CAABA, the, cxxiv. 8; worship of, attacked by Mahomet, 25; origin of the worship, 232
Ça ira, the proverb identified, cxx.
Caballero, Fernan (pseudonym for
Cæcilia de Faber, b. 1797), her revival of Spanish romance, cxiv. 100; her ultra-catholic tendencies, 102; pictures of Andalusian life, 106; La Gaviota,' 108-117; 'La Familia de Alvareda,' 118-125 Cabinet, the, modern system of responsibility to the House of Commons, cxxvi. 561 Cabul, captured in 1866 by Azim Khan, cxxv. 27
Cacault (M.), his negotiations for a Concordat with Pius VII., cxxviii. 456
Cadamosto (Venetian merchant), his explorations of Africa in 1455, cxxviii. 220 Cadastral survey of Great Britain, cxviii. 378; the cadastral scale, ib.; recommended by the com- mittee of 1862, ib.; mass of blue books on the question, 379; a cadastral distinguished from a topographical map, ib.; progress of triangulation, 380, 383; fixing of theodolites, 384; measurement of the base, 385; compensation bars, ib.; the heliostat, 386; tests of accuracy in triangulation, 387; conference at Brussels on cadastres, 390; controversy in Parliament, 391; vote for the cadastral survey refused, ib.; report of Lord Bury's committee, 392; process of con- structing a cadastral map, 393; abours and perils of surveyors, 394, 395; tracing the 25-inch plan, 396; photozincography, ib.; reduction of the scale, 397; the
plates electrotyped, ib.; question of expense, 398; waste of money from want of uniform triangula- tion, ib. 399; economy of the cadastral system, 400; expenses limited to preliminary triangula- tion, ib.; uncertainty of annual grants, ib.; general advantages of cadastral maps, 403; illogical op- position in Parliament, ib.; future prospects, 404. See Drummond, Thomas
Cæsar (Caius Julius, B.C. 100-43), his character, cxv. 470; wrongly compared to Cromwell, 471; his rule an hereditary despotism, 472
his description of the Druids, cxviii. 40; simplicity of his style, 42; his careless notice of 'barba- rian' social life, ib.
his system of ciphers, cxxiv. 355; History of, by Napoleon III., 399; authenticity of his Commen- taries, 403 note; the antitype of Cicero, 415; his conduct to Cicero during the first Triumvirate, 416; complicity in Catiline's conspiracy, 418 note; his camps in Gaul, 424; his scanty knowledge of Britain, 425; probably embarked at Bou- logne, 426; his landing-place, 427; his passage of the Thames, 428, 430; his cruelty to the Veneti, 431; his deportation of captive slaves to Rome, 432
his plans for the reconstruc- tion of the commonwealth, cxxix. 84
Cæsars, palace of the, at Rome, cxviii. 361
Cagliostro (Alexandre, Comte de, 1745-1795), his personal appear- ance, cxxv. 307; intimacy with Madame de Lamotte, 308 Caird (Mr. James), his pamphlet on
the Irish land question, cxxxi. 281, 282
Cairnconan (Angus), Pict's house at, cxx. 316
Calas (Jean), judicial murder of, in
1762, cxxxviii. 217
Calhoun (Mr. J.), his views of
Federal Government in America, cxiii. 574
California, gold mining in, cxvii. 87
varieties of pines in (see Coniferous Trees); solemn charac- ter of tree-scenery in, cxx. 368
splendid climate of, cxxix.460 Caligula (Caius Cæsar, 12-41), his
palace at Rome, cxxxv. 308 Callisthenes, his stellar observations sent from Babylon, cxxv. 119 Calmar, Union of (1397), cxxxiv. 245, 247
Calverley(C.S.), his 'Ode to Tobacco,' cxxiv. 268
his light verse compared to 'Rejected Addresses,' cxl. 382 Calvin (John, 1509–1564), his doc- trine of the observance of Sunday, cxiv. 539
compared with St. Louis, cxxxi. 122; Lives of, 123; parent- age and education, 124; forsakes theology for the law, ib. ; his com- mentary on Seneca's de Clementiâ, 126; his Lutheran oration at Paris, ib.; a fugitive, 127; intro- duced to Erasmus at Basle, 128; his Introductio Christianæ Reli- gionis,' b.; supports predestination and the absolute infallibility of Scripture, ib.; visit to the Duchess of Ferrara, 129; arrival at Geneva, 132; associated with Farel, ib.; his Confession of Faith,' 133; his severe discipline at Geneva, 134; his system opposed, 135; disputes on ritual, ib.; expelled, ib.; removal to Strasburg, 136; views on Protestant reconciliation with Rome, ib.; his poverty, 137; triumphal return to Geneva, ib.;
his ecclesiastical polity restored, 139, 140; admixture of lay govern- ment, 141: advocated obedience to the civil power, ib.; spread of his doctrines, 142; his consistorial law at Geneva, 143; severity of his ordinances, 144; his despotic legislation, 145; his infamous conduct to Servetus, 147, 148; justified by Melanchthon and others, ib.; his remorseless temper, 149; persecution of Castellio, ib. ; his increased influence, 150; his cosmopolitan ambition and con- structive genius, 151; his life not happy, 152; death, ib.; character as a reformer, ib.; M. Renan on his Christianity, 153; permanence of his system, 154; his genius as legislator, ib.
his prophecy of triumph in France, cxxxviii. 203 Calvinists, their doctrine of predes-
tination modified, cxxxiii. 401 Cambridge (Adolphus Frederick, Duke of, 1774-1850), his personal appearance, cxvi. 244 Cambridge University, examination. for the mathematical tripos at, cxxxix. 331; and for Smith's prizes, ib.; mathematical studies at, 346 Cambronne (Pierre Jacques Étienne,
General, 1770-1826), story of his speech at the defeat of the old guard denied, cxix. 326; origin of the story, 327
Camden (William, 1551-1623), his travels in England, cxxxviii. 489 Camden Society, the origin and object of, cxxv. 233
Cameos, chiefly used as ornaments by the Greeks, cxxiv. 518. See Gems Cameron (Jane, Female Convict), Memoirs of, by a Prison Matron, cxxii. 337; her child-life, 343; account of the 'Dancing Skeel,'349 Camisards, the, rebellion of, cxxxviii. 203, 205
Campagna at Rome, the, desolated by the Saracens, cxviii. 365, 368; malaria therein, 369
Campbell (John, Lord, 1781-1861),
his 'Lives of Lord Lyndhurst and Lord Brougham,' cxxix. 556; his inaccuracy and ill-natured author- ship, ib.; his obligations to both lords, 557 note; his relations with Lyndhurst, ib.; inaccurate account of Lyndhurst's early life, 558; personal grievance, on irregular marriages, 565; on Lyndhurst's Reform policy, 568; his Bill against obscene publications, 571; he accuses Lord Brougham of jealousy, 573; his misstatements respecting the Edinburgh Review and Brougham, 577, 578; sneers at Brougham's advocacy, 579; his low opinion of the legal profes- sion, 592; imperfect account of Brougham's conduct on Reform, 594; on Brougham's derangement of mind, 595 Campbell (Thomas, 1777-1844), his
visit to St. James's monastery at Ratisbon, cxix. 183 note Campbell (Sir George), his views on the Irish Land Question, cxxxi. 277; his Cobden Essay on Land Tenures in India, 323 Campbell, Major-General John, C.B., his services in suppressing human sacrifices in Khôndistan, cxix. 397; his address to the natives there- upon, ib.
Campbell (Dr. Thomas), note on the history of his Diary (see cx. 327); identifying his nephew as the bearer of the MS. to New South Wales, cxi. 276 Campbell (Duncan, of Asknish),
his work on steam-rams,' cxxxvi. 559; claims the merit of invention, 587
Campbell (J. F.), his 'Frost and Fire,' cxxii. 422; his popular treatment of science, 423; objections to the
title, 425; on radiation of force from light, ib. 426; his notions of gravitation and refraction, ib.; leading idea of the work, 427; re- commends parlour geology, 428; his theory of a north-polar cur- rent, ib.; his qualifications, 429; his use of symbols in geology, ib.; his experiments on ventilation, 430; his imitation of clouds, 432; on the effect of wind on trees, 433; on the observation of sea- currents, 434; on the tool- marks' of water, 437; his illustra- tion of salt deposits, 439; on ice- marks in Northern Europe, 443; wrong theory of ice movement, 445; on the melting of rock-sub- stances by primeval heat, 448; theory of volcanic action, 450; on polar and equinoctial currents, 452; his ingenious devices, 455 Campbell (Mary), her pretensions to the gift of tongues, cxvi. 455 Camper (Peter, 1722-1789), on the proportions of the human figure,
Campian (Edmund, 1540-1581), his adhesion to the Jesuits, cxxxi. 18, 20; object of his mission to Eng- land, ib.; his execution, 21; his conspiracy not proved, 22 Campo-Formio, treaty of (1797), its. iniquitous character, cxxvi. 318 Campo-Santo, the architectural fea- tures of, cxxi. 525, 526
Canada, its geographical union with British Columbia Columbia anticipated, cxii. 331
military defence of, cxv. 112; liability of, to American invasion, 124
cession of French rights of sovereignty in, cxix. 448 note
difficulty of protecting, cxx. 183; origin of the Federal move- ment in, 184; the Quebec Confer- ence, ib. 185; Resolutions of the Delegates, ib.; proposed Federal
Canals, history of, in India, cxix. 122; the Delhi and Jumna canals, 123; importance of the Ganges canal, ib.
earliest Acts relating to,
CXXV. 90 Canary Islands, the, earliest know- ledge of, cxxviii. 208; Norman colony in, ib.; Spanish traditions of barbarism disproved, ib. Canning (George, 1770-1827), Pitt's intended overtures to, cxii. 53; his duel with Lord Castlereagh, 54
his principles of foreign re- cognition, cxvii. 300
compared with Disraeli, cxxvii. 569; his patriotic foreign policy, ib.
accepts the Governor-Gene- ralship of India, cxxviii. 127; disliked by the King, ib.; made Secretary of State by Lord Liver- pool, ib. 130; his policy at Ve- rona, 136; on the recognition of the Spanish American Colonies, 138; personal relations with the Duke of Wellington, 147, 149
succeeds Lord Liverpool as Prime Minister, cxxxi. 575; his Cabinet a failure, ib.; his character, ib.; disruption of previous policy, 576
anecdotes of, in Parliament, cxxxiii. 301, 302
his share in the Anti- Jacobin,' cxxxv. 475, 476; his honourable conduct regarding Queen Caroline, 525; detested by George IV., ib.; relations, as
Foreign Secretary, with his party, 526; results of his brief adminis tration, 527; Whig defections, 528; Lord Grey's attack on him, ib.; his speeches on the Foreign Enlistment Bill, 561, 568 Canning (George), Mr. Greville's high estimate of the man, cxl. 533; but severe summary of his character, 534
Canning (Charles John, Viscount, 1812-1862), his arrival in India, cxvii. 444; his conduct respecting the greased cartridges,451; opposed to severe measures in suppressing the Mutiny, 458; blamed for over- leniency at home, 462; his con- fidence in the native races, ib.; his unfavourable views on Proclama- tions, 471; his re-settlement of pro- perty in Oude, 474; denounced by Lord Ellenborough, ib.; proposes the transmission of inheritance by adoption, 479; his changes in the Legislative Council, 484; on the increase of European troops after the Mutiny, 487; proposes an ad- dition to the local force, ib.; his plan rejected by Lord Palmerston, 489; his financial reforms, 491; his death and funeral, 497
his recognition of British heroism during the Mutiny, cxxxiii. 97; his calm courage and magnanimity, 117; malevo- lent attacks on, 118; his patience
under unjust imputations, 120 Canon, authority of, in connexion with scriptural inspiration, cxx. 291 Canon law, its definition of the law of marriage, cxxx. 259 Canons, book of (1603-4), cxl. 439; its disquieting effect on the Church of England, 440
Cañons, the term applied to the
Fraser river, cxix. 466
Canterbury Cathedral, recent fire in CXxxvii. 223
Cape of Good Hope, Portuguese voyage to, in 1433, cxxviii. 215; discovery of, by Diaz, 228
the diamond-field question at, cxxxiv. 410, 445 (see Africa, South); resources and revenue of, 446; subject of responsible government, ib.; resolution in favour of federation, 447
Cape Town, mischievous creation
of a territorial bishopric at, cxviii. 567. See Long v. Bishop of Cape Town
Capital, the term in political eco
nomy, cxxxviii. 363
Capital punishment, evils of Home Office interference with, cxvii. 268
arguments against, cxxi. 111, 115; reasons against public executions, ib., 117
paradoxical defence of, by J. S. Mill, cxxxix. 92 Capitol at Rome, the, medieval his
tory of, cxviii. 361, 362 Capoti (Giovanni), his collection of medieval Christian inscriptions, cxx. 221
Caprara (Jean Baptiste, Cardinal, 1733-1810), appointed legate à lutere for France, cxxviii. 462; his compromise with Napoleon, 467
Capricornia (Australia), proposed
colony of, cxviii. 310; its boundaries defined, ib.
Capuchins, the, popular character of
the order, cxiv. 251
Caracalla (Roman Emperor, 188217), baths of, at Rome, cxviii. 344
Carbonic acid, discovery of, by Dr. Black, cxxv. 84
Carbuncle, the, varieties of, mentioned by Pliny, cxxiv. 254 Cardross case, the, cxxviii. 277 Carew (Richard, 1555-1620), his
picture of rustic gentry in the 'Survey of Cornwall,' cxxxviii. 12 Carew (Thomas, 1589 - 1639), specimen of his love-verses, cxl.
Cariboo, gold-fields of, cxix. 468 Carlaverock, the Book of, by W. Fraser, cxl. 322; siege of Castle Carlaverock, 323; early possessors of the castle, 325 Carlisle Memorial Refuge, the, cxxii. 367, 368
Carlos (Don, son of Philip II., 1545– 1568), tragic story of, revealed by M. Gachard, from archives, cxxvii. 1; his birth, 2; his alleged savage instincts in childhood, ib. ; his education, 3; first interview with Charles V., 4; his stubborn disposition, 5; receives the oath of allegiance of the Cortes, 9; his accident and illness, ib.; story of his recovery, 11; his gluttonous habits, ib.; admitted to the Council of State, ib.; his personal appearance, 12; schemes of marriage for him, ib.; quarrels with his father, 17; his intractable nature, 19; influence of Queen Elizabeth of Valois over him, ib.; his alleged intrigue with the Flemish deputies, 22, 23; his violent speech in the Cortes, 25; his later extravagances of conduct, 26; rebuked by Suarez, ib.; attempts to stab Alva, 27; promoted by his father, ib.; his recklessness, 28; renews his hatred of Philip, ib.; his early intimacy with Don Juan of Austria, 29; his plan of flight, 30; his arrest by Philip, 32, 34; his close captivity, 35; rumours of his murder, ib.; his wretched life in prison, 36; attempts to kill himself, 37; his repentance, 38; Philip's inhumanity to him, ib.; his attempts at self-destruction renewed, ib.; his contrition and death, 39; mock grandeur of his
« PreviousContinue » |