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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.

Piracy: trial of Clements, &c., for cap-
ture of the José, Portuguese vessel,

68

Pirates, the brig Islam plundered by,

155

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,
130

Roche, Eugenius, death of, 251
Royal Society, new council, 184
Russia: Count Diebitsch succeeds Witt-
genstein in the command against
Turkey, [205]; adın. 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 Rns-
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,
37

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 manufae-
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,
271

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-storins: 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 housekeeper,
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 department, 498; frauds on the treasury, ib.; army, 499; improvements recommended in the judiciary department, 501; policy of forming a national bank on the expiring of the bank charter, 504

Vesicular caleulus 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 lientenant 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 Disabilities, [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

THE END.

T. C. Hansard, Printer, 32, Paternoster-row, London.

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