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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,

441.

SCOT ABROAD, THE THE MAN OF LET-
TERS, 439-THE MAN OF THE SWORD,
578.

Scotch, characteristics of the wit of the,

209.

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,

260.

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.

256.

Seven Mountains, the, 648.
Shakespeare, training, &c. of, as the poet,

127.

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.

Ulrici on puns, 212.

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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