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INDEX

TO THE

SEVENTIETH VOLUME

OF THE

North-American Review.

Adams, John, on the American revolu-
tionary army, 416.

Adriatic, eastern coast of, 369.
Albigenses, or Cathari, C. Schmidt's
History of the, reviewed, 443- Sla-
vonic origin of the sect, 444-rapid
progress of, 445-in the South of
France, 446-attacked by Innocent
III., 447-authorities as to their
doctrines, 448-sketch of their the-
ology, 449 believed in two divine
principles, 450-their idea of human
nature, 451-of the Saviour's Mission,
452 and the transmigration of,
souls, 453-pure and holy life of,
454- the perfect and the credentes
among, 455-their simple modes
of worship, 456-sacraments recog-
nized by, 457-calumniated and per-
secuted, 458-missionaries sent to,
459 befriended by Raymond,
Count of Toulouse, 460
sade against, 461 capture and de-
struction of their town of Béziers,
463 Simon, Count of Montfort
wars against, 464 their stronghold
of Minerve captured, 466-end of
the war of, 470-rooted out at last
by the Inquisition, 471 - their doc-
trines and conduct, 472.

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Antiquities, Smith's Dictionary of, 424.
Apriori reasoning in Natural Theology,
391- unsafe and unsatisfactory, 392
- develops nothing new, 393- - pre-
sumptuous and begs the question,
394- leads only to truisms, 395
and to anthropomorphism, 396
cosmogony founded on, 397 - useless
and fallacious, 401.
Araucana of Ercilla, 51.
A'Tatárok, a Magyar play, 299.
Australia, a Glimpse of, 166
discovery of, 168

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- size of,
visited by
Cook, 170 convicts first sent to,
171 - sources of trouble to the early
colonists of, 172 great use of rum
in, 173- - system of nepotism in, 174
-problems presented by, 175 pas-
sage of the Blue Mountains of, 176

discoveries beyond them, 177 —
rivers of, terminate in swamps, 178-
Sturt's explorations of, 179- sudden
rise and fall of the rivers of, 180-
social questions about, 181-employ-
ment of convicts in. 182 - distribu-
tion of land in, 184 colony of
South Australia founded in, 185, 192
- dispersion of the settlers of, 186
-speculation and drunkenness in,
187 extent of, yet unknown, 189 —
discovery and settlement of Western
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geology and
theory of its
ocean, 196
197 abori-

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Australia in, 190- fluctuating for
tunes of, 191- troubles of the south-
ern colony in, 192 Port Phillip set-
tlement in, 193 settlements on the
north coast of, 194
meteorology of, 195 -
recent rise from the
Strzelecki's theory of,
gines of, 193.
Austria, conduct of, in the Hungarian
war, 79an ally, not a master, of
Hungary, 97 - a benefit to Hungary,
- liberal constitution granted by,
policy of, towards Croatia, 113
rebellion in all the provinces of,
122 change of the policy of, 125
rebellion in the capital of, 128
quells the revolt, 129 first refuses,
and then accepts the aid of Russia,
133 inhuman conduct of, 135 — sel-
fish and perfidious policy of, 501 — an
ally of the Magyars at first,502 - why
turned against them,505 - favored the
abolition of feudalism in Hungary,516

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Ballads, Spanish, 17-peculiar mea-
sure of, 19- national character
shown by, 20.
Baptist Missions, history of, 57 — ori-
gin of, 61.

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Bartol, C. A., Discourses by, reviewed,
199 - free from formality and cant,
201 interprets the material into the
spiritual, 202- shows humility and
cheerful trust, 203 — a chivalrous ad-
vocate of the Christian graces, 204
- his style sedate, full, and rich, 205
his plain-speaking, 206 cited,
207, 209.
Bartram, John, W. Darlington's Memo-
rials of, reviewed, 210- the patriarch
of American botany, ib. late pub-
lication of the memoirs of, 211 -let-
ters of, 212-early life of, ib. -bo-
tanic garden founded by, 213-friend-
ship of, with Collinson, 214 — rela-
tions of, with his English friends,
215-long journeys undertaken by,
216 his expedition to Onondaga,
217-letters of, to Gronovius, 218-
appointed king's botanist and goes
to Florida, 219-sends many Ameri-
can plants to England, 220 - partic-
ulars of the private life of, 221-re-
ligious opinions of, 222- Dr. Frank-
lin's letter to, 223- - death of, ib.
Bartram, William, chooses to settle in
Florida, 219 — burial-place of, 224.
Bathiany, conference of, with Jellach-
ich, 124.

Beccaria on Crimes and Punishments,

357.

Bem, the Polish revolutionist, 129
invasion of Transylvania by, 132-
victory of, 134.

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Bouterwek on Spanish Literature, 4.
Buddhism, sketch of, 63 — imperfectly
known, 140.

Bunker Hill, battle of, Col. Prescott's
account of the, 407 Gen. Putnam's
conduct at, 409.

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Burmah, Baptist missionaries in, 61
Buddhism in, 63 Karens in, 66.
Buxton, Sir. T. F., memoirs of, re-
viewed, 331 contrasted with a
pseudo-philanthropist, 332 great
value of the life of, 333- - school life
of, 334-idle and wilful in youth,
becomes acquainted with the
Gurneys, 336 — goes to college at
Dublin, 338-establishes himself in
trade, 339 friends and associates
of, 340- religious character of, 342
- death of his brother Edward, 343
- serious and earnest disposition of,
344 his adventure with a mad dog,
345 his speech in behalf of the
weavers, 347 complimented by
Wilberforce, 348-becomes interested
in prison reform, ib. - forms a prison
discipline society, 352-collects in-
formation, 353—and writes a book on
prisons, 354 success of his work,
enters the House of Com-
mons, ib. takes up the reform of
criminal law, 356-makes a speech
on this subject, 364-appointed on a

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committee, 365- Wilberforce's let-
ter to, 366-bis success in reform-
ing prisons and the criminal law, 368
-other labors of, 369.

Calderon de la Barca, plays of, 46-
fanatical and extravagant, 47-Tick-

nor on, 48.

Canada, Montgomery's attempt to con-
quer, 420.

Cathari, or Albigenses, history of the,
443. See Albigenses.
Cervantes, Lope de Vega jealous of, 37.
Church, the Romish, decayed condition

of in the twelfth century, 446.
Cid, poem of the, 9-- Chronicle of, 21.
Cistercian monks sent against the Al-
bigenses, 459.

Collinson, P., corresponds with J.
Bartram, 214- dictatorial manner of,
215- fond of mud turtles, 220-
advice of, respecting dress and
books, 221.

Chronicles, Spanish, 21.
Consolamentum, a religious rite of the
Albigenses, 454.

Convict colonists of Australia, 171 —
how employed, 182-sent to Tasma-
nia, 193-evils produced by, ib.
Creation, Dr. Harris on the order of, 397.
Criminal Law, ethical basis of, 356-
former shocking state of, in England,

357- - inconsistent severity of, 358-
treated with levity, 359-not exe-
cuted, 360 attempts to improve,
361 - Romilly's proposed reforms of,
362- the Lords oppose any change
in, 363-Peel's reform of, 368.
Croatia, how far dependent on Hun-
gary, 101, 112-language and govern-
ment of, 112- the Ireland of Hun-
gary, 113-influence of M. Gay in,
ib origin of the agitation in, 114

protest of, against the Magyars,
116-revolutionary movement in, 123.

Dalmatia and Montenegro, Sir J. G.
Wilkinson's travels in, reviewed, 369
-objects of interest in, and history
of, 370-Zara, the capital of, 380 —
Spalato, a city of, 382 Ragusa, a
former republic in, 383-visited by
Richard of England, 384. See Wil-
kinson.

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78. See Hungary - Maygar women
praised by, 328- the Magyar nobles
lauded by, 329-character of his
book, 515, note on the date of the
abolition of feudalism, 516.
Dembinski, in Hungary, 129.
Deserted Village, Goldsmith's poem of
the, 282.

Design, marks of a guide in theology,

402.

Diocletian, palace of, at Spalato, 382.
Dominic, the founder of the Inquisition,
preaches against the Albigenses, 460

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his name, 468.

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Drama, Spanish, origin of the, 28
Lope de Vega the chief author of,
42 Calderon, 46-influences hos-
tile to, 50.

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Dubois, Cardinal, profligacy of, 246.

Eliot, Samuel, History of Liberty by,
reviewed, 136-object and extent of
his work, 140-on Roman liberty,
142- merits and faults of, 147-his
style allusive and obscure, 148-sum-
mary judgment of, 149-cited, 150.
Ellenborough, Lord, on Criminal Law
reform, 362.

Emerson, R. W., Lectures on Repre-
sentative Men by, noticed, 520.
Essayist, characteristics of the, 154.
Europe, political events of the last two
years in, 473-shifting opinions of
the Americans respecting these, 474
- influenced by the prejudice of race,
476-discussion of this new principle
in politics, 479 — union of the Italian
states, 480 and of the German, 481
-states of, as separated by natural
boundaries, 482- inconvenience of
the new principle in, 483-difficulty
of understanding the course of recent
events in, 485-new cause of politi-
cal movements in, 486- - republican-
ism unpopular in, 487 - mutual hatred
of races substituted for hatred of
royalty in, 488 Sleswick Holstein
question in, 491 - Polish question in
Posen, 492-Magyar movement in
Hungary, 494.

Examiner newspaper, on Hungary, 496.

Fiume ceded to Hungary, 380.
Fleury, prime minister of France, 249.
Flinders, Lieut. discovers Bass's
Straits, 175.

Florida, Bartram's expedition to. 219.
Forster, J., Life of Goldsmith by, 266-
on Goldsmith's college life, 272.
Foulques, of Marseilles, bishop of Tou-
louse, 459.

France at the death of Louis XIV., 243
-stock-jobbing spirit in, 244-Mis-
sissippi scheme in, 245-immorality

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Frey, Arthur, on Hungary, 498-on
Magyar encroachments, 515.
Frothingham, Richard, Jr. History of
the siege of Boston by, reviewed, 405
-successful researches of, 407-on
Bunker Hill battle, 409-and of other
incidents in the siege, 410.
Fry, Mrs., account of, 336- her labors
in Newgate, 352.

Gaj, the Croatian agitator, 113.
Gammell, William, History of Baptist
Missions by, reviewed, 57-high mer-
its of, ib-sketch of Buddhism by, 63
-on the Karens, 67-his account of
Boardman's death, 69.

Genius, sad impression given by the
lives of men of, 266-sympathy and
curiosity excited by, 267-gives an in-
sight into life, 268-not exempt from
error and weakness, 269-portraits of
men of, often unlike, 270.
Germans in Transylvania, 117-petition
of, to the Frankfort Assembly, 118-
ask aid of the Russians, 133.
Germany, political union of, 481-re-
publicanism repudiated in, 487-de-
sires to reannex Alsace and Lorraine,
489-quarrel of, with Denmark, 491-
and with the Poles of Posen, 492-re-
publican minority in, 493.
Goldsmith, W. Irving's Life of, review-

ed, 265-sad history of, 266-unhappy
social position of, 270-how treated
by Johnson and others, 271-sneered
at and miserably poor in boyhood, 272
-tries to be a clergyman and fails,
273-studies medicine and travels on
the Continent, 274-comes to London
and fights against starvation, 275-
becomes a Grub-street hack, 276-a
member of The Club, 277-abused by
his friends, 278-publishes The Trav-
eller and The Vicar, 279-writes a
comedy, 280-foolish expenses of, 281
-The Deserted Village of, 282-trav-
els in France, 283-writes another
play, 284-projects and sufferings of,
285-dies of a broken heart, 286-
impression left by the sad life of, 287-
humor and sweetness of, 288-charm
of his writings, 289.

Good Natured Man, Goldsınith's come-
dy, 280.

Greece, kind of freedom enjoyed by, 141.
Greek and Roman Antiquities, 424.
Gurney family, account of the, 336-pe-
culiar power of, 337.

Harris, Dr. John, Pre-Adamite Earth
and Man Primeval by, reviewed, 391-
problem which he proposes to solve,
392-objections to his reasoning, ib.
-inconsistent and illogical, 396-his
system founded on anthropomorphism,
397-his theory of creation, 398-his
views objected to, 399-his statement
of the ultimate purpose of creation,
400-his method censurable, 401-dull
and awkward in style, 404-merits of
his other treatises, 405.

Hartog, Dirk, Australia, visited by, 169.
Hermanstadt attacked by Bem, 133–
evacuated, 134.

History, philosophy of, 239-false style
of recent French, 240.
Horneck family, Goldsmith's acquaint-
ance with, 282-travel in France
with him, 283.

Howard John, labors of, in prison re-
form, 348-small results obtained by,
350-example of, not lost, 351.
Hungary, the recent war in, 78-cause
and object of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence in, 80-aristocratic consti-
tution of, 82-various races in, 83-
dominant and subject races in, 84-
distinctions of race permanent in, 85
-feudal system in, 86-number of no-
bles in, 88-immense privileges of the
nobility in, 89-Széchény's reforms
in, 90, 107-landed estates inaliena-
able in, 93-burghers and peasants in,
94-manorial and tenant rights in, 95
-an ally, not a subject of Austria, 97
-why jealous of Austria, 98-would
be injured by a separation, 99-con-
nection of Croatia, Transylvania, &c.
with, 101-improvements in, 106-dif-
ferent parties in, 110-question about
language in, 111-oppression of Croa-
tia by, 113-Germans in, 117-gener-
al character of the war in, 120-Count
Lamberg murdered in, 127-in alli-
ance with the Vienna radicals, 128-
course of the war in, 130-Russian
army enters, 135-cruel treatment of
the insurgents of, ib.-women of, 327
-population of, by races, 495-ex-
planatory report on affairs of, 498, 516
-A. Frey on, 499-origin of the war
in, 501-dates of the destruction of
feudalism in, 516-how feudal rights
were exercised in, 517-hallucination
respecting the war in, 519-See Mag-
yars.

Ilka, a Magyar play, 300-opening
scene of, 301-Magyar camp scene
of, 305- - second act of, 308-other
scenes in, 310- dénouement of, 326
- a sketch of a Magyar woman, 327.
Innocent III. attempts to destroy the
Albigenses, 447-sends two legates

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