gular destruction of a Peruvian fri- gate, 165; M. Blondin's performances at Niagara, 166; storms and ship- wrecks in October, 168; hurricane at St. Kilda, 168; great robbery and prompt capture at Sheffield, 172; private visit of the Empress of the French to England and Scotland, 174; statue to the Marquess of Anglesey, ; 175; state of Ireland, dreadful as- sassinations, 177; storms and wrecks in December, 179; extraordinary murder of M. Poinsot, in a railway carriage in France, 181; abolition of passports for France, 190; Proclama- tion of the Queen, issuing the new copper coinage, 191; the Westminster play, 193; sale of the Saville library and manuscripts, 193; the weather- the "cold Christmas," 198; the peace with China, 200; extraordinary oc- currence at Dublin, 200; launch of the iron-cased line-of-battle ship Warrior, 201; Armstrong and Whit- worth guns, 204; the weather of the Autumn quarter, 207.
MOROCCO.-See SPAIN AND MOROCCO. MORTALITY, TABLES OF, in England and Wales, and in the Metropolis, in the year 1860; and in ten years 1851-60, 338. Murders. Shocking murders on board American ships: the Anna, the Devonshire, the Wizard King, 15; murder and suicide at Coventry, 17; murder at Luton, trial of Castle, 31; murder of Mrs. Pulley at Stamford, 35; dreadful murders on board a sloop in New York harbour, 39; the Ashcombe murder, 43; murder and suicide in Shoreditch, 69; double murder by an insane sister at Pen- dlebury, 48; murder of a wife and six children at Sandown Fort, 70; murder and suicide in Hyde-park and Oxford-st. 91; the extraordinary case of the Road child-murder, 93; singular attempted child-murder at Nettlebed, 119; murder of Ann Skein at Gos- port, 122; the Walkeringham mur- der, 124; the Embleton murder, 132; murder of Sarah Platt at Birming- ham, 133; wife-murder at Liverpool, 138; murder in the Queen's Park, Edinburgh, 146; murder of an officer by a marine in China, 157; double child-murder and suicide at Bradford, 166; the Hackney child- murder, 176; extraordinary murder of M. Poinsot in a railway carriage
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in France, 181; the Winlaton mur- der, 184; the Urpeth murder, 185; the Wyberton murder, 187; double murder at Aldershott, 188; wife- murder at Wolverhampton, 192; extraordinary attempt at murder at Dublin, 200; dreadful assassinations and outrages in Ireland, 106; murder of Alderman Sheehy, and Mr. Murray, 177; the Walworth murders-a mo- ther, two children, and a young woman murdered, 532; the murder of Mrs. Emsley at Stepney, 541. See also TRIALS AND LAW CASES. NAPLES AND SICILY-See ITALY. PAPAL STATES-See ITALY. PARLIAMENT :-The Parliament opened by the Queen in person; Her Ma- jesty's Speech, [3]; address in the House of Lords, speech and amend- ment of Earl Grey respecting the Chinese war, [5]; answer of Duke of Newcastle, [6]; speech of Earl of Derby, [7]; Earl Granville, [8]; amendment negatived, address agreed to, [9]; address in the House of Commons; speech of Mr. Disraeli; discusses the commercial treaty with France and the Italian policy of Go- vernment, [9]; Lord Palmerston jus- tifies the French treaty, and defends a policy of non-interference in Italy, [10]; address agreed to; desultory debate on report, [11].
Members returned and sworn at the Table during the Session, 515. Foreign Affairs.—Lively interest taken in the affairs of Italy, and the annex- ation of Savoy and Nice; military preparations of France, [12]; motion of Marquis of Normanby respecting Savoy and Nice, [12]; Earl Gran- ville's reply; the conduct of the Em- peror strongly condemned by Earl Grey, the Earl of Shaftesbury, and Earl of Derby, [13]; Marquis of Nor- manby's motion respecting Sardinia and Central Italy, [15]; reply of Earl Granville; debate, [16]; in the Commons, Mr. Kinglake calls atten- tion to the rumours respecting Savoy and Nice, [17]; explanations of Mi- nisters, [19]; Sir R. Peel calls atten- tion to variation in the text of the Emperor's speech; Mr. Bright's speech, [19]; Lord J. Russell's ex- planation, [20]; Mr. Roebuck's strong remarks on the conduct of the Em- peror, [20]; Lord John Russell's for- mal explanation of the policy of Mi-
nisters in regard to Savoy and Nice, [21]; speeches of Mr. Whiteside, Mr. Horsman, Lord Palmerston, Mr. Dis- raeli, [22]. Finance.-Great expectations respect- ing the approaching Budget; finan- cial statement postponed owing to Mr. Gladstone's illness, [26]; the commercial treaty with France laid before Parliament; the financial state- ment; Mr. Gladstone's elaborate and comprehensive speech, [26]; exten- sive changes of taxation, the wine duties, paper duty, Customs duties, Income-tax, &c., [25]; Mr. Du Cane's notice of motion postponed for Mr. Disraeli's motion to postpone the con- sideration of the Budget until the French treaty shall have been consi- dered, [31]; Mr. Disraeli's speech,[31]; Mr. Gladstone's reply, [32]; debate; the Opposition insist that the House shall consider the engagements of the treaty before they consider the resolutions that are to carry out the engagements; the Ministerialists, that to submit each article of the treaty to the control of Parliament was unconstitutional; on division amendment negatived, [35]; im- portant discussion in the House of Lords on the treaty, [35]; Mr. Du Cane's motion against reducing the ordinary revenue and increasing the Income-tax, [37]; three nights' de- bate; speeches of Sir S. Northcote, [38]; Mr. Hubbard, Mr. Baines, Mr. Byng, [39]; Sir F. Baring, Mr. Bright, [40]; Mr. Whiteside, Mr. Cardwell, Mr. Newdegate, [41]; Mr. Osborne, Mr. T. Baring, [42]; Mr. M. Gibson, Mr. Walpole, [43]; the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Disraeli, [44]; on division, majority of 116 for Ministers, [45]; Ministers raise the distinct question of approval of the treaty by moving an address, [45]; speech of Mr. Byng, [45]; Sir H. Cairns, on behalf of the Con- servatives, accepts the treaty, but objects that it is one-sided, imper- feet, and halting, [47]; Mr. Horsman moves amendment respecting Article 2. (coals), [48]; important state- ment of Mr. Vivian; speech of Mr. Disraeli, [49]; answer of Chancellor of Exchequer, [50]; amendment negatived; original motion carried by majority of 226, [51]; similar address moved in the House of
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Lords by Lord Taunton, [51]; Earl Grey's strictures on the treaty: op- poses the motion, [51]; speeches of Lord Wodehouse, Earl of Malmes- bury, [52]; Lord Overstone opposes the motion; speeches of the Duke of Argyll, [53]; Earl of Derby, [54]; of the Lord Chancellor and Lord Chelmsford, [55]; address carried by majority of 30, [56]; dis- cussion on the various portions of the Budget; the wine duties, Mr. Gladstone's exposition, [59]; after debate, resolution agreed to; refreshment-houses-Mr. Gladstone's interesting explanation of his propo- sition, as a complement of the intro- duction of French wines, [61]; after several debates the propositions are carried, [66]; the Customs' tariff,- alterations not generally opposed by the Conservatives; questions regard- ing corks and silks, [66]; the Income- tax-motion for a 10d. tax, [67]; several amendments are proposed and negatived, and motion carried, [67]; unpopularity of the proposal for the repeal of the paper duty; considered as a question of an additional 1d. to the Income-tax; Sir W. Miles' amend- ment; interesting debates, [69]; speeches of Mr. B. Stanhope, Mr. Black, Mr. Maguire, Lord R. Cecil, Mr. M. Gibson, [70]; invective of Mr. Horsman, answer of Mr. Glad- stone, [71]; Sir J. Pakington; amend- ment negatived, [72]; renewed attack on third reading; amendment of Sir S. Northcote, [72]; Mr. M. Gibson's answer, [73]; speech of Mr. Glad- stone, [74]; Mr. Disraeli, [75]; divi- sion; Ayes, 219, Noes, 210; majority for Ministers, 9, [75]; Earl of Derby gives notice of his intention to op- pose the repeal of the paper duty; Earl Granville moves the second read- ing, and denies that the proposed re- mission is inexpedient, and that the Lords have power to deal with the question, [76]; Lord Lyndhurst ar- gues the constitutional question in fa- vour of the Lords, [77]; Lord Mont- eagle, examining the question of ex- pediency, moves the rejection of the bill, [78]; Duke of Argyll vindicates the financial policy of the Govern- ment, [79]; powerful speech of the Earl of Derby, [80]; on division, majority of 89 against the bill. Opinion of the country on this pro-
ceeding of the House of Lords; grow- ing alarm as to the sufficiency of the Budget, [82]; Lord Palmerston moves a Committee to search for precedents; Mr. Duncombe's amendment, and debate, [83]; Report of Committee; moderate resolutions moved by Lord Palmerston thereon, [84]; the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer supports the resolution, but vindicates his finan cial scheme, [85]; Mr. Whiteside's reply, [86]; Mr. Disraeli vindicates the Lords, but adopts the resolution; view of Lord J. Russell, [87]; Mr. Horsman's telling speech, Mr. Bright's answer, [88]; the resolutions agreed to, [89]; Lord Fermoy moves a reso- lution condemning the conduct of the Lords, [89]; the resolution gene- rally condemned, and negatived, [91]; the Chancellor of the Exchequer re- tains the Excise duty on paper, but modifies the Customs duty to accord with the French treaty; danger of the Government, [91]; Mr. Puller moves an amendment; important debate; speeches of Mr. Childers, Mr. Crossley, [93]; Mr. Maguire, Sir H.Cairns, the Attorney-General, [94]; Mr. Henley, Lord J. Russell, Mr. Dis- raeli, [95]; the resolutions carried by a majority of 33, [96].
Parliamentary Reform.-Lord J. Russell moves for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Representation; proposes a £10 county, and a £6 borough, franchise, and takes one seat from 25 boroughs; their redis- tribution, [98]; indifference in the country on the subject of reform; bills for Ireland and Scotland intro- duced, [101]; languid and protracted debates on the second reading; Mr. Disraeli proposes to read the bill the second time and discuss the pro- posals in Committee, but suggests that the bill be withdrawn, [101]; speeches of Mr. Rolt and Mr. Bright, [102]; Mr. Stansfeld, Sir J. Paking- ton, Sir G. Grey, [103]; Mr. Adderley, Mr. Massey, [104]; Mr. Whiteside, Mr. James, [105]; Sir G. Lewis, [106]; Lord R. Cecil, Mr. Milnes, [107]; Sir E. B. Lytton, [108]; Mr. Denman, Sir J. Walsh, Lord J. Rus- sell, [109]; Lord J. Manners, Mr. Du Cane, Mr. Macaulay, [111]; Mr. Gregory, Sir J. Ramsden, Mr. Wal- pole, the Chancellor of the Exche- quer, [113]; bill read the second
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time without a division, [114]; these debates occupy from the 19th March to 3rd May. In the Lords, Earl Grey moves for inquiry into increase of voters by reduction of franchise; his speech, 115; Duke of Argyll con sents to Committee, [116]; speech of Earl of Derby, [117]; motion agreed
Lateness of the period for dis- cussing many questions in commit- tee; Lord John Russell proposes to go into committee on the English bill, and to withdraw the Irish and Scotch bills, [119]; discussion; the bill is very faintly supported by members on the ministerial side; Mr. Mackinnon moves to postpone the question until after the census of 1861; Government defeat the motion; but feeling it impossible to carry the bill through committee in face of the indifference of their sup- porters, withdraw it; little emotion felt by the country at this result, [124]; Mr. Berkeley's annual motion for the ballot, [126].
Military and Naval Affairs.-Mr. S. Herbert moves the Army and Lord C. Paget the Navy Estimates, both unprecedentedly large,[129]; they are agreed to; the Civil Service Esti- mates; much criticized, [131]; ques tion of manning the navy discussed on motion of Sir C. Napier, [133]; the same subject discussed in the Lords, [134]; Lord Lyndhurst brings forward the state of our naval defences, [135]; answer of the Duke of Somer- set, [137]; great impression made by this debate. Further discussions in the Commons on naval subjects raised by Sir C. Napier and Mr. Lindsay, [138]; question of promo- tion in the army brought forward by Sir De Lacy Evans, [140]; debate; reply of Mr. S. Herbert, [142]; Lord Panmure brings forward the subject in the Lords; defends the purchase system, [143]; flogging in the army and navy; subject discussed on mo- tion of Mr. Williams for returns; Mr. S. Herbert's observations, [144]; subject of promotion and retirement in the navy, [145]; fortification of dockyards and arsenals; Lord Pal- merston's resolutions, founded on the report of the Defence Commis- sion, [145]; his speech detailing the plans adopted by the Government, and asks for a vote of £9,000,000.
[147]; its reception by the House, [147]; amendment of Mr. Lindsay, disapproving expenditure for fortifi- cations as compared with strengthen- ing the navy; Mr. S. Herbert's an- swer, [148]; speeches of Mr. Bright, Mr. Newdegate, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Horsman, and others; Lord Palmer- ston's reply; original resolution agreed to, [151]; Mr. E. James' amendment to second reading of bill, seconded by Sir C. Napier, [152]; after debate second reading agreed to, [153]; important debate on the bill in the Lords; speech of Lord Ellenborough, [153]; answer of Earl de Grey; bill passed, [154].
China and India.-Mr. B. Coch- rane calls attention to relations with China in reference to the Peiho af- fair; Sir M. Seymour defends the operations, [156]; Lord J. Russell defends Earl of Elgin, [157]; Earl of Elgin arrives from China and makes a statement in the House of Lords, [157]; Sir de Lacy Evans brings for- ward the subject of the war, [158]; defended by Lord J. Russell, [158]; debate on the policy and justice of the war, [160]; Earl Grey, in the Lords, severely condemns the Go- vernment for having entered into the war without consulting Parliament, [160]; Duke of Somerset defends the Government, [161]; the Chancel- lor of the Exchequer makes a special provision for the Chinese war; pro- poses a supplementary Budget, [162].
Finances of India.-Mr. Wilson sent to Calcutta as Financial Member of the Council; his financial scheme to restore equilibrium between re- venue and expenditure; singular op- position and prompt recall of Sir Charles Trevelyan, [163]; Earl of Ellenborough criticizes the scheme; answer of Duke of Argyll, [164]; Mr. D. Seymour adverts to Sir C. Tre- velyan's recall, and eulogizes his ser- vices, [164]; Sir C. Wood and Lord Palmerston justify the recall as es- sential to the public good, [165]. The Indian Financial Statement.- Secretary of State for India explains to the House the state and prospects of the Indian exchequer, [166]; statement criticized by Mr. D. Sey- mour and others, [167]. Reorgan- ization of the Indian Army-bill
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to amalgamate the Local with the Queen's army [168] is strongly op- posed; view of Lord Stanley, [169]; of General Peel and Colonel Sykes, [170]; Sir de L. Evans, [171]; Mr. A. Mills moves rejection of the bill; seconded by Sir E. Colebrooke, [171]; bill opposed by Sir de L. Evans, Mr. M. Milnes, Sir J. Elphinstone, Mr. D. Seymour, and others; supported by Mr. S. Herbert, Mr. Ayrton, Mr. Vansittart, Sir W. Russell, Sir C. Wood; bill carried by large majo- rity, [177]; further opposition on going into Committee; numerous amendments proposed and negatived; bill passed, [179]; bill moved in the Lords by Duke of Argyll; opposed by Earl of Ellenborough as most dangerous; supported by Duke of Cambridge, [179]; Earl of Derby commits the matter to the responsi- bility of Government; bill passed, [180].
Religion, Education, &c.—Church Rates Sir J. Trelawny again brings in his bill for abolishing church rates, [181]; Lord R. Montagu moves the rejection of the bill; speeches of Sir G. Lewis, Mr. K. Seymer, [183]; Mr. Disraeli, Lord Fermoy, &c.; bill carried by majority of 29, [184]; Mr. Newdegate proposes a fixed charge on real property in substitu- tion for church rates, [184]; after de- bate, motion negatived, [185]; Mr. Whiteside moves to postpone third reading for six months, [186]; after animated debate amendment negatived by majority of 9 only [187]; progress of the bill in the Lords; Lord Lyveden moves the second reading; Duke of Marlborough moves rejection of bill, [188]; Earl de Grey, Duke of Somerset, Duke of Newcastle support the bill; Arch- bishop of Canterbury, Earl Grey, Duke of Rutland, and Earl of Derby oppose it; bill thrown out by ma- jority of 97, [190]; Endowed Schools -Lord Cranworth brings in bill to remove certain grievances of Dis- senters, [190]; after debate, bill goes to Committee, where it is much altered, and becomes law, [192]; bill on the same subject introduced by Mr. Dillwyn; interesting discus- sion on second reading; is rejected on motion of Mr. Selwyn, [193];
Maynooth-Mr. Spooner's annual motion on the Maynooth grant; rejected after short debate, [194]; Religious Services in Theatres-Lord Dungannon's motion condemnatory of this practice; interesting speech of Earl of Shaftesbury, [194]; views of the Bishops of Llandaff and Lon- don; motion withdrawn, [196]; Re- vision of the Prayer-Book-Lord Ebury moves for appointment of Committee, [196]; motion generally opposed; the Archbishop of Can- terbury, the Bishops of London and Oxford, and Earl Stanhope, 197; mo- tion negatived, [198]; Union of City Benefices-the Bishop of London in- troduces a bill to provide for the spiritual destitution of the metro- polis by a union of city benefices and transfer of surplus funds; Bill passed, [198]; Census for 1861-the bill proposes returns as to religious profession; clause considered a griev- ance by Dissenters, is opposed, and withdrawn, [199]; National Educa- tion (Ireland)-motion of Mr. Butt for an address; Mr. Whiteside, [200]; answer of Mr. Cardwell; motion negatived, [201]; Tenure and Improvement of Land (Ireland) -bill introduced by Mr. Cardwell and passed, [202]; The postponed measures of the Session-the London Corporation Reform Bill and Bank.. ruptcy and Insolvency Bill, [202]; Massacre of the Christians in Syria -subject brought before the Lords by Lord Stratford de Redcliffe; his important speech, [203]; answer of Lord Wodehouse, [204]; this long and laborious session terminated on the 28th August by Commission; speech of the Lords Commissioners, [205]; review of the operations of the session, [207].
PATENTS, 565. POETRY, 582. PROMOTIONS, 522. PUBLIC DOCUMENTS :—
Treaties.-Treaty of commerce with France-the correspondence, 210; the treaty, 223; additional article, 229; second additional article, 230; treaty with Nicaragua, 231; treaty of annexation of Savoy and Nice to : France, 240; convention for the Pacification of Syria, 242.
State Papers.-Extracts from cor-
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respondence relating to the cession of Savoy and Nice, 243; Extracts from correspondence relating to the affairs of Italy, 273.
Table of statutes, 23 and 24 Vict., 301; finance accounts for the year 1860, 318; prices of stock, 336; average prices of corn, hay, straw, clover, and butcher's meat, 337.
Summary of deaths, births, and marriages, in England and Wales, and in the metropolis, in 1860; the same in the years 1851-60, 338; meteorological table for 1860, 338; total number of bankrupts, 338 university honours, Oxford, 339; Cambridge, 342.
QUEEN, THE.-The Session of Parlia- ment opened by the Queen in person; Her Majesty's Speech, 3; Her Ma- jesty receives the officers of volun- teer rifle corps at a special levée, 27; reviews the rifle volunteers in Hyde- park, 87, and at Edinburgh, 134; opens the prize meeting of the Na- tional Rifle Association at Wimbledon, 115; the Princess Royal (Princess Frederick William of Prussia) de- livered of a daughter, 126; autumnal residence of the Court in Scotland, 134; visits the family of the Prince Consort at Cobourg, journey through Belgium, Prussia, &c., 159. RACING MEETINGS.-Epsom, 73; Ascot, 81; Goodwood, 125; Doncaster, 157. Railway Accidents:-In January, 14; at the Tottenham station of the Eastern Counties Railway, six persons killed, many wounded, 21; at the Hatfield station of the Great North- ern, two persons killed, 61; singular accident at the terminus of the Great Northern, 77; near Granton, 118; fatal accident on the Shrewsbury and Hereford line, 148; dreadful acci- dent to an excursion train at Helm- shore, 152; fatal explosion of a loco- motive at King's Cross, 170; dread- ful accident at Atherstone, ten lives lost, 172.
Return of the number of persons killed by accident in the year 1860,
SHERIFFS FOR THE YEAR 1860, 346. Shipwrecks and Disasters at Sea.-Re- turn of wrecks, &c., in 1859, 1; storms and shipwrecks in January, 3; wreek of the steamer Northerner, 6; of the Mondejo, Portuguese man-of-
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