A.
ABBOT, Mr., state prosecutor, iii. 256.
Abergavenny, Lady, intercedes for
Mrs. Lisle, ii. 24.

Academy of Physics, foundation of,
at Edinburgh, i. 228.

Act, Black, felonies under the, iii.

378. The Mutiny, iii. 410.
Acts. See Habeas Corpus, Test, Set-
tlement, Conscience, Triennial, Sep-
tennial.

Adams, Mr. S., election of, iii. 237.
Addison as a writer, ii. 505, 506.
Advocates, French provincial, iii. 63.
Albemarle, Duke, removal of, ii. 45.
Alfonso, King, conquers the Moors,
ii. 483.

Allemagne, De L', Madame de Staël's,

ii. 541. 545, 551.

Alliance, the Holy, iii. 441. n. 477.
Spain in the, 456.

Allibone, Judge, and the Bishops, ii.
288. 296.

Allies, policy of the, against France,
iii. 178.

Alsop, Rev. Mr., tool of James, ii. 186.
Alva, Duke of, in Netherlands, iii.
444.

America, vote by ballot, in, iii. 234.
238. Elective system of, 236. De-
graded by slavery, 238. Govern-
ment of, under England, 576.
America, Spanish, advantage of re-
cognising, iii. 440. 442. 469. 478.
Extent and produce of, 462, 463.
Value of English trade with, 469.
471. Capt. Basil Hall on, 472. Free
trade of, 473. Ferdinand's decree
for, 474.
American freedom, how purchased,
iii. 80. Revolution, effect of, 146.
President, election of, 238. War,
France in the, 448.
Amiens, peace of, iii. 241. n. 332.
Anglesea, Lord, against Papists, ii. 50.
"Animal Mechanics," Mr. Charles
Bell's notice of, i. 180. and n.

Anne, Princess, a firm Protestant, ii.
89. And the Pope's nuncio, 195.
Political dexterity of, 204, 205.
Her husband, 205. Disbelieves
the Queen's pregnancy, 222. 305.
Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury,
the Augustinian doctrines revived
by him, i. 40.

Antisthenes, i. 20.
Antoninus, Marcus Aurelius, i. 31.
Aquinas, i. 40. Observations on his
doctrine concerning faith and the
human will, i. 41. Examination of
his opinions as to the relative
powers of the Church and the State,
42. 282. His reputation mainly de-
pendent on his ethical works, 48.
His Calvinism proved by extracts
from his writings, 278.

Argyle, Marquis, prosecution of, ii.

240.

Aristippus, i. 20.

Aristocracies, French, iii. 33. 51.
And liberty, 114. n. On creation
of, 492.

Aristotle, genius and character of his
writings contrasted with those of
Plato, i. 23. His Δικαιώματα των
Tоλéμwν, 349. and n. Considered
poetry as of a more excellent na-
ture than history, 391.
Armies, pay of, iii. 29, 30. See Sol-
diers.

Army, defect of French, iii. 27, 28.
of James II., ii. 84. n. Against Po-
pery, 88.92.

Artois, Compte d', project of, iii. 9.

Against the Assembly, 24.
Arundel, Lord, Privy Councillor, ii.

77.

Asiatic Society, origin of, ii. 565.
Assemblies, French, number of, iii.
106. Arguments against, 107.
Functions of the, 109, 110. Use of
numerous, 232.
Assembly, National. See States Ge-
neral; Tiers Etat constitute them-

selves a, iii. 23, 24. Scene in Ten-
nis Court, 24. Disobey royal com-
mands, 25, 26. The soldiery adhere
to, 29. Power and legislation of,
30, 31. The public organ, 32.
Question on their proceedings, 33.
Outcry against, on abolition of
titles, 38, 39. Declaration of Rights,
45. n. Eradicate abuses, 53. Ac-
cusations against, 54. Their use of
experience, 55. And philosophic
research, 57. Character of, 62.
Lawyers in the, 63. A litigious
constitution? 64. Philosophic athe-
ists? 65. Jansenist party in, 69.
Behaviour of Paris populace to, 85.
Eloquence in, 93. On general
rights, 102. Not democratic, 103.
On adopting English as model, 117.
On executive magistracy, 122. 126.
On declaring war and peace, 123.
Assembly of Notables, iii. 14. 19.
Against despotism, 15.
Assignats, account of, iii. 71. Objects
gained by, 72. And national lands,
73. Circulation of, 73.

Association, effects of, considered, i.

162. The true doctrine stated and
illustrated, 163, &c. Importance
of the principle of association to
Philosophy, 174. Ancients' state-

ments concerning, 302.
Atheism and religious zeal, iii. 70.
Athens, government of, iii. 103.
Athol, Marquis, cruelty of, ii. 109.
Atkyns, Judge, and Test Act, ii. 65.
Attica, soil of, iii. 93.

Atticus, the true representative of the
school of Epicurus, i. 30.
Auckland, Lord, character of, iii. 17. n.
Augsburgh, League of, i. 576.
Augustin, founder of the scholastic
theology, i. 39. General review of
the doctrines taught by him, ibid.
Austin, Rev. Mr., in Demerara insur-
rection, iii. 395. His evidence
against Mr. Smith, 396. 398.
Austria, invasion of, by the Turks, i.
570.

B.

Bacon, Lord, i. 9. Considerations on
the philosophical genius of, 309–
320. His relative estimation of
poetry and history, 391. Great in-
crease of Chancery business in his
time, 456. His history of Henry
VII., ii. 483. On Queen Elizabeth,
iii. 284.

Bailey, Old, perjury at, iii. 518.

Bailly, M., Spartan energy of, iii. 26.
Balance of power, ii. 357. 381. iii.

172. 333. 350. 352.

Ballot and Universal Suffrage, iii. 224.
227. As ensuring secrecy, 227.
Argument for, 234. In America,

234. 238.

Bank notes, effects of superabundance
of, iii. 373.

Bankes, Mr., on Reform, iii. 539.
Baptists, account of, ii. 181.

Bar, confederation of, ii. 342. 345.
Barclay, Quaker, boast of, ii. 248.
Barillon, envoy of France, ii. 71.
Baring & Co., high commercial cha-
racter of, iii. 437.

Barras, character of, iii. 257.
Barrere, employment of, iii. 194.
Bastile, new definition of the, iii. 83.
Attack on the, 83, 84.

Bath, Earl of, styled Prince Elector,
ii. 5. n.

Bathurst's, Earl, defence of ministers,
iii. 315.

Baxter, Richard, account of, ii. 174,
175. And the bishops, 273.
Beaufort, Duc de, general of Louis, ii.
138.

Beauty, examination into the pleasure
derived from, i. 17.

Behn, Mrs, poetastress, ii. 223.
Bellarmine, Cardinal, Jesuit, ii. 82.
256.

Bellasis, Lord, privy councillor, ii. 77.
In office, 106.

"Beneficial tendency," the standard
of morality, the theory investigated,
i. 241. Comparison of, with the
doctrine of Utility, 242.

Bennet, Hon. H. G., on criminal law,
iii. 364.

Benthan, Mr. Jeremy, his definition
of the term "moral sense," i. 16.
General observations upon the ge-
nius of his writings, and strictures
on his philosophical system, 187-
209. Extract from the Westmin-
ster Review on his principle of
Utility," 304. Strictures on its state-

ments, 305. On vote by ballot, iii.

228.

Bentinck, Lord William, occupies

Genoa, iii. 313. n. His address to
the Italians, 324. 333. His march to
Genoa, 326. Italian negotiations of,
328-330.

Berkeley, notice of his "Theory of
Vision," i. 128. His design of re-
claiming and converting the natives
of North America, 129. Remarks
on his "Querist,” 131. Statement

of his ethical principles, 132.
Bernstorff, administration of, ii. 389.
Berwick, Duke, Lieutenant of Ireland,
ii. 134.

Bible, against Popery, ii. 110.
Biography and history, difference be-
tween, i. 391.

Birbeck, Mr., character of, iii. 186.
Bishops. See Cartwright, Compton,

Crew, Dunkeld, Glasgow, Hall,
Kew, Lloyd, Mew, Morley, Ross,
Sancroft, Sprat, Tenison, Tillotson,
Trelawney, Wood. Against stand-
ing army, ii. 50. Five, betray the
Church, 191,192. Petition the King,
267-271. Examination of the, 277,
278. Committed to the Tower, 278,
279. Scene thereon, 279, 280.
Brought to King's Bench, 283-286.
Enlargement of the, 285. Trial of
the, 287-297. Acquitted, 297.
Blackstone, Sir W., on penal laws, iii.
384.

Blair, Dr., as an author, ii. 472.
Blaithwaite, Clerk of Privy Council,
ii. 289.
Boethius, i. 36.

Boileau, mind of, iii. 11.
Boleyn, Anne, commencement of pro-
ceedings towards her marriage with
Henry VIII., i. 429. Alleged part
taken by her in the case of Sir Tho-
mas More, 485.
Bolingbroke, work of, iii. 67. n.
Bolivar in Peru, iii. 464.
Bombay, European force at, iii. 307.
Bourepos, policy of, ii. 89. 139.
Boroughs, franchise in, iii. 539. On re-
form of, 539-541. Power of Crown
to create new, 542-544. Fraud,
&c., in elections for, 546, 547. Cor-
porate rights of, 549. Argument
for nomination, 552. Argument
for retaining corrupt, 555.
Bossuet, contrast between him and
Fenelon, i. 96. Their controversy
concerning the doctrines of the
Mystics, 98. Spirit of, iii. 11.

Bouillé, memoirs of Marquis de, iii.

448.

Bradwardine, Thomas, Archbishop of
Canterbury, i. 40.

Braganza, House of, ii. 432, 433. On
Portuguese throne, iii. 446.
Bragg, Attorney, executed, ii. 26. n.
Braminical philosophers, the, i. 19.
Brand, Hon. T., on game laws, iii.

372.

Brandenburgh, Frederick William of,
i. 563.

Brandon, Lord, case of, ii. 40, 41.
Brandt, minister of Charles VII., ii.
388. An infidel, 390. Imprisoned,
393. Beheaded, 394.

Brazil, a separate kingdom, ii. 415.
Independence of, 417. 421. See
Pedro, Don.

Breda, the peace of, i. 553. Declar-
ation of Charles II. from, ii. 160.
Bretagne, contest in. iii. 18, 19.
Brézé, Marquis de, Master of Cere-
monies, iii. 25, 26.

Bridgewater, cruelties at, ii. 16.
Bridgman, Sir Orlando, Great Seal,
ii. 161. n.

Brienne, M. de, violence of, iii. 13.
Brissot, character of, iii. 257.
Bristol, Jeffreys at, ii. 31.
Brown, Dr. Thomas, notices of his

early life, i. 228. His character and
manners, 229. His style, 231. His
poetry, 233.
Observations upon
his philosophical system, 234. His
theory of the social affections, 237.
His theory of conscience, 239.
Bruce. See Dunkeld, Bishop.
Brutus, Marcus, act of, iii. 274.
Brutuses and brutes of French Re-
public, iii. 267.

Buchanan, character of, iii. 137.
Buenos Ayres, independence of, iii.
458. Account of, 464, 465.

Buffier, character of his philosophical
writings, i. 111. His ethical doc-
trine stated, ibid.

Bunyan, John, account and sufferings
of, ii. 176-178.

Burke, Hon. Edward, his opinions as
to a mixed government, i. 374.
History by, ii. 405, 406. Opinions
of, iii. 3. "Reflections" on French
Revolutionists, 4. Vituperations on
English Revolutions, 5, 6. Ar-
rangement of his "Reflections," 6.
Reputation of his work, 7. On the
French soldiery, 27. Opinion of
States General, 31. n. On spoliation
of the Church, 41. On representa-

tives in National Assembly, 62. 65.
And French clergy, 68. On French
finance, 70. On Monastic institu-
tions, 74. And the Bastille, 83.
On French Revolution excesses,
85. n. 155. On barbarism of Na-
tional Assembly, 92. And rights
of man, 95. 135. Fallacy of his
logic, 99. 108. French oracles of,
117. Municipal army of, 127. And
revolution societies, 129. On Eng-
lish monarchy, 130, 131. Dissimu-
lation of, 134. Former opinions of,
149, 150. And Franklin, 150. n.
On liberty, 156, 157. Advice to,
176. On the French war, 180. On
America and Ireland, 319. Anec-
dote by, on creating capital felonies,
374. His speech at Bristol, 536.
Burnet, Bishop, extracts from his
History of the Reformation," i.
446. Good information of, ii. 62. n.
Letter of warning by, 189. Threat
against, 237. His tract burnt, iii.

66

131.

Burnet, Thomas, Master of Charter
House, ii. 146.

Burton, baseness of, ii. 35, 36.
Bute, policy of Lord, ii. 402.
Butler, Bishop, notice of his "Ana-
logy of Religion to the Course of
Nature," i. 114. His Sermons, 115.
His philosophy, 116, &c. Obser-
vation on the defects of his system,
118. His notion concerning Con-
science and Will, 121.
Bynkershoek, President, notice of, iii.

413.

C.

Cabinet Council, when instituted, ii. 7.
Cæsar, Julius, his unexampled ascen-
dancy over the Roman aristocracy,
i. 30.

Caleb Williams, ii. 495. 497.
Calonne, M. de, an exiled robber, iii.
7, 8. 13. Character of his work,
7. n. 8. Propositions to notables,
14. Flight of, 15. Opinion of M.
Neckar, 18. On French national
property, 72.
Calvin, i. 40.

Cameronian. See Renwick.
Campbells, the, to be exterminated, ii.

109.

Camus, M., a Jansenist, iii. 69.
Canada, petition of Lower, iii. 483,
484. Policy of England towards,
484. Importance of, 485, 486.

Grievances of, 486. 489. 492. House
of Assembly in, 490, 491. English
in, 493. Appeal in behalf of, 493.
Papists in Upper, 494. On union
of Upper and Lower, 494.
Candolle, M. de, character of, iii. 186.
Canning, Hon. George, family and

character of, ii. 456. Manners of,
457. Generosity of, 458. As a
speaker, 459. 461. As a writer,
463. On slavery, iii. 406. Spirit
of his government, 439. n. Deli-
vers Portugal, 510. Death of, 512.
Capital punishments, their probable

abolition, i. 443. See Punishment.
Capito, his character of the Stoics, i.

Charles I. and Papists, iii. 87, 88.
Policy of, 561.

Charles II., uncertainty as to the pre-
cise period of his conversion to
Catholicism, i. 527. His political
intrigues with Louis XIV., 552.
573. His death, 576. His friends
and ministers, ii. 11. His declara-
tion from Breda, 160-163, &c.
Charles VII. of Denmark, physician
of, ii. 387. Scene in his bed-cham-
ber, 392, 393. Parade of, 393.
Beaten by Brandt? 398. Incapa-
city and death of, 407.

Charles XII. defeats Russians, ii. 334.
Charlton, Sir Job, and Test Act, ii.
63. 141.

Charter House, James II. attacks, ii.

145.

Chatham, Lord. See Pitt, Mr.
Chaumont, treaty of, iii. 332.
Chauvelin, M., French ambassador,
iii. 170.

Chenier, ode ascribed to, iii. 257. 270.
Child-murder in India, iii. 308. n.
Chili, state of, iii. 465.
China, insulation of, iii. 163.
Chivalry, age of, iii. 90. Use of, 91.
And literature, ibid.

Choiseul, Duc de, policy of, ii. 344.
iii. 448.

Christie, Mr., on French Revolution,
iii. 95. n.
Chrysippus, i. 27.

Church of England attacked by James,

ii. 45. Withstands James, 264-
266. See Ecclesiastical. During
French Revolution, iii. 41-47.
Lands, national property? 42-45.
Compensation to, 47, 48. Power
destined to perish, 49. n. See Mo-
nastic. In danger from French Re-
volution, 165.
Churchill, Lord and Lady, Protes-
tants, ii. 89. 92.

Cicero, i. 6. His remarks on the
Stoicism of Cato, 277. His descrip-
tion of "Old Cato," applicable to
Sir Thomas Moore, 413.
Clarendon, Earl, part taken by him
in the case of Bishop Gauden's
claim to the authorship of Elkv
Bao, i. 513. 517. 520. His total
silence as to this book in his His-
tory, 522. Inference to be deduced
from it, 526. His "Short View of
the State of Ireland," 539.
Clarendon, Earl, son of. See Roches-
ter. Intercedes for Mrs. Lisle, ii.
24. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland,

101. Character of, 123. 129. 133.
His daughter, 123. n. And Bishop
Lloyd, 285. And Mr. Somers, iii.

141. History by, 244.
Clarges, Sir T., offended, ii. 45.
Clarke, Dr. Samuel, remarks on his
work "On the Being and Attributes
of God," i. 79. Summary of his
moral doctrine, 80.
Cleanthes, anecdote of, i. 28.
Clergy unfit for free government, iii.
35. Mirabeau on the, 43. Cha-
racter of the, 49. David Hume's
opinion of the, 68.

Clermont, Tonnerre, M. de, secedes
to Commons, iii. 26.
Cleveland, Duchess, ii. 80.
Clifford, Sir T., ii. 161.

Clinton, Mr. Fynes, speech by, iii.

535. n.

Coligny, Louise de, i. 546.
Collard, M. Royer, notices of his
works, i. 213. and n. Effects of his
writings in restoring speculative
philosophy in France, 214.
Collins's tract on Liberty, iii. 67. n.
Colonial possessions, value of, iii. 125.
Columbia, independence of, iii. 459.
Account of republic of, 464.
Columbus, as a poetical subject, ii.
523, 524.

Commerce, and chivalry, iii. 91. Ef-
fects of war on, 252. Value of, 475,
476.

Commercial interest.. See Landed.
Commons, the, their growing strength
in the time of Sir Thomas More,
i. 436. French. See States General.
Constituents of English House of,
iii. 153. Irish House of, 217. House
of, power of, iii. 320. Right of, to
counsel the Crown, 321. Rise and
progress of, 358, 359.
Additional

members to, 542-544. Early his-
tory of, 569-572. Mode of in-
creasing their number, 571. Rea-
sons for resorting to dissolution of,
579, 580.

Community of goods, Sir Thomas
More's objections to, i. 419.
Compass, invention of, i. 36.