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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

seq.

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.

E.

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.

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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.

G.

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.

H.

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,

438.

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.

I.

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.

J.

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.

K.

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.

L.

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,

371.

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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