INDEX TO VOL. LXVII.

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Aberdeen, lord, on the Greek constitution, 528.
Aberdeen, state of the shipping interest at, 356.
Aberdeen Journal, on "British Agriculture, &c.," Appendix, 34.
Aberdeenshire, statistics of farming in, 113.
Actress, social position of the, 695.
Agricultural depreciation, amount of, 615
—depression, continued, 382
—its influence on commerce, 385
—interest, magnitude of the, 241
—labourers, state of the, 366
—question, not a landlords' one, 382.
Agriculture, Commerce, and Manufactures, 347
—opening of the session, ib.
—prospects of financial reform, ib.
—the Royal speech, ib.
—speeches on the address, 348
—debate in the commons, 349
—probable prices in future, 351
—failure of free trade prophecies, 353
—state of the shipping interest, 355
—G. F. Young on it, 359
—state of manufactures, 361
—value of the home and foreign markets, 363
—state of various manufactures, 365
—of the agricultural labourers, 366
—comparative value of agriculture and manufactures, 368
—imports and exports, 1845 and 1849, 370
—alleged increase of bullion, and its causes, 372
—general conclusions, 373
—influence of the depreciation of land on life assurance, 374.
Agriculture, British, see British Agriculture
—state of, in Greece, 532
—and manufactures, comparative values of, 368.
Agriculturists, contrast between, and the manufacturers, 132.
Agrippa d'AubignÉ and Madame de Maintenon, 174.
Aikin's Life of Howard, remarks on, 52.
Alfieri and Shakspeare, contrast between, 636.
Algeria, sketches in, 292.
Alison's Political Essays, 605.
Allnatt, Mr J. J., at the protection meeting, 763.
Allston, Washington, 198.
America, importation of beef, &c. from, and its prices, 129.
American Adventure, 34.
Americans, the, in Mexico, 42.
Annexation movement in Canada, the, 266.
Anton, prophecies of, 566.
Appin, state of the cattle trade in, 240.
Argyleshire, state of the cattle trade in, 237 et seq.
Armansperg, count, government of Greece by, 527.
Army, state of the, in Greece, 532
—treachery of the, in France, 618.
Artistic biography, scarcity of true, 192.
Asem, Goldsmith's tale of, 299.
Athens, sketches at, 681.
AubignÉ, Agrippa d', sketch of the life of, 174.
Auchness system of farming, on the, 105, 453.
Austria, reaction in, 3
—want of moral firmness in the government of, 4
—war of races and fidelity of the army in, 7
—danger to Europe from its dismemberment, 9.
Autobiographies, on, 192.
Aytoun, Professor, at the protection meeting, 759.
Bailey's Festus, review of, 415.
Ball, Mr E., at the protection meeting, 755.
Ballot, abuses of the, in Greece, 536.
Barbarian Rambles, 281.
Barbour & Co., Trade circular of, 600.
Bath, the Turkish, 294.
Bath Chronicle, the, on "British Agriculture, &c." Appendix, 37.
Beaucarde the singer, 698.
Beef, importation, &c. of, 128 et seq.
Belletti the singer, 699.
Bentinck, lord George, 617.
Berthier, sketches of, 574.
Berwick Warder, the, on "British Agriculture, &c." Appendix, 40.
Beykirch, Th., Prophetic voices by, 561.
Birch-tree, battle of the, prophecies of the, 563, 565, 567, 568, 569.
Bird the painter, 196.
Birmingham, state of manufactures in, 365.
Boddington, Mr G., at the protection meeting, 766.
Booker, T. W., at the protection meeting, 749.
Boston, state of the shipping interest at, 356.
Boston Atlas, the, on Canada, 257.
Brandenburg, prophecies regarding, 561.
Bricks, proposed abolition of the duty on, 513.
Britain's Prosperity, a new song, 389.
British Agriculture and Foreign Competition. No. I., 94
—Peel on the lowest remunerating price of wheat, ib.
—Ducie and Kinnaird on high farming, 95
—and Caird, 97, 104
—quantities of grain available for importation, 99
—prices of grain abroad, 100
—expense of freight, &c. 103
—the Auchness system of farming, 105
—returns from various farmers, of produce, expenses, &c. under protection and free trade, 107 et seq.
—remarks on these, 119
—policy urged by Cobden, &c. 120
—The Times on Agricultural prospects, 121
—answer to the arguments founded on rise of rents, 122
—on Mr W. E. Gladstone's speech at Fettercairn, 124
—inconsistencies of the Free-traders, 127, 131
—effects of free trade on live stock, 128
—and on the provision trade, 129
—one-sidedness of recent legislation, 130
—contrast between the manufacturers and agriculturists, 132
—concluding remarks, 135.
No. II. Reply to the Times on former article, 222
—letter from Mr Watson in answer to it, ib. et seq.
—reply to the Morning Chronicle, 225
—comparative rates of rent in England and Scotland, 226
—inability of high farming to contend against free trade, 227
—increase of cultivation on the Continent, 228
—probable future prices, 229
—Continental prices, &c. 230
—importations from Moldavia, 231
—on professor Low's Appeal, 232
—cost of raising wheat, &c. in the United States, ib.
—Peel's letter to his tenantry, 233
—reply to it, 235
—effects of free trade on live stock, 237
—increased burden of taxation, 241
—present tactics of the Free-traders, 242
—Lord Drumlanrig's letter, 243
—state of the cotton manufactures, 247
—The newspaper press on No. I. Appendix.
Britannia, the, on "British Agriculture, &c." Appendix, 17.
Broad, W., letter from, on farming statistics, 111.
Brown, Peter, letter from, on farming statistics, 112.
Brown's life of Howard, on, 52.
Buckland, Dr, on Agriculture, &c. 95.
Budget, the, 513.
Bullion, alleged increase of, and its causes, 372.
Burke, eulogy on Howard by, 63
—and Goldsmith, anecdote of, 142.
Burn, Mr, statistics, &c. of the cotton trade by, 595.
Burn's Highland Mary, to, 309.
Cadiz, Urquhart's account of, 282.
Caernarvon, state of the shipping interest at, 356.
Caird's High farming, on, 97, 104.
Caird's High Farming Harrowed, 447.
Caldecott, Mr W., at the protection meeting, 765.
California, sketches in, 35
—conduct of the United States toward, 263.
Calzolari the singer, 698.
Camel, the, 683.
Canadas, Civil Revolution in the, 249
—geographical sketch, &c. of the, 259.
Canadian loyalty, an ode, 345.
Canning, sir Stratford, sent to Greece, 531.
Carlyle's Latter-Day Pamphlets, review of, 641.
Cash and Pedigree, 431.
Cassio, on the character of, 483.
Cato the Censor, Caird's High farming harrowed by, 447.
Cattle, importations, &c. of, 128
—effects of free trade on the rearing of, 237.
Cervi, the island of, case regarding, 538.
Charles Albert, the final overthrow of, 3.
Chartists, overthrow of the, 3.
Cheltenham Chronicle, the, on "British Agriculture, &c." Appendix, 79.
Chester Courant, the, on "British Agriculture, &c." Appendix, 35.
Cheyne, Mr, on the cattle trade in Argyle, 239.
Chouler, Mr W., at the protection meeting, 752.
Christopher under Canvass, No. VI., 481
—No. VII., 622.
Citizen of the World, publication of the, 149
—notices of the, 296, 298, 306.
Civil Revolution in the Canadas, 249.
Clearing of the Glens, the, 475.
Cobbett, anticipation of, as to the effects of free trade, 519.
Cobden, inconsistencies of, 131
—on the effects of free trade, 353.
Coblenz, prophecy regarding, 567.
Cocoa, diminished consumption of, 385.
Coffee, diminished consumption of, 386.
Coleridge, S. T., on the character of Iago, 482
—on Othello, 484
—criticism on, 623, 624.
Coletti, Greek minister, 527, 530.
Collins, William, R.A., Memoir of, 192.
Cologne cathedral and city, prophecies regarding, 564, 567.
Colonial government, new system of, announced by ministers, 377.
Colonial policy, Carlyle on, 655.
Colonies, recent legislation toward the, and its effects, 249
—general discontent in, 380.
Commerce, reaction of Agricultural distress on, 385
—depressed state of, as shown by the trade circulars, 589 et seq.
Commons, speeches in, on the address, 349.
Conservatives, conduct of the, in regard to the Reform Bill, 608.
Constantinople, a Month at, 679.
Constitutionalism, failure of, in Greece, 534.
Cork, state of the shipping interest at, 356.
Corn Laws, their repeal foreseen by Mr Alison, 609
—his anticipations as to its effects, 610.
Cotton trade and manufactures, statistics relating to the, 247, 361, 385, 590, 595, 597.
Court Martial, a late case of, 269.
Cultivation, state of, in Greece, 532, 533.
Currency bill, effects of the, 520.
Currency system, Alison on the effects of the changes in, 614.
?. The Dark Waggon, by, 71.
Daily News, the, on Canada, 253.
Dantzic, prices of wheat at, 231, 232.
Dark Waggon, the, by ?., 71.
Day, Mr, exposure of Cobden by, 131.
Denmark, price of wheat in, 102.
Derby Mercury, on "British Agriculture, &c.," Appendix, 30.
Deserted village, notices of the, 298, 304.
Dies Boreales, No. VI., 481
—on the character of Iago, ib.
—on Othello, 483
—on the question as to his being a negro, 485
—opposite characteristics shown in him, 486
—majesty of his character, 487
—impression left by the tragedy, 488
—the time of the tragedy, 489 et seq.
—proof of short time, ib.
—of long, 498
—attempt to show mixed, 506
—No. VII., 622
—errors of poets in delineating nature, 623 et seq.
—Othello continued, 626
—on the Greek tragedy, 636.
Direct taxes, amount of, repealed since the peace, 517.
Dixon's life of Howard, review of, 50.
Dogs of Constantinople, the, 684.
Doncaster Chronicle, the, on "British Agriculture, &c.," Appendix, 40.
Dorset County Chronicle, the, on "British Agriculture, &c.," Appendix, 84.
Doubleday, Mr, anticipations of, as to the effects of free trade, 245.
Douglas, captain, the case of, 269.
Drama, causes of the decline of the, 689.
Drogheda, state of the shipping interest at, 357.
Drumlanrig, lord, letter to his tenantry by, 243.
Dublin Mail, the, on "British Agriculture, &c.," Appendix, 29.
Dublin Press, the, on "British Agriculture, &c.," Appendix, 28.
Duclos, anecdotes of Louis XIV. by, 188, 190.
Dudgeon, Mr, statistics of farming produce, expenses, &c., by, 108
—letter from, to the editor of the Kelso Chronicle, Appendix, 104.
Dumfries Herald, the, on "British Agriculture, &c.," Appendix, 51.
Dumas' Le Veloce, review of, 281.
Dundee, statistics of the provision trade from, 129.
Dundee Courier, the, on "British Agriculture, &c.," Appendix, 51, 53
—letter to, by Justitia, Appendix, 93.
Dwarf and the Oak tree, the, 411.
Eastlake, Mr, and the National Gallery, 205.
Economist, the, on the Cotton manufacture, 247
—on the state of the cotton trade, 362
—on "British Agriculture, &c.," Appendix, 88, 89, 99, 109
—answer of Mr Watson to it, 103
—and of the editor, 118.
Edinburgh Advertiser on "British Agriculture, &c.," Appendix, 25.
Edinburgh Evening Courant on "British Agriculture, &c.," Appendix, 66.
Edinburgh Evening Post on "British Agriculture, &c.," Appendix, 24.
Edinburghshire, statistics of farming, &c. in, 116, 117.
Eddowes' Worcester Journal on "British Agriculture, &c.," Appendix, 79.
Eglinton, the Earl of, at the protection meeting, 768.
Election, system of, in Greece, 535.
Emancipation, Carlyle on, 655.
Emigration, increase of, from the Highlands and Islands, 239, 240
—statistics &c. of, from Liverpool, 592.
Emilia, on the character of, 504.
England, rates of rent &c. in, compared with Scotland, 226
—statistics of cotton spinning, &c. in, 595 et seq.
Essex, the earl of, speech of, on the address, 348.
Europe, general reaction against revolution in, 2 et seq.
—increase of grain cultivation in, 228.
Exeter Gazette, the, on "British Agriculture, &c.," Appendix, 85.
Exports, 1845 and 1849, comparison of, 370
—the alleged increase in, examination of it, 383.
Farewell to Naples, a, 279.
Farming, statistics of, under protection and free trade, 107 et seq.
Faust, observations on the, 415.
Felix Farley's Bristol Journal, on "British Agriculture, &c.," Appendix, 44.
Festus, 415.
Fezensac, M. de, his journal of the Russian campaign reviewed, 573.
Fiars, the Scotch, 382.
Fig packing at Smyrna, 683.
Finances, the French, effects of the Revolution on, 12.
Financial reform, prospects of, 347.
Ford's Spain, remarks on, 281.
Forster's life of Goldsmith, remarks on, 139, 140.
Fothergill, C., sketches of the Canadas by, 259.
France, reaction in, 2, 3
—variety of interests assailed in, by the Revolution, 11
—effects of it on the finances of, 12
—prophecy regarding, 563, 564.
See also French.
Free trade finance, 513.
Free trade, influence of the system of, on Canada, 252
—its effects in diminishing the number of Irish voters, 380
—Sir William Napier on, 386
—its effects on taxes and their amount, 519
—reaction against it in Liverpool, 593
—its manifested effects, and present language of its supporters, 611
—losses caused to all parties by, 612.
Free-traders, present tactics of the, 242
—their indifference to the national glory, 250
—their diminished confidence, 603.
Freights, rates of, 359
—of corn, cost of, 103
—coasting and foreign, comparison between, 604.
French revolution, the first, influence of the memory of, 5
—revolutions, Alison on, 617
—satirical novels, on, 431.
Fundholders, danger to the, 384.
Galatz, prices of wheat at, 231.
Gentleman's Magazine, life of Howard in the, 60.
German popular prophecies, 560.
Gibraltar, Dumas' account of, 286.
Gibson, John, statistics of farming by, 117, 118
—reply to the Scotsman by, Appendix, 65.
Gladstone, Mr Ewart, speech of, at Fettercairn, 124.
Glasgow, distress in, 1848, 13 note.
Glasgow Constitutional, the, on "British Agriculture, &c.," Appendix, 34.
Glass trade, state of the, 365.
Gloucester Chronicle, the, on "British Agriculture, &c.," Appendix, 37.
Goethe's Faust, observations on, 415.
Gold region of California, the, 44.
Goldsmith, Part I., biography, 137
—Part II., works, 296.
GÖrres, Joseph von, prophecies of, 562.
Grain, present importation of, 99
—prices of, abroad, 100 et seq.
—prospects as regards its future prices, 229
—importations of, 1845 and 1849, 370.
Great Britain, reaction in, 3
—fidelity of the troops in, 6
—suppression of the threatened convulsions in, 14
—survey of her conduct toward Canada, 264
—her conduct toward Greece, 526.
Greece again, 526.
Greek constitution of 1848, the, 528
—senate, 536.
Greek drama, contrast between, and Shakspeare's, 636.
Green Hand, the, Part VII., 76
—Part VIII., 208
—Part IX., 329
—Part X., 701.
Greenock Advertiser, the, on "British Agriculture, &c.," Appendix, 50.
Gregory, professor, account of German popular prophecies by, 560.
Haddington, prices of wheat at, 382.
Haig, James, statistics of farming produce by, 113.
Hamburg beef, importation &c. of, 129.
Hamlet, remarks on, 634, 635.
Harvest of 1849, the, 229.
Hay, W., letter from, on farming statistics, 114.
Hayes, Miss Catherine, 698.
Haynau, the cruelties of, in Hungary, 11.
Henry IV., sketches of, 177 et seq., passim.
Herrmann, the prophecies of, 561.
Hertford County Press, the, on "British Agriculture, &c.," Appendix, 47.
Higgins, Mr H., at the protection meeting, 766.
High farming, inability of, to contend against free trade, 227.
Highlands, effects of free trade on the cattle trade of the, 237.
Hollingshed & Co., trade circular of, 598.
Holt, George, & Co., trade circular of, 590.
Home and foreign consumption of cotton, comparison between, 596
—markets, relative value of, 363.
Hood, David, letter from, on farming produce, &c., 112.
Howard, 50.
Howden, Andrew, letter from, on farming statistics, 111.
Huguenots, sketches of the, 175.
Hungarian Joseph, the, 658.
Hungary, the subjugation of, 3
—the struggle in, 8
—its true character, 9
—the severities in, 10.
Hutchison, John, letter from, on farming statistics, 112.
Iago, on the character of, 482.
Ibraila, prices of wheat at, 231, 232.
Imports, 1845 and 1849, comparison between, 370
—increase of, 385
—diminished consumption of, 589.
Indian corn, culture of, in Canada, 261.
Indians, massacres of the, by the Americans, 35.
Indirect taxes, amount of, repealed since the peace, 517.
Insolvency, effect of, in inducing the reaction, 12.
Insurance, on, and its relations to the Agricultural question, 374.
Interests, variety of, in France, endangered by the Revolution, 11.
Inverness Courier, the, on "British Agriculture, &c." Appendix, 80.
Ionian republic, claim advanced to Cervi, &c., by, 538.
Ireland, suppression of the rebellion in, 3, 14
—extinction of voters in, by free trade, 380 et seq.
—state of, 384.
Irish, immigration of the, into Scotland, 367.
Irish Reform bill, the new, 377 et seq.
Irving's Life of Goldsmith, review of, 137.
Italian Opera, the, 688.
Italy, re-establishment of Austrian domination in, 3
—rapid suppression of the revolution in, 13.
Jackson, Mr, on the Agricultural question, 242.
Jaspers, the prophecies of, 562.
John Bull, the, on "British Agriculture, &c.," Appendix, 9.
Johnson's Sights in the Gold regions, review of, 34.
Justitia, letter to Dundee Courier by, Appendix, 93.
Kappelmann, prophecies of, 569.
Kelso Chronicle, letter from Mr Dudgeon to, Appendix, 104.
Kelso Mail, the, on "British Agriculture, &c.," Appendix, 85.
Kinnaird, lord, on high farming, &c., 96.
Krasnoi, the battle of, 577.
Lablache the singer, 699.
Labouchere, Mr, on the state of the shipping interest, 355
—answer of G. F. Young to, 360.
Lansdowne, lord, speech of, on the Address, 349.
Late Case of Court Martial, a, 269.
Latter-day Pamphlets, 641.
Layton, Mr, Presentation of Address to Lord Stanley by, 777.
Lear, remarks on, 634.
Leeds Intelligencer, the, on "British Agriculture, &c.," Appendix, 27.
Lehnin, the prophecy of, 561.
Leicester Journal, the, on "British Agriculture, &c.," Appendix, 86.
Leperos of Mexico, the, 41.
Liberals, general policy of the, 378
—their conduct with reference to the Reform Bill, 608.
Liberalism, Carlyle's denunciations of, 643.
Life Insurance, on, as affected by free trade, 374.
Lindsay & Co., tables of freights by, 359.
Littledale & Co., state of the cotton trade reported by, 385
—tenor of the circulars of, 589.
Live Stock, effects of free trade on, 128, 237
—comparison between importation of, 1845 and 1849, 370.
Liverpool, importation of beef &c., into, 129
—state of the shipping interest at, 357
—state of trade at, 589
—prices current in, 591
—statistics of emigration from, 592.
Liverpool Standard, the, on the Cotton trade, 361
—on British competition, &c., Appendix, 69.
Lochfine, effects of free trade on cattle rearing in district of, 237.
Lombardy, re-establishment of Austrian domination in, 3.
London, the great Protection Meeting in, 738
—importation of grain into, 127
—present rate of its increase, 514.
Londos, M., Greek minister, 530.
Louis XIV., marriage of, to Madame Maintenon, &c., 186 et seq.
Louis Philippe, pusillanimity of, 4
—his overthrow, 619.
Louvois, anecdote of, 180 note.
Low's Appeal, remarks on, 232.
Lyceum Theatre, the, 690.
Lyons, sir E., in Greece, 526.
M'Combe, William, letter from, on farming statistics, 112.
M'Culloch, on the cotton manufacture, &c., 595.
M'Culloch's system of farming, on, 105.
Mackay, Mr, on the cost of wheat in the United States, 232.
M'Millan, J., on the cattle trade in Appin, 240.
M'Nair & Co., the trade circulars of, 598.
Madame Sontag and the Opera, 688.
Magyars, the, 8.
Maintenon, madame de, career of, 181.
Malibran, anecdotes of, 694.
Manchester, state of the cotton manufactures in, 361
—its depressed state, 383.
Manchester Courier, the, on "British Agriculture, &c.," Appendix, 26.
Manners, lord John, at the protection meeting, 768.
Manufactures, protection still enjoyed by, 130
—list of articles still protected, 225
—state of, 361
—depression under which labouring, 383
—experienced effects of free trade on, 612, 613.
Manufacturers, contrast between, and the Agriculturists, 132.
Manufacturing districts, depressed state of the, 590.
Mark Lane Express, the, on the probable price of wheat, 351
—on "British Agriculture, &c." Appendix, 39.
Maryport, state of the shipping interest at, 357.
Maurice, Mr, on the condition of the Agricultural labourers, 366.
Mercantile class in Greece, the, 533.
Methuen, lord, speech of, on the Address, 348.
Mexico, sketches in, 37.
Michael Angelo, Wilkie on, 201.
Military, general loyalty of the, in 1848, 5.
Ministerial measures, the, 377
—the Irish Reform bill, 378
—new colonial measures, 379
—general discontent in the colonies, 380
—extinction of voters in Ireland, ib.
—continued depression of Agriculture, 382
—alleged increase of exports, 383
—danger to the moneyed interest, 384
—influence of Agricultural distress on commerce, 385
—Sir William Napier on free trade, 386.
Ministry, subjection of the, to mob domination, 513.
Modern Argonauts, the, 539.
Moldavia, wheat-growing capabilities of, 231.
Moneyed interest, present danger to the, 384
—its influence, 522.
Monmouth Beacon, the, on "British Agriculture," &c., Appendix, 57.
Monro, Mr, his answer to Caird's High Farming, 104.
Month at Constantinople, a, 679.
Montreal, loyalty of, during the Rebellion, 251
—contrast in 1848, 252.
Moore, W., letter from, on the state of the shipping interest, 358.
Morland the painter, notices of, 194, 195.
Morning Chronicle, reply to the, 225
—on "British Agriculture, &c.," Appendix, 10
—Letter from W. to it, and reply, Appendix, 13.
Morning Herald, the, on "British Agriculture, &c.," Appendix, 3
—reply to the Times on it, Appendix, 14.
Mortgages, lord Drumlanrig on, 244.
Moscow, the burning of, 575.
Municipal government, system of, in Greece, 535
—institutions, necessity for, there, 531.
MÜnster, prophecy regarding, 567.
My Peninsular Medal, Part III. chap. vii. 15
—chap. viii. 22
—chap. ix. 26
—Part IV. chap. x. 313
—chap. xi. 318
—Part V. chap. xii. 393
—chap. xiii. 401
—chap. xiv. 405
—Part VI. chap. xv. 542
—chap. xvi. 547
—Part VII. chap. xvii. 661
—chap. xviii. 673.
Myers, T. M., Liverpool Prices current from, 591.
Napier, admiral sir Charles, on free trade &c., 387.
Napier, sir William, on free trade, 386
—letter from, 640.
Naples, a farewell to, 279
—reaction in, 3.
Napoleon in Russia, sketches of, 574.
National debt, recent additions, &c. to the, 513
—amount of, paid off by the sinking-fund, 516 et seq.
National Gallery, on the, 205.
Navigation laws, effects of the repeal of, 355.
Negro emancipation, Carlyle on, 654.
Newcastle Courant, the, on "British Agriculture, &c.," Appendix, 43.
Newcastle Journal, the, on "British Agriculture, &c.," Appendix, 54.
Ney, sketches of, during the Moscow retreat, 576 et seq.
Ninon de l'Enclos, sketches of, 184.
Nisbet, Mr, letter from, on farming statistics, 111.
Noailles, the duc de, his Memoirs of Madame de Maintenon reviewed, 174.
North British Agriculturist, the, on "British Agriculture, &c.," Appendix, 39.
North of Scotland Gazette, the, on "British Agriculture, &c.," Appendix, 76.
Nottingham Guardian, the, on "British Agriculture, &c.," Appendix, 47.
Oats, fiars price of, 382.
Opera, the, 688.
Orleans dynasty, pusillanimity of the, 4.
Orleans, the duchess d', heroism of, 4.
Osnabruck, prophecy regarding, 567.
Othello, the character and tragedy of, its time, &c., 483, 626.
Otho, King of Greece, sketch of government, &c., of, 526.
Ovid's Spring-time translated, 621.
Palace Theatricals, 722.
Palmerston, lord, policy of, toward Greece, 526, 529 et seq.
Paris, distress in, after the Revolution, 13 note.
Parkman's California, review of, 34.
Pauperism, Carlyle on, 643.
Peasantry, the Greek, state, &c. of, 532.
Peel, sir R., remunerative price for wheat fixed by, 94
—his letter to his tenantry, on, 233
—his conduct with regard to free trade, 617.
Peers, house of, speeches in, on the address, 348.
Penitent Free-trader, the, 585.
Penny postage, sacrifice of revenue by the, 523.
Periodical essays, on the republication of, 605.
Perth Courier, the, on "British Agriculture, &c.," Appendix, 31, 83.
Phanariotes, character, &c. of the, 532.
Phillips, J., letter from, on the state of the operatives, 366.
Piscatory, Mr, French minister in Greece, 526.
Pius IX., weakness of, 4.
Plague, Howard's exertions regarding the, 67.
Plymouth, state of the shipping interest at, 357.
Poetry, The Dark Waggon, 71
—A Farewell to Naples, 279—To Burns' Highland Mary, 309
—Canadian Loyalty, 345
—Britain's Prosperity, 389
—The Dwarf and the Oak tree, 411
—The Clearing of the Glens, 475
—The Modern Argonauts, 539
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FOOTNOTES:

[1] Latter-Day Pamphlets, edited by Thomas Carlyle. No. I. The Present Time. No. II. Model Prisons. No. III. Downing Street. No. IV. The New Downing Street. London: 1850.

[2] Having described in this Chapter a dish introduced to our acquaintance by Gingham, I must here, though with an apology for discussing a matter of such importance in a note, beg leave to mention another dish, which I also partook of at Gingham's table while residing at Bordeaux in the subsequent Autumn, a period not included in the present narrative. I believe the dish is French; a boiled turbot, cold, with jelly sauce. I mention it with a degree of hesitation, because it is not exactly a dish for our climate, nor would it harmonise with the general character of an English "spread." The turbot, when boiled, should be kept in the coolest place you have got, till brought to table. So should the jelly. It is a dish for a bon fide warm climate, and should come to table bon fide cold.

The same entrÉe was part of a most splendid dinner given in one of the seaports of southern Europe, by some French to some British naval officers. This was at a more recent period,—my informant, the Rev. W. G. Tucker, Chaplain of the Royal Navy, who was one of the guests on the occasion, and whose approval may be safely deemed definitive, in all matters of taste. In the discharge of his professional duties, my Rev. friend is equally distinguished; and should the authorities think fit to appoint a nautical Bishop—that prime desideratum in the service—he is their man.—G. Y.

[3] A Month at Constantinople. By Albert Smith. London: 1850.

[4] The names of the various districts of Constantinople, sometimes rather indiscriminately used in travellers' narratives, are apt to puzzle those readers unfamiliar with the divisions of the city. The following note puts its distribution clearly before them:—"Stamboul may be termed Constantinople proper, inhabited by the Turks, and containing the Seraglio, chief mosques, great public offices, bazaars, and places of Government and general business. It is the most ancient and most important part, par excellence. Galata is the Wapping of the city: here we find dirty shops for ships' stores; merchants' counting-houses, and tipsy sailors. TophannÉ is so called from the large gun-factory close at hand. Both these suburbs are situated at the base of a very steep hill; the upper part of which is Pera, the district allotted to the Franks, or foreigners, and containing the palaces of the ambassadors, the hotels, the European shops, and the most motley population under the sun. Scutari is to Stamboul as Birkenhead to Liverpool, and is in Asia. It is important in its way, as being the starting-place of all the caravans going inland. There are some other districts of less interest to the average tourist."—A Month at Constantinople, p. 46.

[5] Ballantyne's Hudson's Bay.

[6] Rossini's desperate idleness and habits of procrastination are proverbial. On more than one occasion personal restraint was resorted to, to compel the fulfilment of his engagements. Thus, at Milan, sentinels were placed at his door, and no exit allowed him, until he had completed an opera of which the two first acts were already in rehearsal. Barbaja, the celebrated impresario, kept him for some time prisoner in his palace on the Naples Toledo, refusing him liberty until he should have composed the long-promised opera of Otello. Remonstrances were disregarded by the inflexible manager, so Rossini set to work, and, with his usual facility, soon sent down a portion of the score, headed Introduzione. This was transmitted to the copyist; but the same evening Rossini applied for it again, on pretext of alteration. Next morning another MS. reached Barbaja, inscribed Caratina. It followed its predecessor to the copyist, and, in like manner, was re-demanded for correction. Barbaja gleefully rubbed his hands at finding that these revisions did not delay Rossini, who sent down page after page of copy, to the extent of an entire act. But the irritable manager was like to go distracted when, on applying to the copyist for the whole score, he found the introduction was all that had been composed. It had been travelling to and fro between Rossini and the theatre, and, at each journey, the incorrigible composer had headed it with a different title. The trait is characteristic, and strictly authentic. The same story is told, at greater length, and with some embellishments, in one of Alexander Dumas' volumes of Italian travelling sketches. Managers, however, found compensation in Rossini's rapidity for his provoking idleness. When he did set to work, he got over the paper at a gallop; and, when driven to the last minute, his fertility and invention were wonderful. Some of his finest things were composed on the spur of the moment, and in breathless haste. The celebrated air Di tanti Palpiti is one of these. His dinner hour was at hand, when, driven to the wall by urgent solicitations, he one day sat down to compose it. His cook, learning that the Maestro was really about to work—no very common occurrence—thrust his head in at the door, and ventured a supposition that he had "better not put the rice to boil." "On the contrary, boil it directly," replied Rossini, who was hungry. Before the rice, that indispensable preface to an Italian dinner, was fit for table, the air and its introduction were composed. Di tanti Palpiti is still familiarly known as the Aria dei rizzi.

[7] Theophile Gautier, L'Ambassadrice. Biographie de la Comtesse Rossi. Paris: 1850.

[8] A Memoir of the Countess de Rossi, (Madame Sontag.) London: 1850.

[9] Beaumarchais, in his admirable preface to the opera of Tarare.

[10] Madame Malibran, par la Comtesse Merlin. Paris: 1838.

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