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have enough to resist. If they attempt to advance, they will assuredly give their enemies a greater advantage over them, and Lord John will again be able to quote the triumphant exclamation of the great Whig of the Commonwealth at the indiscretion of the Tories- The Lord hath delivered them into our hands.'

We well know how irksome such a line of policy must be to men of honour and spirit, indignant at the treatment they have experienced, and alarmed at the danger with which the Constitution is menaced; but it is the imperious necessity of the state of parties and the country.

Sir Robert Peel, it is evident, means to assume the convenient station of arbiter between opposing interests: he means to sit apart in the cloudy recesses of his own Olympus, and weigh in his supreme scales the fates of contending parties. We warn the Tories to allow him no such a position-to dethrone this mock Jupiter-to provoke no conflict which he can come forward to decide-but, on the contrary, to take up themselves that neutral position to wait to see how Sir Robert and Lord Johnwho cannot long go on like the two kings of Brentford smelling at the same nosegay-dispose of their respective pretensions. Let the Tories maintain, as we think it possible for them to do, the power of arbitration between those parties. We have said that in the most important points of danger to our institutions there is a likelihood that the Whigs and the Peelites may be allies-but they must also be rivals. Lord John will not submit to Peel's supercilious protection, nor Peel to Lord John's ministerial dictation. There will probably be many occasions in which the only true Conservatives, even if unable to carry good measures, may prevent mischief, and will at least have the choice between bad and worse. If they will be satisfied to bide their time,' and to wait their opportunities with prudence, steadiness, and discipline, they will find that, even in this strange-looking House of Commons, they are in numbers greater than any other distinct party, and that it is only by a combination (too probable, we admit) of jealous and discordant factions that they can be on any point overpowered. They may be assured that, in spite of the influence of the Government of the great accession of strength which the Radical and Dissenting factions have received-and of the defection of Sir Robert Peel-the old true-hearted party has still such a superiority of weight and influence in the country at large, as must give them both intrinsic and extrinsic strength in resisting all threatened innovations of serious moment; with every fair hope, when this tyranny shall be overpast,' of replacing substantially the government of the country on its ancient principles, Commercial, Constitutional, and Christian.

INDEX.

INDEX

TO THE

EIGHTY-FIRST VOLUME OF THE QUARTERLY REVIEW.

A.

ABRUZZI, the similarity of life and man-
ners in, and Spain, 466.
Allen, Admiral, account of, 74.
America, banking system in, 250.
Americans, their anxiety to escape from
America, 443.

Anachronism, on the etymology of, 517.
Angelico. Fra, 47-52.

Antagonism, Progression by. See Lindsay.
Antarctic Regions, Voyage to. See Ross.
'Anthem,' etymology of, 518.
Apollo, statue of in the Vatican at Rome,
456-its effect on F. Kemble, ib,
Apoplexy,' etymology of, ib.
Architecture, importance of position to,
12-peculiarities of, 13-the Gothic, 19.
Arnold, Dr., his reasons why a State
should be conducted on Christian prin-
ciples, 539, 540.

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Sir Robert Peel's financial measures
549,550.

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'Biscuit,' etymology of, 513.
Blackwood, Capt. F. P.. uarrative of the
surveying voyage of in H.M.S. Fly,
by J. B. Jukes, 468-obligation on
England to forward discoveries, 469
-object of research, ib.-Australia, 470
-Dr. Leichhardt's expedition, ib.-
Capt. Blackwood's operations, 471—
comments on Mr. Jukes's narrative, ib.
-the Admiralty orders, 473-pheno-
mena of coral reefs, 474-the Great
Barrier Reef, 476-objects and value
of the survey, 477-description of the
nature and structure of a coral reef,
478-492-commencement and progress
of the survey, 479-Wreck Bay, 480-
a night on the wreck, ib.-description
of the coral, 481-erection of a beacon
on Raine's Islet, 482-surveys of Cape
York, ib.-steam navigation, ib.-rela-
tive value of Cape York and Port
Essington as a settlement, 483-the
Anglo-Indian Mail, 484-steam com-
munication with the Australian colo-
nies, ib. survey of the Australiau
mainland, 485-ascent of a river, ib.—
the natives, ib.-death of a sailor, 486
-extinction of native population, ib.—
survey of the New Guinea coast, ib.-
communication with the natives, 488
-curious aspect of the vegetable world,
489-Mr. Macgillivray, 489 n.-excur-
sion to Java, ib.-zoological research,
490-geological observations, 49]—on
the languages of islands in Torres
Strait, ib.-Mr. Darwin on the Struc-
ture of Coral Reefs, 492-the Maldive
Islands, 493-the Chagos Bank, ib.-
walls and fringes, ib.-growth of the
coral, 494-their limitation to certain
latitudes, ib.-the depth at which they
work, 496-theory of corals, ib.-its
application, 498-objection to, 500.

'Blast,' etymology of, 512.
Bob,' etymology of, 525.
Borough-English, custom of, 214,
'Butler,' etymology of, 512.

Butler, Mrs. See Italy.

C.

Canada Corn Bill, the, 287.

Canillac, the family of, 195, 205–215.
Cant, Carlyle on, 126-definition of, 127.
Cape York, advantages of, as a settlement,
483.

Caricatures by HB. See Pantagruelism.
Carlyle, Mr., Sartor Resartus, by. See
Pantagruelism.

Catherine,' etymology of, 525.
Century, Tales of the. See Stuarts.
Christianity the source of national hap-
piness, and arguments cited for Chris-
tianizing the State, 539, 527-Christi-
anity the only authentic moral stan-
dard, 533.

Cleveland,' a novel, 380 n.
'Coarse,' etymology of, 506.
Colonial system, intentions of the Go-
vernment to overthrow, 571.
Commons, House of, extraordinary change
in the composition of, 541.
Confiscation, meaning of in France, 198.
Conservative body, hopes from, in the
prospective legislative proceedings, 543
-power of arbitration in, 578.
Consolation, a year of, by Mrs. Butler.
See Italy.

Coral Reefs. See Blackwood.
Corn Law. See Peel.
Cotton-trade, falling off in, 551.
'Cousin,' etymology of, 512.
Currency, the, 230-theory of, 231-

effect of the credit system on the circu-
lation of money, 232-Mr. Fullarton's
opinion, ib.-irreconcilable with the cur-
rency theory, ib.-effect of a redundant
paper circulation, 233—of an increase
in the supply of bullion, ib.-the rise
and fall of prices, ib.-on the regulation
of the distribution of commodities and
precious metals, 234-Mr. Tooke on
the fluctuation of prices in connexion
with the Bank circulation, 235-un-
soundness of the currency notion as re-
gards prices, ib. - control of banks
over their issues, 236-Mr. Fullarton's
remarks on the system adopted by Joint
Stock Banks, 236-Bank circulation
in 1829, 238-Scotch Banks and de-
posits, ib.-average circulation, 239-
average circulation of English country
Banks, ib. n.-the distribution of pro-
vincial circulation, 239-circulation of

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agricultural Banks, 240-variation in
quantity of local notes, 241-periodical
fluctuations, ib.-similarity between a
mixed and entirely metallic circula-
tion, 242-want of power of the Bank
of England over the amount of notes in
circulation, 243 - Parliamentary Re-
turns, 244-state of affairs on the ex-
piration of the Charter in 1844, 245-
Sir R. Peel's speech, ib.-his measures,
246-Mr. Fullarton's observations on
events in the early history of the Bank
of England, 248-the Irish currency in
1804. 219-operations of Scotch bank-
ers, ib. the system adopted in the
United States, 250-Mr. Hawes' speech,
251 railway speculations of 1845,
252-annual circulation from 1840 to
1846, 254-inference deducible from,
256-instance of the extent to which
the financial resources of the country
may be called into activity, 257-
meaning of the word 'circulation,' 258
-alteration effected in the condition of
the Bank by the separation of depart-
ments, 258-state of the Bank funds in
May, 1847. 259-recent pressure con-
sidered, 260-state of the Bank in
the autumn of 1846, ib.-in the spring
of 1847, 261-conduct of the Direc-
tors, 262-passages in Sir R. Peel's
speeches compared, 263-duty of in
1845, 264-Sir Chas. Wood's speech,
266-the only purpose of the Act of
1844, 267-consequences of, 268-
Lord Ashburton's pamphlet, 269-ex-
tracts, 270 et seq.-his remedies for
existing difficulties, 271-on the duties
and functions of the Bank of England,
272-Mr. Kinnear's pamphlet noticed,
273 n.

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Elbing Letter, remarks on the, 550, 557,
570, 577.

Elder, John, letter from, to Henry VIII.
in defence of the Highlanders, 62 n.
Enderby, Mr., enterprise of, respecting
antarctic discoveries, 171, 187.
England, the Church of. See Rome,
Era, etymology of, 509.

Espinchal, antiquity of the family of,
217 n.

Essington, Port, value of as a settlement,
483.

Etymologies, English. See Talbot.
Europe, state of, between the downfall of
the Roman Empire of the West and the
Reformation, 118.

Evelyn, John, the Life of Mrs. Godolphin
by, 351-suggestion for a reprint of his
memoirs, ib.-account of Queen Mary
by, 353-his marriage and friendships,
ib.-life of Mrs. Godolphin, 354-his-
tory of the MS., ib.-ancestry of Mrs.
Godolphin, ib.-her birth and residence
in Paris, 356-account of her early life
at Court, 357-extract from her diary,
358-her first acquaintance with Eve-
lyn, 359-rules prescribed for the
government of her actions,' 360-her
talents generally, 362-her conduct at
Court, ib.-engagement to Godolphin,
363-she leaves the Court, 364-Berke-
ley House, ib.-her religious medita-
tions, 367-style of confidence between
her and Evelyn, 368-his reasoning
on marriage, 369-her marriage, 370
-departure for France with Lord and
Lady Berkeley, 371-her powers of
mimicry, 371 n.-return from France,
371-her conduct as wife, 372-her
charity, 373-birth of her child, 374
-its consequences, ib.-letter to her
husband, 375-his political career and
death, 376-descendants, ib.-practical
lesson taught by the biography, ib.-
state of English morals in the reign of
Charles II., 377-considerations on
Mrs. Godolphin's religious principles
379-mischief of religious novels, 380.
'Extant,' meaning of, 516,

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ticity of the MS., 188-description of
Auvergne, ib.-state of the province, 192
-object of the Grands Jours, 193-the
entry into Clermont, 193-the wine of
honour, 194-the opening of the session,
195-the family of Canillac, 195–197
-exparte proceedings, 198-confisca
tion, ib. and n.-execution in effigy, 199
-M. Talon's crusade against the clergy,
200- his mother's interference, ib., 202
-execution of a curé, 201-case of the
Baron Sénégas, 202-M. de la Mothe-
Tintry, 203 curious customs for ob
taining liberation, 204-Count d'Ap-
chon's release, 205-the Marquis of
Canillac, ib.-his twelve apostles, ib.-
his escape to Spain, 206-his family,
ib.-proceedings against his son, 207—
the Count de Beaune, 208-the Count
du Palais and his son, 209-M.
Desheraux, 212-M. de Moutrallat,
214-custom of Mercheta Mulierum,'
ib.-main object of the Grands Jours,
215-Beaufort-Canillac, ib.-the Sene
chal, ib. effect of the death of the
Queen Mother on the proceedings, 216
-the Baron d'Espinchal, 217-his con-
duct to his wife, 219-other charges
against him, 221-judgment on him,
ib.his asylum in Paris under the
Duke of Guise, 222-his temerity at
Riom, ib.-his cunning, 223-conclu-
sion of his history, 225-case of the
Combalibœufs, 224-summary of the
proceedings of the Court, 226 — ex-
penses, 227-object of the Grands Jours
considered, 228.
Flinders, Capt., survey of coral reefs by,
475, 479.

France, estrangement of the literary men
of, from the Church, 153.
Frascati, Fanny Kemble's description of
her residence at, 457.

Free trade measures, review of their con-
sequences, 558 et seq.

Fullarton, J., Esq. See Currency.
Fullerton, Lady G., her novel of Grant-
ley Manor,' 380 n.

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Income-tax, amount of, and prospective
doubling, tripling, and perpetuation of,
557.

India, the overland mail to, 484.
Ireland sixty years ago, 439-imports to
and exports from, during 1846, 296.
Irish, the. See Paddiana.
Iron, increased production of, in Ger-
many, Belgium, France, and America,
564.
Italy, 440-Fanny Kemble's 'Year of
Consolation,' ib.-general tone of her
prose and poetry, 441-a retrospect,
ib.her rhyme preferable to her
blank verse, 442-her one great grief,
444-lines on a flowering acacia, ib.—
journey through. France, 445 - her
style, 447 charges against the Ita-
lians, ib.-remarks on her compatriots,
448-Rome, 419-religious spectacle,
450-behaviour in church, 451-the
Pope, ib.-Gregory XVI., 452-Pius
IX., ib.- -on art, 454-criticism, ib.—
pictures, 455-the Coliseum, 456-
Vatican, ib.-effect of the statue of
Apollo on Fanny Kemble, ib.-the sum-
mer at Frascati, 457-Mr. Lear at

Tagliacozzo, 458-dinner in the Pa-
lazzo Mastroddi, 459-horse-racing,
460-fire-works, ib.-the Ave-Maria,
ib.-theatre, ib.-inn at Isola, 461-
maduess attributed to the English, ib.-
Prince Giardinelli, 462-an English
supper, ib.-fare of the peasantry, ib.—
the Tarantula, 463-contrast between
Mr. Lear and Mrs. Butler, ib.-Mr.
Lear as artist, 464-similarity of life
and manners in the Abruzzi and Spain,
466-suspicion of foreigners, 467-a
passport adventure, ib.-Mrs. Butler's
departure the fountain of Trevi, 468.

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Lachmann, Essays on Homer by, 381--
classical research of the Germans, ib.
-their scepticism, ib.-the Homeric
controversy, 382-general sketch of
Mr. Lachmann's work, 383-propo-
sition to be sustained, ib.-his theory
respecting the Iliad and Odyssey, 384
-Mr. Grote on the hypotheses of Lach-
maun and Bentley, ib. n.-the first
and second books of the Iliad distinct
works, 385-Mr. Lachmann's reasons
for certain verses being spurious, ib.—
his further objections, 388- protest
against, 389-the movements of the
Gods, 390-his proofs of forgery proofs
of genuineness, 391-the second book,
392-council of chief's rejected by, ib.
-answers to his objections, 393-the
speeches of Ulysses, 394-the punish-
ment of Thersites, 395-the catalogue

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