•Ha-ha,' the, foss for gardens, 107. Haldane, Robert and James Alexander, Lives of 192; birth and parentage, ib.; early career of Robert, ib.; wreck of the Royal George,' 192, 193; retirement to Airthrey, 193; landscape gardening, ib.; the hermitage, 193, 194; French Revolution, 194; evangelical mission, 195; ap- lication to the East India Company, and its re- fusal, 195, 196; state of the Scottish Church, 197; the Home Mission, 198; liberality, ib.; dis- agreements, 199; private and public labours at home, ib.; goes abroad, 200; the Moderates at Geneva, ib.; results of his labours, 201; Mr. Drummond's arrival, 201, 202; Robert Hal- dane's return to Scotland, 202; disputes in the Bible Society, 202, 203; death-bed scene, 204; religious character of, ib.; James Haldane, ib.; mutiny at Portsmouth, 205; field preaching, 205, 206; offensive features in the biography, 207, 208.
Hippopotamus, the, 131.
Hogarth, as a painter and moralist, 217.
Jowett, Benjamin, M.A., The Epistles of St. Paul,' by, 80; tendency of to Rationalism, 80, 81; merits of the work, 82; its faults, 82, 83; inac- curacies, 83; Hegelian doctrines of, 84; Pan- theism, 86; responsibility of man, 87; God in nature, 88; the impossibility of miracles, 89; will of God and laws of Nature, 90; the good of evil, ib.; religions, 91, 92; revealed and na- tural, 92; professed results obtained by Panthe- ists, 93; how far sanctioned by Mr. Jowett and others, ib.; on miracles, ib.; St. Paul's conver- sion, ib.; outward and inward facts, 94; Acts of the Apostles, ib.; on discrepancies in, 95; on the doctrines taught by New Testament, 95, 96; estimate of St. Paul, 97; erroneous morality of New Testament, 99; on slavery, ib.; immuta- bility of morality, 100; tendency of the work,
Kars, siege and fall of, 143.
Landscape Gardening, 102; early history of, 102, 103; Greek and Roman styles, 103; Horace an admirer of, 104; Nero, ib.; Adrian, ib.; Diocle- tian, 105; Italian gardening, ib.; in France, 106; in England, ib.; Sir W. Temple's Essay on, 106, 107; the 'Ha-ha' fence, 107; introduction of landscape gardening, 108; Italian villas and English residences, 109; avenues, ib.; ridings, ib.; the park, ib.; Sir U. Price and Mr. Repton, 110; Sir T. Lauder, ib.; on taste, ib.; arbitrary associations, 111; the picturesque, 112; influ- ence exercised over, by the association of fitness, 118; ruins, 114; practical questions, 115; balus- trades, ib.; due proportion between house and garden to be observed, 116; glass-houses, ib.; Capability Brown,' 116, 117; planting, 117;
buildings, 117, 118; 'dressing,' 118; adjacent ruins, ib.
Lamennais, the Abbé, Ultramontanism of, 292; death of, 293, n.
Lawrence, F., 'Life of Fielding,' by, 54; and see Fielding.
Lewis, Right Hon. Sir G. C., on early Roman His- tory, 174; Niebuhr, ib.; his assailants, 175; scep- ticism of Sir G. Lewis, 175, 176; fictitious histo- ries, 177; traces of authentic history, ib. ; extant treaties, 178; destruction of Alba, ib.; investi- gation of the sources and authorities of early Roman history, 179; oral tradition, ib.; Fabius Pictor, 180; Livy, 181; Pontifical annals, 182; tradition not unsupported, 182, 183; results of inquiry, 184; lays and ballads, 185; conclusions to be arrived at, 186; family traditions and funeral orations, 187; defects and qualities of Niebuhr, 188; discrepancies in historical tra ditions considered, 189; the growth of Roman institutions, 190; difference in the conclusions of Niebuhr and Lewis, ability of the latter, 191,
Lindsays, Lives of the, 157, 174.
Lions, difference in, 120.
Luther, Martin, Familiar Discourse of, 1; and see Table Talk.
Maistre, Le Comte dè, 292. Menander, on the works of, 36; compared with other poets, 36, 37; treatises on, 37, 38; pa- rentage and birth of, 38, 89; personal appear- ance, 39; course of life of, 39, 40; the Athenian theatre, 40, 41; the chorus, 42; the school of Menander, 43; superiority of his comedy, 45; style and language, 48; aphorisms, 50; imita- tors, 51; comparison with Horace, 52, 53. Mettray, reformatory system at, 17, 24. Modern Painters, 208; and see Ruskin. Montalembert, Count de, the Political Future of England, by, 289; his birth and political posi tion, 289, 290; his religious tenets, 291; Ultra- montanism, ib.; de Maistre and Lamennais, 292; earlier literary works, 298; The History of St. Elizabeth of Hungary,' ib.; miracles, 294; relics, 295; imposture of his works, 296; Catholicism in England, ib.; the Anglican Church, 297; mis- statements of facts, 297, 298; English saints, 298; on Protestantism, 299; on its seceders, ib. ; sincerity of his opinions tested, 300; the clergy, 301; the amelioration of public morals, ib.; on the adornment and restoration of churches, 302; tombs at Canterbury, 303; further inconsisten- cies, ib.; the Universities, 303, 304; architectu ral revival, 304; the Irish Church, 305; confu- sion of names and things, ib.; Catholicity of the Houses of Parliament, 306; English statesmen, 307; contrast of England with Spain, 307, 308; obscureness of the object of the work, 308, 309: on our monarchy, 309; the two democracies, ib.; summary of the faults of the work, 301. Murray, Mr., liberality of, to Southey, 270.
Neology of the Cloister, the, 80; and see Jowett. Nero, the Emperor, appreciation of the pictu- resque by, 104.
Niebuhr, early Roman History of, 174, 188.
Rationalism, increase of works in favour of, 80. Red Hill, reformatory system at, 27. Reformatory Schools, 17; perilous position of chil- dren, 18, 19; effect of, on our criminal system, 20; early schools, ib.; Count von der Recke, ib.; the Rauhe Haus, 21; chief principles of the sys- tem, 22; training of assistants, ib.; the French system, 23; Mettray, 24; patronage system, 26 the Philanthropic Society, 27; Red Hill, ib.; Children's Friend Society, 29; Parkhurst, ib.; desertions, 31; the Act of 1854, 32; the Hard- wicke School, 33; other private schools, ib. ; the Reformatory Union and its objects, 33, 34; diffi- culties in the working of legislative enactments, 34, 35.
Roman History, an inquiry into, by Sir G. C. Lewis, 174; and see Lewis.
Royal George, wreck of the, 192, 193. Ruskin, John, M.A., Modern Painters by, 208; rea- sons for the popularity of his works, ib.; analy- Bis of the author, 210; unsoundness of his prin- ciples, ib.; on art, ib.; necessity of thought, 211; sympathy between painter and spectator, 213; language, words, and things, 214; separa- tion of art and thought, 214, 215; expression, 215; idea, ib.; illustration, 216; Hogarth, 217; style, ib.; moral responsibility, 218; religious feelings, 220; Turner's works, 221; landscapes, 228; clouds and skies, 224; peculiarity of vision, 225; shadows, 226; on Raphael, 229; the Car- toons, 230; Teniers, 232; criticism on Royal Academy exhibition, 233; Mr. Herbert's Lear and Cordelia, 233, 234; malice, 235.
Russia, effects of the late war on, 273, 274; advan- tages offered by the acceptance of peace, 274. on the war with, 134; and see War.
Warter, 248; his qualifications, ib.; profane levities, 249; commencement of the correspon- dence, 250; imperfect education of, ib.; profi- ciency in English literature, 251; early compo- sitions, ib.; is expelled from school, 252; its consequences, ib.; college career, theological difficulties, ib,; republican opinions, 253; meets Coleridge, ib.; project of pantisocracy, ib.; lec- turing at Bristol, 256; pecuniary crisis, ib.; his marriage, 258; journey to Lisbon, ib.; its con- sequences, 258, 259; literary pursuits, 259, 260; enters at Gray's Inn, 260; removes to Westbury, 261; a visitor, ib.; increased reputation, 262; Madoc,' ib.; quantity and quality of his poetry, ib.; minor poems, 263; intimacy with Davy, ib.; failure of health, 264; at Cintra, ib.; 'Thalaba,' 265; collection towards a history of Portugal, ib.; is appointed secretary to Mr. Corry, ib.; feelings and coldness of manner, 266, 267; religious views, 267; joins Coleridge at Keswick, 268; peculiar qualifications of, 268, 269; Life of Wellington,' 269; Mr. Murray,
Spain contrasted with England, 307, 308. Steam navigation, 235; and see 'Great Eastern, The.'
St. Elizabeth of Hungary, history of, 293; and see Montalembert.
St. Paul, the Epistles of, with notes, &c., by B. Jowett, 80
Swift, Deun, on Conversation, 13.
Table Talk, 1; Dr. Irving's notes to Selden's, ib.; of the ancients, ib.; Memorabilia of Socrates, 2; Cæsar's power of speech, 3; Cicero's humour, 4; Luther's Table Talk, ib.; Scaliger, 5; Perron, 7; Ménage, ib.; Louis XIV., 8; on conversation,ib.; Bacon's apophthegms, 9; Ben Jonson, 10; Selden, 11; Johnson's admiration of, ib. ; on conversation, 12; Addison, ib.; Swift, 13; pe- dantry, 14; Boswell, 15; Walpoliana, 16; Lord Byron, ib.
Temple, Sir William, on gardening, 106, 107. Teniers, paintings of, 232. Thompson, Dr. Andrew, 202. Tortoiseshell tom cats, 133. Tradition in history considered, 179 et seq.; and see Lewis.
Triton, the, and the Minnows, 235; and see Great Eastern, The.
Turkey, condition of, effects of the peace on, 272; professed object of the war, 276; Christian population, 277; concessions in favour of, 278; reforms in the Greek Church, 279; suppression of offensive terms, ib.; admission of Christians to places of trust, ib.; administration of justice, 280; religious obligations, ib,; equality of taxa- tion, 281; capitation tax, ib.; conscription, 282; taxes and internal communications, 283, 285; resources of, 284; ports of exportation, ib.; benefits of the war, 285; grain trade, 286; har- bours, 287; her success dependent on her own measures, 288; false impressions, ib.; selection of diplomatic agents, 289.
Turner as a painter, 221; his landscapes, 223.
Ubicini, M. A., Turkey and its Inhabitants, by,
Universities of England, the, 808; on the names of colleges at, 805.
War, the, results and prospects of, 134; considera- tions on our position, 135; inefficiency in public departments, 136; European interests involved in, ib.; conduct of the people at home, ib.; the Peace party, 127; proceedings of the Vienna conference, ib.; unfavourable mode of making proposals for peace, ib.; schemes for obtaining a satisfactory peace, 138; a congress of nations, ib.; conditions of peace considered, 138, 18; neu- tralization of the Black Sea, 139; position of Russia, 139, 140; appointment of consuls to the ports, 140; Bessarabia and the Danube, 140, 141; protectorate of the Principalities and the Greek Church by Russia, 141; capture of Sebas- topol, 142; our position in the Crimea, 142, 143; siege of Kars, 143; General Williams, ib.; incompetency of our Government, 144; Lord Stratford, 145; demonstrations in Russia, 146; Omar Pasha, 147; effect on Russian commerce, 147 148; general policy of Russia, 148, 149; conduct and courage of both armies, 149, 150; Prussian neutrality, 150, 151; Austria, 151; Asiatic provinces, 152; considerations for the future, 153; position of Persia, 158 154; inva- sion of Georgia, 154; Circassia, ib.; our means of transport, 155; operations in the Baltic, ib. War, professed object of, how far obtained, 276; benefit of, to Turkey, 285.
Warter, Rev. J. W., 248; and see Southey.
Waves, the average size of, 240.
Wellington, the Duke of, as an orator, 307. Williams, Rowland, B.D., Rational Godliness by, 80, 97; and see Jowett Williams, General, at Kars, 143.
Yvery, history of the House of, 169.
Zoological Gardens, the, a Popular Guide to, by D. W. Mitchell, 119; objects of the science of zoology, ib.; general view of 119, 120; the car- nivora, 120; lions and mastiff, ib; bears, 121; consumption of meat, ib.; eagles, ib.; monkeys, 122; the chimpanzee, 122, 123; the seal, 123; the black rat, 124; the aquarium, ib; cranes and storks, 126; the aviary, ib.; the bower- bird, 126, 127; the brush turkey, 127; pelican, 128; the reptile-house, ib.; the cobra, 128, 129; pythons, 129; the elephants, 129, 130; the bea- ver, 130; the hippopotamus, 131; the giraffes, ib.; the apteryx, ib. ; number of specimens, 132; receipts and expenses, 183; tortoiseshell tom cats, ib.; the wild-beast market, 133, 134; cost of the commissariat, 134; number of visitors, ib.
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