America, the last campaign in, 252-General McClellan, 254— Chattanooga, 256-battle of the Clouds, 257-relief of Knoxville, 257-successes of General Grant, 258-opening of the year 1864, 259-Sherman's expedition to the Alabama frontier, 263-de- meanour of the slaves, 264-operations against Richmond, 266— forces available for the Confederate defences, 273--character of the majority of the battles of the war, 275-Grant and Lee's battles near Richmond, 277-capture of Atlanta, 285—6—Sher- man's march to Savannah, 287.
American Federation, the British, 181-value of Canada to England, 183-examination of the scheme of federation, 185.
Australian Colonies, review of works relating to, 349-sketch of their history and present condition, 351 et seq.-relations between these colonies and the home country, 379.
Bible, review of Dictionaries of the, 42-revived study of the Holy Scriptures in England, 42-the name Bible,' 43-value of a good dictionary of the Bible, 47-growth of German influence in biblical study in England, 49-Dr. Kitto and Dr. Smith, 50- qualifications of the writers of the canonical books, 54-the Mosaic writings, 55-separation of the Hagiographa from the Law and the Prophets, 59-the Book of Psalms, 60-the Prophets, 61-the biographical and geographical articles in Smith's Dic- tionary, 63, 64-Mr. Poole's Egyptology, 65-the botany and zoology of the Bible, 67-inspiration, 68.
Bostaquet, M. Dumont de, review of the Mémoires inédites of, 493 -persecutions of the Huguenots, 498 et seq.-M. de Bostaquet joins the expedition of William III. to England, 511-goes with the Huguenot contingent to Ireland, 513-at the battle of the Boyne, 515-remains of the French Huguenots at Portarlington,
Bruce, Right Hon. H. A., his Life of General Sir W. Napier, re- viewed, 74.
Criminal Law Reform, review of works on, 109-present state of our criminal law, 109-question of secondary punishment, 110- capital punishment, 111-transportation, 117-objections taken to the mode of exercising the royal prerogative of pardon, 119– remedy proposed, 120-division and classification of offences, 122 -law of procedure and evidence, 131-justice and humanity of our present system, 134.
Dauban, C. A., review of his Etude and Mémoires de Madame Roland, 384.
Derby, Edward, Earl of, review of his translation of the Iliad of Homer, 136.
Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of the Crown, review of works relating to the, 152-ecclesiastical appeals, 152-authority of the Crown, 154-the Court of Final Appeal, 155-objects of Brodrick and Fremantle's volume of Judgments in Cases of Doctrine and Dis- cipline, 161-Act of 24 Hen. VIII., 161—and of Elizabeth, 166 the High Commission Court, 168-the Court of Delegates, 168 -creation of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, 170— appeals decided by the Privy Council, 172.
English literature, review of M. Taine's work on, 289.
Faugère, M. P., review of his Mémoires de Madame Roland, 384.
Gairdner, James, review of his Memorials of Henry VII., 200. Guizot, M., review of his Méditations sur l'Essence de la Religion Chrétienne, 553.
Henry VII., review of Gairdner's Memorials of, 200-reign of Richard III., 200-Perkin Warbeck, 205-murder of the Princes in the Tower, 207-Don Pedro de Ayala, 212-Edmund de la Pole, Earl of Suffolk, 215-the King's relations with Rome after 1500, 219.
Heraldry, review of works on, 328-Roman coats of arms, 329-the nobles of the middle ages, 330-heraldry and feudalism, 332— history of the sciences, 334-Scottish heraldry, 337-legal aspect of heraldry, 346.
Homer, review of the Iliad of, translated by Edward Earl of Derby, 136 Homeric scholiasts and commentators, 140-specimens of Lord Derby's translation, 144 et seq.
Kitto, John, D.D., F.S.A., review of his Cyclopædia of Biblical Literature, 42.
Lecky, W. E. H., review of his History of the Rise and Influence of the Spirit of Rationalism in Europe, 426.
Napier, General Sir W., review of Bruce's Life of, 74-his early life and career, 76-7-his personal appearance and demeanour, 80-1— his services in the field, 81-his retirement from the army, 87-
origin and publication of his History, 90-4-his defence of his brother, 96-his correspondence with Mrs. Outram, 97—his poli- tical opinions and conduct, 98-gazetted as a Major-general, 101- his closing years and bereavements, 103 et seq.-His death, 107.
Palgrave, Sir Francis, his History of Normandy and of England reviewed, 1-the Norman Conquest and its effects, 7-materials for the history of the period, 13-16-personal character and position of the Conqueror as Duke of Normandy, 17-and as King of England, 19-examination of his claim to the English throne, 22-his gradual conquest of England, 27-its condition at this time, 30-33-Ordericus Vitalis, 33-transfer of the land from English to foreigners, 35-the term Anglo-Saxon, 37-effect of the Conquest on language, 38-history of the reign of William Rufus, 39. Patents, the law of, 578-vices of the Patent Law, 579-source of the profits arising from patents, 582-examination of patent rights, 584-dangers of patentees and inventors, 590-M. Chevalier's testimony against patents, 608.
Perkins, C. C., review of his Tuscan Sculptors, 520.
Rationalism, review of Mr. Lecky's work on the influence of, 426- the word rationalism' as employed by Mr. Lecky, 428-theolo- gical opinions of the modern school of thinkers, 430-miracles, 432-witchcraft, 434-heresy, 436-history of free inquiry in France and England, 439-the secularisation of politics, 444-the industrial history of rationalism, 448-usury, 450-the drama, 451 -the propensity to war, 452-4.
Reclus, M. Elisée, review of his Deux Années de la Guerre Améri- caine, 252, 258.
Roland, Madame, review of works relating to, 384-her Appeal, 386-her love for Buzot, 389-90-discovery of her letters to, and portrait of, Buzot, 390-91-character of her Memoirs, 393— influence of Rousseau upon her character, 395-her parentage and career, 396-her husband, 404-his letter to Louis XVI., 412- the Revolution, 414-imprisonment of Madame Roland, 414-and execution, 423-fate of her husband and of Buzot, 424.
Seven per cent., 223-the pecuniary year 1864, 223– -causes of the universal anxiety, 22-the Bank Charter Act, 225-causes of the scarcity of loanable capital, 226 et seq.-high rates of interest in France, 237-foreign competition for loans, 244-effects of M. Pereire's proposals on French gold, 245-English legislation charged with affecting the price of money, 246-real causes of the dearness of money, 248.
Smith, William, LL.D., review of his Dictionary of the Bible, 42. Sophia, St., review of works relating to the church and mosque of,
456-its present condition, 456-its history, 459-its general outline and arrangements, 471-the alterations under Moslem rule, 478-the late restorations, 479-St. Sophia regarded as the centre of Greek orthodoxy, 480.
Stephen, J. F., review of his work on the Criminal Law of England, 109.
Taine, H., review of his Histoire de la Littérature Anglaise, 289— notice of him and of his works, 291-races from which the English have sprung, 295-their songs and poetry, 296-mission of the Normans, 297-the English language and writers, 298 et seq.-the English drama, 305-M. Taine's theory of the Re- formation in Germany and England, 311-the classical age of English literature, 313-the modern age, 321-M. Taine's per- sonal observations on England, 324.
Thierry, remarks on his history of the Norman Conquest, 4 et seq. Tuscan Sculpture, review of works relating to, 520-Niccolà Pisano, 522-his scholars, 524-Arnolfo del Cambio, 526-Andrea Pisano, 527-his pupils, 529-Orcagna, 523-Lorenzo Maitani, 530-Della Quercia, 532-Ghiberti and Donatello, 534-Andrea Verocchio, 542—the Della Robbia family, 542-Mino di Giovanni, 544-Civitali, 544- Tares among the wheat,' 544-Michael Angelo, 546-Benvenuto Cellini, 551-John of Bologna, 552.
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