Palestine, conquered, '28. 53; value of exports of British and Irish produce, &c., to, in 1836, '38. 174; in 1836 and 1837, '39. 190; in 1838, '40. 181; in 1839, '41. 188; in 1840, 42. 163; cotton goods, British, quantity and value of exports to, in 1838, '40. 182. Paley, William, '31. 76; '32. 62. Palitzch, George, first sees Halley's oil, see OILS. Vander, 32. 74. Van der, dies, '41. 138. Palmella, Marquis, takes the command of the constitutional army of Portugal, 29. 241; embarks for England, id. ib. administration formed in Portugal, '35. 261. Palmer, Mr., his plan improving the post-office, '40. 68-73; his remuneration promised and granted, id. 68, 70, 72. Mr. Henry R., engineer of the new entrance to the London Docks, '32. 233. Palmerston, Viscount, secretary at war, 29. 234; foreign secretary, '31. 240; elected for Tiverton after defeat in Hampshire, '36. 245. Palmyra, conquered by Aurelian, '28. 55. Palpitation of the heart, deaths from, within the Bills of Mortality, in 1827, '29. 110. Palsy, deaths from, within the Bills of Mortality, in 1827, '29. 110. Pampeluna, French army evacuate, '29. 237; insurrection at, '42. 243. Pamperes, Demet., '31. 70; '32.51. Pamphlets, duty, produce of, in 1827, '29. 188; to be entered at the stamp-office, 37. 136; stamp duty on, repealed (3 and 4 W. IV. c. 23), '34. 116. Panæmus, a Macedonian month, Panama, British consul at, his sa- Pandects, established, 28. 56. Panhellenion, established, '29. 234, Paolo (Papal States), its value, &c. (1829), 30. 106. Paophi, a Coptic month, '30. 16. Pap, improper use of, to new-born infants, 29. 116. Papal dominions, taxation in, onethird of the poor rates of England and Wales in 1831, 35. 191. States, population and sovereign of (1936), '36. 107; gold and silver coins of, their names, value, weight, alloy, and value in English money (1829), '30. 106. Paper, made from glycyrrhiza Germanica, '28. 179 amount produced by duties on, in 1827, 29. 187; duty on (1829), 30. 203; quantity of, made in the United Kingdom in 1831, 1832, and 1833, amount of duty paid thereon, and export of same, '35. 185; quantity of, charged with duty in the years ending 5th April, 1831 and 1832, 33. 181; amount of duty on, in 1830, 1831, and 1832, '34. 164; quantity of, charged with duty, and amount of duty on, in 1833, '35. 183; the same, and amount of same, in 1834, '36. 160; in 1836, 38. 181; duty on, amount of, in 1837, '39. 177; same, and quantity charged in 1838, '40. 173; produce of additional duties on, 1840 and 1841, 42. 153. Paper, brown, duty on (1829), '30. 200. Duties Act (6 and 7 W. IV. c. 52), '37. 123, 124; Act consolidating Acts relating to, and granting duties (2 and 3 Vict. c. 23), '40. 146. 147. makers, regulations as to,'40. money, who authorized to issue (1833), '33. 105; see further, FINANCE, BANK OF ENGLAND, &c. mulberry, '29. 64. Papias, '31. 66; '32. 54. Papilio cardui, remarkable swarms of, '30. 38. Papinian, '28. 54. Para, vice-consul at, his salary (1828), '31, 182. coin (Turkey), its value, &c. (1839), '30. 110. Parabola, projectiles, Galileo, '29. 60. Paracelsus, '31. 70; '32. 64. Parachute, 29. 55; accident, Mr. Cocking killed, '38. 246. "Paradise Lost," '32. 60. Paradoxical Velleia, '31. 43. Paragrêles, or hail-rods, '30. 88, 89. Paragua tea, '29. 67. Paraguay, extent and population of, in 1828, 28. 73; directorate of, its extent, population, director, capital, religion, revenue, army, and navy, '29. 74, 75. Parallax, 28. 92; of the sun, 59. '29. Paralysis, deaths from, within the Bills of Mortality, in 1827, '29. 110. Paras, explanation of, 30. 30. Parasitical plants and animals attack sickly plants and animals, '29.40. Parasols and umbrellas, exports of, value of, in 1834 and 1835, '37. 162; the same, in 1835, 1836, and 1837, '39. 183. Parasurama, era of, 30. 26. Parattasy, a Malabar month, *30. 25. Parchment, duty on (1829), 30. 202. Pardon, free and conditional, effect of, '28. 130; of penalties not due to the Crown may be given, id. 141. Parent-Duchâtelet, his early application of arithmetic to medicine, '39. 25. Parez, Louis, dies, '38. 128. Paris, besieged by the Normans, *28. 56; population of, in 1826, id. 89; entered by the allies, id. 64; number of English resident in, in 1829, '30. 217; cholera morbus at, '33. 229; combination of workmen in, '34. 249; convention of, 31. 59; conventions of, id. 60; disturbance at the Opera, '41. 255; fortification of, ordered, id. ib.; credit for, '42. 234; extent of, determined on, id. ib.; debates on, closed, id. 236; partial outbreak at, '35. 257; peace of, '28. 62; 31. 52, 56*, 57, 59, 60; riots in, id. 239; 32. 236; riots at Lamarque's funeral, 33. 230; further riots at, '40. 258; strikes at, '41. 255; the city surrendered, '28. 64; '31. 59; treaty of, id. 54, 58. British consul at, his salary (1828), '31. 181. University, '28. 57; regulations of, '29. 240. Jean de, '31. 69; '32. 67. and St. Cloud Railway, opened, '40. 252. and St. Germains Railroad, opened, '38. 249. and Versailles Railway, opened, '40. 260. Parish registers in England, '28. 59; account of their origin in England, '37. 63. Parishes, their ancient responsibility for the escape of thieves, '40. 121; power to order the cleansing of, '40. 161; apportionment of the spiritual duties of, Act for, in certain cases (2 and 3 Vict. c. 30), id. 149; in the metropolis, number of persons, houses, &c. in the, '28. 86, 87; number of, in the several counties of England, id. 78; number of, in each diocese in England (1834), '35. 125; number of, in the several counties of Scotland, '28. 80; of England, not having schools, in 1818, 29. 93; population of same, in 1821, id. ib. Park, Sir James Allan, dies, '40. 255. 63. Mungo, begins his travels, '28. Thomas, dies, '36. 108. Hyde, draining and improvements in, new gates and bridge over the Serpentine, 28. 173. St. James's, ornamental walks laid out in, '28. 173. at the east end of London suggested by Mr. Farr (1838), '40. 45. Lancaster, see LANCASTER. road, Lambeth, church at, finished, '42. 206. street, Bankside, St. Peter's Church, account and view of, and of the parsonage house and schools, '40. 228, 229. Parkhurst Prison, Act for establishing, for young offenders (1 and 2 Vict. c. 82), '39. 160, 161. Parke, Henry, dies, '36. 108. Parliament, Act of, when it comes into operation, '35. 164. account of the number of Acts of, passed from 1806 to 1831, length of each session, and numbers of members present on various occasions, '34. 176. chronicle of the session of (1828), '29. 201-215; of 1829, 30. 218-228; of (11 G. IV. and 1 W. IV.) 1830, 31. 198-209; of (1 W. IV.) 1830, '32. 186-192; of (1 and 2 W. IV.) 1831, id. 192, 195; of (3 W. IV.) 1831, 1832, '33. 194207; of (4 W. IV.) 1833, 34. 185-200; of (4 and 5 W. IV.) 1834, '35. 196-215; of (5 and 6 W. IV.) 1835, '36. 183-204; of (6 and 7 W. IV.) 1836, 37. 186-216; of (7 W. IV. and 1 Vict.) 1837, 38. 198-206; of (1 and 2 Vict.) 1837 and 1838, 39.198-207; of (2 and 3 Vict.) 1839, 40. 196-210; of (3 and 4 Vict.) 1840, '41 199-212; of (4 and 5 Vict.) 1841, '42. 172— 185; of session (5 Vict.) 1841, id. 185-189. Parliament, houses of, destroyed by fire, '35. 261, 262; ground plan of, showing the extent of the damage, id. 250, 251; temporary houses or, account of, '36. 227, 228; new houses of, account of the progress of, and intended plan of, &c., '42. 216, 217; strike of the masons at, id. 242, 243. members of, summons of attachment against, '28. 156; Act amending laws relating to the qualification of (1 and 2 Vict. c. 48), '39. 152. motion for the holding of, occasionally in Ireland, '36. 194. petitions relating to, presented in the session of 1834, their particular objects and number of signatures, '35. 224; in session 1835, 36. 212; in session 1836, 37. 226; in session 1837, '38. 215; in session 1837-38, '39. 216; in session 1839, '40. 219; in session 1840, '41. 223; in session of 1841, '42. 198, 199. salaries and expenses of the Houses of, and of the printer, in 1834, 1835, and 1836, '37.152. "History of," 32. 60. in France, '28. 57. Parliamentary documents, see AB Parliamentary surveys, account of, '30. 124, 125. Parma, duchy of, its extent, population, duchess, capital, religion, revenue, debt, and army, in 1828, 29. 72, 73; population and sovereign of (1836), '36. 107; gold and silver coins of, their names, value, weight, alloy, and value in English money (1829), '30. 106; yielded to France, '31.55; vested in Maria Louisa, id. 59; earthquakes at, '33. 229; '35. 255. and Placentia, extent, population, and military force of, in 1828,28. 71; extent, population, and military force of (1831), '33. 54. Parmenides, 28. 51; stability of the earth, '29. 58. Parnassia palustris, '29. 38. the civil list, '31. 240; for com- Thomas, '31. 74; '32. 60. Parochial assessments, Act to regulate (6 and 7 W. IV. c. 96), '37. 143; registers in England, '28. 59; schools of Scotland, number of, and of scholars in, in 1818, '29. 94+. Parr, Dr., 31. 76; '32. 62. Parrett Navigation and Canal Act, '37. 224; Navigation Further Act, '40. 218. Parricides, number of executions for, in France (1826), '29. 89. Parry, Captain, sails on the northern expedition, 28. 69; returns, id. 70. Parsees in India, their commencement of the year, '30. 18, 19. Parsley, fool's, poisonous properties of, and remedies against, 28. 122. Partington, Mr., his observations on Mr. F. Lear's improved pump, '28. 184. Partition, first treaty of, 31. 49; second treaty of, id. ib. of Poland, secret conven tion for the, '31.53; the partition of, id. 54. Partridge, John, his “Merlinus Liberatus," '29. 10. Partridge shooting season, '28. 38. Party processions in Ireland, debates on Bill to prevent, '33. 204. Parus caudatus, '29. 35. Paruta, P., '31. 70; '32. 56. Pascal, B., 31. 73; '32. 68; spheric pressure, '29. 61; hydrostatical press, id. ib.; pressure of air, id. 60. atmo Paschasius, Radbert, '32. 66. "Pasha" steam-ship launched, 35. 258; its size, &c., id. ib. Pashons, a Coptic month, '30. 16. Paskewitsch, General, captures Ourmia, '29. 234. Passage, West, population of, in 1821 and 1831, '34. 91. Passage and Cork Railway Act, `38. 213; Railway, particulars of, '41. 80. vessels to North America regulated (9 G. IV. c. 21), '29. 148. Passages, evacuated by the British auxiliaries, '41. 254. Passarowitz, peace of, '31. 50. Passau, treaty of, '28. 59; '31.46; confirmed, 28. 60. Passenger pigeon, its swiftness of flying ascertained by M. Audubon, '29. 40. Passengers by railway, see RAIL WAYS. in vessels from the United Kingdom, Act relating to (5 and 6 W. IV. c. 53), '36. 126. Passenia filiformis, '31. 42. Passeroni, '31. 76. "Passetyme of Pleasure," 32. 59. Passiflora aurantia, '31. 42; cœrulea, '29.66. Passion-flower, the, 28. 38; common, '29. 66; orange, '31. 42. Passover, the, '28. 14; morrow of, id. ib. Pasteboard, duty on (1829), 30. 202, 203; duty on, 40. 146; quantity charged with duty, and amount of same, in 1834, 36. 160; quantity of, and amount of duty on, in 1836, 38. 181. "Pastor Fido," Il, '32. 56. Patagonia, &c., extent and population of, in 1828, '28. 73. Patcham tunnel, on the Brighton railway, account of, '42. 69. Patent Rolling and Compressing Iron Company's Act, '42. 192. Patents for inventions, dissertation on the law of, '30, 122-130; mode of taking out, id. 122, 123; committee on, appointed, in the Commons, id. 223; Act to amend the law of (5 and 6 W. IV. c. 83), '36. 145; law of, remarks on, id. 80-89; explanation of Act 5 & 6 W. IV. c. 82, id. 82; number of, granted in England, in various years, from 1675 to 1826, '30. 130; list of, from January to October, 1828, 29. 230-233; number, and description of, sealed, from January to November, 1829, '30. 255— 259; oaths on taking out, abolished, '36. 128; infringement of, costs in actions for, how regulated, and treble costs, id. 145. - Clerk of the, office abolished, '34. 175. for offices in colonies not to determine on demise of the Crown (1 W. IV. c. 4), '32. 137. in America, '30. 125. Patersonia sericea, '31. 42. Paul, population of, '33. 59. “Paul and Virginia," '32. 69. Paulin, Petrocorius, '32. 53. Pauper colonies in Holland, '29. 131. Lunatic Asylum, voted in Middlesex, '30. 262. - lunatics and idiots in England and Wales, number of, and where confined, and expenses of same, and proportion they bear to the whole population of each county, in 1837, '38, 193. Pauperism, progress of, in the United States, '34. 67. Paupers, number of, relieved in England and Wales in 1839 and 1840, and proportion per cent. to the population, '42. 168; the proportion per cent. of same in each county, id. ib. 169. Pausanius, 31, 65; 32. 49. Pavement, wood, see OXFORD STREET. Pavements for foot passengers, widening of, in several parts of London, 31. 216. Pavia, a republic, '28. 56. Pavon, 31. 77; '32. 72. Pawnbrokers, delivering up by, of goods illegally pawned, '40. 160; not to take pledges from parties under the age of sixteen, id. 154; number of, and amount of duty paid for licenses in England, from 1826 to 1830, '31. 197. Paymaster-General, Lord John Russell, '31. 240. Office Consolidation Act (5 and 6 W. IV. c. 35), '36. 121, Payni, a Coptic month, '30. 16. Pazar ertesi, a Turkish day, '30. 21; gun, a Turkish day, id. ib. Peace, Society for the promotion of permanent and universal, 30. 152. Preservation (Ireland) Act (5 and 6 W. IV. c. 48), '36. 124, 125. of religion, '31. 46; in Europe, 28. 64; with France, id. 63; between Colombia and Peru, '30. 260; between England and Algiers, '28. 66; between England, America, France, Spain, and Holland, id. 62; between Naples and Tripoli, '29. 245; between Peru and Bolivia, id. 241; between Philip and the Romans, '28. 53; between Russia and Persia, 29. 235; between Russia and Turkey, '30. 264. Peach, the, 28. 38; tree, '29. 64, 68. Peach-blossom, the, '28. 33. Peacock, Gazania, 31. 40. Peak Forest Railways, particulars of, '41, 64. |