Blackwood's Magazine/Volume 151/Index

Africa, her influence on European thought, 845—indebtedness of Greece and Rome to, 846, 852—the cock-pit of European soldiers, 847—in medieval times, the nursery of scientific thought, 849—a forbidden territory to Christians, 851—results brought about by the slave-trade in, ib.

African Explorer, An: the late Colonel J. A. Grant, C.B., 573—his recent death, ib.—his famous walk across Africa, 574—his difficulties, ib.—contrast between his method of dealing with the natives and that of recent travellers, 576—reaches Uganda weary and worn, 578—Grant’s special services to science, 579—loyalty and chivalry of his character, 580.

Alcohol, in moderation, beneficial, 789—not necessary for children and young ib.—only to be taken with food, 791—exceptions thereto, 792 —its beneficial influence in disease, ib.—Dr Wilks thereanent, 794—conviviality promoted by means of, ib., 795—its use as a sedative, 796, 797—animals fond of it, 798.

Aristotle on public speaking, 834.

Army, on our, by Sir Archibald Alison, G.C.B., 457—British, compared with those of the European Powers, ib.—conscription, 476—enlistment, ib.—our Indian troops, 477—home troops, ib.—reserves, 478—army service corps, 479—difficulty of finding employment for men discharged from the army, 481—condition of our army organisation, 482—the territorial system, ib.—condition of the militia unsatisfactory, 483—volunteer force important for defensive purposes, 485.

Army, the, character and duties of officers in, 874 et seq.—classes which supply recruits for, 879, 880—advantages offered to young men joining, 880—desertion and fraudulent enlistment in, 883—and proposed remedy therefor, 884—nature of discipline in, ib. et seq.

Balfour, Mr, beneficial effects of his administration of Irish affairs, 911, 912.

Beam-Trawling, 712—beam-trawlers, ib.—the net of a beam-trawler, 713—the catch, 715—dog-fish and sharks, 716—alleged destruction of immature fish and spawn, 717—spawning of fish, 718—prospects of the industry, 720.

Bighorn in Kamschatka, after, 288—Ovis nivicola, ib.—preparations for hunting, 289—the little settlement of Gunal, 290—scaling a cliff, 291—sighting bighorn, 292—sudden appearance of three bighorn, ib.—a splendid shot, 293—bear tracks, 295—another good shot, 296—description of the animal, 298.

Burdett, Sir Francis, his election for the county of Middlesex, 775, 776—unseated on petition, 777—triumphantly returned for Westminster, 779, 780.

Camp of Wallenstein, the, by Friedrich Schiller, translated by Sir Theodore Martin, K.C.B., 231.

‘Canadian Journal, My, 1872-1878,’ by the Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava, reviewed, 301.

“Carpy”: A Story of To-day, 378.

Case for Moderate Drinking, the, 788.

Central African Trade, and the Nyasaland Water-Way, by Alfred Sharpe, 319—importance of Nyasaland water-way, ib.—trade between the sea-coast and Nyasaland, 320—the ivory trade, ib.—quickest and cheapest route, 321—development of Shiré Highlands, 322—repression of slavery, 323—limited trade in calico on the east coast, 324— the Anglo-Portuguese Convention, ib.

Child and the Savage, the: A Study of Primative Man, 568—acquired habits of animals, ib.—features of infants, 569—views of anthropologists, ib.—the Veddahs and other low races, 570—the taste of boys for climbing, 571—indifference of children to pain, 572.

Chronicles of Westerly: A Pro- ​vincial Sketch: Chapters XXXIII, XXXIV., 83—XXXV.-XXXVIII., 216.

Churchill, Lord R., trenchant speech of, in Parliamnent, 837.

Civilisation, social Order and Morality in the United States of America, 617—results of American republicanism, ib.—boast of liberty, equality, and fraternity, 618—ministerial changes, 619—civilisation found in the United States, 621—non-church-going, ib.—cities receptacles of degraed outcasts, 623—headstrong boys and girls, ib.—domestic and family relations, 624—annual number of divorces, 625—political appointments, 626—life in country and city, 627—story of Monmouth Park race-course, 628—the war against race-courses, 630—the lynching of Italians at New Orleans, 631—roasting a negro at Louisiana, 632—Law and Order Societies, 633—difficulties of creditors, 634—imnprisonment of treasurer of Philadelphia for fraud, 635—treatment of criminals, 636—law ignored, 637.

Clarence, the Duke of, 326—his death, ib.

Clergy, poor remuneration of, 838.

Coming Struggle, the, 904.

Conquest of Doña Jacoba, the, by Gertrude Atherton, 549.

Cricket and Cricketers, 96—popularity of the game, ib.—is par excellence the game of games, 97—its glorious uncertainty, 98—history of, 99—some famous players at Lord’s, 101—the All England Elevens, 102—professional element in modern, 103—detestable practices, 104 — boys playing, 106—visits of the Australians, 107—heavy wagering, 108—absence of betting from English play, ib.—stories and anecdotes of, 109—the Zingari and the Free Foresters, 113.

Cruikshank, George, his antipathy to drink, 788.

Denne, Rev. Samuel, curious letter from, on the Kent election in 1802, 773.

Diana: The History of a Great Mistake: Chapters I.-III., 180—IV.-VI., 331—VII.-IX., 487—X.-XII., 678—XIII.-XV., 853.

Drinking, Moderate, the Case for, 788.

Drummond, Professor, his opinion of a rabid temperance advocate, 788.

Eastern Travel, Sketches from, 50, 399.

Eight Hours Question and the Double-Shift System, the, by Warneford Moffatt, 754—the new unionism not new, ib.—State nationalism of capital, 755—Professor Huxley on General Booth’s scheme, 756—free trade and the position of agriculture, 757—the consequences of the adoption of free trade, 758—the demand for shorter time, 759—the debate on the “Miner’s Eight Hours’ Bill,” 766—the rights of capital and labour, 761.

Elections, Old, 763.

Europe and Africa, 843.

Fall of Balmaceda, the, by an English resident in Chili, 129—eight months of terrorism and repression, ib.—frequent changes of Government, 130—the massacre of Lo Catias, 131—defeats of the Dictator’s troops, 132—in hiding, 133—plundering, ib.—commits suicide, 34.

Farr, Dr W., on the properties of alcohol, quoted, 800.

Fifty Years of Conservative Influence, 1842-1892, 1—beginning of the history of the party, ib.—the Tamworth Manifesto, 2—demand for a Conservative Government in 1842, ib.—limitations of Sir Robert Peel, 3—the repeal of the Corn Laws, 4—resignation of the Russell Ministry in 1846, ib.—schism in the Conservative party, ib.—the attitude of the Peelites, 5—death of Lord Palmerston, 6—Reform Bill of 1867, 7—Lord Beaconsfield’s influence, 8—Mr Gladstone’s accession to power, ib.—Conservatives again in office in 1874, 9—their measures, ib.—the change of front in 1880, 11—influence of public opinion, 12—again called to power, 15—reforms in Local Government, 16—free education, ib.—Lord Salisbury’'s foreign policy, 17—lessons of fifty years’ survey, ib.—party spirit, 19—the position of the Liberal Unionists, 21.

Fowlers and Wild-fowling, on, by “A Son of the Marshes,” 73—classes of shooters, ib.—local names of wild-fowl, ib.—reminiscences, 74—bursting of a gun, ib.—a noted shooter and his dogs, 75—money earned by fowling, 76—fascination of fowling, ib.—a rough gale, 77—a lot of fowlers going out, ib.—capture of fowls by decoy nets, 79—how to reach fowls, 81—the Fens, 82.

‘Frau Sorge,’ by Hermann Sudermann, reviewed, 803.

“Freemen, occasional,” origin of controversy regarding, 767.

‘Gefühlskomödie,’ by Dr Max Nordau, reviewed, 808,

German Novelists, Contemporary, 802.

Gesture, interesting illustration of the extent to which information may be conveyed by, 841. ​Gladstone, Mr, as a public speaker, 835.

Gladstone, Mr Herbert, his remarks regarding Ulster, in his speech at North Hackney, 906.

Gontaut, the Duchesse de, a Royal Governess, by Madame Blaze de Bury, 414.

Governess, a Royal: The Duchesse de Gontaut, by Madame Blaze de Bury, 414.

Greek Sonnets, by C. A. Kelly, 752—The Parthenon, Phyle, The Olympeium, The Temple at Ægina.

Henry, Prince, of Portugal, the first of geographers in the middle ages, 850.

‘History of David Grieve, the,’ by Mrs Humphry Ward, reviewed, 457.

History of Small Holdings, 589 —departure of the English peasantry from their native villages, ib.—the Enclosure Acts, 590—early consolidation of farms, ib.—wool trade expands, and the fighting trade declines, 591—British agriculture in the eighteenth century flourishing, 592—absorption of the small tenant- armers, 593—time and tide against the small squire and the small farmer, 596—previous history of the small holdings, 598—parliamentary inquiries into the subject of enclosures, 599—the evidence against peasant-farming, 600.

‘History of the Great Civil War, 1642-1649,’ by Samuel Rawson Gardiner, LL.D., 8 vols., reviewed, 537.

Home Rule, Gladstonian and Irish ideas of, 905.

Insurrection in Mongolia, the, 894.

Ireland, condition of, contrasted under Mr Gladstone’s Government and that of Lord Salisbury, 911, 912.

Italian Poets of To-day, by Helen Zimmern, 350—Bettoloni, ib.—Boito, 351—Nencioni, 352—Capuana, 353—Fogazzaro, 354—Chiarini, 357—Carducei, ib.—d'Annunzio, 359—Rapisardi, 360—Guerrini, 361—Vivanti, 363—Panzacchi, 364—Marradi, 365—Graf, 366—Russo, 367—Fucini, 368.

‘Jane Eyre,’ publication of, and other literary sensations, 455.

‘Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan,’ by Mrs Bishop (Isabella L. Bird), reviewed, 307.

‘Judith Trachtenberg,' by Carl Emil Franzos, reviewed, 821.

Kent election, the, in 1802, curious letter from the Rev. Samuel Denne on, 773.

‘Klostermann’s Grundstuck,” by Julius Rodenbery, reviewed, 814.

Lady travellers, 299.

Li Kwan, leader of the Chinese insurgents, execution of, 902.

Marrot, 200—importance of the military events of the First Empire, ib.—a fascinating book, 201—birth and early life of, ib.—intercourse with Napoleon, 202—early service against Portugal, 203—account of his general, 204—with the Grand Army in Austria, 205—describes Austerlitz, 206—gives an account of the Prussian army, 207—executes important duty, 208—with Ney, ib.—the English retreat at Corunna, 209—the siege of Saragossa, 210—the battle of Eckmuhl, 211—wounded, ib.—causes of the French failures in the Peninsular wars, 213—the campaign in Russia, 214—exiled after the Restoration, 1b.—graphic picture of the French army under Napoleon, 215.

Mathematical Master's Love-Story, the: A Record, by Beatrice Harraden, 651.

‘Mémoires de la Duchesse de Gontaut, Gouvernante des Enfants de France, de 1773-80 à 1836,’ reviewed, 414.

‘Mémoires du Général Baron de Marbot,’ reviewed, 200.

Mongolia, the Insurrection in, 894.

Monstrose and Dr Gardiner, 537—growing appreciation of the Scottish Royalist, ib.—Dr Gardiner's sketch of, ib.—his unique personality, 538—beauty of his character, 539—Dr Gardiner objects to two principal points in reference to Montrose, ib.—tangle connected with the visit of Charles I. to Edinburgh in 1641, 540—Argyle’s plot, 541—commission given to Montrose at Oxford, ib.—Montrose's alleged promise of plunder at Aberdeen, 542—ungenerous treatment of Montrose, 543—comparison of Cromwell and Montrose, 544—his belief in the necessity of a strong Government, 547—a great genius, ib.—his personal charm, 548.

Mozart, an Estimate of, by Frederick J. Crowest, 37—born at Salzburg, ib.—exhibited as a wonder child, 38—operatic and orchestral music, ib.—his death, 39—characteristics of his music, 40—delicacy of his composition, 43—musical Form indebted to him, 44—influence upon musicians, 46 — accompaniments to Handel’s “Messiah,” 47.

Nitrate-Fields of Chili, the, by C. M. Aikman, B.Sc., 437— nitrate of soda and its deposits, ib.—origin of nitrate fields, 438—conflicting theories, 439—occurrence of gigantic masses of sea-weed, 440—appearance of the fields, 441—the nitrate manufactories, ib.—extent of the deposits, 443—nitrate of soda as a fertiliser, 445.

Novelists, Contemporary German, 802.

Oakham Pastures, in, 114. ​

“Occasional freemen” controversy, origin of, 767.

Old Elections, 763.

Old Saloon, the:— February: Lady Travellers, 299—My Canadian Journal, 1872-1878, by the Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava, 301—My Three Years in Manipur, by Ethel St Clair Grimwood, 305—Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, by Mrs Bishop (Isabella L. Bird), 307— Two Happy Years in Ceylon, by C. F. Gordon Cumming, 316. March: Publication of ‘Jane Eyre,’ and other literary sensations, 455—The History of David Grieve, by Mrs Humphry Ward, 457—Tess of the D’ Urbervilles: a Pure Woman, faithfully presented by Thomas Hardy, 464.

Old Soldier, an, 746.

Opium Smuggling in India, 669—forms of smuuggling, ib.—fraud of paper-cultivation, ib.—illicit cultivation, 670—official weighing of opium, 671—methods of selling illicit opium, 672—Government mode of stopping smuggling, 673—sending smuggled opium by boat, 674—contraband trade in Nepal, ib.—capture of Ram Dass, a noted smuggler, 675—strategy of a lady smuggler, 676.

Outlook of the New Year, the, 151—the coming general election, 75—abuse of Unionists by Gladstonian orators, 152—speeches of the Nationalists, 153—the cry of “Ireland for the Irish,” 154—Mr Gladstone's threats against the House of Lords, 155—slight hold of Home Rule upon the constituencies, 156—Gladstonians pledged to Home Rule, 157—the agricultural labourer and his wants, 158—allotments, 159—the conference upon rural reforms, 160—Mr Gladstone's vagueness, 161—Newcastle programme, 164—Mr Gladstone’s appeal to the separate nationalities, 166—firm home policy of the Government, 167—the Liberal Unionists, 168.

Pantomime, amount of, in conversation, 840, 841.

Parliament, paucity of practised speakers in, 835—trenchant speech of Lord Randolph Churchill in, 837.

Personal Names, by Sir Herbert Maxwell, Bart., M.P., 504—what’s in a name, ib.—bestowal of, 505—grotesque baptismal, 507—disfavour of certain names, 508—consulting infants in the selection of, 509—floral, 510—family names unknown before the Norman conquest, ib.—derived from localities, 511—survival of territorial in the Lowlands of Scotland, 512—Celtic, 513—derived from trades and offices, 514—personal qualities, 515—use of “to-names” or nicknames, 516.

‘Pitt,’ by Lord Rosebery, reviewed, 136.

Pleasure, by Sir Herbert Maxwell, Bart., M.P., 22—a word of doubtful reputation, ib.—contradiction of profession and practice, 23—difficult of analysis, 24—books as a source of, 26—nature and ingredients of, 27—“a primzval phenomenon,” 29—enduring quality of, derived from knowledge of physical science, 30—ways of the bibiomaniac, 33—derived from art, 34.

Preaching, defects in, 839.

Printing, revival of, in Ipswich, 764.

Progress of the Session, the, 602—extraordinary conduct of the Gladstonians, ib.—amendments to the Address, 603—debate on Irish Local Government Bill, 604—bill relating to small holdings, 605—Welsh Disestablishment, 606—Scotch legislation, ib.—debate on Ireland, 607—alliance of the Gladstonians with the Irish Nationalists, 609—London County Council elections, 610—the policy of the Unionists, 611 —the measures of the Government, ib.—Mr Balfour’s ability as leader, 612—obstruction, 613—tactics of the Gladstonian party, 614—attempts to push Home Rule aside at the elections, 615.

Public speaking, encouragement to instruction and practice in, 836—vivacity essential for success in, ib.

Recent Books on the Country, 697—the book of nature, ib.—wide range of sympathy and interest in books on rural England, 698—poets’ and novelists’ descriptions of the country, 699—Gilbert White and William Howitt, 700—the “Son of the Marshes,” 701—his works on rural subjects, ib.—a notorious smuggler, 703—vanity of animal life, 705—Mr Watson on the noises of animals, 706—his pictures of expiring life, 708—a typical teacher, 709—a ”shepherd’s meeting,” 210—Dr Atkinson’s ‘Forty Years in a Moorland Parish,’ ib.

Reminiscences, A Chapter of: Lord Roseberry's ‘Pitt,’ by John Skelton, C.B., LL.D., 136—Lord Rosebery’s style simple and natural, ib.—Canning's devotion to Pitt, 137—dislike of the old Whigs to Pitt, ib.—revolt in Edinburgh in 1850 against Whig superstition, 138—establishmnent of a weekly organ, 139—irritating Lord Macaulay, 140—widening the political horizon, 143—Pitt’s contest with the House of Commons, ib.—Shelburne’s estimate of the Great Commoner, 144—Pitt a lonely figure, 146 ​—failure of Fox, 147—Pitt an early disciple of Adam Smith, 148—his last speech after Trafalgar, 150.

Rooks, language of, 828, 829.

Rosebery v. Gladstone, by Lord Brabourne, 169—Lord Rosebery’s ‘Life of Pitt,’ ib.—Mr Gladstone’s inaccuracies, 170—Lord Rosebery’s exposure of Mr Gladstone, 172—the Fitzwilliam episode, 173—Lord Rosebery rebukes Mr Gladstone for erroneous views, 174—Mr Gladstone on the Union and its authors, 175—Lord Rosebery’s declaration that the existing system was the practical one, 177—Irish feeling at the passing of the Union, 179.

Salisbury, Lord, good effects of his government in Ireland, 911, 912—claims of his Government on the electorate, 914.

Sister, 888.

Six in a Lava-Flow: An Adventure in Tenerife, 82.

Sketches from Eastern Travel:— January: From Yala to Jerusalem, 50—The Holy City, 54—Anathoth and the Environs of Jerusalem, 59—Ride from Jerusalem to Jericho, 614—The Jordan and the Dead Sea, 69. March: Three Days’ Expeditions to Mizpeh, Bethlehem, and Hebron, 399—A Day’s Journey from Jerusalem, 404—Camping-out in Palestine, 408. April: Shechem and Samaria 518—Galilee and Carmel, 522—Mount Hermon and the Druses, 526—Damascus, 531. May: The Syrian Desert, from Damascus to Karyaten, 722—Karyaten and the Kasr el Her, 726—Palmyra, 731—return from Palmyra, 734—Baalbek and the Lebanon. 738—Conclusion: From Zahleh to Beyrout, 742.

Soldier, An Old, 746.

Soldiers, About, by a Soldier, 873.

Speech, 828.

St Andrews, the City of, 370—its visitors, 372—fascinations of golf, 373—Dean Stanley, 374—Kingsley and Judge Hughes, 375—Tulloch 376.

St George's Chapel, Windsor, by Sir Theodore Martin, K.C.B., 329.

Struggle, the Coming, 904.

Talma the tragedian, anecdote of, 833.

Tea at the Mains, 257.

‘Tess of the D'Urbervilles: a Pure Woman, faithfully presented by Thomas Hardy,’ reviewed, 464.

‘Three Years in Manipur, My,’ by Ethel St Clair Grimwood, reviewed, 305.

Troubled Egypt and the late Khedive, by Francis Scudamore, 263—the ex-Khedive, ib.—the reign of Ismail, 264—administration of the Soudan provinces, 265—the first Egvptian loan, 266—Tewtik succeeds to rule of Egypt, 268——founds the Ali school, 269—Mr Cave’s report the forerunner of British intervention 270—deposition of Ismail, 271—administrative anarchy, 272—Arabi and his demonstration, 273—ascendancy of the army, 274—the fall of Arabi, 276—the burning of Alexandria, 277—pillage and incendiarism, ib.—the Egyptian soldier and his development, 280—collapse of Arabi's great following, 281—the cholera at Damietta, 282—the Soudan rebellion, 283—able conduct of affairs in the past ten years, 284—sentences against brigands, 285—character of Tewtik Pasha, ib.—England and Egypt, 287.

‘Twenty-five Years of St Andrews,’ by the author of ‘The Recreatious of a Country Parson,’ reviewed, 371.

‘Two Happy Years in Ceylon,’ by C. F. Gordon Cumming, reviewed, 310.

Ulster, distinction betwcen its inhabitants and those of other parts of Ireland, 907.

Wilks, Dr, on the nutritive effects of alcohol; quoted, 794.

Winter Shifts, 446—movements of wild-fowl, 74.—birds in beech-woods, 447—the sqmrrel feeding, 448—plovers on the move, for the berries of the mountain-ash 450—hares and rabbits feeding, 451—Bewick’s swan, ib.—depredations of the fox, 453.

Yang Yueh-chen, leader of the Chinese insurgents, his character, 894, 895—and execution, 902.

Yarrow of Wordsworth and Scott, the, by Professor Veitch, 638—description of, ib.—Wordsworth's first visit to the vale of Tweed, 639—“Yarrow unvisited,” 640—Wordsworth visits Yarrow, 641—again visits it in the company of Scott, 643—the three Yarrows, 644—Wordsworth's memories of the place, 645—Scott a poet of names and places, 646—Scott’s deep undercurrent of sadness, 647—the “forest” and its memories, ib.—his passion for the Yarrow and the Bordercountry, 648—his power of direct picturing, 649—the wanness of the stream, 650.