Dhu 'l hajjah, a Turkish month, 30.

21.

kadah, ditto, id. ib. Diabetes, description of, '35. 33; deaths from, within the Bills of Mortality, in 1827, '29. 110. Diamonds, measure of weight of, '29. 114.

Dianella cærulea, '31. 38. Dianthus barbatus, '30. 43; arboreus, '31. 38.

Diarrhoea, its appearances similar to poisoning, '28. 124; its effect, '35. Je 33; deaths from, within the Bills of mortality, in 1827, 29. 110. Diaz discovers the Cape of Good Hope, '28. 59.

Dibdin, Mr. Charles, dies, 34. 241. Dice, produce of duty on, in 1827, 29. 188; stamps on, amount of, in 1837, '39. 178; the same in 1838, '40. 173.

and cards, stamp duties on, and exportation of, regulated, 9 G. IV. c. 18, '29. 147. Dickens, Mr. C., his petition in favour of extended copyright presented, '40. 199; dinner to, in Edinburgh, '42. 240. Dickinson, Captain, court martial on, 30. 264.

Mr., his suggestion to prevent the forgery of Post-office stamps, '38.-120. Dictator, in Rome, 28. 53; perpetual, id. ib.

"Dictionary of Learned Men," "32.

71.

Dict. Class d'Hist. Naturelle," referred to, '30. 68. Didelta spinosum, '31. 38. Diderot, '31. 75; '32. 69. Didius Julianus, '28. 54. Didot, M. Firmin, dies, '37. 253. Diebitsch, General, dies, '32. 238. Diemerbroek, '31. 73; '32. 73. Dies Cinerum, or Ash Wednesday, '28. 10.

"Dies Genitales," '32. 55.

Diet, improper use of, for infants, '29. 116.

Difference of time between London and that of the principal towns in the United Kingdom, '31. 13,

23.

Digit, its extent, '32. 8. Digitalis, poisonous properties of, and remedies against, '28. 122; Canariensis, 31. 38; sceptrum, id. ib.

Dilhorne Free Grammar School, account of, and school-house at, '38. 231.

Diligences in France, '28. 58. Dillon, Captain, ascertains the fate of La Perouse, '29. 237. Dillwynia ericifolia, 31. 38; floribunda, id. ib.

Dimensions of the dry measures, '28. 102; approximate do., id. ib. Dinarchus, '32. 48.

Dinaric Alps and their several heights, '33. 40, 41.

Dingle, population of, in 1821 and 1831, 234. 91.

Dingwall, population of, '33. 87; improvements, progress of, '34.

238.

Dinorben, Lord, his mansion at Kinmell destroyed by fire, '42. 243.

Dinter, Edmund, '31. 69; '32. 72. Diocesan, returns for 1831, '34. 178.

Dioceses, English list of, and their respective extent, '28. 88; of England, their extent, population, &c. &c., '35. 125-128. Dioclesian, '28. 55; era of, '30. 16; tenth persecution of the Christians under, '28. 55; date of the proclamation of, '30. 16.* Diodorus Siculus, '28. 53; '31.65; '32. 49. Diogenes, 28. 53.

Diophantus, 28. 55; '31. 65; '32. 49; algebra, '29. 55. Dioscorides, '28. 54; '31. 65; '32. 49.

Diosma fragrans, '31. 38; linifolia, id. ib.; serratifolia, id. ib.; speciosa, id. ib.

Diospyros Lotus, '29. 65; Virginiana, id. ib.

Dior, Abraham bar, '32. 47.

Dip, what it is, '28. 92; of the horizon, '41. 47. Diphilus, '32. 48.

Diplomas, number of, granted by the Royal College of Surgeons, London, from 1823 to 1832, '34. 183. Diplomatic salaries and allowances, annual amount of fixed, and pensions to same limited (2 & 3 W. IV. c. 116), 33. 165; expenses in 1834, 1835, and 1836, '37. 152.

Direct taxes, net produce of, 1829, '30. 206.

Direction, the number of, '28. 7. posts, penalty for injur

ing, '36. 126. Directions and remarks, useful, '28.

107.

Discontents in manufacturing districts, '28. 65.

Discount at the Bank, amount of,

in 1825, '33. 109. "Discourse on Government, '32. 60.

Disease, causes and diagnosis of, remarks on, '39. 31, 32; treatment of, observations on, '39.

33.

and mortality, statistics of, in England and Wales in 1838, '41. 21-34.

Diseases of London, extract from Dr. Willan's report on the, 29. 122, 123.

within the Bills of Mortality in, and casualties, 1827, '29. 110. See, further, MEDICAL and VITAL STATISTICS. Dishonour, notices of, bills and notes falling due on Good Friday or Christmas day, '28. 149, 150. Disinfectants discovered by M. Laparraque, 28. 179.

Dispensaries in and near London, '30. 143, 144. Dispensations and Faculties, clerk of, office abolished, '34. 175. Diss, population of, '33. 69. Dissection, Act regulating the, of dead bodies, '33. 157-159; of murderers discontinued, id. 159; of murderers re-enacted, 9 G. IV. c. 31, '29. 149; after || execution abolished (4 W. IV. c. 26), '35. 135. Dissenters' Charity Schools in and near London, '30. 156, 157.

register of births, &c.,

kept by, '37. 65.

Scotch union of, 28.

66. Dissenting Ministers, Associate Fund for the Relief of Poor, '30. 146. Distillation, quantity of malt used in, in 1832, 34. 166. Distillers, quantity of grain used by, in 1833, 1834, and 1835, 37. 173.

of turpentine, &c., pe nalty on, under the Building Act, '39. 158.

Distress in the manufacturing districts, '42. 242.

Distresses, Act for Regulation of Cost of, '28. 150, 151; oppressive, power to deal summarily with, '40. 161. District Orphan School, '30. 156; Visiting Society, id. 145.

District and other Visiting Societies in and near London, '30. 144, 145.

and County Constables Act (2 & 3 Vict. c. 93), '40. 164; further Act (3 & 4 Vict. c. 88), '41. 165.

Disturbances and Dangerous Associations (Ireland), Act for Suppression of, 3 W. IV. c. 4, '34. 103-106.

Suppression, Ireland, continuance Act (4. W. IV. c. 38), '35. 142.

Ditches, uncovered, injurious effects of, '36. 29. Dithmax, '31. 66; '32. 63.

Dius, a Macedonian month, '30. 17.

Dividends on several public funds, when payable, '32. 99; number of persons who received, October 10, 1829, and January 5, 1830, and their several amounts, '31. 196; number of persons to whom payable on 10th October, 1837, and 5th January, 1838, and their several amounts, '39. 182; of the East India Company directed to be fixed by ballot, '32. 31. Dividend Warrant Office, Bank of England, account, description, view of, '36. 224-227. "Divina Commedia," '32. 54. "Divine Philosopher," '32. 47. Divine service, carriages regulated during, '40. 154.

Diving bell, Aristotle, '29. 60; used in Europe, id. ib.; used to find wreck of the Armada, id. ib.

machine, Ramsden, '29.

60. Division, definition and sign of, '28. 105.

of the day, 31. 5. Divisions of Counties Act, amended, 10 G. IV. c. 46, '30. 188.

numbers on, in the House of Commons from 1806 to 1831, '34. 176. Divisional Meetings in Petty Sessions, the several, for the various counties of England, '28. 78. Divorce, Dr. Phillimore's motion for altering the law of, '31. 206.

Dluglossus, '31.71; '32. 75. Dmitrieff, '31. 77.

Dobbs, Henry, his building and endowment of Southall Green Chapel, and patronage of same vested in him, '42. 206.

Doberiener, M., his process for obtaining finely divided platina, '28. 184, 185.

"Doblado's Letters," '42. 124. Dobson, Mr. John, architect of the Newcastle market, '36. 237. DOCK ACTS, see PRIVATE BILLS. Dockets, number of, struck from 1816 to 1826, '28. 170. Docks, St. Katherine's, proceeding of, '28. 174.

Docks, &c., in progress in 1830, 31. 222-225; in 1831, '32. 232, 233; in 1832, '33. 220. "Doddington" East Indiaman, lives lost in the wreck of, '42. 37.* Doddridge, P., 31. 74; 32. 61; his opinion on the death of St. Stephen, '28. 14.

Dodsley, R., '32. 61. Dodworth, church at, intended, '42. 206.

Dog, bite of, remedies against, '28.

124.

carts prohibited in and near London, '40. 154.

fighting houses, &c., penalty for keeping, '36. 127; same in and near London, '40. 154.

stealing, penalty for, '28 134. tax, produce of, in 1827, 29. 188; net produce of, 1829, '30. 206; number of dogs assessed, and amount of duty in 1832 and 1833, '36. 152; in 1834 and 1835, '38. 171; in 1837, '39. 178; on shepherds' dogs repealed, '34. 124; produce of additional tax on dogs in (1840 and 1841), '42. 153.

Dog-days or canicular days, '28.

12.

Dog-rose, the, '28. 36.
Dog-star or Sirius, '28. 12.

Dog-wood, blue-berried, '29. 65.
Doge, the first, of Venice, '28. 56.
Dogiel, '31. 77; '32. 76.
Dolce, C., '32. 55.

Dolgelly, Population of, '33. 80.

Dollar (Spanish), value of, '28. 165; Rix (German), id. ib. (Prussian); id. ib. (Holland); id. ib. (United States), its value, &c. (1829), '30. 111; half do. do. id. ib.; quarter do. do., id. ib. Dollar Society, '30. 149. Dollond, achromatic telescope, '29. 63.

"Dolphin" convict-ship sunk, '30. 264.

DOMESDAY, see DOOMSDAY. Dominica discovered, 30. 93; when ceded, how governed, population, imports and exports, and tonnage inward and outward (1831), '32. 104, 105; education, state of, and amount of population in, '34. 181; slaves, registered number of, in 1817 and 1826, '34. 180; number of in; appraised value of; sales of, from 1822 to 1830, and amount and rate of compensation for, '39. 195; quantity of rum imported from, in 1829, '31. 186; in 1831, '33. 183; value of imports and exports into and from, in 1833, '37. 164.

Dominical letter, meaning of, '28. 5, 6.

Dominicans, '28. 57.

Domitian, his persecution of the Christians, '28. 54.

coins of, found on digging for the foundation of the Royal Exchange, 42. 218. Don, bridge of, founded by King Robert Bruce, '31. 223.

new, completion and description of, id. ib.; built without expense to the public, and how, id. ib. "Don Quixote," '32. 71. Donaghadee, population of, in 1821 and 1831, 34. 92. Donatus, Al., '31. 65; '32. 53. Doncaster, population of (1821),

29. 81; population and representation of, '33. 77; Benefit society, establishment of, and tables of same, 33. 115-119; Road Act, '42. 196. Donegal, population of, in 1821 and 1831, 34. 91; electors, number of in, in 1834, 37. 182.

Doneraile, population of, in 1821 and 1831, 34.90. Donington Castle, population of,

'33. 67.

Donizo, '31. 66; '32. 54.

Donne, John, '31. 72; '32 69. Donovan, Edward, dies, '38. 128. Dooab, the, relinquished to the India Company, '32. 41.

Doomsday-book, '28. 56; some account of the survey, '38. 123; where deposited, 38. 94. Dorat, 31. 77; '32. 69. Dorcas Society, '30. 142. Dorchester, population and representation of, '33. 61; difference of time between, and London, 31. 14; Improvement Act, '35.

219.

257.

labourers convicted, '35.

Dorking, population of, 33. 73.
Dormer, Lord, takes his seat in the
House of Lords, '30. 224-261.
Dormouse, the, '28. 31.
Dornoch, population of, '33. 88.
Dorotheus, 31. 74; '32. 51.
Dorset, his allusion to the Harvest
Home, 29. 39.

County Hospital, account

of, '41. 250. Dorsetshire, extent and population of, and number of sessions, magistrates, and parishes in, '28. 78; population of, and of the principal towns of, in 1811, 1821, and 1831; value of real property in, and its representation, 33. 61; summary of same in 1821 and 1831, distinguishing the sexes, id. 88; the same in 1841, '42. 107; population of, in 1801, 1811, 1821, 1831, and 1841, and increase per cent., id. 109; extent of, in acres, '34. 84; difference of time between the principal towns in and London, 31. 15; bastards, number of, horn in, in 1830, 34. 88; number of, in 1835 and 1837, '38. 192; county electors, number of in, in 1834 and 1835, '37. 181; education, proportion per cent. of persons married in the year ended June 1840, who could write, '42. 171; excise licences issued,

and public-houses in, number of (1831), 32. 185; families, number of in, and how employed in 1811, 1821, and 1831, '34. 86, 87; Houses, number of in, in 1801, 1811, 1821, and 1831, id. 84, 85; number of, inhabited, uninhabited, and building, in 1841, 42. 107; jurors in, in 1835, 37. 175; lunatics, &c., pauper, proportion of to population in 1837, 38. 193; marriages, buildings registered for solemnization of (1840), 41. 199; proportion of persons married under 21 years of age, in the year ended June, 1840,

42. 171; offenders in, and proportion of to population (1837), $39. 90; occupations of persons in (1831), '35. 75; RATES; amount of poor and county rates levied in, in 1826, 29. 197; the same for 1827, and account of its expenditure, id. 198; amount of poor rate levied in from March, 1827, to March, 1828, and expenditure of same, '30. 216; from March, 1828, to March, 1829, 31. 195; for the year ending 25th March, 1830, 32. 184; for year ending 25th March, 1831, '33. 187; expended on the poor in the year ending Easter, 1832, '34. 174; amount levied and expenditure of same for year ending 25th March, 1833, 35. 189; for the year ending 25th March, 1834,'36. 174; the same for the years ending 25th March, 1834, 1836, and 1837, 38. 188; decrease of same in 1837 compared with 1834, id. 190; proportion of paupers relieved to the population of, in 1839 and 1840, '42. 168; SAVINGS BANKS, friendly and charitable societies, amount of deposits and accounts in (1831), '32. 102; savings banks, average amounts deposited in, and proportion of depositors to population of (1835), '37. 72; state of on 20th November, 1837, '39. 134; savings banks, friendly societies, and charitable institutions, number of and of depositors, and amount of deposits in, in November, 1836, 38. 193; on 20th November,

1838, '40. 189; on 20th November, 1839, 41. 194; on 20th November, 1840, '42. 166; SCHOOLS, endowed, unendowed, and Sunday-schools in, in 1818, '29. 91; unendowed day-schools in, in 1818 and 1828, id. 93; number of Sunday and other Church of England schools in, and of scholars in same (1832), '33. 120; amount of land and assessed taxes of, in 1829, 31. 172; house tax, inhabited houses assessed to, and rental of same, for year ending 5th April, 1830, 32. 106, 107; turnpike trusts, their extent and income in (1834), '35. 192; trusts in, and income and expenditure of same in 1834, '37. 177; the same and length of roads in 1839, '42. 122; tolls received in, in 1834 and 1839, id. 118; coals, cinders, and culm, entered coastwise, and duty thereon in 1829, 31. 190.

Dort, inundation at, '28. 58. Doryanthes excelsa, '31. 38. Doshambe, a Persian day, '30. 21. Dost Mahomed Khan, defeated by Brigadier Dennie, '42. 233; again defeated; surrenders to Sir W. M'Naghten, id. ib.

Double crown (Denmark), its value, &c. (1829), 30. 103. Doubloons (Spain), their value, &c. (1829), id. 109.

Dough, mode of lightening, '29. 130.

Douglas, Gawin, '31. 70; '32. 59;

extract from a poem by, descriptive of the weather of July, '29. 38.

of Glastonbury, '32. 59.

Isle of Man, difference of time between and London,'31. 15. Dove Bridge Road Act, '41. 219.

new bridge over the, account of, '41. 252, 253. Dover, Lord, dies, '34. 246. Dover, population of (1821),'29.81; population and representation of, 33. 64; difference of time between, and London, '31. 17; improvement Act, '36. 206; Paving, &c., Act, '31. 210; new church at, determined on, '35. 227; St.

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