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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
Sir G. C. Lewis on, cxviii.
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