The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History and Politics of the Year ...

Ben-Doran glows like iron in the forge,

Then to cold purple turns-then gloomy grey:
And down the ravine-pass, and mountain-gorge,
Scarce glimmers now the faintest light of day.
The moonbeams on the trembling waters play,
(Though still the sky is fleck'd with bars of gold :)
And there the noble creature stands at bay;
His strain'd limbs shivering with a sense of cold,
While weakness films the eye that shone so wildly bold.

His fair majestic head bows low at length;
And, leaping at his torn and bleeding side,
The fierce dogs pin him down with grappling strength;
While eager men come on with rapid stride,
And cheer, exulting in his baffled pride.
Now, from its sheath drawn forth, the gleaming knife
Stabs his broad throat: the gaping wound

yawns wide; One gurgling groan, the last deep sigh of life, Wells with his gushing blood, and closed is all the strife.

THE BLIND MAN.

From the same.

PLODDING his way along the winter path, Behold, a different lot hard fortune shews: A blind old veteran in the tempest's wrath, Around whose feet no fabled laurel grows. Long hath he dwelt in an enforced repose; And, when the tales of glorious deeds are heard, His sightless countenance with pleasure glows,His brave old heart is for a moment stirred,— Then, sad, he shrinks away, muttering some mournful word.

The wild bird's carol in the pleasant woods

Is all he knows of Spring! The rich perfume Of flowers, with all their various scented buds, Tells him to welcome Summer's heavy bloom: And by the wearied gleaners trooping home,The heavy tread of many gathering feet,

And by the laden waggon-loads that come Brushing the narrow hedge with burden sweet,— He guesses harvest in, and Autumn's store complete.

"PITY THE BLIND!" How oft, in dolent tone,
That cry is heard along the peopled street,
While the Brute-Guide with patient care leads on
The tardy groping of his master's feet!

But little dream we as those steps we meet,
We too are blind, though clear the visual ray
That gives us leave familiar looks to greet,
Smiling and pausing on our onward way;

We too are blind,—and dark the paths wherein we stray.

Yea blind and adder-deaf,-and idiot-dull,—

To many a sight and sound that cries aloud.
Is there no moral blindness of the soul?

Is he less shut from light, who, through the crowd
Threads his blank way, among the poor and proud,
The foul and fair,-all forms to him the same,-
Than they whose hearts have never yet avowed
Perception of the universal claim
Wrapped in that common phrase, a

"fellow-creature's" name.

Christmas is smiling at the rich man's door,—
Its joyous holiday his home endears;
Christmas is frowning on the thin-clad poor,
With looks of cold distress and frozen tears;
How plain the duty of the time appears!
But selfishness is blindness of the heart;

And, having eyes, we see not; having ears,
We hear not warnings, which should make us start,
While God's good angels watch the acting of our part.

INDEX.

[N.B. The figures with Crotchets refer to the History.]

ACCIDENTS-Locomotive boiler explo-
sion at Manchester, several lives lost,
22; coal pit accident at Hayeswood,
ten lives lost, 24; explosion at Sa-
muda's factory, Blackwall, several lives
lost, 33; explosion of a powder maga-
zine at Algiers, 34; at Exeter, five
persons killed, 38; explosion at a
patent-light factory, Poplar, 41; col-
liery explosion at Newcastle, ten lives
lost, 48; at Ashton-under-Lyne, four-
teen lives lost, 55; appalling catas-
trophe at Yarmouth, nearly 100 lives
lost, 60; boiler explosion in the Old
Kent Road, 72; at Doncaster, three
persons drowned, 84; four persons
drowned at Derby, 84; on the Great
Western Railway, 85; singular acci-
dent with a boiler, 98; steam-boat
collision in the Black Sea, 130 persons
drowned, 101; frightful series of rail-
way accidents; on the Eastern Coun-
ties, 111, on the Dover, 111, on the
Birmingham (two), 112, on the Mid-
land, 112, on the Great Western (two),
112; explosion of fire-damp at Mer-
thyr Tydvil, twenty-eight lives lost,
119; fatal accident on the Eastern
Counties Railway, 120; another series
of railway accidents, 123; Hon. G.
Knox and Mr. Bryant drowned, 124;
explosion of fire-damp at the Jarrow
Colliery, thirty-nine lives lost, 128;
on the Birmingham and Bristol Rail-
way, 131; explosion at Woolwich
Arsenal, 143; explosion at Batley
Carr, and five lives lost, 148; four
persons drowned at Sunderland, 160;
Mr. Basevi killed, 160; fatal, on the
Midland Railway at Masborough, 161;
fall of three houses, man killed, 179;
boiler explosion at Bolton, fourteen
persons killed, 188; bursting of a tank
at Liverpool, five persons killed, 193;
on the Norwich Railway, 194.
ACTS-List of the Public and General,
passed in session 1845, 411; Local
and Personal Acts 416; Private Acts,

Acts continued.

printed, 424; Private Acts not printed,

427

Algiers successful resistance of Abd-el-

Kader; dreadful tragedy at the Caves
of Dehra [253], 104; further particu-
lars, 146; defeat of Colonel Cavaignac,
[254], 146; reverse of General Bour-
jolly, [256]; strange letter of Marshal
Bugeaud, [256]; a column of 200
men surrenders to Abd-el-Kader, [257],
147

Antigone of Sophocles successfully pro-
duced at Covent Garden Theatre, 2
Antiquities-discovery of the remains of
the Earl Warrenne and Countess, at
Lewes Priory, 165

BANKRUPTS AND INSOLVENTS, table of,
430
BIRTHS, 202

BUTCHERS' MEAT, average prices of, 429

CANADA-Speech of the Governor-Ge-
neral on proroguing the Provincial
Parliament, [345]; one-third of Que-
bec destroyed by fire, [348], 76; an-
other third destroyed one month after,
[348], 92; Lord Metcalfe compelled
by ill health to resign his government,
general regret; Earl Cathcart Gover-
nor-General ad interim, [348]
Church, The-riots at St. Sidwell's,
owing to innovations in the Church
service, 10; degradation of the Rev.
W. G. Ward, 30; case of the Rev. F.
Cakeley, 95; judgment of Sir H.
Jenner Fust in the stone altar case, 345
Corn Laws-See PARLIAMENT, Finance
and Commercial Policy
Corn, average prices of, 429
Coroners' Inquests-on Professor Daniel,
35; on Mr. H. Cordwell (homœopa
thy), 36; on Colonel Shelton, 70;
on Mr. Thomas Everitt, 119; on Mrs.
G. C. Theobalds, 141; on Madame
Hengler, 157; on four persons drowned
at Sunderland, 160

DEATHS-Abergavenny, earl of, 269;
Adolphus, J. 288; Adolphus, sir J.
231; Annesley, rev. A. 243; Airlie,
entss. of, 283; Akers, W. 318; Ald-
borough, entss.-dow. 236; Alexander,
rt. rev. S. (bishop of Jerusalem), 317;
Allen, dr. (bishop of Ely), 263; Al-
len, L. B. 308; Andrews, serj. 226;
Ansley, J. 297; Armstrong, ensign,
330; Arundell, dow. lady, 281; Ash-
town, lady, 254; Auchmuty, surgeon,
242; Atcherley, serj. 287; Aylesford,
cntss. of, 256

Backhouse, J. 313; Badham, C.
311; Bagge, E. 279; Baggs, rt. rev.
C. M. 307; Bagot, lady, 242; Bailey,
It.-col. 318; Baker, lady, 314; Bal-
four, J. 269; Barham, rev. R. H.
283; Basevi, G. 304; Batson, mrs.
319; Beauclerk, C. G. 323; Beau-
mont, sir G. H. W. 282; Belmore,
earl of, 322; Benett, miss E. 232;
Bernard, lt. W. 330; Berners, lady,
321; Best, capt. 330; Best, G. N.
264; Biddulph, J. 318; Blanchard,
Laman, 244, Blanckly, capt. r. n.
276; Blackwood, A. 263; Blenchley,
lt. J. 327; Bligh, col. 293; Bluett,
capt. 310; Blundell, miss, 263; Bol-
ton, capt. T. W. 330; Boteler, W. F.
307; Bourne, J. G. H. 316; Bourne,
rt. hon. W. S. 241; Box, capt. T.
330; Boys, H. 279; Breadalbane,
marchnss. 298; Bredin, maj.-gen. 309;
Brenton, E. B. 260; Broadfoot, maj.
G. 328; Bromhead, E. 245; Bruce,
It.-col. 331; Bryant, maj.-gen. sir J.
283; Burdett, lady, 231: Burgess, W.
O. 228; Burnett, capt. J. H. 330;
Buxton, sir T. F. 247; Byng, lady A.
301; Bythesea, It. 330

Cadogan, cntss. 296; Callender,
gen. C. 294; Camac, sir B. 316;
Campbell, lieut. A. P. 228; Canter-
bury, dow.-visctss. 315; Canterbury,
visc. 290; Carbery, lord, 277; Carew,
mrs. 307; Carey, It. O. 327; Car-
penter, adm. J. 260; Caton, R. 279;
Champneys, lady, 320; Chetwode, sir
J. 320; Chetwynd, dow. -visctss. 268;
Chevallier, T. 277; Chichester, Lucy,
319; Clarke, capt. 331; Clarke, J.
269; de Clifford, lady, 279; Clive,
E. B. 292; Codd, capt. J. E. 330;
Coddington, rev. H. 257; Collard, m.
Royer, 294; Colt, sir J. D. 234;
Cooper, Bransby, 277; Coote, lady
M. 311; Corbett, rev. S. 293; Cot-

Deaths continued.

terell, sir J. G. 235; Creagh, col. A.
242; Croly, It. 330; Cunningham,
mrs. 254; Cust, hon. W. 256

Daniell, sir W. 296; Dashwood,
capt. F. 327; Day, W. 244; Dayrell,
F. 310; Devonport, rear-adm. sir S.
315; Dillon, gen. sir A. R. 287;
Dodsworth, sir E. 325; Dowling, sir
J. 298; Downshire, marq. of, 269;
Drake, mrs. 304; Duncan, Thos. 273;
Dundas, rt. hon. W. 313; Dunne,
capt. 330; D'Urban, comm. r. n.
298; Durham, adm. sir P. 266;
Durnford, mrs. 319

East, A. H. C. 293; Eatwell, It.
331; Elrington, maj.-gen. 293; Ef-
fingham, earl of, 243; Egremont, earl
of, 265; Ellis, cornet H. 330; Ely,
bishop of (Allen), 263; Espinasse, lt.-
col. 308

Fagan, maj.-gen. C. 286; Fairfax,
C. G. 324; Faulkner, sir A. B. 279;
Fereday, Cath. W. 231; Fisher, It.
W. 327; Field, capt. 330; Flaherty,
mrs. M. 312; Follett, sir W. W. 285;
Fonnereau, rev. C. W. 300; Fore-
man, capt. r. n. 316; Foulis, sir W.
311; Fox, hon. Carr, 260; Fox, rev.
W. 242; Francis, father, 327; Fraser,
capt. 330; Fraser, hon. W. 260;
Freeling, sir F. 296; Freeman, C.
307; Fremantle, maj.-gen. J. 268;
Fry, mrs. 302

Gallwey, lady H. 320; Gambier,
lady, 262: Gascoyne, capt. r. n. 234;
Gaskell, mrs. 317; Gilbert, mrs. 272;
Gillies, mrs. 316; Goddard, rev. dr.
301; Goding, J. 316; Goodenough,
dean, 273; Gordon, dean, 293; Gor-
don, T. 265; Gorton, W. 233; Gra-
ham, rev. W. 284; Graham, sergeant
J. 271; Graham, W. 325; Grant, col.
T. 264; Graves, Isab. 254; Graves,
maj.-gen. J. 286; Graydan, surgeon,
327; Greenall, P. 296; Greig, adm.
Alexis, 236; Grey, earl, 289; Grey,
gen. sir H. G. 232; Griffin, maj. J.
330; Griffith, W. 243; Grove, E.
257; Gubbins, It. 331; Gurney, sir
J. 255; Gurwood, col. 323; Gyll,
Hamilton, 249

Hall, J. C. 322; Hall, J. H. 309;
Hamilton, It. G. T. 327; Harris, It.-
gen. lord, 279; Hartland, lord, 312;
Harvey, lt. 331; Harward, capt. r. n.
273; Hawkins, J. C. 232; Hay, E.
W. A. D. 256; Henderson, prof. 226;
Herford, lt.-col. 320; Herries, maj.
W. R. 326; Hesse, landgrave F. of,
254; Hewson, rev. W. 260; Hill, col,

Deaths-continued.

S. 324; Hoffmeister, dr. 331; Hol-
land, lady, 314; von Holst, M. 268;
Honywood, sir J. E. 290; Hopkins,
It.-gen. 272; Hood, Thos. 273; Hore,
capt. W. 329; Hoste, sir G. 270;
Huggins, W. J. 278; Hughes, col.
318; Hull, maj. L. N. 330; Hunter,
capt. 331; Huskisson, capt. r. n. 228;
Hutchinson, gen. sir W. 294

Irving, J. 312; Isham, sir J. 264
Jackson, J. 300; Jackson, lt.-gen.
sir R. D. 282; Jackson, rear-adm.
233; Jerusalem, bishop of (Alexan-
der), 317; Jevons, mrs. 313; John-
son, dr. J. 301; Johnson, Harry, 281;
Johnstone, lady, 319; Jones, sir L.
311; Josi, H. 242

Kelly, lt. 331; Kemble, Priscilla,
277; Kemp, T. R. 322; Kennedy,
J. 260; Kinker, herr, 297; Knapp,
J. L. 272; Knight Bruce, cornet,
330

Ladbroke, R. 242; Laidlaw, W.
278; Lambert, It. P. C. 330; Las-
celles, hon. A. D. 263; Legard, H.
W. 316; Leicester, capt. hon. W. H.
311; Lennard, T. S. B. G. 268;
Levett, mrs. 320; Lewin, sir G. A.
303; Lifford, dow.-visctss. 260; Lin-
wood, miss, 256; Lloyd, Bell, 293;
Longley, mrs. 297; Lucas, capt. J.
O. 330; Lucy, G. 288; Luppino, T.
F. 273; Luscombe, mrs. 310; Lush-
ington, W. J. 293; Lyall, J. E. 257

M Caskill, maj.-gen. sir J. 326;
M'Leod, capt. 236; M'Nair, It. 331;
Macdonald, It.-col. R. R. 280; Macdo-
nald, J. 296; Maclean, lady, 319;
Maconchy, J. 297; Madden, C. J.
319; Malachowski, m. C. 232; Male,
G. E. 292; Mant, hon. Marianne,
256; Marshall, J. 282; Marshall, mrs.
300; Massey, col. 294; Matcham, H.
N. E. 310; Maunsell, capt. r. n. 294;
May, sir S. E. 308; Meyer, J. S.
319; Millingen, J. 299; Miles, P. J.
263; Milne, adm. sir D. 274; Milne,
mr. 231;
Mitchell, Thos. 276;
Moises, rev. E. 265; Molle, capt. G.
330; Monck, lady, E. A. 284; Mon-
champs, count, 325; Monro, capt. J.
327; Montagu, lord, 309; Mordaunt,
sir J. 298; Mornington, earl of, 252;
Morshead, lady, 234; Mortlock, sir J.
C. 310; Moxon, ensign, 330; Müller,
W. J. 295

Nassau, duchess of, 236; Newton,
capt. G. 327; Nicolson, capt. P. 328;
Norton, comm. r. n. 298; Nott, maj.-
gen. sir W. 228

Page, adm. B. J. 299; Parry, lt.-
gen. S. C. 282; Pelly, It.-col. 321;
Pepys, sir W. W. 300; Percy, A.
284; Phillips, J. 321; Phillips, Thos.
269; Phillpots, It. G. 325; Piggott,
rev. S. 272; Plumridge, mrs. 269;
Pollard, lt. J. L. R. 330; Pollock,
lt. R. H. 327; Portarlington, earl of,
323; Portmore, cntss. of, 263; Potter,
sir T. 263; Pottinger, T. 302; Poul-
den, rear-adm. R. 261

Ramsbottom, J. 301; Raper, adm.
H. 268; Ravensworth, lady, 317;
Ready, maj.-gen. J. 288; Rebow,
gen. 300; Reeves, maj.-gen. G. 260;
Reid, sir W. 307; Reinagle, Car.
270; Reinhardt, M. 310; Ridley,
lady, 281; Roberts, capt. r. n. 299;
Roberts, Thos. 233; Robertson, gen.
J. 264; Rogers, maj. T. W. 282;
Romney, earl of, 264; Ross, Eliz. C.
277; Ross, W. 296; Round, mrs.
279; Rowan, mrs. 281; Rushbrooke,
R. 283; Russell, S. 254

St. Germans, earl of, 234; Sale,
maj.-gen. sir R. H. 325; de Salis,
count C. 284; Saumarez, gen. sir T.
257; Savage, J. 262; Scarlett, hon.
J. H. L. 283; Scheberras, capt. 330;
Schwabe, L. 255; Scott, S. R. 236;
Scott, It. 331; Severn, S. A. 313;
Sharpe, gen. M. 243; Sheil, R. 325;
Shelton, col. 278; Simmons, lt. A. A.
330; Simpson, maj.-gen. E. H. 298;
Sims, It. 331; Sinclair, lady, 270;
Smirke, R. 231; Smith, J. Ŵ. 231;
Smith, J. W. 320; Smith, maj. R.
293;

Smith, rev. Sydney, 249;
Smith, R. P. 258; Smith, T. 284;
Smythe, mrs. 273; de Snasin, cntss.
298; Somes, J. 284; Somerset, maj.
Fitzroy, 329; Spencer, earl, 259;
Stamford, earl of, 271; Standish,
lady L. 322; Stansbury, G. 282;
Stephenson, miss, 319; Stepney, lady,
269; Stewart, Hel. 271; Story, judge,
295; Strafford, lady, 308; Strutt,
J. H. 247; Stuart de Rothesay,
310

Taaffe, count, 303; Taddy, serj.
260; Taylor, H. 245; Taylor, It.-
col. 330; Thornhill, maj. 316; Tich-
borne, sir H. J. 281; Todd, maj.
d'Arcy, 329; Todd, rev. H. J. 322;
Townsend, col. 271; Treby, mrs. 319;
Trower, capt. J. 327; Tuckwell, W.
297

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