The Gentleman's Magazine, Volumes 167-168

F. Jefferies, 1840 - Early English newspapers

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Contents

• JANUARY 1840: 19
• Minor CORRESPONDENCE History and Works of John Thorpe the Archi: 114
• Shottesbrooke Church Berkshire with a Plate: 133
• Presumed Plantagenet Monuments at Sawbridgeworththe Leventhorpes: 140
• On the Reception of the Decrees of the Council of Trent: 146
• Tookes Diversions of Purley and Richardsons New English Dictionary: 152
• On the Orthography of the name of Shakspere: 161
• John Webster on Shakespeare 168 Meaning of Official Maces: 169
• THE PALACE GREEVISH: 178
• FINE ARTS: 187
• HISTORICAL CHRONICLE: 193
• Promotions and Preferments 199 Births 200 Marriages: 201
• Deaths arranged in Counties: 215
• Bill of MortalityMarketsPrices of Shares 223 Meteorological Diary: 224
• BY SYLVANUS URBAN GENT: 226
• Hernes Oak Windsor Little Park with a Plate: 243
• On Hallams Literary History the Council of Trent c Bignon and Artaud: 249
• Letter from Mr Hallam on the Council of Trent and Consultatio Cassandri: 260
• License to the Duke of Yorks Company of Players in 1611 Illustrations: 267
• REVIEW OF NEW PUBLICATIONS: 273
• LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE: 300
• ANTIQUARIAN RESEARCHES: 304
• Promotions and Preferments 312 Births 313 Marriages: 313
• CLÉRGY DECEASED 326 DEATHS arranged in Counties: 328
• Bill of MortalityMarketsPrices of Shares 335Meteorological DiaryStocks: 336
• MINOR CORRESPONDENCE Library of Trinity College DublinBarony: 338
• Royal Society 70 Botanical Society 71 Chelmsford Philosophical: 339
• English Armour and Arms in the reigns of Elizabeth and James I with: 348
• Particulars of the great Fire of Southwark in 1676: 359
• On Sanctuaries particularly those of Britany: 365
• Mr Bruce on the Orthography of Shakspere: 374
• Mr Jesse on the Identity of Hernes Oak: 380
• REVIEW OF NEW PUBLICATIONS: 389
• FINE ARTS: 404
• ANTIQUARIAN RESEARCHES: 416
• HISTORICAL CHRONICLE: 421
• Promotions and Preferments 425 Births 426 Marriages: 427
• CLERGY DECEASED 439 DEATHS arranged in Counties: 440
• Bill of MortalityMarkets Prices of Shares 447 Meteorological Diary Stocks: 448
• By SYLVANUS URBAN GENT: 450
• Diary of a Lover of Literature By Thomas Green Esq of Ipswich: 458
• Narrative of the Sufferings of Mrs Foster a Recusant at York: 465
• 66: 470
• The Council of Trent and Struggles of Civil and Ecclesiastical Authority: 471
• Elucidation of a Passage in Platos Banquet: 480
• Defence of the Character of Dr Jortin: 487
• POETRY Lines to Eton by the Marquess Wellesley: 496
• 72: 512
• ANTIQUARIAN RESEARCHES Society of Antiquaries 518 Bronze: 519
• HISTORICAL CHRONICLE: 526
• Promotions and Preferments 534 Births 535 Marriages: 535
• DEATHS arranged in Counties: 551
• 79: 552
• Bill of MortalityMarketsPrices of Shares 557Meteorological DiaryStocks: 558
• 1: 559
• GENTLEMANS MAGAZINE: 562
• Remarks on the New General Biographical Dictionary Part V: 591
• MEMORIALS OF LITERARY CHARACTERS No XXVIII Mad de Stael: 597
• On the preservation of Monuments by Parochial Clergymen: 605
• FINE ARTS The Art Union 623 Sir Simon Clarkes Pictures: 626
• ANTIQUARIAN RESEARCHES Society of Antiquaries 633 Cambridge: 637
• Promotions and Preferments 644 Births and Marriages: 645
• Embellished with a View of the CHURCHES of St BARTHOLOMEW and St BENET: 646
• OBITUARY with Memoirs of the Earl of Stair Sir C W Burdett Bart: 662
• Bill of MortalityMarkets Prices of Shares 671 Meteorological DiaryStocks: 672
• 112: 676

Popular passages

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Bibliographic information

• Title: The Gentleman's Magazine, Volumes 167-168; Volumes 133-158; Volumes 357-394 of Early English newspapers
• Contributor: John Nichols
• Publisher: F. Jefferies, 1840
• Original from: the University of Michigan
• Digitized: Aug 10, 2005