priestley, (Dr.) versatile character of, 425, 426.
Prologue, of the Greeks and Romans, observations on, 172-on tha English prologue and epilogue, 173, 174.
Protestant society for the protection of religious liberty, observations on, 24 and note.
Publications (new), lists of, 231, 508.
Reformation in England, an aggravation of the poor laws, 329, 333, 334. Rejected Addresses, 172-on the prologue of the Greeks and Romans, 172, 173-English prologue and epilogue, 173, 174-proposal from the Committee of Drury Lane Theatre for an address for its opening, 175-conduct of the Committee in preferring Lord Byron's address, 176-extracts from the 'Rejected Addresses,' with remarks, 178-
Religious liberty, the right of every one, 25.
Revolution in Sweden. See Gustavus IV.
Romuns, value of their commerce with India, 119.
Rot in timber, causes of, 33-distinction between the common rot and the dry rot, with remedies for the same, 33, 34-preventives thereof, 34.
Rousseau, literary character of, 297, 298-hurtful tendency of his. works, 298-of his system of education, 299, 300-character of his political works, 300, 301.
Russia, situation of prior to the peace of Tilsit, 448-impolitic choice of ambassadors made by Mr. Fox, ib. 449-natural resources of Rus- sia, 449-military strength of, 450, 451-preparations of Buonaparte for war, 452-Buonaparte enters Russia at the head of an immense army, 453-judicious conduct of the Russians, 454-estimate of the comparative strength of the French and Russians, 455-disposition of the French force on the line of the Dwina, 455, 456-impudent ad- dress of Buonaparte to the Polish confederation, 456-patriotism of all classes of Russians, 457-proceedings of the Russian army, 458- Buonaparte's forces baffled, and the Russian retreat ably effected to Smolensko, 459-Smolensko burned by the Russians, 460-General
Kutusoff appointed commander-in-chief of the Russians, 460-battle of Borodino, and subsequent masterly movements of Kutusoff, 461— who remained master of the field, ib.-bold project of Count Rastop- chin, ib.-Mosco burnt by the Russians and French, 462-observa- tions on that conflagration, 462, 484-disappointment of Buonaparte, 463-benefit resulting from the burning of Mosco, ib.-wretched situation of the French in the Kremlin, 464, 465--patriotism of Ras- topchin and his peasants, 465-cruelties of the French and deter- mined bravery of their Russian prisoners, ib.-extract from a letter of Kutusoff, 466, 467-attacks and defeats the French under Murat, 467-remarks on Buonaparte's 25th bulletin, ib.-Buo- naparte evacuates the Kremlin, and attempts to retreat by Kaluga, but is frustrated, 468-his violent conduct towards general Win- zingerode, and the bravery of the latter then his prisoner, 469-the French defeated in several successive actions, 470-wretched state of Beauharnois and his division, 470-who are defeated and routed by Platoff and his Cossacks, 470, 471-the French defeated on the Dwina by Count Wittgenstein, 471, and compelled to retire, under general Victor, 473-extreme distress of the French, 472-the corps of Davoust totally defeated, 475-that of Ney lay down their arms, 475, 476-total defeat of the French at the passage of the Beresina, 474-extreme sufferings of the retreating French, 475, 476-the remnant of their armies completely scattered, 476- total amount of the French losses, 477-parallel between Buo- naparte and the Emperor Julian, 478-the rank which Russia holds in the scale of nations, and the duty of England towards her, 479, 480-true character of the Russian soldier, 481-distinguished pa- triotism of every class of Russians, 483.
Sade (Abbé de), his account of Laura, 181-examined and disproved, 182, et seq.
Sangor (island) human victims offered there, 417.
Savile (Sir George), remarks on his speech in the matter of subscrip tion, 429, 430.
Schools (public) on the necessity of, 300-on the poetical exercises of the public English schools, 395, 397, 399, 400.
Scotland, wretched state of the poor in 1698, 331.
Scott (Walter) parody on his Lady of the Lake, 147, 148-ingenious parody on his style and metre, 179, 180-plan and fable of his Rokeby, 485, et seq.-poetical description of a buccaneer, 486-the Cypress Wreath, 498-remarks on the execution of the poem, 506,
Sculptures, ancient, near Bombay, 414-and in the neighbourhood of Madras, 420, 421.
Search, right of, for British seamen, vindicated, 197, 198. Seppings (Mr.) improvements in ship-building, 46, 49.
Shakespeare, tirade against, 111, 112, note.
Sheffield petition for opening the trade to India, remarks on, 259. Ship-building, Messrs. Pering and Money, on, 28-Mr. Pering's qua
ifications for writing on this topic, 29-the English naval architec-
ture preferable to French, for solidity, ib. 30-causes of its infe- riority in other respects, 30, 31-instances of premature decay in British ships of war, 32, 33-causes of the rot in timber, 33--dis- tinction between the common rot and the dry rot, with remedies for the same, 33, 34-preventives thereof, 34-winter-felled timber most useful, 35--other causes of the premature decay of our ships, 36-— the use of foreign timber with British oak, ib.-remarkable instances of in the Queen Charlotte, ib.-German timber peculiarly liable to the dry rot, ib.-experiments on the seasoning of timber, 37, 38- suggestion for building ships under cover, 38-advantages of this practice, 39-use of tree-nails, ib.--value and utility of copper bolts, 39, 40-bad system of caulking, a cause of decay in ships, 40, 41--new mode of ship-building recommended by Mr. Pering, 41 -Mr. Money on the scarcity of timber for ship-building, 42-re- commends the teak tree for this purpose, ib.--examination of the properties of the teak, and the comparative expense of building with oak and teak timber, 42, 45-quantity of oak consumed for ship-building and other purposes, 46, 47-the crown lands, the only resource for ship-timber, 46-suggestions for reducing the quantity of oak consumed by the navy, 48, 49-for rendering Britain independent of other countries for naval stores, 50, 52-and for reducing the extravagant expense of building ships upon the present system, 52, 54.,
Shipwrights apprentices, establishment of, 32-benefit of this mea- sure, ib.
Ships, India built, ought to be registered, 265-number of, built and building in French ports, 55,
Silver, the only marketable commodity in India, 258.
Sion (Fort) notice of, 409.
Smith (Dr. Adam) objections to the East India company's monopoly considered, 131, 132.
Smolensko burned by the Russians, 460.
Snakes, venomous, abundant in India, 409.
Sodium, properties of, 71.
Southey's Kehama, ingenious parody of, 178.
Spars, for ship-building, abundant in the British colonies of North America, 51.
Stow (John), a licensed beggar, 95.
Stuart (Gilbert), malignant persecution of Dr. Henry by him, 107,
Subscription to articles of religion, observations on, 422, 423—dif- ferent classes of subscribers, 424-account of the Feathers' Tavern Association for obtaining relief against it, 428-extravagant speeches of Mr. Lee and Sir George Savile in the House of Commons thereon, 429, 430.
Swedes, character of, 303-remarks on their dethronement of Gus- tavus IV. ib. 304, et seq.
Tea trade, state of, 141-quantity now consumed compared with that used in the time of Charles II, 141.
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