university tutors, 153; ignorance
of mathematics shown by matri-
culation candidates from, 157;
decreased importance of classical
studies, 158; origin of their domi-
nant position at, 160; Mr. Glad-
stone's defence of the classical
system, 163, 166; its retention
recommended in the Report, 167;
mathematics and French at Eton,
171; modern languages at, 173,
174; partial introduction of na-
tural science, 175; increased study
of history recommended in the
Report, ib.; also of English com-
position and spelling, 176; modern
and classical departments at Marl-
borough and Cheltenham, 176;
time-table of studies proposed in
Report, 177; difficulty of carrying
out their recommendations, ib.;
question of retrenching classical
studies, 178; Greek and Latin
verses, ib.; idiomatic composition
condemned, 179; improvements
in, recognised by the Commission-
ers, ib.; incomes of housemasters at
Eton and Rugby, 181 (see Eton
College); comparative cost of edu-
cation at, 182; evil system of
'leaving books,' 183; abuse of
flogging at Eton, ib., 184; the
fagging system, 184, 185; rights
of 'monitors,' ib., 186; fagging
considered as a preventive of bul-
lying, 186; duties of parents, 187;
want of proper entrance examina-
tion, ib.; jurisdiction of governing
bodies, 188

Public schools, predominance of clas-
sical education in, cxxvii. 133;
mis-teaching of grammar, 134;
uselessness of Latin verses, 135;
views of Mr. Farrar thereon, 136;
instruction in, regarded merely as
a preparation for university exam-
inations, 138; evils of over-
athleticism. 139; study of modern
subjects and civil doctrine recom-

mended, 141; alleged advantages
of Latin verse-making, 145; gram-
mar as an end and means of in-
struction, 147; superficial teaching
of classics in, 150; question of He-
brew studies, 151; qualified teach-
ing of modern languages recom-
mended, ib.; German as a vehicle
for classical knowledge, 152;
physical and natural sciences, ib. ;
value of music, 153; difficulty
of initiating reform, 154 (see
Universities, English); want of
scientific instruction at, 464, 465
Public Worship Regulation Act
(1874); its unanimous approval by
Parliament, cxl. 427; the measure
not final, 428; origin and inten-
tion of, 565

Publishers, want of literary culture
alleged against, exxix. 534; Cave,
Dodsley, and Richardson, ib.;
recent examples of literary in-
dustry among, 535

Puebla, De, negotiates the marriage
of the Infanta Katherine with
Prince Arthur, exvii. 387; his
character, 388; proxy for the
Princess on her marriage, 393

his negotiations respecting
Perkin Warbeck, cxxi. 209, 211
Puffendorf, his theory of interna-
tional law, cxii. 414
Pullan (Mr. R. P.), his design for
restoring the tomb of Mausolus,
cxvi. 479; excessive height of his
basement the chief defect, 482
Pullman's Cars, journey in, across
America, cxxxviii. 69
Punjaub (the), annexation of,
cxvii. 3

Purchas (Rev. Mr.), Judgment of the
Privy Council in his case, cxxxiii.
412

Puritanism, origin and essence of,

cxxxiii. 402; Mr. Arnold's theory
thereon, ib. its exclusive test of
Christianity, 404; different rom
St. Paul's teachings, 424

Puritans, wrong ideas of their character, cxi. 315

mysticism of, compared with that of the Jesuits, cxxxix. 252 Pusey (Edward Bouverie, b. 1800), his denunciation of the 'Essays and Reviews' Judgment, cxx. 276

his exaggerated fears of modern scepticism, cxxi. 563; his religious intolerance, ib.

his defence of the collegiate system at Oxford, cxxvii. 158 Pyat (Félix), Communist leader in 1871, cxxxiv. 517; his character and career, ib. Pym (John, 1584-1643), attempt on his life, cxii. 468; the main author of the Grand Remonstrance, 473; his character examined,

474; offered the Chancellorship of the Exchequer by Charles I., 479

Pym (John), his burial at Westminster Abbey, cxxix. 183 Pyramidal crosses, in Egypt and India, cxxxi. 248, 251 Pyramids (the), accuracy of Herodotus' description of, cxi 49; the 'Pyramid Kings,' 52; question of their antiquity, 53

Mr. Fergusson's theory of, cxxxviii. 195

Pythagoras (b. about 580 B.C.), his

aristocracy of intellect a failure, cxxix. 311; Lord Lytton's remarks on his system, ib. Pythagoreans,

their system of

astronomy, cxvi. 94

QUADRILATERAL (the), its strategic value to Austria, cxiii. 259 and note

Quakers, their freedom from criminals explained, cxx. 431

their past services to the Church of England, cxxxvii. 214 Quanta Cura, Papal Constitution of, in 1864, cxxxix. 370

Quarterly Review (the), on 'Essays and Reviews,' cxiii. 466; on Niebuhr's History of Rome, 480

its disgraceful criticism of 'Ecce Homo,' cxxiv. 474

mistaken criticism of Sir J. Lubbock's Prehistoric Time,' cxxxii. 441

its indictment against Mr. Childers's naval administration, cxxxiii. 122; its Jeremiad thereon examined, 124, 144

origin of, cxxxv. 484

advice of, to the 'Proletariat' in England, cxxxviii. 100;

Queensland, Dr. Lang's book on,
cxviii. 305; its discovery by Alan
Cunningham, ib.; named at first
the Moreton Bay district, 306; its
physical peculiarities, ib.; rival
claims with New South Wales,
307; annexation of the Clarence
and Richmond district desirable,
309; gigantic development of, ib. ;
proposed northern limits of, 310;
its natural features, 314; the sea-
board, ib.; luxuriant scenery of,
315; instance of fertility, ib.;
swamp-land near the coast, 316;
bays and rivers, ib. ; beautiful site
of Brisbane, ib.; table-land behind
the great coast range described,
317; the 'Great Dividing Range,'
318; richness of the Darling
Downs, ib. 319; evils of the
squatting system in, 327; land
bills, 328; abolition of pre-emp-
tive right of squatters, 329; ex-
plorations in the interior, 331, 332;
its salubrious climate, 333; culti-

vation of tobacco and sugar, 334,
335; indigo and tea, 337; Sea
Island cotton, 338; prospects of
cotton-growing, 341
Queensland, proposed co-operative
colony in, cxx. 423, 424
Quercia (Giacomo della), his career
as sculptor, cxxi. 532; specimens
of his terra-cotta work at South
Kensington, 533

Quincey (Thomas De, 1786-1859),
on intellectual friendships, cxxx.
524

his relations with Sir W.
Hamilton, cxxxi. 212

his phraseology criticised by

Mr. Hall, cxl. 156
Quinine, final discovery of, by Pelle-

tier and Gaventon, cxviii. 511;
its merits in febrile cases compared
with chinchonine, ib. note
Quinquina tree. See Chinchona
Quintilian (Marcus Fabius, b. 42),
MS. of, found by Poggio, cxxxvii.
60 note, 72

RABBITS, domestic breeds of, cxxviii.

429; intercrossing among, 441
Rabozot (Bartholomew), his com-
mercial mission to Italy in 1571,
cxvi. 179

Racing, immense increase of, cxx.

123. See English Horses
"Racing Calendar, The,' commence-
ment of, cxx. 140

Rade Vore, the expression in Chau-
cer, cxxxii. 44

Radicals, the, their lukewarm sup-
port of Earl Russell's electoral
reforms, cxxiii. 278

their appeals to popular pas-
sion on Reform in 1866, cxxv. 281
recent objects of, compared

with those of moderate Liberals,
cxxxix. 279; cry for Free Church,
Free Land, &c., ib., 282; their pas-
sion for blazing questions,' 564
Radowitz (Joseph von, General,
1797-1853), his political integrity,
cxii. 225

Raffles (Sir Thomas Stamford, 1781-

1826), his favourable views of
Malay civilisation, exvi. 399
Rafinisque (M.), the botanist, cxxxii.
259; his eccentricities, ib.
Ragged School Union, prevents here-
ditary crime, cxxii. 354; success
of, 355
Raglan (Fitzroy Somerset, Lord,
Field-Marshal, 1788-1855), his

first instructions in the Russian
War, cxvii. 337; his conduct at
the battle of the Alma, 349
Raglan (Fitzroy Somerset, Lord,
Field-Marshal, 1788-1855), un-
fitted for his Crimean command,
cxxviii. 381; his amiable private
character, 383; his alleged pro-
posal of an immediate assault on
Sebastopol, 400

Raikes (Mr. C.), his notes on the
revolt in the N.W. provinces
of India, cxxiv. 299; testifies to
the general loyalty of the people,
322

Railway Companies, stock of loco-
motives owned by, in 1867, cxxix.
378
Railways, development of, in India
under Lord Dalhousie, cxvii. 22

engineering triumphs in,
cxx. 487, 488; social drawbacks
to, ib.

recent triumphs over steep
gradients on, cxxii. 125

their effects on modern tac-
tics and strategy, cxxiii. 98, 126

first notion of, as highways,
CXXV. 91; the idea countenanced
by the Legislature, 92; consequent
privileges of companies, ib. ; ques-
tion of protection or free trade, ib.;
the Committee of 1844, ib.; sub-
sequent vacillations of opinion re-
specting rights of Companies, 93;
standing orders as to deposits, 94;
attempts to check over-speculation,
ib.; Lord Redesdale's scheme of
a subscription contract in 1866,
ib.;
defects of Parliamentary
legislation, ib. 96; objections to
remedies proposed, ib. 97; enor-
mous power of companies, ib.;
need of a Parliamentary tribunal,
98 (see Parliament, Private Acts
of); English and foreign legis-
lation compared, 100; inferiority
of Continental trains, 102, 103;
American legislation, ib.; paternal

system abroad unsuited to Eng-
land, 105; increased use of, for
communication, ib.; question of
minor railways, 106; private en-
terprise should be encouraged, ib. ;
proposed principles of legislation,

107

Railways, vast influence of, in modern

warfare, cxxxv. 150; means of
supplying armies, 152; strategical
neglect of, in England, compared
with Prussia, 153; the Engineer
and Railway Volunteer Staff
Corps, ib.; duplicate routes, 154.
See Franco-German War

enormous development of, in
England, cxxxviii. 338; their im-
petus to industry, ib.; labour-
saving machinery, 346; extrava-
gant expenditure on, 360; sta-
tistics of property owned by com-
panies, 361; their receipts, ib.
Rainfall, observations on, in Eng-
land, cxxxix. 466

Rajkot, Rajah of, convicted of in-
fanticide, cxix. 409

Rajpoots, contests of, with the Mah-

rattas in the last century, cxxxiv.
366, 367; their noble character,

379

Raleigh (Sir Walter, 1552-1618),

his resolute conduct on the scaf-
fold, cxx. 4
Ranke (Professor, b. 1765), his re-
ply to M. Thiers on Prussian hos-
tilities in France, cxxxiii. 477
'Ranters,' the, cxxxiv. 176
Raphaelle (Sanzio d'Urbino, 1483-
1520), his works in sculpture, cxxi.
550, 551.

his works not appreciated by
Reynolds, cxxii. 76

his mode of fixing cartoons,
exxiii. 13; his rapid fresco-paint-
ing, 19

his genius compared with
Giotto's, cxxxv. 132
Rationalism, meaning of the term,
cxiii. 488

Rationalism, narrow meaning of, in
England, cxxi. 428; Mr. Lecky's
interpretation of, ib.; industrial
history of, 448

Ratisbon, Scotch Benedictine mo
nastery at, cxviii. 245

etymology of, cxix. 169;
Scottish convents at, 170; Irish
colony at, 178; Jacobite intrigues
at, 182

Ratisbon, treaty of (1630), cxxiii.

53

Rattray (Dr.), on the climate of

Vancouver's Island, cxix. 454
Raudot (M.), his essay 'De la Déca-
dence de la France,' cxxxiv. 289;
on the evil results of the Revolu-
tion, ib.

Rawlinson (Sir Henry, b. 1810), his

researches in cuneiform writing,
cxi. 34; his recent services to
Herodotus, ib.
Rawlinson (Professor George, b.
1815), his translation of Herodo-
tus, cxi. 32; his scientific objects
and coadjutors, 33

his evidence on public school
education, cxx. 156

-his 'Five Ancient Monarchies,'
Vols. I.-III., cxxv. 108; his view
of cuneiform interpretation, ib.;
his arbitrary treatment of Cushite
philology, 109; misrepresents the
results of Assyrian excavations,
110; confused distribution of in-
scriptions, 111; hasty views of
their credibility, 112; his igno-
rance of historical evidence, 113;
his view of the Chaldæan and
Assyrian dynasties, 114; his
guess-work applied to early Eng-
lish history, 115; on the legend of
Memnon, 117; on the use of the
term Chaldæans, 118; on the
origin of Babylon, 119; his par-
tiality to Berosus, 120; attacks
the credit of Ctesias, 121; his con-
jectural theory of history, 123;
admiration of M. Gutschmid's

method of Assyrian chronology,
127; general character of his so-
called Chaldæan history, 130: on
the Medes in Chaldæa, 131; on
Nimrod and Orchamus, 132; con-
jectures on the monumental kings,
133, 137; on the Arabs in Chal-
dæa, 139; his authorities for the
Assyrian empire, 140; his con-
fused scheme of contemporary
history of Assyria, 142, 144;
on Tiglathpileser I., ib.; on the
Scythian irruption, 150; misuse
of cuneiform inscriptions, 152; ex-
aggerated view of Assyrian civili-
sation, 153

Rawlinson (Professor George), his

Manual of Ancient History,'
cxxxii. 154; untrustworthy in
matters of fact, 156; misstate-
ments of Chaldæan history re-
peated, 157; elastic treatment of
Assyrian names, 163; philological
mistakes in Greek mythology,
170; on the Parian marble, 171;
his Athenian history criticised,
171; on Decemviral legislation at
Rome, 174

on the Turanian family of
nations, cxvi. 156
Raymond (M. Xavier), on the
'Navies of France and England,'
cxviii. 166; his fairness and can-
dour, 170; accepts the fact of
England's maritime preponderance,
ib.; his criticism of the English
Admiralty, 171; objects of his
work, 172; his review of French
naval progress since 1815, 173;
on the probable effects of naval
changes on England, 175; on the
three elements of naval power,
on the decreased importance of
naval arsenals, 176; on the value
of private industry in future wars,
177; friendly spirit of his strictures
on naval administration in Eng-
land, 178; his high opinion of
English 'private enterprise, 180;

ib.;