Triangle, original use of, as a symbol, Trubetskoy, Prince, his exile to Si-
Triangulation, system of survey, cxviii. 380. See Cadastral Survey Trichinopoly, French attacks on, cxxvii. 552
Trinity House, the, constitution of, cxv. 173
Trochu (General), his 'French Army in 1867,' cxxvi. 269; practical sa- gacity of his views, 284; his mili- tary service, 285; on the motive and mechanical power of armies, ih.; opposed to re-engagements, 286; on the value of mercantile enterprise for supplies in war, 200; on the use of infantry and cavalry, 291
joins the Government of Na- tional Defence, cxxxiii. 28; his conscientious patriotism, ib.
his government of Paris during the siege, cxxxiv. 512
his condemnation of élite
corps, cxl. 462 Troy, disputed topography of, cxxxix. 508; the Homeric Ilium, ib.; the- ories of Demetrius and Strabo, 509; Le Chevalier's alleged dis- covery of the Scamander, 510; traditional site of Homeric city upheld by Mr. Grote, 511; rival theories compared, ib.; article in Edinburgh Review, vol. vi. p. 258, referred to, 512 note; the case 'not proven' before Dr. Schliemann's researches, ib.; Von Hahn's re- searches on the Bali Dagh, 513; the hill of Hissarlik, 514 (see Schliemann, Dr.); small area of the Homeric city, 529; reputed site objected to, as too near the sea, 536 Troyon (Frédéric), his 'Lacustrine Abodes of Man,' cxvi. 153; on the discoveries of lake-dwellings in Switzerland, 159; on ancient sepulture, 166; his sketch of primi- | tive Swiss life, 167; his estimate of the lake-populations, 169
Truffles, edible kinds of, cxxix.
361; dogs employed to hunt for,
Trump Street, Cheapside, origin of the name, cxxxi. 173 Tschudi (Giles), his Swiss chronicle of Tell, cxxix. 151
Tucker (Mr. F. F.), his tour in the Caucasus with Messrs. Freshfield and Moore, cxxx. 338, 340
his travels in the Orteler and Lombard Alps, cxxx. 133; his mountaineering enterprise, 134 Tulloch (John, D.D., b. 1822), his view of miracles, cxvi. 386
his Rational Theology in England,' cxxxvii. 198; his liberal views of Church policy, 209 'Tun,' the word in Shakspeare ex- plained, cxxxvi. 366
Tunbridge Wells, imperfect water-
supply of, cxxiii. 386, 387 Turanian races, cxvi. 156; evidences of their high antiquity, 172
Mr. Fergusson's theories of, CXXX. 489 Turcoing, battle of (1794), cxl. 480
Turgot (Anne Robert Jaques, 1727- 1781), his commercial reforms, cxiv. 351
Turin, invested by the French, cxvi. 518; the siege raised by Prince Eugene, 520
Turkey, the treaties of 1840 and 1841, cxi. 153
- imperfect geographical know- ledge of, cxii. 318
Russian pretensions in 1853, cxvii. 316; change in army organi- sation of, 320
her claims over the Waha- bees, cxxv. 11
integrity of, guaranteed by treaty between England, France, and Austria, cxxxiii. 275; pre- vious similar proposals, 276; the
treaty of Unkiar Skelessi, 333; British policy in 1839, ib.; con- vention with Egypt, 335 Turkeys, their domestication, cxi. 163; the brush-turkey or telegalla,
Turks, crusade against, proposed in
1505, cxxi. 220, 221 Turnbull, family of, origin of the name, cxxi. 343
Turnour (Hon. George), on the Buddhist literature of Ceylon, cxv. 386
Turnpikes, preamble of the first Act in England respecting, cxix. 354 (see Highways); condition of turn- pike trusts, 363
Turnpike-Trusts, first Acts respect- ing, cxxv. 90
Turquoise, specimens of, cxxiv. 259 Tuscan Sculpture, religious school of in the middle ages, cxxi. 521; the Pisan school of, 522-530; Sienese sculptors, i. 534; period of the Renaissance, ib.; the della Robbia family, 542; Mr. Perkins' picto- rial school of, 544; bad qualities in, 545; future prospects of, 552 Tutchin, his pamphlet and sentence, cxxxiv. 192
Twistleton (Mr.), his contributions to the Dictionary of the Bible,' cxxi. 56, 57
Tyburn, derivations of, cxxxi. 164 Tyerman (Rev. L.), his 'Life and Times of Wesley,' cxxxv. 56; his enthusiasm for Methodism, ib.; faults of style and language, 57 Tyler (Wat), Mr. Longman's ac- count of his insurrection, cxxix. 550, 551
Tylor (Edward B.), his Anahuac,
or Ancient and Modern Mexico,' cxxv. 332; on the skill of the an- cient Mexicans, 335; his theory of primitive immigration, 362
his Primitive Culture' and 'Early history of Mankind,' cxxxv. 88; rapid strides of recent inquiry,
89; his systematic treatment, 91; his object stated, 92; his high qualifications, 93; his cautious in- ferences from facts, 94; his reti- cence misunderstood, 95; sweeping statement on the savage state of primitive man, 96; his argument of the Stone Age criticised, 98; on fish-eating tribes, 99; tests of ancient culture disproved, 101; the Ethiopians, ib.; stone imple- ments in Arabia for sacred pur- poses, 102; his development hypo- thesis, 112; Mr. Darwin's reason- ing compared, ib. 114; his vindi- cation of human progress, 115; on the identity between savage and civilised intelligence, 116; his comparative method of mythology, 118; on the rudiments of religious belief, 119; his want of exact psychological knowledge, 121; general value of his researches, ib.
Tylor (Edward B.), his theory of Animism and the worship of de- parted spirits, cxxxix. 435 Tyndall (John, b. 1821), his skill as an Alpine climber, cxiii. 225; his 'Memoir' on glacier movement, 235; on the regelation of ice by contact, 236; applies the pheno- menon to glaciers, 239; on the veined structure of glacier ice, 248; later modification of his views, 249; on the Geyser erup- tions, 545 note
his illustrations of the pro- duction of heat, cxix. 6; his lecture 'on Force' at the Royal Institu- tion, 14
Tyndall (John), his lectures
Sound, cxxvii. 103; his scientific merits, ib.; his theory of clang-tint as an attribute of sound, 120
on the absorption of radiant heat by gases, cxxx. 145
his lectures on 'Faraday as a Discoverer,' cxxxii. 177
UCCELLO (PAOLO, b. 1396), his posi- sion in Italian art, cxxxv. 132 Ufzul Khan, his Affghan conquests, CXXV. 17; his vigorous govern- ment of Balkh, ib.; loyalty to Shere Ali, 19; bis re- bellion and reconciliation, 20; im- prisoned by Shere Ali, 21; in- stalled Ameer after Shere Ali's defeat at Ghuznee, 30; his sensual indulgence, 31
Uganda, kingdom of (Eastern Africa), history and description of, cxviii. 223; court ceremonies and rules of precedence in, 224
Ulm, surrender of General Mack at,
Ulphilas (Bishop, 4th century), the
Codex Argenteus of his Gothic Gospels at Upsala, cxl. 235; theft from the MS., 236; collation thereof, by M. Cleasby, 237. Ulrichs (Dr.), his theory of the site of the Homeric Troy, cxxxix. 511 Ultramontanes, pretensions of, to civil allegiance, cxxxvii. 576
reascendency of, under Pius VII., cxxxix. 361; their recent aggressiveness in Germany, 369 Ultramontanism, world-wide move- ment against the aggressions of, cxx. 460
Ulster, the settlement of, cxxix. 422; ancient Brehon laws in, 423; cus- tom of Tamistry, ib.; the Planta- tion Scheme of James L., 427 ; settlers on confiscated lands, 429; hard terms on the native race,
430; Scottish immigrants, ib.; the Irish Society, 431; patent of the London Companies, 432; rebellion of 1641, 433; harsh policy of Cromwell, ib.; the Act of Settle- ment, 434; cruel expedient of the Court of Claims, ib.; policy of James II., 435; fresh conquest of, in 1690, 436; Catholic and Pro- testant views of the Settlement, ib.; it separated the two races, 438; and established prosperity in Ulster, 439; custom of tenant- right, 440; manufacturing supe- riority founded by the settlement, 441; importation of French weavers, 442; linen manufacture, 443; enrichment of the Irish Church, ib.; foundation of Irish Presbyterianism, 447; the Regium Donum, 448 (see Presbyterians, Irish); identity of land and Church interests, 451; Protestant magis- tracy, 453
Uniformity, Act of (1662), its un- paralleled stringency, cxv. 599 circumstances of its passing,
Act for amendment of (1872), cxl. 457
Uniformitarian theory of geology, the, cxviii. 298
cxxxi. 44, 48; its logical weakness, 53
Union Assessment Committee Act (1862), cxx. 589 Unitarians, their past services to the Church of England, cxxxvii. 214;
eminent members of the sect, 215
Unitarianism, Dr. Döllinger on the causes of, cxxxviii. 214 United States. See America Universities (English), want of social intercourse between undergradu- ates and the authorities, cxi. 331; present superiority of Greek over Latin scholarship at, 340
refining influence of social life at, cxxxix. 336; scheme of education at, distinguished from the cramming' system, 344
early age at which eminent men have entered, cxxv. 59
pass examination at, com- pared with that of German uni- versities, cxxvii. 155; their func- tions contrasted with public schools, 156; evils of competi- tion, 157; undue importance attached to examinations, ib.; arguments for extra-collegiate system, 158; Dr. Pusey's con- trary views, ib.; wide duties of college lecturers, 160; mischiefs of over-competition to teachers, 161; want of scientific education, 463
Upas-tree, the, in Kew Gardens, cxxxviii. 524; exaggerated notions of its poisonous character, ib. Upham (Edward), his 'Sacred and Historical Works of Ceylon,' cxv. 386
Urban VI. (Pope, d. 1389), circum- stances of his election, cxii. 117; schism consequent thereon, ib.
Urban VIII. (Maffei Barberini, Pope, 1568-1644), his plunder of the Pantheon at Rome, cxviii. 358; pasquinade thereon, ib. note
-his mediation between France and Austria, cxxiii. 38, 39. See Mazarin, Cardinal
Urbino (Duke of), his capture of brigands for Sixtus V., cxxxii. 305
Urgel, bishops of, co-protectors of Andorre, cxiii. 352
Uriconium (Wroxeter), excavations at, cxi. 365
Urry (Mr.), his edition of Chaucer, cxxxi. 9
Uruguay, river, fluctuations in its
volume, cxxxix. 447
Usher (James, Archbishop of Ar- magh, 1580-1656), anecdote of his care of choice books, cxxiv. 344
Usury, condemned by the Church, cxxi. 450; fallacies respecting, ex- posed by Bentham, 451
Utah (U.S.), growth of the settle- ment, cxv. 189 Utilitarianism, the term applied to education, cxx. 163, 164
its degrading influence on
morals, cxxx. 40
Utraquists, the, cxxxvi. 284 Utrecht, Treaty of (1713), its provi- sions respecting the Spanish suc- cession, cxi. 152, 153 Utrecht, Commercial Treaty of, cxi.
Peace of, effect of on English politics, cxxxii. 531
VALETTA, bishopric at, proposed by Bishop Blomfield, cxviii. 566 Valla (Lorenzo, 1406-1457), his attack on the 'Donation of Con- stantine,' cxxxvi. 129; promoted
by Nicholas V., ib.; his quarrel with Poggio, 130
Valmy, battle of (1792), cxxiv. 565; its short duration, ib. note Vambéry (Arminius), his travelling
disguise discovered by Yakoob Khan, cxxv. 30 note Vambéry (Arminius), his 'Central Asia,' cxxxix. 289
Vancouver Island, failure of first at- tempts to colonise, cxix. 448; ceded to the Hudson's Bay Company, 449; resumed by the Crown, 451; physical aspect of, 452; its climate favourable to English emigrants, 453; its advantages as a naval station, 454; probably a fragment of the mainland, 455; coal supply of, ib.; price of land in, 456 Vandals, their pillage of Rome, cxviii.
348; their occupation of Africa, 349 Van Diemen's Land, failure of the 'probation system' in, cxvii. 248 Varangian Guard, the, cxviii. 241 Varennes (Billaud), refuses pardon, cxxviii. 291; his interview with General Bernard at Cayenne, ib. Varnhagen von Ense (Karl Auguste, 1785-1858), his correspondence with Humboldt, cxii. 213; his diaries not meant for publication, 216; his description of Rahel, 220; his marriage with her, ib. Varro (Marcus Terentius, B.C. 118- 20), his works burnt by Pope Gregory, cxxiv. 356
his rationalising division of religions, cxxxix. 441 note Vasari (George, 1512-1574), his 'Lives of Painters,' cxxxv. 122, 125
Vassy, massacre of, cxxx. 365 Vatican Codex, the (of the Bible), first mentioned by Erasmus, cxii. 258; its origin unknown, 260; extracts made in the sixteenth century, ib.; early collations of, 261; its high antiquity a demon- strated fact, 265; a facsimile edi- tion promised, ib.
deficiencies in, supplied by Dean Alford, cxxii. 108 Vatican Council, the (1869), sum- moned by Pius IX., cxxx. 297;
question of its constitution, ib.; deviations from precedent, 298; convoked by the Pope alone, ib.; disregard of State rights, 300; partial selection of bishops, 304 ; refusals of the Eastern Church, 305, 309; Protestants not invited, ib.; the Council not Ecumenical, 311; it is simply a gathering of the Latin Church, ib.; prospects of debate, 312; absurdity of Latin declamations, 313; questions for discussion, ib.; Decretals of Isi- dore, ib.; the creeds, ib.; the Filioque clause, 314; question of papal infallibility anticipated, ib., authority of Councils of Trent and Constance must be settled, 317, 318; original propositions for de- bate, 320; topics substituted, b.; questions of biblical authority and interpretation must be treated, 321; claims of science and litera- ture, 322, 323; the Index Libro- rum prohibitorum, ib.; pilgrimages and relics, 324; transubstantiation, 325; social topics, 326; doctrine of the future state, 327; question of membership of the Romish Church, ib.; relations of Church and State, 329; conflicting views respecting the Syllabus, ib.; endowment in Ireland, 331; question of conven- tual obedience, 332; its decisions must be unambiguous, 333; im- portance of publicity and freedom of debate, ib.; value of personal influence, 334; anticipations, 336 note, confirming opinions in above article, 602
Vatican Council (1869), recent works
on, cxxxiv. 131; scene at its open- ing in December, ib. ; two protest- ing bishops, 133 note; internal divisions revealed, 134; publicity prohibited, ib.; Fallibilists and In- fallibilists, 135; rival denunciations, ib.; general discord and disorder, 136; actual results of, 137; Dog-
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