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Quaker orthodoxy, remarks on, 423 et
seq.; state of public opinion relative
to, 423; existing documents, cha-
racter of, 424; the Quakers not So-
cinians, ib. ; crude nature of Penn's
theology, 425; the consistent Qua-
ker a devout man, 426; remarks of
William Allen on the carnal and spiritual
states, ib.; zeal of Friends in the
Bible Society a proof of their regard
for the rule of faith, 428; high church-
men shewn to have adopted the qua-
ker error, ib. note; remarks on the
controversy between Barclay and Ben-
net, 429; W. Allen's view of the
Atonement, ib.; reserve and singular
language of Quakers on this point,
430; exceptionable statements of
orthodox writers a source of pre-
judice, 431; Christmas carol by B.
Burton, 432; indications of improved
spirit in the society of Friends, ib. ;
prevalence of unfavourable opinions
accounted for, 433; quaker objec
tions to evangelical phraseology, of a
Socinian complexion, ib. ; quaker
deists, ib.; character of the recent
secessions from the society, 434;
deficiency of the quaker provision for
religious instruction, 435; L. Mur-
ray's tract on reading the Scriptures,
ib.; quaker neglect of preaching a
symbolizing with popery, 436; moral
wants of the people effectively reach-
ed only by a standing ministry, 437;
morbid dread of controversy, ib.;
defensive measures taken by the society
against Socinian sealots, 438; danger

of religious speculations, 439; how best
provided against, ib.; claim of Ber-
nard Barton to the support of the
society, 440; Hooker's definition of
the church, 441; appeal to the
qnakers as a body on the subject of
Christian union, 442.

Raffles's lectures on practical religion,

79 et seq.; importance of simplicity
in pulpit eloquence, 80; useful cha-
racter and contents of the work, ib. ;
extract from the sermon on dress, 81;
the Christian, God's property, ib.
Rees's journal, 363 el seq,; qualifications
of the author, 363; St. David's day
on the Tigris, ib; illustration of a
passage in Tobit, 365; locusts used as
food, 366; author's reflections on sail-
ing up the Euphrates, ib.; recollec-
tions at Bagdad, ib.; history of the
author, 367.

Revolutionists, French, portraits of the
145, et seq.

Richardson's travels, 289 et seq.; privi-
lege enjoyed by the author as a phy-
sician, 289; description of journeying
in the desert, 290; discovery of a
spring, 291; night scene in the desert,
ib.; vegetation in the desert, ib. ; ap-
pearance of el Arisch, 292; aspect
of the country on entering Syria, ib.;
Abraham a Bedoween, ib.; Gaza, ib. ;
ruinous state of Askelon, ib.; Azotus,
233; description of the hill country of Ju-
dea, ib. ; appearance of Jerusalem, 294;
value of author's topographical no-
tices, 295; contending opinions re-
specting mount Zion, ib.; hypothesis
of Dr. Clarke, 296; its untenableness
297; gross inaccuracy of Dr. Clarke's
plan, 298; mosque of David, ib.;
Christian burying-ground on mount
Zion, 299; description of Zion, ib. ;*
hill of evil council, 300; the tyro-
pæan, where? 301; pool of Siloam,
302; mountains round about Jeru-
salem, ib.; valleys of Hinnom and
Rephaim, 303; mosque of Omar,
ib.; groto of the Lord Jesus, ib. ;
original holy sepulchre, 304: subterra-
nean colonnade, 305; holy wars be-
tween the Greeks and the Romans in
the chapel of the sepulchre, 306;
pernicious consequences of Christian
idolatry, ib.; difficulty of abolishing
the lucrative nummeries of the holy
places, 307; number and character
of pilgrims to Jerusalem, 308; sup-
posed efficacy of baptism in the Jor-
dan, ib.; duty of Protestants in

reference to the system of Remish
imposture, ib. ; distribution of bibles
at Jerusalem, 309; description of
Samaria, ib.; wretched state of
Bethsan, ib. ; college of Jews at Tibe-
rias, 310; interview with Lady Hester
Stanhope, ib. ; the emir Bushir, ib.;
account of the Druses, 311; Caper-
naum and Chorazin, 312; description
of Damascus, 313; origin of the hos-
tility of the Turks to Christianity, ib.,
intellectual degradation of the Turks,
314; debt of Christians to the Mos-
lem nations, ib.; Mahommedanism
superior to popery, ib.; description of
Balbec, 315; striking fulfilment of
prophecy in the present state of Egypt,
443; state of the Coptic church, ib. ;
peculiar interest attaching to Egypt,
444; importance of Cairo as a sta-
tion, 445; character of the motley popu-
lation, ib.; the Copts a mixed race,
446; effects of the Persian, Greek, and
Roman conquests on the native character,
ib.; physical traces of the ancient
race to be sought for in the Ethiopic
tribes, 447; physiognomy of the Mem-
non, ib.; Alexandria the door to Egyp-
tian discovery, 448; present aspect of
Alexandria, ih.; Diocletian's pillar-
the Pharos, 449; Old Cairo, ib.; in-
terview with Mahommed Ali, ib.;
Turkish justice, 450; policy of the
Pasha, ib.; slave market, ib. ; dis-
appointment of the author at first
sight of the pyramids, 451; their
sepulchral character, ib.; hiero-
glyphics not found on their coating,
452; channel under the pyramid of
Cheops, ib.; probable date and exotic
character of the pyramids, 453;
their peculiar architecture, ib.; pyra-
mids cf Asawee and Dahschour, 454;
description of the brick pyramid, ib. ;
Memphis, 455; pyramids of Abousir,
ib.; supposed design &c. of the pyra-
mid, ib.; description of the Sphinx,
456; hieroglyphics used in the second
century, 457; zodiac of Dandera,
ib.; bas-reliefs at Biban el Melook,
ib.; suggestion as to its original en-
trance, 458; biblical illustrations, ib. ;
Syene, ib.; Roman pottery ib.; phy-
siological character of the Nubians,
459; traces of a third race, ib.; pyra-
midal mounds near Absambul, ib.;
Nubian climate, ib.; vocal Memnon,
460; Goshen, ib.; merits of the
author as a traveller, ib.

Rio's, capt. del, description of the ruins

of an ancient city, 523 et seq.; cap-

tivating nature of the discovery, 523;
description of the site of the buildings,
524; advantages of the situation,
525; description of the edifices, ib. ;
ancient weapons, 528; account of
the drawings, ib.; peculiar physi-
ognomy of the figures, 529; Dr.
Cabrera's hypothesis respecting the
Americans, ib.; forthcoming history of
heaven and earth, 530; the Americans
not præ-Adamates, 531; notices of
other ruins, ib,; imitative instinct
displayed by tribes whose civilization
has been stationary, ib. ; consequent
value of recent specimens as historical
documents, 532; Indian characte-
ristics, ib.

Robespierre, character of, 149.
Robinson's memoirs of the Mexican
revolution, 83 et seq.; adventures of
the author, 83; biographical account
of Mina, 85; insurrections under
Hidalgo and Morelos, 86; fate of
Col. Perry, 87; description of Don
Christoval Naba, the patriot leader, ib.;
disastrous issue of the attempts of
Mina, 88; is taken prisoner, 89;
death and character, ib. ; extirpation of
the patriot bands, 90; feasibility of a
communication between the Atlantic
and the Pacific oceans, ib.

Ruddiman's rudiments, recommendation
of new edition of, 186.
Russia, formidable position of, 464;
policy pursued by, 188, 335.

Sandwich islands, voyage to, 29.
Scott's sir W., Halidon hill, 259; a
poet degraded by writing for the stage,
270; plan of the poem, 271; the
Swinton, ib.; death of Swinton, 273;
Scott
Shakspeare Byron, 275.
poetry, remarks on the character
of, 408.

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John, life of Scott, 481 el seq. ;
value and usefulness of such memori-
als, 481; points of resemblance be-
tween the character of Mr. Scott and
that of Mr. A. Fuller, 482; Dr. Carey's
first religious impressions ascribed to
Mr. Scott, 483; origin of the Baptist
mission, ib. ; formation of the church-
missionary sociely owing to Mr. S., ib.;
missionary societies do not admit of
comprehension, 484; anecdote of
Mr. S. on being refused ordination,
485; light in which his entering the
church afterwards appeared to himself,
486; remarks on subscription, ib. ;
exemplary professional conduct of
Mr. S., 487; difficulty of discrimi-

nating between the states of conver-
sion and unconversion in the mental
history, ib.; effect of improved know-
ledge sometimes mistaken for con-
version, 488; origin of Mr. S.'s first
religious convictions, 489; commence-
ment of his practice of family worship,
490; domestic use of the Liturgy,
how far advisable, ib. note; singular
efficacy of his domestic instruction, 491;
family worship older than public wor-
ship, ib.; extract from Howe on the
duty of family worship, 492; upright
determination of Mr. S. in refusing to
renew his subscription to the articles,
493; his own explanation of his views,
ih.; noble resolution of Chillingworth,
494; proposed explanation of Mr.
S.'s subsequent subscription, ib. ; his
confidence in providence, ib.; genuine
character of the faith discovered in
such sacrifices to principle, 495; con-
nexion between literature and religion,
496; original design of the Eclectic
Review, ib.; importance of itinerant
preaching, 497; circumstances at-
tending Mr. S.'s removal to London,
ib.; prevalence of antinomian notions,
ib.; antinomianism the residuum of
an evangelical creed, 498; Mr. S.
charged with arminianism, ib.; his
firm consistency, 499; superficiul
preaching most popular, ib. ; formation
of the Lock asylum, ib.; origin of
his undertaking a family commen-
tary, 500; his feelings on its completion,
501; his resignation under losses and
bereavement, 502; letter from Mr.
S., ib. ; danger of ministers' engaging
in pecuniary speculations, ib.; price
set on Mr. S.'s labours at the Lock
hospital, 503; preferment conferred
upon him by the church, 504; re-
marks on the test act and toleration, state
of the church, ib.; on the conventicle
act, 505; narrow and discouraging
circumstances of Mr. S., ib. ; on a
minister's running in debt, 505; on
providing for children, 506; embarras-
ments of Mr. S., ib. ; his reflections
on being extricated from them, ib. ; lat-
ter years and death, 507; his opinion
of Dissenters, 508; merits as a com-
mentator and preacher, ib.; his un-
popularity, 509; competent and ju-
dicious character of the memoir, ib.
Sentinel newspaper, its identity with the
Beacon, 173.

Shakspeare, remarks on, 275, 395,
408.

Shelley, stanzas on the death of by Bar-
ton, 476, and Brooke, 478.
Sheridan, character of as an orator, 5,
251.

Sinai, mount, account of the convent of, 55.
Smith's abridgement of the prophecies,
282; design and contents, ib.;
errors and corrections, ib.; recom-
mendation of Dr. Allix's work, 283.
Snakes, perfume of, 356.
Southey's remains of H. K. White, vol.
3, 209 et seq.; occasion of the publi-
cation, 209; sonnet to December, 210;
winter song, 211; to the morning star,
ib. ; author's renunciation of fame as an
object, 213; hymn, ib.; difficulty of
composing hymns, 214; letter on de-
lay in approaching the Lord's table, ib.;
remarks on the character of H. K.
White, 215; sonnet to his memory by
C. H. Townsend, 216.
Spanish cortes, errors of, 467.
Spitalfields' act, observations on the,
471 et seq.

Stanhope, lady Hester, interview with, 310.
Stuart, James, trial of, 170 et seq.;
extraordinary interest excited by it,
170; circumstances connected with
the death of Sir A.. Boswell; ib. ;
liberty of the press, its importance
an aggravation of the abuse of it, 171;
its self-redeeming power, ib.; viru-
lence of party spirit in Scotland
arising from the influence of state
patronage, ib.; system of burgh-go-
vernment, 172; origination of the
system of private slander, ib.; infa-
mous character of Blackwood's maga-
zine and of the Beacon, ib.; the
Beacon patronised by the officers
of the crown, 173; sentinel news-
paper, ib.; a disposition to listen
to slander general, ib.; dreadful
tendency of the system, 174; attack
on Mr. Stuart in the Sentinel, ib.; his
conduct after the duel, 175; eloquent
speech of Mr. Jeffrey in defence of
Mr. Stuart, 176; sophistical argu-
ment of Dr. Johnson in vindication of
duelling, 177; the practice indefen-
sible on the ground of self-defence,
178; no courage shewn by the Duel-
list, ib.; duelling not the preventive
of assassination, 179; duelling not
necessary to preserve the high tone
of society, ib. ; the Duellist a mur-
derer, 180; extract from Pascal on
the wickedness of the practice, 181.
Subscription to articles, remarks on,
486, 494.

Syria, Burckhardt's travels in, 39 el seq. ;
Richardson's travels in, 289 el seq.

Test act, remarks of Mr. Scott on, 504.
Thuanus, Walker's life of, 380.
Tiberias, description of, 54, 310.
Townley's illustrations of biblical litera-
ture, 385 et seq. ; obligations of Chris-
tians to biblical translators, 385;
merits of the work, 386; ancient
alphabets, ib.; history of paper, ib. ;
memoirs of C. G. Woide, 388; biblio-
mancy, 389; rarity of the scriptures
prior to the invention of printing, ib. ;
codices rescripti discovered at Milan,
390; wooden churches in England, ib.;
benefit to literature arising from mo-
nastic foundations, 391; account of
the writing monks, 392; calligraphy,
393; specimens of ancient canons,
ib.; origin of the mysteries, 394;
the burlesque indispensable to the
amusement of the illiterate, 395;
specimen of the religious dramas, ib.;
De Dieu's Syriac version of the apo-
calypse, 396; Dr. Henderson's his-
tory of Danish Versions, ib.; Da-
nish manuscript version of the Old Testa-
ment, 397; influence of Wicliff, ib. ;
an adequate life of the reformer still
a desideratum, 398; memoir of J.
H. Wesselus, 399; exultation of Fox
the martyrologist on contemplating the
power of the press, 400; reflections on
the discovery of printing, 401; con-
gregation of the index, 402; licencers of
the press in England, ib.; account
of the first printed bibles, 403;
Erasmus on the unrestricted circulation of
the bible, 404; stanzas by Sir D.
Lindesay, 405; audacious assertion of
the council of Trent, 406; church
of Rome the depositary only of a
translation, ib.; account of editions
published at Rome, 407; Canstein
bible institution, ib.

Triple aim, 474; character of the work,
ib.; on Christian decision, ib.
Turks, character of the, 313 et seq.
Turkish justice, 348, 450.

Union, congregational, means of pro-
moting, 333, 546; see James and
Morison.

Unities, dramatic, remarks on, 421..
Venning, W., Knill's memoir of, 532;
see Knill.

Waddington and Hanbury's visit to
some parts of Ethiopia, 193 et seq.;

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additional information furnished by
the authors, 193; means resorted to
at Ferket to procure conveyance, 194;
character of Burckhardt, 195; anti-
quities in the island of Argo, 196; scene
on the Nile, 197; arrival at Old
Dongola, 198; picturesque description of
sceneryand costume, 199; tortuous course
of the Nile, 200; short commons, ib.;
object of Mahommed Ali's expedition,
ib.; moral effect of inhabiting the desert,
201; character of Ismael Pasha, ib.;
daring resistance of the Sheygyá, ib. ;
desolating character of the warfare,
202; Christian renegades, ib.; contrast
of the tranquillity of nature and the
traces of war, ib.; remains at Djebel
el Berkel, 203; pyramids of el Ber-
kel, ib.; pyramids of el Bellál, 204;
coincidence between the religion &c. of
the Ethiopians and Egyptians, ib. ;
author's opinion in favour of the
prior antiquity of Ethiopian remains,
and Ethiopic origin of the pyramids,
ib.; identity of el Berkel and Napáta,
205; tombs at Dabdi, 206; Chris-
tian remains at Dongola, ib.; history
of the Mamelouks, ib.; antiquities at
Sasef, 208; temple of Sóleb, ib. ; me-
rits of the work, ib.
Walker's life of Thuanus, 380.
War, remarks on, 155.
Wardlaw's lectures on Ecclesiastes, 59
et seq.; superiority of the moral les-
sons of sacred, to those of classic wri-
ters, 59; merits of the author as an
expositor, 60; Solomon's description of
the miser, 61; the discussion of parti-
culars foreign from the design of an
expositor, 62; exposition of "two are
better than one," &c., 63; exposition of
"no end of all the people," &c., ib.;
vanity of life in itself, 64; exposition of
"be not righteous over-much," 65; ex-
position of " the lips of a fool," &c., 66;
the dying man, 67.

Wellington, duke of, Napoleon's estimate
of the, 147.

Wesselus, memoir of, 399.

White, H. K., remains of, Vol. 3., 209;
see Southey.

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