to the affairs of France and Spain,
Cotton, sir R. account of, 320* Cottonian manuscripts, ib. Covent Garden Theatre; Julian, a tragedy, 34; Spanish subscription fancy Ball, 85
Courier François, Legraiveux, the editor, imprisoned and fined, 39 Courts: Admiralty; case of the Dun- dee, 32*
Chancery; Gill v. Gill, de lunatico inquirendo, 101
Common Pleas; Thurtell, v, Beau- mont, recovery of value of pro- perty insured, 82
Common Pleas, Dublin; Cuthbert, v. Browne, deception in marriage, 35* Crabb, rev. G., Hope and Memory, poem by, 331
Delegates; Miller v. Bloomfield, &c. liability of stock in trade to church-rates, 76; Seager v. Bonde; right of erecting a monument in a church without the consent of the ordinary, 77
House of Lords; Reid v. Reid, Scotch marriage, 29* King's Bench; intimation to the bar, Mr. Selwyn, 14; the King,
Wright, blasphemous libel, 18; O'Meara, libels on sir H. Lowe, 19; Novello, v. Towgood, 53; Macpherson, v. Lovie," breach of promise of marriage, 72, the King, v. Bigley, Edmonton fair, 86; Savoy v. Price, infringement of patent Seidlitz powders, 156 Guildhall; Shaw v. Williams, se- duction, 40*
Dublin; Forbes, &c. for outrage on the lord lieutenant, 21* Palace Court; Oates v. Burgoyne, trespass, 143
Of Session, Scotland; Macgregor v. M'Neil, or Jolly, declarator of marriage, 10; case of law of mar- riage, 149
Court-Martial; lieut. Hamilton of the Topaze, firing on some Chinese, Crawford, Mr., his mission to Siam,
Crees, an Indian tribe, 253* Criminal code,-see Mackintosh. Cuba, piracies at, [20]; repressed by the United States, 188* Curwood, Mr., correspondence with Mr. Jervis, relative to his changing his circuit, 49
Currency, motion on, [100]
Davison, secretary, account of the transactions connected with the execution of Mary Queen of Scots, 244* D'Enghien, Duc, account of his death, 242*
Dead bodies, how long recognizable,
Death, sudden, extraordinary case of, 132
Deccan prize case, 16
Demerara, insurrection of the slaves at, [134]; general Murray, the go- vernor, fired at, [135] Denmark; privateers not allowed to enter the Danish ports, [171]; the nobles complain of being deprived of their political privileges, [172] Digestion, experiments on, 285* Diorama, 309*
Disturbances; a police-officer and proctor killed, at Castlehaven, Ire- land, 85; Musselburgh races, 97; by the prisoners in the court at Manchester sessions, 140
Dixon, captain, robbed by banditti at Faenza, 48
Dobereiner, experiments on vegeta- tion by, 301*
Downe, Sarah, murdered by John Radford, 95
Dublin: parliamentary inquiry into the conduct of the sheriff relative to the trial of Forbes, &c. [56]; con- spiracy against the lord lieutenant, 3; remonstrance of the grand jury on the attorney-general animad- verting on the bills being ignored by them, 6; claims of the Catholics to pray over their dead in Protestant church-yards, 116; trial of Forbes, &c. for an outrage on the lord-lieut.
Eldon, lord, his character as a lawyer, 218*
Elephant, narrow escape from, by captain Gambier and Mr. Hay, at Ceylon, 136 Elizabeth, queen, secretary Davison's interview with, for her signing the warrant for the execution of Mary queen of Scots, 244* Ellenborough, lord, motion respect- ing the conduct of ministers, [27] Engrossing of bills in the House of Commons, form of, 66°; engrossing hand the best for the purpose, 67* Erskine, lord, memoir of, 212*; his defence of captain Baillie, 213*; of lord G. Gordon, 215*; character as a parliamentary orator, 217; cre- ated lord chancellor, 218* Esquimaux, 261*, 272*; their snow- houses, 273*; superstitions, 274* Excise revenue, improvement in, [115]
Executions: Robert Hartley for stab- bing captain Owen, 2; Giles East, rape, 8; John Radford, murder, 95; Pallet, for murder of Mr. Mumford, 155
Fanaticism, horrible instance of, in Switzerland, 41.
Female convict, disguised as a man, 132; preacher, 69.
Ferguson, lieut., killed in duel by captain Roche, 1773, 224* Finances Brazilian, [230]; Russian, 153; of the United States, [240], 186; table of ditto, 195
Fires the new theatre at Munich, 8; church of S. Paolo fuor delle Mura, Rome, 89; at the settlement of the Moravian brethren at Sarepta, 107; at Liverpool, 136
Fish, very large one at Montreal, 123; sugar used in preserving, 302* Forbes, Graham, Brownlow, &c. mo- tions and proceedings in parliament connected with their trial, [52], [56]; trial of at Dublin, for an out- rage on the lord lieutenant, 21* Foreign stock exchange. 1 Forests, royal, 256
sador leaves Madrid, [151]; Talley. rand's speech in favour of peace, [ib.]; debate in the Chamber of Deputies on war with Spain, [154]; the ad- dress, [155]; Budget, [157]; provi- sion for expenses, &c. for 1824, [158]; discussion on the policy of the Spa- nish war, [ib.]; Chateaubriand's de- fence of the ministerial policy, [159]; proceedings against Manuel, [160]; disturbances excited by his expul- sion from the chainber, [162]; tu- mults at Lyons, [163]; addresses against the war, [ib.]; war announced, [ib.]; triumphal return of the duke of Angoulême, [164]; communication with England respecting South America, [ib.]; dismissal of the duke of Belluno, [165]; remarka- ble trials, [ib.]; maintenance of the clergy, [167]; English artisans, [168]; the duke of Angoulême's proclamation to the Spanish nation, [189], 158*; commencement of the campaign in Spain,[189];-see Spain; contraband slave trade, 81*; France not sincere in her professed desire for the suppression of slavery, 86; diplomatic correspondence re- lative to France and Spain, 93*; danger to France from a revolu- tion in Spain, 112; neutrality adopted by England respecting France and Spain, 141*; no hostile views towards Portugal, 147*; king's speech, Jan. 28th, 149*
Franklin, captain, journey to the Polar Sea, 251*; Crees, 253*; Chepey- wans, 254* musquitoes, 255*; Copper-mine river, 256*; winter preparations, 257*: intense cold, 258*; snow-houses, ib.; winter oc- cupations, 259*; wolves, 261*; copper mountains, ib.; excessive privations, 264*, and horrible suf- ferings of the party, 266*; Dr. Richardson's narrative, 267*; Mr. Hood assassinated by an Iroquois, 268*
Franks family, murder of, in Ireland, 115 Freemasonry, against, [179]
French marriages, 1; loan, 88; news- papers, 90; manufactures, 119 Fruit, maturation of, 305*
France: Mr. Canning's statement of the policy pursued by Great Bri- tain towards France, [23]; pretend- ed violation of the neutrality of the French soil by Spanish troops, [148]; elevation of Villèle to the ministry, [149]; speech at the opening the Chambers, [ib.]; the French ambas- Gaming houses, 19
Fruit-trees, caterpillars destroyed on, 302*
Gas, coal, expansive force of, 299* Gas-lighting, extent of, in London, 59 Georges, mademoiselle, French actress, 84 Germany discussion on the military establishment of Baden, [172]; re- gulations respecting Jews, at Wei- mar, [173]; alarm of a conspiracy at Hesse Cassel, [ib.] ; suppression of the German Observer,' at Wir- temberg, [175]; that state refuses to sanction the proceedings at Ve- rona, [176]; restrictions on the press, in Bavaria, [177] Ghost at Abbervillers, 104 Gilchrist, Octavius, death of, 199 Gill v. Gill, case of, de lunatico in- quirendo, 101
Glenbervie, lord, death of, 197 Gooch, Mary, extraordinary suicide of, 60
Gooseberries, different species of, 304* Granholm, capt. steals Swedenborg's scull, 43
Grant, Chas., memoir of, 224; his zeal for the promotion of religious wor- ship in India, 225; elected a direc- tor of the East India Company, 226; disapproves of lord Welles- ley's administration, 228*; defends sir G. Barlow's administration, 232*; urges the policy of enlighten- ing and civilizing India, 234 Grants of land in New South Wales, and Van Dieman's Land, 78* Graves, col., tried in Virginia, for duelling, 68
Grecian (cutter) captures La Gata, a pirate vessel, 43
Greece: war with Turkey, [233]; naval operations, [235]; incursions on the coast of Asia Minor, [ib.]; massacre of the Greek population at Pergamo, [ib.]; want of artillery and stores, 64; favourable wishes of the United States, 192*
Greek committee, lord Byron's letter to, 63
Griffiths, Abel, shoots his father, and himself, 77
Guebhard, M,, his letter to the editor of the Journal du Commerce, on his loan with the Spanish government, 147
Haloes, artificial, method of forming, 297*
Hamilton, lieut. court-martial on, 146 Harrison, J. C., executed in 1817 for
the murder of Dr. Sanderson, since
Holland, see Netherlands
Holy alliance, demands the expulsion
of refugees from Switzerland, [178] Home, sir E., experiments on the auricular organs, 289*
Hood, Mr. (captain Franklin's com panion), assassinated, 268*
Hope and Memory, poem by rev. G. Crabb, 331*
Horrocks, Mr., attempted assassina. tion of, 101 Horticulture, 304*
House of Commons, votes during the last session, 15
Hume, Mr., motion against the Irish church establishment, [69]; ditto respecting the vice-regal offices of the lord lieutenant, [70]
Hunt, Joseph, his confession relative to Weare's murder, 141.-See also Weare
Hutton, Dr. C. death of, 189 Hydrophobia, efficacy of injecting warm water into a vein, in curing, 135; case of, 281*
Jamaica: resolutions voted by the house of assembly, in consequence of the proceedings in the British parliament respecting the slave. trade, [132]
Jenner, Dr., death of, 188
Jew, extraordinary knavery of one, at Warsaw, 66
Jews, regulations respecting, at Wei- mar, [173]
Ice, life-preserver, 309* Indians, Northern, superstition of,
Institution, African,-see African Iodine, new compound of, 301* Ionian Islands: new parliament Corfu, [231]; successful crops, [232]; expenditure, [b]; elections, [233] Ireland: bills of indictment against the rioters at the Dublin theatre, [49]; motion in parliament respect- ing ditto, [52]; parliamentary in- quiry into the conduct of the sheriff of Dublin, [56]; course of the in- quiry [57]; riots between Rib- bandmen and Orangemen, [61]; outrages in Limerick, &c. [62]; insurrection act, renewed, [ib.]; Tithe-composition Bill, [63]; mís- chiefs of the system of joint te nancy, [64]; Mr. Brougham's mo- tion respecting the administration of justice, [ib.]; Mr. Hume's against the church establishment, [89]; ditto respecting the office of ford lieutenant, [70]; duke of De- vonshire's motion on the state of Ireland, [71]; valuable quarries of marble discovered, 69; police officer, &c., killed at Castlehaven, 85; murder of the Franks family, 115; claim of the Catholics to pray over their dead in Protestant church- yards, 116 threatening notice post- ed up at Ardualyntha, 124; trial of Forbes, &c. 21*; letters on the state of Ireland, from the lord lieutenant, 50*; tranquillity restored in Lime- rick, ib.; disturbed state of Cork and Tipperary, 51*; renewal of the Insurrection act, indispensable, 56*; returns to Parliament on the edu cation of the poor, ib.; efforts of the Roman Catholic priests to with- draw children from Protestant schools, 59*
Italy: prosecutions for political of- fences, [231]; election of Leo XII, [ib.]; creation of cardinals 30
Iturbide, deposed, [240]; retires to Europe, [241]
Julian, Miss Mitford's tragedy of, 34
Keith, lord, death of, 193 Kemble, J. P., death of, 191 Kerr, general, assault on, 20 Keys, J., trial of, for parricide, 36 Knights of Malta, actual state of that order, 326*
Köchlin, M., prosecuted for a pam. phlet, and imprisoned and fined, 67
Lallemand, general, death of, 210 Lambeth-palace, robbery at, 105; at the church, 107
Lambton, lieut.-col. death of, 188 Lansdown, marquis, question to mi- nisters relative to Spain, [16] Lansdown Manuscripts, 321* Land-tax, Mr. Maberly's motion_re- specting the redemption of, [118] Latitude, instrument for finding, 308* Law Cases, 1*
Ledwich, Rev. L., death of, 201 Legraiveux, editor of the Courier François, imprisoned and fined, 39 Lists, Births, 168
Deaths, 187 Marriages, 171 Ministers, 212
Promotions, &c. 179 Sheriffs, 167
Public General Acts, 235 Patents, 311*
Liverpool, election at, 20; increased trade, 164
London-bridge, plan for rebuilding,
Longevity: Eleanor Job, 124 Lunacy, matters of, not to be removed from the lord chancellor's jurisdic- tion, 64*
Mackintosh, sir J., resolutions for the improvement of the criminal code, [85]
Magendie, Dr., successful treatment of hydrophobia by, 135, 281* Magnetism, by percussion, 299* ; ef- fect of on chronometers, ib. Malta, knights of,-see Knights Manuscripts: the Cottonian, 320*; the Lansdown, 321*
Manuel, M. deputy for La Vendée, proceedings against, [160]; biogra- phical account of, [161]; Manufactures, French, 119
Marble, valuable quarries of, disco-
vered in Ireland, 69
Maritime law; case of the Dundee, 32* Marriages, French, 1
Mary queen of Scots,-see Davison. Medical Cases, 281*, 287* Messina, dreadful storm at, 149 Mesurado, colony at, for free persons of colour from the United States, 92; dreadful hostilities between the colonists and natives, ib, Mexico: Iturbide deposed, [240]; proposed constitution, [241]; nego- tiations with the Spanish commis- sioners, [242]; interrupted by the armistice being broken, and Vera Cruz attacked by Lemour, [243]; war declared against Spain, [ib.] Milford, lord, death of, 210 Military uniform, regulations respect- ing, 75
Mina, his military operations, [184], [191], [203]; surrenders Barcelona, [208]; arrives in England, [ib.] Minerals, new fluid discovered in, 297* Ministry, its increased popularity, [3]; changes in, [ib.]
Mission to Siam, 100
Mitford, Miss, her tragedy of Julian,
Moll, a shoe-maker of Cologne, mur- ders his friend Ochs, 131 Monteagudo, Bernardo, minister of Peru, 205*
Morillo, his defection, [197]; takes possession of Corunna, [199] Morphine, acetate of, 17* Mosquera, Joaquin, minister of Co- lumbia, 205*
Mount Rosa, ascent of. by M. M. Zum- stein and Vincent, 290* Munich, the new court theatre, burnt, 8
Murders: Madame Jerome, at Paris, [166]; Capt.Owen, 2; John Landen, 21; James Keys, murdered by his son, 36; murder at Paris, 38; T. H. Griffiths, shot by his son, 77; B. Magrath, 93; Owen M'Adam, 94; Sarah Downe, 95; wife of a French soldier, 98; Bridget Donal- lan, murdered by her husband, 102; the Franks family, 115; Elizabeth Anthony, 121; murder at Cologne, 131; Mr. Weare, 141; Mr. Mumford, 155; M. Honein, by a sentinel at the Tuilleries, 162; J. Grainge, killed by Mr. Conolly, 165; Hippolyte Ballet, 1*; Mr. and Mrs. Needle, 36*; Mrs. Richards, 44*
Musselburgh Races, disturbance at, 97
National Debt, bill regulating its re- duction, [111]; effected reduction, [116]; bequests for the reduction of, 27
Natural History, 281*
Navigation of the United Kingdom,
233 Netherlands: suppression of two Ro- man Catholic Societies, [169]; re- strictions on commerce with France, ib.; session of the states general, and the king's speech, [170]; plans of improvement, [ib.]; military ope- rations in Sumatra, [171] New South Wales: advance of civili- zation, 59; report of the commis- sioners, on the state of agriculture and trade, 71*; divisions of the country, ib.; geological features, 72*; counties of Westmorland and Argyle. 73; forests, Bredalbane plains, Bathurst lake, ib.; sheep and cattle, 76*; grants of land, 78*; trade, ib.; ecclesiastical establish- ments, 79; population, and reve. nue, ib.; public expenditure, 80* Newgate, state of, 69 Newspapers, French, 90 Niagara Falls, 277*
Nollekens, sculptor, death of, 195 Norfolk, petition from the county of, respecting agricultural distress, [2] Norway, population, &c., 327* Norwich, meeting at, for considering the state of agricultural distress, [2], 5
Obituary: Lieut. col. Lambton, 188; Dr. Jenner, ib.; Dr. C. Hutton, 189; Mr. Angerstein, ib.; Mrs. Radcliffe, 190; lord Ashburton, 191; J. P. Kemble, ib.; earl St. Vincent, 192; lord Keith, 193; sir J. Campbell, ib.; E. Christian, 194; Jos. Nollekens, 195; lord Glenbervie, 196; Octavius, Gil- christ, 199; sir H. Raeburn, ib.; duke of Roxburgh, 200; rev. E. Ledwich, 201; R. Bloomfield, 202; Brockhaus, ib.; Earl of Hopetoun, 203; Mr. Ricardo, 205; Dr. Baillie, ib.; Pius VII, 208; earl of Bridge- water, 209; lord Chief Baron Richards. 210; lord Milford, ib.; gen. Lallemand, 210; G.Belzoni,
Ohio, projected junction of, with the Chesapeake, 191*
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