A.

Anna, Princess, Czarina of Russia, her
election, 216-intrepid action, 218-
enters Moscow, ib.-annuls the capi-
tulations, 219.

Arber, Mr., origin of the Stationers'
Company, 162, note.
Arnold, Mr. Matthew, on Culture, 339
-Epistles to the Philistines, 340-
tantalising use of the word Philis-
tine, 341-on Dean Burgon, 467.
Augereau, Gen., sketch of, by Baron
de Marbot, 104.

B.

Balfour, Mr., appointed First Lord of
the Treasury, 262-on the Irish
Local Government Bill, 265.
Barker, Christopher, his Report, 168,
note. See Bookselling.

Barker, Robert, the last of the printer
monopolists, 171.

Baynard's Castle, destroyed in the Fire
of London, 409.

Bedford House, Bloomsbury, 419.
Bell, Mr., on a contest between two
snakes, 427.

Bernadotte, Gen., conspiracy against
Bonaparte, 101.

Blackley, Canon, Thrift and Inde-
pendence,' 505.

Bookselling in England, The History

of, 158-four periods of the Sta-
tioners' Co., 159 - meaning of the
word Stationer,' 160 increased
demand for books in the Univer-
sities, 161-formation of the Guild,
162-revolution in trade by printing,
163-difference between English and
foreign printers, 163, 164-the right
of printing, 165-publishing under
Royal protection, 166-Queen Mary's
Charter, ib.-conflict of interests
between printers and stationers, 167
-abuse of monopoly, 168-John
Wolfe and Roger Ward leaders of
Vol. 174.-No. 348.

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the insurgents, 168-result of the
struggle, 169-Decree of the Star
Chamber, 169, 172-Caxton's succes-
sors, 170, 171-the Licensing Acts,
172, 179-monopoly obtained from
James I., 173-absence of interest
during the 17th cent., 174-Roger
North's invective against booksellers
of the 18th cent., 176-the art of
advertising, 177 - School editions
of the classics, 179 Copyright
Act of Queen Anne, 180— part-
nerships for bookselling, 181
middlemen, 182-change in the
public taste, 183-vivacious book-
seller of the 18th cent., ib.-Edmund
Curll's sordid spirit, 184-Tonson
and Lintot, 185-Andrew Miller and
Thomas Cadell, 186-balance sheet
of Gibbon's Roman Empire,' ib.-
new periodicals, 187-Robert Dods-
ley and Joseph Johnson, 188-Alex.
Donaldson asserts the principle of
free-trade in bookselling, ib.-James
Lackington promotes cheap book-
selling, 189-John Bell, the first
publisher of the English Pocket
Classics, 190.

Booth, Mr. Charles, his national pen-
sion scheme, 506.
Boulenger, George A., Reptilia and
Batrachia,' 423.

Bullock, Mr. Charles, The People's
Archbishop-the late Wm. Thomson,
D.D., Archbishop of York,' 287.
Burgon, Dean, 453-birth and parents,
ib.enters his father's business,
454Life and Times of Sir T.
Gresham,' ib.-matriculates at Ox-
ford, 455-fails to obtain a First
Class, 456-wins the Newdigate
Prize, 457-Fellow of Oriel, ib.-
ordination, 458-Curacy at West
Ilsley, ib.-at Finmere, 459-love
of children, 459, 469- Plain Com-
mentary on the Four Gospels,' and
other works, 460-death of his
parents, 460, 461-The Portrait of
a Christian Gentleman,' 461-letters

2

P

to the Guardian,' 461-appointed
Select Preacher, 462-accompanies
Miss Webb on her Eastern tour,
463-accepts the Vicarage of St.
Mary the Virgin's: Professor of
Divinity at Gresham Coll., London,
ib.--innumerable controversies, 464,
466-letter to the Archbp. of Canter-
bury, ib.-Dean of Chichester, 465—
sermon entitled 'Humility,' ib.-
articles on the Revised Version,
466- The Revision Revised,' 467-
Twelve Good Men' and incomple-
tion of the True Principles of Tex-
tual Criticism,' 468-death, ib.-
feeling towards women, 469 — per-
sonal characteristics, 470-473-Dean
Goulburn's judgment, 473-theory
of Verbal Inspiration, 474-his exe-
getical method, 475- foundation of
his theology, 477.

Burgon, Mr. T., father of Dean Burgon,
453-becomes bankrupt, 454.

C.

on

Carter, William, his "Treatise
Schism,' 170.
Caxton, typical productions of his
press, 161-his character, 170.
Chamberlain, Mr., his Old Age l'ension
Scheme, 510.

Clarke, Colonel W., The Divan,'
translated by, 33-tenderness for the
Sufi doctrine, 35-difficulty of his
task, 47-acquaintance with Sufi
lore, 51.

Colomb, Adm., Naval Warfare,' 534.
County Council, London, first meeting
of the, 72. See Water Supply.
Crimean War, efficacy of sca power of
the English and French fleets, 538.
Culture and Anarchy, 317— M.
Scherer's historical method in criti-
cism, ib.-Mr. Hardy's Tess Durbey-
field, 319-326-Mr. Shorthouse's
Blanche Lady Falaise,' 326, 327—
Mrs. Humphry Ward's 'History of
David Grieve,' 328-334-trivialities
of literature attributed to the end of
the century, 334-Macaulay's anec-
dote of a refugee French prophet,
ib.-period of comparative intellec-
tual rest, 335-high average of in-
tellectual production, 336-lack of
æsthetic instinct, ib.-age of demo-
cracy, 337-causes of the aesthetic
epidemic culture, 338-Matthew
Arnold on culture, 339-triumph of
the New Intellectual Democracy,
310-anarchy of the New Culture,

342-influence through the medium
of fiction, ib.

Curll, Edmund, 184. See Bookselling.
D.

Day, John, his bookstall in St. Paul's
Churchyard, 170.

6

Decadence, The French, 479-Guy de
Maupassant, ib.-his sudden fame
and collapse, 480-vivid tempera-
ment, 481-friend and disciple of
Flaubert, 483-first published work,
Boule de Suif,' ib.-his unconquer-
able cynicism, 484-a true Norman,
485-style of his writing, 485, 488—
humour, 486-his writings compared
with English works, 487— Le
Diable,' 489-lively sketches of
Paris, 489-491-Bel - Ami,' 491-
494 Notre Coeur,' 494- Un Fils,'
496-L'Armoire,' ib.-a creature of
impulse, 497-under the influence of
morphine and hemp, 499- Un Vie,'
500 Fort comme la Mort,' ib.-
circulation of his books, 501-M.
Renan's prophecy for the future,
502-unhealthy condition of French
literature, 503.

Denmark, National Pension Scheme,
508.

Devonshire, Duke of, his blameless

and useful life, 260.

Dillon, Mr., on English domination,

Fayrer, Sir Joseph, The Thanoto-
phidia of India,' 423-describes the
Daboia, 431-sea-serpents, 441-
cobras, 447-on the treatment of
snake-bites, 451.

Flaubert, his 'L'Éducation Senti-

mentale,' 483. See Decadence.
France, Bill for the creation of a
National Caisse de Retraite for
workmen, 509.

Frankland, Dr., on the quality of
Thames water, 83.

Freeman, Mr., on Mohammed, 354.
French Literature. See Decadence.
Frideswide, St., legend of, 6.

Hafiz, Shems-Eddin Mohammed, 33—
his book of poems, ib.-the six
famous poets, 34-conforms to the
prevailing fashion, 40-interpreter
of the mysteries,' 41-poetic nature,
42-confused arrangement of his
poems, ib.-birth, 43-early years
and marriage, 44 employs the
ghasel' or rhyming form, ib.-
Eastern and Western poetry com-
pared, 45-German renderings of
the Divan,' ib.--Von Rosenzweig-
Schwannau's translation, 46-prose
translations, ib.-ironical style, 48-
strange and high-coloured poetry, 49

-double strain in his stanzas, 50-
saint, profligate, or cynic, 52
different spirit of his lyrics, 53-
hymns to the 'Friend,' 54-period
of happiness, ib.-of religious melan-
choly, 55-charge of unbelief, 56-
his many moods, 57-legend of his
funeral, ib.-fertility of song, 58-
charm of his poems, 59-want of
chivalry in his love songs, 61-
Asiatic vice of effeminacy, ib.
Hall, Maj. H. B., The Queen's Mes-
senger, or Travels on the Highways
and Byeways of Europe,' 372.
Hardy, Mr. Thomas, Tess of the
D'Urbervilles,' 319-321 - form of
publication, 322-supposed sincerity
of purpose, ib.-coarseness of his
present style, 323, 325-powers of
description, 324.

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Hartington, Lord, his removal to the
House of Lords, 259-loss to the
House of Commons, ib.-integrity
and honesty, 261.

Holland, Professor, on Oxford, 5.
Hopley, Catherine C., Snakes: Cu-
riosities and Wonders of Serpent
Life,' 423-on pythons feeding, 434.
Horace, 127-lowly origin, ib.-manli-
ness of character, 128-intimacy
with Mæcenas, 129-resolute inde-
pendence, ib.-limits of his patron's
control, 133-character of his writ-
ings, 134-reproduces the Satires of
Lucilius, 135, 140, 142-prolixity of
the original, 136-fragments pre-
served by grammarians, ib.-coin-
cidences in the journey to Brun-
disium, 137-the dinner of Nasi-
dienus, 139-the Epodes and Odes,
143-theories regarding the Odes,
144, 152-essentially unique, 145
--the Sabine farm, 146-not a lover
of nature, 147 false ring in his
odes of love, 148, 154-criticisms
on his want of consecutive thought,
149-the spur of poverty, 150-
specimens of his verses, ib.-judg-
ment of his contemporaries and
successors, 155.

Hornby, Adm., command of the first
series of manoeuvres in 1885, 548.

I.

India, serpent worship, 448-number
of deaths from cobras, ib.
Islam, An Apology for, 345-investi-
gations into the subject, 346-Syed
Ameer Ali's Life and Teachings of
Mohammed,' 347-birth of Mo-

hammed, 348-influences of his
early life, 349 - marriage, ib.
blameless life and high character,
350-his call, 351-first converts,
352-persecution of the Prophet
and his disciples, ib.-' persistive
constancy,' 353-escapes to Medina,
ib.-work of religious and moral
reformation, 354-period of deteriora-
tion, ib.-last pilgrimage and dis-
course at Mecca, 355-fatal illness, ib.
-death, 356-version of his marriage
with Zaineb, 357-the Coptic Mary,
358-number of Mohammed's wives,
359-charges of cruelty, 359, 360—
principles of the moral law, 362-the
prophet of God, 363-his faith and
confidence, 365-the Islam of Mo-
hammed, 366- his Theism, ib.-
comparative merits of Islam and
Christianity, 368-position of women
among Moslems, 370.

Lannes, General, reduces Saragossa,
114-insulting message to Bessières,
118-death, 120.

Layard, Sir Henry, journey from Bel-
grade to Constantinople, 381-383.
Lefort, the Polish Envoy, 202-on the
Czar's engagement, 215, note.
L'Estrange, Roger, Surveyor of the
Press, 173.

Licensing Acts, 172-lapse of the, 179.
Liria, Duke of. See Spanish Grandee.
Local Government Bill for Ireland,
263-267.

Loch, Mr. C. S., opposition to the
principle of State-aided pensions,
530.

London, Bishop of, his sermon 'On the

Education of the World,' 462.
London, in the Past, 393-situation, ib.
-development of towns and cities,
394-springs and watercourses, 395
-chief emporium for inland trade, ib.
-first Bridge, 396-name probably
Llyn-din, 397 geological dis-
coveries, ib.-scanty relics of the
Roman occupation, 398-population
of Norman London, 399-superficial
drainage and dirt of the Middle
Ages, 399, 404-plagues and fires,

400-domestic life in the 14th cent.,
ib.-progress and development of
Londoners, 401-evidences of foreign
immigration, ib.-Norman buildings,
402-Chepe,' 403-number of re-
ligious houses, 404-purified by fire
and water, 405-development of
architecture, ib.-number of build-
ings, 406-ascendency of medieval
masons, ib.-earliest northern road,
407- the Fleet River, Clerken-
well, 408-Baynard's Castle, 409-
Bishops' Inus,' 410-Westminster
Palace and Abbey, ib.-Whitehall
Palace, 411 - Holborn and Ely
Place, ib.-Saffron Hill and Field
Lane, 412-Bridewell, 413-popula-
tion in the reign of Charles I., 414—
Renaissance forms, ib.-extension of
suburbs. 415- Messrs. Wheatley
and Cunningham's work, 416-
memories of South Audley St., ib.-
Laurence Sterne and Mrs. Jane
Molony, 417-Curzon St., 418--
Bedford House, 419-Gt. Ormond St.,
420-Furnival's Inn, 422.
Lucilius, Satires of, 135. See Horace.

M.

Mæcenas, friendship for Horace, 129–
eccentricity of character, 130-ill-
health, 131.

Manoeuvres, Naval, first series in 1885,
548.

Marbot, Memoirs of Baron de, 95-
birth, ib.-enters the army, ib.-his
father a member of the Legislative
Assembly, 97-at Turenne, ib.-
Sorèze, 98-conduct to the prisoners,
ib.-enrolled as a private, 99-ex-
treme shyness, ib.-rapid promotions,
100-death of his father, ib.-on
the staff of Bernadotte, 101-con-
spiracy of Generals Bernadotte and
Moreau, ib.- -on the staff of Augereau,
104-criticism of Napoleon's march
on Vienna, 105-adventure at Aus-
terlitz, 106-anecdote of the battle
of Jena, 107-promoted to be captain,
109 miraculous escape at Eylau,
109-111-accompanies Murat to Ma-
drid, 112-Godoy's rescue, ib.-on
the staff of Lannes, 114-fall of
Saragossa, 115-enterprise at Mölk,
116-118--bad feeling between Lannes
and Bessières, 118-on the staff of
Massena, 120-battle of Busaco,
ib.-insubordination of the Generals,
122-anecdote of Massena, ib.-
command of the 23rd Chasseurs à

Massena, General, anecdote of, 122.
Maupassant, Guy de, 479.

See Deca-

dence.
Maurice, Mr., on the defects in
Mohammed's system, 371.
Metropolitan Board of Works, abolition
of the, 71. See Water Supply.
Military Administration, inefficiency
of, compared to the navy, 544.
Mohammed, 348. See Islam.
Molony, Mrs. Jane, inscription to, 417.
Muir, Sir Wm., 'Life of Mahomet,' 350.
Münster, Count, German ambassador,

incident of his tact in Paris, 373.
Murat, Prince, enters Madrid, 112—
King of Naples, 114. See Marbot.

N.

Napier, Sir William, romantic incident
of the battle of Busaco, 121.
Natalia, Grand Duchess, 207-illness
and death, 208.

Naval Walfare and National Defence,
534-importance of the navy, ib.-
effect of the loss to England of the
command of the sea, 536-efficacy
of sea power in the Crimean war,
538-influence upon History, 539-
loss of position through neglect of the
navy, 540- principles of naval
strategy, ib.-institution of Naval
Manoeuvres,' 541-necessity of evolu-
tionary exercises, 542-advantage of
strategical manoeuvres, 543 - the
army, the auxiliary of the navy, 545
-passive and active defence, ib.-
table of the relative strength of the
military service, 546-increase of
the engineering branch, ib.-advan-
tages of active defence, 547 — first
series of manoeuvres in 1885, 548-
at Milford Haven in 1886, 549-at
Spithead in 1887, ib.-lack of cruisers
and scouts, 550-battle of Beachy
Head, 551-blockade of Bantry Bay
and Lough Swilly in 1888, 552-555-
strain of a continuous blockade, 553
-description of the escape, 554-
scheme of operations in 1889, 556-
559-result of the manoeuvres of
1890, 560, 561-experiments of
torpedo-boats in 1890 and 1891, 562,

563 important information ob-
tained, 564-advantage of superiority
of force, 565.

0.

Oriel Library, Catalogue of the, edited
by Mr. Shadwell, 22- paucity of
Latin and Greek Classics, 31.
Osterman, Vice-Chancellor, guardian
of the Czar, 203-position in the
Court of Russia, ib.

Owen, Sir R., description of a serpent,
424.

-

Oxford before the Reformation, 1-
formation of the Historical Society,
2-value of its researches, 3-its
various tasks, 4-the 'Collectanea,'
ib.-geographical position, 6-Priory
of St. Frideswide, ib.-growing
importance, 7-9-fortifications of
Robert D'Oili, 8-Abbey of Oseney,
9-civic rights, 10-number of
Jews, ib. - bitter feuds, 11-its ad-
vantages as a place of study, 12—
teachers and students, 13-growth
of the University, 14-town and
gown, 14, 15-heterogeneous cha-
racter of the inhabitants, 16-tur-
bulence and disorder, ib. supre-
macy of the University, 17-advent
of the Mendicant Friars, 18, 19-
existing privileges maintained, ib.—
triumph of the Secular Masters over
the Regular clergy, 20-foundation
of Colleges, ib.-zenith of its fame, 21
-decline, 22-catalogue of the Oriel
Library, ib. -course of medieval
education, 23, 24 - popularity of
legal studies, 25 - decadence of
learning in the University, 26-
Wm. Grocyn introduces the New
Learning, 27-the 'Day Book,' 29
-literary taste in the 16th cent., 29
-number of English books, 31.