ances for civil offices, Act regulating, &c. (4 W. IV. c. 24), '35. 132-135.

Pensions for civil services, principle

of granting, and regulations as to application for, '35. 133; yearly sum set apart for, and regulations concerning, '39. 142; to officers of the insolvent courts (5 and 6 W. IV. c. 42), '36. 123. Pentecost, or Whitsuntide, '28. 12, 14; second feast of, id. 14. Penworthan, church at, intended, '39. 220.

Penzance, population of (1821), '29. 82; population of, '33. 59; Pier Dues Amendment and New Pier Act, '41. 222.

port of, customs duties collected at, in 1840, '42. 164. Peony, the early, '28. 35.

People, income and expense of, in 1688, '35.72; occupations of the, id. 69-103.

Pepin, king of France, '28. 56. steam-engine, '29. 63.

Pepper, duty on (1836), '37. 128; produce of additional duties on, 1840 and 1841, '42. 153.

import, export, and home consumption of, in 1828, 31. 174; in 1830, '32. 178; '33. 177; in 1831, '34. 155; quantity imported, from 1824 to 1828, 29. 191; quantity entered for honie consumption, and amount and rate of duty, from 1825 to 1829, '31. 188; import and home consumption of, and duty on, in 1837, '39. 186; the same, in 1838, 40. 178; the same, in 1839, 41. 185; the same, in 1840, 42. 158; see further, SPICES.

Peppermint tree, '31. 39.

Pepys, Mr., appointed Solicitor-General, '35. 255.

Sir Charles, Master of the Rolls, 35. 261; created Lord Cottenham, and made Lord Chancellor, '37. 252.

Pera, fires at, '30. 263; '32. 239. Perceval administration, '28. 64. Mr., assassinated, '28. 64.

Percier, dies, '39. 142.

Permits, excise, Regulation and Consolidation Act (2 W. IV. c. 16), '33. 126.

Pernambuco, consul at, his salary (1828), 31. 182. Pernan, '28. 61.

Peronne, treaty at, '31. 44. Perouse, Count de la, his fate ascertained by Captain Dillon, 29. 237.

Perrevos, '31. 78; '32. 52.

Perreir ministry, in France, formed, '32. 236.

Casimir, dies, '33. 230. Perrivale, rental of the parish of (1829), '29. 85.

Perry, duty on (1829), '30. 205. Perseus, defeated at Pydna, '28. 53. Pershambe, a Turkish day, '30. 21. Persia, conquered by Alexander, '28. 52; extent, population, and military force of, in 1828, id. 71; kingdom of, its extent, population, sovereign, capital, religion, revenue, and army, in 1828, 29. 72, 73; gold and silver coins of, their names and value in English money (1829), 30. 106; death of the king of, '36. 240; British ambassador quits, '39. 250; diplomatic relations between Great Britain and, given up, 40. 255. Persian army, assembles at Ardabil,

28. 68.

authors, list of, and of their principal works, from A.D. 1000 to A.D. 1700, '32. 78, 79. '30. 18.

78, 79.

era,

Literary Chronology, '32.

Persians, reduced by Odonathes, '28. 55.

Persicory, the, 28. 37.
Persil, M., his report concerning the

prostitutes of Paris, 35. 48. Persius, 28. 54; 31. 65; '32. 52. Person, offences against, decrease

of (1826), 29. 98; offences against, in England and Wales (1826), id. 90; law of, Consolidation and Amendment Act (9 G. IV. c. 31), '29. 149-154; Act amending 9 G. IV. c. 31, and 10 G. IV. c. 31 (7 W. IV. and 1 Vict. c. 85), 38. 159, 160; (Ireland) Consolidation Act (10 G. IV. c. 34), '30. 180.

number

of, in France (1826), '29. 90. Personæ, 31. 68; Gobelin, '32. 63. Personal Diligence (Scotland), Act amending law of (1 and 2 Vict. c. 114), '39. 168.

Personal Estates Duties Repeal Act (3 W. IV. c. 12), '34. 107. Personating owners of stock, punish

able by transportation (1830), (1 W. IV. c. 66), '31. 158, 159. Persons, number of, in Great Britain, 28. 84; see POPULATION, CENSUS.

Persons, number of, in the islands of the British seas, '28. 81. Persoonia lanceolata, '31. 42; linearis, id. ib.

Perspiration, its operation and use, '29. 119; excessive, how cured, '28. 112; sensible, how produced, '29.119.

Perth, population of (1821), '29. 83; population and representation of, '33. 86; earthquake felt at, '42. 204; Harbour Act, 31. 212; Harbour and Tay Improvement Amendment Act, 35. 223; Harbour Improvement Amendment Act, '40. 218; Paving, &c. Act, id. 213; Water Works Act, '30. 232.

Swan River, formed, 31. 235. Perthshire, population of, and of the principal towns of, in 1811, 1821, and 1831, value of real property in, and its representation, 33. 86; summary of same, in 1821 and 1831, distinguishing the sexes, id. 89; the same in 1811, 42. 108; population of, in 1801, 1811, 1821, 1831, and 1841, and increase per cent., id. 110; electors, number of, in, in 1836, '37. 183; houses, number of, inhabited, uninhabited, and building, in 1841, 42. 108; occupations of persons, trusts, their extent and income in (1834), '35, 193; in (1831), 35. 101, 102; turnpike gates in, rents of, in 1833, 1834, and 1835, 37. 178.

Pertinax, '28. 54.

Peru, discovered, '30. 94; conquest

of, '28. 59; extent and population of, in 1828, id. 73; republic of, its extent, population, president, capital, religion, revenue, debt, army, and navy, in 1828, '29. 74, 75; evacuated, '28. 67; new constitution of, '29. 236; revolution in, '40. 251; sugar from, first cargo arrives, 35. 260; British consulgeneral, consul, and vice-consul, where employed, and amount of their salaries (1828), '31. 183; TRADE with: coals, quantity of, exported to, in 1833,'35. 186; cotton goods, British, quantity and

value of exports to, in 1833 and 1834, 36. 169; in 1838, 40. 182; quantity of rum exported to, in 1829, 31. 186; in 1831, '33. 183; value of exports to, in 1828, '31. 178; of exports of British produce, &c. to, in 1830, '33. 180; of exports to, in 1831, 34. 158; in 1827, 1830, 1833, 1834, and 1835, '37. 160; in 1836, '38. 174; in 1836 and 1837,'39. 190; in 1838. 40. 181; in 1839, '41. 188; in 1840, 42. 163; IMPORTS, Cotton, quantity imported from, in 1831, 1832, and 1834, '36. 168; wool, import of, from, in 1833, '35. 176; in 1840, 42. 163; value of imports from, and of exports of home produce, &c., and foreign and colonial merchandize to, in 1831, '34. 160.

Peru, "Discovery of," 32. 70.

balsam of, duty on (1832), '33. 190. Peruvian bark, import, export, and home consumption of, 1830, '32.

177.

Peruvians, their accuracy in the lunar year, '30. 29. Pescennius Niger, '28. 54. Peseta (Spain), its value, &c. (1829), 30. 109; half ditto ditto, id. ib. Peshcush, or tribute, '33. 92. Pesth, inundations at, '39. 249. Petau, Denis, '31. 73; '32. 68. Peter the Great, '28. 61; emperor, id. ib.

Lombardus, '32. 66. Pindar, '32. 62. Peterborough, population and representation of, '33. 69; difference of time between, and London, '31. Gaol Act, '40. 213.

18; diocese of, number of Sunday schools in the, in 1826, '29. 95; number of parishes, benefices, and churches and chapels in, and population of (1834), '35. 127; revenues of bishop, of cathedral, and of benefices, sums paid to curates, in whom patronage of benefices vested, and other particulars relating to same (1835), '36. 82-89. Peterhead, Aberdeen, population of

(1821), '29. 83; population of, '33. 81. Petersburg, founded, '28. 61; Academy founded, id. ib.; fire at, '39. 248; peace of, '31. 52; treaty of, id. 53, 55, 56; British consul-general at, his salary, id. 180; quantity of corn which could be imported from, if a fixed duty were imposed, '42. 82; other facts relating to a supply of corn from, id. ib. 84, 86; see further, ST. PETERSBURG.

Petersfield, population and representation of, '33. 63.

Peterswalden, convention of, '31. 58. Petion and Henri, at St. Domingo, '28. 63.

Petit, structure of the eye, '29. 63. Radel, dies, '37. 110.

treason abolished (9. G. IV. c. 31), '29. 149. "Petite Château," at Gotha, burnt, '39. 249.

Petitions, abstract of, and of private Bills in Parliament, in session of 1828, 29. 179, 180; in session of 1829, '30. 230; in session of 1830, 31. 209, 210; in sessions of 1830-31 and 1831-32, '32. 213, 214; in session of 1831-32, '33. 208; in session of 1833, '34. 202; in session of 1834, '35. 216, 217; in session of 1835, 36. 205; in session of 1836, 37. 216, 217; in session of 1837, '38. 207, 208; in session 1837-38, '39. 208, 209; in session of 1839, '40. 210, 211; in session of 1840, '41. 213, 214; in session of 1841, '42. 190.

numerical abstract of, for the sessions of 1825, 1826, and 1827, 28. 161; for session of 1828, 29. 179; for session of 1829, 30. 230; for session of 1830, 31. 209; for sessions of 1830-31, and 1831, '32. 213; for session of 1831-32, '33. 208; for the session of 1833, 34. 201; for session of 1834, '35. 216; for session of 1835, '36. 204; for session of 1836, '37. 216; for session of 1837, '38. 206; for session 183738, '39. 208; for session of 1839, '40. 210; for session of 1840,

'41. 213; for session of 1841,

'42. 189, 190. Petitions, number of public, presented to the House of Commons in each of the five years ending 1789, 1805, 1815, and 1831, '34. 177; number of, presented, with their number of signatures in the session of 1834, and their several objects, 35.224-226; of session 1835, 36. 212-214; of session 1836, 37. 226-228; of session 1837, 38. 215-218; of session 1837-38, 39. 216-218; of session 1839, '40. 219-222;. of session 1840, 41. 223-225; number of, presented, and bills passed and not passed, in session of 1841, 42. 190; number of, presented, and their several objects, and number of signatures attached, in session of 1841, id. 198-201.

Petrarco, or Petrarca, '31. 68; '32. 54.

Petrarch, crowned, 28. 58.
Petreius, 28. 53.

Petrocorius, 31. 65; Paulin, '32. 53.

Petworth, population of, '33. 74. Peurbach, 31. 70; Geo. von, '32. 64.

Peutinger, '31.70; 32. 64.
Pews, number of, in the additional

churches built by the Commissioners (1830), '31. 213. Pewter wares, exports of, in 1836, '38. 178; value of, in 1834 and 1835, '37. 162; the same in 1835, 1836, and 1837, '39. 183; the same in 1838, '40. 180; the same in 1839, 41. 187; the same in 1840, 42. 162; see further, TIN and PEWTER WARES. Peyronnet, M. de, ordered to repay

8,000., 30, 262; trial and sentence of, '32. 235. Pfahl, J. G. von, dies, '40. 141. Pfeffel, 31. 76; '32.65. Pfinzing, '31. 70; '32. 64. Phædrus, 28. 54; 31. 65; '32.

52.

Phamenoth, a Coptic month, '30.

16.

Pharmouti, a Coptic month, '30. 16. Pharnaces, conquered by Cæsar, '28.

53.

Pharsalia, battle of, '28, 53. "Pharsalia," '32. 52. Phavorinus, '31. 65; '32. 49. Phenomena of the year, information connected with the, '29. 7. Pherecydes, '28. 51. Philadelphia, congress at, 28. 62; '31. 53; number of charitable and religious institutions in, in 1821, '34. 71, 72; British consul at, his salary (1828), '31. 182. Philadelphus coronarius, '29. 66. Philanthropic Harmonists, '30. 148. Society, '30. 150; general, id. 148; society (Mile End), id. 149.

Philemon, '28. 52.

Philelphus, '32. 55.

Philes, Manuel, 31. 68; 32. 51.
Philharmonic Society, 30. 163.
Philip II., '28. 57.

III., of Spain, offers a reward for the discovery of the longitude, '41. 42.

Dr. Wilson, his "Inquiry into the Nature of Sleep and Death," referred to, '35. 32.

de Vitri, '31. 69; '32. 67. Philippi, battle of, '28. 51. Philippides, D., '31. 76; '32. 52. Philippine Islands, discovered, *30.

95; extent and population of the, in 1828, '28. 72; Islands (Spanish), extent, population, capital, and religions, in 1828, 29. 74, 75; TRADE WITH: cotton goods, British, quantity and value of

exports to, in 1833 and 1834, '36. 169; in 1838, '40. 182; value of exports to, in 1828, '31. 177; of export of British produce, &c., in 1831, 33. 180; in 1831, '34. 158; of exports to, in 1827, 1830, 1833, 1834, and 1835, '37. 160; in 1836, '38. 174; in 1836 and 1837, 39. 190; in 1838, '40. 181; in 1839, '41.188; in 1840, '42. 163; cotton, quantity imported from, from 1831 to 1833, '36. 168.

Philips, John, 31. 74; '32. 60.

- Mr., his correction of Flamsteed's Tide Table, 30. 50, 51. Phillack, population of, '33. 59. Phillimore, Dr., declared to have

exceeded his commissary power in the case of the Dean of York, '42. 239. Phillips, Mr., mayor of Newport, wounded, '40. 261.

Sir Richard, dies, '41. 138. Phillyrea, 29.66.

Philobiblion," "32. 58. Philo-Judæan Society, '30. 154. Philological School, 30. 157. Philopamen, death of, '28. 53. Philoponus, '31. 66; '32. 50. Philosophers, Lives of," '32. 49. Philosopher's Stone," by Saadia Gaon, '32. 46. "Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica," referred to, '30.

66

66

51. "Philosophical Transactions, the," referred to, 30. 50, 52, 68; '35. 18-26.

"Philosophy of History," "32. 66. Philostratus, '28. 54; '31. 65; $32. 49.

Philydrum lanuginosum, '31. 42.
Phinehas, 31. 64; '32. 46.
Phleum, '30. 40; pratense, id. ib.
Phlox amona, '31. 42.
Phocian sacred war, '28. 52.
Phocion, death of, '28. 52.
Phoenix Gas Light Company, '29.

181.

Photius, 31. 66; '32. 50.
Phranza, George, 31. 70; '32. 51.
Phrenological Society, '30. 164; of
London, '31. 138.

Phylica buxifolia, '31. 42; eri

Pico de Mirandola, '31. 70; '32. 55.

Pictures, duty on (1829), '30. 205. gift of, from Rev. W. H. Carr to the British Museum, '34. 183. Piddletown Road Act, '42. 195. Piece goods, value of, sold at India Company's sales in 1834-35, 36. 171.

Piedmont, united to France, '31. 55; disturbances in, 28. 65.

Savoy, Nice, and Genoa, extent and population of, in 1828, 28. 71.

and Savoy, gold and silver coins of, their names, value, weight, alloy, and value in English money (1829), '30. 108. Pier Acts, see PRIVATE BILLS. "Pierce Plowman," '32. 58. Pierrè de Poictiers, '32. 67. Pietro d'Albano, '32. 54. Pigeon stealing, wounding, or killing, penalty for, '28. 135.

passenger, its rate of flying ascertained by M. Audubon, *29. 40.