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his last article therein on Sir W.
Scott's Life of Napoleon,' ib.;
Dumont's estimate thereof, ib.;
crisis in 1826 described, 111; his
desponding view of life, ib.;
growth of enlarged sympathies,
112; comforting influence
Wordsworth's poetry, 113; dis-
cussions in a debating society, 114;
Sterling and Maurice, ib.; in-
fluence of Carlyle, 115; of the
Austins, 116; his power of recep
tivity, 117; moderation of his Ben-
thamism, ib.; relations with Mrs.
Taylor, 119; his marriage with
her, ib. ; awkwardness in society,
121; early friendships, ib.; his
wife's exclusion from society, 122;
his essay on the Subjection of
Women,' ib.; interest in the St.
Simonians and Comtists, 123;
relapse into infidelity, ib.; sophis-
tical theory of popular education,
124, 125; hatred of the upper
classes, ib.; his wife's death, ih. ;
his masterly Treatise on Logic,'
126; Socialistic doctrines of Poli-
tical Economy, 127; his career in
Parliament, ib. 128; his influence
on the age, ib.; elements of a noble
nature, 129

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Millar (John, d. 1801), Professor of
Law at Glasgow, cxxxv. 406; his
services to the Edinburgh Review,
407

Millenarian doctrine, the, cxxi. 159
'Millenary Petition,' the (1604),
cxvii. 366

Milman (Henry Hart, D.D. Dean

of St. Paul's, 1791-1868), third
Edition of his 'History of the
Jews,' cxix. 137; alarm on its first
appearance, ib.; progress of bib-
lical criticism, 138; candour and
courage of the author, 139; defici-
encies brought out by recent re-
search, ib.; objections to his mode
of exhibiting the Scriptural nar-
rative, 140; defends the authen-

ticity of the Mosaic books, 141;
on the period of the Exodus, 142
note; his views on Biblical inspira-
tion, 149; his history of the Mo-
narchy defective, 153; his masterly
treatment of the Babylonish cap-
tivity, 155; on the relations of
science with religious faith, 162
Milman (Henry Hart, D.D., Dean of
St. Paul's), his theory of Greek
predominance in the early Roman
Church, cxx. 232

his Annals of St. Paul's
Cathedral, cxxix. 170; the closing
work of his life, ib.; his literary
character, 171; his moderation
under attack, 173; his low esti-
mate of Old St. Paul's, 190; his
funeral at St. Paul's, 199
Milnes (R. Monckton). See Hough-
ton, Lord

Milton (John, 1608-1674), recent
'Lives' of, cxi. 312; his brief pub-
lic career, b.; MS. letters of,
newly published by the Camden
Society, 313; his duties as Secre-
tary of Foreign Tongues, ib.; false
views of his Puritanism, 317; his
birth-place, 320; knowledge of
music, 322; school-days at St.
Paul's, 323; studies in English
literature, 325; early efforts in
verse, 327; at Cambridge, 328;
story of his flogging disproved, ib.;
his personal appearance, 330;
abandons his intention of taking
orders, 332; his religious opinions,
333; his dislike of Laud's policy,
ib.; retirement at Horton, 335;
happiest period of his life, 336; his
vast reading, 337; Comus' pub-
lished anonymously, 338; first ap-
pearance of his 'Lycidas,' 339;
compared with his contemporaries,
ib.; his classical reading, 340;
death of his mother, 341; his visit
to Paris, 342; meeting with Gro-
tius, 343; in Italy, ib.; interview
with Galileo, 344; admiration for

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his 'Comus' modelled on the
Greek drama, cxxiii. 367

his early age on entering the
University, cxxv. 59

suppressed pamphlets of,
cxxxiv. 187
Mincing-lane, derivation of the
word, cxxxi. 165

Mind, J. S. Mill's definition of the
term, cxxiv. 140; its power of self-
consciousness examined, 144

inductive method applied to
study of, cxxvi. 79; its connexion
with matter, 87

Berkeley's definition of,

cxxxvi. 42
Mind Unveiled, The,' Philadelphian
cases of idiocy recorded in, cxxii.
62, 64

Minden, battle of (1759), gallant

conduct of the British contingent
at, cxxiii. 99 and note
Mineralogy, ancient knowledge of,
cxxiv. 234; classical literature of,
235; ancient nomenclature guided
by colour, 239; modern applica-
tion of chemistry to, 240; varieties
of the corundum class, 241; the
spinels, 242; varieties of silica, 250
Miners, dangers of their occupation,
cxi. 6, 11

Mines, ventilation in coal and metal
mines compared, cxxii. 431

requirements of continuous
work in, cxxxviii. 353
Mines (British), importance of, cxx.
480; discoveries of gold and silver
in, 481; drain on coal-fields, ib. ;
average yield of tin, 483; revenue

from copper and lead-mines, 484;
rock-salt, ib.; perfect system of
working in coal-mines, 485; their
immense depth, ib.

Mines (British), exemption of, from
rates, cxxxv. 263

Mines, School of, in Jermyn Street,
a failure, as regards its original
purpose, cxxvii. 466

Minié rifle, effect of the invention on
field-artillery, exix. 481

Minories, an ancient abbey in Lon-
don, cxxxi. 167

Minority, government of, evils of, ex-
emplified in 1866, cxxv. 283

representation of, in Parlia-
ment, cxxvi. 561 (see Reform Act,
1867); government by, in Parlia-
ment, ib. 562
Minstrelsy in France, early history
of, cxv. 363

Minto (Sir Gilbert Elliot, first Earl
of, 1751-1814), Life and Cor-
respondence of, by the present
Countess, cxxxix. 181; ancestral
seat in Scotland, ib.; interest of
the family-papers, ib.; merits of
the authoress, 182; first and
second baronets, 183-185; the
third Sir Gilbert, 186; the fourth
baronet and first Earl, 187; enters
Parliament at the outbreak of the
American War, ib.; his share in
public transactions, 189; defeat of
Fox's India Bill, ib.; glimpses of
Whig society, 190; letters from
Burke, 191; Burke's influence
over him, 192; impeachment of
Hastings, ib.; Queen Charlotte,
193; anecdotes of the King's mad-
ness, 194; portraits of contempo-
raries, 195; intimacy with the
Prince of Wales and Duke of
York, 196; twice a defeated can-
didate for the Speakership, 197;
sympathies with Burke against the
French Revolution, ib.; Pitt and
the Duke of Portland, 198; his
differences with Fox declared,

200; conference with Pitt at
Windham's house, 201; his ex-
clusion from cabinet office, ib.;
his mission to Toulon, 202; letters
from Corsica, 203; his viceroyalty
there, 200; official despatches,
207; accession to the peerage, 210;
later services and career, 211; his
Indian administration, ib.; raised
to the Earldom, 212; expedition
to Java, ib.; his return from India,
ib.; death, ib.
Mirabeau (Honoré Gabriel Riquetti,
Count de, 1749-1791), his betrayal
of the Jacobins, exviii. 105

his idea of French municip-
alities, cxxxiv. 259

his intended visit to the
Elliots at Minto, cxxxix. 186 note;
his letter on the outbreak of fever
at the Lock Hospital, ib.; his ac-
count of Mrs. Hastings, 192
Miracles, arguments of inspiration
derived from, exiii. 485

definitions of, cxvi. 384; Dr.
Tulloch's view of, 386; idea of
popular theology concerning,
387

M. Rénan's disbelief in,
criticised, cxix. 500; theories of
Mr. Baden-Powell refuted, 593

Whately on the credibility
of human testimony respecting,

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Mithridates the Great (B.c. 137-64),

his character by Dr. Mommsen,
cxv. 465
Moberly (Dr. George, afterwards

Bishop of Salisbury, b. 1803), on
Biblical inspiration, exiii. 483
Mobile Bay, Farragut's victory at,
cxxiv. 221

Mocket (Dr.), his treatise 'Doc-
trina et Politia Ecclesiæ Angli-
canæ, cxxxiv. 179

Mohammed Abd-el-Wahab(d. 1787),
his character by Mr. Palgrave,
cxxii. 505-507

Molé (Count), his proffer of sup-
port to De Tocqueville's candida-
ture as deputy, cxiii. 449
Molecular Science, Mrs. Somerville's
description of, cxxx. 137, 163
contributions of, to the study
of matter, cxxxiii. 150
Molière (Jean Baptiste Poquelin,
1622-1673), anecdote of, with
Corneille, cxxiv. 379

Moltke (Count), his influence at the
Court of Denmark under Frederick
V., cxxiii. 487

Moltke (Count), his strategical direc-
tion of the war with Austria, cxxiv.
587; his earlier services, ib. note
his reply to criticisms on
army reform, in a pamphlet, cxxxii.
493

his superior strategy in the
Franco-German war, cxxxiii. 583;
alleged contempt of American
strategy, 585

Molyneux (William, 1656-1698),
his scientific works and career,
cxxxvi. 9, 11

Mommsen (Dr. Theodor), the best
historian of the Roman Republic,
cxv. 440; his sound treatment of
ethnology, 445; his contrast be-
tween Roman and Hellenic cha-
racter, 446; depreciates Roman
art, 447; asserts the purely Latin
origin of the Romans, 448; his
contempt of the Etruscans, 450;
his account of the Senate, 455;
his wide knowledge of ancient his-
tory, 458; on the character of
the Gracchi, 463; his estimate of
Marius and Sulla, 464; of Mithri-
dates, 465; his power of historical
portraiture, ib.; his undue pane-
gyric of Cæsar, 471; contempt of
Cato and Cicero, 473; his just
view of Roman Imperialism, 476
his complaint of Sir G.
C. Lewis' criticisms of Livy,
cxviii. 162

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of, in France before the Revolu-
tion, 141

Monarchy (hereditary), vindication
of, cxxxiii. 10, 12

Monasteries, proprietary revolution
caused by the dissolution of, cxix.
245
Monastic institutions, evils arising
from multiplicity of, cxvi. 274
Monasticism, English dislike of,
cxiv. 319; distinct from the Pa-
pacy, 320; Montalembert's ideal
theory of, 321; power of Western
monks, 322; common features of,
324; effects of Christianity on, ib.;
supposed basis of natural instinct,
326; foundation of Oriental
monachism, ib.; legendary mira-
cles, 338; instances of early
bigotry, 343; protest of Teutonic
Christianity against, 345
Moncreiff (Lord), his judgment in
the Auchterarder case, cxl. 281
Money, true theory of, explained by

Locke, cxxiii. 84; his views anti-
cipated by Oresme, ib.; deprecia-
tions of, ib. See Currency
Money (Mr. Alonzo), his spirited con-
duct at Gyah during the Mutiny,
cxxiv. 317, 318; his evidence as
to the Mutiny, 319
'Monitor,' the (U.S. ironclad), her
encounter with the 'Merrimac,'
cxxiv. 213; her shipwreck, 214;
value of the 'Monitor' class of
vessels, 225

Monkeys, mortality of, at the Zoo-

logical Gardens, cxi. 22, 177; the
Senegal chimpanzee, 22
Monkwearmouth, depth of Pember-
ton's coal-pit at, cxi. 83; the Hut-
ton seam, ib.

Monotheism, its place in the history
of religion, cxxxix. 437 note
Monson (Sir Thomas), Lord Bacon's

conduct in the case of, cxiii. 338
Monsoreau (France), massacre of
French Protestants at, cxxvii.

99

Montagu (Lord Robert), his 'Four
Experiments in Church and State,'
cxxviii. 251; on the defects of the
voluntary system in America, 279,
280

(Madame de), fictitious me-
moirs attributed to, cxxv. 304 note
Montague (James, Bishop of Win-
chester, 1568-1618), Anti-Jesuit
pamphlets of, suppressed, cxxxiv.
179, 180

(Lady Mary Wortley, 1690–
1762), her contest with Lord
Grange, cxii, 344
Montaigne (Michael de, 1533-1592),
character of his scepticism, cxxi.
440

his contempt of letter-writers
for fame, cxxiv. 376; autograph
letter of, sold in 1834, 378; his
account of his productions, 379
Montalembert (le Comte de, 1810-
1870), his 'Monks of the West,
from St. Benedict to St. Bernard,'
cxiv. 318; contradictions in his
personal history, ib.; his cham-
pionship of monasticism, 320; his
ideal theory, 321; his admiration
for St. Bernard, 322; on the origin
of the monastic idea, 325; his
theory of natural instinct applied
to Oriental monachism, 326; want
of precise judgment, 338; his
wholesale belief in the super-
natural, ib.; accepts the legend of
Febronia, 339; his medieval sym-
pathies, 346

his view of the Indian Mu-
tiny, cxxiv. 302

his work Les Moines d'Oc-
cident, depuis St. Benoit jusqu'à
St. Bernard,' Vols. III.-V., cxxvii.
397; his championship of Western
monachism, 398; his fitness for
his task, 400; his strong sympa-
thies with monachism, 402; his
views on religious persecution, 403
and note; defects in his narrative,
ib.; his misconception of historical

evidence, 404; his account of St.
Columba, 406; his credulity re-
specting his alleged miracles, 418;
on the self-sacrifice of monks and
nuns, 431
Montalembert (le Comte de), his ad-
hesion to the German liberal
Catholics, cxxx. 335

Ihis death announced at the
Vatican Council, cxxxiv. 135; re-
fusal of funeral rites to, at Rome,
ib.; protests against personal In-
fallibility of the Pope, 145
Montalto, Cardinal. See Sirtus V.
Mont Cenis Tunnel, value of, ex-
amined, cxx. 487

Montfaucon (Bernard de, 1655-
1741), on the characters in early
Greek MSS., cxxxvii. 70
Montgomery Manuscripts (1603-
1706), edited by Mr. Hill, exxix.
419, 421
'Montgomery's Plot,' exii. 347
Montigny (Baron de, d. 1570). his

mission to Philip II. of Spain,
cxxvii. 21; imprisoned and stran-
gled, 24
Montlhéry, indecisive battle of, cxix.

543

Montmorency (Matthieu, Viscomte,

afterwards Duc Matthieu de, 1760-
1826), his social grace and refine-
ment, cxi. 230; his character and
appearance described by Madame
Récamier, 231; his touching death,

232

(Anne, Constable de, 1493-
1567), his death at St Denis,
CXXX. 373
Monuments, public, injudicious posi-
tion of, in London, cxv. 545; ef-
fects of smoke on bronze, 546 ;
want of a repository for, 547; in-
ventory of, in London, 549; eques-
trian statues, 550; the monolith
to Alexander at St. Petersburg,
556; objections to columns, ib.; the
Cross, Fountain, and Arch, 558-
562; merits of the Obelisk, 563

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