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and true, 515-16-homœopathy and phrenology, 516-7-mesmerism,
517-8-Dr. Elliotson, 519-cases in the mesmeric hospital, Calcutta,
520-1-force of authority in religious matters, 522-5-law and
opinion on infidelity, 525-7-utility and proper province of au-
thority, 527-36-persons competent to guide opinion on any subject,
536-8-authority of political bodies, 538-48-duty of the State in
religious questions, 549-55-abuses of the principles of authority,
555-7-character of the work, 558.

M

Mill's Political Economy,' extract from, in support of the view that
it is the duty of the State to assist in emigration, 30. See Coloni-

zation.

Mines, British, notice of works relating to, 62-early attraction of
their wealth, ib.-Britain's present subterraneous treasures, 63—
M. Verlet's table of the comparative mining produce of Europe, ib.
note-exaggerations as to the extent of our coal fields, 63-4-
necessity of preserving records of mining operations, 65-com-
pulsion of mining companies in Prussia to furnish government with
exact plans, ib., note-system in Austria, 66 note-indispensability
of registration of plans of underworkings, 67-existing records
inaccurate and not usually available, 68-9-calamitous results of
the present condition of mining records, 69-accidents from the
irruption of water, 70-2-importance of an authentic record of the
facts and phenomena of explosions, 73-ruination and fraud from
want of registration, 73-5-Statute of Limitations regarding mines,
75-7-lessors of mines frequently victims of lessees, 77-other
grievances, 78-the 'old man' of our metallic mines, 79-80-risks
attending the present system, 80-2-immense value of registration
to lessors, 82-strong feeling of late for the necessity for inter-
ference of Government, 82-impossibility of working mines with
pecuniary advantage and certainty without records, 84-value of
science in modern mining, 85-prospective view of our mining
greatness, 86-7.

N

Norman, Geo. Warde, Esq., review of his 'Examination of some
'prevailing Opinions on the Subject of Taxation in this and other
'Countries,' 451. See Taxation.

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Observatories, National, works relating to, 299-Greenwich observa-
tory, 300-its early history, 300-1-practical astronomy, 302—the
two Herschels, 303-gravitation, 304-parallax, 305-measure-
ment of celestial spaces, 306-8-description of astronomical instru-
ments, 308-11-altitude and azimuth circles, 311-great equatoreal
telescopes, 312-13-Venice and Copenhagen observatories, 314-
Römer, ib.-other early observatories, 315-that at Pulkowa, 316
-history of Greenwich observatory, 317-18-Flamsteed, 318-19-
Halley, 320-Bradley, 320-23-Dr. Bliss, 323-Dr. Maskelyne, ib.
-Pond, 324-Professor Airy, 325-astronomical apparatus at

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Greenwich, 325 et seq.-the time ball, 326-zenith tube room,
327-Bird's brazen quadrant, 328-Flamsteed's MSS., ib.-com-
puting room, 329-transit room, ib.-astronomical clocks, 330-
taking a transit, 331-circle room, 332-library, 333-chronometer
room, 333-altitude and azimuth instruments, 335-magnetical
and meteorological observatory, 337-8-photographic registration,
339-personal establishment, 341-system pursued for method-
ising and preserving observations for future reference, 342-Board
of Visitors, 343-Mr. Airy's admirable method of reduction, 344—
his lunar reductions, 345-his Annual Reports, 346-his method of
overcoming the difficulties of the Canadian boundary survey, 347
-his other labours, 348-' skeleton forms,' 349-assistants' duties,
349-51-personal equation, 351-53-printing department, 354-
latest improvements in the apparatus, 355-postscript on Mr.
Airy's Popular Lectures on Astronomy,' 356.

Orange processions, notice of works relating to, 87-discouraging
effects of party-spirit in Ireland, ib.-notice of the late Orange
riots, 88-Orange principles and practice, 88-9-accounts of former
riots, 88-91-self-deception of the Orange leaders as to the noxious
influence of party-spirit, 92-dissolution of the society, ib.-Sir
Harcourt Lees, ib.-party feeling from 1836 to 1845, 93-govern-
ment policy of 1845 offensive to Orangemen and the resumption of
Orange meetings, 94-attempts of Government to quell the grow-
ing evil, ib.-magistrates superseded for attending party meetings,
ib.-conduct of Lords Roden and Enniskillen and the Marquis of
Downshire, ib.-offer of party services to government during the
disturbances of 1848, 95-the Orange manifestation of that year,
ib.-extracts from a letter from Lord Roden and notice of his
proceedings, 95-7-Orange grievances, 97-counter-associations,
98-letter from Lord Massarene, 99-notoriety of Dolly's Brae, ib.
-the Orange procession of last year, 100-precautionary measures,
ib.-reception at Tollymore Park, 101-conflict at Magheramayo,
103-brutality of the Orange victors, 104-results of the pro-
cession, 105-magisterial inquiry, 106-accomplices among the
magistrates, 107-illegality of armed assemblies, 109-remedy pro-
posed by Lord Castlereagh for extinguishing party processions,
111-moral support of the existing law only needed, 112-true
mission of the Anglo-Irish Church, 113-list showing the increase
of illegal processions in the north of Ireland, 114-magisterial
disqualification of partisanship, 115-16-advice of Lord Stanley
and Sir R. Peel, 117-hope for the future, 118.

Ortogrul, notice of, 176.

Ottoman empire, foundation of, 175. See Turkey.

P

Pauperism, its evils and proposed remedies, 2 et seq. See Coloniza-

tion.

Pisistratus, 137. See Grote.

Polynesians, the distinct features of the tribes of, 443-4-decrease of
the population, 445-Mr. Saxe Bannister's reasons for this decrease,
446 note-the Maori,' or New Zealanders, 447-statistics of popu-

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lation, 447-8-disproportion of the sexes, 449-50-effect of an
excess of males, 451-2-empirical law suggested, 453-4-polygamy,
455-emigration of the sexes not proportional, 456-population
of New Zealand, 457-Polynesia compared with the United States
and Ireland, 458-causes of deficiency of females, 459-60-infan-
ticide among savages, 461-2-wars of savages, 463-4—health of
the New Zealanders, 465-6-cannibalism, 467-temperance of the
Polynesians, 468-future prospects of New Zealand, 469-71.,

R

'Revolution de 1848, Histoire de la,' par A. de Lamartine, review
of, 228. See Lamartine,

Roden, Lord, and the Orange processions, 88 et seq. See Orange
Processions.

Romanoff, establishment of the House of, 199. See Russia.
Russia, its first encounter with the Turks, 196-sketch of the origin
of the empire, 197-removal of its capital from Kiev to Vladimir,
ib.-invasion of the Moguls, ib.-establishment of the Russian
succession in the person of Ivan of Moscow, 198-consolidation of
its power and foundation of the empire during the reign of the
first Czar, Ivan the Great, ib.—failure of the House of Rurik, 199
-establishment of the dynasty of Romanoff, ib.-its relations with
Turkey, 199-201-declaration of war by Turkey against Russia,
202-defeat of the Turks, ib.-enumeration of the various stages
of advancement of Russian boundaries to the south, 203-second
declaration of war by Turkey, ib.-its fatal results to the Turks,
ib.-apprehensions of Turkey at the growing power of Russia, 206.
See Turkey.

S

Sanitary Reform, late progress in, 210-its object, 211-economy of
sanitary measures, 212-prejudices such measures have to en-
counter, 213-neglect of many of its details as vulgar, ib.—sanitary
regulations of the Jews and Romans, 214-duty of property in
towns, 215-relation between dirt and vice, 216-17-picture of a
manufacturing town and suburbs, 218-19-Mr. Macaulay's des-
cription of what the most fashionable parts of London were in the
time of Charles II., 219-constitution of the Board of Health,
220-22-local elective bodies, 223-local boards under control of
the Board of Health, 224-5-security in centralization of power
and responsibility, 225-6-local abusive interests, 227-importance
of the middle classes understanding the question of sanitary reform,
228-9.

'Shirley, a Tale,' by Currer Bell, review of, 153-mental equality of
the sexes considered, 154-5-excellence of female musicians, 156-
of female littérateurs, 157-question of the authorship of 'Jane
'Eyre,' 158-its masculine vigour, ib.-inferiority of Shirley' to
'Jane Eyre,' 159-its harshness and incoherence, ib.-its unmis-
takeable power, but rudeness and affectation, 161-specimens of its
bold and poetic imagery, 162-graphic delineation of an interior,
163-infelicitous characters of its heroes, 163-fascination of its

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heroines, 164-its sins against truth and nature, 165-rhapsody on
Milton's Eve, 167-powerful scene from Shirley,' 169-72-
poetic power of the authoress, 172-3-application to Currer Bell of
Schiller's remark on 'Corinne,' 173.

Smith, the late Rev. Sydney, review of his 'Elementary Sketches of
'Moral Philosophy,' 356-Lord Jeffrey's opinion of the work, 357-8
-nature of the lectures, 359-60-extravagancies of metaphy-
sicians, 361-scepticism falsely charged on metaphysics, 362-
natural religion, 363-observations on the utility of the science of
metaphysics, 364-5-the Rev. Sydney Smith's lectures on wit and
humour, 365-71-on the beautiful, 371-5-faculties of animals and
men and faculties of beasts, 375-6-characteristics of the work,
376-7.

Solon, Mr. Grote's account of the reforms and character of, 134-7.
See Grote.

Solyman the Great, 187. See Turkey.

Strzelecki, Count, his evidence before the Committee of the House of
Lords on the efficiency and success of Irish emigrants in Australia,
25. See Colonization.

T

Taxation, British and Continental, works relating to, 471-British
skill and intellect, 472-works of Thornton, Ricardo, Tooke, and
Jones Loyd, 473—Mr. George Norman's valuable pamphlet, ib.—
the 'groans of the Britons,' 474-5-amount of remitted taxes, 476-
limits to taxation, 476-8-effect of taxation trenching upon capital,
478-proportion of population to taxation, 479-80-accumulation
in England since the peace, 480-82-English finances compared
with French, 483-4-with other foreign states, 485-6-financial
condition of Ireland, 486-7-progressive reductions,_489-Mr.
Norman's estimate of our colonial expenditure, 490-French and
English colonies, 491-2-dangers from pauperism, 493-M. Thiers
on the well-being of the labouring classes, 494-5-better applica-
tion of taxes, 495-6.

Treaty of peace and friendship, the first struck between Turkey and
a Christian state, 186. See Turkey.

Turkey, its past and present position among the states of Europe, 173
-old prophecies regarding the decay of the Ottoman empire, 174
-dawnings of Turkish power, 175-notice of Ortogrul, 176—his
son, Osman, 177-conquests of the House of Osman, 177-8-rela-
tions between the Greeks and Turks, 179-origin and progress of
the power of the Janizaries, 180-assumption of the title of Sultan
by Bajazet I., ib.-Bajazet's unfortunate contest with Timour, 181
-resumption of Turkish power in Asia, ib.-Mahomet I., ib.—his
son, Amurath II., ib.-capture of Constantinople, ib.-importance
of Constantinople to the growing power of the Turks, 182-feeling
of alarm throughout Europe, 182-3-contests between the Eu-
ropeans and Turks, 184-superiority of Turkish discipline and
tactics over most of the European states, 184-5-gradual familiarity
between the Turkish and Christian states, 185-campaigns in
Persia and Egypt, 185-first Christian alliances, 186-9-strength

and grandeur of Turkey on its entry into the 'European system,'
190 Charles V. and Solyman, 191-subsequent history of Turkey
and its connexion with Russia, 192-212. See Russia.

V

Vienna, Turkish siege of, 195.
'Village Notary, the,' by Baron Eötvös, translated by M. Wenck-
stern, review of, 479-notice of the author, 498-the Hungarian
landscape, 499-outline of the story of the Village Notary,' 500-
distinction between Hungarian freemen and serfs, 501-state of
the Jews in Hungary, 502-3-M. Wenckstern as a translator, 503.

W

'War upon the Wilderness,' 47.
Water, supply of, to the metropolis, list of works relating to, 377-
Fitz-Stephen's account of London in the reign of Henry II., ib.-
water supply at the time of the Conqueror, ib.-at later times, 378
-Peter Morrice's contrivance for raising water at London Bridge,
378-Sir Hugh Middleton and the New River Company, 379-
later water companies, 379-present supply of water, 380-sewage
poured into the Thames, 381-quantity of organic matter in all
London water, 382-consequences of water not being laid on, 383
-connexion between physical uncleanliness and moral pollution,
384-fever perpetuated from want of drainage, 385-6-districts of
filth are districts of crime, 387-economy of a supply of good
water, 388-table of comparative mortality, 389-necessity of
legislating for the poor, 391-notice of several proposals for the
supply of water of better quality, 392-the Thames and its tribu-
taries, 393-report of Messrs. Walker and Leach, 394-combination
and competition incompatible, 395-useless competition, 396-par-
liamentary inquiries, 397-inadequacy of the principles of trade,
398-9-amount of water-rents in the metropolis, 400-interest of
all classes in the water question, 401-springs poisoned by con-
tamination with cesspools, 402-state of Bermondsey, 403-supply
of water at various places at home and abroad, 404-5-amongst
the Romans, 405-6-works of beneficence immortal, 407-8.


Zinghis Khan, irruptions of, 176.

END OF VOL. XCI.

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