Pacific Islands. _See_ Romilly, Travels.
Paris, Mathew, 293
early years, 315
a monk at St. Alban's, 316
various accomplishments, _ib._
sent to Norway, 317
succeeds Roger of Wendover as historiographer, _ib._
utilizes facts and documents, 318
lashes the enemies of the abbey, 319
his denunciations of the Pope, 319, 320
anecdotes, 321
omens and portents, _ib._
weather reports, _ib._
Parliament, the New, 257
activity of the Liberal press, _ib._
Radicalism based on pure ignorance, 258
Mr. Chamberlain's bribe to the rural voters, 258, 259
state of parties in 1880 and 1885, 260
the Home Rulers, 261
Mr. Gladstone and Home Rule in 1882, _ib._
Lord Salisbury's remarks on it, 262
the 'Quarterly Review' of Jan. 1882, _ib._
the scheme of separation and two Parliaments, 264
Mr. Gladstone's 'healing measures' for Ireland, 265-268
Sir J. Stephen on the Irish Parliament, 269
English capital in Ireland, 271
Davitt on landlordism, 272
Parnell on Home Rule, _ib._
dissentients in the press, 276
'strenuous policy' of the American war, _ib._
Lord Cowper on the Land Act of 1881, 277
opinions on the Land Bill, 278
its progress in Scotland and Wales, 279
Mr. G. Smith on concession, _ib._
good effect of Lord Salisbury's accession to power, _ib._
tone of European opinion, 280
Mr. Gladstone's foreign policy, 281
Prince Bismark's opinion of great orators, 282
Russian advances, 282, 283
state of trade, 284
the co-operative spinners of Oldham, 285
indifference of the Liberals, 286
new channel for trade in Burma, 286, 287
formation of a German Syndicate, 288
discordant element of the Liberal party, 290, 291.
Parnell, Mr., on national independence, 267
Protective tariffs, 270
private property, 271
Home Rule, 272
encomium on Mr. Gladstone, 544.
Patriarchal Theory, the, 181
described by Sir H. Maine, 182
Darwin's view, _ib._
the Patria Potestas and Agnation, 185
analogy in England, 186
Teutonic and Roman families, 187
Salic Law, 188
family system of the Hindus, 189
Agnates and Cognates, _ib._
Mr. J. D. Maynes's article, 190
religious origin of Civil law, 191
Mahommedan law, 191, 192
system among the Arabian tribes, 192
Slavonic and Russian society, 193-195
legend of Queen Libussa, 196
rejection of Roman law, 198
maternal uncles and nephews, 200
want of history with savages, _ib._
theory of the origin and growth of the Family, 201
Hordes and their Totems, _ib._
infanticide, _ib._
fewness of women, 202
female descents, 203
Exogamy, 204
Polyandry, _ib._
two schools of 'agriologists,' 205
Sir H. Maine on monogamy, 206
Darwin on the habits of primitive men, 207
ancestor worship, 208.
Peddie, Mr. Dick on Liberationist Literature, 10.
Pegu, annexation of, 227.
_See_ Burma.
Pentecost, Dr. G. F., on Denominational rivalry in America, 34.
Phayre, Sir A., his works on Burma, 210
wise ministration in Pegu, 228.
Pindar's Odes of Victory, 156
reverence paid to him, _ib._
imperfectly comprehended, 157
Voltaire's opinion, _ib._
the English and the ancient Greek mind, 158
public games, 159
Olympic festivals, 160
constructive skill of the Odes, 161
Prof. Mezger's work, 163
names of the members of the Terpandrian nome, _ib._
structural phenomena, 165
fifth Isthmian Ode, _ib._
innovation in the structure, 169
word-pictures, 170
reference to architecture, 171-173
structure, 173, 174
turgidity and bombast explained, 175
main source of obscurity, 176
the love of Apollo and Cyrene, _ib._
the genius of Pindar and Bossuet compared, 178
his human sympathies, 180.
Polycarp, St. _See_ Apostolic Fathers.
Poor Law, the English, its value, 540
in Norway, 408.
_See_ Democracy.