TO ESSAYS, DISSERTATIONS, AND HISTORICAL PASSAGES.
The principal Memoirs in the OBITUARY are distinctly entered in the "Index to the Essays."
Adam, Rt. Hon. W. memoir of 540 Affirmation Bill 303 Africa, Roman ruins in 301 Ammon, types of 249
Animals, antiquity of exhibitions of wild, 499
Anne, Queen, statue of, in the College Green, Gloucester 631
Anthony, Bastard of Burgundy, badge
Antiquaries, Society of, proceedings of 82, 194, 298, 417, 525, 637 Antiquities, two magnificent Torques, &c. found in Ireland, 82. bronze Ro- man vessel found at Shallop ib. three Etruscan vases and busts from Cere in Italy 83. vase containing money found at St. Omer 84. a two-handed sword found in the sands of the Loire ib. brass figure of a stag found at Nursling, near Redbridge 194. Ro- man remains discovered at Newton St. Loe ib. two sacrificial instru- ments found in the tombs of Etruria ib. Roman steelyard weight found in the bed of the Thames ib. Female figure dug up in Fenchurch Street 298. Copies of various Greek inscrip- tions from Alexandria ib. Articles from the ancient tombs of Etruria 299. ancient chasuble supposed to have be longed to Edmund Earl of Cornwall ib. Roman ring found in the bed of the Thames 417. two bronze bracelets and other antiquities found at Stroud ib. stone mould for casting Celts found at Montaigu and in the forest of Brecquebec 525. sword found at Tralles, 637. Egyptian sword-sheath found in a tomb at Thebes ib. anti- quities found in Devon and Somerset ib. Architects, Royal Institute of British, meeting of the 81, 192, 296, 415 Architectural Society, meeting of the 81, 193, 298 Astrologers and Almanacs. Poor Robin's 41. Moore's 42, the Protestant for 1669, 43. the Catholic for 1686, 44. the Yea and Nay Almanac for 1680, ib. Others for 1688, 1689, and 1690, 243. notice of the most popular alma- nacs of the present day 76, 244. repeal of the stamp duties upon Almanacs 246 Astronomical Society, meeting of the 413 Aylsham Church, altar-piece 579 Banwell cottage, Somersetshire, Roman inscription at 148 Barbican, definition of 248 Barker, E. H. memoir of 543 Bathurst, Bp. Life of 505
GENT. MAG. VOL. XI.
Bayeux Tapestry, inquiries relating to the 467, 598, 599
Beaton, Card. connivance of Hen. VIII. in his assassination 26
Bedfordshire Illustrations, remarks on the projected 226, 338 Beechey, Sir W. memoir of 432 Belgium, settlement of the affairs of 533 Berkshire, account of Hurley Church 257.
Prayer used at Isbury Alms Houses 153 Bennett, Dr.Bp.of Cloyne, character of 233 Bentham, Jeremy, anecdote of 494 Bethnal Green, foundation stone laid of two new schools 534
Bible, translation of, by Miles Cover- dale 166
Bibliotheque du Roi, account of MSS.in 53 Bird, J. memoir of 550
Birmingham, consecration of Bp. Ry- der's Church at 198 Birmingham, charter of incorporation granted 86
Boaden, J. memoir of 436 Boswell's Life of Johnson, critical no- tices on 128
Botanical Society, meeting of the 81 Bow, opening of the new bridge at 425 Branitska, C'tess, death of 334 Brenton, Capt. E P. memoir of 659 British Institution 407
British Isles, early population of 481 Britton, J. Lecture on old halls 640 Bromley, John Charles, memoir of 548 James, memoir of 548 Brown, James, memoir of 322 Buchan, C'tess of, death of 332 Buckingham, Duke of, memoir of 309 Buonaparte, Prin. Charlotte, death of 558 Burghley, Lord, Roman Catholic plots against 274. his supposed conformity to Roman Catholicism during the reign of Mary 573
Burgoyne, M. additional notice of 110 Burke, Edm. anecdotes of 367 Byam, Capt. W. H. memoir of 317 Caledon, Earl of, memoir of 653 Cambridge University, prize subjects for 1839, 78, 189. prizes awarded 412 Camden Society, successful progress of the 281. new publications ib. general meeting 634 Canada, war in 84. forest roads of 116. the Provinces 124. 127. invasion of the American border- ers 197. prisoners executed at Kingston ib. appointment of Sir John Colborne ib. continued disaffection at Terrebone 304. Her Majesty's Message to the House of Commons respecting the 4 R
political state of account of Detroit
Union of Lower and Upper Canada 642. Resolution of the House of As- sembly in favour of the Union 646 Canning, remarks on his character 492 Carlisle, history of 516
Carnwath, Earl of, memoir of 208
Daguerrotype, invention of the 185, 294 Daws, H. death of 668
Demonology, account of ceremonies and forms of adjuration 255
De Roos, Ld. memoir of 653 De Sacy, Baron S. memoir of 91
Carrington, Ld. funeral achievement of Design Copyrights Extension Bill 642
Carvings in wood, specimens of 185 Castlemaine, Visc. memoir of 314 Cedars of Lebanon, description of 58 Charles V., Ascham's account of an inter- view with 565
Charter House, institution of the 390 Chartists, riotous meeting at Devizes 534. at Llanidloes 647. at Manchester ib. Chatfield, Edw. memoir of 438 Chaucer, MSS. of, in the Bodleian Li- brary 50
his Treatise on the Astrolabe,
a translation from the Sanscrit 338 Chelsea Bun House, descriptive account of 466, 562
Chelsea Hospital, bones found at 300 Chester, ancient chapel at 641 Chesterfield, Ld. account of 592 China. Commercial intercourse with Ancient Egypt 451, its extent and po- pulation 453. climate 454. govern- ment 455. constitution 456. religion 457. manners of the Chinese 458, treatment of the women 460. lan- guage and literature 461. science 462. Great Wall of China, 463. tea plants 454. mines and minerals 465 Christ's Hospital, 200 presentations issued
Church of England Metropolitan Com- mercial Schools, opening of 305 Civil Law in England, rise and progress of 357
Clarendon, Earl of, memoir of 207 Clements, Visc. death of 333 Coaches, Painted, meaning of 450 Cocker's Arithmetic, account of 496 Coe, Capt. Tho. memoir of 318
Cofton, Devonshire, chapel erected at 305 Coinage, New, 409
Coins, forgeries of ancient 450
Saxon, found near Gravesend 640 Colebrooke, Sir J. E. memoir of 269 Colman, G. tablet erected to in Ken- sington Church 147
Coptic Scriptures, mission to Egypt to collate MSS. of the 78
Devereux, J. anecdote of 592 Devonshire, Sir J. F. memoir of 658 Dorchester, human skeletons found at Fordington 196. Account of Romanam- phitheatre at 473. remains found at 527 Druidism, observations on Druidical remains in Yorkshire 133. religion of the Ancient Britons 138 Dublin University, subject of prize es- say 79
Durnovaria, burial place of 527
Earthquake, shock of an earthquake in Leicestershire 198. dreadful earthquake at Martinique 304
Ecclesiastical Architecture, remarks on 399
Ecclesiastical Courts, origin of the testa- mentary jurisdiction of 355, 474 Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues Bill421 Edward VI. jealous guardianship of the Protector Somerset 567. stamp used for his signature 568
Eldon, Ld. anecdotes of 494 Election at Cambridge, forms of 383,562 Elizabeth, Queen,her danger when sent to the Tower 574. the Count de Feria's interview with her previous to her accession 575
Elley, Sir J. memoir of 430
Essex, George Earl of, memoir of 65% Etruscan vases, sale of 196 Evans, Rev. J. death of 215 Eyre, Sir G. memoir of 656 Falconer, Rev. T. memoir of 326, 435 Fergusson, Rt. Hon. R. C. memoir of 94 Finchale Priory, account of 63 Fires. Palace of Raphoe burnt to the ground 85. rice-mills at Shad Thames destroyed 86. destruction of the pre- mises of Messrs.Francis at Whitechapel ib. of the Arena, Glasgow 305. man- sion of Kilcooley burnt to the ground ib. destruction of the mansion of Fitz-walters in Essex 534. destruction of the Cheltenham Theatre 647 Fitz James, Duke of, memoir of 209 Flamel, N. inscription to 83 Flemish Literature and Poets 239 Flodden, account of battle of 99
Corn Laws, parliamentary proceedings Foreign Literature 633 relating to 303, 423
Coverdale, M. account of 166
Cox, Archd. Wm. true character of 152 S. C. death of 552
Cramp Rings, cures worked by 25. Crosby Hall, lecture on Ancient Halls delivered at 640
Foundling Hospital, celebration of the centenary 637
Fox, C. J. remarks on his writings 491 Foxley, Rev. T. death of 215 France. Society for the Preservation o.
Historical Monuments 83. resignation of the ministry 304, difficulty of form-
ing a new cabinet 424. fire in the Paris Diorama ib. formation of a new ministry 533. antiquities found in 641. insurrection in Paris 646
Gaëlic Controversy, 33, 154,263, 379,487, 603
Gardening, introduction of into Eng- land 141
Geographical Society, meetings of 524 Geological Society, meetings of the 81,191, 296, 524
Goldsworthy, T. death of 556 Grant, Mrs. memoir of 97
Gray's Inn Lane, consecration of Trinity Church 86
Great Seal for Ireland,description of 305 Greek Monasteries, libraries of the 634 Gronow, Edwin ap, supposed effigy of 562 Gunpowder, invention of 2
Gurwood, Col. pension granted to 411 Hammond, C. memoir of 549 Hanover, proclamation respecting the legal representative constitution 304 Harris, H. memoir of 663
Hartlib's Legacie on Husbandry, extracts from 140
Hastings, W. conduct on his trial 231 Hastings, new chapel at 86
Hawker, Sir S. memoir of 315, 338 Hawkins, Capt. E. memoir of 659 Hay, Sir J. memoir of 209
Henry II. of France.
ambassadors sent to him with the Gar- ter 565
Herne's Oak still in existence 48, anec-
dote of Geo. III. respecting 49
Hever Castle, descriptive account of 29 Hindoos, instances of the courage of 163 Hindoo Shasters, account of 596 Hofer, tomb of 59
Horticultural Society, meeting of the 635 Hourson, authority for the term 2 Howard, John, account of 229 Howley, Archbishop, defended from a mis- quotation 373
Hubbersty, Dr. memoir of 322 Huddersfield, new church erected at 86 Hull Literary Society and Subscription Library, 79
Hurley Church, account of 257 Hungary, mode of proceeding in the dict
of 59. sketch of the Literature of 585 Hutcheson, A. letters of 387, 581 India. Progress of the expedition to Cabool 197. wreck of the ship Pro- tector at the Sand Heads ib. interview between Lord Auckland and Runjeet Singh 304. account of 510. military operations in 534, 647 Indians, uncivilised state of the 118. accountof an Indian encampment 119. success of the missionaries 120. treat- ment and condition of the women 122 Institute of Archæological Correspondence at Rome, account of 633
Institution of Civil Engineers, election of officers 191
Intestacies, changes in the law of 355,474 Ireland, parliamentary proceedings rela- ting to the state of 532. antiquities in the South of Ireland 614. Ogham in- scriptions ib.
Isbury Alms Houses, prayer used at 153 Ives, Cornelius, memoir of 96
Jamaica. Differences between the Gover- nor and the House of Assembly 197. bill for the government of 532, 642 Jones, Joseph, death of 665
-Col. L. G. memoir of 541 Jortin, Dr. his character as an historian 131. as a divine ib.
Jugglers, Indian, extraordinary feats of 161 Kensington.
Modern epitaphs at the church of St. Mary Abbat's 146. origin of the name 'Abbat' 148
Kensington Literary Institution, lectures for the season 79
Kimmeridge Coal Money, opinion res- pecting 114
Kingsborough Elm, description of 28 King's College, London, appointments in 79. meeting 636
Knell, custom of tolling the 2 Knox, A. character of 496
Labouchere, P. C. memoir of 319 Lancaster, Joseph, memoir of 547 Landon, Dr. Whittington, memoir of 212 L. E. see Maclean
Languages. On dialects and intermix- ture of 33. those of the Cymbri and
the Celts radically different 34. affinity of the Gaelic and Semitic 36. of the Biscayan and Gaelic 38. Gaelic not Celtic 154. affinity of the Gaelic and Welsh 155. comparison of Welsh and Gaelic 263, 485. derivation of the Gaelic 265, 467. structure of the Welsh 268. comparison of the Armo- ric, Welsh, and Gaelic 379. the Gaelic a corrupt language 488. points of resemblance of Gaelic and Welsh 490 Latouche, J. D. memoir of 318 Laurence, Archbishop, memoir of 205 John, memoir of 550
Leek, national emblem of the Welsh 419 Leicester, description of the ancient city of 229
Leicester Collegiate School, distribution of prizes 190
Leslie, Gen. D. memoir of 315
Leyden, museum at 641 Lieven, Prince, memoir of 539 Lincoln, account of an old timber house at 580
Linnæus, Louisa, death of 559 Literary Characters, memorials of 149 Literary Fund Society, meetings of 636 property, value of 415 Literature, Diary of a Lover of 17, 576
Ludolf, Count, death of 442 Mabinogion, origin of the 68 M' Cleverty, Sir R. memoir of 95 Maclean, L. E. last letters of 150. memoir of 212
Mac Michael, W. memoir of 322 Magna Charta, Hen. III. explanation of omission of clause relating to intes- tacy 361
Maitland, Lt.-Col. J. memoir of 655 Malta, publication of monuments to the Knights 83. erection of a Protestant
Church by the Queen Dowager 304 Manchester, charter of incorporation granted 86
Mangles, James, memoir of 96 Mansel, J. C. memoir of 661 Mansfield, John, memoir of 319
Margaret, Queen of Scotland, her mar riage with the E. of Angus 22. divorce 23. and death 24
Markets, prices of 111, 223, 335, 447, 559, 671
Martinique, earthquake at 304 Martyn, Rev. Henry, character of 610 Mary, proof of the infatuation respect- ing her pregnancy 574 Maximilian, Emperor, cenotaph to at Inspruck 59
Medhurst, J. H. sentence of 535 Melville, Ld. anecdote of 495 Meteorological Diary, 112, 224, 336, 448, 560, 672
Mexico, ancient mode of sculpture in 84. capture of the Castle St. Juan de Ullao by the French, 198. war with France 304. treaty of peace 534
Mill, James, tablet erected to in Kensing- ton Church 147
Millhouse, Rob. memoir of 662 Milnes, Sir J. B. memoir of 653 Ministers, resignation of 643. explana- tion of circumstances under which they were recalled ib.
Morland, Sir S. account of the Life and Works of 173
Moyes, James, death of 106 Municipal Corporations Bill 422 National Gallery, purchase of pictures 630
Nelson Memorial, designs for the 409 Nesbitt, Charles, memoir of 101 Newcastle Antiquarian Society, meeting of 299
Nicolson, Bp. portrait inquired for 450 Norbury, Earl of, meinoir of 312 Norfolk, altar piece in Aylsham Church
and Ridolfy Conspiracy, account of the 274
North America, commencement of a War with the British 425. devotion of the loyalists 533
Nourrit, Adolphe, memoir of 551 Numismatic Society, meeting of 525 Ogham Characters, account of various inscriptions in the South of Ireland 615
Osinski, Louis, death of 334 Overton, John, memoir of 102 Oxford Society of Gothic Architecture, Institution of the 415
Oxford University, appointments in 411 Paget, Sir C. memoir of 657
Pangbourn, Roman Antiquities at 195 Panoramas of Rome 409
Pardons, general 338, 450
Paris, description of the Hotel de Sens
Pitt, Mr. character of 363
Plumpton Correspondence, letters ex- tracted from the 283 Pounds, J. memoir of 213 Pratt, Sir C. memoir of 210
Prayers for the Soul 153. judgment of Sir H. Jenner in the case of Breeks v. Woolfrey 198
Mortality, Bill of 111, 223, 335, 447, Prickett, Rev. Marmaduke, death of 664
Priestley, Dr. anecdotes of 228 Prize Essays, subjects announced for 1839-40, 78. prizes awarded 189, 411 Publications, increase in new during 1838, 189
Pughe, W. O. system of Bardism advo- cated by him in his Elegies of Llywarch Hến 394
Queen's Speech 202
Reddell, E. memoir of 663
Reform Bill, motion for amendment of
Rennell, T. tablet erected to in Kensing- ton Church 147
Rigaud, Prof. memoir of 542 Rodd, Sir J. T. tnemoir of 210 Roman Inscription, at Banwell cottage 148. attempted explanation of 604 Rome, sepulchral monument discovered at 420
Romilly, Sir S. character of 495 Rose, Rev. H. J. memoir of 319 Rossi, C. memoir of 547
Kotherhithe, consecration of Trinity Church at 85
Rough, Sir W. memoir of 211 Royal Academy, prizes awarded 76 Royal Society, meetings of the 80, 190, 294, 412, 635
Rush, co. Dublin, tumulus found at 418 Rutebuef the Trouvère, account of 269 St. Helen's, Lord, memoir of 429 Sarcophagus at the British Museum, description of 418
Scotch Peerages, catalogue of claims be- tween 1788 and 1838 375 Selby, H. C. memoir of 662
Sens, Hotel de, at Paris, description of
Seymour of Sudeley, Lord, new evidence upon the question of his guilt 569 Shakspere's performance in "Killing the Calf" 450
Shares, prices of 111, 223, 335, 447, 559, 671
Sheridan, R. B. anecdote of 493 Shore, J. portrait of 2
Singers, Professional, critique on 17 Smijth, Sir J. memoir of 209 Smith, C. J. memoir of 101
Smyth, Maj. Gen. J. N. memoir of 316 Somerset, Duke of, his strict guardian- ship of Edward VI. 567. letters from to his brother the Admiral 568. evidence upon the question of his guilt 570
Somersetshire, Roman inscription at Banwell Cottage 148 Sotheron, Adm. memoir of 655 South America, insurrection in Peru 85 Spain, resignation of the Ministers 84,
646. sacrifice of thirteen officers 424 Speaker, election of Mr. Lefevre 643 State Papers' Commission charged with
exceeding their authority 20. de. fended 246
Statistical Society, meeting of the 191, 414
Still, Rev. J. death of 664 Stewart's Pictures, sale of 630 Stirling, T. memoir of 324 Stocks, prices of 112, 224, 336, 448, 560,
672 Storms, destructive storms on
southern coast 86. wreck of the ship Protector at the Sand Heads 197. dreadful burricane at Liverpool 199. and in other parts 200
Supreme Courts (Scotland) Bill 422 Sutherland Collection, donation of to the Bodleian Library 631
Sutherland, Duch. C'tess of, memoir of 310
Sutton, T. character of 391
Taylor, Sir Herbert, memoir of 654
John, memoir of 100
Temple of Solomon, built of the Cedar of Lebanon 144
Tennyson, Archbishop, resolutions res- pecting his library 412 Theatrical Register 305, 426 Thomson, J. P. memoir of 432 Thornton, John, character of 493 Tiptree Priory, inquiries respecting 114 Todd, Dr. H. portrait inquired for 450 Topographical Prosings, No. II. 385 Tomkinson, Capt. J. memoir of 660 Trench, Dr. memoir of 539 Turnerelli, P. memoir of 548 United Service Museum, meeting 414 Van Rensselaer, Gen. memoir of 660 Vanbrugh, Sir J. Letter of 149 Voltaire, true character of his writings Vendramini, John, memoir of 325
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