Prussia-continued.

[377]; an accidental collision between
the troops and the people leads to great
disturbances at Berlin, [378]; rapid
succession of administrations, [381];
meeting of the United Diet to deter-
mine a new electoral law, [382]; ques-
tion of direct or indirect election to
the vor-parlament, [386]; opening of
the National Assembly, [387]; con-
tinued disturbed state of Berlin, the
mob seize and plunder the arsenal,
[388]; the Auerswald Cabinet, [389];
proclamation of General Wrangel,
[390]; continued disturbances at Ber-
lin, the King appoints the Count von
Brandenburgh President of the Coun-
cil, who at once prorogues the Con-
stituent Assembly, and directs it to
re-assemble at Brandenburgh, [391];
great tumult in the Assembly, inter-
ference of the military, the Burgher
Guard disarmed, [392]; the Assembly
resolve that the Brandenburgh Ministry
is not authorized to levy taxes, the
firmness of Count Brandenburgh pre-
vails, [394]; the National Assembly
at Frankfort vote the proceedings of
the Prussian Assembly void, pro-
clamation of the Regent, [394]; the
Assembly dissolved, [394]
PUBLIC DOCUMENTS.- Finance Ac-
counts: i. Public Income, 290; ii.
Public Expenditure, 292; iii. Dispo-
sition of Grants, 293; iv. Unfunded
Debt, 302; v. Public Funded Debt,
304; vi. Trade and Navigation, 306.—
Table of Statutes 11 and 12 Vict.,
Public General Acts, 309; Local and
Personal Acts declared public, 314;
Private Acts, printed, 321; Private
Acts, not printed, 323; Prices of
Stock in each month, highest and
lowest, 324; average prices of Corn,
Hay, Straw, and Clover; Butcher's
Meat, 325; Summary of the Tables
of Mortality; Marriages, Births, and
Deaths, 1838 to 1848; Table of Bank-
rupts; Meteorological Table, 326;
University Honours: Oxford, 327;
Cambridge, 329

QUEEN, The Birth of a Princess, 39;
christening of the Princess Louisa, 68;
prorogues the Parliament in person,
118; Her Majesty and the Royal
Family go to Scotland and spend the
autumn at Balmoral, 118; her Ma-
jesty's private theatre, 169

Railways-publication of the accounts of

Railways-continued.

the North-Western, Great Western, and
South Western Railways, 138
Railway Accidents at the Euston-square
station, London and North-Western
Railway, 8; at Frimley, South-Western
Railway, 12; at the Shrivenham sta-
tion, Great-Western Railway, seven
persons killed, 64; trial of Weybury,
the porter, for negligence, 89; collision
on the North-Western Railway, 107;
collision on the Preston and Lancaster
Railway, 109; dreadful accidents near
the Newton Road station, London and
North-Western Railway, 117; on the
Bristol and Birmingham Railway, 120;
on the York and Newcastle Railway,
several lives lost, 138; on the Richmond
Railway, 151
Robberies of 2000 sovereigns from the
Great-Western Railway, 9; of gold-
dust, value 70007., 35; of Mr. and Dr.
Bowring, 38; another great robbery of
sovereigns from the Great Western
Railway, 119; supposed robbery of
the jewels of the ex-King of the
French, 165

Royal Academy, the exhibition of the, 61
RUSSIA Peaceful and firm attitude
maintained by the Emperor, [371];
able exposition of its policy addressed
to his diplomatic agents in Germany,
[372]

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SARDINIA-The King promulgates a new
constitution, [317]. See LOMBARDY.
SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN- Account of the
events which led to the quarrel be-
tween Denmark and the Duchies,
[340]; deputation sent to Copenhagen,
the King's reply, the insurrection breaks
out at Kiel, [344]; strong feeling of
the Danes against the separation, [345];
the Holsteiners wish to form part of the
German Confederation, the King of
Prussia and the Confederation march
an army into the Duchies, [346]; pro-
test of the Danish Ambassador at
Frankfort, [347]; battle between the
Danes and Germans, gallant resistance
of the former, [348]; the Danes block-
ade the German ports and seize all
German vessels, [348]; remonstrance
of the Swedes and Russians against the
German interference, [349]; an armis-
tice concluded at Malmö, [351]; the
King of Denmark's address to the Diet,
[352]. See DENMARK.
Sea-serpent, seen by Capt. M'Quhae,
H.M.S. Dadalus, and controversy
thereon, 133