Necessity of Executive power, i. 261.
Necker, called to administration, and
his selection reasonable, i. viii., 94
-his expedients to remedy the
miseries of France, ib. 95 to 99

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dismissal, 95 how far to be
blamed for the evils of the French
revolution, ix., 101 - a victim to
the privileged orders, ib. his not
succeeding neither his nor the
king's fault, x. - recalled, xi., 121
-the prevalence of new opinions
during his absence, ib.-submits to
public opinion, 121-his mistake in
calling the notables together, xi.-
question of his defence, xi. 121, 122,
123, 124-his countermeasure to
the usurpation in the Tiers Etat,
xvi.-questions relative to his ad-
ministration, 125-observations on
his conduct, quotations from his
later work on the French revolution,
125 to 138-general opinions res-
pecting, ib.-Ferrieres' observations
on the talents and inventions of,
244-and his most unfair criticism
on, as a minister, 246, 247, 249-
what his dismissal was to the patriots,
253-address to the king in support
of, 254, 255-Comte d'Artois say-
ing to, 262-intermediate person
between the royal authority and the
Assembly, 341-his opinions on a
single chamber, 343-his respect
for the British constitution, 293, et
seq.-court fatally interfered in his
conciliatory plan, 475.
Nelson, remark made by, ii. 445.
New morality, denounced by Mr.
Burke, ii. 387.

New organization of society, plans
for, ii. 388.

New opinions, attraction of, ii. 423
--the use to society of the love of
novelty, 421.

Nicolai, M. de, ii. 309.
Noailles, Duke of, refused to sit in

Cour Plenière, i. 115-nature of
intelligence brought by, 211.
Notables, the Assembly of the, Ca-
lonne proposes to call together, i.
105-observations on, 106, 120-
how divided, and names of, 107-

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effect of. i. 109-what proposals had.
been sanctioned by, 110-their de-
sertion of Calonne, ib. 113-their
efforts for the melioration of the
constitution. 110, 111-summoned
by Necker, 121
opinion of this
measure, xii.,122, 123-composition
of, 122 the state of the public
mind when second assembly broke
up, 123-their effort to regain their
popularity, 143-opinion of Bailly
on calling together. 220.
Noyant, M. de, ii. 309.

Orleans, Duke of, how he became the
idol of the people, and the chief of
a party, i. 243-intentions of the
Orleans faction towards, 253-the
effect produced by the arrival of the
king on the party of, 259- how he
employed his immense fortune, 278
-accusations respecting, 379--ob-
servations on the connexions of, 525
-reference to, 540.

Orleanists and Girondists, fear the
consequences of La Fayette's re-
maining in Paris, ii. 32.

Owen, Mr., his views the same as
those of Godwin, ii. 211-conver-
sation with, ii. 425-the wildness
of his schemes, ib.

Paine, a writer fitted to address popu-
lar assemblies i. 191-his idea on
government adopted by Godwin,
223-his Rights of Man, ii. 530.
Paley, Dr., considerations by, i 447,
448-justice of his observation on
the character of testimony, 449--
his Moral Philosophy, ii. 180, 217.
Pan, Mallet du, king's mission by, i.

516 to 538-instructions drawn up
by, 520-king's explanations com-
municated to, 521-memorial found
among his papers, extracts from, 523
et seq.-leaves Frankfort, consider-
ing his mission at an end, 534-at
Geneva, 534, ii. 59-copy of me-
moir presented by, to the allied
sovereigns, 538 to 550-a letter to
relates the courage of the king, ii.
18-confirmation of the author's
views by, 314.

Paoli, partook of the general despair
of the Corsicans, i. 60.
Papal power, establishment of the, ii.

521.

Paradise Lost, example of author of,

worthy of imitation, ii. 391.
Paris, parliament of, fault of its mem-
bers, ix.-philosophic mayorof,xx.-
how the people effected, xxii.-how
different from London, ib. - Etat
major of, ii. 9-constituted authori-
ties of, 10-municipality of, not faith-
ful to their duty, 11-Mayor of, to
take proper means for preventing
all assemblies contrary to law, 10.
Party purposes, sacrifices made for, ii.
468.

Patriots, remarks on the conduct of,
i. x., xiv.-what they had to con-
tend with, 114, 187-their great
fault, xxiv. considerations on,
ib. 261, 265-task to be held up to,
263, 365-desire of, to deliver their
country from feudal system, 280-
dissatisfaction of the French guards
who had become, 371, 372-what
the first, resolved upon, 386-meant
well to monarchy, 525.
Pays d'Etat, Languedoc provinces of,
i. 98.

Pelleport, Marquise de, i. 215.
Pétion, Mayor of Paris, ii. 11-de-

clares for a republic, ib. he is
ready to expose the king, 12-de-
tachments of the national guard
sent by, lost in the crowd, 14-ad-
vertised of the motion of the
national guard by the queen,
33-
suspended by the Directory, 49—
appeared at the head of the com-
mune, 61-his work on Robespierre
and Marat, 67-La Fayette's ad-
dress to his army mentioning him,
125-his opinion prevails, 145-
remarks of, 242-protests against
those who excite the people to in-
surrection, 245-his fate, 249.
Pitt, Mr., great war minister of Eng-
land, i. 52-opinions on the war,
477-opinion of him, ii. 130-cha-
racter of his eloquence, 203, 204-
a great financier, 280-reference to
his speeches, 289.

n,

Plenier Cour, cause of its institutio
and why so called, i. 115-observa-
tions on, 116, 132.

Pochet, M., saves the life of Madame
Fausse Lendry, ii. 113.
Pompadour, Madame de, Voltaire pa-
tronized by, i. 48, 68, 74-events
during reign of, 49-practices in-
troduced by, 67—by whom suc-
ceeded, ib.-her personification of
the Goddess of Fortune, 75.
Portalis, M., and his son. ii. 308.
Practical lessons of the French Revo-
lution, ii. 381 to 390, 428, 450,
455, 459, 461, 463, 464, 470, 472.
Preliminary Lectures, vol. i. v.-1833,
ii. 423-1835, 448.

Press, freedom of, liable to abuse, ii.
466, 467-should be subject to re-
sponsibility, 467, 468-the viru-
lence of, in America, 493.
Prie, Marquis de, i. 47.
Procureur, Syndic, addresses the As-
sembly in vain, ii. 112.
Prodigy, events within the descrip-
tion of, ii. 376.

Prudhomme, work by, ii. 315.
Prussians, make war on the French,
ii. 1-outcry against them, 2-opi-
nions respecting their invasion of
France, 3-La Fayette and his
friends fall into their hands, 125.

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Queen of Louis XVI., her praise-
worthy conduct towards the king,
ii. 16-her heroism, 19-her ex-
treme danger, 20-self-control, 22
-her opposition to La Fayette, 31
-account of, by Madame de Cam-
pan, 35, et seq. sets the king
against retiring to Normandy, 62-
her anxiety for the king, 72, 79-
her attention to the Swiss guards,
87-trial of, and execution, ii. 271,
272-her character, 273, 274-an-
nouncement in the Moniteur, 307.
Question of monarchical power, and
conduct of parties, i. 344.

Ramond, his address to the National
Assembly, ii. 30, 31.
Rebecqui, ii. 71.
Reformation, the, ii. 523.

marks on Hebert and his followers,
ii. 347-doubts as to his policy with
regard to Danton, 351-his life,
character, and fate, 353, et seq.
Rochefoucault, viewed as a licentious
moralist, i. 31-rejected the king's
nomination, 115.

Roland, one of three proscribed minis-
ters who are recalled by the Giron-
dists, ii. 96.

Roland, Madame, Memoirs of, ii. 8,
233, et seq.-when her writings can
benefit, 236-her thoughts prior to
her execution, ib.

Romeuf, M. de, bearer of decree of
National Assembly to the king, i.
450-queen's remarks to, 451.
Romilly, Sir Samuel, his opinion of
Godwin's "Inquiry concerning Po-
litical Justice," ii. 209.
Rousseau, the great rival genius of
the century, i. 75-abominated by
Voltaire, and disliked by the philo-
sophers, ib.-effects and character
of his writings, 76, 77, 79, 80-
one of the atheistical school, 78-
Burke not a convert to his opi-
nions, ii. 185.
Russia, attempt of France to over-
throw the empire of, ii. 527.

Santerre, his popular qualities, ii. 8-
directs the march of the citizens,
14-his speech to the queen, 20.
Scott, Sir Walter, his account of the
Girondists in the Life of Buona-
parte, ii. 233.

Servan, his recall sought by the Gi-
rondists, ii. 96.

Seze, de, his defence of the king, ii.
149, 150-receives the grateful
thanks and acknowledgments of the
king, 161.

Sheridan, his speech on the French
Revolution, ii. 203.
Sicyes, Abbé, i. 211, 248.
Simon, St., Memoirs of, the great

magazine for writers of history, i.
10-for what he should be con-
sulted, 12-observations on, ib.,
13, 14, 18, 25-extract from, 26-
remarks on, 27, 28-his observa-
oitns on the defective education of

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the king, i. 32-describes the con-
cluding scenes of Louis XIV., 40, 41.
Simonians, St., their views the same
as those of Godwin, ii. 211-lec-
tures of, alluded to, 426.
Smith, Adam, considerations of his
system of political economy, i. 21
-political comparison of, with
Fénélon's, 22, 24-allusion to, in
connection with Thompson, 29-
value of his writings, ii. 224-
well known to Mr. Godwin, 225.
Sombreuil, Mademoiselle de, saves
the life of her father, ii. 113.
States General, their authority made
light of, by Henry IV., i. 2-suf-
fered to fall into disuse, 5-pro-
vision might have been made for
the
proper management of, 7
French nation had lost their, 33-
object of Louis XIV. in not sum-
moning, 35, 36-his reason for
not calling them, 82-claim of the
parliament as the representative of
the, 64-an appeal to, talked of,
96-the revival of, a perilous ex-
periment, 97, 111-Necker's com-
position of, 98, 99, 144-observa-
tions bearing on the meeting of,
102, 137, et seq.-prediction con-
cerning, speedily accomplished,
111-reason for a call of, 113, 147
-why wiser to let them arise out of
provincial assemblies, ib.-idea of,
became popular, 115-a meeting of,
called for by the parliament, 117-
letters issued for convoking, 119,
120-the king's ordinance determ-
ining the number of, 123-Necker's
intended mode of assembling, dan-
gerous, ib.-his reasons that they
should be assembled, ib., 127 to
134-why the forms and consti-
tutions of, should have been settled
by the king, 140, 141-assembled
under unfavourable circumstances,
xiv., 145, 150-when the meeting
of, took place, xiv., 148-general
picture of the ceremonial part of,
ib., 149, 150-king's speech at the
opening of, 151-followed by the
keeper of the seals, 152-nothing de-
cided with regard to the mode of vot-

ing, i. 159—what a necessary pre-
liminary to all deliberation in, 153
-Necker's plan for the verification
of their writs, 153, 154-and re-
jection of, ib.-met for the purpose
of consenting to taxes, 161, 186-
observation on their right of voting
subsidies and taxes, 161-and on
the king's right to change his
ministry and dissolve them, ib.,
162-plans for future constitution
of, 168-the power given to, by
some of the articles in the king's
declaration, 169, 170-the master
of the ceremonies cannot be the
king's agent at the, 176-disso-
lution of the existing, a doubtful
expedient, 178-remarks on their
hall and their manner of debating,
184, 185--nothing explicit said by
the king on the meeting of, 186-
insult and menace mixed with their
deliberations, 194, 199-what the
appointment of deputies to, became,
206-observations by Bailly on,
220, 226, 229, 232, 234, 238—
what the parliament hoped for
from, 241-expectations indulged
in after the meeting of, 243-the
effect of their meeting upon Fer-
rieres, 244, 245—and his account
of the meeting of, not exaggerated,
247-proposition to get rid of, 248
-eagerness of the nobility and clergy
to dissolve, 250-declaration of
opinions on the English constitu-
tion before the meeting of, 328-
note on absolute power of, 351-
events six months after the meeting
of, 406, 407-king complains of
their assumption, 454-and mis-
construction of his conduct towards,
444, 445.

Staël, Me. de, observations on, as a

Sulles, his last letter to his wife, ii.
249.

Sully, i. 55-in what respect Necker
was like, 95.

Summary of principal points of French
Revolution. ii. 374 to 378-general
summary, 518, 543.
Supplementary Lectures, ii. 398.
Surveillance, committee of, meditate
the massacres of September, ii. 101.
Swift, a writer supereminently fitted
to address large masses of mankind,
ii. 191.

Switzerland, republic in, ii. 525.

Tacitus, i. 42.

Tallien, one of the revolutionary
leaders, ii. 98-extract from speech
by, ii. 297.

Tarente, Princess de, saves herself by
her heroism, ii 113-refuses to cri-
minate the queen, ib.-is carried
home in triumph by the people.
Target, declines to become counsel for
the king, ii. 148.

Tavistock, Marquis of, allusion to, ii.
501.

Theresa, Maria, when attacked, i. 49

-alliance formed in favour of, ib.
-and observations on, 50, 51, 52.
Thiers, Mignet and, French histo-
rians of the Revolution, i. 83,
121-his account of the effect
of Vergniaud's speech, ii. 44-his
belief that there could be no escape
from the revolutionary tide, ii. 136
-his account of the Girondists, 232
-quotations from, on the period of
the Reign of Terror, 280, et seq.

unreasonable in his view of
the scenes of French Revolution,
380.

danger, ii. 21.