INDEX.

INDEX.

A

Allingham, Mr., review of his poems, 356. See Poets, New.
Alps, the, review of works written by travellers in, 433-4-whence
the passionate love for mountain scenery, 434-Mr. Ruskin's curious
ideas concerning Shakspeare's love of nature, 434-5, and note-
Tschudi's enthusiastic description of the snow-clad region of the
Alps, 436, extract-the four principal mountain districts of the
Alps, 436-7-Professor Forbes on the superficial examination given
by most Alpine travellers, 437-8, extract-the ascent of Mont Blanc
without guides, by Messrs. Hudson, Kennedy, Ainslie, Stevenson,
and two Smyths, 439-40, and extracts-Chamouni guides, and the
'guide nuisance,' 440-2-Monte Rosa, 442-3-the Matterhorn and
the Weisshorn, 443-causes and effects of the earthquake in the
valley of the Visp, in 1855, 444-5-how far Switzerland is the cause
of the late inundations at Lyons, 445-Zermatt, and the 'Peak of
'the Meadow,' 445-6-the Riffelberg, and the Görner Grat, 447—
Mr. Willis's interesting description of his passage across the Saas-
grat, 447-8-Herr Imseng, the curé of Saas, 448-50, and extract
-difficulty attending the ascent of Monte Rosa, 450-the Bernese
Oberland, 450-1-the Jungfrau, 451-break-neck ascent of the
Wetterhorn, ib.-region of the 'many-peaked' Bernina, 452-3.
American, Central, Question, 280 et seq. See United States.
Appeal, Supreme Courts of, review of Mr. Macqueen's work on, 209
-vast importance of the questions relating to the exercise of the
appellate jurisdiction, 209-10-nature and origin of the appellate
jurisdiction of the House of Lords, 210-2-blind veneration ex-
pressed by Blackstone for this feature of its constitution, 212—
different views expressed on the subject by Sir Matthew Hale
and Mr. Hargreave, 212-3-what the essential requirements of a
Supreme Court of Appeal are, 213-7-necessity for keeping it
clear of political influences, and open to embrace the highest judi-
cial authority of the whole bench, 217-8-Lord Brougham's Act
3 & 4 Will. IV. cap. 41., 218-9-reasons for maintaining the
jurisdiction of the Queen in Council, 219-causes whence arises
the dissatisfaction of late expressed at the House of Lords exer-
cising its powers as a Supreme Court of Appeal, 220-1-grievous
state of the House of Lords as a Court of Appeal fifty years ago,
221-2-Sir Matthew Hale on the right and expediency of in-
creasing its judicial strength by summoning judicial persons, not
Peers, to assist in the hearing of appeals, 223-4-suggestions for

restoring greater efficiency to the House of Lords as a judicial
body, 224-6-evils existing in the scheme proposed by the Com-
mittee of the Lords, 226-8-concluding observations, 228-9.
Arago, Francis, review of the life and works of, 301—his birth,
boyhood, and early education, 302-his preliminary examination
before entering the Ecole Polytechnique, 302-3, extract his early
promise of excellence, 303-4-is associated with Biot in experi-
ments on the refraction of gases, and in the extension of the
measurement of the arc of the meridian in Spain, 304—his mar-
vellous adventures in that country, 304-5, and extracts-his mis-
fortunes, sufferings, and difficulties on the coast of Spain and in
Algiers, 305-7-kind attention of Humboldt, who commences a
friendship for Arago, continued throughout his life, 307-scene
illustrative of the interior of the Imperial Court, and of the nature
of Napoleon's patronage of science, 307-8, extract-Arago's rapid
rise in the Ecole Polytechnique, and appointment to the Perpetual
Secretaryship of the Academy, 308-course pursued by him on the
outbreak of 1848, 309-on the change of government in 1851, he
is permitted by the Prince President to retain his office as head of
the Bureau des Longitudes, 309-his illness and death, 309-10—
his character as described by Humboldt, Flourens, and De la
Rive, 310-11-brief account of his literary and scientific labours,
311-12-his talents as a lecturer, 313-14, and extract—his experi-
mental discoveries in Magnetism, on the specific gravity of the
air, and in Physical Optics, 314-16-his optical labours, and those
of Malus, Fresnel, and Young, 316-17-brief biographical sketch
of Dr. Thomas Young, ib.-inquiries into the theories of the
nature of light, by Newton, Euler, Wollaston, Laplace, Young,
Fresnel, Arago, and others, 317-25-discovery of the polarisation
of light by reflexion, by Etienne-Louis Malus, and sketch of his
life and labours, 325-8-remarkable phenomena connected with
polarised light and polarisation, observed and examined by Arago,
328-32-his important investigations into the undulatory and
molecular theories for the purpose of testing their relative capa-
bilities to account for certain phenomena, 333-4, and extract-
concluding remarks as to the general condition and prospects of
the theory of Light, 335-7.

Aristocracy, principal points of difference between the French and
English, 543-5. See France before the Revolution.

Arnold, Mr., review of his poems, 358. See Poets, New.
Augustus the Strong of Saxony, 401. See German Courts.

B

Bailey, Mr. P. J., review of his poems, 354-5. See Poets, New.
Bavaria, Court of, 429. See German Courts.

Beaumarchais and his Times, review of M. de Loménie's work on,
453-nature of the materials of the work, 453-4-Beaumarchais
much like the Figaro whom he created, 454-5—his youth, mar-
riage, and entrance into favour at the Court of Louis XV., 455-8
-his connexion with M. Duverney, 458-9-his adventure with

Clavijo, 459-61-becomes a writer of sentimental dramas, 462-3-
is made the object of slanderous charges, 464-his affair with the
Duke of Chaulnes, 465-6-the Goezman Process, 466-72-Beau-
marchais enters the service of the King, and undertakes a delicate
mission to London, 473-the Chevalier D'Eon, 473-4-advises his
Government to give secret aid to the Americans, 474-his exten-
sive dealings with them, 474-7-publishes the first complete edition
of the works of Voltaire, 477-8-history of his two famous comedies,
The Barber of Seville,' and 'The Marriage of Figaro,' 479-85—
his Guilty Mother,' 485-Beaumarchais's political career under
the Republic, 486-8-his last years, death, and character, 488-90.
Botany, Geographical, review of works treating of, by M. de Can-
dolle, and Dr. Hooker, 490-present state of the science of Geo-
graphical Botany, 490-2-the labours and researches of Schouw,
Lyell, Forbes, De Candolle, and Hooker, 492-4-short sketch of
the stage to which Geographical Botany has been brought by M. de
Candolle, 494-what is meant in botany by the word species,
494-503-naturalised plants, 503-4 - Moore's Ferns of Great
Britain and Ireland, 504-5-labours and researches of Mr. Hewett
Wilson and De Candolle on the subject of naturalised plants,
505-7-curious facts connected with the disappearance of indige-
nous species 507-8-remarks on the preservation in the earth of
stores of seeds as influencing the origin of wild plants, 508-9—
as influencing the origin of cultivated species, 509-10-remarks
on the fact of the plants on which the human race depend mainly
for subsistence existing nowhere as natives, 510-various hypo-
theses accounting for the immutability of cultivated races of
cereals, fruits, &c., 510-12-origin of our cultivated wheats, 512-7,
and extract-what is a genus? 517-concluding remarks, 517-8.
Brooks, Mr., his assault on Mr. Sumner in the Senate of Congress,
588. See United States.

Buchanan, Mr., a candidate for the Presidency of the United States,
589-his policy, 590. See United States.

Burton, Lieut., remarks on his pilgrimage to Mecca, 388 et seq.
See Mecca.

Butler, Archer William, review of sermons, letters, and lectures by,
229-his birth, childhood, boyhood, and education, 230-1-ap-
pointed to the chair of the College Historical Society,' 231-and
professor of Moral Philosophy, 232-his zealous devotion to his
duties as parish priest, 232, extract-his 'Letters on Development,'
233-his labours during the Irish famine, ib.—his last sermon and
death, 233-4-remarks on the perfection with which his mind
combined the poetic and philosophic temperaments, 234-6-
beauty, originality, and grace of many of his ideas and expressions,
236-7, and extracts-his 'Lectures on Ancient Philosophy,' 237-40
-his conception of the general spirit of Plato's philosophy, 240-1
-his explication of the sense in which Plato regarded Ideas' as
real and independent existences, 242-3, and extract-observations
on Innate Ideas,' and on Plato's philosophy, 243-50-concluding
remarks, 250-1.