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lations of it by the pilgrims, ib.-women permitted to visit it, 327–
ceremony of purifying, 328—general appearance of the Kaaba, 334.
Kang-hi, Chinese dictionary of, account of, 356, 357—371, 372.

Keatinge, (Colonel,) Travels in Europe and Africa, 139-character of
his work, 153.

Kelat, (city of,) notice of, 97, 98.

Kiff plant, narcotic effects of, 309.

Kurreem Khan, sovereign of Persia, excellent reign of, 267, 268.

Language. See Chinese Language.

L.

La Roche Jaquelein, (M. de,) character of, 10, 27-places himself at the
head of his peasantry, 20-defeats the republicans at Aubiers, 23-
drives them from Bressuire, 24-description of his forces, ib.-chosen
generalissimo of the royal army, 54-carries the war into Bretagne, and
captures Laval, 55-his death, 64.

La Roche Jaquelein. (Louis de,) brother of the preceding, marries Ma-
dame Lescure, 65.

La Roche Jaquelein, (Madame la Marquise de,) Mémoires de, 1-her
birth and early education, 2-is married to the Marquis de Lescure,
3-her horrid situation during the attack on the Tuileries, 4, 5-es-
capes with M. Lescure into La Vendée, 5—becomes a mother, 10—
lives in retirement at Clisson, 18-conducted with her family, prisoner
to Bressuire, 20-liberated by M. de la Roche Jaquelein, 24-her
sufferings on the death of her husband, 57-miseries of her retreat with
the army, 60-62-is secreted with her mother by the Vendeans, 63.
See La Vendée.

Latimer, (Bishop,) observations of, on the state of society in his days,
194, 195.

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Laurence, (Rev. Dr.) Doctrine of the Church of England on the efficacy of
Baptism, 475. See Regeneration.
Lescure, (M.) marries the Marchioness de la Roche Jaquelein, 3-bis
providential escape during the massacre at the Tuileries, 4, 5-an-
ecdote of his fortitude, 18, 19-conducted a prisoner, with his family,
to Bressuire, 20, 21-returns to his mansion at Clisson, 22-his cha-
⚫racter, 28-is wounded at the capture of Saumur, 42-plans an attack
upon Nantes, 43-is mortally wounded at the battle of Chollet, 53,

54.

Letters from Albion to a Friend on the Continent, character of, 537.
Levis, (M. le Duc de,) L'Angleterre au commencement du Dix-neuviéme,
Siécle, 537-bis misrepresentations exposed, 547, 548-libels of, on

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the characters of the Earl of Chatham and Mr. Pitt, 549.

Literature, state of, at Fez, 307, 308-at Mecca, 335.
London, number of children uneducated in, 226–233.

Londres, la Cour, et les Provinces d'Angleterre, character of, 537 —its
misrepresentations of the state of England, 545, 546.

Loories, a tribe of wandering gipsies, detestable manners of, 104, 105.
Lunatic Asylums, (County,) recommended, 416.

M.

Macgill, (Thomas,) Account of Tunis, 139-character of the work, 154.

Madness. See Insanity.
Madhouses, publications on, 385, 386-account of abuses in the York
Lunatic Asylum, 404-407-detail of abuses in Bethlem, 408, 409
dreadful state of William Norris, 410—his subsequent treatment, 411-
excellent management of the Retreat near York, 412-suggestions for
the treatment of insane persons, 412–417.

Mahmood, an Affghan chief, placed on the throne of Persia, 262--his
cruelty and wretched end, 263.

Mahmood of Ghisni, conquests and power of, 255-dismemberment of his
empire, 256.

Mahommedans, pilgrimage of, to Mecca, described, 329-335-indica-
tions of the decline and fall of Mahommedanism, 336.

Malcolm, (Sir John,) History of Persia, 236-difficulties of his subject
ib.-remarks on his modes of dividing it, 237-excellence of his work,
ib.-292. See Persia.

Mant, (Richard,) two Tracts on Regeneration and Conversion, 475. See
Regeneration.

Marigny, a royalist chieftain, put to death by Stofflet, 65.

Marshman, (Dr. J.) Clavis Sinica, or Chinese Grammar, 350-singular
beauty of its typography, 353-his analysis of the Chinese primitives,
362, 363-specimens of derivatives or formatives, 364, 365-number
of primitives, 366-origin of the Chinese language, 367-its filiation
with the Sanskrit, 368-remarks on his grammar, 370.

Mason, (William,) Works of, 376-brief memoirs of him, ib. 377, 378,
379-estimate of his literary character, 380, 381-difference between
him and Mr. Gray, 382-character of his elegies and moral epistles,
383-his epitaphs, 384-notice of his epistles to Sir William Cham-
bers and Dean Milles, 385-of his English Garden, ib. 386-purity of
all Mason's works, 387.

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Mecca, account of the pilgrimage of the Mahommedans to, 323—well of
Zemzen, ib.description of the Kaaba, or temple, and ceremonies.
there, 325-328-account of the Wahabees entering this city, 329--
state of arts and literature there, 335-population, ib.

Medicines, iudiscriminate use of, a cause of insanity, 400.

Methodists, union with, desirable, 228-misrepresented by Bishop La-
vington, 229.

Military Force of the Persians, present state of, 290, 291.

Milman, (H. H.) Judicium Regale Fazio, a Tragedy, 69 general
observations on the beauties and defects of his style, 70, 71-the sub-
ject of his Judicium Regale, 72-extracts from it, 73, 74-plan and fa-
ble of his Fazio, 75-77-extracts from it, with remarks, 78-82-
concluding strictures, 83---85.

Ministers (French,) observations on, 428---432.
Moguls, empire of, in Persia, 258.
Monk. See Euripides.

A

Moors, origin of, 163-their manners and customs, 164, 165-treat-
ment of the dying and dead, 166, 167-visits to the tombs of the de-
ceased, ib.-their superstition, 167, 163-mourning, 177-179-wed-
dings, 181-state of the Moorish women, 182-their occupations,

183.

Moostaheds, or Mahommedan clergy of Persia, influence of, 284, 285.
Morals, state of, in Persia, 281, 282.

Morocco, population of, 156, note-314-anecdotes of some of the em-
perors, 168-172-Mahommedan saints and sanctuaries there, 315.
Morrison, (Rev. Robert,) dictionary of the Chinese language, 350-im-
portance of his work, 371-specimens of it, 372-375-notice of his
Chinese grammar, 375.

Muley Ismael, Sultan of Morocco, anecdotes of, 170, 171.

Solyman, Sultan of Morocco, 168.

Yezid, his brother, anecdotes of the brutal conduct of, 168-170.

N.

Nadir Kooli Shah, anecdotes of, 109, 110-defeats Ashraff the sove-
reign of Persia, 264-restores Tahmasp the legitimate sovereign, ib.-
whom he dethrones and imprisons, 265-and seizes the Persian scep-
tre, 266.

Napea, (Oloff,) Letters from London, character of, 537.

National Society for educating the poor, benefits conferred by, 225.
Nervous Maladies, prevalence of, a cause of insanity, 398, 399.
Nharooes, a tribe of Belooches, account of, 90, 91.

Norris, (William,) a lunatic, cruel treatment of, in Bethlem Hospital,
408-410.

Nowell, (Alexander,) extract from the Catechism of, 494.

P.

Paintings, (hieroglyphic,) of the Mexicans, observations on, 447.

Peasantry, of France, state of, in the time of Charles I. 196—of La Ven-
dée, 200.

Persia, observations on the early history of, 239-and on the inter-
mixture of fable and fact in it, 240, 241-244-247-the Greek
historians why preferable to Ferdusi, 241-243-the Shah Nameh a
poem, not a history, 247-the Kaiomurs of the Persians, the same
person as the Deioces of the Greeks, 249, 250-long continued
anarchy in Persia, 253-Sassanian dynasty-reign of Artaxerxes
Babigan, 254-successful usurpation of Yacoub-ben-Leis, 254, 255
---Mahmood of Ghisni, his conquests and power, 255-dismember-
ment of his empire, 256-account of Hussun Subah, founder of
the sect of the Hussunee, or Assassins, 256, 257-his tenets, ib.-
annihilation of that sect, 258-empire of the Moguls, in Persia, 258---
anecdotes of Timour or Tamerlane, 258, 259-dissentions after
his death, 259-accession of the family of Suffee to the Persian
throne, 260-reigns of Ismail, ib.-of Tahmasp, ib.-and of Abbas
the Great, ib.his character and magnificence, 261-anecdote of
his cruelty, ib.-and of his justice, 284, note-misery and punish-
ment of his declining years, 262-character of his successors, ib.
-Mahmood placed by the Affghans on the Persian throne, io.-
his detestable cruelty, 263-is dethroned and put to death, 263,
264-is succeeded by Ashraff, who is defeated by Nadir Kooli, 264
-Shah Tahmasp, son of Sultan Hussein, restored, ib.-defeated by
the Turks, 265-dethroned and imprisoned, ib.-Nadir Shah mounts
the throne, 266-the Affghans found a new kingdom, 267-revolu-

tions in Persia, ib.—accession of Kurreem Khan, 15.-his prosperous and
excellent reign, 268-the throne usurped by Aga Mahomed Khan
Khujur, 269-anecdotes of his adventures, ib.-invades Georgia,
270-and Khorassan, ib.-character of Isaak Khan, one of the chief-
tains of that country, ib.---is treated with lenity by Mahomed,
271-Bokharah invaded by him, ib.singular character of Beggée
Jân, Khan of Bokharab, 271, 272-Persia invaded by Catherine 11.
empress of Russia, 272-accession of the Emperor Paul, who with-
draws the Russian armies, 273-Aga Mahomed assassinated, 273-
accession of the present sovereign, 274-soil, productions and
climate of Persia, 275-its population, 276-sect of Sooffees, ib.-
examination of the doctrines of Sooffeism, 277-281-morals and
falsehood of the Persians, 281, 282-their government, 282-the
king's word irrevocable, ib.-difficulty of Persian monarchs, con-
tinuing humane, 283-oppression and cruelty, considered a neces-
sary feature in the crown and dignity of a king, 283-political
checks against the wanton abuse of authority, 283-election of
petty officers, and security of, the lower classes, 284-religious checks,
-influence of the Moostabeds, or Mahommedan clergy, 284, 285-
civil checks the Sherrah, or written law of Mahommed, 285-pro-
gressive influence of the Urf, or common law of Persia, ib.-Sanc-
tuaries, why necessary, ib.-characters and habits of the wandering
tribes of Persia, 286, 287-parallel between them and the clans of
Scotland, 287-manners of the Lowland Persians, 288-anecdote of
their love of poetry, ib.-state of the arts and sciences in Persia, 289
-its revenue, 290-military force, 290, 291-dangers and proba-
bilities of success, in an invasion of Persia, 291, 292.
Petersburgh, striking approach to, 530, 531.

Phelipeaux, a republican general, character and death of, 67, 68.
Pilgrimage of the Mahommedans to Mecca, and its vicinity, account of,
323-336-their penance at the mosque of Jerusalem, 344.

Poaching, the prelude to great crimes, 220, 221.

Poetic Mirror, or the Living Bards of Great Britain, design and execution
of, 468, 469-475-imitation of Lord Byron, 470-of Mr. Walter
Scott, ib. 471-of Mr. Wordsworth, 472---of Mr. Colridge, 473-of Mr.
Southey, 474-of Mr. Wilson, ibid.

Poetry, proper objects of, 84, 85-love of, by the Persians, 288.
Police, (French,) observations on, 426, 427.

Poor, state of the, at the time of the Reformation, 193, 194-and at
the commencement of the present reign, 195-state of the French
peasantry in the time of Charles I. 196-improved system of farming
one cause of the diminished comforts of the poor, 197-200-political
faction another cause, 201-203-ample provision made for their
relief in the metropolis, 204-design of the Society for Bettering their
Condition and increasing their Comforts, ib. 205-the poor imposed
upon by petty shopkeepers, 205, 206-difficulty of cottagers obtain-
ing land, 207-honourable and benevolent conduct of the Earl of
Winchelsea, 207, 208-effects of kind treatment upon the poor, 208,
209-illustrated by an interesting anecdote, 210---212-singular

industry of Britton Abbott, 212, 213-and of Joseph Austin, 214,
215-sudden changes in the situation of the poor to be carefully
considered, 216-advantages of Benefit Societies to the poor, 218,
219-evil consequences of the game laws upon the poor, 220, 221,
222-folly of keeping the poor in ignorance, exposed, 226-account
of a society of poor, meeting for mutual improvement, 228-in-
teresting anecdote of a poor widow, 229-awful contrast, 229, 230-
number of uneducated children in London, 226-233-suggestions
for the further improvement of the condition of the poor, 234, 235.
Poors' Rates, rapid increase of, 192.

Population of Persia, 276.

Pottinger, (Lieut, Henry,) Travels in Beloochistan and Sinde, 85-perils of
the undertaking, ib. 86-boundaries and divisions of Beloochistan,
86, 87-Brahooick mountains described, 87-mountain, torrents the
best roads, 88-genealogy of the Belooches, 89-the Brahooes, ib.
-Dehwars or villagers, ib.-account of the Nharooes, a tribe of
Belooches, 90-manners and habits of the Belooches, 91—their
treatment of slaves, 92-dress, ib.-manners and character of the
Brahooes, 93-arrival of Mr. Pottinger and his companion, Captain
Christie, at Sonmeany, 94-their reception at Bela, 95-escorted by
a Bezunja chieftain, 96-manners of that tribe, ib.-their progress
to Kelat, 97-notice of that city, 98-their reception at Nooshky,
99-ruins of Parsee buildings, 98-journey of Mr. Pottinger across
the Red Sandy Desert, 100, 101, 102-description of a suhrab, or
mirage, 103-detestable manners and principles of the Loories, a set
of wandering gipsies, 104, 105-reception of Mr. Pottinger at
Huftur, 105, 106-is plundered by the khan of Bunpoor, 106-
singular hot well at Bosman, 107-rejoined by Captain Christie, at
Ispahan, ib.-boundaries and general appearance of the province of
Sinde, 108-present state of the port of Kurachee, ib.-ancient and
present state of Tatta, the former capital of Sinde, 109-anecdote
of Nadir Shab, ib. 110-reception of the East India Company's
envoy by the ameers of Sinde, ib.-their character, 111-present
state of Hyderabad, and character of the Sindeans, 110, 111.
Press, (Chinese,) severe laws regulating, 358, 359, 360.

(French,) liberty of, asserted, 425.

Priests, massacres of, in La Vendée, 9-deplorable condition and op-
pression of, in France, 437, 438.

Printing, account of the introduction of, into China, 357, 358.

Prudhomme, (M.) Histoire générale des Erreurs, &c. commises pendant la
Révolution Française, 1.

Prunelle, (M le Vicomte de,) Mémoires sur la Mendicité, 183. See Poor.
Prussia, (late Queen of,) interesting anecdotes of, 512-515-her
exalted character, 516--brutal treatment of, by Bonaparte, 517,
519-oppression of her subjects by the French, 519, 520-state of
Prussia, previously to the late campaign, 520, 521.

Publications, (New,) Lists of, 293-575.

Puisaye, (M. le Comte Josephe de,) Mémoires de, 1.
Pyramids of Mexico, notice of, 455, 456.

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