Harrington's (Sir John) Apology for his
translation of certain parts of Ariosto,
482--specimen of his version, ib. 490.
Hawkins, (E.) Dissertation on Tradition,
352-character of it, 358, 359-actual
benefit conferred by the reformation, ib.
-the importance of unauthoritative tra-
dition illustrated, 353-357.

Hayti, independence of, declared, 449-
horrid massacres of the whites, ib. 450-
Dessalines, crowned emperor, 450-cha-
racter of him and of his government, ib.
451-his assassination, 451-succeeded
by Christophe, ib. Hayti divided into
two parts, the republican and the royal,
ib.-character of Petion, president of the
republic, ib. 452-and of Christophe, the
king of the other part, 453-internal ad-
ministration of the two divisions, 454-
their military force, 455-population,
456-Boyer the present president of the
republic, suspected of a design to betray
it to the French, 457-progress of edu-
cation and the arts among Haytians, 458
-of religion, 459-future prospects of
Hayti, ib. 460.

Heroic and Romantic Poetry of the Italians,
comparison between, 544-548.

Hickathrift (Mr. Thomas), notice of the
popular tradition respecting, 102-pre-
sent state of his supposed sepulchre, 103
note *.

Humboldt and Bonpland (MM.), Personal
Travels of, in South America, Vol. IV.,
320-defects of this volume, ib. 321-
description of the earthquake, which de-
stroyed the city of Caraccas, 321-323-
progress of the travellers through the

country, 324-humane treatment of ne-
groes in the valley of the Tuy, 325-
longevity of some, 326, 327-notice of
its supposed gold mine, 326-and of the
village of Vittoria, 327-anecdote of a
Mestizo, 328-and of Lopez de Aguirre,
329-description of the cow-tree, ib. 330
-negro insurrection, 330, 331-descrip-
tion of the basin of the llanos, 331, 332,
333-geographical outline of South
America, 333, 334-immense number of
wild cattle found there, 335-description
of the sago-tree, ib.-and of experiments
with the Gymnotus Electicus, or Electri-
cal Eel, 337, 338-notices of the croco-
diles and their ravages, 339, 340. 342-
account of a tiger hunter, 343-devasta-
tions of the caribe, a species of fish, ib.-
perilous situation of M. Humboldt, 344
-description of the junction of the rivers
Apure and Oroonoko, 344, 345-descrip-
tion of the Caribbees of Parapana, 345,
346-tradition of the Deluge, 346-ac-
count of the turtle fishery, or harvest of
eggs, 337, 348, 349-avidity of the In-
dians for pigments, 349-Fortress of the
Jesuits, 350-probable cause of the mu-
sical sounds, supposed to be uttered by
the statue of Memnon, 351-remarks on
the political situation of South America,
351, 352.

I.

Icelandic Fiction, vestiges of, in an English
Nursery Tale, 104-107.
Immorality of the revenue laws, 408, 409.
Infanticide, prevalent in China, 77.
Insolvents, number of, at New York, 5,
note.-state of the American insolvent
laws, ib.

Italians, remarks on the popular fictions of,
94-and on their narrative poems, 487
-498.503-509-and Romantic Poems,

510-556.

J.

character of, 75-translation of his letter
to the Prince Regent, 84-86.

Knowles (Herbert), notice of, 396-beau-
tiful lines written by him in the church-
yard of Richmond, Yorkshire, 397, 398.

L.

Lancaster Sound, examination of Capt.
Ross's inconsistent account of, 237-244
-extract and sketch of it, from Lieut.
Parry's private Journal, 244, 245, notes.
-notice of the country, at its westerly
point, 253.

Language, inaccurate, of Acts of Parlia-
ment, remarks on, 417-419.

Law-Reports, importance of, 401, 402-
remarks on the increase of, 402, 403, 404
-and on the consequences of that in-
crease, 404, 405.

Laws, originally simple, 398-causes of
their subsequent complexity, 399-re-
view of the causes of the increase and
imperfection of the English statute laws,

405-430.

Marsden, (William, Esq.) Travels of Marco
Polo, 177-plan of his work, 178, 179-
character of its execution, 179, 180.
See Polo.

Mausoleums, (Turkish) notice of, 377.
Members of Parliament, inattention of, to
certain legislative measures, 416.
Memnon's Statue, probable cause of the
musical sounds said to have been emitted
by, 355.
Military Force of Hayti, state of, 454, 455.
Montagu, (Basil) inquiries concerning the
Copyright Acts, 196-strictures on his
conduct, in attempting to enforce the
claims of the University of Cambridge,

200.

Morality, (American) specimen of, 156-
and of the political morality of the Ame-
rican Government, 20.
Murray, (Mr.) harsh treatment of, by the
officers of a public library, under the
existing Copyright Act, 209.
Mythology of the middle ages, 512.

N.

Narrative Poems of the Italians, classifica-
tion of, 487-account of the Animali
Parlanti of Casti, 487-498-the Ric-
ciardetto of Forteguerri, 503-505-the
Secchia Rapita of Tassoni, 506-509.
National Society, and its secretary, abuse
of, by Mr. Bentham, 171, 172.
Navy, (American) real state of, 13, 14-
local circumstances, that prevent the
formation of a powerful navy, 15-causes
of the temporary successes of the Ameri-
can navy, 17.

Negroes, faculties of, not inferior to those
of the whites, 433-specimen of Negro
eloquence, 454, 455.

Negro-insurrection in South America, no-
tice of, 330, 331.
New Orleans, profanation of the Sunday at,
157, 158-state of society there, 159.
New York, number of insolvents at, 5,
note.--extravagant rents of houses there,
133, 134-state of religion there, 132-
and of society and manners, 127, 128--
degrading

on the material of, 510-historical tradi-

tions, ib. the mythology of the middle
ages, 511-fragments and reminiscences
of classical literature, 512-514-fictions

ment of the advantages resulting from the
voyage, 256-262.

S.

of the Italian Romantic poetry, 517-
examination of the Morgante of Pulci,
518-525-and of the Morgante Mag-
giore of Bojardo, 526-comparison be-
tween him and Ariosto, 527-528-ana-
lysis of the Orlando Furioso of Ariosto,
with remarks on his genius, 529-541-
analysis of, and remarks on the Orlando
Innamorato of Berni, 541-544-cha-
racteristics of the heroic and romantic
poetry of the Italians, 544-548-the
Gerusalemme of Tasso, 550-his Aminta,
554-observations on the genius and
misfortunes of Tasso, 555, 556.

Rose, (Wm. Stewart) the Court of Beasts,
a poem, 486-design of the poem, 491
-493-specimens of it, 493-497-re-
marks on its execution, 497, 498.

Ross (Captain), Voyage of Discovery, 213
-observations on his failure and on his
qualifications, 214-progress of the ships
Isabella and Alexander, ib.-remarks on
the author's description of an iceberg,
215-inaccuracy of his engravings, 216
-important observation made at Wygat
island, 217-biographical notice of John
Saccheous, an Eskimaux interpreter, who
accompanied Captain Ross, 217-219-
progress of the voyage, 220-perilous
situation of the ships, ib. account of in-
terviews with Eskimaux, 221-224-
proof that they obtained their iron from
aërolites, 224, 225-description of their
manuers, pursuits, and mode of living,
227, 228-account of the red snow,
found by Captain Ross, 229-the co-
louring matter proved to be a vegetable
product, 230-and a species of moss, 231
-notices of red snow seen in various
countries, 232-remarks on Captain
Ross's accounts of Wolstenholme Sound,
Whale Sound, and Sir Thomas Smith's
Sound of Baffin, 233-236-examination
of Captain Ross's inconsistencies in his
account of Lancaster Sound in Baffin's
Bay, 237-244-extract and sketch of
it, from Lieut. Parry's private journal,
244, 245, notes-Captain Ross's justifica
tion of his conduct, 246, 247-examina-
tion of it, 247-253-description of the
country, on the westerly point of Lan-
caster Sound, 253-remarks on the con-
duct of Captain Ross, 254-256-state-

licy of, 422.

Schlegel (Frederick), Lectures on the His-
tery of Literature, 271-his character of
Aristophanes, 271-273-probable rea-
son why he selected Socrates as the ob-
ject of ridicule in his Clouds, 273.
Scottish Lowlands, popular fictions of, of
Teutonic origin, 97, 98.
Shelley, (P. B.) Laon and Cythua, cha-
racter of, 461-remarks on the tendency
of the poetical school to which he be-
longs, 460-character of his Revolt of
Islanı, 461-beautiful stanzas from that
poem, 462-reasons why it never can
become popular, ib. specimen of Mr.
Shelley's philosophical creed, 463-and
of his aversion to Christianity, 464-re-
marks on his political system and designs,
as displayed in his poem, 465-471.
Slave-holding system, in America, evils of,
10. 132. 146, 147.
Slavery, perpetuated in Kentucky, in defi-
ance of law, 153-barbarous treatment
of a negro slave there, 154-curious ad-
vertisements for slaves, 130, 131. 154,
155.

Snow (Red), found by Captain Ross, ac-
count of, 229-its colouring matter
proved to be a vegetable product, 230-
and a species of moss, 231-notices of
red snow, seen in various countries, 232.
Society, state of, at New York, 127-130
at Boston, 141-at Philadelphia, 146,
147-in Kentucky, 154-156-and at
New Orleans, 157-159.
Socrates, character of, by M. Schlegel, 271
-273-portrait of the philosopher as re-
presented by Aristophanes in the Clouds,
295-300-proofs that he did not write
to ridicule Socrates, but the sophists of
that time, 311-316-remarks on the

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