Caro, M., on the degeneration of the

art of criticism, 555.
Chamberlain, Mr., on the state of Ire-
land, 270-274, 275, 288- - on the
Transvaal affair, 301-on the objects
of the Land League, 590.
Chatham, Lord. See Pitt.
Chateaubriand describes Montlosier's
duel with the Chev. d'Ambly, 218-
his destitution in England, 221-
intimacy with Montlosier, 224.
Chaucer, Geoffrey, three distinct stages

in his poetry, 433-his 'Canterbury
Tales,' 433, 431-the literary pattern
of our poetry, 437.
Chaumilly, M. de, his entertainment of

the Duc de Bourbon, 222.
Clay, Henry, his statesmanship, 69-
popularity, 70-procures the admis-
sion of California into the Union as a
free State, 71.

Clough, Arthur, sincerity and noble
purpose of his poetry, 463.
Cobden, Richard, Life of, by John
Morley, 552- -selections from his
journal, 553-aptitude for public
speaking, 556-Anti-corn-law agita-
tion, 557-opposed to Factory Legis-
lation, 558-his opinion of the mul-
titude, 561-warning to demagogues,
562-on class animosities, ib.—‘jug-
glery' and interested motives of the
League, 565-his passion for specu-
lation, 566-working up' an agita-
tion, ib.-cost of the League, 567
-his theory of Free Trade, 570-
pamphlet on England, Ireland, and
America,' 571-a visionary in cha-
racter, 572-slovenly inattention to
money, 573-marriage, 574-sub-
scriptions raised for him, ib.-cal-
culations on the loss of our Colonies,
575-on our work in India, 577-his
ignorance of the English Constitu-
tion, 579-opinions revealed by his
letters, 580-in his capacity as a
landlord, 582.

Coercion Bill of 1881, effects of, 281.
Coleridge, Derwent, 537. See Caro-
line Fox.

Communism, the principle of the Irish
Land Bill, 281.

Conflate Readings, 325, 326, n. See
Westcott and Hort.

Congreve, a member of the Scriblerus

Club, his colloquial ability, 421.
Constant, Benjamin, his relations with
Montlosier, 229-duel, ib.-affection
for Mme. Recamier, 230.
Cuvier described by Humboldt, 101.

D.

-

Danton's definition of the Montagne and
the Plaine, 166. See Jacobin Conquest.
Darwin on Earth-worms, 179-his first
paper on the Formation of Mould,'
183-early ideas of their powers, 185
-their habits, 186-destruction by
birds, 187-capacity of breeding, ib.
-structure, 187, 188-sensitive to
vibration, 188, 189-sense of touch,
189-food, ib. plugging up the
mouths of their burrows, 189, 190—
intelligence, 191, 192-construction
of their burrows, 193 - weight of
castings, 194, 195 small objects
buried, 195-instances at Maer Hall
in Staffordshire, 195-197- average
rate of accumulation, 197-burial of
ancient buildings, 198-denudation
of land, 199, 200-preparing the
ground for cultivation, 201.

his theory of Coral Islands,
described by Lyell, 125; mentioned
by Caroline Fox, 534.
Delany's notes on Swift, 379.
Delille, Abbé, anecdote of, 225.
Derby, Lord, 564-Mr. Bright's speech
to the working men on his accession
to office, 564, 565.
Dillon, Mr., 273-on Mr. Gladstone and
the Transvaal, 300.
Dryden, 451. See English Poets.
Dutard, member of the Secret Police in
Paris, 167-his reports, 168-171-
on public opinion in revolutions,
169.

E.

Egerton, Sir P. de Malpas Grey, his

study of Ichthyology, 249, n.
England in the Eighteenth Century,
by W. E. H. Lecky, 489-on forms
of government, 490-the character
and political errors of George III.
492-the Royal Speech, 495-sale of
boroughs, ib.-Pitt's resignation, 196
-Lord Bute's unpopularity and in-
capacity, 498-bribes to the mem-
bers of Parliament, 499-the Pre-
liminaries of Peace, 500-Lord Bute's
resignation, 502-Grenville's minis-
try, ib.-the Essay on Woman,' 301

-the Wilkes Controversy, 504, 505
-prosecution of printers, 505-Lord
Rockingham, 507-Burke's maiden
speech, ib.-Pitt reinstated, 508-
Townsend beaten on a division on
the Budget, 511-Lord North, 512-
the Middlesex Election, 512—popu-
lar outbreaks, 513- strikes, 514-
Gordon riots, 515-birth of English

Radicalism, 516-'Letters of Junius,'
ib.-the Stamp Act, 517-other taxes,
518-Hutchinson's letters to Whate
ly obtained by Franklin, ib.-Wed-
derburn's torrent of invective, 519-
Washington, 521-convention of
Saratoga, 522-alliance between
France and the United States, 523-
Chatham's last speech, 524

sur-

render of York Town, 525-England
engaged in four wars, ib.-Irish
Volunteer movement, 526-Grattan,
ib.-death of Lord Rockingham, 527
-Lord Shelburne, ib.-Duke of Port-
land, 528-the Coalition crushed by
Pitt, ib.-state of the monarchy, 529.
English Poets and Oxford Critics, 431
-Geoffrey Chaucer's historic value,
433-his living portraits, 434--Lang-
land, 435-Piers the Plowman,'
435, 436-Chaucerian school of poets
in Scotland, 437-Thomas Sackville,
ib.-Spenser, 438- his Faerie
Queen,' 439-Shakspeare, 440-in-
fluence of the Renaissance and Eu-
phuism, 441-Lodge, 442-Sir Philip
Sidney, 443-Drayton, Davies, and
Donne, ib.-Ben Jonson, 444-Her-
rick, 445-Herbert, 446-Vaughan,
ib.-Cartwright and Cowley, ib.-
Wither, Marvell, ib.-Milton, 447-
450-Dryden, 451, 452-Pope, 453-
Thomson, 454-transition from the
poetry of the understanding to the
poetry of the heart and soul, 455--
Shelley, 457-459-Keats, 459, 460-
Southey, Rogers, and Campbell, 460-
Keble, 461, 462-Hartley Coleridge,
462-the Ettrick Shepherd, ib.
Mrs. Barrett Browning, ib.-Arthur
Clough, 463.

Errington, Mr., his 'mission to Rome,'
303.

F.

Farmers' Alliance, the, and the Land

Bill for England,' 292, 295.
Ferdinand I. of Austria, 471-claims
the throne of Hungary, 472 — his
compact with John Zapolya, 473—
defeated in Hungary, 475-overtures
to Solyman, 476-negociations with
the Queen-Mother Isabella, 478-
death, 486.

Fishes and their Habits, 241-diffi-
culties in observing, ib.-and in col-
lecting, 242, 243-interest in the
earliest times, 243-nomenclature,
244-classification, 245-scope of the
work, 248-Ganoids, 249-Mudfish
or Dipnoi, 249, 250-the Palaich-

thyes, 250-the Leptocephalids,'
251-domesticated and acclimatized
fishes, ib.—geographical distribution,
252-Deep-sea fishes, 253, 254-or-
ganization and distribution, 255--
organs of vision, 256, 257 few
colours, 257-voracity, ib.-peculiar
specimen procured at Madeira, 258
-the fighting-fish of Siam, 259-
Flat-fishes, ib.-variety in the eyes,
260-the climbing perch, ib.-Silu-
roids, ib.-nest-building, 261-assi-
milation of colour to sea-weed, 262-
the fishing-frog, 262, 263-Flying-
fishes, 263-Salmonidæ, 264-her-
rings, 265-cod, ib.-eels, 266.
Fitzgerald, Mr. Justice, on the state of
Ireland, 288.

Fitz-James, Duc de, his attack on
Montlosier, 236.

Fitzwilliam, Earl, describes the state of
those under the ban of the League,
270.

Forster, Mr., his 'Life of Jonathan
Swift,' 381.

Rt. Hon. W. E., on the failure
of the Government measures for Ire-
land, 587-the Jonah of the Cabinet,
591.

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Fox, Caroline, Journals of, 530-her
early years, 532-Sir Henry de la
Beche, 533-Tom Moore, 533, 534—
Dr. Buckland, Mr. Darwin, 534—
Captain Belcher, 535-Wheatstone
and the electric telegraph, ib.—the
telephone anticipated, ib. Clara
Balfour, 536- Derwent Coleridge,
537-Anti-Slavery meeting at Exeter
Hall, 538, 539-John Sterling, 539-
Quaker Catholicism,' 541-Samuel
Rundall, ib.-John Stuart Mill, 542-
545-Mr. Forster, 543-Dr. Calvert,
545-Carlyle, 546-Wordsworth, ib.
-German Literature, 547-Guizot,
ib.-Sir Charles Lemon, 548-Bun-
sen, 548, 549-John Bright, 550-
Dr. Livingstone, ib. - her earnest
character, 551.

6

Henry, his bribery of members
of Parliament, 498, 499.

Charles James, 527-coalition
with Lord North, 528.
Franklin, Dr., on the enthusiasm for
Wilkes and Liberty,' 513-his con-
duct during Wedderburne's invec-
tive, 520.

G.

Garat, his appointment of the Secret
Police in Paris, 166. See Jacobin
Conquest.

Gay, John, his genius and character,

422.

George III., his conduct on his acces-
sion to the throne, 490, 491-charac-
ter and political errors, 492-early
training, 493-his feelings towards
Grenville, 506, 507.

-

bis

Gladstone's, Mr., policy of unconditional
concession, 271-his compliment to
Mr. Dillon, 273-the Compensation
for Disturbance Bill, 278
foreign policy, 297-302-the Trans-
vaal, 300, 301-indicates the germs
of a Home Rule policy, 585-on Irish
and Imperial matters, 586, 587-im-
prisonment of the suspects without a
trial, 588-a patron and promoter of
the Land League, 590-contented
state of Ireland when he came into
office, ib.-on 'denuding' the land-
lords, 598, 599-sublime confidence
in his remedial measures, 602.
Gordon Riots, the, 515.
Goschen, Mr., his position in Parlia-
ment, 275-his admissions, ib.
Grant, Gen., chosen President of the
United States, 78-his policy, ib.
Grenville, George, his ministry, 502—
embarrassment of his position, 506.
Guizot, described by Caroline Fox,
547.

Bright on the disestablishment of
the Irish Church, 586-Irish and
Imperial matters, 586, 587 — Mr.
Forster's confession, 587-assassina-
tion of Mrs. Smythe and Mr. Herbert,
ib.-increase of outrages, 588-im-
prisonment of suspects, ib.-sympa
thies of the Irish people with the
criminals, 589-Mr. Chamberlain on
the Land League, 590-sacrifice of
Mr. Forster, 591-release of the
American suspects, ib.-panacea
of the Radical party, 592-their
demand for delay, ib.- the real
meaning of Home Rule, 593, 594
-results of the Land Act, 594-
the Bright Clauses (1870) and Pur-
chase Clauses (1881), 595 — Mr.
Sexton's prediction, 596-Lord Jus-
tice James on purchase by the State,
ib. Report of the Bessborough
Commission, 597 Mr. Gladstone
on denuding' the landlords, 598,
599-necessity of emigration, 600—
arrears of rent, 601.

-

J.

-

--

Jacobin Conquest, the, 132-the ele-
ments of discord in France, 133-the
offices in the Maison du Roi,' 134-
136 various causes of the French
Revolution, 136-139-character of
Louis XVI., 139-141-of Marie
Antoinette, 141-143-the noblesse,
143-145-desertion of the Deputies,
146-and military officers, b.- Le
Tribunal du Sang,' 146-149-various
victims, 149-152-Les Vierges de
Verdun, 151, 152-attitude of the
rabble, 153-traits of the character
of the populace, 153- Execution
of Robespierre, 154 conduct of
the victims, ib.-character of the
Jacobins, 155-clubs, 156, 157-Les
Feuillans, 157-tumults organized,
158-the new French Constitution,
159-position of the Deputies, 160—
M. Schmidt's work, 161-Cahier de
Gerville's denunciation of the Jaco-
bins, 162-letter from the Directoire,
163-the Commune révolutionnaire,
164-final rupture between Girondin
and Jacobin, 165-Roland and Garat,
166-secret police, ib.-les Observa-
teurs, 167-Dutard's reports, 167-170
-respect for the ceremonies of the
Church, 170-he warns Garat, 171
-struggle between Mountain and
Plain, 172, 173-Hérault de Séchelles,
174, 175 arrest of the Girondin

Lachmann's ruling principle, 315-his
Text, 320. See Westcott and Hort.
Lafayette's conversations with Mont-
losier, 210.

Lamarck's doctrine of the transmuta-
tion of species discussed by Lyell,
126, 127.

Langland, William, 435- historical
value of Piers the Ploughman,' 435,
436 at the head of our vernacular
or popular poetry, 436.
Liberal Work of Two Years, the, 267—
indifference of the Government, 268
-no approach to a true conciliation
of Ireland, ib.-relations between
landlord and tenant practically re-
versed, 269-boycotting, 269, 270-
Mr. Gladstone's policy of uncondi-
tional concession, 271-conduct of
the Home Rulers, ib.-the principles
of the Land Bill opposed by the Land
League, 272-arrest of the ring-
leaders of the Land League, 273-
Lord Beaconsfield's warnings, 274-
Mr. Chamberlain's admissions, ib.
-object of the alliance between the
Liberal party and Home Rulers, 276
-the Compensation for Disturbance
Bill, 278, 279-the circumstances
which brought the Land Bill into exist-
ence, 280-the Coercion Bill of 1881,
281-the Obstructionists, ib.- fair
rent,' 282-results of the Land Bill,
283-victims of 'rapine,' 284-as-
sociations for the defence of property,

285 Mr. Gladstone's unlimited
power, 286, 287-condition of Ireland
since 1880, 288-threatened change
of scene to England, 289-Land Law
Reform, 291-Land Bill for England,
292-warnings to landowners, 293,
294-foreign affairs, 297-299-the
Transvaal, 300-the loyalists of the
Cape, 301-our effacement in Europe,
302-mission to Rome, 302, 303-
farmers' grievances, 303-abolition of
free debate in the Lower House, 304
-practical effect of the Clôture, 304,
305-state of Ireland, 305-ultimate
tendency of Mr. Gladstone's policy,
306, 307-separation or reconquest,
307, 308.

Lincoln, Abraham, the first Anti-
slavery President, 71- his fine
character, 74, 75-assassination, 76.
Livingstone, Dr., at the Dublin meeting
of the British Association, 550.
Lodge, the best of the Euphuists, 442.
See English Poets.

Louis XVI., his lever and coucher, 135
-character defined, 139-141.
Lyell, Sir Charles, Life, Letters, and
Journals of, 96-birth, 97-early
years, 98-at Oxford, 99-entered at
Lincoln's Inn, ib.-a member of the
Geological Society, 100-Fellow of
the Royal Society, ib.-at Paris, ib.
-Humboldt and Cuvier, 101-travels
in Italy, 102-experiences in Sicily,
103, 104-study of conchology, 105
-on Tertiary Formations, 105, 106
-the 'Catastrophists' and 'Uniformi-
tarians,' 107-success of his 'Prin-
ciples,' 108-Professor of Geology at
King's College, London, 109-studies
of volcanic districts, 110-engagement
to Miss Horner, ib.-Mrs. Somer-
ville, 111-Lord Cockburn, 112-
describes Schlegel, ib.- marriage,
ib.-in Denmark and Sweden, 113
-avoidance of public controversy in
print, 114-describes Lord Holland,
115-Lady Holland, 116-Rogers,
116, 117 Sydney Smith, Ma-
caulay, 118-Archbishop Whately,
118, 119-Sir Robert Peel, 119, 120—
in America, 120-publishes Travels
in North America,' 121-his second
visit, 122-knighted at Balmoral,
ib.describes the Prince Consort,
ib.death of his father, 123-at
Madeira and the Canary Isles, ib.-
glacial action, 124-on Darwin's
theory of Coral Islands, 125-first
impressions of Lamarck's theory, 126-
129-created a baronet, 130-death

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of his wife, 130-illness and death,
131.

Lyly's Euphues,' 441. See English

Poets.

M.

Macaulay, notice of, by Lyell, 118.
Mallet du Pan, on Montlosier's return
to Coblentz, 217-correspondence
with, 219 Considérations sur la
Nature de la Révolution,' 219.
Manchester School, the, Cobden and
Bright, 552.

Marie Antoinette, her character and
sufferings, 141–143.

Mason, Monck, his biography of Swift,
380, 381.

Maury, Abbé, his readiness of repartee,
214, 215.

Meath, Bishop of, on the Irish Land
Bill, 283.

Mill, J. S., his conversation described
by Caroline Fox, 542, 543-com-
pared with Luther, 544-his 'Calen-
dar of Odours,' 545.

Milton, 447-his solitariness and sub-
limity, 448-'Paradise Lost' and
other poems, 450.

Montlosier, Comte de, 203–his peculi-
arities, 204-birth and early educa-
tion, 205-desultory reading, 206-
duels, 207, 209-adventure with the
Curé, 207-incident with Voltaire,
208 marriage, ib.-Théorie des
Volcans d'Auvergne,' 209- Mme.
Necker, ib. - Robespierre, 210-
Mme. de Staël, 210, 228-Lafayette,
210-takes his seat in the National
Assembly, 211-Siéyès, ib.—ora-
torical success, the Cross of Wood,'
212-essays, 213, 214-duel with
M. Huguet, 214-Abbé Maury, 214,
215-escapes to Coblentz, 215-re-
turns to Paris, 216-at Coblentz, 217
-explains his opinions, 218-duel
with the Chev. d'Ambly, ib.-failure
of the campaign, ib.-Mallet du
Pan, 219 in England, 220
Mystères de la Vie Humaine, 221-
letters to Malouet, 222-editor of the
Courrier de Londres,' 223-answer
to Mrs. Crewe, ib.-audience with
the Comte d'Artois, 224-intimacy
with Chateaubriand, ib. Abbé
Delille, 225-returns to Paris, 227—
necessity of temporizing, ib.-duel
with Benjamin Constant, 229-his
Monarchie Française,' 230, 231-
piety, 233- Mémoire à consulter,'
234-236-the Duc de Fitzjames's
attack and his answer, 236, 237-

adhesion to the new Dynasty, 237-
Mr. L. Horner's letter describing
him, 238-illness, 239-death and
will, 240.

Moore, Tom, described by Caroline Fox,
533, 534.

Morris, Chief Justice, on the condition
of Ireland, 288.
Mortimer-Terneaux, his 'Histoire de
la Terreur,' 132-completed by a
commission, 176-warning against
contemporary Memoirs, ib.

N.

Necker, Mme., described by Montlosier,

209.

North, Lord, leader of the House of
Commons, 512-resignation, 526.

0.

O'Donnell, Mr., on the effect of the
'Land Act,' 282.

Orrery, John Lord, his Letters onSwift,
378.

P.

Parnell, Mr., on the principles of the
Land Bill, 272-on the doctrine of
public plunder, 273.

Partridge, John, the quack almanack-
maker, 407, 408.

Peel, Sir Robert, described by Lyell,
119, 120.

Perthes, M. Bouchet de la, his dis-
coveries at Amiens, 129.
Pitt's resignation in 1761, 496-accepts
a pension, ib.-his popularity, 497
-speech on the Preliminaries of
Peace, 500-reinstated in office
with the title of Earl of Chatham,
509 his irritability, ib.-broken
health, 510, 511-last speech, 524.

the younger, Chancellor of the
Exchequer, 527-crushes the Coali-
tion, 528.

Politics and Parties in the United
States, 61-necessity to define a
national policy, 65-Farmer Smith
at the Congress, 66-termination of
the War of Secession, 67-the Demo-
cratic and Republican parties, ib.—
the Federalists, 68-slavery, 69-
Henry Clay's policy of compromise,"
69, 70-collision between the systems
of free-labour and slave-labour, 71-
the first Anti-slavery President, ib.-
exclusion of the members of the
Southern States, 72 Thaddeus
Stevens, ib.-the Reconstruction
period, 73-President Lincoln's efforts
for the South, 74, 75-his assassina-
tion, 76-President Johnson, ib.—