Agassiz, Louis, his Essay on the Origin of
Species, reviewed, 528.
Alexander, James W., his Forty Years'
Familiar Letters, noticed, 287.
Alexander, Joseph A., his Sermons, noticed,

287.

Babington, B. G., his translation of Heck-
er's work on the Epidemics of the Mid-
dle Ages, reviewed, 438.

Babson, John J., his History of the Town
of Gloucester, noticed, 565.

Bacon, Francis, new edition of his Works,
noticed, 575.

Bancroft, George, his History of the United
States, noticed, 567.

Bateman, Josiah, his Life of Daniel Wilson,
noticed, 283.

Beck, Theodoric R. and John B., their Ele-
ments of Medical Jurisprudence, noticed,

258.

Bell, John, his Report upon the Importance
and Economy of Sanitary Measures to
Cities, reviewed, 438.

Blodget, Lorin, his Climatology of the
United States, reviewed, 327.
Boston, Charities of, article on, 149-im-
portance of collecting the statistics of
charitable institutions, ib. charity con-
sidered as an agent and producer of good,
150 the school-tax, a contribution by
the richer classes for the good of all, 151

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other municipal expenditures for char-
itable purposes, 152-parochial charities,
153-donations for religious objects in
Boston in the last fifteen years, 154 - for
charitable objects, 155 - for purposes of
education, 156 -for monuments, 157 -
for miscellaneous purposes, ib. -- need of
condensing our charitable efforts, 158.
and of uniting different societies, 159-
other practical suggestions, 160 - relative
proportion of these charities to the whole
taxable property of the city, 161-need
of larger contributions for the support of
our higher educational institutions, 163

et seq.

Clark, Henry G., his Draft of a Sanitary
Code for Cities, reviewed, 438.

Clark, R. W., his African Slave-Trade, no-
ticed, 282.

Clarke, James F., his Memoirs of Margaret
Fuller Ossoli, reviewed, 119 - his just
appreciation of her character, 121-his
translation of Hase's Life of Jesus, re-
viewed, 130-excellence of the version,
146.

Climatology, article on, 327-invention of
the mercurial themometer, 328-How-
ard's work on the Climatology of London,
329-state of the science in England in
the last generation, ib. - Humboldt's Es-
say on the Distribution of Heat, 330-
meteorological observations commenced
under the auspices of the government of
the United States, ib.-publication of
Dr. Forry's work on the Climate of the
United States, 331 increased interest
in the science in the United States, 332
-importance of Mr. Blodget's work on
Climatology of the United States, 333 -
value of the scientific results of the dif-
ferent explorations directed by the gov-
ernment of the United States, 334-ver-
tical topography of the United States,
335effect of altitude and proxim-
ity to the sea on temperature, 336
interest of this topic, 337-comparison

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of the temperate climates of the United
States and of Europe, 338-principles
on which isothermal charts are con-
structed, 340-comparison of the tem-
perature of different places in the United
States as affected by altitude, 342-mod-
ifying effect of winds on climate, 344-
sources of rain, 345 -cause of the great
change of temperature usually attendant
on severe thunder-showers, 347 -cause
of heavy local rains, 348 - modifications
of temperature by change of latitude,
349-comparison of the temperature at
different latitudes, 350- criticisms on
Mr. Blodget's work, 351-improvements
desirable in making meteorological ob-
servations, 352.

Collins, Percy McDonough, his Voyage
down the Amoor, noticed, 279.
Cooke, Josiah P., Jr., his Elements of Chem-
ical Physics, noticed, 267.

Cooper, J. Fenimore, his Novels, noticed,278.
Coues, Samuel E., his Studies of the Earth,
noticed, 572.

Coultas, Harland, his What may be learned
from a Tree, noticed, 573.

Cummins, Maria S., her El Fureidis, no-
ticed, 263.

Custis, George W. P., his Recollections and
Private Memoirs of Washington, noticed,
265.

Dillaway, C. K.. his History of the Gram-
mar-School, Roxbury, noticed, 282.
Downing, A. J., his Treatise on the Theory
and Practice of Landscape Gardening,
reviewed, 12 merits of the work,

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English Language in America, the, article
on, 507-circumstances tending to pro-
duce divergence between the ordinary
speech of England and of this country,
508 - circumstances favorable to uni-
formity of language, 509-influence of
King James's version of the Bible, 510
comparative divergence of language at
different periods, 511 what constitutes
an Americanism, 512- conventional
character of the English language, 515
failure of the attempts to produce regu-
larity and consistency in the language,
516-difference between the conversa-
tional language of England and that of
America, 517-difference in the general
standards of appeal in questions of lan-
guage, 519-differences in the use and
collocation of words, 521 et seq.- greater
readiness in this country to admit foreign
words, 523 divergence of pronuncia-
tion, 524-abuse of the aspirate in Eng-

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land, 526-general result of the com-
parison, 528.

Evans, Marian, her translation of Strauss's
Life of Jesus, reviewed, 130.

Everett, Edward, his Mount Vernon Papers,
noticed, 289-his Life of George Wash-
ington, noticed, 580.

Field, Frederick, his edition of the Septua-
gint, reviewed, 1-its plan and execu-
tion, 10.

Fleming, William, his Vocabulary of Phi-
losophy, noticed, 582.

Flint, Charles L., his Grasses and Forage
Plants, noticed, 277- his Milch Cows
and Dairy Farming, noticed, ib.
Foscolo, Ugo, article on, 213- publication
of a complete edition of his Works, 214

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his mother's birthplace, 215-his own
birth, 216 his education, 217 - his
teacher, 218-the first fruit of his studies,
219-production of his drama, entitled
Tieste, 220 his residence in Milan,
his early love, 222 publica-
tion of the Ultime Lettere & Jacopo
Ortis, 223 character of the work,
224 - his military career, 226 — his sec-
ond residence at Milan, 227 — he trans-
lates De Coma Berenices, 228 - he writes
under the assumed name of Didimo Chi-
erico, and translates the Sentimental
Journey, 229 compared with Sterne,
- his attachment for an English lady,
231 he translates Montecuccoli's trea-
tise on the Art of War, 232 - his resi-
dence at Brescia, 233- he writes I Se-
polcri, 234-character of the poem, 235-
he translates a portion of the Iliad, 236-
he is appointed Professor of Eloquence in
the University of Pavia, ib. - his Inau-
gural Address, 237- his professorship is
suppressed, 238 - his Hymn to the
Graces, 239-his tragedy of Ricciarda,
240- his career after the fall of Napo-
leon, 241- he goes to England, 242-
position there, 243- insular antipathy to
him, ib. calumnious stories in regard
to him, 244- his literary labors there,
245 his private life, 246 his social
life as described by Mr. Everett, 247 -
his frequent changes of residence, 248-
his death, 249-biographical value of his
letters, 250 his literary friends, ib. -
essays written by him in England, 251,
note his personal appearance, 252—
impression which he made upon different
individuals, 253- parallel between Fos-
colo and Byron, 254 his independence
and moral courage, 255 - versatility of
his style, ib.-relation between English
and Italian literature, 256- popularity of
his Works with Italians of both sexes, 258.
Frieze. Henry S., his edition of Virgil's
Eneid, noticed, 570.

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Gannett, Ezra S., his Memorial of the Fed-
eral Street Meeting-house, noticed, 270.
Gardening, Landscape, article on, 12-

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failure of Americans to appreciate the
usefulness and beauty of evergreens as a
feature in ornamental grounds, 15
prejudices against them, 16. - arguments
in favor of planting them about a coun-
try residence, 17-varieties which are
best suited to general planting, 18- the
acclimatization in cold regions of trees
brought from the South, 19-best plan
in planting them, 21 faults to be avoid-
ed in laying out ornamental grounds, 22
necessity of a definite plan, 23 - dig-
nity of the landscape-artist, 24- prepara-
tion of the grounds for planting, 25 the
laying out of carriage-roads and paths, ib.
-the planting of trees, 26-precautions
to be observed, 28 the proper distribu-
tion of different kinds of trees, 29-ar-
rangement of the walks, 30-and of gar-
den scenes, ib. the use of shrubs, 32-
the management of lawns, 33 their
preparation, 34- the position of flower-
gardens, 35-happiness to be derived
from rural pursuits, 36- their attrac-
tiveness to men of business, 37-in-
creasing interest in these pursuits, 38
closing exhortation to the brotherhood of
planters, 39.

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Gilman, C. R., his edition of Becks' Ele-
ments of Medical Jurisprudence, noticed,

258.

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Hackett, Horatio B., his Illustrations of
Scripture, reviewed, 130 its worth,
148- his Notes on the Greek Text of the
Epistle of Paul to Philemon, noticed, 569.
Hadley, James, his Greek Grammar, no-
ticed, 570.

Hall, John, his Correspondence with James
W. Alexander, noticed, 287.
Halsey, Leroy J., his Sketch of the Life and
Educational Labors of Philip Lindsley,
noticed, 260.

Hanna, William, his Wycliffe and the Hu-
guenots, noticed, 262.

Hase, Carl, his Life of Jesus, reviewed, 130
characterized, 145.

Hawks, Francis L., his History of North
Carolina, reviewed, 40-importance of
the materials collected by him, ib. - -ear-
liest settlements in the colony, 41 -mur-
der of John Lawson, the Surveyor Gen-
eral, 42 his account of the country,
commended, 43 Brickell's work on
the Natural History of North Carolina,
characterized, ib.-imperfections of Wil-
liamson's History, 44-and of Judge
Martin's History, 45-other works relat-

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ing to North Carolina, noticed, 46-
Wheeler's Historical Sketches, criticised,
47 character and contents of Dr.
Hawks's work, 48-abortive attempts
to establish settlements on the eastern
shores of North America, 49- the set-
tlements at Plymouth and Jamestown,
50 - want of interest in the settlement
at Albemarle, 51-expeditions sent to
North Carolina by Sir Walter Raleigh,
52-loss of White's colony, 53 — char-
acter of the first colonists, 54-sincerity
of their religious convictions, 55 — emi-
nent men among them, 56- Sir Walter
Raleigh's connection with the enterprise,
57-plan of Dr. Hawks's second vol-
ume, 59 peculiarities of the Proprie-
tary government, 61-Locke's Funda-
mental Constitution, 63-ignorance of
the Lords Proprietors in regard to mat-
ters affecting the prosperity of the col-
ony, 64-differences between these col-
onists and the people of New England
arising from the peculiarities in the sys-
tem by which Carolina was governed, 65
-character of the settlers under the
Proprietary government, 66- strictures
on the portions of Dr. Hawks's work re-
lating to natural history, 68-other
faults in his book, 70-interest of the
later history of North Carolina, 71.
Hecker, J. F. C., his work on the Épidemics
of the Middle Ages, reviewed, 438.
Holcombe, William H., his Poems, noticed,

275.

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Homer and his Heroines, article on, 301-
relation of his poems to the history of
Greece, 302-importance of the Greeks
in the development of modern society,
303-position assigned to women in the
Homeric poems, 305-manner in which
the women of Homer are regarded by
his men, 306 - manner in which the fe-
male characters are grouped, 307-
sketch of Eurycleia, ib. and of Penel-
ope, 308-her passive courage, 309
her prudence, 310- the wife and daugh-
ter of Alcinoüs, 311 vigor and inde-
pendence of mind of Arete, ib. - char-
acter of Nausicaa, 312- her pride, 313
- Hecuba, 314 — her exhibitions of feel-
ing, 315- compared with Amata, 316-
the contrast between Helen and An-
dromache, ib. Helen's first appearance
as an actor, 317-her connection with
Paris, 318- how regarded by the other
characters, 319-her want of firmness,
320 her knowledge and intellectual
power, ib, difficulty of her position in
Troy, 321 - her character as delineated
by Virgil, 322- Andromache, 323 — her
devotion to her husband, 325 - her af-
flictions contrasted with those of Penel-
ope, 326.

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Hood, Thomas, Memorials of, noticed, 563.

Innes, Cosmo, his Scotland in the Middle
Ages, noticed, 288.

need of an extensive knowledge of the
affairs of France at the present time for
its thorough comprehension, 193-ten-
dency in France to exalt society at
the expense of the individual, 194 - Ev-
erard compared with Châteaubriand's
René, 195 character of the hero,

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- present condition of France, 197.
Laya, Léon, his Duc Job, reviewed, 208
- character of the play, 209-1
-the hero-
ine a type of the unmarried Frenchwo-
man of the day, 210.
Leslie, Charles R., his Autobiographical
Recollections, noticed, 562.

Lindsley, Philip, his Works, noticed, 260.
Lossing, Benson, J., his edition of Custis's
Recollections and Private Memoirs of
Washington, noticed, 265.

Lowell, R. T. S., his Faint Hearts that failed
Three Thousand Years ago, noticed, 272.

Mc Cormac, Henry, his Aspirations from the
Inner Life, noticed, 284.

Macaulay, Lord, his Miscellaneous Writ-
ings, noticed, 559.

Mahan, Milo, his Church History of the
First Three Centuries, noticed, 568.
Marsh, George P., his Lectures on the Eng-
lish Language, reviewed, 507.
Massachusetts Historical Society, Proceed-
ings of, noticed, 267.

Massey, William, his History of England,
noticed, 578.

Morison, John H., his Disquisitions and
Notes on the Gospels, reviewed, 130
merits of the work, 147.

Nichols, I., Remembered Words of, noticed,
284.

Norton, Charles E., his Notes of Travel
and Study in Italy, noticed, 263.

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Olmsted, Frederick L., his Journey in the
Back Country, noticed, 571.
Origin of Species, The, article on, 528-
modesty of Mr. Darwin's style in his work
on this subject, 529- his language criti-
cised, 530-rarity of hybridism in na-
ture, ib.
Mr. Darwin's assumption
that the stronger animal of a race sur-
vives the weaker in the struggle for ex-
istence, 531- slowness of geological
changes, 532 -want of evidence that
one animal has ever been converted into
another, 533-the diversity of animals
an objection to this theory, 534- Mr.
Darwin's failure to account for the ori-
gin of man, 536-inability of his theory
to account for the essential differences
in the structure of animals, 537 - want
of a sufficient number of established
facts to render the theory tenable, 358.
Ossoli, Margaret Fuller, article on, 119
misapprehensions respecting her, 120
her early education, ib. - the charge of
arrogance sometimes brought against her,
examined, 122-and of a want of a re-
ligious character, 123- her truthfulness,
124-her faith, 125-her Woman in the
Nineteenth Century, commended, 126-
her Summer on the Lakes, 127 — her
papers on Art, Literature, and the
Drama, ib. her Life within and Life
without, 128-her Poems, ib.-excel-
lence of the new edition of her Writings,
129.

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Overstone, Lord, his Tracts and other Pub-
lications on Metallic and Paper Currency,
reviewed, 166.

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Palfrey, John G., his History of New Eng-
land, Vol. II., reviewed, 421 its merits,
ib.his sketch of New England life at
the epoch of the cofederation of the four
Colonies, 422-cited as to the misrep-
resentations of the early legislation of
New Haven, 423- connection of the In-
dependents of New England with those
of the mother country, 424 — treatment
of Gorton and his associates, 426 - re-
lations of the colonists with the aborigi-
nees, 427 -manner in which the latter
were regarded by the founders of New
England, 428- Mede's letter to Dr.
Twiss cited in illustration of this subject,
429
missionary efforts of John Eliot,
431 character of Governor Winthrop,
432 instinct of self-government shown
in the early history of Massachusetts,
434- complaints made to Charles II. by
the Quakers, 436- - embarrassment oc-

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