INDEX.

C

China, political disturbances in, review of works treating of, 346-
these political disturbances of two distinct kinds, ib.-rise and
progress of the lesser disturbance, 346-7-the leader Lew, 347-
siege and fall of Shanghai, 348-insult offered by the insurgents
to the French flag, and steps taken by the French admiral La-
guerre, 348-9-disturbances at Canton, and defeat and disasters of
the insurgents, 349-50-origin of the greater revolt, or the Nan-
king rebellion, 350-1-siege and fall of Nanking, 351-progress
of the insurgents, 351-2-defeat and dispersion of the divisions
proceeding northwards, 352-3, and extracts prestige of the
leader, Tapingwang, declining, 353-4-the rebellion principally
confined to the idle and vagabond Chinese, 354-5-resistance
offered by Changsha, the capital of Hoo-nan, 355-unpopular
measures taken by the insurgent leader, 355-6-his systematic
degradation of the female sex, 356-extract from one of his edicts
in relation to the ladies of his own harem, 356-7- numerical
strength of the insurgents, 357, extracts—novel part which women
are called to play, 357-8-extract from the Book of Army Regu-
lations,' 358-principal charges made by the rebels against the Mant-
choos, 358-9-general ignorance of the leaders, 359-60-specimen
of their legislative abilities, 360-the extermination of the Tartar
race a principal object with the insurgents, 361, and extract-
their arrogance and presumption, 362-3, and extract-their reli-
gious creed, 363-6-blasphemous assumptions of the insurgent
leader and his principal minister, 366-8, and extracts—their 'col-
lection of heavenly decrees,' 368-71. presumptuous claims put
forth by Hungsiutsiuen, the leader, in the three-character classic,'
372-3, and extract-early history of the insurrectionary leader,
374-remarks as to how the insurrection may affect the future
reception and spread of the Gospel of Christ, 375-6-greater
freedom accorded to foreign visitors of late, 376-7.

Crimea (the) and Odessa, review of works treating of, 88-command-
ing geographical position of the Crimean peninsula, ib.- its history
in earlier ages little known, though by no means devoid of in-
terest, 88-9-colonised by Greeks from Miletus, 89-legend of
the voyage of the Argonauts evidently founded upon the dangers
encountered by the first voyagers in the Euxine, 90-fierce and
savage habits of the Tauri and other wild tribes on the borders of
the Black Sea, ib.-its shores occupied by numerous Greek colo-
nies as early as the sixth century before Christ, 91-ancient
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Sinope, Samsoun, Cerasus, Trebizond, Odessus, Varna, and Tomi,
ib.-Olbia or Borysthenes, and Chersonesus or Cherson, 91-3—
rising importance of Panticapæum, 'the city of the Bosphorus,' 93
-commercial prosperity of ancient Tana (now Taganrog), ib.-
commercial relations of the Greeks with the semi-barbarous tribes,
similar to those of the Venetians and Genoese eighteen centuries
later, 93-4-salt-fish and corn then, as now, the staple productions
of Southern Russia, 94-vast quantities of corn sold to the Greeks,
especially the Athenians, 94-5-prosperity of the Greeks on the
Bosphorus during the time of Leucon, ruler of Panticapæum and
Theodosia, ib.-hostile movements of the Sarmatians, the Roxo-
lani, and Tauri, 96-Parisades, pressed hard by Scilurus, calls in
the aid of Mithridates, King of Pontus, 97-brief sketch of that
remarkable man, 97-101-defeated by the Romans, he removes
his kingdom to the shores of the Cimmerian Bosphorus, 101-
revolt of his subjects, headed by his favourite son Pharnaces, 102
-death of Mithridates, ib.-Pharnaces defeated by Julius Cæsar,
ib.-the Goths, having subjected the rulers in the Bosphorus,
settle in the Crimea, 103-invasion of the Huns, who extinguish
the kingdom of the Bosphorus, 104-rise of the city of Cherson,
ib.—Justinian builds Sebastopolis, 104-5-the Crimen overrun by
the Khazars, who, after many failures, make themselves masters
of Cherson, 105-6-Vladimir the Great subdues them, extends his
kingdom from the Baltic to the Black Sea, and marries Anna,
daughter of Basil, emperor of the East, 106-the Crimea under
the rule of the Genoese, 107-13-supremacy of their power in the
Black Sea at the beginning of the 15th century, 113-they, in
their turn, fall before the Turks under Mahomet II., who remain
masters in the Crimea, until driven out by the Russians, 114-5-
concluding remarks, 115.

D

Deaf and Dumb, review of works in relation to the treatment and
education of the, 116-a deaf and dumb spectator of the Welling-
ton funeral procession, 116-8-Kitto's testimony as to the sensa-
tion felt by the deaf and dumb during an exceedingly loud thun-
derclap, 118, note-causes of birth-deafness, 118-9-construction
of the organs of hearing, 119-21, and notes-deaf-mutes in Great
Britain and other countries of Europe, 121-2, and notes—remark-
ably high proportions of deaf-mutes to the population in Switzer-
land and Baden, 122, note-Rodolphus Agricola, one of the
earliest believers in the capacity of the deaf and dumb to receive
an intelligent education, 122-3-wonderful success attending the
efforts of John, the abbot of Beverley, to teach a deaf mute, ib.,
note-Petrus Pontius, in the 16th century, instructs the deaf and
dumb sister of the Constable of Castile, 123-successfully pursues
his system of instructing the deaf and dumb, 123-4 — curious
treatise on the subject published by John Bulwer in 1648, 124—
George Dalgarno's 'Ars Signorum,' pirated by Dr. Wallis in his
Treatise on Words, or of the Formation of Sounds,' 124-5-
efforts made in France to teach the deaf-mute, 125-M. Pereire

labours crowned with surprising success, 125-6-the system of
teaching deaf-mutes by articulation and reading on the lips, and
that by arbitrary signs, 127-8, and note-importance of system of
teaching deaf-mutes by artificial articulation, 128-Mr. Watson's
testimony in its favour above that of teaching by mere signs, 129
-articulated speech necessary to man as a social being, 129-30—
Mr. Trench on the exact parallelism between a nation's language
and its civilisation, 130-1-Dr. Orpen's theory of signs for the
deaf and dumb, 131-2-identity between many signs now used by
the deaf and dumb and the Indian tribes, 132, note-specimens of
compositions written by deaf-mutes, 133-4-sayings and doings of
Massieu, one of the few famous deaf-mutes, 134-7- the abbé
Sicard, 137-8, and note-visit to the Deaf and Dumb Institution
in the Old Kent Road, 138-system of education pursued there,
139-43-a lesson in dictation, 143-4-a lesson in grammar, 144—
entire absence of active industrial work to be deplored, 145-6-
Deaf and Dumb Institution at Doncaster, 146, and note-con-
cluding observations, 146-7.

Dryden, Life and Works of, review of, I-Sir Walter Scott's the
first complete edition, 1-2-Mr. Bell's edition, 2-charge of Galli-
cism made against Dryden totally unfounded, 2-3-national litera-
ture of England and France, 3-distinction between originality
and imitation, 3-4-historical character of many of Dryden's
poems, 5-cause of Dryden's decline in popularity mainly to be
ascribed to the improved tone of society, 5-6-the poetry of sub-
jective thought replaced by the poetry of objective reflection, 6-7
-Dryden and Pope compared, 7-8-Dryden's want of political
consistency, 9-brief biographical sketch, 9-10-Dryden's plays,
11-Buckingham's play of the 'Rehearsal,' 12-Elkanah Settle,
12-3-Dryden publicly assaulted by ruffians in Rochester's pay,
13-4- Dryden's literary friends and enemies, 14 his heroic
poems, 14-5-his lyric verse and satires, 15-6-his 'Absalom and
Ahitophel,' 16-Anthony Ashley, Earl of Shaftesbury, 17—John-
son's criticism upon 'Absalom and Ahitophel,' 18-origin of 'The
Medal,' and of Mac-Flecnoe,' 18-9-The Religio Laici,' and
The Hind and the Panther,' 19-31-his defence of the Romish
faith founded upon untenable assumptions, 32-4-Dryden as a
dramatist, 34-low state of the drama at the time of the Restora-
tion, 34-5-the Greek Drama and the Romantic Drama, 35-6-plan
upon which Dryden composed his tragedies, 37-8-most of Dry-
den's plays singularly ill-adapted to the stage of our own day, 38
-his play of Don Sebastian' his masterpiece, ib.-beauties of
the dialogue between Dorax and Sebastian, 38-9, and extract-
concluding observations, 39-40.

E

Educational Census of Great Britain. See Great Britain.

Fathers of New England, the.

F

See New England.

Fibrous Plants of India fitted for Cordage, Clothing, and Paper,

review of Mr. Forbes Royle's work on, 40-extent to which we
have hitherto depended on Russia for our supply of fibrous mate-
rials, 41-rapid rate at which the importation of such materials
from India has increased during the last twenty-five years, ib.-
possibility of India enabling us to be entirely independent of
Russian hemp and flax, 41-2-existing causes of hemp being
rarely cultivated in India for its fibre, 42-churrus and bhang,
42-3, and extract-the wild hemp of the Himalayas, 43-4, and
extract-efforts made by the Indian Government to encourage the
cultivation of flax, 44-5, and extract—vast variety of fibrous
plants indigenous to India, 45-the pine-apple, the American aloe,
and the Moorva, 45-6-the plantain or banana tribe, 47-value of
the palm tribe as fibre-producing trees, especially the cocoa-nut
and Gomuto, 48-9-fibrous bark of the lime or linden tree, 49—
vast destruction of these trees in Russia for the manufacture of
shoes and mats, 49-50, and extract-extensive cultivation of the
Jute in Bengal and other parts of India, 50-1, and extract —
extent of the foreign traffic in this fibre, 51-2-the Ambarree, the
Sida tiliæfolia, and the Spartium junceum, 52-3-the Sunn plant
of India, 53-4, and extract-comparative strength of rope made of
the Sunn fibre and that made of Russian hemp, 54-strength and
durability of the Dhunchee fibre, 54-5, and extract — valuable
properties of the fibres of the Asclepiads, 55-the Nepal paper
plant, 56, and extract-curious method of making sacks from the
bark of the Chandul, ib.-the Rheea and Ramee fibres, 56-7, and
extract-the drawback on the development of the resources of
India in wanting good roads, 57-8, note-vast superiority in
strength of Rheea fibre over every other kind, 58, and note—the
present emergency calculated to encourage the cultivation of
Indian substitutes for Russian hemp, 59.

G

Great Britain, Educational Census of, reports and tables concerning,
377-method adopted to obtain the desired information, 377-8-
vast importance of the facts revealed by the Educational Census,
378-number of pupils in day, Sunday, and evening schools, 379
(table)-number of schools visited by H. M.'s inspectors in 1854,
ib.-returns of the state of public education, 380-1-proportions
in which different religious communities contribute to the educa-
tion of the people, 381-preponderance of Church education, and
Mr. Menn's observations thereon, 381-2, extract-Sunday schools,
and their greater success among Dissenters than the Establish-
ment, 382-private schools, and their scholars, 383 statistics of
education of children from three to fifteen years of age, 383-6-
remarkable facts brought to light, 386-7-unwillingness of the
lower classes to keep their children at a school long enough to
benefit by the superior qualities and attainments of the teachers,
388-9-necessity of making education amongst the lower orders
general, 389-90-probable results attending such a measure, 390-
91-statistics relating to workhouse schools, 391-3-unsuccessful
efforts of the Committee of Council on Education to improve

them, 393-4-causes thereof, 394-6-necessity of encouraging a
self-dependent spirit among pauper children, 396-7, and note-
probable good results of distributing pauper children among the
national and British schools, 397-8-the rising generation not
much better instructed than the past and present, 398-9-con-
firmed by the Register-Books and militia returns, 399-400 —
efforts made by Sir John Pakington in the cause of education,
400-Mr. Henley's, speech, and labours in Parliament, 400-1-
maladministration of the funds granted for the purposes of educa-
tion, 401-insufficiency of voluntary support, ib.-probable causes
of the unpopularity of charitable educational institutions, 402—
plans for a 'school rate,' 402-3-proportion in which the different
religious communities contribute to the education of the people,
403-4, and note.

I

India, Statesmen of, review of works treating of, by J. W. Kaye,
147-early career of Mr. Henry St. George Tucker and Lord
Metcalfe, 147-9-Mr. Metcalfe appointed envoy to Runjeet Singh
in 1808, 150-1-high moral courage exhibited by him in dealing
with that wily and unscrupulous prince, 151-3, and extract-rapid
rise of Mr. Tucker, who is appointed Accountant-General in
India at the age of thirty, 153-wise measures taken by Mr.
Metcalfe in his character of Resident at Delhi, 153-5-his earnest
endeavours to establish a more liberal system of government,
155-7, and extracts-fills the united offices of Secretary to the
Supreme Government, and of Private Secretary to the Governor-
General, 157-is appointed Resident at Hyderabad, and puts
down the usurious system of the money-lenders, 157-8-succeeds
to the baronetcy, and as Sir Charles Metcalfe resumes his former
office at Delhi, 159-recommends vigorous measures against the
usurper at Bhurtpore, ib.-siege and capture of Bhurtpore, ib.-
Sir C. Metcalfe called to a seat in the Supreme Council of India,
159-60-high testimony to his merits in that capacity from Lord
William Bentinck, 160-appointed Governor of Agra, ib.-and
shortly afterwards becomes Provisional Governor-General of
India, ib.-gives offence to the Court of Directors by repealing
the laws which fettered the Press, 161-2 — records a Minute
opposing the restrictions on the Press, 161-2, and extracts
favourable opinion expressed by Lord William Bentinck on the
steps taken by Sir Charles Metcalfe, 164-5-his letter to the
Court of Directors, and their reply, 165-6-resigns his appoint-
ment, and returns to England, 166-7-Jamaica sadly needing an
able Governor, Sir C. Metcalfe is prevailed upon to accept the
government of that island, 167-9-reaches England in 1842, being
afflicted with a malignant sore in his face, 169-is soon after
induced by Lord Stanley to accept the Governor-generalship of
Canada, 170-1-state of parties there, and exceeding onerous
nature of his duties, 171-2-his firm attitude, 172-3-his health
failing, he resigns, and returns to England, where he soon after
dies, 173-4, and extract-remarks on his character as a man and a
ruler, 174-8. g