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condemns the Inscription Mari-
time,' 182
Raynouard (M.), his theory of the
Provençal language, cxv. 84

his 'Histoire du Droit
Municipal en France,' cxxxiv. 250
Read (Mr. C. S.), his pamphlet on

the Irish Land, cxxxi. 284
Reade (Winwood), his African
sketch-book, cxxxviii. 569; on
affairs on the Gold Coast, 576
Real property, local burdens on,
cxxxv. 260 (see Taxation, Local);
proposed change of law respecting
descent of, in cases of intestacy,
284

Reasoning, considered as a mental
act, exxiv. 145

Récamier, Madame (Jeanne-Fran-
çoise-Julie-Adélaïde Bernard, 1777
-1849), souvenirs and correspon-
dence of, by Mad. Lenormant, cxi.
204; her self-distrust, 205; rarity
of her letters deplored, 206; her
singular circumstances, 207; her
love of homage and influence,
208; her early life and marriage,
209; her want of affection, 210;
her intimacy with Madanie de
Staël, 211; sketches of the Bona-
parte family, 212; her father
arrested for favouring the Royal-
ists, 213; her hostility to Bona-
parte, 215; Fouché's overtures to
her, 216; she refuses a place at
the Court, 218; subjected to per-
secution accordingly, ib. ; her hus-
band's bank stops payment, 220;
sympathy with her adversity, 221;
her negotiations for marriage with
Prince Augustus of Prussia, ib.,
223; visits Madame de Staël at
Coppet, 225; is exiled from Paris,
ib.; her high sense of honour,
226; removes to Italy, 227; her
bust by Canova, ib.; interview
with Murat at Naples, ib., 228;
her brilliant return to Paris, ib. ;
her relations with the Duke of

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Redesdale (Lord, the present), his
scheme of a subscription-contract
in railway undertakings, cxxv. 94
Redgrave (Mr.), director of the

Schools of Design at South Ken-
sington, cxviii. 503; his evidence
on the lectures, ib. 504
Red River Settlement, climate and
origin of, cxix. 478

Reed (Mr. E. J.), his designs for
sea-going ironclads in 1862, cxviii.
201
Reeve (Mr. Henry), his evidence on
the prolongation of patents, cxxi.
610

his edition of Greville's
Memoirs, cxl. 515; on the cir-
cumstances of publication, 516
Reform, Parliamentary, altered mo-
tives of, since 1832, cxii. 289;
popular indifference to, in 1860,
291; should not be made a first-
class question, 292

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indirect representation of classes,
291
Reform, abortive Liberal attempts at,
cxxvi. 544; discreditable conduct
of the Liberals in 1860, 545;
deprecated as a party question by
Mr. Disraeli, 563

the question suspended from
1860 to 1866, cxxix. 287
Reform Bill (1831, the first), pre-
vious political crisis, cxxv. 517;
character of the Opposition, 518;
dignified conduct of Earl Grey,
520; question of household suf-
frage in 1829, 524; views of Lord
Brougham on the Bill, ib., 526;
dissolution urged by Lord Durham
in case of defeat, 527 ; the Bill re-
jected 18th April, 528; the King
agrees to dissolve, ib.; story of
the dissolution, 529

its introduction, cxxxiii. 303;
General Gascoyne's motion, 304;
scenes in Parliament before the
dissolution, 305

abolition of nomination
boroughs, its main feature, cxxxv.
532; its reception in the Commons,
533; scene in the Lords at the
dissolution, 534

Lord Cockburn's account of,
cxl. 264

Reform Bill (1831, the second), its
introduction, cxxv. 533; the
'Chandos Clause,' ib.; dinner at
the Duke of Wellington's, ib.
note; rejection by the Lords, 7th
October, 534; popular excesses,
535; rise of the Waverers,' 537;
pourparlers, ib., 539
Reform Bill, question of creating
new Peers, cxxxiii. 306; differ-
ences in the Cabinet, ib., 309

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introduced 4th July, cxxxv.
535; its rejection by the Lords,
ib.

Reform Act (1832), increased emi-
gration ascribed to, by Sir A.
Alison, cxi. 121; as also alleged

injustice of taxation, 136; his
criticisms refuted, 137
Reform Act (1832), Tory appeals to
fears of Parliament to prevent its
passing, exxii. 264

palpable causes of agitation
preceding, cxxiii. 280; later re-
action of opinion, 282; effects of,
on the House of Commons,
287

second reading passed by the
Lords, cxxv. 540; motion of 17th
May to postpone disfranchisement,
541; the Bill passed, 546; politi-
cal and social effects of, 547, 548.
See William IV., Grey, Charles,
Earl

December sitting (1831), for
its introduction, cxxxv. 536; passes
the Commons 6th March, ib.; cre-
ation of new Peers urged by Lord
Brougham, 537, 539

Reform Bill (1860), allowed to be
smothered in debate by the
Liberals, cxxvi. 545, 546
Reform Bill (1866), debate on the
second reading anticipated, cxxiii.
586; the measure necessarily in-
complete, 589; favourable signs of
public opinion on, 590. See
Franchise, Political

causes of its withdrawal,
cxxiv. 297

its revolutionary character
disputed, cxxv. 272, 275; argu-
ments against its alleged tenden-
cies, 276; necessary anomalies in,
277; motions for amendment of,
ib.; Lord Grosvenor's motion, 278;
defeat of, due to tactical blunders,
ih.; its premature introduction,
279; intemperance of the so-called
popular leaders, 281

Reform Bill (1866), history of the

Bill reviewed, cxxviii. 551, 555
Reform Act (1867) inconsistent con-
duct of the Conservatives in in-
troducing it, cxxv. 583; seces-
sions from the Derby Ministry,

586; absurd preliminary Resolu-
tions, 590; discussion on, com-
pared with 1832, 591; the term
'Household Suffrage,' 592; later
franchises added to, 593; attitude
of the Liberal party, ib.; speech
of Mr. Disraeli on the second read-
ing, 595

Reform Act (1867), its origin, cxxvi.

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548; original Securities' in the
Bill, ib., 549; conduct of the
Liberals, ib.; announced as a rating
suffrage Bill, 550; dispute as to
compound householders,' 551;
illusory enfranchisement proposed
by the Government, ib.; direct and
indirect ratepayers, 552; Mr.
Gladstone's motion for equality of
treatment defeated, 553; abolition
of compound householders, ib.,
553; Liberal demands conceded,
555; the Bill no settlement, 556;
puny county suffrage and plan of
redistribution, ib.; its motley cha-
racter, 557; amendments in the
Lords, 559; they destroy the
lodger franchise, ib.; their vote
thereon reversed, 560; represen-
tation of minorities, 561; the
dual vote abandoned, 570; proba-
ble effects of the Act on Parlia-
ment, 579

its satisfactory settlement of
the franchise question, cxxviii.
541; its effects on Parliament,
543; it will destroy barriers to
social reform, ib.; immorality of
its authorship, 557; folly of per-
sonal payment of rates as a voting
qualification, 562

Reform Act (1867), small effects of,
on the composition of Parliament,
cxxix. 288

results of, in connexion with
the proposed Ballot, cxxxiv. 584;
protection needed by village shop-
keepers in voting, ib.
Reformation, the, influences of
Judaism on, cxvii. 189

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M. Taine's absurd theory of,
cxxi. 311; belief in Satanic agency
at, 434

its two triumphs over the
Papacy, cxxxvii. 534
Reformation (in England), its poli-
tical effects not immediate, cxix.
247; completed by the Protector
Somerset, 251; liberty of con-
science not then established, ib.

change in ecclesiastical
courts effected by, cxxi. 152;
transfer of sacerdotal authority to
the Crown, 154; statute authority
therefor, 166

its effects on church-worship,
cxxix. 177
Reformation, the (in France), origin
of the movement, cxxiv. 88;
exemplary conduct of early Re-
formers, ib.; persecutions under
Francis I., 89; increase of Pro-
testants, 90 and note; devices of
priests to arrest its spread, 90; its
progress under the House of
Valois, 91. See Huguenots

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report of Mr. Turner on, 357;
their successful operation, 358
Reformatory System, the, errors of
mismanagement in, cxxii. 358-
362; Acts of 1853 and 1857, ib.;
Female Refuges, 367; the Carlisle
Memorial Refuge, ib.; recent im-
provenients in, 368
Regency Bill, passing of, cxii. 56
Regium Donum, origin of, cxxix. 448
Reichstadt (Duke of), Prince Ester-
hazy's account of, cxl. 532
Reid (Dr. Thomas, 1710-1796), on
sensations of external objects,
cxxiv. 132; on the connexion be-
tween sense and memory, 142

his comparison between
physical and mental science, cxxvi.
80; discards ideas' as entities,
83; his dual basis of reception, 87
Reindeer, ancient remains of, cxxxii.
457; in Norway and Scotland,
458

Relics, Roman Catholic Declaration
against, in 1825, cxxx. 324
'Religieuse, La,' French anti-clerical
novel, cxx. 437; secrecy of its
authorship, 438; probably written
by a layman, ib. 439; priestly
anathemas against, 440; a contin-
uation of 'Le Maudit,' 446; cha-
racters of Loubaire and Thérèse,
ib. 450
Religion, historical treatment of,
cxxxix. 419; materials for system
of Bayle, Voltaire, and Hume, 420;
views of Lessing and Herder, ib.
See Comparative Theology
Religious belief, better understand-

ing between Churches on questions
of, cxx. 302; influence of the will
on, 374, 375; dangers of dogmatic
education in, 379; Hallam's low
estimate of popular views on, 388

Chillingworth's assertion of
the freedom of, cxxi. 442; ideas of
fixity as to, 563; present need of
restoration, 565; tyranny of words
in, ib. yearning for infallible

guidance, 567. See Inspiration,
Scriptural

Religious belief, tolerance due to
imperfect creeds, cxxiv. 472, 473;
senility of modern so-called ortho-
doxy, 474

rudiments of, among savages,

CXXXV. 117, 121

Mr. Hunt's history of, in

England, cxxxvii. 198

stages of, in the history of
mankind, cxxxix. 435. See Mül-
ler, Max

Religious emblems, early varieties of,
cxxxi. 225

movements, popular origin

of, cxl. 490

persecution, the spirit of,
explained, cxxi. 437; effect of
Protestantism on, 439; Hobbes's
defence of, 441

M. Montalembert on, cxxvii.
403 and note
Rembrandt Van Rhyn (Paul, 1606–
1674 or 1688), his conception of
Christ in painting, cxx. 112, 114
his travesties of sacred sub-
jects, cxxiv. 349
Renaissance, the, Christian painters
of, cxx. 106

diversified character of, cxxv.

413
Renaissance architecture, its intro-
duction into Italy, cxviii. 72–75;
distinction between the older and
later styles of, 77; want of prin-
ciple in, applicable to all buildings.
79; its tendency to absolute copy-
ing, 81; entablature a typical
form of, 83; use of the dome in,
86-88; its defects summarised,
ib.; reaction from, in England in
favour of Greek art, 91

Rénan (Ernest), his 'Life of Christ,'
cxix. 574; his remarks on the im-
portance of humility in sacred
criticism, ib.; his rare literary
qualities, ib.; causes of his popu-
larity on the Continent, 575; his

ideas of the dramatic unity of the
Gospel, b.; his Syrian explorations,
576; their effect in dissipating his
unbelief, 577; three main princi-
ples of his Introduction, 578; his
studies centred on the history of
Christianity, 579; his theories
suggested by Strauss, ib.; mate-
rials for his Life,' 580; his dis-
tortion of the Gospel narrative,
581; his power of feeling not
carried into practice, ib.; his ex-
planation of the divergencies in
the Gospels, 582; his criticism of
St. Luke's Gospel, 583; denies
the truth of St. John's narrative,
584; ascribes its compilation to
personal vanity, 585; his disbelief
in miracles criticised, 590; his
belief in a personal God examined,
593; he repudiates Deism, 594;
his conception of Christ's charac-
ter, 595; his Christian sympathies
marred by false criticism, 598; on
the Gospels of St. Matthew and
St. Mark, 599; his scepticism as
to the Resurrection, 600; obsti-
nacy of his dogmatism, 602; his
profane hypothesis of the raising
of Lazarus, 603

Rénan (Ernest), his history of the ori-

gin of Christianity, Vol. II., 'The
Apostles,' cxxiv. 450; his dogma-
tism, 452; argues in a vicious circle,
453; his premiss a pure assump-
tion, ib.; his misconception of
Christianity, 455; attempts to
substitute Imagination therefor,
462; his Pantheistic view of his-
tory, 465; his calumny of the
Resurrection, 466

his estimate of Calvin, cxxxi.
153; his 'Saint Paul,' 470; his re-
constructive theology, ib.; a pro-
fessed theorist, 471; his amazing
research, ib.; truth sometimes sacri-
ficed to art, 472; general excellence
of his work, 473; division of the
Epistles, 474; Positivist treatment

of history, 476; his argument on
the Churches of Galatia, 481; his
reticence on Paul's missionary
teachings, 482; rejects the ' Acts,"
486, 491; on the influence of
Peter and Paul, 500

Rénan (Ernest), his 'L'Antechrist,"
cxl. 485; his merits those of an
artist, 486; his title misspelt,
487; his series of volumes, ib.;
on the authorship of the Apo-
calypse, 489; his theory of
its polemical purpose, ib. 491;
identifies Nero with the Beast,'
505

Rendu (M.), his memoir on glacier
motion, cxiii. 239

Réné (Duke of Anjou, d. 1480), his
character and government, cxxvii.
95, 96
Rennell (Major), his investigations
of the Gulf-stream, cxxxv. 433;
his doctrine of ocean-currents,
435

Rennie (Mr.), his iron bridges, cxvi.

208

Repp (Thorlesen Gudmanson), assis-

tant librarian of the Advocates'
Library, cxxxi. 212
Reprisals, system of, cxvi. 183
Rescissory Act, the, cxviii. 6
'Reset,' the Scotch term, explained,
cxiv. 304

Reskymer, family of, cxxv. 432 note;
Holbein's portrait of, ib.; Resolu-
tions, the Irish, cxvi. 125
Reumont (Alfred von), his 'History
of the City of Rome,' cxxxvi. 114
Reverdin (M.), his experiments on
skin-grafting in surgery, cxxxvi.
499
Revelation, external and internal
evidence of, cxiii. 485

its position in the Science of
Religion, cxxxix. 438
Revolution (French), effects of, on
English opinion, exvi. 124

142

Sir G. C. Lewis on, cxviii.

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