377-reception given to German writers
of English history, 379-Dr. Pauli's la-
bours, 379-his Henry II., 380-the
Becket controversy and the Puseyites,
382 Forsyth's history of trial by jury,
384-character of Richard I., 388-im-
portance of constitutional studies, 389-
Locke and Blackstone, account of De
Lolme, 390-works of Palgrave and Allen,
391-Creasy on the constitution, 393
Simon de Montfort and borough repre-
sentation, 393-condition of London in
the twelfth century, 395.

Ignatius tried and sentenced by Trajan,

123.

Inhabitants in the planets and star-systems,
proofs of, 2, seq.

Italian language, created by Dante, 466.

Jury, trial by, origin of, in England, 384.
Justin Martyr, notice of, 108.

Kant, Comte borrows incessantly from, 256,
277.

Landino's interpretation of Dante, 457.
Lappenberg, Dr., his contributions to early
English history, 376.

Leslie, Sir John, his theory of the light of
the moon, 35.

Littré, E., notice of his exposition of Posi-
tivism, 251, 277.

Lloyd's Scandinavian Adventures, 220-art
of fish-culture, the fish of Lake Wenern,
221-habits of Norwegian salmon, 222-
salmon spawning as observed by Mr.
Keiller, 224-his idea of the snout in the
male, 227-development and growth of
salmon fry, 229-the lax, the char, the
pike, 230-angling in Scandinavian rivers,
233-rivers of the Bothnian Gulf, 235—
Norwegian rivers, 236-bear-hunting,
238 the lynx, 241-the fox, 242-the
elk, 243-geographical distribution of the
rein-deer, 244.

Logic, Comte's treatment of, in his system,

272.

Lord-Advocate, duties of, described, 87, 89.

Macedonian period of Grecian History. See
Greece.

Mathematics, place of, in the Positive Philo-
sophy, 273.

Mill's remarks on the most desirable state
of social life, 54.
Miller, Hugh, of Cromarty, 329-source of
his extensive reputation, 330-the expres-
sion "self-educated men," 332-object of
the story of my education," 534-parent-
age and pedigree, the "school" of ancestry
and kindred, 335-the "school" of sur-
rounding local circumstance, 344 - the
grammar-school of Cromarty, 348-glean-
ings by sea and land, 349-the "school"
of literature, 353-amount of education
at parochial schools, 354-National Edu-

589

cation, 356-taste for reading, list of his
books, 357-choice of a trade, 359-influ-
ence of trades on the character, 361-
education as a stone-mason, 363- his
books, studies, and excursions, 364-the
"school" of friendship, history of a house-
painter, 370-religious impressions, 373.
Morality, political. See Political Morality.
Mosquitoes, experience of, in Norway, 207.
Murchison, Sir Roderick Impey, biographi-
cal sketch of, 507--publication of his work
on the Silurian system, 511-researches
in Russia, 512-services to the Royal
Geographical Society, 513-honours con-
ferred upon him, 514-account of his
"Siluria," 516-theoretically discovers
gold in Australia, 530.

Neander, Dr. Augustus, Review of his His-
tory of the Church, 101.

Nebulæ, structure of, nebular theory, 24, 27.
Niebuhr, G. B., his estimate of the character
of Marcus Aurelius, 104-review of his
Lectures on Ancient History, 425.
Norway, glaciers of, 201-angling in rivers
of, 220-bear-hunting in, 238-the rein-
deer of, 244.

Planets, atmosphere of, 3-degree of light
and heat in, 5-weight of human body in,
5--probable diversity in the planetary
races, 7, 17-density of, 35.

Pliny, the Younger, importance of his letter
to Trajan in the matter of the Christian
evidences, 114.

Plurality of worlds, 1-general argument
derived from the similarity of the differ-
ent bodies of our system, 2--general na-
ture of the difficulties and objections, 4-
diversity of form and function supposable
in the planetary races, 7-absurdity of
supposing the Star-systems without inha-
bitants, 9-character of the Essay of the
Plurality of Worlds, 10-religious argu-
ments, 11-Dr. Chalmers' argument from
the microscope considered, 13-probable
superiority of the planetary races, 17—
argument from geology examined, 18-
time and space contrasted, 21-argument
from nebula, 24-structure of nebulæ,
nebular theory, 27-binary systems, 29-
points of resemblance and dissimilarity
between sun and fixed stars, 30-argu-
ment drawn from planet Neptune, 35—
the moon, 36-Jupiter and other remo
planets, 37-theory of the Solar sy
38-new cosmogony of fire and wa

-the future of eternity, 41-the future
of the earth and its character, 44.
Political Economy, discarded in Comte's
Positivism, 270.

Political morality of British Statesmen past
and present, 545-statesmen of the Re-
storation and of the Revolution, 547—
the Earl of Sunderland, 548-Earl of
Marlborough, 549-Sir Robert Walpole,
551-Duke of Newcastle and Earl of
Chatham, 558-Lord North, 562-Ed-
mund Burke, 565-Charles Fox, 566-
Mr. Pitt, 568-dreary period of states-
manship from Pitt's death to 1822, 569-
improved tone of morality and new set of
principles from that period, 570-Peel
and Canning, 571-disreputable episode
in our party history, exhibited by the
Derby administration, 578 Mr. Staf-
ford's Admiralty proceedings, 580-poli-
tical morality as exhibited in Mr. Dis-
raeli, 583.

Polycarp, notice of, 109.

Positivism. See Comte.

Poverty on the Continent contrasted with
the squalor of Great Britain, 59-how to
be accounted for, 60.

Ranke, historical school of, 377.
Reindeer, geographical distribution of,
244.

Religion and Art, relation between, 189.
Rote-system in education, 140.
Ruskin and Architecture, 172-railway
stations, 173-house architecture, new
streets, 174-land leases, 175-legislative
Palace at Westminster, suggestions, 176
-great effect of Mr. Ruskin's works,
new truth despised, 178-his merit as a
critical discoverer, 180-Venetian art
contrasted with our northern styles, 180
-St. Mark's Cathedral, 183-Lombard
plinths, walls, and shafts, 185-Lombard
sculptures, 187-religion and art, 189-
noblest things the least perfect, 190-de-
sign and execution inseparable, 193–
faults lying at bottom of Renaissance Art,
195-may knowledge help the sight? 196
-various colourings of different artists,
197-Mr. Sharpe and Mr. E. A. Freeman,
198 artistic education, 199.

Salmon, habits of, 222.
Scandinavia. See Lloyd's Scandinavian
Adventures.

Scottish nationality and union with England,
69-characteristic differences in the Eng-
lish and Scotch, 70-different feelings
with which each was regarded by the
other, 72-effects of the Reformation and
the union of the crowns, 73-history of
the legislative union, its difficulties, 74-
its nature and limits, 77-act of security,
78-opposition to it in Scotland, 79
beneficial results of the union to Scot-

land, 82-drawbacks, 85-government of
Scotland since the union, 86-influence of
Argyle family, 87-Dundas dynasty, 88-
the Lord Advocate, 89-the Disruption a
conspicuous instance of mal-administra-
tion of Scottish affairs, 91-Association for
Vindication of Scottish Rights, 93—state-
ment of Scottish grievances, 94-proposed
remedies, increased representation and a
Scottish secretary of state, 96--local self-
government in place of centralization, 99.
Scherer, Edmond, notice of his work on the
life and writings of Vinet, 297.
Sherwood, Mrs., her style of writing for
children, 412.

Siluria, Sir Roderick Murchison's, 516-
lower and upper Silurian rocks, 517-
those of Great Britain, 520-their thick-
ness, 521-old red sandstone, or Devonian
formation, 522-carboniferous rocks, 524
-gold in Great Britain, 528-discovery
of gold in Australia, 530-in California,
535-theory of a progress in creation,
538-primæval and subsequent conditions
of our globe, 541.
Sociology. See Comte.

Souvestre, M. Emila, review of her "Attie
Philosopher," 45.

Statesmen, British, morality of, 545.
Stoicism in the second century, 105.
Strzelecki, Count, discovers gold in Austra
lia, 530.

Thirlwall, Bishop, merits of his History of
Greece, 430, 432.

Trajan's answer to Pliny's letter, 118—its
consequences, 119.

Union of England and Scotland, effects of,
on the latter, 74.

Vaud, ecclesiastical conflict in, and its issue,
305.

Venice, architecture of. See Ruskin.
Vinet, Alexander Rodolphe, his life and
writings, 297-his boyhood, residence at
Basle, 298 his connection with the reli-
gious revival in French Switzerland, 299
-writings on the relation of Church and
State, 301-conduct in reference to the
ecclesiastical conflict in Vaud, 304-his
death, 309-ardent love of literature, 310
-literary works, 311-Studies," 312-
Christian spirit in his literary criticisms,
314-critique of Lamartine's Jocelyn,
315-religious writings, 319-his merits
as an apologist, 319-theological views,
323-pastoral theology, 325-general es-
timate of his character, 327.
Voluntaryism as held by Vinet, 301.
Virgil's journey with Dante to the invisible
world, 476.

Wyse, Thomas, on education, reform, &c.,
164.