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-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-clóth 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
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