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Cavendish, his experiment, account

of, '38. 26-43.

chapel, Ramsgate, ac

count of, '41. 232, 233. Caverns, prevalence of, in the Julian Alps, '33. 38.

Caversham bridge, repairs of, '31.

222.

Caxton, Wm., 31. 70; 32. 59; brings printing into England, 28. 58; date of bis "Mirrour of the World," "29. 56.

Ceanothus cæruleus, 31. 38.
Cecco d' Ascoli, '32. 54.
Cedar, duty on (1829), '30. 198;
(1836), '37. 128.

Bermudas, 29. 65; of Goa, id. ib.; of Lebanon, id. 66; remarkable fact relating to, id. 29; red, id. 65.

Cedrenus, George, 31. 66; '32.50. Cefn Llys, population of, '33. 81. Celandine, the, 28. 35; 29. 33;

referred to by Wordsworth, id. ib. Celestial changes, information connected with the, '29. 7; and with the calendar, and the natural phenomena of the year, '30. 6-90.

on,

globes, barbarous figures their origin, &c., '42. 22.

inequalities, La Grange, 29. 59; motions, Copernicus, id. ib.

phenomenon of the year, '28. 21-30; observations on, id. ib.; superstitious observances of, id. 22, 23.

signs of the Chinese, '30.

27. Cellarius, C., '31. 74; '32. 65. Cellars, leaving entrances to, open, law relating to (1829), '30. 138. Cellini, B., '31. 70; '32. 55. Celsius's Thermometer, '29. 63; his "Thermomètre Centigrade," adopted by the French, '30. 90. Cels's Hovea, '31. 40. Celsus, C., id. 65; 32. 52.

Pomponius Mela, 28. 54. Celtes, Conrad, '31. 70 ; '32. 64. Celtis australis, '29. 61. Cemetery at Kensal Green, progress of, '33. 218; new general, Harrow road, description of, '34. 216,

217.

Cemetery (Metropolis) Act,'33. 210. City of London and Tower Hamlets, consecrated, '42. 242. CEMETERY ACTS, see PRIVATE BILLS. Censorinus, '31. 65; '32. 53. Censors at Rome, '28. 51. Census, importance of its correctness pointed out, '40. 101-103; for 1831, observations on and facts relating to, '40. 93-108; Acts for taking of population of England and Ireland (3 and 4 Vict. c. 99 and 100), 41. 167, 168; census of Great Britain as taken in 1841, '42. 107-111.

see further POPULATION. Cent (Dutch), its value (1829), '30.

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Central Criminal Court Bill brought in by Lord Chancellor Brougham, '35. 203; Act for the establishment of (4 Wm. IV. c. 36), '35.140-142; number of persons tried at, in 1831 and 1835, 37. 174; in 1835, 1837, and 1839, '41. 115.

Central national schools, '30. 160. Centres for arches of London bridge,

their construction described and diagrams given, '32. 225-227. "Century of Inventions," "29. 63. Ceo, Viol do, '32. 71. Ceratonia siliqua, '31. 38. Cereis siliquastrum, '29. 64. Ceres, planet, discovered, '28. 63; Piazzi, '29. 59.

Certificates and licences, stamps on,

amounts of, in 1837, '39. 178; the same in 1838, '40. 173. Certificates of judges for speedy execution (1 W. IV. c. 7), '32. 137. Certiorari not allowed on appeals,

'28. 141; taken away unless with leave (5 and 6 W. IV. c. 33), '36. 120, 121.

Cerura vinula, '29. 34, 38. Cervantes, 31. 73; '32. 71; dies, '28. 60.

Cesalpino, '31. 70.

Cesarean era of Antioch, 30. 18.
Cesarotti, 31. 76.

Cessio Bonorum, Act regulating the
Process of (6 and 7 W. IV. c.
56), '37. 126.
Ceuta, capture of, '28. 58.
Cevennes chain of the Alpine moun-
tains, and their several heights,
'33. 29, 30; alphabetical index
to same, &c., id. 49–53.
Ceylon, island of, discovered, '30.
94; taken by the English, '28.
62, 63; its extent and population
in 1828, '29. 72, 73; date of ca-
pitulation of, how governed, popu-
lation, imports and exports, and
onnage inwards and outwards
1831), '32. 104, 105; half-far-
hings coined for, in 1837, '39.
181; brass and copper manufac
tures, exports to, value of, in 1838,
'40. 183; and India, cotton, quan-
tity imported from, from 1831 to
1834, 36. 168; cotton goods, va-
lue of, exported to, in 1832, '35.
178; quantity and value of, in
1833 and 1834, '36. 169; in 1835,
'37. 167; hardwares and cutlery,
exports to, value of, in 1838, '40.
183; iron and steel, exports to,
value of, in 1838, id. ib.; ma-
chinery, exports to, value of, in
1838, id. ib.; general exports to,
value of, in 1828, 31. 177; in
1830, '33. 180; the same in 1831,
'34. 159; 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; value of imports
and exports into and from, in 1833,

'37. 165.

Chadwick, Mr., his Report to the

Poor Law Commissioners referred to, '34. 38.

"Chæreus and Callirrhoe," "32.50. Charonea, battle of, 28. 52. Chafe-Wax Office abolished, '34. 175.

Chaffinch, the, '28. 31; of Essex more valued than others, '29. 32; of Sweden, peculiarity in the migration of, id. 41.

Chains, hanging in, Act abolishing the practice of (4 W. IV. c. 26), '35. 135. Chalcondyles, Demetrius, 31. 70; '32.51.

Laon, '31. 70. Chaldean kingdom, '28. 50. Chalk, duty on (1829), '30. 201; (1836), 37. 128. Challenge, peremptory, regulated, '28. 129.

Chalmers, Alex., dies, '36. 108. Chambord, treaty of, '31. 46. Chamber of Deputies opened by the Duke of Orleans, '31. 237.

of Commerce at Manches

ter, its table of prices and wages from 1810 to 1814, '34. 48. Chambers, Eph., '31. 74; '32. 61.

Dr., examined by the House of Commons, '41. 203.

Messrs. W. and R., din

ner to, at Peebles, '42. 241. Chamisso, Adalbert von, dies, '39.142. Champollion, M., with other men of science, embarks for Egypt, *29. 242.

Chance, ancient deity of, '28. 126. Chancellor, Lord, Lord Brougham

and Vaux, 31. 240; Lord Cottenham,'37.252; Lord Lyndhurst, '28. 69; '29. 234; '36. 239.

of Ireland, Lord Plun

kett, 31. 240.

of the Exchequer, see ALTHORP, CANNING, HERRIES, PEEL, ROBINSON, and see EXCHEQUER. Chancery commission appointed,'28. 66.

Court of, Bankruptcy ju risdiction of, discussed in the Commons, 28. 69; jurisdiction of, in bankruptcy, transferred to Court of Review (1 and 2 W. IV. c. 56), 32. 161.

F

Chancery, bills for regulating the Court of, introduced by Lord Brougham, '32. 191; bill for better regulating the Court of brought in by Lord Brougham, '41. 212; business of, during three years ending Hilary Term, 1833, 35. 187.

Judge, bill for appointment of an additional, passed the Lords, 31. 205; 31. 207; new bill for additional judges brought in, 42. 173; Act for same (5 Vict. c. 5), id. 142-144; and see below, CHANCERY, VICE-CHANCEL

LORS.

Masters in, Act for giving retiring pensions to (3 and 4 Vict. c. 34), 41. 148; offices, abolition Act (2 and 3 W. IV. c. 111), '33. 164; offices abolished, and the salaries of same, '34. 175; Act providing for the performance of the duties of the abolished offices (3 and 4 W. IV. c. 84), '34. 140; orders, new, issued, '29. 236; record offices of the Court of, 38. 95; suitors' fund, amount of, in 1819 to 1823, '30. 214; in 1829, '31. 194.

Vice Chancellor's bill introduced, '41. 204; withdrawn, id. 212; new bill brought in, '42. 173; Act for, 5 Vict. c. 5, passed, id. 142-144; and see above, CHANCERY JUDGE BILL. Chances, doctrine of, "28. 126. Chandernagore taken by the English, 32. 28; id. 34. Chandos, Marquis, his motion on the sugar duties, 31. 206; his sale of game bill read a second time, 32. 188; his motions on agricultural distress, '35. 199; 210; 36. 194; '37. 199. Changamera, kingdom of, its extent, population, sovereign, capital, religion, and army, in 1828, 29. 74, 75. Chantelauze, M., trial and sentence of, '32. 235.

Chantrell, Mr. R. D., architect of the new church at Headingly, 39. 221; of Skipton church, id. ib. Chantrey, Mr., his statue of Mr.

Pitt in Hanover Square, '32. 218;

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Chapels building at various places, viz.: at Barton, St. Michael, Gloucester, built, 42. 206; at Buda, Cornwall, 35. 230; at Clifton, King's Parade, built, '42. 206; at Denford, built and endowed by G. H. Cherry, Esq., '35. 230; at Fareham, id. 230; in Great George Street, Liverpool, notice of, '42. 216; at High Orchard, built and endowed by Rev. Samuel Lysons, id. 206; at Houghton, built, id. 207; at Lėven, 35. 230; at Litherland, built, '42. 207; at Mineham, 35. 230; at North Shields, completed, '37. 229; at Poplar, Trinity Chapel, account and views of, '42. 210-213; at St. Mary, Dover, completed, 37. 229; at Southall Green, built and endowed by Henry Dobbs, Esq., '42. 206; at Twickenham, built, id. 207; at Wray, built, id. ib.; see further, CHAPELS and CHURCHES. CHARCOAL, ANIMAL, see BONES of ANIMALS.

Chard Canal, further Act, '41. 221; Amendment Act, '42. 197.

and Creech St. Michael Canal Act, '35. 220.

Charente and La Rochelle, consul at, his salary (1828), '31. 181. Charges, number of, preferred against parties in each year from 1834 to 1840, 42. 100.

Charing Cross improvements, '30.

238; 31. 215, 216; progress of, 38. 213; and Strand improvements, progress of, '34. 210, 211. Charing Cross Hospital, '30. 140; first stone of, laid by the Duke of Sussex, '32. 220; foundations laid, '31. 219.

Charitable institutions in and near London, table of, supported wholly or in part by voluntary contributions, 30. 139; number and investments of, in each county of England on 20th Nov. 1837, 39, 134; on 20th Nov. 1840, '42. 166, 167. CHARITABLE

INSTITUTIONS,

see

SAVINGS BANKS. Charitable literary and scientific institutions in and near London, '31. 138.

fund and dispensary, '30.

143, 144.

loan societies in Ireland, state of the (1830), '31. 112, 113; (Scotland) Amendment Act, 10 G. IV. c. 42, '30. 182.

societies, number of accounts in, in each county in England (1831), '32. 102; in Wales (1831), id. 103; in Ireland (1831), id. ib.

-purposes, society for, '30. 149; in Marylebone and Westminster, id. 152.

Trustees Bill rejected in

the Lords, '37. 213. Charities, summary of, in several counties of England and Wales, showing their rental and the income devoted to educational purposes, 36. 175. Charities Inquiry Continuance Act, 10 G. IV. c. 57, 30. 193; Act for appointing Commissioners to continue the inquiries concerning, in England and Wales, until March 1st, 1837 (5 and 6 W. IV. c. 71), '36. 131, 132. Chariton, 31. 65; 32, 50. Charity Commission, expenses of, up to 1836, 38. 196; Commission Continuance Act (5 and 6 W. IV. c. 71) 36. 131, 132; Commissioners hold their first meeting, 36.250; counties and places in

vestigated by, up to May, 1828, '29. 200.

Charity property, amount of income of, in several counties in England (1834), '35. 191.

schools, anniversary of the, in St. Paul's, '30. 159'; '36. 245. Charlemagne overcomes the Saxons,

28. 56; the Sorbes, id. ib.; the Vandals, id. ib.; becomes Empe→ ror of the Romans, id. ib.; dies, id. ib.; "Life of," '32. 63. Charlemont Road Repair Act, '36. 209.

Charles I. beheaded, '28. 60; mar

tyrdom of, a fast of the Church of England, 28. 9.

"Charles V., History of," '32. 62; the VI., '28. 61; Emperor, dies, '31. 51; the VII. crowned, '28. 58; X. of France crowned, id. 66; retires to Rambouillet, 31. 273; abdicates in favour of the Duke of Bourdeaux, id. ib.; arrives in England, id. ib.; leaves Holyrood House,'33. 231; the XII., 28. 61; the XIII., id. 64; the Bald, id. 56.

Emanuel II., id. 60.
Felix, king of Sardinia, dies,

'32. 237.

and Roberts's balloon,'29. 55.. Charleston, consul at, his salary (1828), '31. 182.

Charleville, population of, in 1821. and 1831, '34. 90.

Charlotte, Princess, dies, 28. 65. Charlton, Mr. Lechmere, M.P., arrest of, for contempt of the Court of Chancery; committee on, and its report, '38. 198, and *. Charron, Pierre, '31. 71; '32. 67. Charshambe, a Turkish day, '30. 21. "Chartæ Regales," '32. 66. Charter granted to London, '28. 57. House, population, &c., of,

id. 86, 87. Chartered Gas Light Company, '29. 181.

Charters of incorporation of Bolton, &c., validity of, determined, '42. 236. Chartier, Alain, '31.71; '32. 67. Chartism, trials for, in 1839, 1840, '42. 101, 102.

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Chartists, assemblies of, '40. 255; attack Newport, id. 260, 261. Charts invented, 29. 57.

duty on (1836), '37. 128. Chasdai, '31. 68; '32. 47; Abraham Var, id. ib.

"Chase, the," '32.61.
Chasewater and Redruth Railway,
account of, '37. 91; '41. 64.
Chassé, General, surrender of, at
Antwerp, '33. 233.

Chaste tree (Vitex), '29. 67.
Chat Moss, railway across, '30. 252.
Chateauneuf and A. Lee, Messrs.,
premium to, for a design for the
Royal Exchange, '40. 223.
Chatham, population of (1821), 29.
81; population and representa-
tion of, '33. 64.

Earl of, dies, '36. 248.
Chatillon, congress of, '31. 58.
Chatteris, population of, '33. 55.
Chatterton, T., 31. 76; '32. 62.
Chaucer, Geoffry, '31. 68; '32. 58;

37. 22; his allusion to the nightangale, 29. 35; his treatise on the astrolabe, '37. 26. Chaumont, treaty of, '31. 58. Chaves', Marquis of, insurrection, '28. 68.

Cheadle, population of, '33. 72; in

1811, 1821, 1831, '33. 58. Cheddar Branch Road Act, 42. 196.

Cheddington and Aylesbury Railway Act, '37. 222.

Cheese, import and home consumption of, in 1828, 31. 173; in 1830, 32.177; '33. 175; in 1831, '34. 154; duty on, in 1837, '39. 184; the same in 1838, '40. 176; the same in 1839, '41. 182; the same in 1840, and gross duty on, '42. 156; duty on (1829), '30. 206; in 1830, 1831, and 1832, '34. 164; produce of additional duties on (1840 and 1841), '42. 153.

price of, in London, in 1834, '36. 178; Cheshire, average London price of, from 1813 to 1831, '34. 184; foreign, consumption of, and duty on, in 1836, 38. 179.

and butter, value of, ex

ported in 1827, 28. 167; quantity of imported, and rates and amount of duty on, in 1827, '29. 195; exports of, value of, in 1834 and 1835, '37. 161; the same in 1835, 1836, and 1837, '39. 182; the same, and quantities thereof, in 1838, '40. 180; the same in 1839, 41. 187; the same and quantity of, in 1840, '42. 162. Chelmsford, population of, '33, 62; difference of time between, and London, '31. 16.

Chelsea, population, &c., of, '28. 86, 87; 33. 67; Poor Laws and Highways Act, '42. 195.

Hospital, paymaster and treasurer of, consolidated with office paymaster-general, '36. 121. St. Luke, rental of the parish of (1829), '29. 85.

of

Water-works, their sources of supply, number of tenants, and quantity of supply (1829), 29. 104; the amount and rate of supply, &c., of water to London (1834), 35. 128.

and Brompton Dispensary,
'30. 144.
Cheltenham, population of (1821),
29. 81 population and repre-
sentation of, '33. 62; difference
of time between, and London,
'31. 16; sewerage, &c., '34. 203;
Water-works Company further
Act, '40. 213. RAILWAYS: Chel-
tenham and Gloucester Railway,
account of, '37. 88; particulars of,
'41. 62; Cheltenham and Great
Western Union Railway Act, '37.
222; Alteration Act, 39. 214;
Railway, particulars of, '41, 76;
its total length, and extent of
same opened up to 1841, 42.
57; further particulars of same,
id. 71.

Chemnitz, '31. 70, 73; Mar, '32. 64.
Chepstow, population of, '33. 69.
Cherbatoff, 31. 77; 32. 76.
Cherry, Mr., assassinated, '32, 40.

George H., builds and endows Denford Chapel, '35. 230. Cherry-tree, the, 28. 34; 29. 41; American bird, '29. 66; cornelian, id. 65.

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