La Pena, the Spanish general, his pu sillanimity censured, xxxii Liberty, religious, better understood than formerly, Ixiv
Licences, preaching, on the abuse of, Ix-regulation among the methodists respecting, ih.
Liverpool, Lord, his statement exa- mined, relative to the willingness of the people to support the Spanish conflict, xxx
Livings, number of in Britain, lv
London, the city of, remarks on the address to the Prince Regent, xii Lying, a necessary ingredient in the art of war, xxxix
Maldonado, ravages of the English at, Man, has natural rights, Ivii Manchester and Glasgow, distressed
state of the manufacterers at, lxxx Methodists, their usefulness, lix.lx— Massena, retreat of, remarks on, xxxiv
their regulation respecting licences, lx-zeal in defence of their rights com mended, Ixiv-advice to, lxv Milton, John, his remark on the com parative expence of a monarchy and commonwealth, xxiii
Milton, Lord, his motion reprobating the Duke of York's return to office, lxxix
Ministers, remarks on the reported change of, xiv-seek every opportu nity to light up the flames of war on the continent, xxxv-have not de- served the thanks which certain dis- senters have recently given them, Ixxii
Moira, extract from his excellent speech, at a meeting of the friends of religious liberty, lxxiv
Moore, Sir John, his character of the Spaniards, and the first Spanish cam- paign, ix
Morning Chronicle, takes great pains to prove that the members of opposi- tion are unanimous, xvii-censures the non-attendance of members of parliament when popular questions are discussed, xxviii
Morning Post, good news, but not true, in the, xxxiv-its boasts respecting our generosity towards the Portu- guese, xlvi
Morris, Mr. his account of a singular speech of Lord Kenyon at the con- demnation of a poor woman, lxxvi
Nerves, texture of Mr. Perceval's, lxxvii Non-residence, the practice of, in the church of England, lv
Paley, Dr. his view of the qualifica- tions of a member of the universities,
lii-his singular confession-" he could not afford to keep a consci- ence," liii
Paper currency, prognostications con- cerning, xliii Parliamentary proceedings, remarks on, xxi.xliv.xlix.lxix
Peace, reasons for, xi-necessity of, xliii Penal laws, British, sanguinary nature of, xix-Sir Samuel Romilly's bill for the amendment of, lxxv Perceval, Mr. his self-righteousness exposed, xliv.xlvundeserving the thanks which some dissenters have recently voted him, lxxiv-his nerves, lxxvii
Petitions, effects of, in the case of Lord
Sidmouth's bill, Ixii
Placemen ought to be excluded the house of Commons, xxviii
Portugal, subsidy to, xxix xliv—retreat of the French from, in what sense a happy event, xxxvi-what to be learnt from the campaigns in, xxxvii Portuguese, their execrations against the French, xlii
Press, on the freedom of the, xviii Priestcraf, when destroyed a way is thereby opened, for the progress of civil and religious liberty, xxxv Priestley, Dr. his testimony in favour of the usefulness of the methodists in civilising the lower classes, Ix Priests, their hand in our national trans- gressions, liv
Prince Regent, his government settled, i-does not form a new administra- tion, and why, his speech as
drawn up by inministers, iv-disap- proves of his speech, v-is addressed by the city of London, xii-exercises mercy, xix-his household, xxi—his principles generally approved, lxxix his fete, lxxx
Redesdale, Lord, his pious intention of meddling with toleration, I Regency, settlement of the, i-spccu- lations occasioned thereby, ii Reflections general on the present state of the British empire, lxxx Reform, necessity of, xliin parlia ment, the duty of the legislative bo- dies and the people concerning, lxx Religion, Mr. Cobbett recommends a state one, Ixvii
Retort, a curious instance of, vii Romilly, Sir Samuel, his hill for the re- formation of the penal code, Izav
"Saints," modern, their servility con- demned, Ixviii Scoundrelism, the essence of, exempli-
fied in the Copenhagen business, viii Seas, sovereignty of, remarks on, vi Sects, of every kind placed on an equa- lity in America, lxxii
Septennial act must be repealed, or no reform in the country can be effected, xvii
Sicilian government, profligate nature of the, lxxix
Sidmouth, Lord, and the protestant dissenters, xlix-summary of his po- litical conduct, I-view of the natpre and effects of his bill against the dis-
senters, 1.li.liv-his situation pitiable, lii-view of the various reasons for his late attempt, ib.-advice to, re- specting the church, liii Society, new, for protecting the civil rights of dissenters, Ixiii—lxxiv Spain, what to be learnt from the con- duct of the campaign in, xxxvii Spaniards, their character depicted, ix.x Stanhope, Lord, extract from his speech on Lord Sidmouth's bill, Ivii-his ex- tensive view of religious liberty, lxiii his notice of a motion relative to the penal statutes about religion, Ixxiv Star newspaper, extract from on the
war with Spain, x Subscription, the Portuguese, made the vehicle of ministerial politics, xlv- advice to the benevolent subscribers, xlvii
Teachers of religion, what is the grand qualification for, lix-disinterested- ness recommended, ib. Thanks, of parliament to Lord Wel- lington, for having driven the French out of Portugal, xxxvii-the parlia- ment always liberal in this respect, ib. -end of such votes, xxxviii Tierney, Mr. abuses Sir F. Burdett, and avows his object in wishing for a place, (note) xiv.xv Toleration, gained by the continental revolutions, xxxv-the promotion of, recommended, lxiv
Trade, low state of, in Holland, xxxv Triumph, the late in Portugal, a sum- mary of, xxxvi
Unanimity, remarkable instance of, lxiii
War, review of the present, xxxiii-its effects on the heart, xxxix-lying a necessary ingredient in the art of, ib. Warburton, Bishop, his declaration in favour of the right of private judg- ment, lviii
Wellington, Lord, a short view of the effects of his "consummate skill," viii termed " a second Marlbo- rough," xxxvi.xxxviii-never retreats, only moves away from the French, ib. -summary of his victories in Portu- gal, xxxviii Whitbread, Mr. his remarks on the ad- dress to, and speech of, the Prince Regent, and reply of Perceval, v- not deemed a proper associate for any administration, and why, xiv- a steady friend to reform, xv Wimbish, the sinecure living of, liii
York, the Duke of, his return to office, lxxvii-censured by almost all parties when he retired from office, lxxviii
INDEX TO THE MONTHLY MISCELLANY.
ABRAHAM, a modern Jew, his argu- ment concerning the miracles of Christ, 169
Acts, passed by King William for re- - covering to us free parliament consi- dered, 148
Adam, the father of men, and the foun- der of an absolute perpetual monar chy, 4.5.6.8—this notion controvert- ed, 6.7.9.76-of his title to sove- reignty by donation, 75-of his title by the subjection of Eve, 83-of the conveyance of his sovereign monar- chical power, 149-governed by the -law of reason, 220
Address, of the friends of religious li- berty, at the New London Tavern, 387 Alfred, King, his inflexible love of jus tice, 343
Allybone, Mr. Justice, his strange de- finition of a libel, 269 Ambition, anatomized, 286 America, affairs of, 207.381 Americans, the natives, in many places live without government, 293 Anne, Queen, effects of the French war in her reign, 147-repealed the law prohibiting members of parlia- ment from holding places, ib.-passed the qualification act, 148 Apollinari, the, pretended to find the seven liberal sciences in the bible, 24
Areopagitica, the, of John Milton, 19. 92.171,215
Army, standing, destroyed by the Bill of Rights, 145
Articles, the thirty-nine, on subscrip- tion to, 412
Athanasian Creed, effects of its damna- tory clauses, 412
Athens, what sort of books were there prohibited, 20
Austria, finances of, 205 Authors, the degradation and trouble occasioned to them by a licensed press, 171.172
Bank dollar tokens, 202 Bayonne, royal meeting at, 256 Beauharnois, the Countess de, verses by, 126
Beccaria, on crimes and punishments recommended, 321
Belsham, Rev. Thomas, his letter to Lord Sidmouth, 400-turns the late exertions of the dissenters into ridi-
cule, 401-his contradictions, 402 his obsequious cringing style, 403 Benedict XIV. grants a plenary indul- gence to Lord Miltown, 183 Bigotry and Intolerance defeated-A review of the controversy between Mr. Andrew Fuller and Mr. Robert Aspland on this subject, 420-428 Bishops, trial of the seven, remarks on,
Blackstone's Commentaries, abridged, 347.
Blasphemy, punishable at Athens, 20 20-punished by the Romans, 21 Bolingbroke, Lord, on liberty and the original compact between the prince and the people, 26.29-his Freehol- der's Political Catechism, 69-on the Constitution of Great Britain, 145- the first vision of Camilick, by, 213
his Idea of a Patriot King, 288.358 Bonaparte has made some atonement for his crimes by his decrees in behalf of religious liberty, 38-his meeting with Ferdinand VII. at Bayonne, 256-- the city of Hamburgh's address to, 206-his reply, ib.-speech to the legislative body, 373 conference with the catholic and protestant clergy at Breda, 390 Books, bad, may be punished as well as bad men, 20-good ones should be especially protected, ib.-how far the
Brook, Lord, a zealous and pious friend to liberty, 218
Brougham, Mr. his speech on the trial of Hunt for a supposed libel, 138 Buckingham, Duke of, bis discourse on the reasonableness of men's having a religion or worship of God, 239 Burder, Rev. George, letters to, by the Editor of the Political Review,395 Burdett, Sir Francis, versus the Speaker
of the house of Commons, 279 Burdon, Mr. his translation of Estrada's Constitution for the Spanish nation, 30-his translation of Estrada's In- troduction to the History of the Re- volution in Spain, 249-on parlia- mentary privilege, 339
Busaco, French remarks on the battle of, 130
Byng, George, Esq. select meeting at his house of the friends of reform, 272
Christ, council of the Jews concerning him, 167-concerning the manner of his coming, 168-his parentage, ib. who he was who called himself the Son of God, ib.-hus miracles urged by a Jew, 169-if come what rules hath he left to the church? 170-his character, 187-his morality defend- ed, 188
Christian Emperors of Rome, what sort of books they prohibited, 22 Christian churches, simplicity of the primitive, 413
Christianity, where universally esta-
blished, will destroy the inequality of ranks, and war, 35-emoved the evil of the slave trade, 42-its prin- ciples consistent with a limited mo- narchy, 264-on the diffrence of opinion amongst the professors of, 399 Church, national establishments are
dead weights on reformation, 38-of England, founded on dishonesty, 412 Civis, on Pitt's disinterestedness, 45 Clarkson, Mr. his History of the Slave
Trade. 41 104.190-short view of bis exertions against the Slave Trade, 107.190-visits Paris, 191 Clayton's, Rev. John, sen. and jun. and George, letters concerning, 396 Clergy, the, drew their maxims of go- vernment from Sir Robert Filmer, 1 -general character of the established,
America, 381-with the Editor of the Evangelical Magazine, 395 Corsica, history of the revolutions of 334-first peopling of, 806-general history of, ib.-origin of the insur rection in, in 1729, 311 Council, Jewish, at Ageda, 166—oba j_ct_of, 167-catholics sent by the
pope to assist, 170-dissolved, ib. Cromwell, Richard, his humanity, 189 Curiosus's inquiry concerning the au nual grants to dissenting ministers, 185
Debt, national, 74.148—singular calcu- lation respecting the, 284 Declaration of rights, at the revolution strengthened the constitution, 145- nothing new gained by it, 146-made no express provision respecting the duration of parliaments, ib. Declaration, of the Livery of London and the friends of reform, 273 Demonstration, in matters of faith, not
absolutely necessary, 240
Devil, the, the author of falshood, and the instigator of libels, which are often true! 267
Dionysius, Alexandrinus, his love of reading confirmed by a vision, 24.25 Dishonesty general in subscribing the 39 articles of the church of England,
Dispensing power, destroyed by the bill of rights, 145 Dissent, grounds of, 410
Dissenters, enquiry concerning the an nual grant to their ministers, 185- meeting of the deputies of, 274- New London Tavern meeting, 274. 323-Library, Red Cross street meet- ing of ministers at, 277.325-New Dollars and paper moncy, calculations Chapel, City Road meeting, 231 Donation, of the nature of God's to respecting, 202.283 Adam, 75-79
Drakard, Mr. important trial of, 144— sentence against, 281-his memorial to the house of Commons, 375
Dunn, George, his cruelty, 117
Edinburgh Reviewers, incorrect state- ment of the, 181-change with their party, 183
Edward II. deposed for misgovernment,
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