v. Edgar, tailor's bill, 27; Hulford v.
Rymer, &c., life insurances, 66;
Burghart v. Slark, responsibility of
coach offices, 84; Langdon v. Hunt-
ingtower, libel, 128; Kelsall v. Mack-
worth, bill of exchange, 182; Selby
v. Bardons, &c., exemption of Gray's
Inn from parochial rates, 201
Lawrence, sir Thomas, his funeral, 11;
memoir of, 479
Leather, tax on, abolished, [78]
Leipzig, insurrection at, [277]
Leopold, prince, the sovereignty of
Greece offered to, [300]; letter of
lord Aberdeen to, on the subject, and
his reply, ib. note; writes to Capo
d'Istrias, to announce his acceptance
of the crown of Greece, but afterwards
declines it, [306]: letters to him from
Capo d'Istrias, 389
Libel, law of, bill for amending and
mitigating, [126]
Libels: proceedings against the Morn-
ing Journal, for sundry libels on the
king, &c., [3]; judgment on Alex-
ander, the editor, &c., for, 21; Ward
and Soames v. Smith, 59; Clements
v. Flanagan, libel on a schoolmaster,
68; list of prosecutions for libel dur-
ing the two last reigns, 93; Manning
v. Clement, libel in Bell's Life in
London,' 194
Life-insurances, decision relative to, 66;
case relative to, tried in the House
of Lords, 107
Light-house, new one, on the island of
Wangeroog, 184
Limerick, escape of nine female convicts
from the gaol uf, 77; riot at, 91
Lists: Ministers, &c., 215
House of Commons, 217
Sheriffs, 221
Promotions and Preferments, 232
Deaths, 242
General Acts, 299
Local Acts, 302
Lobsters, rendered poisonous by the
practice of plugging their claws,
London: a jury of freemen objected to,
in an action interesting the corpora-
tion, 179; the royal visit to the city
postponed, 185; letter of the lord
mayor elect to the duke of Welling-
ton, ib.
Long, a policeman, murdered, 148
Longevity Michovsky, 274; Miss
Lloyd, 279; J. Logan, 280; S. Mac-
donald, ib.
Machinery, not the cause of the distress
among the manufacturing classes,
[22]
Mackintosh, Sir J., introduces a clause
into the forgery bill, [117]
Majendie, rev. Dr., death of, 267
Manchester: violent thunderstorm at,
55; riot at, 122; opening of the
railway at, and death of Mr. Huskis-
son, 144; average number of pas-
sengers per day, 148; accident on the
railway, 205
Manning's stomachic bitters, composi-
tion of, 195
Marmont, his irresolution and unskil-
fulness in opposing the populace at
Paris, [198]; his feelings not in uni-
son with the cause, [200] note
Matrimonial agency business at Paris,
Maryborough, lord, his house robbed of
a quantity of jewellery, 85
Manufacturing population, report on,
351
Medical students, improved regulations
relative to, 151
Mer de Glace, Switzerland, description
of, 498
Meteorology, a mock sun, 22
Mexico: revolution in, [318]; Guerrero,
the president, resigns, ib.; Basta-
mente's revolt, [319]; provisional
government formed, [320]; a federal
constitution opposed by the province
of Yucatan, ib.
Miguel, Don. See Portugal
Military establishment, proposed re-
duction of, [38]; colonial ditto, [42]
Military events of the late French Re-
volution, character of, [195] note
Milwood, J., his numerous bequests to
public charities, 273
Mina, general, chosen leader of the
Spanish refugees who invade Spain,
[291]; his dangers and narrow escapes
after the retreat of the refugees into
France, [294]; his proclamation, 378
Ministers, French, their trials, [224],
435; their report to the king, 361
Ministry: state of parties at the be-
ginning of the year, and connection
between the ministry and the whigs,
[1]; lists of the two ministries, 215
Moir, capt., trial of, for murder of W.
Malcolm, 344
Montrose, accident on the suspension
bridge at, 39
Morland, sir Scrope B., death of, 260
Morning Journal, ex officio informations
against, for libels on the king, duke
of Wellington, &c., [3]
Moscow, description of, 490
Murders: discovery relative to the cir-
cumstances of the murder of the rev.
Mr. Parker, of Oddingley, 16; death
of W. Rance, occasioned by violent
arrest, 28; Mary Frankland killed by
her husband, 30; Catherine Bemin,
shot by her lover, 31; Ann Cook,
thrown down a pit by M. Toll, 33;
John Connell, murdered by his wife
and her paramour, 39; Nathaniel
Smith, ditto ditto 40; Grace Cudmore,
poisoned by her husband, 43; Rachel
Crossley, by W. Shaw, 50; attempt
to murder G. Wheildon, esq., a ma-
gistrate, 75; a soldier accuses himself
of committing a murder at Walworth,
99; W. Winney, a convict at Ports-
mouth, 117; Jeremiah Brennan, 129;
Jane Whillett, 134; Long, a police-
man, 148; Catharine Franks and her
daughter, 316; rev. Mr. Parker and
his murderer, R. Hemming, 325;
Joan Turner, 334; W. Malcolm, by
captain Moir, 344.
Mutiny on board the Cyprus convict
ship, 168; the Inglis, East Indiaman,
179
Naples: death of Francis I., and acces-
sion of Ferdinand II, [299], 277
Nation, the state of, lord Stanhope's
motion for an inquiry into, [20]
Navy, treasurer of, motion for abolish-
ing the salary, [55]
Netherlands: discontent of the Bel-
gians and their jealousy of the Dutch,
[241]; concessions on the part of the
king, [242]; Belgic ministers dis-
missed, [243]; popular subscriptions
for them, ib.; prosecution against de
Potter, [244]; king's speech at the
close of the session, [246]; com-
mencement of the revolution at Brus-
sels, [247]; the mob repulsed by the
burgher guards, [248]; demands of
the citizens, [249]; approach of the
troops, ib.; arrival of the prince of
Orange and prince Frederick at Brus-
sels, [250]; demand for the dissolu-
tion between Holland and Belgium,
[252]; a provisional government form-
ed, [254]; revolt of Liege, ib. ; meet-
ing of the states general, ib.; en-
counters between the troops and the
mob at Brussels, [258]; retreat of
the former, [259]; separation of Bel-
gium from Holland, [260]; the ad-
ministration of the southern provinces
intrusted to the prince of Orange,
[261]; the provisional government
refuses to treat with him, ib.; a na-
tional congress convoked, [262];
insurrections in various Belgian towns
and garrisons, [263]; the prince de-
clares the Belgians independent, ib.;
Antwerp taken by the insurgent army
[265]; interference of the allied court,
who obtain an armistice, [266]; na-
tional congress held at Brussels,
[268]; decides in favour of a mo-
narchy, [269]; the house of Orange-
Nassau excluded, [270]; the new
constitution, [272]; speech of the
king at the opening of the extraordi-
nary session of the states-general, 379
Newark, petition from the electors of,
[95]
Newcastle, destructive fire at, 16
Newcastle, duke of, petition of the elec-
tors at Newark, against, for interfering
in the election, [94]
Newspapers, comparative proportion of,
in England and America, 523
Nisbet, captain, death of, 275
Normandy, burnings in, 176
Obituary: major-gen. D. Stewart, 242;
J. H. Haycock, architect, 243;
queen dowager of Portugal, ib.; rev.
Stephen Weston, ib.; bishop Sand-
ford, 245; Arthur Clifford, ib.; bishop
of St. Asaph, (Luxmoore), 246; right
hon. George Tierney, ib.; W. Eyton
Tooke, 249; lord Graves, 251; N.
B. Halhed, 252; admiral sir Eliab
Harvey, ib; Benincani, sculptress,
254; Dr. Schulz, ib.; Lampi, painter,
ib.; Van Sömmering, 255; marquis
de Lally-Tolendal, ib.; Douglas Kin-
naird, 256; sir R. T. Farquhar, 257;
Dr. Anderson, ib. ; professor Rahbek,
ib.; major Rennell, 258; marshal
Gouvion St. Cyr, 259; card. della
Somaglia, ib.; R. Chenevix, ib.; ma-
dame Bilderdijk, 260; sir S. B.
Morland, ib.; sir Rob. Peel, 261; Dr.
Lawrence Brown, 262, F. Winsor,
263; viscount Kilwarden, ib.; W.
Grimaldi, artist, 264; Dr. Hamilton,
ib.; sir Lucas Pepys, 265; rev. Dr.
Phelan, 266; W. Price, ib.; Barry-
more, actor, 267; rev. Dr. Majendie,
ib.; gen. Boigne, 268; rev. Revett
Sheppard, 269; duke of Anhalt Coe-
then, ib.; prince de Condé, 270; gen.
Sucre, 271; W. Hazlitt, 272; J. Mil-
ward, 273; duke of Atholl, ib; lord
Blantyre, 274; captain Nisbet, 275
earl of Ashburnham, 277; sir Rob
Wigram, ib.; king of Naples, ib.
archdeacon Parkinson, 278; J. Crow-
der, 279; lord Henley, ib.; madame
de Genlis, 289
O'Connell, his addresses to the Irish
people, 174; proposes in parliament
the vote by ballot, [94], together with
triennial parliaments and universal
suffrage, [105]
O'Grady, Mr., killed in a duel, by cap.
Smith, 137
Opera House, English, burnt down, 24
Ordinances, of the king of France, 367
Ordnance, lieut.-gen, of, motion for
abolishing the salary of, [60]
Orleans, duke of, named lieut.-gen. of
France, by the deputies, [205]; opens
the session of the chambers, [208];
declared king, [214]; his first speech,
[216]; his speech as lieut.-general,
375
Otmoor, disturbances at, 141
Paris breaking out of the revolution,
[185]; inefficiency of the military
force, [187]; supineness of the govern-
ment, [188]; operations of the popu-
lace on the 28th, [189]; the city de-
clared in a state of siege, [190]; en-
counter between the soldiery and the
people, [191]; events of the second
day, [193]; of the third, [198]; Mar-
mont and the soldiery retire from the
city, [202]; number of killed and
wounded, ib.
Parker, of Oddingley, rev. Mr. the ske-
leton of his murderer discovered, 16
Parkinson, archdeacon, death, 278
Parliament: the king's speech at the
opening of the session, [5]; address
moved in the Lords by the duke of
Buccleugh, [7]; amendment by lord
Stanhope, ib.; duke of Richmond,
earl of Carnarvon, &c. in favour of it,
[8]; the duke of Wellington on the
state of the country, and the adequacy
of the present currency, [10]; the
amendment rejected, [11]; the ad-
dress moved in the Commons by
lord Darlington, ib.; the amendment
by Sir E. Knatchbull, [12]; Mr.
Huskisson's division against the mi-
nistry, [14]; Mr. Peel's representa-
tion of the state of the country, [16];
amendment moved by the marquis
of Blandford, and thrown out, [18];
lord Stanhope's motion for an inquiry
into the state of the nation, [20];
agricultural distress, ib.; state of
the manufacturing classes, [21]; lord
Goderich objects to the motion, [23];
proposes a reduction of taxes, [24];
the motion supported by lords Rose-
bery and Eldon, [26]; the duke of
Wellington objects to a committee as
useless, [27]; similar motion and
debate in the Commons, [31]; sir Jas.
Graham moves for a reduction of
salaries of public officers, [32]; which
is opposed by Mr. Dawson, [35]; Mr.
Hume proposes a reduction of the mi-
litary and naval establishments, [38];
the chancellor of the Exchequer's
statement as to reductions both in the
army and navy, [40]; Mr. Hume af-
terwards moves for a specific reduc-
tion, [42]; Mr. Poulett Thomson's
motion for a committee to revise the
whole system of taxation, [46]; objec-
tions started by the chancellor of the
Exchequer, [49]; Mr. Huskisson sup-
ports the motion, [52]; question re-
lative to superannuation allowances to
the hon. R. Dundas, and Mr. W. L.
Bathurst, [53]; salary of the trea-
surer of the Navy proposed to be
abolished, [55]; office of lieut.-gen.
of the Ordnance, ditto, [60]; sir Jas.
Graham's motion for an inquiry into
the salaries, &c. of members of the
privy council, ib.; committee on the
East-India Company's charter, [64];
Mr. Attwood's motion relative to the
currency and small notes, [69]; effects
of former alterations, &c., [71]; the
resolutions opposed by Mr. Herries,
[73]; the budget, [75]; reduction of
various duties, [77]; the revenue,
[79]; consolidation of the laws rela-
tive to the stamp duties, [80]; op-
position made to the beer bill, [84];
marquis of Blandford's plan of par-
liamentary reform, [87]; not very
favourably received by the reformers
themselves, [88]; proposal to disfran-
chise East Retford, and transfer its
franchise to Birmingham, ib.; vote
by ballot, [94]; petition against the
duke of Newcastle, for interfering in
elections, ib.; opposed by Mr. Peel,
[98]; lord J. Russell's bill for giving
members to Leeds, Manchester, and
Birmingham, [100]; Mr. O'Connell's,
for reform by universal suffrage, and
vote by ballot, [105]; Mr. Brougham's
speech on the ballot, [106]; lord J.
Russell's resolutions, [108]; bill
brought in by Mr. R. Grant, to repeal
the civil disabilities of Jews, [109];
opposed by sir R. Inglis, [110]; the
bill lost, [115]; Mr. Peel's bill for
altering the forgery laws, [116]; sir
J. Mackintosh's clause repealing the
punishment of death, except in forgery
vote
nst the
erfering in
by Mr. Peel,
bill for giving
Manchester, and
; Mr. O'Connell's,
versal suffrage, and
105]; Mr. Brougham's
ballot, [106]; lord J.
esolutions, [108]; bill
by Mr. R. Grant, to repeal
disabilities of Jews, [109];
sed by sir R. Inglis, [110]; the
I lost, [115]; Mr. Peel's bill for
tering the forgery laws, [116]; sir
Mackintosh's clause repealing the
unishment of death, except in forgery
of wills, [117]; the bill thrown out in
the Lords, [118]; sir C. Wetherell's
motion relative to the case of the
editor of the Morning Journal, and
discussion on the conduct of the At-
torney-general in the prosecution,
[119]; bill brought in by the latter,
for mitigating the law of libel, [126];
address of both Houses for the re-
moval of the judge of the high court
of admiralty, Ireland, [127]; act for
abolishing the system of Welch judi-
cature, [130]; William IVth's mes-
sage to parliament, [134]; address to
the throne, [135]; amendment pro-
posed by the Whigs, demanding the
appointment of a regency, [135]; de-
bate in the Commons on the address,
[138]; Mr. Brougham's attack on the
duke of Wellington's ministry, [139];
the king's speech at the proroga-
tion, [140]; state of parties at the
close of the session, [142]; opening
of the new parliament, [150]; king's
speech, [151]; outrages in Kent,
[152]; reform, [153]; Belgian af-
fairs, [154], [156]; the duke of Wel-
lington's declaration against reform,
[155]; Mr. Brougham's notice of a
motion relative to a change in the
representative system, ib.; the mar-
quis of Blandford's amendment to the
address, [157]; abandonment of the
royal visit to the city, [158]; defeat
and resignation of ministers, [163];
members of lord Grey's ministry,
[164]; the Regency bill, [165]; com-
mittee for reduction of salaries, ib.
Patents, new, 516
Peel, Mr., his view of the state of the
country, [15]; increase of business
on canals, [16]; resists sir J. Gra-
ham's motion for abolishing the salary
of the treasurer of the navy, [58];
opposes the marquis of Blandford's
plan of parliamentary reform, [90];
his bill for altering the forgery laws,
[116]; he and the duke of Wellington
resign their offices as ministers, [163]
Peel, sir R., his will, 89; his death, 261
Pensions, superannuation, question rela-
tive to, [53]
Poland; revolt of t
Warsaw, [282];
by the citizens
troops expelled,
cil, ib.; deputat
Constantine, i
Klopicki, ib.; w
[284]; the em
against the Pole
Police:-
Bow Street: Ma
for fortune-tell
and J. Adey, s
Mansion-House:
drunkenness,
prisoner reque
92; complaint
plugging lobst
Marlborough Str
ing lace, 157
Union Office: N
of murder, 99
Thames Police:
board the Cy
Polignac, princ
his letter to
Political Union,
ib., note; tria
mingham, to
Poor laws, a far
reform, [91]
Peru,peace concluded with Colombia,403
Peyronnet, one of the Polignac minis-
try, his character, [176]
Pigeons, a betting match relative to
carrier pigeons, 108
Pius VIII, death of, [300]
Poisoning: a female convicted of poi-
soning a number of persons at Bre-
men, 167
the parish, fo
Population, in
bourers like
Porter, adulter
Birmingham
Port-au-Prince
Portugal: pers
of persons su
[295]; exce
towards thos
St. Julian,
elected in
wishes, [297
finances, ib
[298]; dec
Brazil again
Potter, M. de,
ib.
cution agains
ists, [244];
[246]; appo
sional govern
Prison, escape
Privy-council,
English pers
the salaries,
Prize-fighting
Public Docur
Byrne, 114
Foreign, 36
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