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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

of 248

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

description of the

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

114

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

534

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

Copyright Bill 422

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.

His reception of

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

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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

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canoes at 196

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

579

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

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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

559, 671

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

423

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

145

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

new

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

the

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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