Miguel, Don, his frantic conduct and
attack on the life of his sister, Donna
Maria, [177]; documents relative to
his assumption of the regency, 415;
ditto, to his declaring himself king, 435
Murcia, earthquake at, 63
Murders: Geo. Howarth, Manchester,

54; murders perpetrated by Riem-
bauer, a Bavarian priest, 130; J.
Burgess, poisoned, 140; Sam. Wes-
combe, ditto, by his wife, 142; mys-
terious murder near Ripley, 172;
Mrs. Franks and her daughter, 179; a
little girl murdered by a boy, at
Douay, 186; a whole family murdered
by a youth at Vilsebourg, 187; Sarah
Waite, 319; Samuel Langtry and his
housekeeper, 320

Nares, archdeacon, death of, 220
Navarino, battle of, court martial rela-

tive to the conduct of the Genoa in
the action, 328

Netherlands: dissensions between the
ministry and the states general. [200];
progress of the war in Batavia, and
success of the Dutch against the in-
surgents, [201]

Niagara, falls of, project for blowing
up part of the rocks, 173; a schooner
let down the falls, 174; S. Patch leaps
into the cataract, ib.

Oath to be taken by Catholics, on their
taking seats in parliament, 367
Obituary: Von Arndt, 210; Snoek,
Dutch actor, ib.; F. Schlegel, 211;
Jos. Cartwright, painter, 212; sir W.
Curtis, ib.; Wm. Shield, composer,
213; sir M. Wood, 214; rev. W. Crowe,
215; Leo XII., ib.; Dr. John Scott,
216; Gossec, composer, 217; R. Wil-
braham, 218; Dr. J. Young, ib.; Wes-
tenrieder, ib.; Edmund Turner, 219;
Archdeacon Nares, 220; Thos. Har-
rison, architect, 221; Fras. Plowden,
222; Manasseh Dawes, 223; Kniazh-
nin, ib.; C. A. Fischer, ib.; earl of
Buchan, 224; W. Stevenson, 225;
countess of Derby (Miss Farren), ib.;
Fiessli, 227; lord Colchester, ib.;
Dr. Thos. Young, 229; Dr. Curtis,
230; J. Impey, 231; Dr. Lloyd, bp.
of Oxford, ib.; W. V. Barré, 232;
Kollmann, composer, 233; lord Har-
ris, 234; lord, Thurlow, 236; Terry,
actor, 237; Nyerup, ib.; W. T. Fitz-
gerald, 238; A. Highmore, 239; J.
Reeves, 240; sir David Baird, 242; W.
Wadd, 244; rev. E. T. Vaughan, 246;
rev. W. Hurn, 247; G. Dawe, R. A.,
248; J. Mawe, mineralogist, 249; T.

Hurlston, 250; princess dowager of
Brazil, ib.; Eugenius Roche, 251.;
gen. Garth, ib.; Barry St. Leger,
252; Dr. J. Watson, ib.; Cean-Ber-
mudez, 253; rev. Thos. Belsham, it.;
Dr. Carey, ib.; rev. Isaac Taylor,
254; count Lamarck, naturalist, 255
O'Connell, Mr., claims his seat in parlia-
ment as member for Clare, [104]; is
heard at the bar of the House of Com-
mons, [107]; refuses to take the oath,
and a writ issued for a new election,
[114]; bis address to the electors of
Clare, [123]; his violent speeches,
[124]; is re-elected without a contest,
[126]; promises to obtain a repeal of
the union, [127]; elected member for
the county of Clare, 119; recommends
the formation of liberal clubs in Ire-
land, ib.; his fracas with Mr. Mahony,
188

Old Bailey: T. Munton, perjury, 5; J.
Hunter, forgery, 11; B. Barrup, killing
Mary Mortlock, 13; W. Johnstone,
colouring false money, 16

Ooalen, island of, visited by Russian
navigators, 542

Oural Mountains, new metal discovered
Optical Discovery, 546
in, 546

Paintings, ancient, discovered at Hercu-
laneum, 22

Patents, new list of, 547
Parliament: King's speech, [4]; ad

dress, [6]; Bill brought in by Mr.
Peel for suppressing the Catholic As-
sociation, [7]; passes both houses,
[9]; plan proposed by ministers for
the removal of Catholic disabilities, as
stated by Mr. Peel, [22]; debate on
the motion for a committee, [27]; ar-
guments against concession, [28]; the
measure opposed by the marquis of
Blandford, [31]; and viscount Corry,
[32]; arguments in favour of the
motion, and against a dissolution of
parliament, [33]; majority in favour
of the motion, [35]; number of the
petitions against Catholic concession,
[36]; bill for removing Catholic dis-
abilities introduced, ib.; debate on
its second reading, [38]; the bill op-
posed by sir E. Knatchbull, ib.; Mr.
G. Bankes, [41]; lord Tullamore,
[43]; and Mr. Sadler, ib.; Mr. R.
Grant's speech in favour of the bill,
[50]; sir C. Wetherell's against it,
[53]; Mr. Peel's reply, [57]; major-
ity for its second reading, [58];
amendments during its progress

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,

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.

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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 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 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