previous to his, 58-not sufficiently extensive in its vocabulary, 60-unrivalled
in the general felicity of his definitions, 61-deficient in etymological re-
search, ib.-of the philological discoveries of Tooke, 62-testimony of Dr.
Webster to their importance, 62-the use to be made of ancient English
uthours, 46-the dictionary of Johnson greatly improved by Mr. Todd, ib.
-vast diffusion of the English language anticipated, 66-the maintenance of
its purity desirable, 64-the competency of any but an inhabitant of the
mother country to produce a complete English Dictionary questionable, ib.-
Dr. Webster's qualifications for the undertaking, 68-remarks on his Grammar,
70-his vocabulary reviewed, ib.—that of Dr. Johnson greatly augmented, ib.-
of the use of sesquipeladian words, 72-of obsolete words, ib, et seq.-of the
additions by Webster, 74-of his orthography, 77-English orthography not
settled, 78-orthoepy, 81-Dr. Webster's plan, 82-etymology, ib.-Dr. John-
son's not sufficiently satisfactory; improved by Todd, but greatly excelled by
Webster, ib.-specimens of Dr. Webster's etymologies, 84-of the senses, 87
-the first honours in this department due to Johnson, ib.-his use of John-
son in his definitions, ib.-of authorities, 90-excellence of Johnson's, ib.-
peculiarities of Webster's, 91-an improved edition of the dictionary in twelve
parts, passing through the English press, ib..
Discoveries in the science and art of Healing, by John St. John Long, esq., &c.
reviewed, 456-statement of their egregious absurdity, 467.
Doctrina Copularum Linguæ Latinæ, &c. reviewed, 253.
East-India Company, report of select committee on the affairs of, &c., 93-on
the China trade, and Board's rates of exchange, 95-interests of the govern-
ment and people of China opposed on the subject of foreign trade, 96-
government revenue derived from it, 97-the tea of maritime districts brought
to Canton through the interior, ib.-sum exacted from foreign ships for the
payment of dues and good behaviour, ib.-hong merchants, the sureties to
government, ib.-their number, and monopoly of the Company's trade, ib.-
outside merchants" and "shopmen," 98-extensive smuggling in opium, ib.
Trade, on what grounds commercial speculation bad or good, 94-question
as to whether the Chinese and Indian trade together are a benefit to the com-
munity, 95-similarity of restriction principles between the governments of
China and England, 99-their impolicy and injustice on a general view, 100
-profits of the Company on the China trade, ib.-absurd proceedings of the
Company, upon their own showing of profit and loss, 101-advantages derived
from the possession of India resolvable into the private interests of a com-
paratively few individuals, ib.
Ecclesiastical Courts, their character unpopular, 317-so in the time of Chaucer,
ib.-lamentation of Proctors in 1641, b.-inference as to the subjects cogniza-
ble in the spiritual courts, 319-legislative and judicial acts unfit for clericar
participation, 320-ecclesiastical jurisdiction expedient in former times, not
so now, 321-its cognizance of testamentary causes matter of special favou,
not of right, ib.—allusion to a letter from the provost of Eton on the subject
323-case shewing the evils attendant on ecclesiastical process in testamentary
causes, ib.-commission appointed to reform the practice, 325-smalgl round
of hope from the constitution of it, 326—of the official appointments, 327—
present state of legal education, 330.
Foo-yuen, an officer in China so denominated, 270-character of his office, ib-
extracts from a proclamation by Ching, the Foo-yuen in 1822, ib.
Force, Military, its nature, consequences, and necessity considered, 1 et. seq.
Forts and Towers, remains of in Egypt, questions proposed to military travellers
for solution, respecting them, 265.
France, royal guards of, subscription for those who fought in defence of the
conduct of the late king and his ministry, 451.
French Revolution, military events of the late, by an officer of the Garde
Royale, 1.
George the Fourth, character of, 103-value of contemporaneous opinions on
historical subjects, 104-public characters public property, ib.-late King's
first appearance in the world of fashion, as the lover of Mrs. Robinson, 105-
her circumstances at the time, ib.-negotiators of the connection, and its ulti-
mate result, ib.-development of his character, in the ungenerous conduct
of the connection, 106-remarks on the character of the negotiation, 107—of
his marriage, its inducement, and its disgrace, 108-his wife discarded
within a few months after ib.-his character of politeness considered, 109
-his conduct to Beau Brummell, 111-to Sheridan, ib.-the character of his
benevolence examined, 112-affair at Newmarket-expelled from the Jockey
Club, 113-Mr. Fox sent by him into the House of Commons to maintain a
falsehood respecting his marriage with Mrs. Fitzherbert, 117-the character
of his piety considered, 119-of his social inclinations, 121-of his taste in art,
science and literature, ib. et seq.-of his conduct in public life, 128-in his
character of Regent discards the whigs, 129—his despotic disposition, 132—
counteracted by his inclination to indolence and ease, 133-no claim to parti-
cipate in the glories of his reign, whether of arts or arms, 134.
Memoirs of his Life and Reign, by H. E. Lloyd, Esq.--
character of the work, 103
--Life and Times of, by the Rev. G. Croley, A. M., summary
character of, 103-affected delicacy of the author while mis-representing the
nature of the royal separation, 110.
Great Wall of China, its substance estimated by Mr. Barrow, 266.
Hamamah, inscriptions on the rocks near the new wall at, 264.
Hannibal's Passage of the Alps, by a Member of the University of Cambridge,
reviewed, 42-the route of Hannibal explored by Polybius, 43-commented on
by the chevalier Folard, traced by general Melville, and used by Buonaparte
in his own memorable passage of the Alps, the author's attack on all the
best writers on the subject before him, 44-his charges against the authors of
the "Dissertation on the Passage of Hannibal over the Alps," ib. et seq.-his
inaccuracy of translation from the Greek of Polybius exposed, 46-conclusion
against the route taken by Hannibal, as marked out by the author, 54-cre-
dulous of the vinegar story by Livy, 55-inconsistency of the author's reli-
ance upon Livy and distrust of Polybius, ib.
Heiress of Bruges, by Thomas Colley Grattan, reviewed, 146-utility, in the
novels of the present day, too much neglected, 147-excelled by the French
in this respect, ib-plot of the tale, 148-the publication of it well-timed, ib.-
specimens quoted, 149, et seq.-character of the author's style, 155.
Hieroglyphics, published by the Royal Society of Literature. Part V. See
Ancient Egyptian Kings, &c.
Histoire Naturelle de l'Homme, par R. P. Lesson, reviewed, 17.
Hitópadésa, an Indian collection of Stories, nearly identical with the Pancha
Tantra, 274-many of the stories of other countries derived from it, ib.
Horton, right hon. R. Wilmot, his correspondence with a Select_Class of the
Members of the London Mechanics' Institution, 191-reviewed 207-excess
of population the origin of the popular distress, ib.-contradicted in part,
Italy, Journal of a Tour in, &c. by James P. Cobbett, reviewed, 174-his re-
marks on the fine arts, governments, manners, customs, &c. few, 175-obser-
vations on the country about Avignon, ib.--Florence, 176-Naples, 177,—
brief opinion, respecting the country of England, expressed by some Italians
who had recently visited it, 177-courtesy of the Italians, ib-their love of
money, 178-its different nature in the men and women, ibinclination in
the author to spare them even in their vices, ib.-the state of Tuscany, ib.
et seq. the author's cloven foot, 179—defends the harsh treatment of the Jews
at Rome, ib.
Jesus, Gospel of, mistaken by Mungo Park in Africa for a Gospel of Isaiah,
Johnston, Sir Alexander, extract of a letter from him, giving an account of the
general character and deportment of the Mohammedan population in Ceylon,
282.
Joluba, the name of a river (the Niger of Park) in Africa, its derivation and
meaning, 290.
Karnac, great temple at, sanctuary of built by Moeris, 413.-the hypostyle
hall of, built by Rameses, 416-Belzoni's enraptured description of it, ib.
Koran, Arabic of the, not the same as that of the ordinary language, 285.
Kotzebue's New Voyage round the World, reviewed, 294-his father the cele-
brated German Dramatist, ib.-makes his first voyage round the world with
Krusenstern, ib.-his second, as commander of the Rurick, and the last in the
Predpriartie, 294-the captain's departure from the roads of Cronstadt, 295—
his danger off the Needles 296-saved by the skill and confidence of the
pilot, ib. his arrival in the Pacific, 297-discovers a small island, to which
he gives the name of his ship, ib.-reaches OTahaiti, 298-his reception
there, ib.-contrasted behaviour of the inhabitants the next day, ib.-
lands and visits the missionary Wilson, 299-attends the Sunday service at
the church; ib.-his account of it, with the dress and behaviour of the natives,
300-present state of the island compared with that when captain Cook
visited it, 301-account of Pomareh, ib.of the political constitution of
O Tahaiti, 302-passion of the natives for European dress, 303-leaves
O Tahaiti and makes for the Navigator's Islands in his way to the Radack
Islands, ib.-first effects of his appearance on the inhabitants of Otdia, 306-his
reception by them when known, 307-his account of the present state of
society in the Sandwich Islands, 308-his visits to queen Nomahanna, 309
-leaves the Sandwich Islands-sails upon a new track-and discovers some
new islands, 311.
La Liberté reconquise, 1.
Lexicon, Greek and English, by the Rev. Thomas Dix Hincks, reviewed 311-
authors which the Lexicon is intended to explain, 312-the quantities of the
doubtful vowels imperfectly marked, ib.-his etymological principles faulty,
314-improvements in regard to the prepositions, ib.-instances of verbal
errors and improvements, 315-general character of the work, 816.
Man Natural History of, by R. P. Lesson, 17-the contemplation of savage
life interesting and useful, ib.-personal character of the race termed by the
author the Oceanian, 19—of their food and cookery, 21-the maddening
liquor obtained from the piper methysticum, under the influence of the mis-
sionaries, rarely used but as medicine, 24-the New Zealanders addicted to
cannibalism, i-author's reason for deriving the inhabitants of the Caroline
Islands from the Mongol race, 28-reason for the slow advance to civilization
of the South-Sea Islanders, ib.-cloathing of the inhabitants of the Mar-
quesas and Sandwich Islands, 29-passion of the Oceanians for ornament, 31—
helmet of the Sandwich Islanders, ib.-dwellings of the Tahitians, 34-furni-
ture, 36-instruments of war laid aside for their European fire arms, ib.—the
nose-flute, 37-religious notions, 38-their belief of a supreme Being, 39-
of a future state, ib.-manners and amusements, 40-the author's assertion
of a resemblance between the New Zealanders and the ancient Spartans
unfounded, 41.
Maxwell, by Mr. Theodore Hook, reviewed, 155-account of the Dramatis
Personæ, 156-the events improbable, in their combination, ib.—the claims to
popularity in a modern novel, 157-the talents of the author estimated, ib.
Machine-breaking, abstract advantages of machine operation over manual labour
self-evident 191-conditional under certain circumstances, 192-still advan-
tageous if discreetly regulated, ib.-its effects on the community in general
considered, 193-highly beneficial under due regulation, but counteracted by
Corn-laws, 194-how they act in checking the spread of benefit derivable from
machinery, 195--their effects on agricultural labourers and their employers,
196—how to effect the remedy, 198-drain of the aristocracy on the popular
interests, 202-policy of timely reform, 203.
Mohammedan Divinity, specimen of in an extract from the copy of a manuscript
by Mohammed Bin Soleymân Al Jezwalŷ, 288.
Mothers and Daughters, a Tale of the year 1830, reviewed, 419-reasons why
the novelist draws his materials from scenes of high life, 421
quences of the law of primogeniture, 424-extracts, 425, et seq.
New Zealanders, resemblance between them and the ancient Spartans asserted by
M. Lesson, 41.
North American Provinces, British, Considerations on the Value and Import-
ance of the, &c. by Major-general Sir Howard Douglas Bart. reviewed, 500.
Notables, Belgian, declare the Constitution accepted, with a majority of votes
against it, 162.
Orang Outan, its name in Africa, 291.
Oriental words, in European letters, remarks on the absurd custom of so writing
them by the English in India, 286.
Pancha Tantra, an Indian Collection of Stories, in Five Sections, 274.
Park, Mungo, an erroneous statement by him, arising from his ignorance of
Arabic, 290.
Parliamentary Reform, resisted only by the corruptionists, 440-their prac-
tices enumerated, 445-their threats and pretensions answered, 446-the cant
of Tory protection, 448-definition of Radicalism, 450-character of the
Whigs redeemed by their recent conduct, 455-call upon the country for
exertion, ib.
Penitentiary, mis-statement of the Quarterly Review, respecting Mr. Bentham's
plan for one, answered, 454.
Poems, chiefly Lyrical, by Alfred Tennyson, 210-poetry, with other things,
susceptible of improvement, ib.-epic no longer in demand, 212-to what the
superiority of Shakespear as a poet attributable, 213-modern poetry an im-
provement on the ancient inasmuch as it is more metaphysical, 214-excel-
lence of Mr. Tennyson's on that ground, 215-his power of poetical transmi-
gration, 216.
Poland and France, illiberal anticipation of the failure of the Polish revolution
reprobated, 507-France disappointed in the result of hers, 508-the interest of
the French government opposed to that of the nation, 509-the struggle for
liberty throughout Europe affected by it, ib.-question of policy whether
France should advance in the support of the liberties of other countries, or
wait until they fall unaided, and in the consequence risk her own, 510.
Professional Morality in 1831, &c. by a Graduate of the University of Edin-
burgh, 463-extraordinary encouragement given to medical quacks, ib.-
accounted for by the ignorance of the public on medical subjects, 465—impossi-
bility of the same diseases being cured by precisely the same means in differ-
ent patients, 466-statement of the absurd quackery of St. John Long, 467—
his ignorance exposed, 468.
Predpriartie, a small island in the Pacific, discovered by Captain Kotzebue.
Pyramids, questions respecting them, 263.
Quarterly Review, Article on Parliamentary Reform, reviewed, 440—its advo-
cacy of things as they are, 441-astonished at the general call of the country
for Reform, 442-its remarks on the pension-list answered, 447-remarks on
its allusion to a re-action in the event of a recurrence of Tory domination,
452.
Rameses the Great, the Sesostris of Herodotus, and identified with the Osyman-
dyas of Diodorus, 416-Belzoni's admiration of the Hypostyle hall at Karnac,
built by him, ib.—the palace of Abydos also constructed by him, 417—of his
numerous other works ib.
Revolution, European, that of France and Poland, in the years 1788 and 1789,
resisted by England, Prussia, Austria and Russia, 246—division of Poland by
the three latter, ib.-question considered as to whether Poland will be
deserted in her present struggle against Russia, ib.-reasons why France
should aid in the liberation of Poland, 248—the principle of non-interference
considered, 249-the interests of England, how connected with the freedom
of Poland, 250—hopes from the new ministry, 251.
Royal Asiatic Society, Transactions of the, reviewed, 261-subject of the first
memoir, the Chinese, 262-the antiquity of China, according to their state-
ments, incredible, 263-their calendar regulated by Chuen-hio prior to the
time of Abraham, ib.-origin of the Chinese nation, according to the Insti-
tutes of Menu, 266-date of the empire not earlier than two hundred years
before Christ, ib.-Chi-hoang-ti the first emperor, ib.-builds the great wall
of China, ib.-orders all the books of the learned to be burned, 267-probability
of Japan having been colonized from China, ib.-notice of a singularity in the
Chinese language, ib.-brief notice of the wars and revolutions during the
dynasties of Han, ib.-paper and ink invented during the dynasty of Han,
268-Buddhism introduced into China from India, ib.-division of the empire
A. D. 200, 269-a favorite subject of the Chinese plays, ib.-power of the
lords of the bed-chamber in the dynasty of Tang, ib.-custom of cramping the
feet of the Chinese ladies, and presumed motive, ib.-estimate of the popula-
tion of China, 270-extracts from a Chinese proclamation, ib.—of the Banyan,
or Indian fig-tree, 273-of the Pancha Tantra, 274-account of the Triad
society in China, 277-resembles in many points the Society of Free Masons,
280-an account of the Sauds, a society or sect resembling the Quakers of
England, 281-peculiarities of the Batak race, 282-account of the Mohamme-
dan population of Ceylon, ib.-Poetry of the Chinese, 292.
San-ho-hwuy, a kind of Masonic Society in China, 278.
San-kwo, the three nations into which the empire of China was divided, so
called, 209.
Sanscrit, little more than a dialect of the Greek language, 268.
Sauds, a religious sect in India resembling the Quakers of England, 281.
Scotland, Treatise on the Election Laws in, &c. by Arthur Connell, Esq. 137.,
Parliamentary Representation of, 137-state of the population in 1821,
ib.-disproportion between the number of electors and the population repre-
sented, ib.great preponderance of representation on the part of the agricul-
tural interest, ib.-what meant by "independent interest" in a Scotch county,
140-members for the burghs, how returned, 141-of the Scotch repre
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