1850.

Frankfurt and Erfurt.

601

his genial countenance inspire immediate confidence; while a hearty optimism, which in the moment of personal failure seems to his colleagues to have a character of insensibility, bears him above all repulses, disappointments, and disasters. He meets the Assembly of Erfurt as resolutely as he met that of Frankfurt; and if there were many men of his character engaged along with him, we should not hesitate as to the issue.

There can hardly be a greater contrast in history than the aspect of the circumstances under which these two Assemblies come together. If that of Frankfurt was borne so high on the wings of hope that its fall was inevitable, that of Erfurt has been in imminent danger of being crushed before it dares to rise. The one, however, looks as though it might be a beacon over the deep of time, the other was as the burning of a prairie. The folly of democratic violence has, for the moment, placed at the discretion of governments much more than it is desirable should be so placed; and the essentially conservative and pacific character of the Erfurt project renders any appeal to popular excitement contradictory to the very terms of its existence. Will this one stable organisation rise above the confusions that still possess Europe, and demonstrate that there is no more instability in progress than in reaction? For mere Order, even that of the divine Cosmos, is in itself a barren thing—as barren as mere Liberty: each requires the breath of life to generate what is good and great,—and it is only to their coincidence and harmony that we can look for any permanent advantage to the societies of mankind.

No. CLXXXV. will be published in July.

INDEX.

A

Agricultural distress, complaints of, not new, 558-history of agricul-
tural complaints, 559-62—what will be the effect of free trade on
agricultural prices? 563-4-blindness of agricultural alarmists,
564-5-causes of the agricultural losses of last year, 566-what
have been the causes, the amount, and the effect of the imports of
last year? 567-76-advantages of the British agriculturist over his
rivals, 576-79-effects of our agricultural policy, 580-allegation
of our farmers that labour is cheaper abroad than at home, 580—
other alleged disadvantages, 581-unpopularity of the protectionist
movement, 582-late recklessness and coarseness of speech of its
leaders, 583.

Akenside's 'Hymn to the Naiads,' notice of, 415.

B

Babylon, Herodotus' description of the magnitude of, 145. See
Grote.

Barbary, establishment of the piratical states of, 192-3. See
Turkey.

Carlowitz, peace of, 199.

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C

Charrière's, S., Négociations de la France dans le Levant,' &c. 173.
Colonization, works relating to, 1-popularity of the topic of late,
1-2-political and moral evils of pauperism, 2-4-its effect on do-
mestic relations, 5-its injurious effect on the patriotic sentiment,
6-7-wild schemes for meeting the evil, 8-9-creation of a class of
peasant proprietors proposed as a remedial measure, 9-magnitude
of the required remedies, 10-11-English pauperism compared
with that of Scotland and Ireland, 12-extract from the Final Re-
port of the Society of Friends relating to the corrupting influences
of Irish destitution, 14-melancholy statement of the Lord-Lieute-
nant of Ireland in confirmation of this fact, ib.-colonization pro-
posed as the primary remedy, 14 et seq.-impossibility of the suc
cessful working of the Irish poor-law without emigration, 16-case
of Ireland considered, 17 et seq.-flight of Irish capital, 23-its
cause, ib.-economy of timely emigration, 23-4-industrial habits

of Irish emigrants, 25-whimsical objections against emigration,
26-advantages of colonization over all other remedies hitherto
tried for Ireland, 27-8-Ireland's 'industrial resources,' 28-9-
justice, humanity, and expediency of the State assisting emigration,
29-extract from Mill's Political Economy,' in support of this
view, 30-who ought to contribute towards systematic emigration,
31-benefits resulting from colonization, 32-4-duty of the State
to forward collective emigration, 35-a colonial life necessarily cha-
racterised by simplicity and contentment, 36-moral deficiencies
proceeding from imperfect colonization, 37-mode of providing
funds for emigration, 38-40-individual exertions not to be super-
seded by the State, 41-objection that emigration will swamp the
colonial markets, 41-2-capacity of our colonies for the reception
of emigrants, 43-6-the United States' War upon the Wilderness,'
47-summary of the suggestions of the witnesses before the Colo-
nization Committee, 48-enlargement of our colonial labour
markets, 49-facts connected with recent settlements in New
Brunswick, 50-2-formation of new colonies, 53-our past errors
to be retrieved in the colonies, 54-6-common interest of England
and Ireland in colonization, 57-rooted aversion of many to emi-
gration, 58-9-cost of colonization and cost of neglecting it, 59—
what the active portion of the human race would have been but
for emigration, 60—England peculiarly a colonizing power, 61-2.
See Ireland.

Constantinople, capture of by the Turks, 181 et seq. See Turkey.
Currer Bell's Shirley,' review of, 153 et seq. See Shirley.

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D

Dolly's Brae, 99. See Orange Processions.

E

Elementary Sketches of Moral Philosophy, delivered at the Royal
Institution, in the years 1804, 1805, and 1806. By the late Rev.
'Sydney Smith, M. A.,' 356. See Smith.
Emigration. See Colonization.

F

Fitz-Stephen's account of London in the reign of Henry II., 377.
See Water.

G

Germany, retrospective view of the late history of, 584-the German
empire, ib.-the desire of the formation of the empire not a na-
tional sentiment, 585—the object insurmountable, 586-the consti-
tutionalists, 587-proclamation of Kalisch, 588-the Diet and the
Frankfurt Assembly, 589-90-proceedings of the Democratic party,
591-effect of Russian intervention in Hungary on the German
mind, 592-the General Assembly at Erfurt, 593-plan of opera-
tions, 594-opinion on German unity, 595-view taken by England
of the question, 596-moral requirements of Germany, 597-8-

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SS

sketch of the life of Baron Gagern, 599-600-contrast between
the Assembly of Frankfurt and that of Erfurt, 601.
Grote, George, Esq., review of his History of Greece,' 118-histo-
rical sequences, 119-20-German historians, 121-treatment of
early legends, 123-position and institutions of Sparta, 125-6-her
successful military system, 127-history of the rúparvo, 127-31
-the Greek king, 131-2-authentic Athenian history, 132-3-
Athenian gens, 133-Solon and his reforms, 134-7-his character,
137-the Pisistratidæ, 137-8-policy of Clisthenes, 139-his ex-
tension of qualification for office, 140-Greek slavery, 141-2—dis-
tinctions between Greeks and barbarians, 143-early relations of
Greece and Asia, 144-wall of Babylon, 145-6-gigantic works of
Cyrus, Darius, and Xerxes, 146-7-struggles between the Greeks
and Persians, 148-Athens and her dependencies, 149-Greek
physical science, 151-2-remarks on a few passages of ancient
authors adverted to by Mr. Grote, 152 note.

H

'Hungarian Lady, Memoirs of a,' by Theresa Pulszky, 496-M.
Pulszky's summary of the history of Hungary, 503-4-Madame
Pulszky's personal narrative, 505-6-absence of national character
in Austria, 506-7.

I

Ireland, its pauperism, 12-compared with that of England and
Scotland, 12-13-extracts from the final report of the Society of
Friends, and from the Lord Lieutenant's letter, relating to, 14—
statement of the Poor Law Commissioners, ib.-an organised system
of emigration the only effective step towards a remedy, 16
-summary of facts elicited before the recent Committee of the
House of Commons on the Irish Poor Law, 17-rural statistics,
17-break up of the social and agricultural system necessarily con-
sequent on the failure of the potato, ib.-improvement of Irish
agriculture, 18-20-under what circumstances is fresh capital
likely to be invested in Ireland? and what the prospect for English
investment? 20-exclusion of capital by over-population and law-
lessness, 21-hopelessness of future dependence upon the potato
crop, 22-emigration of small capitalists, 23-its cause, ib.—Mr.
Hamilton's method of inducing small capitalists to remain at home,
ib.-notice of arguments adduced for not assisting the already half-
depopulated districts of Ireland, 24-Count Strzelecki's evidence
of the success of Irishmen as emigrants, 25-6—inadequacy of all
remedial measures hitherto attempted for Irish amelioration, 27-
'industrial resources' of Ireland, 28-29-notice of Orange proces-
sions, and the disheartening results of party-spirit in Ireland, 87 et
seq. See Colonization, Orange Processions.

Ivan the Great, notice of, 198.

J

Janizaries, sketch of the rise and progress of the power of the, 180.
See Turkey.

Keesar of Roum, title of, when assumed by the Turkish chiefs, 182.
Knights Templars, extinction of the order of, 176.

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L

Lamartine's Histoire de la Révolution de 1848,' review of, 228-
value of the historical materials afforded by such an autobiography
as the above, ib.-Lamartine's opinions as to the causes of the
revolution, 229-national death or decomposition, what? 230-1-
personal and organic revolutions, 232-Lamartine's account of the
principles of the revolution of 1848, ib.-French place-hunting,
233-M. Dunoyer's remarks on the influence of place-hunting on
the national character, ib.-Bonaparte, 234-M. de Tocqueville's
prophecy of Jan. 27. 1848, 235-Louis Philippe's personal policy,
ib.-the parties in opposition, and their grievances, 236-7-the
actors in the revolution, 238-9-character of Lamartine as a his-
torian, poet, and orator, 239-40-compared with Mirabeau and
O'Connell, 240-Lamartine on the 24th February, 241-his
progress in philosophy, 241-2-his grounds of action, 243-narra-
tive of the revolution, 244-79-dissensions in the government,
280-2-Ledru Rollin's circulars, 283-Lamartine's account of their
effect on the people, 283-4-demonstration of the 17th March, 285
-Lamartine's intermediate policy, 286-8-intrigues of the factions
in the government, 288-9-conduct of Ledru Rollin and Blanqui,
289-90-insurrection of the 16th of April, 290-1-election of the
Assembly, 291-the new representatives, 291-2-Lamartine's em-
barrassments, 293-his reasons for refusing the presidentship of
the Republic, 293-4 his reasons for remaining in office, 295—
character of his narrative, 296-Lamartine as an author, 297.
Landor, Walter Savage, review of his poetical works, 408-differ-
ence between ancient and modern poetry, 408-9—Greek poetry,
410-connexion between pantheism and polytheism, 411-2-the
Hamadryad,' 413-4-imperfect appreciation of classic mythology,
415-16 Acon and Rhodope,' 417- Enallos and Cymodameia,'
417-18 Corythos,' 419-the 'Madness of Orestes,' 420—Mr. Lan-
dor's dramas and dramatic scenes, 421-'Regeneration,' 422-his
descriptive power, 423-Greek conception of love, 424-use and
abuse of epithets, 425-Gebir,' 425-6-its occasional obscurity,
427-The Last of Ulysses,' 428-addiction to classic forms of
composition, 429-exaggeration, 430 non-popularity of Mr.
Landor's poetry, 430-1-beauty the main characteristic of Greek
poetry, 432-Greek poetry and Greek arts, 433-4-Greek poetry
and Greek philosophy, 435-Greek poetry and Greek morals,
436-8-moral deficiencies of recent poetry, 439-moral elevation
of Greek poetry, 440-1-proper qualities of poetry, 442-3.
Lees, Sir Harcourt, 92. See Orange Processions.
Lewis, George Cornewall, Esq., review of his Essay on the Influence
' of Authority in Matters of Opinion,' 508-matters of fact and
matters of opinion, 509-10-matter of perception and matter of
inference, 511-definition of authority in matters of opinion, 512—
concurrent testimony, 513-14-distinction between mock sciences