Revolutionary war, increase of population during the, 124. Rhodes, sketch of, 723. Richelieu, encouragement of the drama by, in France, 323. Rivoli, defeat of Charles Albert at, 444. Roman states, the revolt of the, in 1830, 432 --and in 1848, 437. Rome, rise of, after the battle of Cannæ, 124 --progress of the decline of population in, 125 --the siege of, by Oudinot, 438. Rosicrucians, supposed acquaintance of the, with mesmerism, 77. Rossi, the papal minister, murder of, 437. Rossi, the countess, 168, 169. Royal Academy's exhibition, Fanny Lewald on the, 211. Rubini, reception of, in St Petersburg, 168. RUSKIN, THE WORKS OF, 326. Russell, Lord John, his proposed new Reform Bill, 297 _et seq._ --on the state of the agricultural interest, 489. Russia, sketches of government, society, &c. in, 154 _et seq._ --extravagance of the higher classes, 170. Russians, cheerfulness of the, 166. Sabbath, a, in California, 472. St Denis, the arch of, 320. St Jean d' Acre, sketches in, 459. St Lawrence river, the, 708. St Martin, the arch of, 320. St Petersburg, pictures from, 154. Saldanha, the marquis, his insurrection in Portugal and its results, 349 --his present position, 357. Salis, general, death of, 30. San Francisco, sketches in, 472 _et seq._ Sanitary measures, on government interference in, 381. Sanitary regulations, Mr Helps on, 383. Sardinia and Austria, sketches of the war between, 25 _et seq._, 437 _et seq._ Savoy, sketch of the princes of, 441. Scanderoon, the town of, 463. SCARBOROUGH ELECTION, the, 245 --the _Times_ on it, 303. Scheremetiew, count, anecdote of, 156. Schoolmasters, influence of free trade on the, 501. Science, the superstitions of, 565. Scotland, increase of population in, 1841 to 1851, 129 --preponderance of the liberal representatives in, 297 --fall in the prices of grain as shown by the Fiars, 491 --alleged rise of rents, 494. Scottish clergy and schoolmasters, influence of free trade on the incomes of, 500 _et seq._ Scribe, M., the words of Zerline by, 311. Scully, Mr, his motion regarding pauperism in Ireland, 136. SELIM'S LAMENT, by Delta, 103. Sena, defeat of Charles Albert at, 444. Serfdom, provisions for the abolition of, in Russia, 155 --sketches of it there, 156 _et seq._ Servants and employers, on the relations between, 381. SHAW'S GOLDEN DREAMS AND WAKING REALITIES, review of, 470. Shelley's Cenci, remarks on, 505. Shipping, influence of free trade on, 138. SHOPKEEPERS OF GREAT BRITAIN, to the, 629. Shopkeepers, effects of free trade on the, 111 --serfdom of the, in St Petersburg, 156. "Sigh thou not for a happier lot," 604. Slavery, Mr Helps on, 384 --different circumstances in which originated, 385. Small boroughs, the _Times_ on the, 246, 300.