At St Maude, near Paris, aged 11 years, Lord Boringdon, eldest son of the Earl of Morley. A stalk of rye, which he had swallowed the latter end of July, was the cause of his sufferings. It was found, three inches in length, in its original state, lodged in the intestines.
At Cawnpore, Major-General Sir John Horsford.
DECEMBER 2. At Humble, Hants, Admiral Billy Douglas.
3. At St Andrews, the wife of William Fernie, Esq. of Newgrange.
At Edinburgh, Mrs Lindsay, relict of the Rev Wm. Lindsay, Kilmarnock.
25. At Gordonbank, Alexander Low, Esq.
27. At Cheltenham, Alexander Peterkin, Esq. of Chatham, in the island of Jamaica
28. The Rev. Dr Charley Burney, Rector of Deptford. He has long been known as one of the first Greek scholars of his time, and was of a family remarkable for literary and scientific eminence. At Oakley Park, Lady Clive. 30. At Musselburgh, Mr Thos. Thomson, town-clerk.
Robert Waugh, Esq. of Foxhall 31. At Greenlaw House, Jas. Kibble, Esq.
31. At Glasgow, Mary, eldest daughter of Professor Miller.
Lately, Mrs Isabella Cupples, relict of the late Rev. George Cupples.
At Ballymore, Michael Pendar, at
the advanced age of 107. He had been a pensioner for 72 years.
Lately, at Ballybouglan, Mrs J. Devereux, at the advanced age of 110. She retained her faculties to the last.
ABBOт, Mr Charles, resigns the office of Speaker, I, 136. Is created Baron Col- chester, 137; with a pension, 138. Abyssinia, the most recent intelligence re- specting, I, 303.
Accounts, public, of Great Britain, for the year, II. 196.
Acts, public, for the year, II. 280. Advocate, L. of Scotland, speech of, on
the Habeas Corpus Bill, I. 61. Advocates, at the Scottish Bar, charac- terized, I. 148. An illustrious phalanx of Whigs have the ascendency, 149. Africa, progress of the expedition sent to ascend the Congo, I. 286. Stopped by the Yellala, or great cataract, 287. The fatal termination of it, ib. The expe- dition which was destined to descend the Niger, 295. Description of Tom- buctoo and Wassanah, 296. Of Ashan- tee, the capital of Ashantee, 298. Agricultural Report, II. 117. Alceste, the dismal disaster of, I. 317. Desperate fight of the party against sixty Malay proas, 318
Ale and porter, quantity of, in London, brewed in one year, II. 162. Amelia island, taken by M'Gregor, I. 192. America, South, ships equipped in the Thames to aid the patriots in, II. 170. The contest for emancipation, conti- nued, I. 185. Victory of General Piar over the royalists, ib. Important con- sequences of it, 186. Naval force of
of the independents under Mina, 188. The fort of Sombrero taken by Mar- shal Linan was a great blow to the pa- triot cause, 189. Los Remedios taken, 190. Uniform success of the revolu- tion in other parts, 192. Appeals to the House of Lords respecting the leases of the late Duke of Queens- berry's property, II. 150.
Appo Saheb, Rajah of Nagpoor, attack of, upon the British, I. 200. Is defeated, though greatly superior in numbers, and delivers himself up on humiliating terms, 201.
Army, size of, and the supplies for, I.
of occupation in France, partly removed, I. 164.
Arnaud, author of the tragedy of Germa- nicus, I. 168.
Ashantee, in Africa, a mission sent to Cummazee, the capital of, I. 297. The first impression the view of it made on the English, 298. Sketch of the pa- lace and its decorations, ib.
Asia Minor, insurrection in, of the chief, Toutchi Ouglow, I. 184.
Assassination of a Sieur Ballanger, his daughter, son, and female servant, II.
Austria, Upper, atrocious accounts of a sect in, called Petzelians, II. 158.
the royalists, ib. Indecisive war in the Bathurst, Earl, speech of, on the address, country of the Caraccas, ib. Successes
Beloe, Rev. W. his situations and writ- ings, I. 244.
Bennet, Mr, his speech against the Ha- beas Corpus Bill, I. 59. Motion on Herries' appointment, 89. Brings up a report from the police committee, 143. Berlin, national theatre in, burnt, II. 163. Festival of the Reformation in, 173. Biography, Political, I, 207. Literary,
Birmingham, destructive fire in the mills at, II. 158.
Blow-pipe, the Oxy-hydrogen, an ac- count of, I. 264. Plans devised to ob- viate the risk of internal combustion- their imperfections, 266. Substances formerly considered as unalterable by heat, fused by, 267, 268. Brougham, Mr, his speech on the motion for an address to the king, 1. 34. On the Seditious Meetings Bill, 57. On committee named to consider the pro- posed reductions in the public expen- diture, 79.
Buenos Ayres, independent government of, established by the patriots, I. 190. Buonaparte, N. general observations on the treatment of, 1. 109. Complaints against it in Parliament, 111. His al- lowance of wine and porter, 113. Let- ter, by his order, to Sir H. Lowe, II.
Canal, the Union, estimate of, I. 137. Canning, Mr George, M. P. his speech on the motion for an address, I. 35. On the Seditious Meetings Bill, 58. On the proposed reductions of the public expenditure, 79.
Caraccas, indecisive war in the, between the Royalists and Independents, I. 185, et seq.
Carlisle Yetts, a pathetic song, I. 368. Carr Rock beacon, the fall of, a loss to the the Forth and Tay shipping, II. 178. Castles, John, examination of, in the trial of Watson, II. 10. Castlereagh, Lord, the measures proposed by, in consequence of the report of the secret committee, I. 53. View of in- tended reductions in the public expen- diture, 73. Speech of, on the conti- nuance of the six Lords of the Admi- ralty, 85. On the poor laws, 100. On the Catholic question, 118. Catholic question, the annual motion re- lative to, by Mr Grattan, I. 114. Mr L. Foster opposes it at great length, ib. also Mr Peel, 119. Lord Castlereagh supported it, 118. The debate upon, in the House of Lords, a continuation of this, 122. Negatived in the House of Commons, ib. In the House of Lords, 128.
Chalmers, G. Esq. verses to, I. 357. Chamber of deputies, in France, proceed- ings of, relative to the law of election, I, 164. To personal liberty, 165. To the press, ib. A view of the financial state of the nation submitted to, 166. Chenoo, the, in Congo, title and authority of, hereditary; through the female line, I. 291.
Chili, assisted from Buenos Ayres, against the troops of Peru, I. 191.
China, British embassy to the court of, in consequence of an interruption of the trade in the port of Canton, I. 304. Curious and important scene in the small antichamber into which they were ushered, 305. Lord Amherst decided- ly erred in refusing the proffered at- dience, 306. View of the present state of Nankin, 307. Domestic economy of the nation, 308. Public-houses, 309, The extent of mendicity, ib. The food of the Chinese, 310. Their natu ral character, 311. Verses to the Em- peror of, 360.
Church of England, view of, in regard to residence and non-residence, II. 232. Circular letter, by Lord Sidmouth, brought before the House of Lords, I.
Colonies, the British, account of all offices in, with their salary and emoluments, II. 217.
Commercial report, II. 121. America, 122. Russia, 123. Sweden, 124. Committee of secrecy, their reports, I. 47, 68. On the poor laws, 100. Conference, a very important, between Lord Somerset and King Gaika, II. 165.
Congo territory, in Africa, description of, I. 288. The climate, 289. Alimen- tary plants, very various, and no want of domestic animals for food, 290. The juice of the palm tree the principal be- verage, ib. Component parts of a tribe or society in, 291. The drudgery de- volves on the women, 293. The na- tives lively and good-humoured, their stature and features, ib. Their gross su- perstition, 294. Botanical character of the country, ib.
Constitution, the liberty of the press, the sure bulwark of, I. 11. This right created since the Revolution, ib. Contents of the volume, at the beginning. Coral reef, a description of, I. 317. Cotton trade, general view of,goods and yarn exported, II. 202. Country surgeon, I. 372. Crookbarrow hill, I. 371.
Crown, Parliament can compel to change
its ministers, I. 9. Has now no power to interpose its Veto, 10. The Gren- ville act calculated to lessen its influ- ence, 132. Curran, Mr, life of,-his preferring the bar to the church, a disappointment to his mother, I. 217. Becomes a student in the Society of the Middle Temple, 218. His timidity in opening a debate, ib. Enthusiastic in the cause of the people, 221. Appeared with distinction in parliament, ib. The rebellion a theatre of glory to, 222. Appointed master of the rolls in 1806, 223. Curwen, Mr, speech of, on the address to
Prince Regent, I. 32. Introduces the subject of the poor laws into the Com- mons, 98.
Czerni, Georges, leader of the Servian in- surrection,-put to death, I. 183.
Dauphin, the pretended of France, II.
Davy, Sir H. a handsome service of plate
presented to, II. 170. Part of his pa- per on Flame, 91. I. 257. Delamethrie, Mr J. C. life of, I. 252. His extravagant speculations, 253. Diet of Frankfort, memorial presented to, on cruisers, II. 162.
Distress, commercial, causes of, I. 4. No immediate remedy for, except patience, 5. Effects of, upon the public mind, 6. Resolutions, relative to, moved by Mr Brougham,not carried, 104. Measure for the relief of, proposed by the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer, 106. Donough- more, Earl of, brought the Catholic question under the notice of the Lords, I. 122.
Doveton, British General in India, I. 201. Dowling, V. G. examination of, in Wat- son's trial, II. 7.
Drury-Lane Theatre, receipts of, for four years, II. 150. Duckworth, Admiral, life of his ser- vices and rewards, I. 223. Dwight, Dr T. life of-his publications and great labours, I. 254.
Ecclesiastical information,-diffusion of christianity, II. 129. Numbers of pro- testant missionaries acting in India, 131. Those in Canada, Newfoundland, &c. 132.
Edgeworth, Mr R. L. life of,his early
education, I. 231. His marriage, 232. Is introduced into the fashionable cir- cles at Bath, ib. Soon after, into better society, 233. Education of his eldest son, 234. Interesting account of Mrs E's. last moments, ib. Married the fourth time, 234. His writings, 236. Miss E's. account of his superinten- dence over her works, ib. Edinburgh, general subscription in, in behalf of workmen, II. 144. The im- provements in progress, ib. Meeting respecting the North Bridge buildings, 180. Act of council regarding he sup- ply of water to the city, 187. Society in, I. 118.
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