drosts, 263. Conduct of Lieutenant-Colonel Cuyler, 265. Duties, Powers, and Privileges of the Landdrosts, 270. Administration of the Country described, by a Civil Servant, 603. Of the Heemraden, 604. Exertions made in getting up Addresses in favour of Lord Charles Somerset's Administration, &c., 605. Of the District Secretary, and the District Clerk, 608. The VeldCornets, 609.

Christianity in Japan, on the Extinction of, 17. First Communication between Christians and the Japanese, ib. Persecution and dreadful Sufferings of the Missionaries and their Converts, 20, 21. Final Suppression of Christianity, 22.

Christmas Presents, Literary Souvenir,' Forget Me Not,' &c., 611. Colonization of Canada, 293.

Commerce between Russia and Persia, 285. Proposed Union of the Black Sea with the Atlantic, 287.

Communication respecting Mr. Warden and Sir Edward West, 358.
Condition of the People and State of Society in India, 231.

Considerations on the Relative Duties and Interests of Mother Countries and Colonies, 1.

Corn Laws, on the, 304.

Cultivation of Oriental Literature. Labours of Dr. Gilchrist, 517.

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Debate at the East India House (Sept. 27, 1826) on Captain Michael, 183. Hiring of Vessels, 185. Seizure of Pepper, ib.

Deccan Booty, Arguments for and against certain Claims on the, 105.
Deficiency of Officers in the Indian Army, 640.

Dismantling of Bhurtpoor, 327.

Domestic Medicine, Popular Treatise on, by Dr. Graham, Notice of, 372. Drowning, Rescue from. Extract of a Letter from a Passenger in the Fairlie, outward-bound to Madras, 366.

Dutch Colonies in the East, Present Situation and Future Prospects of the, 85. Decline of Commerce in the Island of Java, i. Insurrection in the Native Provinces, 86. Departure of the Governor, Baron Van der Capellan, and arrival of Count Dubres Gesigneis as Commissioner-General, 88.

Duties and Interests of Mother Countries and Colonies, 1.
Duties of Interpreters to the Indian Army, 370.

Emigration to Canada, 293.

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English and Burmese, Treaty of Peace between the, 186.

Evidence in the Trial for Libel, Buckingham v. Bankes, for the Plaintiff. Examination of Henry William Hobhouse, Esq., 393. Letter of Mr. William John Bankes to Mr. Hobhouse accompanying the Libel, 395. Examination of Mr. John Murray, 397. Of Dr. B. Babington, 403. Of Mr. Rees, 406. Of Mr. Arrowsmith, 407.-For the Defendant: Examination of Antonio Da Costa, 424. Of Giovanni Benatti, 432. Of Mr. Charles Parry, 436. Of Captain Irby, 438. Of Captain Mangles, 439. Of Colonel Leake, 440. Of Mr. Beechey, 441.

Examination of the Defence put forth by the Missionaries of Serampore,

129.

Excursions in Switzerland, 251.

Extinction of Christianity in Japan, on the, 17.

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Graham's, Dr., Popular Treatise on Domestic Medicine, Notice of, 372.

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Hardwicke Family, Letters of the, 339. Honourable Charles Yorke to Dr. Birch. Anecdotes of Lord Bacon, 347, 348.

Hazlitt's Journey through France and Italy, Review of, 273. His Criticism on the Dramatic Genius of the French, 274. His feelings on visiting the Gallery of the Louvre, 276. Merits of Poussin and Claude Lorraine, 277. Description of the Passage of Mont Cenis, 278. rina-Venus de Medici-Painting and Sculpture contrasted, 283. DescripItaly-Raphael's Fornation of Tivoli, 284.

Heber, Dr., Bishop of Calcutta, Memoir of the late, 170. Of an ancient and respectable family, 171. Born about 1783, and entered at All Souls College, Oxford, where he wrote his Poem on Palestine,' at the Age of Nineteen, 172. Extracts from that Work, 178, 174. Undertakes an extensive Tour on the Continent with his Friend, Mr. Thornton, 175.

degree of A. M. at Oxford, in 1808, 176. Publishes his Poem of Europe' Takes his in the following Year, ib. Resigns his Fellowship in 1815, 177. Elected Preacher to their Society by the Benchers of Lincoln's Inn, 179. Appointed successor to Bishop Middleton, at Calcutta, and created D. D. by Diploma, 180. Arrived with his Family in India, on the 10th October 1823, ib. Proceeds on a Pastoral Visitation throughout the Provinces, 181. Visits Tanjore in March, and dies at Trichinopoly, on his return, April 8, 1926, 182.

Historical Sketch of the Rise and Progress of the British Power in India, (No. IX.) 121. (No. X.) 575.

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India, Condition of the People, and State of Society in, 231. Causes which are supposed to have had a principal influence in producing them, 231, 232. Of the Institution of Castes, and its effects, 233.

India, Historical Sketch of the Rise and Progress of the British Power in, (No. IX.) 121. The Madras Presidency and the Nuwaub of the Carnatic commence hostilities against the Rajah of Tanjore, 122. The Rajah is induced to submission, pays his Arrears of Tribute to the Nuwaub, relinquishes his Claims on the Marawar, and finally makes his Peace, by giving up the Fortress of Vellum, and the Districts of Coiladdy and Elangad, ib. The Nuwaub applies for the Company's Forces to subdue the two Marawar Polygars, ib. The two Districts are reduced, and the Nuwaub meditates the entire reduction of Tanjore, 123. The place taken by assault, and the Rajah and his Family fall into the Conquerors' hands, ib. Lord Pigot appointed Governor of Madras, 124. The Nuwaub dispossessed of Tanjore, and the Rajah restored to his Dominions, 125. Disputes between the Governor and the Council, ib. Death of Lord Pigot, and appointment of Sir Thomas Rumbold as his Successor, 126. Arbitrary, tyrannical, and corrupt Conduct of the New Governor, ib. Recrimination between the Presidencies of Bengal and Madras, 128. Sir Thomas Rumbold and two Members of Council dismissed the Company's Service, ib. Attack and Capture of the French Settlements of Chandernagore, Pondicherry, Mahé, &c., by the Company's Forces, 575. Invasion of the Carnatic, by Hyder Ali, ib. Lays Siege to Arcot, 578. The Battle of Conjeveram, and retreat on Madras, 678. Money and Troops forwarded to the Carnatic by the Governor-General, and the Command given to Sir Eyre Coote, 579. Suspension of the Governor of Madras, ib. Surrender of Arcot to Hyder Ali, in 1780, ib. Wandewash relieved by General Coote, 580. Moves towards Pondicherry. ib. Departure of the French Fleet for the Isle of France, and

arrival of an English Squadron with reinforcements at Bombay, 580. Battle of Cuddalore and Defeat of Hyder's Army, ib. Battle before Tripassore, 581. Arrival of Lord Macartney at Fort St. George; Attacks and reduces the Dutch Settlements of Sadras, Pulicat, Negapatnam, and Trincomalee, ib. The Nuwaub is induced to assign nearly his whole Revenue to the Company for Five Years, 582. General Coote succeeds in throwing Supplies into Vellore, and Major Abington in repulsing the Army before Tellicherry, and in taking possession of Calicut, ib. The French Fleet, after an Engagement with the English, lands two thousand men at Porto Novo, 588. Heroic Defence of Colonel Brathwaite and his Detachment on the Frontiers of Tanjore, ib. Cud. dalore reduced by Tippoo, with the aid of the French, ib. Peace concluded with the Mahrattas, 584. The French make an attempt on Negapatnam, and fail; but, after encountering the English, succeed in taking Trincomalee, ib. Dreadful Famine at Madras, 585. Death of Hyder Ali, 586. Arcot evacuated by Tippoo Sahib, and he retreats from the Carnatic, ib. Invasion of Bednore by the English, under General Matthews, ib. The Army surprised and made Prisoners by Tippoo, 587. Misconduct of General Stuart, ib. Treaty of Peace between the Belligerents, March 1784, 589.

India House, Debate at the, September 27, 1826, on Captain Michael, 183. Hiring vessels, 185. Seizure of Pepper, ib.

India and other Countries of the East, Summary of Intelligence from, 189. Peace with Ava, 191. Recall of Lord Amherst, 192. Native Regiments at Bhurtpoor, 195. Calcutta Police, 196. Ram Mohun Roy, ib. Dreadful ravages of the Cholera Morbus, 197. Action by a Native Banker for the recovery of Private Property, seized amid the Plunder denominated the Deccan Booty, 198. Prosecutions for Assault and Libel, Irwin v. Graham, 200. Hostilities between Persia and Russia, 204. Tumult of the Chinese at Macao, 206. Emigration from China to Singapore, 208. Extract of a Letter from the Cape of Good Hope, 209. General Orders of Lord Combermere and Sir Archibald Campbell after the storming of Bhurtpore and Pagammew, 211. Supplementary Intelligence, 213. Ravages of War and Disease at Batavia, 461. Improved Government at the Cape under Lieut.-Governor Bourke, ib. Mr. John Pascal Larkins, a candidate for a seat in the Leadenhall-street Council, ib. Recall of Lord Amherst, &c. 462. Mr. Crawfurd appointed Envoy to the Court of Ava, 623. General Order of the Bengal Government, containing the official Recognition of the Services of the Indian Army, 624. Rumour of the Death of the great Mahratta chieftain, Runjeet Singh, 625. State of Affairs of the Russians and Persians, 626. Letter of the late Emperor Alexander to the Armenians inhabiting Georgia, 627. Letter from Bombay on the subject of the Press, &c. 629. Extract respecting the Duke of York from the Bengal Hurkaru,' 632. Contrasted with the Queries addressed by the Editor of the Calcutta Journal,' 633. Remarks on the same, 684. Destructive fire at Batavia, 635. Account of the Commencement of the War on the Persian Frontiers, 637. Intelligence from the Army in Georgia, dated St. Petersburgh, October 12th, 638.

Indian Affairs, Review of a Letter of a Civil Servant to Sir Charles Forbes, on the Administration of, 47. Statement and Opinions of the Writer on our Indian Administration, as applied to the Natives of the East, 48, 50, 51. Capacity of the Native Indians vindicated by the Reviewer, 51, 52. Happiness, as far as it is attainable, and not mere security of life and property,' the first necessity of human society, 52. A precarious Subsistence, with Freedom, generally preferred to a bare Provision for Existence, however regular and secure, 53, 54. Miserable and oppressed State of the Hindoos, 55, 56. Comparison between the Mohammedan and European Conquerors of India, 57. Proposals for Improving the Condition of the Natives, 59, 60. Observations of the Writer on the Political Liberty of the Press in India, 62. Remarks by the Reviewer on those Obsevations, 62-67. Colonization in India, 68-72.

Indian Army, Duties of Interpreters to the, 370.

Indian Press, Remarks on the, 331.

Intelligence from India and other Countries of the East. (See India.) Ireland, Relief for the Distress of, 291. Extracts from Mr. Wheatley's 'Letter to the Duke of Devonshire on the Present State of Ireland'-Emigration, 293. System of Large Farms recommended, 295. Agricultural and Manufacturing Interests reciprocally advantageous, 301. Causes of the Wealth of a Nation, 303. On the Corn Laws, 304. Increase of Corn an Increase of Manufactures, 305. Causes of the improving Wealth of England during the last Reign, 306. Repeal of the Corn Bill, Emigration from Ireland and Colonization of Canada proposed, 308.

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Japan, on the Extinction of Christianity in, 17.

John Bull in America; or, the New Munchausen, 556.

Journey through France and Italy, Review of Hazlitt's, 273.

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Law of Libel in England and in India, Practical View of the, (No. VI.) 149. John Twin, Printer, indicted in 1663, for High Treason for publishing A Treatise on the Execution of Justice,' &c. 149. Opinion of Lord Chief Justice Hyde and the other Judges, ib. Execution of Twin, ib. Trial of Mr. Benjamin Keach for writing a heretical Tract, 150. Cruelty and Illegality of Lord Hyde's conduct in that case, ib. Of what constitutes an offence within the cognizance of the Temporal Courts, 151, 152. Cases of Henry Carr, the Earl of Argyle, and others, 152, 153, 154. Case of the Seven Bishops in 1688, 317. Indictment of the Rev. John Hardy and William Anderton, Printer, for High Treason and Thomas Aikenhead for Blasphemy, 322. Case of Colonel Nicholas Bayard, indicted for High Treason, at New York, 323. Case of David Baillie, summoned before the Lords of Council in Scotland, for defaming the Duke of Queensbury and the Marquis of Annandale, 595. Case of John Tutchin, for a Libel, entitled the Observator,' ib. Impeachment of Dr. Sacheverell, for High Crimes and Misdemeanours, in printing a Sermon on 2 Cor. xi. 26, 598. The Rev. Bedford convicted of writing and publishing a seditious Libel, entitled 'The Hereditary Right,' &c. 598. Cases of John Mathews, the Rev. Bliss and Richard Franklin, John Peter Zenger, (misprinted Trenger in the text,) Richard Nutt, and Dr. John Shebbeare, for Libels, 599, 600. Case of Mr. Wilkes, on the publication of the North Briton, No. 45,' 601. Letters of the Hardwicke Family, 339.

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Libel, Buckingham v. Bankes, Trial for, 375. Mr. Brougham's opening Speech, ib. Letter from Mr. Bankes to Mr. Buckingham dated from Acre, 377. Letter of the Defendant from Thebes, containing the Libel, with Mr. Brougham's remarks, 381. Evidence for the Plaintiff, 393. Speech of Mr. Gurney for the Defence, 408. Evidence for the Defendant, 423. Reply of Mr. Brougham, 442. Charge of the Judge, 448. Verdict of the Jury, 458. Letter of the Attorneys of the Defendant, to the Editor of the Times, 454. Letter of the Plaintiff in reply, 455. Concluding Remarks, 458.

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Manuscripts, (unpublished) of a Traveller in the East, 91, 332, 545. Martaban, Account of the Province of, 351. Situation and description of the Town of Martaban, ib. Climate, Soil, and chief Rivers, 352. Rice the chief staple Cultivation and mode of cleansing it, 353. Products, Cotton, Indigo, Black Pepper, the Sugar Cane and Tobacco, ib. Its Manufactures and Trade, 354. Customs and Manners of the People, 355.

our service, and the general advantage, their property, and even their lives. This zeal of all classes of the Armenians in Georgia, and their services done to us, impose upon us the agreeable duty of giving to them, before the whole world, the assurance of our gratitude and good will. May this act be remembered by the latest posterity for their honour. We assure them of the continuance of our Imperial favour.

"Given at our head-quarters at Toplitz, in Bohemia, 15th (27th) September, the year of our Lord 1813, and the 13th of our reign.

(Signed)

66

ALEXANDER."

The Emperor of Russia, seeing the facility with which his Mohammedan subjects on the Persian frontier may be withdrawn from their allegiance, or desiring to promote the happiness of both the Mohammedan and Pagan tribes under his sceptre, by giving them a better faith, has held out a strong inducement for their conversion to Christianity. Any believer in Mohammed or in idols, who embraces the religion of the Cross, is henceforward to enjoy the privilege of being enrolled in any Christian corporation he chooses, and to be exempted from the imposts which he paid as an infidel. sides this, he is to enjoy exemption from all taxes for three years, and may thus save his soul and his money together. All the new converts are to be relieved from the conscription, or from payment of the contingent to raise recruits. There are besides other advantages promised of less importance.'

The India Company order things differently. They profess, indeed, as loudly as the Emperor Alexander, their desire to spread the light of the Gospel in the East. But, they pursue a strange mode of effecting it, for instead of the encouragements held out by the Russian Emperor to Mohammedan converts, they inflict disabilities on Hindoos and Musulmans embracing the Christian faith; it being a rule in most of the public offices, if two candidates for employment, equal in all other respects, but one a Christian and one an Infidel, should apply for a place, to give it in preference to the unbeliever, from an avowed greater confidence in his integrity!!

The letters which have reached us from India on particular topics, we have recently published, and shall continue to do, under their respective heads, rather than incorporate them with our Summary of General News, except in cases where it is desirable to accompany them with comment-when we may give the substance or extracts from such letters in this place. One of this latter description has reached us from Bombay, addressed not to us directly, but to a gentleman on leave of absence from that Presidency, with permission for us to use its contents, which may, we believe, be relied on for their accuracy. The facts disclosed in it are curious and interesting, and as we shall have to offer a few remarks on it, we prefer inserting the principal portion of the letter here. It is dated Bombay, July 1, 1826, and was received by the Elphinstone. It is therefore one of the latest from that quarter. The writer, addressing his friend, says: