Aug. 1. Queen Victoria embarks at Cowes for Ireland. 2. Debreczin taken by the Russians. Judgment delivered in the Arches Court in the case of Gorham v. the Bishop of Exeter. The bishop had refused to institute Mr. Gorham in the living of BramptonSpeke, in Devonshire, to which he had been presented. The cause of the bishop's refusal was alleged want of orthodoxy in the plaintiff; the court held that the charge against the plaintiff of holding false doctrine was proved, and that the bishop was justified in his refusal; the plaintiff was accordingly dismissed, with costs.-The Anti-Convict Associations of the Cape of Good Hope enforce a pledge upon all classes to decline all intercourse with, and to refuse all supplies to, any person who should favour the introduction of convicts into the colony. The official members of the council resigned their seats without voting the estimates of the year. 3. The Austrians driven from Raab by the Hungarian garrison of Komorn under Klapka, with the loss of an immense quantity of arms and provisions.-Szegedin taken by the Austrians under General Haynau. 5. Danish blockade of the Prussian ports suspended. 6. Treaty of Milan between Austria and Sardinia signed. 9. Utter defeat of the Hungarian army before Temeswar by the Austrians under General Haynau. 11. Proclamation of the President of the United States against a marauding expedition secretly fitted out in that country for the purpose of wresting the island of Cuba from the dominion of Spain. 13. The Hungarian army, 25,000 strong, under Görgey, surrenders to the Russians at Vilagos, near Grosswardein.-The first aggregate meeting of the Financial and Parliamentary Reform League held in Drurylane Theatre, London; Sir J. Walmsley in the chair.-Queen Victoria reaches the Clyde on her way to Balmoral. 14. Hamburg occupied by a large Prussian force. 15. Raab re-occupied by the Austrians.-The insurrection in Venezuela terminated by the surrender of Paez and his followers to General Silva, in the city of Monagas. 18. An amnesty to all political offenders published at Milan. 22. Venice surrenders to the Austrians.-The Universal Peace Congress commences its sittings in Paris.-Murder of Senhor do Amaral, Portuguese governor of Macao, by the Chinese. 26. Hayti proclaimed an empire under the late president Solouque, who takes the title of Faustin I. 27. Insurrection in Cephalonia and Corfu. 28. The city of Hamburg gives in its adherence to the imperial constitution proposed by Prussia, Saxony, and Hanover. 29. The Circassian fortress of Achula, the residence of Schmayl, stormed by the Russians; the chief, Schmayl, escaped. 30. The inhabitants of Cape Town resolve to enter into no contracts for the supply of any of the public departments at the Cape until the order in council making that colony a penal settlement be rescinded. Sept. 1. The Nation newspaper revived in Dublin under its former editor and proprietor, Mr. Charles Gavan Duffy. 2. An aeronaut ascends in a balloon from Marseille at six o'clock in the evening, and alights near Turin at half-past two next morning. 4. The Pope arrives at Portici on a visit to the King of Naples. 6. Peterwardein surrenders to the Austrians.-Death of Dr. Stanley, bishop of Norwich. 7. The King of Prussia meets the Emperor of Austria at Töplitz : their majesties visited the King of Saxony next day at Pillnitz. 8. Letter addressed to Col. Edgar Ney by the President of the French Republic, insisting upon a general amnesty, a secular administration, the adoption of the code Napoleon, and a liberal government, for the subjects of the Pope, was published about this time.-Bavaria declares against the draft of a German imperial constitution with the King of Prussia as head. 10. Death of the Grand Duke Michael of Russia, at Warsaw.-The Prince of Wales created Earl of Dublin. 12. The Pope issues a motu proprio to his subjects, from the palace of Portici. 13. The magistrates at Castlewellan Petty Sessions refuse by six, including Lord Roden, the chairman, to five, to take informations against the Orangemen concerned in the Dolly's Brae massacre on July 12. 14. The French ambassador dismissed from Washington. 15. Gold dust from California and dollars from Valparaiso, amounting altogether to about 6,000,0007., lodged in the Bank of England.-Riots in Bytown, near Montreal, between the Canadian reformers, who had met to prepare a congratulatory address to Lord Elgin, and the Tory or Orange party. Both parties were armed; a fight ensued, several persons were badly wounded; the chairman was ousted from the chair, and a resolution passed condemnatory of Lord Elgin's policy. 16. Prayers offered up in all the churches for the removal of Cholera, by order of the Queen. The total number of deaths in London, for the week ending Sept. 15 was 3,183, the ordinary average being 1008.The Turkish government refuses to surrender the Polish and Hungarian refugees, on the joint demand of Russia and Austria. The Russian minister immediately after suspends all intercourse with the Porte. 17. The Provincial Council of the Clergy of the Archdiocese of Paris commences its sittings in the Seminary of St. Sulpice. 20. A package of tea received in New York from China, via San Francisco and Chagres.-A letter from Kossuth to Lord Palmerston claims the protection of England to himself and his fellow refugees, who, he states, had been offered the alternative of embracing Islamism in order to evade the demand of Russia and Austria for their extradition. 22. A grand banquet given to Marshal Radetski, in Vienna. 25. Advices from Widin state that the Hungarian and Polish leaders, with about 4,500 officers and soldiers, are still in the citadel of Widin in captivity. Bem and many others had abjured Christianity and embraced Islamism. 26. Cheap postage adopted throughout the empire of Austria; three kreutzers, about one penny, to frank a letter of half-ounce weight 60 leagues from Vienna; and six kreutzers for any greater distance. The letters are pre-paid by postage stamps. 28. The fortress of Komorn surrenders to the Austrians.-A numerous deputation of hop-growers waited on the Chancellor of the Exchequer to present a memorial for the postponement of the payment of the hop duty of 1848. In a letter from Sir C. Wood, published a few days after, the request of the deputation was refused. 29. Queen Victoria arrives at Osborne House from Scotland. 30. Treaty agreed upon at Vienna between Austria and Prussia for the formation of a new Provisional Central Power, to last till May 1, 1850: in case the Regents Plenipotentiaries disagree, an appeal to be made to the various governments of Germany, of which a majority will decide. Oct. 1. Accounts from Ireland state that very general resistance was being made to paying rents; corn crops were cut down, and immediately carried off the land; the number of emigrants was increasing daily; evic tions and cabin-levellings more numerous than ever; collisions between the authorities and the crop-lifters an every day occurrence, and in many instances attended with loss of life.~Würtemberg declines to join the alliance of Prussia, Saxony, and Hanover. 2. The total number of deaths by Cholera registered in London from June 17 to this day was 13,161. Days of humiliation were observed in several parishes about this time, and prayers were offered up for the removal of Cholera. 3. Great Parliamentary and Financial Reform meeting held in St. Andrew's Hall, Norwich.-Public meeting, held under the presidency of the Lord Mayor, in the Hall of Commerce, London, against the alleged extension of Sunday labour in the Post-office. 4. By the arrival of the Truelove, Captain Parker, from Davis's Strait, at Hull, intelligence is said to be gained that the ships under Sir J. Franklin were frozen up on the north side of Barrow's Strait. 5. According to a return of the Board of Trade, it appears that the value of British exports during the first eight months of 1849, exceeded the value of the exports for a similar period of 1847 by 3,893,5247. and of 1848 by 7,570,1087.-By a return of the French Customs, it appears that the decrease experienced by France in her foreign commerce during the revolutionary year of 1848, amounted to 599,000,000 francs; the total amount of the whole trade of that country in 1847 was 2,015,000,000 francs 6. Letter of the Under-Secretary of the Irish Lord Lieutenant to the Irish Lord Chancellor, recommending the dismissal of Lord Roden and the two Messrs. Beers from the commission of the peace.-Count Louis Batthyany shot at Pesth for high treason. 8. A public meeting held at the London Tavern, London, to elicit public opinion on the proposed Austrian loan.-Revival of the Repeal Association in Dublin. 9. The magistrates at the Castlewellan Petty Sessions again refuse to take informations against the Orangemen concerned in Dolly's Brae massacre on the 12th of July. 10. Manifesto of the Canadian Annexation Party published in Montreal. 13. The cholera disappears from London; the total number of deaths registered from Oct. 1, 1848 to this date, was 14,497. 14 A Railway Convention, numbering 465 delegates from all parts of the United States, meets in St. Louis, and recommends the construction of a great trunk road from some point on the Mississippi to California and the Pacific, with a branch to Oregon. 18. The Narvaez ministry dismissed by the Queen of Spain.-The New London Chronicle, Connecticut paper of this date, contains intelligence derived from the Esquimaux by the commander of a whaling bark just arrived, confirmatory of previous reports respecting the safety of the expedition under Sir John Franklin. 19. The Narvaez ministry returns to power. 20. The credits for expenses incurred by the French expedition to Rome, passed in the Legislative Assembly by a majority of 469 to 180. 22. Advices received from Nicaragua bring news of an unconditional grant made by the government of that republic to a New York Company for making a ship canal between the Atlantic and the Pacific; the company to have, until the completion of the canal, the exclusive right of navigating the San Juan River and the lakes of Nicaragua and Leon.A public meeting held in the Hanover Square Rooms, London, to consi. per the best means of supplying the metropolis with water. 23. Great Parliamentary and Financial Reform meeting held in Southampton. 24. The commission, under the Irish Incumbered Estates Act, holds its first court in Dublin. 25. This, the 1000th anniversary of the birth of Alfred the Great, celebrated by a public banquet at Wantage.-Great Parliamentary and Financial Reform meeting held in Manchester, at which Mr. Bright, M.P. states his views on the state of Ireland. 26. F. G. Manning and his wife Maria Manning condemned to death at the Central Criminal Court, London, for the murder of Patrick O'Connor on the 9th of August; they were executed on the 13th of November. 30. Queen's College, Galway, opened.-Great meeting of the Peace Congress in Exeter Hall, London; General Klapka and other foreign celebrities were present.-Opening of the Coal Exchange.-Great meeting of the Ulster Orangemen in Belfast, to sympathize with Lord Roden on his dismissal from the Irish magistracy. 32. President Bonaparte dismisses his ministry.-First general meeting of the Bucks Association for the relief of real property held in Aylesbury, at which Mr. D'Israeli propounds his scheme of a sinking fund, to be raised by a duty on foreign imports, for the diminution of the burthens on landed property. Nov. 3. Sir J. Ross returns to England; the search for Sir J. Franklin and his companions having proved unsuccessful. XVIII-BANKRUPTCY ANALYSIS, From November 7, 1848, to November 9, 1849. En Apothecaries, 12. Attorneys, 2. Auctioneers, 22. Bakers, 25. Bankers, 21. Beer-sellers, 5. Booksellers, 12. Brewers, 15. Brickmakers, 6. Builders, 51. Butchers, 10. Cabinet-makers, 20. Calico Printers, 2. Carpenters, 26. Carpet Manufacturers, 2. Carriers, 5. Carvers and Gilders, 5. Cattle and Horse Dealers, 25. Cheese and Butter Dealers, 4. Chemists and Druggists, 22. Coach Builders, 11. Coach Proprietors, 6. Coal Merchants, 26. Commission Agents and Factors, 21. Confectioners and Pastry Cooks, 2. Contractors for Railway Works, 3. Coppersmiths, 2. Corn Merchants, 33. Cotton Manufacturers, 15. Distillers, &c., 2. Drapers, 61. Dyers, 8. Earthenware Manufacturers and Dealers, 5. Engineers, 9. gravers, 3. Farmers, 17. Fishmongers, 3. Flour-dealers, 4. Fruiterers, 3. Glass Manufacturers, 4. Grocers, 81. Hardwaremen, 16. Hatters and Hat-makers, 8. Hop Merchants, 4. Hosiers, 4. Hotel and Boarding-house Keepers, 18. Ironmongers, Founders, &c., 39. Jewellers, &c., 18. Lace Merchants, 5. Lead Merchants, 3. Leather Dealers, 5. Limeburners, 5. Linendrapers, 27. Livery Stable. keepers, 4. Maltsters, 7. Masons, 8. Merchants, 38. Millers, 28. Milliners, &c., 8. Miners, 2. Needle Makers, 3. Newspaper Proprietors, 3. Nurserymen and Gardeners, 4. Oilmen, 7. Painters, Plumbers, &c., 18. Paper Makers, 4. Pawnbrokers, 3. Printers, 13. Provision Dealers, 10. Saddlers, &c., 10. Scriveners and Bill Brokers, 15. Ship Brokers, 3. Ship Builders, 7. Ship Owners, 3. Shoe and Boot Makers, 13. Silk Mercers, 9. Stationers, 10. Stock and Share Brokers, 17. Straw Plait Dealers, 2. Surgeons, 11. Tailors, 30. Tallow and Wax Chandlers, 3. Tanners, 3. Timber Merchants, 29. Tobacconists, 2. Undertakers, 2. Underwriter, 1. Upholsterers, 10. Victuallers, 87. Warehousemen, 3. Watch and Clock Makers, 13. Wharfingers, 3. Wine and Spirit Merchants, 34. Woollen Manufacturers and Dealers, 25. Various, 77. TOTAL, 1,298. 1848. XIX. NECROLOGICAL TABLE OF LITERARY MEN, ARTISTS, &c. Nov. 2. Mant, Richard, Bishop of Down, divinity.. Age. 73 46 64 59 14. Schwanthaler, Ludwig von, eminent German sculptor 20. Batty, Lieut.-Colonel, "Views" and Topography Travels 24. Buller, Charles, statesman and political writer... 10. Enslen, Johann Karl, panorama painter 1849. Feb. 15. Engleheart, Francis, engraver 19. Barton, Bernard, the "Quaker poet" 21. Eginton, Harvey, architect and glass-painter Mar. 16. Mezzofanti, Cardinal, extraordinary linguist.. 30. Wright, Thomas, engraver Apr. 8. Pigott, Harriet, novelist.. 10. Timbrell, H., sculptor.... 30. Maunder, Samuel, school publications May 4. Twiss, Horace, "Life of Lord Eldon," &c.... 9. Wilson, Sir Robert, "Campaign in Egypt," &c. 21. Roberts, William, editor of British Review, "Life of 22. Vernon, Robert, donor to the nation of his collection of June 2. Wilson, William Rae, "Travels in the Holy Land," 5. Blessington, Countess of, editor of the "Book of Beauty," 18. Catalani, Madame, the celebrated singer 25. Zumpt, Karl Gottlob, philologist and grammarian Kalkbrenner, Christian Frederick, musician .... July 12. Smith, Horace, "The Rejected Addresses," Novels, &e. 25. Kenney, James, dramatist 30. Perkins, Jacob, engineer Aug. 2. Mehemet Ali Pacha, governor of Egypt. 23. Key, Charles Aston, surgeon Sep. 12. Taylor, Dr. W. Cooke, miscellaneous writer Oct. -· Chopin, F. F., musical composer.. 21. Horne, Chas. E., musical composer.. 4. Becker, Dr. C. F., philologist 75 15. Locker, Edw. Hawke, "Lectures on the Bible," &c... 15. Copleston, Edw., Bp. of Llandaff, "Inquiry into Neces- Nov. 15. Etty, Wm., R. A., painter 63 ALFRED SWEETING, PRINTER, BARTLETT'S BUILDING'S HOLBORN. |