INDEX. 
Schreber, remarks on his work 
upon quadrupeds, 57. 
Schroeter, remarks on his 
work upon systematic con- 
chology, 59. 
Science, present state of, in 
Britain, 339. Claims of, 
for patronage from the go- 
vernment, 342. Diffusion 
and extension of, in Eng- 
land, as compared with other 
countries, 343. Neglect of 
comprehensive _enquirers, 
345. Continental patron- 
age, 347. By whom it 
should be protected, 355. 
Concluding reflections in 
reference to all the physical 
sciences, 365. Means pos- 
sessed by the government 
and universities for en- 
couraging it, 367. Neg- 
lected at our universities, 
371. Consequences of the 
decline of, 427. 
Scientific societies, influence 
of, 297. Present state of, 
in Britain, 299.  Publish- 
ing committees, 305. Re- 
wards and medals given by, 
306. Difficulty of filling 
a scientific order, 419. Dis- 
tinctions should be made, 
421. True cause ministerial 
neglect, 423.. Suggestions 
for the improvement and 
reform of, 428. Outlines 
of a new one, 449. Sci- 
entific men, appropriate of- 
fices for, 389. Propriety 
of conferring honorary titles 
on,407. Scientific noblemen 
in France, 409. Honours 
withheld from Englishmen, 
412. Discussion of the sub- 
ject in parliament, 414. Ob- 
jections answered, 415. 
461 
Seopoli, remarks on his work 
upon the entomology of 
Carniola, 47. 
Scotch universities, 324. 
Seba, Albertus, 33. 
Sepp, remarks on his works 
on the insects of the Low 
Countries, 47. 
Shaw, Dr., remarks on _ his 
writings, 65. 
Sloane, Sir Hans, remarks on 
his works, 31. 
Smeathman, Mr. Henry, his 
interesting account of the 
insects generally termed 
white ants, 52. 
Smith, Sir James, remarks on 
his works, 66. 
Solander, Dr., 39. 
Sonnerat, his works, 80. 
Sonnini, his works, 80. 
South, Sir James, 429. 
Spallanzani, 48. 
Sparmann, 49. 
Sparrows, natural history of, 
145. 
Squirrel, the, 145. 
St. Hilaire, Geoffroy, his sys- 
tem of ornithology, 87. 
Stewart, Dugald, his opinion 
of the importance of analogy, 
284. 
Swammerdam, his laborious 
researches and anatomical 
discoveries, 21. 
Systematists, prejudices of,157. 
Systems, natural and artificial, 
188. Advantages of artifi- 
cial ones, 191. Origin of 
mixedsystems, 197. Natural 
systems alone conducive to 
the advancement of natural 
history as a physical science, 
200. Inconsistency of arti- 
ficial ones, 237. 
Temminck, M., 81. 
