through the committee rejected, ib.; effect of the bill on the articles of the Scottish union, [59]; the Catholic bill carried to the Lords, [65]; duke of Wellington's speech, [66]; the arch- bishop of Canterbury's do., and amendment to throw out the bill, [69]; bishop of Oxford's speech for the bill, [71]; archbishop of Armagh against it, [73]; bishops of London and Durham do., [74]; the lord chan- cellor for it, [75]; marquis of Anglesea do., [79]; duke of Richmond &c. against it, ib.; marquis of Salisbury do., [81]; lord Tenterden do., [82]; lord Grey for it, [84]; lord Eldon against, [87]; lord Plunkett for, [92]; duke of Wellington's reply at the close of the debate, [94]; bill passed, [96]; bill for disfranchisement of forty- shilling freeholders in Ireland, [99]; opposed by Mr. Huskisson, [100]; bill passed, [104]; Mr. O'Connell claims to sit without taking the oath of supremacy, ib.; he is heard at the bar, [107]; his election declared void, [114]; motion for a committee on the silk-trade, [116]; opposed by ministers, [117]; the budget, [119]; prorogation of parliament, and the speech, [121]
Pedestrianism, wager won by J. West, by walking backwards, 111
Peel, Mr. his former opposition to Ca- tholic concession, [2]; brings in a bill against the Catholic Association, [7]; moves for a committee on Ca- tholic disabilities, [12]; vacates his seat for Oxford, ib.; his letter to the vice-chancellor, ib. note; opposed at the election, by sir R. H. Inglis, [13]; returned for Westbury, ib.; his ex- planation of the views of ministers in proposing unconditional removal of Catholic disabilities, [22]; brings in the Catholic Relief bill, [36]; his reply to sir C. Wetherell's speech against it, [57].
Persia: the Russian ambassador and his suite massacred at Teheran, [223]; the Schah's grandson sent to St. Pe- tersburg to deprecate the revenge of Russia ib.
Peru: the Peruvians blockade Guaya- quil, [243]; See Columbia. Cause of the quarrel with Columbia, [249]; La Fuente declares himself supreme chief, [250]; and supports Bolivar's interests, ib.
Phænomena: a pig born with its belly open, 183; a bicephalous girl, ib.
Placard, seditious, against the Catholic bill, 29, 80
Plowden, Francis, death of, 222 Plunkett, lord, his speech on the Catho- lic Relief Bill, [92]. Plurane, a new metal discovered in the Oural mountains, 546 Poetry: by M. T. Sadler, M. P., 553; John Clare, 554; Mrs. Hemans, 555 Poison detected in a body after seven
years' interment, 189 Poisoning, by laudanum, for the purpose of robbery, case of, 324
Police :-- Bow Street: seditious placards, 28 Lambeth Street: seditious placards, 80 Union Hall: singular case of Mr. Ro-
berts' son, 82. Police, New, regulations of, 380 Polignac, prince, his visit to France, and attempt to introduce him into the mi- nistry, [138]; he returns and succeeds Portalis, [157]: his unpopularity, [158]
Poor's-rates, composition of the benchers of Lincoln's Inn with St. Andrew's parish, &c., for, 33
Portugal: unsuccessful conspiracies at Lisbon, [175]; trials of conspirators, ib.; execution of Moreira, &c., [176]; cruel treatment of the prisoners, ib.; sequestrations and extortions, [177]; Miguel's attempt to kill his sister, ib.; unprincipled machinations of the queen-mother, [178]; she makes Lu- zuriaga her prime minister, [179]; confiscations and executions of con- stitutionalists at Oporto, ib.; the pro- ceedings of Miguel's partizans backed by the priesthood, [180]; the queen countermands the liberation of pri- soners, [181]; many of whom are shipped off to Africa, ib.; Miguel's issue of paper money, and oppressive measures resulting from it, [183]; expedition against Terceira, [184]; its failure, [186]; Miguel acknow- ledged king by Spain, ib.; applica- tions to the British ministry, on the part of Don Pedro, against Miguel, ib.; our government refuse to inter- fere, [187]; and prevents Saldanha and the Portuguese refugees from landing at Terceira, [188]; the con- duct of our ministry defended, [190]; diplomatic correspondence in 1826,
- relative to the Portuguese Constitu- tion, 405; documents relative to the assumption of the regency by Miguel, 415; correspondence between the marquis of Barbacena and the earl of Aberdeen, relative to the interposi- tion of Great Britain, on Miguel's declaring himself king, 435; corre- spondence regarding Portuguese mili-
tary refugees in Great Britain, 448 Port of London, new regulations re- lative to, 174; duty of the harbour- masters, 175
Post-office, the new, opening of, 166; description of the building, ib. Price, sir Uvedale, death of, 246 Public Documents: Domestic, 367; Foreign, 400
Ramsgate: the theatre burnt down, 186 Records, Public, report of the commis- sioners for, 394 Reeves, J., death of, 240
Rents, abatements in, made by the mar- quis of Stafford, during the last eight years, 182
Riots: at Spitalfields and Bethnal Green, and destruction of silk-looms, [131]; at Macclesfield, [132]; at Coventry, ib.; at Barnsley, [133]; at Maccles- field, 84; at Ancoats, 88; Messrs. Parker's factory burnt, 90; at Roch- dale, several persons killed by the soldiery, 93; at Bethnal Green, 99; disturbances between the Catholics and Protestants at Fermanagh, and several of the latter killed, 122
River, one set on fire in Kentucky, the surface being covered with oil, 183 Riembauer, a priest at Renderstadt, tried for a series of horrible crimes,
Roche, Eugenius, death of, 251 Royal Society, new council, 184 Russia: Count Diebitsch succeeds Witt- genstein in the command against Turkey, [205]; adım. Kumany takes the port of Sizeboli, ib.; unsuccess- ful attempt of the Turks to retake it, [206]; action between the Turkish fleet and some frigates, ib.; Diebitsch invests Silistria, ib.; battle of Eski- Arnautlar, between general Roth and the grand Vizier, [207]; Diebitsch hastens to relieve Pravadi, which is invested by the Vizier, ib.; battle of Kulertscha, in which Diebitsch de- feats the Vizier, [208]; Diebitsch makes overtures of peace, [209]; sur- render of Silistria, [210]; the Rus- sians cross the Balkan, [211]; and
take Mesambri and Bourgas, [212]; and Aidos, ib.; flight of the. Turks from Sambol, [213]; their defeat be- fore Selimno, [214]; capture of Adri- anople by the Russians, [215]; mili tary operations in Asiatic Turkey, ib.; ineffectual attempt of the Turks to recover Akhalzik, ib.; Paskewitch defeats the Seraskier, [216]; sur- render of Erzeroum, [217]; alarm at Constantinople, [218]; negotiations opened at Adrianople, ib.; definitive treaty signed, [219]; its conditions, ib.; the two supplementary conven- tions, highly favourable to Russia, [221]; disturbance at Teheran, oc- casioned by the conduct of the Rus- sian ambassador, in which he and his suite are massacred, [223]; the em- peror's manifesto, 473; treaty of peace with Turkey, 475; separate act relative to Moldavia and Walla- chia, 481. Voyage of discovery by the Ship Siniavin, 553.
Sadler, Mr., his maiden speech against the Catholic Relief bill, [43]; stanzas by, the 'Banks of the Dove' 553 Safety Lamp, account of its inven- tion, 516
St. Leger, Barry, death of, 252 Scarlett, sir James, succeeds sir C. Wetherell as attorney-general, [63] Schlegel, F., death of, 211 Scotland, right of voting in election of representative peers, granted to Ca- tholics, [59]; destructive inundations in the north eastern districts, 148; flood at Banff, ib.; round Elgin, &c. 149; inundations of the river Lossie, ib.; renewal of the inundations, 150
Scott, Dr. Jonathan, death of, 216 Servant, action brought by, against her mistress, for defamation of character,
Shark, combat between one and a man, at Calcutta, 170 Shield, Wm., composer, death of, 213 Ships: Sir H. Davy's method for the preventing decomposition of copper bottoms, 513; disadvantages prevent- ing its adoption, 515 Shipwrecks, the 'Nightingale' schooner, off Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, 32; loss
of the 'Cambria' Indiaman, 118 Silk, a protection against Malaria, 546 Silk trade, depression of, [116]; mo- tion for a committee to inquire into it, ib.; similar depression in France, [118]; great increase of manufac- tories, ib.; bill passed for reducing
the duties on the raw material, [119]; riots among the workmen at Spital- fields, &c. [131]; at Macclesfield, Coventry, &c. [132]
Slavery abolished in Mexico, by a de- cree of Guerrero, [254] note Snoek, Dutch actor, death of, 210 Spain: Ferdinand marries a Neapolitan princess, [193]; executions at Barce- lona, ib.; Cadiz made a free port, [194]; fraudulent loan contracted by the Spanish government, [197]; earth- quake in Murcia, 63; finanical opera- tions, 472.
Steam-carriage, Mr. Gurney's, 159 Steam, anticipated advantages of, in naval warfare, [153] Suicides: Mr. A. Knight, Worcester, 17; Miss Norton starves herself to death, 26
Tables: Public income, 256
expenditure, 258
Ways and means, 265 Public funded debt, 266
unfunded debt, 269
Foreign trade, 270 Trade of the United Kingdom,
Navigation and vessels, 272 Stocks, 284
Prices of corn, 285
Hay, &c. ib.
Butcher's meat, ib.
Bills of mortality, 286 Meteorological Table, ib.
Taylor, rev. Isaac, death of, 254 Temple, Inner, regulations relative to admitting members, 120
Terceira, unsuccessful expedition against, from Portugal, [184] Terry, comedian, death of, 237 Theatrical engagements, action (Kemble v. Farren) relative to, 107 Thunder-storms: mill destroyed at Toot- hill, near Ongar, 114; violent storms in France, 121
Thurlow, lord, death of, 236 Trials: Thos. Munton, perjury, 5; John Hunter (blind man), forgery, 11; Benj. Barrup, killing Mary Mort- lock, 13; W. Johnstone, colouring false money, 16; J. M. Binckes, fraudulently disposing of a govern- ment situation, 30; Jane Jameson, killing her mother, 44; Sam. Berry, stealing a pig, ib.; Wm. Dowsett, burglary, 46; J. Williams, attorney, forgery, 49; W. Kennedy, Dragoon guards, attempt to murder rev. H. Willoughby, 51; J. Latimer, murder
of G. Howarth, 54; J. Moore, steal- ing two rabbits, 64; J. Clements, &c. piracy, 68; Esther Hibner, &c. mur- der of an apprentice, 71; Moses Jacobs, arson, 74; Charlotte Philp, cruelty to a servant, 86; Hannah Atherton, child-stealing, 92; A. Fin- layson, stealing sir W. Beechey's plate, 105; E. M. Van Butchell, sur- geon, manslaughter, 112; Riem- bauer, a Bavarian priest, 130; W. Vialls, wounding his fellow-appren- tice, 136; John Stratford, poisoning, 140; Kezia Wescombe, and Richard Quaintance, poisoning the former's husband, 142; T. Read, and others, murdering J. O'Neill, 144; Jones, Maynard, and West, forgery, 162; Carter and wife, stealing bank-notes, 164; Thos. Buxton, &c. illegal mar- riage, 297; J. Martin, setting fire to York Minster, 301; T. Churchyard, slaying a fellow-servant, 306; Thos. Birmingham, a soldier, murder of Sarah Waite, 311; Jas. Butler, setting fire to a floor-cloth manufactory, Chelsea, 314; John and Catherine Stewart, poisoning for the purpose of robbing, 316; J. Stacey, murder of Mr. Langtry and his is housekeeper, hous 326; Leary, Roche, Magrath, &c. for conspiracy to murder Mr. Low, Mr. Creagh, and adm. Evans, 359.
Turkey, progress of the war with Russia, [205], [see Russia]; treaty of peace signed at Adrianople, [219]; its con- ditions apparently very moderate, [220]; but by the two subsidiary conventions the Russians remain in Turkey for ten years, [221]
Vaughan, rev. E. T., death of, 246 Ulster, synod of, separation between
the Calvinists and Unitarians, 161 United States: no attempt made to re- peal the Tariff bill, [233]; general Jackson installed as President, ib.; his inaugural speech, [234], 483; set- tlement of boundaries by the treaty of Ghent, 484; relations with France, Spain, Russia, &c. 485; state of South America, 486; commercial in- tercourse with Peru, 487; Mexico's refusal to ratify its treaty, ib.; pro- posed improvement in the election of presidents and vice-presidents, 488; effect of the tariff on commerce and manufactures, 490; finances, 491; the treasury department, 494; pension law, 495; Indian tribes, ib.; recom- mended that they should settle west
of the Mississippi, 497; naval de- partment, 498; frauds on the trea- sury, ib.; army, 499; improvements recommended in the judiciary de- partment, 501; policy of forming a national bank on the expiring of the bank charter, 504
Vesicular calculus in a horse, 547
Universities, regulations at Cambridge relative to the practice of degrading, 36; examinations and prizes, Oxford, 287; do. Cambridge, 288
University, London, report at the annual meeting, 41
Voyage of Discovery, Russian 542
Wadd, W. death of, 244
Wellington, duke of, declares himself against bringing forward the Catholic Question [3]; his speech, pointing out the necessity for concession, [66]; his reply at close of the debate on the second reading of the Catholic Relief bill [94]; his letter to the lord lieu- tenant of Ireland, [96]; duel with lord Winchilsea, 58; correspondence with the marquis Barbacena and Palmella,
relative to the Portuguese refugees in
England, 448 Westminster Abbey, fire in, 80 Wetherell, sir Charles, refuses to draw the bill for removing Catholic Disabi- lities, [53]; speaks against it in the House [54]; dismissed from his office as Attorney-general, [62] Wickliffe, Mr., trial of, for shooting Mr. Benning, editor of the Kentucky Gazette, 116
Will, Mr. Leader's, of Putney Hill, 8; singular one of sir Gilbert East, 34 Willoughby, rev. H. P. fired at and wounded by a soldier, 51 Winchilsea, lord, duel with the duke of Wellington, 58
Wine trade, depressed state of, in
France, [150] Wollaston, Dr., memoir of, 521 Wood, Sir Mark, death of, 214
York Minster, the choir destroyed by fire, by Martin, the incendiary, 23; meeting for restoring the building, 43, trial of Martin, 301 Young, Dr. Thomas, death of, 229
T. C. Hansard, Printer, 32, Paternoster-row, London.
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