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castle described, 57; its population, lan-
guage, &c., 58; description of the Ye-
zeedies, ib., et seq.; their religious opi-
nions, manners, &c. 59, et seq.; Mardin,
its remarkable situation, 62; population,
ib.; Diarbekir, 63; its situation, popu-
lation, &c., ib.; the town of Nisibeen,
the ancient Nisibis, 64; Mousul, ib.;
site of the ancient capital of Assyria, ib.,
et seq.; Arbeel, 66; monument of Ak-
kerkoof, ib.; description of the ruins of
Babylon, 67, et seq.

Michaelis on the burial and resurrection of
Jesus Christ, 377, et seq.; the testimony
of the resurrection, 377; observations
on this statement, 377, 8; on the inspi-
ration of the evangelists, 378; distinc-
tion between inspiration and revelation,
379, note; cases of apparent contradic-
tion in the history of the resurrection,
380; the author's remarks on the first
apparent contradiction, 380, et seq.; ob-
servations on this apparent difficulty,
383; the second supposed contradiction
examined, 384, et seq.; explanation of
Dr. Townson, 385; opinion of Dr.
Lardner, 386; remarks of the author on
the Old Testament canon, 387.

Miracles, on the evidence arising from
them, 490, et seq.

Mission, divine, Professor Lee's criteria for
deciding in respect to a claim to, 272.

the Russian, through Mongolia
to China, Timkowski's travels of, &c.,
510, et seq.

Missionary, the, by W. Howitt, 563, 4.
Missions in the South Seas and Sandwich
Islands, Orme's defence of the, 477, et
seq.

Modeen's, Mirza Itesa, Shigurf Namah-i-
Velaët, see Alexander's translation of
Shigurf, &c.

Montgomery's Pelican Island, and other
poems, 433, et seq.; circumstance that
originated the poem, 433; the present
poem adapted to give enjoyment to him
only who is a poet in feeling, 434, 5;
the imaginary narrator of the poem,
436; a breeze plays upon the waters,
437; the first appearance of life, 437, 8;
formation of the Coral island, the destined
abode of the Pelicans, 439, et seq.; the
production of birds, 442, 3; introduction
of the Pelicans, 444; the first brood, ib.;
their nursery, 447; the resting place of
their dead, 447, 8; man appears in the
creation, 449, 50; moral of the poem,
451; conclusion of the poem, and pledge
of the author to complete the parable,
452, et seq.; questions and answers,
454, 5; on planting a tulip-root, 455, 6;

extract from Blackwood's magazine, on
Mr. Montgomery, as a religious poet,
457, 8.

Mousul, its present appearance, population,
&c., 64.

Narrative of Don Juan Van Halen's im-
prisonment in the dungeons of the Inqui-
sition at Madrid, &c., 459, et seq.
Naval history of Great Britain, by W.
James, 503, et seq.; estimate of the pre-
sent work, 504; admirable seamanship
of Captain Hayes, during a storm on the
coast of France, 505, 6.

Negro, generous conduct of one, 87, 8.
Neologism, the German, 1, et seq.; the

arguments in defence of Christianity the
same at all periods of time, 1; outline of
the scheme of infidelity in Protestant
Germany, &c., 2; denominations of the
new sects, 3; incongruity of the Neolo-
gical scheme with acknowledged facts,
ib.; the most celebrated supporters of
the system, 4; proofs from their writings
that the opinions entertained by the
apostles, are the great doctrines of reli-
gion, held by all the orthodox churches,
ib.; channels through which the opinions
of this school have become known in
England, 5; Mr. Rose's discourses on
the state of Protestantism in Germany,
ib.; remarks on his work by the German
translator, 6; strictures on Mr. R.'s
proposed remedy, 6, et seq.; four specific
causes of the present evil, 8; the first
cause, the attempt to make men disciples
of Christ, by ecclesiastical mandates, &c.,
ib.; admirable remarks of Castellio on
this subject, 9; the second source of the
evil, the spirit, &c. of a state religion,
10; remarks on Mr. Rose's disapproba-
tion of Spener's grand position,' ib.;
the third source, the separation of a de-
vout spirit from theological discussions,
&c., 11; Michaelis subject to this accu-
sation, ib.; the fourth cause, the intole-
rance of the Protestant states of Ger-
many, 12; extract from the Darmstadt
Ecclesiastical Gazette, on the persecuting
spirit of the anti-evangelical party, 13,
14; the author recommends domestic
Piety as a counteraction, 14; excellent
remarks of the French editor, 14, 15;
Mr. R.'s sketch of the radical principles
and character of the Anti-Christian
party, 15; strictures on his observations,
17; the Neologistic theory rests on false
and dangerous notions concerning the
inspiration of the scriptures, 18; state-
ment of a more excellent way' to cure
the evil, than Mr. R.'s mode by sub

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scription to declarations of faith,' &c.,
18, 19; Ernesti on the teaching of the
Holy Spirit, 20; remarks on Mr. R.'s
assertions, &c. by the German translator,
21, 2; curious article from the Die All-
gemeine Zeitung, 22; further remarks of
the German translator on Mr. R.'s
statements, 23, 4; naked avowal of
Deism, 24; the infidelity of the Protest-
ant clergymen has driven many into
Papal communion, 26; high claims of
the translator for the existence of the pre-
sent form of religion in Germany, 27, 8;
Lessing's high admiration of the ortho-
dox faith, 28; origin of M. Stapfer's
reflections, &c., 29; character of M.
Stapfer, ib.; analysis of his dissertation,
ib.; his account of the opponents of the
modern German school, 30, 1; he thinks .
there is a decided and widely spreading
change among the German theologians,
31; progress of religious literature in
France, 32; extract from a Dutch pam-
phlet, by a converted Jew, on the modern
Neologists, 32, 3.

New South Wales, Cunningham's two
years in, 412, et seq.

Nicolas's history of the battle of Agin-
court, &c., 543, et seq.; character and
consequence of the battle of Agincourt,
543, 4; materials of the present work,
544; the battle described, 544, 5.
Nielles, Essai sur les; by Duchesne the
elder, 363, et seq.

Niello, working in, the process described,
374.

Noel's sermons, 208, et seq.; character of
the author's parochial discourses, 208;
on the doctrine of the Trinity, 209, et
seq.; the love of hunuan applause, 212,
13; on the spirit of proselytism, 214, 15;
: appeal to the enemies of evangelical truth,
215, 16.

Notes and reflections, rambling, by Sir A.
B. Faulkner, 423, et seq.

Notice sur Jean Frederic Oberlin, Pasteur
à Waldbach, 97.

Oberlin, Jean Frederic, notice sur, 289, et
seq.; situation of the Ban-de-la-Roche,
290; height of the Hautchamp, ib.; vil-
lage of Waldbach, ib.; general descrip-
tion of the canton, 291; the inhabitants
Lutherans, ib.; account of M. Stouber,
the former pastor, 292; he causes the
children to be taught to read, ib.; pro-
cures bibles for the peasants and their
children, ib.; they are sought after by
the Roman Catholics of the neighbour-
ing districts, ib.; opposition of the priests,
292, 3; removal of M. Stouber to

Strasbourg, 293; sketch of the early
life of M. Oberlin, ib.; he succeeds M.
Stouber at the Ban-de-la-Roche, 294;
plot formed against his life, ib.; his firm
conduct on becoming acquainted with it,
294, 5; he prevails on the peasants to
open a road and build a bridge, 295;
detail of the difficulties encountered, 296,
7; introduces an improved mode of cul-
tivating the potato, 297; forms an agri-
cultural society, ib.; encourages knitting,
spinning, &c., 298; builds a school,
299; his care of the religious instruc-
tion of his parishioners, 300; finds
amusements for the children, 301; ami-
cably arranges an old contest with the
seigneurs of the district, 302; remark-
able proof of his influence over his flock,
302, 3; he establishes a dispensary,
304; death of his wife. 304, 5; his re-
flections on his loss, 305; his striking
illustration of the benefits of affliction,
306; his affectionate mode of addressing
his people, 307; conversation between an
English traveller and the driver of a car,
respecting M. Oberlin, 307, 8; his de-
scription of the women, their dress,
dialect, &c., 309; noble disinterestedness
of Sophia Bernard, 310; M. Oberlin's
labours for the Bible Society, 312; mode
of collecting money, 313; account of his
last illness, 315; his funeral, 315, 16;
religious tenets, 317; extract from his
address to his parishioners read at his
funeral, 317, 18.

Offering, Friendship's, 557, et seq.; prin-
cipal contributors, 576; Palinodia, ib. et
seq.

Orfah, the Roman Edessa, 56; origin of its

present name, ib.; its castle, ib.; popula-

tion, language, &c., 58.
Orme's defence of the missions in the
South Seas and the Sandwich Islands,
&c., 477, et seq.; attack of Christian
missions in the Quarterly Review, 477,
8; forged letter purporting to be written
by Boki, a chief of the Sandwich Islands,
47; letter from Mr. Ellis to the editor,
shewing Boki's letter to be spurious, 478,
9; disingenuous conduct of the editor,
479; testimony of the prudent conduct
of the missionaries, ib.; Mr. Orme's
manly appeal to the editor of the Quar-
terly, 480, et seq.; further proof of the
spuriousness of the letter said to have been
written by Boki, 482.

memoirs, &c. of John Urquhart,
546, et seq.; Dr. Chalmers's account of
Mr. Urquhart, 546; on the doctrine of
a gradation of rewards and punishments,
547, et seq.; extracts from Mr. Ur-

quhart's letter relative to missionary sub-
jects, 551, et seq.; remarks on the early
death of persons eminently pious, 556;
on the decay of religious fervour in some
who live to old age, ib.

Orme on the importance of a familiar ac-
quaintance with all the branches of
Christian evidence, 487, et seq.
Ottley's collection of fac-similies of scarce
and curious prints, 363, et seq.

inquiry into the early history of
engraving upon copper and in wood, 363,
et seq.

Oxley, Mr., his discoveries in Australia,
414.

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Pelion, an evening on; a poem, 175, et
seq.; the time of the poem, 175; call to
arm, 175, 6; the invocation, 177, 8;
anticipation of the future happiness of
Greece, 178, 9.

Pendulum, death by the, as stated to have
been practised in the dungeons of the
Spanish inquisition, 460.

Pen, the, stanzas on, 76, 7.
Persia, travels in, 193, et seq.; general in-
terest attaching to the eastern hemisphere,
194; the oriental system of government
not fairly chargeable with all the evils
attributed to it, 195; Captain Fraser's
character of the Persians, 196; Sir John
Malcolm's estimate of them, 197; gene-
ral remarks on the Persians, 198, 9;
they do not occupy the lowest rank in
the scale of political freedom, ib.; no
hope of a change in the Persian system
of despotism, 199; the melioration of
the social character must precede a
change in the system of government,
200; presentation of Col. Kinneir at
the Persian court, 202, et seq.; orders
of knighthood created by Mohammedan
princes for Christians, 203, note; splen-
dour of the Persian monarch's appear-
ance, ib.; Captain Malcolm's description
of the Persian king's dress at an audi-
ence in 1800, 204, 5; curious incident
relating to the king's giant, 205; the
king inquires of Sir J. Malcolm respect-
ing the English government, 205, 6; he
is deficient in personal courage, 206;
Lieut. Alexander's character of him,
206, 7; the heir apparent, 207; affecting
anecdote of one of the young princes, ib.

Phraseology, religious, remarks on, 170.
Places, enumeration of, most famous for
the transcription of books, 533.
Planters, petition and memorial of the, in
Demarara and Berbice, on the subject of
manumission examined, 417, et seq.
Playing-cards, Singer's Researches into the
history of, 363, et seq.

Pleyel, Sir A. B. Faulkner's account of a
visit to, 424, 5.

Poetry, satirical, objections to it, 47.
Pollock's course of time, 344, et seq.;
introductory conversation between two
celestial beings and a stranger, 346; sub-
ject of the second book, 348; the third
book, 349; extract, ib.; the fourth book,
the poet, 351, et seq.; apostrophe to love,
354; on friendship, 355, 6; the seventh
book, 356; the end of time, ib.; the re-
surrection, 357; the sea gives up its dead,
358, 9; separation of the good and the
bad, 359; the last book, 360; the con-
clusion, ib.; general character of the
poem, 361,2; notice of the author's death,
362.

Prayer, Fincher's achievements of, 538, et

seq.

Reasons, a few philosophical, against catho-
lic emancipation, 185, et seq.
Redford's Pastor's Sketch-book, 284, et
seq.; design and contents of the work,
285; the Antinomian, 285, 6.
Reformation, on the, in Ireland, 97, et seq.;
the growth of popery in Ireland has been
greatly promoted by the Protestant church,
98; advantage gained by the Irish clergy
by the decay of Protestantism, 99; the
tithes better paid by Catholic than by Pro-
testant parishioners, ib.; the Irish clergy
too rich to attend closely to their duty,
100; evil occasioned by the enlargement
of the parishes, ib.; consequences of the
great improvement in Ireland, under Mr.
Grattan's constitution, 101; the increase
of tillage tended to impoverish the coun-
try, ib.; absenteeism, ib. ; effects of the
union, ib.; affluence of the Protestant
clergy, 102; their congregations join the
Romish congregations, ib.; remedy for
the evil, ib.; conduct to be adopted by
the clergy, ib.; improvement within the
church of Ireland, 103; measures adopted
by three different classes of the commu-
nity, 104; double system of education,
ib.; different societies instituted, ib.; the
educationists opposed by the Romish
clergy, 105; the laity taught to read the
Scriptures, 106; origin of the religious
debates, &c., ib.; attempts of the Romish
clergy to put down the schools, 107; la-

bours of the readers, 107, 8; persecuting
conduct of a priest of Cavan, 109; three
schoolmasters conform to the Protestant
religion, 110; further conversions, with
a public recantation, 111; Lord Farn-
ham's kindness misrepresented by the
Romish priests, 112; circumstances fa-
vourable to the reformation ia Cavan,
113; reformation in Sligo, 114; in Gal-
way, &c., ib.; remarkable occurrences in
Limerick, 115; firm conduct of Mr. Mur-
ray, 116; inquiry in respect to the best
mode of bringing the Irish Catholics
over to the reformed religion, 117.
Religion and theology, difference between
them, 393, 4.

Religion, domestic, 225, 6; objections against
its practice considered, 226, 7.
Religion, the Protestant, Rose's present
state of, in Germany, 1, et seq.
Remembrancer, Christian and literary, or,
The Amulet, 557, et seq.

Remusat, M., his critique on the Chinese
version of St. Mark's gospel, 520, 1; on
the two versions of the whole bible, by Dr.
Morrison, and Dr. Marshman, 521; ex-
tract from his retrospect of the first ten
years of the Protestant mission to China,
521, 2.

Resolutions of the Reformation Society, 97,

et seq.

Resurrection, the, 357; the sea gave up its
dead, 358, 9.

Revelation, lectures on select portions of
the evidence of, 485, et seq.; origin of
the association of ministers and churches
of the congregational order, 485, 6; num-
ber and subjects of the lectures, 487;
Mr. Orme on the importance of a familiar
acquaintance with all the branches of
Christian evidence, 487, et seq.; remarks
on miracles, and the evidence arising
from them, 490, et seq.; Mr. Burder, on
the evidence of revelation arising from
prophecy, 493, 4; Remarks on Dr. Col-
lyer's estimate of Jacob Bryant, 494;
Dr. C's illustration of his second test of
the claim of revelation to inspiration,
495, 6; Walford on the character of
Christ, 496, et seq.; on the efficacy of
fervent prayer, 499; Mr. Reed on the
evidence of revelation deducible from the
success of the gospel, 500; the preacher's
introduction of his argument, ib.; sum-
mary of the argument, 501, 2; Mr.
Fletcher on the doctrine of transubstan-
tiation, as not resting on the same ground
as the doctrine of the Trinity, 502, 3.
Review, Quarterly, its attack on Christian
missions. See Orme's defence, &c.
Roberts's, Emma, memoirs of the rival

houses of York and Lancaster, &c., 428,
et seq.; difficulty of the author's task, 431;
battle of Barnet, 431, 2.

Rose, the Rev. J. H., Dr. Bretschneider's
vindication of the modern theology of
Lutheran Germany against the accusa-
tions of, 389, et seq.

Salpetrière, at Paris, description of it, 427, 8.
Sciography, or Examples of Shadows, by
J. Gwilt, 506, et scq.

Scott's, Sir Walter, life of Napoleon Buo-
naparte, 148, et seq.

Sermons, by the hon. Gerard Noel, 208,
ei seq.

parochial, by the rev. C. Bradley,
208, et seq.; on the destination of the soul,
217, 18.

Shoberl's Forget-me-not, 557, et seq.
Sickness, hymn on recovery from, by Bishop
Heber, 476, 7.

Singer's researches into the history of play-
ing cards, 363, et seq.

Skaiters, curious description of some, by a
learned Hindoo, in a visit to Scotland,
163.

Sketch Book, Redford's Pastor's, 284, et
seq.

Sketches, American, 83, et seq.; merits of
Washington Irving's writings, 83; com-
parative view of American cities, 84, et
seq.; wretched condition of the slaves in
Carolina, 87; generous conduct of a ne-
gro, 87, 8; the author satirizes the South
Carolina slave act, 88, et seq.

Sketches of Persia, 193, et seq.
Slaves in Carolina, their wretched condition,
87.

Solitary hours, 272, et seq.

Society, reformation, resolutions of the, 97,
et seq.

Sooffees, their different sects, 263.
Soonees, and Sheahs, radical difference be-
tween them, 256.

Sophocles, the Edipus Rex of, Hughes's
vocabulary to, 467, et seq.

Soul, the, on the destination of, 217, 18.
Souvenir, the literary, 557, et seq.; contri-
butors, 567; extract from the little brook
and the star', 567, et seq.; Psyche borne
by zephyrs to the island of pleasure, 570,
1; the last of the barbers, a portrait, by
Miss Mitford, 571, 2; stanzas on seeing
flags hanging in a country church, by
A. A. Watts, 573, 4.

Spain, Llorente's History of the Inquisi-
tion of, abridged, 459, et seq.
Stanzas on seeing flags hanging in a coun-
try church, by A. A. Watts, 573, 4.
Stapfer's M. Reflexions suggérées par l'an-
nonce du Concours qui doit s'ouvrir, pour

la nomination de Deux Professeurs à la
Faculté de Théologie Protestante de
l'Academie de Montauban, 1, et seq.
State, the heavenly, on the principal consti-
tuents of, 227, 8.

Staunton, Sir George, his testimony to the
qualifications of Dr. Morrison, as a trans-
lator into the Chinese language, 519.
Stouber, M., Pastor of Waldbach. See
Oberlin, &c.

Taylor's history of the transmission of an-
cient books to modern times, 531, et seq.;
the subject includes the whole system of
historical evidence, 531; Christianity de-
mands the same assent that is yielded to
the same proof in all other cases, 531,2;
enumeratim of places most famous for
the transcription of books, 533; the pre-
valent opinion respecting the dark ages
incorrect, 534; learning was never ex-
tinct, ib.; the remains of Egyptian art
exhibit the peculiar despotism of that
country, 535, et seq.

Teaching, De Prati's outlines of an im-
proved system of, 541, et seq.
Theology, German, Dr. Bretschneider's il-
lustration of, since the year 1750, 403, et
seq.

Thompson's travels and adventures in South
Africa, 129, et seq.

Three months in Ireland, 185, et seq.
Tigris, description of the, 56.

Time, Pollock's course of, a poem, 344, et
seq.

Timkowski's travels of the Russian mission

through Mongolia to China, &c., 510, et
seq.; colloquial language of the Chinese,
510, 11; on the invention of alphabetic
characters, 511; it is assigned by tradi-
tion to the Phenicians, 512; remarks of
M. Malte Brun, on the policy of China,
in regard to its language, 512, 13; Dr.
Morrison's early opinion of the Chinese
language, 513; disadvantageous nature
of the language, 514; difficulty of trans-
fusing Christian ideas, &c. into the
Chinese language, 514, 15; unsuccess-
ful attempt of the Romish missionaries to
convey European knowledge through the
Chinese language, 515; a harmony of
the gospels, in Chinese, in the British
Museum, ib.; attack of the Quarterly
Review on the Chinese translations, 516;
Dr. Morrison's translation of the Bible
into Chinese, 517; translation by Dr.
Marshman, 517, 18; Sir George Staun-
ton's translations from the Chinese, 519;
his testimony to Dr. Morrison's qualifica-
tions, 'as a Chinese scholar, 520; critique
of M. Remusat on the Chinese version of

St. Mark's gospel, 520, 1; his remarks
on the two versions of the whole Bible, by
Dr. Morrison, and Dr. Marshman, 521;
extract from his retrospect of the first ten
years of the Protestant mission to China,
521, 2; religious and scientific mission
of the Russians at Peking, 523; the ar-
ticle of the treaty for its establishment,
524; M. Timkowski, appointed to con-
duct a new mission of relief to Peking,
ib.; his route, and the distance travelled,
524, 5; description of the great wall, 525;
Chinese and Russian dictionary, ib.; M.
Von Klaproth's ambiguous notice of Dr.
Morrison's dictionary, 526; Roman Ca-
tholic bishop of Peking appointed by the
Emperor of Brazil, 526; the Chinese
ignorant of astronomy, 526, 7; letter to
the Greco-Russian archimandrite, indi-
cative of the situation of the Portuguese
missionaries, 527, 8; cause of the late
persecution of the native Christians in
China, 528; prevalence of Christianity
among the mandarins, and the members
of the royal family, ib.; cruel treatment of
the Christians, ib.; M. Von Klaproth's
observations on the last Russian and Eng-
lish embassies to China, 530, 1.
Trinity, the, remarks on the doctrine of, 209,
et seq.

Urquhart, John, Orme's memoirs of, inclu-
ding letters and select remains, 546, et
seq.

Van Diemen's Land Bible association, 415,

note.

Vice, the reigning, 46, et seq.; objections

against satirical poetry, 47; a pair of
portraits, 49, 50; self-love, the character
of Rousseau, 50; satire on France and
England, ib. et seq.; remarks on the au-
thor's representations, &c., 53.

Visits, annual, by Mrs. Hemans, 559, 60.
Voltaire, description of his house, 425, 6;
and of his bust at the Royal Institute, 426.

Walford on the efficacy of fervent prayer,

499.

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