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INDEX

TO THE

TWENTY-SEVENTH VOLUME

OF THE

NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW.

A.

Aborigines of America, small number
of travellers among, 91-principal
sources of information concerning,
up to the American revolution, were
the French missionaries 92-ac-
count of the Chippewas, a tribe of,
98-generic character of the langua-
ges of, 104.

Alexander of Russia, his fears of rev-

olution, 256-his views with regard
to Greece and Turkey, 256.
Algebra, its use in the study of ge-
ometry, 199.

America, History of, by Compagnoni,

31-number of Italians distinguish-
ed in the history of, 31-conduct of
Americus Vespucius in relation to
the name of, vindicated, 33-mode
in which the name came into use,
33 et seq.-unexplored state of
many parts of the interior of, 90-
travellers among the aborigines of,
91-principal sources of information
concerning the interior parts of, are
foreign, 93.

Antiquities, Grecian, Cleaveland's
Epitome of, 269.

Apothecaries, cause of the extensive
part taken by, in the practice of
physic in England, 57-conditions
under which they practise, 57-suit

VOL. XXVII.-NO. 61.

instituted by physicians against, de-
cided for the apothecaries, 58.
Authors, eminent, alternations of ex-
cellence in their works, 139.
Axioms in geometry, remarks on, 204.

B.

Bees, general interest in the study of,
338 of the instinct which guides
them in the selection of a habitation,
339-their powers not susceptible
of improvement, 340-certain unset-
tled points in the history of, 341-
the queen never leaves the hive,
except with a swarm of, 341-rea-
sons for this belief, 342-that the
bees have not the power of trans-
forming a neuter worm into a queen
bee, 343-of the mode of hatching
the egg of the queen, 344-merits
of the writings of Huber on, 345—
the care of, a desirable object in
America, 346-remarks on the care
of, 347-of the construction of hives
for, 348-of their swarming, 350—
of the poison honey of, 353-dis-
tinction between bees of different
ages, 355-effects of heat upon, 347
-and of cold, 348-are liable to
dysentery and dyspepsia, 357-situ-
ation of an apiary, 358-motives for
keeping, 358-anecdote concern-
ing 359.

73

574

Beltrami, J. C., on the sources of the
Mississippi, 89.

Boileau, whimsical anecdote of, 397.
Boundary line between the United
States and British possessions, 492-
the distinct questions concerning,
and commissions which have been
raised to settle them, 493-question
concerning, which yet remains in
dispute, 496.

Brazil, history and importance of, 40.
Brown, C. B., excellence of his de-

lineations of Indian character, &c.
144.

Butler, Frederick, his Farmer's Manual
and Treatise on Bees, 338.

C.

Caldwell, Charles, Dr, his Discourse on
the Genius and Character of Presi-
dent Holley, 403-its contents and
character, 405.

Canada, Lower, pamphlets relating
to the crown lands in, reviewed, I
-settlement of the American loy-
alists in, 2-objected to by the
inhabitants of, 3-tenure of lands in,
3-proposed changes in the state of
property in, and proceedings relat-
ing to, 4-of the feudal system in,
5 et seq-explanation of the most
striking features of the system in, 9
-slow increase of population under
the French government of, 11-
causes of this, 11-indolence and
indifference to wealth, of the inhab-
itants of, 12-facts with regard to
the grant and sale of the public lands
in, 13-circumstances which have
prevented the settlement of emi-
grants in, 14 et seq.-obstacle aris-
ing from the lands granted to the
protestant clergy, 17-question aris-
ing between the episcopal and pres-
byterian clergy in, 18-income of
the Catholic clergy in, 19-of an
order of nobility and an aristocracy
in, 21 et seq.-debate concerning
in the British parliament, 24-dis-
cussions between the assembly and
the executive council of, 26.
Canning, Mr, a decided tory, though
admitting whigs into his cabinet,
217-adopts a liberal policy in his
government, 220-proposes and ne-
gotiates an interference in the affairs
of Greece, 258.

Capolican, a Chilian warrior, his plan
of defence against the Spanish, 37.
Cass, Governor, his expedition of dis-
covery, 95.

Châteaubriand, Viscount de, a cham-
pion and advocate of the legitimate
party in France, 226-his merits,
character, and sketch of his life and
writings, 229 et seq.-merits of his
Genius of Christianity, 231-called
into notice by Napoleon, 232—his
attention to politics, 233-his effec-
tiveness as a political writer, 234
-rupture of, with the Count de
Villèle, 236-cause of this rupture,
237-his subsequent change of par-
ty, and attack on the royalist admin-
istration, 238-his inconsistency in
this conduct, 263-his great success
as a political writer, 247.

Chile, plan of warfare adopted by Ca-
polican in the defence of, from the
Spaniards, 38.

China, literature of, rich in poetry and
romance, 533-promotion and mar-
riage, importance of, in, 537-misre-
presentations of the state of manners
in, 538-success of the administra-
tion of the government of, 539-
analysis of one of the novels of, 540
et seq.-condition of society in, 561
-political institutions of, 561.
Chinese novels, double marriage, a
common dénouement in, 525-char-
acter and mode of composition in,
535-probable perfection of, 536.
Chippewa Indians, tribe of, situation
and number, 98-their country,
modes of life, and character, 99-
have been deprived of their allow-
ance from the United States, 100-
feelings of, unfriendly to the United
States, 100-government and reli-
gion, 100-former condition and
ancient customs, 101-character of
the language of, 104-peculiarities
&c. relating to the language of, 105
et seq.-present state of, 110--un-
favorable circumstances under which
they were visited, 111-errors in the
history of the expedition relating to
them, pointed out, 111.
Cincinnati, account of, by an English

traveller, 417-various origin of the
settlers of, 419.

Clarendon's History of the Rebellion
and Civil Wars in England, a new

edition of, with Warburton's notes,
reviewed, 300-Johnson's opinion
of, 300-excellences of his history,
301-his account of Lord Falkland,
301 of the fate of Hambden, 303
-and of Lord Falkland, 304—of the
impeachment of the Earl of Strafford,
305-a safer authority as a historian
of his times than Hume, 316.
Classical learning, importance attach-
ed to, in Germany, 333.
Cleaveland, Charles D., his Epitome

of Grecian Antiquities, 269.
Codification of the common law, ob-
stacles in the way of, 172-has been
generally the work of despots, 173

of Justinian and the Roman em-
perors, evils which it removed,
173 of Napoleon in France, 174
-avowed object of, to give solidity
to the law, 175-frequent publica-
tion of reports answer in some
measure the purpose of, 175-not
free from the objection of difficult
interpretation which applies to the
common law, 178.

Colleges of physicians and surgeons,
see Physicians and Surgeons.
Columbia river, claim of the United
States to, 502-state of the question
concerning, 503-argument by
which the American claim may be
supported, 504.
Comedian, low rank of the occupation
of, in France, 390.

Common law, Kent's opinion of, 168
-its universality in some degree or
form, 168-essential to every state,
169-character of the judge in rela-
tion to, 170-most important point
in the controversy against, now giv-
en up, 171-present question in dis-
pute, is as to the expediency of cod-
ifying, 172-codification considered
in relation to, 173 et seq.-utility of
law reports to, 175 et seq.-discrep-
ancies in the decisions of judges, a
reproach to, 178-is not more ob-
noxious to this objection, than codes
themselves, 178-its connexion with
statutory provisions, 179-is im-
proved by the publication of reports,
180.

Compagnoni's America, a continua-
tion of Segur's Universal History,
30-extent of the work, 31-its
character popular and not profound,

32-enters into the history of the
indigenous nations of America, 32—
his opinion of the conduct of Ves-
pucci, in giving a name to America,
refuted, 33-his account of the cru-
elties practised by the Spaniards in
Cuba and Hayti, 35-his account of
the conquest of Mexico, 35-and of
Peru, 37-of the contests with the
Indians in Chile, 37-of Brazil, Bo-
gotá, and the United States, 40 et
seq.

Cook, Capt., Ledyard's account of the
death of, 362.

Cooper, Mr, his Red Rover, reviewed,
139-inequalities of his writings in
common with other distinguished
authors, 139-has exceeded in the
introduction of Indian life and man-
ners, 144-his excellence in de-
scriptions and events of the sea, 144
-plot and events of his Red Rover,
145-indistinctness of catastrophe
in his novels, 154.

Cortez, character and cruelties of, 36.
Courts, English, Chancellor Kent's
opinion of the character of, 183—
American, importance and extent of
the powers exercised by, 184.

D.

Definitions in science, importance of
exactness in, 199-improvement in
those of geometry suggested, 200
--of straight and parallel lines, 201.
Degrees, academic, origin of, 78.
Denmark, an interesting object of at-

tention, 285-direction of the politi-
cal revolutions of, 286-gradual es-
tablishment of an aristocracy in,
287 want of a work on the
public law of, 288-revolution in
which the king was rendered abso-
lute and hereditary, 290-character
of this revolution, 292-account of
the lex regia in, 294-mildness of
the government of, and emancipa-
tion of the peasants of, 295-prohi-
bition of the slave-trade, 295-re-
straint on theoretical despotism of,
296-orders of knighthood in, 297.
Droz, Joseph, his Essay on the Art of
Being Happy, 115-difference be-
tween his theory and that of Dr
Franklin, 116-makes happiness the
direct and exclusive object of pur-
suit, 119-recommends absolute

idleness, 120 et seq.-his positions
considered, 122 et seq.-recom-
mends disregard of public opinion,
129-renounces inadvertently his
own doctrines, 130-his false view
of independence, 134-failure of his
theory in his own person, 136.
Duelling, practice of, in the German
Universities, 87.

E.

Edinburgh, university and medical
school of, 78.

Education, want of among the an-
cients, a cause of the dissolution of
their republics, 69-influence of,
upon liberty, 70-state of the means
in the United States for prepar-
atory education, 71-provisions for
the various kinds of, in the new
London University, 72-interest
taken by Washington in, 73-mode
of teaching by lectures a pow-
erful instrument in, 83.
Emigration to Lower Canada, facts
relating to, 14 et seq.
Engel, John C. von, his History of
Wallachia and Moldavia 464.
England, laws regulating the practice
of physic in, 54-late changes of
ministry in, not likely to produce any
important consequences, 216-this
change chiefly a personal one, 217
-a revolution in the policy of, has
taken place since the last war, to-
wards liberalism, 219-circumstan-
ces in the successive ministries of,
which show this revolution, 220-
prospect of the Wellington admin-
istration of, 223-policy of, with re-
gard to Greece, 259-jealousy of
Russia by, 259-doubtful policy of,
in regard to the treaty of London,
260-effects of the victory of Na-
varino upon the interests of, 263-
anxiety of, for the maintenance of
peace, 264-power and prospects of
compared with those of Russia, 267
-remarks on characters and events
in the revolutionary history of, as
recorded in Clarendon's History, 300
-state of public feeling in the long
parliament of, 305-inconsistency
of Hume in his account of the ori-
gin of the civil wars of, 306-re-
marks on their origin, as connected
with religious grievances, 307-in-

fluence of the existence of monop-
olies in producing them, 308-other
grievances having the same tenden-
cy, 309-of the first levying of ship-
money in, 310-account of the re-
ligious controversy in, between the
church and non-conformists, from
the accession of Elizabeth to the
Long Parliament, 312-insignifi-
cance of its origin, compared with the
violence of oppression produced by
it, 315-importance and peculiar
nature of the relations of the United
States with, 479-main subjects of
discussion between, and the United
States, 485-the maritime code, 486
-privateering, 486-impressment
489-boundary line, 492-Columbia
river, 502-navigation of the St
Lawrence, 512-atrocities of the
government of, in various parts of
the world, 514.
Europe, important events in the poli-
tics of, since the last general war,
215-not likely to be affected in an
important manner, by the late
changes of ministry in England,
216-general account of these
changes, 217-changes in the ad-
ministration of the French govern-
ment of more importance to the
general politics of, 224-general
sketch of these changes, 224 et seq.
-the policy of the governments to
prevent republican institutions in
Europe, 252-sketch of the politics
of the East, 254-policy and con-
duct of Russia, 255-of England,
259-questionable policy and con-
duct of England, with regard to the
treaty of London, relating to Greece,
261-probable influence of the pass-
ing events upon Russia and England,
263 et seq.

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