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in Ireland, Act against, continued (4 and 5 Wm. IV. cap. 53), 35. 150; further continued (6 and 7 Wm. IV. cap. 39), '37.

122.

Arms and ammunition, declared

value of exports of, in 1828, '31. 176; in 1830, '33. 178; in 1831, '34. 157; in 1834 and 1835, 37. 161; the same in 1835, 1836, and 1837, '39. 182; the same in 1838, '40. 180; the same in 1839, '41. 187; the same, and quantity of, in 1840, '42. 162. Armscott and Newbold Act, '34. 204, 205.

Army, number of English, Scotch, and Irish non-commissioned officers and privates in the, on 1st January, 1830 and 1840, household troops and the line, '42. 171.

--, expenses of, in 1834, 1835, and 1836, 37. 152; the same for the year ended 5th January, 1841, '42. 150.

flogging in, for what punishments inflicted (1836), '37. 184; punishments in, particulars of, for five years ending 31st December, 1835, id. ib.

increase of (1831), '32. 191; notice of, '40. 207; motion for vote for, id. 208; resolutions moved by Mr. T. Duncombe, at the time of, ib. 209.

and navy, representation and revenue, proportion of, to population in the various states of Europe, and in North America (1829), '30. 100.

Medical Officers Benevolent Fund Society, '30. 147.

-, prize money, Regulation of Payment Act (2 Wm. IV. cap. 53), '33. 146, 147.

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provement of the balance and escapement for chronometers, '42. 42.

Arnold, '31. 68, 74.

J., '32. 65.

of Lubeck, id. 63. Messrs., their improvements in chronometers referred to, '41.44. Aro, '32. 74.

Aromatic diosma, '31. 38.
Arpent (French), its length, '30.

116.

Arpysee, a Malabar month, '30. 25. Arrebo, '31. 73.

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Anders, '32. 74. Arragon, History of," '32. 70. Arras, treaty of, '31. 44, 45. Arrest for debt, Act to prevent, before trial in civil cases, under 20., '28. 155, 157; contrary to the provisions of the 7 and 8 G. IV., c. 70, declared illegal, id. 157; upon Mesne Process (Ireland) Act, under 20., 10 G. IV., c. 35, '30. 180; on Mesne process, Act for abolition of (1 and 2 Vict., c. 110), '39. 167, 168; Act amending same with respect to insolvents' recognizances (2 and 3 Vict. c. 39), 150, 151.

Arrian, 28. 54; '31. 65; '32. 49. Arrow Root, duty on (1832), '33. 190.

Arroyal, Leon de, '32. 72. "Ars Critica," '32. 64. Arsenic, remedies against effects of, '28. 116; sale of, in France forbidden, 36. 25; duty on (1829), '30. 201; (1832), '33. 190. Arson, if person in the house, punishable with death, 1837 (7 W. IV., and 1 Vict. c. 89), '38. 161; otherwise transportation or imprisonment, id. ib.; punishment for, in other cases, id. ib., 162.

number of cases of, in 1835, 1836, and 1837 compared with 1839 and 1840, 42. 102, 103; increase of, in 1840, id. 101. Artaxerxes, '28.55. Arteaga, '31. 77.

Artemisium, battle of, '28. 51. Artemisius, a Macedonian month,

'30. 17.

Artesian Wells, supply of water to

London by, bill for rejected, '36.

194.

Arthur's Subscription Club, 30. 160; '31. 138. Arthropodium Cirratum, '31. 37. Artichoke, flowered Protea, 31. 43. Artillery Ground, old, population, &c., of, '28. 86, 87. Artificial Stone, newly invented, '28. 180.

"Art of Poetry," '32. 71. Artists, importance of their knowledge of the change of colour of trees in autumn, '29. 41.

Benevolent Fund, '30. 147; General Benevolent Institution, id. ib.; "College," determination that same should be founded, '35.255.

Arts, Royal Academy of, '30. 163.

Manufactures, and Commerce, Society for the encouragement of, '30. 161; days and times of its meetings, from November, 1831, to June, 1832, '32. 20; from November, 1833, to June, 1834, '34. 27.

and Agriculture, comparative estimate of the amount of animate and inanimate force applied to the, in Great Britain and France, $29.86.

see FINE ARTS. Aruba, ancient Arabic for Friday,

'30. 21.

Arum, poisonous properties of, and remedies against, *28. 119. Arundel, population and representation of, '33. 74. Arzachel, '31. 67; '32. 78. Asar, an Hindustani month, '30.25. Ascalon, battle of, *28, 57. Ascending Thunder described, '39. 22.

Ascension Day, or Holy Thursday, '28. 12.

Ascension Isle discovered, '30. 94; cotton goods, British, quantity and value of exports to, in 1838, '40. 182; value of exports of British and Irish produce, &c., to, in 1838, '40. 181; in 1839, '41. 188. Ascham, Roger, '31. 70; '32. 59. Ascoli, C. d', '31. 68. Asdrubal slain, '28. 53.

Ash, the, '28. 40; '29. 41; period of

its being in leaf, '30. 39; change of its structure in different soils, id. 40; American, 29. 65; flowering, id. ib.

Wednesday, '28. 10.

Ashantee, empire of, its extent, population, capital, religion, and army in 1828, 29. 74, 75. Ashantees defeat the English, *28. 66, 68; driven from Cape Coast Castle, '28. 66.

Ashburton, population and representation of, '33. 60.

Baron, Mr. Alexander Baring created, '36. 242. Ashby de la Zouch, difference of time between, and London, '31. 17; population of, '33.66; Small Debts Act, '39. 212; and Hellington Inclosure Act, '38. 208; new church intended at, '39. 220; same finished, '42. 206. Ashe, Andrew, dies, '39. 141. Asher, 31. 68; '32. 47.

Jacob von, id. ib.

Ashenden, de, or Ashenton, his works, 37. 25.

Ashes, pearl and pot, import, export, and home consumption of, in 1828, 31. 173; in 1829, 32. 177; in 1830, '33. 175; in 1831, '34, 154; duty on (1829), 30. 198.

, soap, weed, and wood, duty on (1829), '30.201.

Ashford, rental of the parish of (1829), 29. 85.

and Maidstone Road Act, '37.222.

Ashton, Mr., case relating to the execution of his murderers, '35. 262.

Ashton-under-Lyne, population of (1821), 29. 81; population and representation of, 33. 65; new market, '29. 181; Water Act, '36. 208.

,power-looms,

number of, in (1836), '37. 183; new church at, finished, '42. 206, Manchester, and Sheffield Railway, particulars of, '41. 78. in Mackerfield, population of, 33. 65.

Asia, States of, their surface in square miles, number of inhabitants, and military force, 28. 71, 72.

extent and population of, in 1828, 29. 72, 73; number of Jews in (1829), '30. 100; British coffee, quantity of, exported to, in 1833, 35. 179; hardwares and cutlery, exports to, value of, in 1835, 37. 168.

Asiatic Society, '30. 163; days and times of its meetings, from December 1831, to June 1832, and its anniversary, 32. 20; from December 1832, to June 1833, '33. 19; from December 1833 to July 1834, 34. 27; museum of, when open, id. ib. Asin, an Hindustani month, '30.25. Askham, Anthony, '37. 23; his works, id. 29. Asmaï, 31. 67.

Asphaltum, duty on (1829), 30. 201; (1832), '33. 190. Aspre (Turkey), value of, &c. (1829), 30. 110.

Assakiri mahomédije, 28. 67; dschedidei-manssuroje, id. ib. Assam, extent and population of, in 1828, '28. 72.

"Assassinat," meaning of the term, '36. 59.†

Assassination, attempted, of the King of Hungary, '33. 231; of the King of the French, see LOUIS PHILIPPE.

Assault, with intent to rob, punishment for (1837), (7 Wm. IV. and 1 Vic. cap. 87), 38. 160, 161.

Assaults, punishment for, under 9 Geo. IV. cap. 31, '29. 152, 153,

on the police, in the execution of their duty, increased number of, 29. 97; penalty for, '40. 153; further increase of the offence, 1840, 42. 101; recent parties charged with, may be apprehended without warrant, '40. 155; verdict of, may be found, if felony would include, '38. 160.

Assaur, a Bengalee month, '30. 26. Asser, '31. 66; '32. 57.

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Act, Composition Continuance Act, '30. 175; to reduce certain duties on dwelling houses, and to repeal other duties of (3 and 4 Wm. IV. cap. 39), '34. 123, 124; to grant relief from the duties of, in certain cases (4 and 5 Wm. IV. cap. 73), 35. 151; Reduction Act (6 and 7 Wm. IV. cap. 65), 37, 129; directing name of owner of carriage to be painted one inch instead of two, and regulating proceedings against defaulters (7 Wm. IV. and 1 Vic. cap. 61), '38. 150; Composition, Continuance, and Amendment Act (4 and 5 Wm. IV. cap. 54), 35. 150; Act continuing same (2 and 3 Vic. cap. 35), 40. 149; increase Act (3 Vic. cap. 17), '41. 145, 146; produce of, under 3 and 4 Vic. cap. 17 and 19, from 15th May, 1840, to 5th April, 1841, 42. 153.

Assessors, their duty under the Mu

nicipal Corporation Act, '36. 100; see also Abstract of the Act, id. 132-144.

Assiento Contract, the, '31. 52. Assint, population of, '33. 88. Assize of bread abolished, '37. 120. Assizes, number of persons tried at, in 1834 and 1835, '37. 174.

in Ireland, Act for appointment of convenient places for holding (5 and 6 Wm. IV. cap. 26), '36. 117, 118. Associate Fund for the relief of poor Dissenting ministers, '30. 146.

Associated Catholic charities, '30.

158.

Association for the relief of the poor of London, and parts adjacent, '30. 149. Associations, dangerous, in Ireland, Act for Suppression of, 10 G. IV. c. 1, '30. 165. Assurance and saving, comparative advantages of, pointed out, '42. 16, 17.

Assurance, life, dissertation on, 86-99.

'31.

offices of London, lists of the, in 1831, with the dates of their establishment and division of profits, '31. 86, 87. Assurances, commercial, observations on, '28. 126-128.

fire, life, marine, mutual, &c., observations on, id. ib. Assye, battle of, '32. 42. Assyria, or Nineveh, '28. 50. Assyrian empire founded, '28. 50. Aster, the, 28. 38; argophyllus, '31.37.

Asthma, what it is, '35. 32; deaths from, within the Bills of Mortality, in 1837, 29. 110; consumption, and other diseases of the lungs, infirmary for, '30. 141. Astley's Theatre burnt down, '42. 239.

Astolphus defeats Jovinus, '28. 55. Astragalus Tragacantha, '29. 64. Astrolabe, Treatise on by Chaucer, referred to, '37.26. Astrology, its absurdities not yet exploded, 28.23; general belief in, and few writers against, '37. 25.† Astroloma humifusum, 31. 37. Astronomy introduced into Europe,

28. 57; observations and discoveries in, '29. 57-59; science of, revised, id. 58; resumed by the Arabs, id. 59; of the Chinese, '30.28.

mechanics applied to,

Newton, '29. 62.

and mathematics, English writers on, notices of, from the Norman Conquest to the year 1600, '37. 21-44; works in which information concerning them may be found, id. 43, 44.

Astronomical Society, 30. 163;

days and times of its meetings, from Nov., 1831, to June, 1832, and its anniversary, '32. 20; from Nov. 1832, to June, 1833, '33. 19; meetings of, from Nov. 1833, to June, 1834, '34. 27.

tables, Ptolemy, '29. 58; constructed by Alphonso of Castile, '28. 57.

63.

'29.62.

telescope, Kepler, '29.

tower at Copenhagen,

and mathematical writers, English, notices of, between the Norman Conquest and the year 1600, '37. 21-44; works in which information concerning them may be found, id. 43, 44. Nachrichten," "Astronomische Encke's dissertation in, referred to, '33. 14.

Asturian mountains, and their several

heights, '33. 29; alphabetical index to same, &c. '49.53.

Asturias, Princess of, oath of allegiance to, taken by the Cortes, '34.246.

Aswin, a sign of the Hindoo Zodiac, '30. 25.

Asyden, his works, '37. 25.
Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb,

30. 143; for Female Orphans, id. 156; for recovery of health, id. 140.

Life Assurance Office, its ingenious calculations, '31.95.† Athanasius, '31. 65; '32. 49. Athenagoras, '31. 65; '32. 49. Athenæum Club, '30. 160; its house nearly completed, '30. 238. at Manchester, account of the intended, '37. 238, 239.

&c., Derby, ac

count of, '39. 240-243. Athenæus, '31. 65; '32. 49. Athenian ascendancy, '28. 51; de

mocracy suppressed and restored, id. 52; ambassadors at Rome, id. 53. Athenians defeated in Sicily, id. 51. Athens founded, id. 50; taken, id. 51;

taken by Reschid Pacha, id. 68.

Atherstone, population of, '33. 74. Atherton, population of, '33. 65. Athlone, Westmeath, population of (1821), 29. 83; in 1821 and 1831, 34. 90; electors, number of in, in 1834, '37. 182. Athy, population of, in 1821 and 1831, 34. 89.

Athyr, a Coptic month, '30. 16. Atlas Assurance Company, its division of profits, '31. 87; its office, Cheapside, account of, '36. 233, 234.

Atmometer, its use, '30. 76, 77. Atmosphere, variations of the weight of the, 28. 16, 17; concise view of the properties and constitution of the, '30. 68-89; some of the more particular phenomena of the, of the earth, '30. 71; electricity of the, dissertation on, '39. 8-24. Atmospheric air, quantity of, '28. 109; pressure on fluids, '29. 61; refraction, Dr. Bradley, '29. 59. Atragene sibirica, '29. 64. Attachment against Members of Parliament for not entering appearance, 28. 156. Atterborne, '31. 79. Atticus, 31. 65.

Attila conquered by Etius, 28. 55; in Upper Italy, id. ib. Attius, 28. 53.

Attleborough, church at, in progress, '42. 206.

Attorney-General, Sir John Campbell, '35. 255; Sir Thomas Denman, 31. 240; Sir James Scarlett, '30. 262.

Attornies unlawfully converting money to their own use, punishment for, '28. 137.

certificates of, number of taken out in England and Wales, from 1819 to 1832, 34. 172; duty paid on annual certificates of, in 1836, 38. 187; duty paid on admission of, in 1836, '38. 187.

of Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas allowed to practice in the Exchequer (1 W. IV., c. 70), '31. 164. of Chester and Wales may be admitted at Westminster (1 W. IV., c. 70), '31. 164.

Attornies in India may be admitted by the Courts there without licence of the Company, '34. 142.

or solicitors, Batchelors of Arts in Law, of London and Durham Universities, to be admitted in same manner as if of Oxford, &c. ; fees on admission regulated; after admission in one Court may practice in another (7. W. IV., and 1 Vict., c. 56), '38. 149. Attraction, law of, observations on, '38. 28.

Attwood, Mr. Thomas, his discussion with Mr. Cobbett, '33. 231. Mr., his motion for repeal of the Currency Acts, '31. 206. ` Mr. M., debate on his motion for Select Committee on Distress, and on the Monetary System, '34. 191.

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A. U. C., explanation of, '30. 6. Auchterarder, population of, 33.86. Auchtergaven, population of, '33. 86. Auchtermuchty, population of, '33. 84.

Auckland, Lord, President of the Board of Trade, and Master of the Mint, '31. 240; First Lord of the Admiralty, 35. 258; dinner to, by the India Company, '36. 248; his interview with Runjeet Singh, '40. 255; vote of thanks to, '41. 201.

Auction duties for 1827, amount of, 29. 187.

Auctions, amount charged with duty in the years ending 5th April, 1831 and 1832, '33. 180; amount of duties on, in 1830, 1831, and 1832, 34. 164; in 1833, '35. 183; number charged with duty on, and amount of same in 1834, '36. 158; number and amount of duties on, in 1836, '38. 181; duty on, amount collected in 1837, '39. 177; same, and number charged in 1838, 40. 171; produce of additional duties on (1840 and 1841), '42. 153.

Aucuba Japonica, '29. 64. Audit department, reductions in, '37. 183.

Auditors under the Municipal Corporation Act, their duties, &c.,

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