Scandinavian kingdoms, the, as a bul- wark against Russia, 30-the natural allies of England, 736.
Scholar, former position of the, 663. Schoolmen, the, and their achievements,
SCOT ABROAD, THE THE MAN OF LET- TERS, 439-THE MAN OF THE SWORD, 578.
Scotch, characteristics of the wit of the,
Scotch herring-fishery, boats used in the, 531 et seq.
Scotland, system of legal education in, 64 -importance of her fisheries to, 328. SCOTTISH FISHERIES, THE, 328. Scotus Erigena, an Irishman, 440. Scrimgeour, Henry, 454.
Sea-ponds for fish, on the construction of, 526.
Sebastopol, the fall of, no fulfilment of
the objects of the war, 24.
Secular clergy, the, in the Greek Church, 313.
Senate of Rome, power, &c. of the, 258,
in connection with Kars, 471 et seq. passim. Stuart, vice-chancellor, on the present system of legal education, 71. Style, effects of the change of, 660. Success, Liberal worship of, 508. Succession, the law of, in various coun- tries, 516.
Sweden, importance of alliance with, 736. Taxes, effects of our currency system on, 14.
Taylor buildings, the, Oxford, 181. Teetotalism, and the arguments urged in favour of it, 103.
Teetotallers, various classes of, 105. Temples, Burmese, 543.
Tennyson, criticism on the works of, 129 et seq.
Theatrical amusements, Burmese, 541. TICKLER AMONG THE THIEVES, 200. Times, the, on capital, 17.
TOUCHING OXFORD, 179.
Trades' Union, tyranny exercised by the, 54, 175.
Transubstantiation, held by the Greek Church, 309.
Senators, the Roman, and the Gauls, TRAVEL, THE Art of, 593.
Seven Mountains, the, 648. Shakespeare, training, &c. of, as the poet,
Shelley, objections of, to sporting, 393. Show Sunday at Oxford, 182. Shukri Pasha, the case of, 474. Shwé-Dagón at Rangoon, the, 536. Shylock, Talfourd's parody of, 211. Skye terrier, the, at Oxford, 182. Slavery, the abolition of, by Great Britain, 173-influence of, on Rome, 263.
Smelt, the, indiscriminately a salt and fresh water fish, 530.
Smith, Albert, on the English hotel system, 606 et seq.
SMITH, SYDNEY, THE MEMOIRS OF, 350 -on the licensing of public-houses, &c., 111.
Smith's Life Drama, remarks on, 134. Smoking on railways, on, 645. Spain, present position of, 31, 730-the reformation in, and its suppression, 430.
Speculation, alleged effects of, 2. Speculations on the Future, see Future. Sporting license, effects of the, 391. Sportsmen, the class of, in England, 390, Staff, the army, working, &c. of it, 115. Stage, early attacks on the, 215.
Statute of labourers, the, 173-of uses, the, 363.
Steam, influences of, 157.
Stettin, export of herrings to, 336. Stonehaven, loss of fishing-boats, &c. at, 331.
Stratford, lord, review of the conduct of,
Travellers, the class of, in England, 595 -preparation for, 600.
Trinity, doctrine of the Greek Church on the, 308.
Tsagain, sketches of, 546.
Turkey, prosperity in, and its causes, 16, 18-the object of the war with regard to, 23-influence of the present war on, 306-conduct of the government in connection with Kars, 471 et seq. passim-political future of, 502, 728- present position, &c. of, 594-effects of the war on, 620.
Turner, Sir James, 579.
Two Sicilies, state of legal education in the, 66.
United States, the, state of legal educa- tion in, 66-character of the present age in, 164-want of public lecturing in, 171-biography in, 286-the news- paper press in, 288 et seq.- filibuster- ism in, 314-present tone of, toward England, 389-political prospects of, 501,738 et seq.-the law of succession in, 516.
Urquhart, Sir Thomas, his account of the Admirable Crichton, &c., 444. Utilitarianism, influences of, 158 et seq. Utilitarians, objections of the, to sport- ing, 394.
Valdés, Fernando, the Grand Inquisitor, 430.
Valladolid, auto-da-fé at, 431.
Varna, the assembling of the Allies at, 488.
Vasari on Raphael's paintings, 223. Vassif Pasha at Kars, 475.
Verneuil, the Scotch auxiliaries at, 581. Veron Eikon, the, 311.
Villeinage, former prevalence of, in Great Britain, 173.
Vivaria of the Romans, the, 528. Volusinus, Clementius, 452.
Wales, parallel between, and Italy, 87. Walker, colonel, the proceedings, &c. of in Nicaragua, 314, 320 et seq. WAR, LESSONS FROM THE, 232.
WAR AND WOODCRAFT, a letter to Ire- næus, 388.
War, lessons from the, regarding the currency, 1-drain of gold caused by, 10-the grumblers at, 22-what its object is, 23-moral influences of, 304-probable effects of the present, 305-De Bazancourt's account of the causes of, 487 — unpreparedness of England at the commencement of, 506.
Wars, the character, &c. of ancient, 247. WARREN, MR, ON LABOUR, 170. Washington, captain, his report on the Scottish fisheries, &c.,329 et seq. passim, 332 et seq.
Water, the supply of, in arid districts, 597.
Wellington, the duke of, his fox-hounds
in the Peninsula, 403. Wenern lake, the smelt in, 530. WENSLEYDALE CREATION, THE, 369. WET DAYS AT BRYN CEFN, 86.
Whateley, Mr, on the system of legal education, 72.
Whistle, the, Burns's song of, 107.
White elephant, the, at Burma, 557. Whitehurst, Mr, on legal education, 73. Whitmarsh, Mr, on legal education, 73. Wick, the storm of the 19th Aug. 1848 at, 330, 331.
Wigan, the acting of, 212.
Wild boar, Xenophon on hunting the, 399.
Williams, general, appointment of, his efforts at Kars, &c., 471 et seq. passim -Mr Justice, anecdote of, 68. Wingate, Ninian, 450.
WINTER SKETCHES, OR LEAVES FROM A JOURNAL, 642.
WOMEN, THE LAWS CONCERNING, 379 -the acts regulating the factory la- bour of, 174.
WONDROUS AGE, THE, 154.
Wordsworth, influence of, on modern poets, 128.
Woronzoff road, error of the public re- garding the, 235.
Xenophon, extracts, &c. from his work on hunting, 395.
Yarmouth, the herring fishery at, 523. Yusuf, general, 491.
Yuste, the cloister life of Charles V. at, 433.
Zarif Pasha, the case of, 474. Zollverein, the, 413.
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