edition of, with Warburton's notes, reviewed, 300-Johnson's opinion of, 300-excellences of his history, 301-his account of Lord Falkland, 301 of the fate of Hambden, 303 -and of Lord Falkland, 304-of the impeachment of the Earl of Strafford, 305-a safer authority as a historian of his times than Hume, 316. Classical learning, importance attach- ed to, in Germany, 333. Cleaveland, Charles D., his Epitome
of Grecian Antiquities, 269. Codification of the common law, ob- stacles in the way of, 172-has been generally the work of despots, 173
of Justinian and the Roman em- perors, evils which it removed, 173 of Napoleon in France, 174 -avowed object of, to give solidity to the law, 175-frequent publica- tion of reports answer in some measure the purpose of, 175-not free from the objection of difficult interpretation which applies to the common law, 178.
Colleges of physicians and surgeons, see Physicians and Surgeons. Columbia river, claim of the United States to, 502-state of the question concerning, 503-argument by which the American claim may be supported, 504. Comedian, low rank of the occupation of, in France, 390. Common law, Kent's opinion of, 168 -its universality in some degree or form, 168-essential to every state, 169-character of the judge in rela- tion to, 170-most important point in the controversy against, now giv- en up, 171-present question in dis- pute, is as to the expediency of cod- ifying, 172-codification considered in relation to, 173 et seq.-utility of law reports to, 175 et seq.-discrep- ancies in the decisions of judges, a reproach to, 178-is not more ob- noxious to this objection, than codes themselves, 178-its connexion with statutory provisions, 179-is im- proved by the publication of reports, 180.
Compagnoni's America, a continua- tion of Segur's Universal History, 30-extent of the work, 31-its character popular and not profound,
32-enters into the history of the indigenous nations of America, 32— his opinion of the conduct of Ves- pucci, in giving a name to America, refuted, 33-his account of the cru- elties practised by the Spaniards in Cuba and Hayti, 35-his account of the conquest of Mexico, 35-and of Peru, 37-of the contests with the Indians in Chile, 37-of Brazil, Bo- gotá, and the United States, 40 et
Cook, Capt., Ledyard's account of the death of, 362.
Cooper, Mr, his Red Rover, reviewed, 139 inequalities of his writings in common with other distinguished authors, 139-has exceeded in the introduction of Indian life and man- ners, 144-his excellence in de- scriptions and events of the sea, 144 -plot and events of his Red Rover, 145-indistinctness of catastrophe in his novels, 154.
Cortez, character and cruelties of, 36. Courts, English, Chancellor Kent's opinion of the character of, 183— American, importance and extent of the powers exercised by, 184.
D. Definitions in science, importance of exactness in, 199-improvement in those of geometry suggested, 200
-of straight and parallel lines, 201. Degrees, academic, origin of, 78. Denmark, an interesting object of at-
tention, 285-direction of the politi- cal revolutions of, 286-gradual es- tablishment of an aristocracy in, 287 want of a work on the public law of, 288-revolution in which the king was rendered abso- lute and hereditary, 290-character of this revolution, 292-account of the lex regia in, 294-mildness of the government of, and emancipa- tion of the peasants of, 295-prohi- bition of the slave-trade, 295-re- straint on theoretical despotism of, 296-orders of knighthood in, 297. Droz, Joseph, his Essay on the Art of Being Happy, 115-difference be- tween his theory and that of Dr Franklin, 116-makes happiness the direct and exclusive object of pur- suit, 119-recommends absolute
idleness, 120 et seq.-his positions considered, 122 et seq.-recom- mends disregard of public opinion, 129-renounces inadvertently his own doctrines, 130-his false view of independence, 134-failure of his theory in his own person, 136. Duelling, practice of, in the German Universities, 87.
Edinburgh, university and medical school of, 78.
Education, want of among the an- cients, a cause of the dissolution of their republics, 69-influence of, upon liberty, 70-state of the means in the United States for prepar- atory education, 71-provisions for the various kinds of, in the new London University, 72-interest taken by Washington in, 73-mode of teaching by lectures a pow- erful instrument in, 83. Emigration to Lower Canada, facts relating to, 14 et seq. Engel, John C. von, his History of Wallachia and Moldavia 464. England, laws regulating the practice
of physic in, 54-late changes of ministry in, not likely to produce any important consequences, 216-this change chiefly a personal one, 217 -a revolution in the policy of, has taken place since the last war, to- wards liberalism, 219-circumstan- ces in the successive ministries of, which show this revolution, 220- prospect of the Wellington admin- istration of, 223-policy of, with re- gard to Greece, 259-jealousy of Russia by, 259-doubtful policy of, in regard to the treaty of London, 260-effects of the victory of Na- varino upon the interests of, 263— anxiety of, for the maintenance of peace, 264-power and prospects of compared with those of Russia, 267 -remarks on characters and events in the revolutionary history of, as recorded in Clarendon's History, 300 -state of public feeling in the long parliament of, 305-inconsistency of Hume in his account of the ori- gin of the civil wars of, 306-re- marks on their origin, as connected with religious grievances, 307-in-
fluence of the existence of monop- olies in producing them, 308-other grievances having the same tenden- cy, 309-of the first levying of ship- money in, 310-account of the re- ligious controversy in, between the church and non-conformists, from the accession of Elizabeth to the Long Parliament, 312-insignifi- cance of its origin, compared with the violence of oppression produced by it, 315-importance and peculiar nature of the relations of the United States with, 479-main subjects of discussion between, and the United States, 485-the maritime code, 486 -privateering, 486-impressment 489-boundary line, 492-Columbia river, 502-navigation of the St Lawrence, 512-atrocities of the government of, in various parts of the world, 514.
Europe, important events in the poli- tics of, since the last general war, 215-not likely to be affected in an important manner, by the late changes of ministry in England, 216--general account of these changes, 217-changes in the ad- ministration of the French govern- ment of more importance to the general politics of, 224-general sketch of these changes, 224 et seq. -the policy of the governments to prevent republican institutions in Europe, 252-sketch of the politics of the East, 254-policy and con- duct of Russia, 255-of England, 259-questionable policy and con- duct of England, with regard to the treaty of London, relating to Greece, 261-probable influence of the pass- ing events upon Russia and England, 263 et seq.
far introduced into Canada, and how different from that in ancient Eu- rope, 5 et seq.-modifications of the system explained and described, 7. Fouquet, minister of Louis the Four- teenth, his peculation and extrava- gance, 381-his fate, 383.
Fox, Mr, remarks on the formation of a nobility and aristocracy in Canada, 22 et seq.
France, circumstances in the state of which gave rise to the Code Napo- leon, 174.
France, state of the contest between the legitimate and liberal parties in, 224-sketch of the political history of, in relation to these parties, 225 -character of M. de Villèle and of M. de Châteaubriand in relation to the politics of, 226 et seq.-defeat of the liberal party in, 235-rupture between Villèle and Châteaubriand in the ministry of, 236-objects of attack to the opposition or liberal party in, 238-establishment of the Jesuits permitted in, 239-junction of Châteaubriand and his adherents with the liberal party of, 241- change of public opinion in, produc- ed by the influence of newspapers, 242-attempt to control the public press in, 243-increasing unpopular- ity of the ministry of M. de Villèle, 244-dissolution of the House of Deputies, and the election of a new one with a liberal majority in, 245 -prevalence of liberal measures in all departments of the government of, 246-probable consequences of this change upon the prospects of, 248-improbability of a revolution in, 249-its natural government a republic, 250-causes which pre- vent this government from being established in, 252-number and excellence of the memoirs publish- ed in, 372-excellence of the nar- rative writers of, 373-causes of this excellence, 373 ct seq.-state of literature in, in the age of Louis the Fourteenth, 379.
Franklin, Dr, example and precepts of, in relation to happiness, 116. Fraternity, the, an association for the deliverance of Greece, purpose and plan of, 432.
French, their character, singular in-
consistency of, 192-preeminence of, in scientific researches, 192.
Gallatin, Mr, intercourse of with the British ministry, 484.
Geometry, its elevated rank as a sci- ence, 195--Gilbert Wakefield's en- comium on, 196-claims of the an- cients for superiority in, 197-im- provement in the definitions of, sug- gested, 200-nomenclature of fig- ures in, 204-on axioms in, 204. Georgia, culture of silk in, 449. Germany, schools and universities of, 82-number and excellence of her universities, 84-character and con- duct of the students in the univer- sities of, 84-practice of duelling in, 87-character of the men of educa- tion in, 88-heterogeneous charac- ter of the jurisprudence of, 325— state of philosophical opinion in, 329. Ghent, treaty of, subjects which have been under discussion between England and the United States since the conclusion of, 485-provisions made by, concerning the boundary line, 493.
Goderich, Lord, the administration of, a continuation of that of Mr Can- ning, 218-its dissolution, an un- explained mystery, 222-probable account of this event, 222. Gottingen, university of, 86-Napole- on's remark concerning, 318-gov- ernment of, 318-cause of the difficul- ties in the administration of justice in, 320-mode of teaching in, 320 -of the lectures in, 321-of the encyclopædias in, 321-division of the whole circle of knowledge in the teaching of, 322-completeness of the means and provisions for study in, 322 et seq.-rank of the four faculties in, 323-of the faculty of theology in, 324-of German juris- prudence, 325-of medicine, 327— of philosophy, 328-of the study of politics and government in, 330-of mathematics, 330-of physical sci- ence, 331-fine arts and history, 331 -philology, 332-of the attention paid to the study of the learned lan- guages in, 333—of the philological seminary in, 336.
Greatness, change in the opinion of
men with regard to, 154. Greece, question of European policy with regard to the revolution in, 254 -policy of Russia in regard to, 256- interference of the three powers by the treaty of London, 258-proba- ble results of that treaty on, 259- emancipation of, probable, 264— Cleaveland's Epitome of the Anti- quities of, 269-account of the com- mencement of the revolution in, 492. Greek revolution, plan and origin of, 472-Alexander Ypsilanti selected as the head of, 472-expected co- operation of Russia, 473-manner in which it broke out, 474-is dis- avowed by Russia, 474-defeat of Ypsilanti, 476-second defeat of the patriots, 477.
Hambden, comparison of, with Lord Falkland, 302-manner of his death, 303. Happiness, rot the direct result of
exertions for obtaining it, 118-oc- cupation necessary to, 120. Happy, Essay, on the Art of Being, 115-theory of, by Dr Franklin and Mr Droz compared, 116-their op- posite nature, 117. Haven, Nathaniel Appleton, the Re- mains and Life of, reviewed, 154- usefulness the prevailing trait in his character, 156-his early life and the formation of his character, 157 -his moral preparation for active life, 158-his ardent pursuit of his profession, 158-character of his mind, 159-his excellence in con- versation, 160-his character as a writer, 160-his interest in useful institutions, 162-in schools, 163- in religious instruction, 163-his re- ligious principle of action, 164,-ac- count of some of his writings with an extract, 165-his poetry, 166. Hazzi, M. de, on the culture of silk and raising of the mulberry trees,
Holley, Horace, President, Caldwell's Life of, reviewed, 403-great value of the biographical notes by Mrs Holley, 406-uncommon character of his father, 406-his birth and ear- ly education, 408-graduates at Yale College, 409-studies divinity, marries and settles in the ministry,
409-removes to a church in Boston, 410-manner in which his ministe- rial duties were performed, 410-his presidency at Transylvania Univer- sity, 411-tribute to his merits from the trustees of that inititution, 412 -his plan for the education of young men, and for founding a col- lege at New Orleans, 412 et seq.- pathetic account of his sickness and death, 413.
Hospodars or princes of Wallachia and Moldavia, 466-rapid succes- sion of, 470.
Hume, his account of the state of public feeling at the opening of the Long Parliament, 305-his inconsis- tency in the importance attributed by him to the religious disputes of the day, 306-his misrepresentation and sophistry, 306-his account of the monopolies existing in, 308-his unjust attempt to justify the Stuart family, 310-his attempt to show that ship-money had been first levi- ed by Queen Elizabeth, 311—his artful management of his purpose, 316-his merits as a historian, 317.
Impressment, the Quarterly Review on, 489-state of the question con- cerning, 490--discussions with the British Government on, 491. Independence, true, what it is, 134. Indian character of America, insuffi- ciency of, to furnish materials for the novel, 140-its deficiencies in this respect, 141. Indians of Cuba and Hayti, enormities practised upon, by the Spaniards, 34-of Mexico and of Peru, 36, 37, -of La Plata, milder treatment of, 40.
Indians of the Northwest of America, West's account of, 293. Insects, proper feelings of mankind in regard to, 354.
Italy, claims of on the regard of
Americans, 31-number of distin- guished natives of, who have been signalized in American history, 31 -sketch of the universities of, 76.
Jefferson, Notes of, on Virginia, 92- set on foot expeditions of discovery, 93.
Johnson, Dr, his opinion of Claren- don's history, 300-his vocabulary of the English language, 516.
Kent, Chancellor, his opinion of the common law, 168-of the value of law reports, 182-of the character of the English courts, 183. Kentucky, travels of an Englishman in, 420-account of an adventure in, 421.
Languages of the aborigines of Ame- rica, their general character, 104– difficulty of speaking them fluently, 105 their importance as a histori cal material, 114.
Lansdowne, Marquis of, remarks of, in the House of Lords, on the Noot- ka Sound affair, 508.
La Plata, settlement of, by the Span- iards, 39-singular incident causing hostilities with the Indians of, 39. Law, study of, in the German Univer- şities, 322-divisions under which it is considered, 326.
Lectures, mode of teaching by, its value not destroyed by the art of printing, 83.
Ledyard, John, the American Travel- ler, Sparks's Life of, 360-his birth and early education, 360-charac- teristic adventure of, 361-his vari- ous plans of life, 362-accompanies Captain Cook, 362-his plan of a northwest voyage, 363-defeated after various attempts, 364-his plan for exploring the northwestern re- gions of the American continent, 364-his account of a visit from Sir James Hall, 365-of a visit to the hospitals in Paris, 365-his opinion of Jefferson and Lafayette, 366-his journey to Petersburg, 367--his travels into Siberia, 367—his eulogy on women, 368-treatment of, by the Empress of Russia, and conclu- sion of his journey, 369-probable cause of this treatment, 370-en- gaged by the Association for dis- coveries in Africa, 370-commence- ment of his journey, and death,
Legendre's Elements of Geometry, Farrar's edition of, reviewed, 191-
its superiority to other works, 196— superiority of his enunciations of the propositions, 198-does not re- quire much knowledge of algebra, 199-remarks on his definition of straight and parallel lines, 201-on his nomenclature of figures, 202- his axioms, 204-objections to his work as a text book, 205-proposed retrenchments of its bulk, 207. Liberal system in politics essentially adopted by England since the last war, 219-state of, in Europe, and particularly in France, 224-defeat of, in France, 235-supported by Châteaubriand after his expulsion from office, 238.
Lines, straight and parallel, on the definition of, 201.
Livingston, Judge, decision of, with regard to the sufficient promulgation of a law, 176-notice of the life and character of, 188.
London University, attention paid to preparatory education in, 72-defi- ciency of means for religious in- struction in, 73-its greatest excel- lence, the preliminary education af- forded to students of law and medi- cine, 73.
Long, Stephen H., first expedition of, 94--secret springs of his second expedition, 95-account of his ex- pedition, 96-unfavorable circum- stances under which he visited the Chippewas, 110-errors in the ac- count of the expedition, 111. Louisiana, profit of sugar plantations in, 434-expense and mode of man- aging them, 434-of the weather and temperature in, 436-culture of silk in, 448 and 452. Lower Canada, several important sub- jects relating to, 26 et seq.-import- ance of an independent judiciary in, 27. See Canada. Loyalists, American, grant of lands to, in Canada, 2.
M. Massachusetts Medical Society, pub- lications of, 44-simplicity of the powers and duties of, 61-history of the formation and changes of, 61 et seq.-efficacy of the regulations of, 63-connexion of, with the med- ical schools in the state, 64.
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