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'36. 100; see also Abstract of the Act, id. 132-144. Audinett, Philippe, dies, '39. 141. Audubon, M., his observation on the passage of the pigeon, 29. 40. Audy, a Malabar month, 30. 25. Audynous, a Macedonian month, '30. 17.

Augsbourg, Confession of, 28. 59; league of, 31. 49.

August, month of, description of the natural appearances of, in England, 28. 37; origin of the name, '30.7; month of, observations of a Naturalist on the, 29. 39; 30. 42, 43.

Augusta, population of, on 31st December, 1834, '36. 182.

- Princess, dies, '41. 255. Augustin, 28. 55; 31. 65, 79; '32. 53.

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Australia, its extent, population, capital, and religions, in 1828, 29. 74, 75; emigrants to, from the United Kingdom, from 1820 to 1830, 34. 179; debate on grant to, '42. 178; exports to, hardwares and cutlery, value of, in 1838, 40. 183; linens, value of, in 1838, id. ib.; silk manufactures, value of, in 1838, id. ib.; value of exports of British and Irish produce and manufactures to, in 1840, 42. 163; import, wool, quantity imported from, in 1840, 62. 163.

Western, population of, the several settlements of, on the 31st December, 1834; the produce and stock, revenue and exports of same, '36. 182; Government Continuance Act (5 and 6 Wm. IV. cap. 14.), '36. 110; Further Continuance Act (6 and 7 Wm. IV, cap. 68), '37. 130. Australian Colonization Company, chartered, 32. 215.†

settlements, emigrants, number of, from the United Kingdom to, in 1832, 1833 and 1834, '36. 182; EXPORTS to, value and particulars of, in 1838, '40. 183; value of, of British and Irish produce to, in 1838, '40. 181; in 1839, 41. 188; value of woollen manufactures exported to, in 1840, 42. 161.

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pine, 31. 37; sida, id.

Australasia, number of square miles, and of inhabitants of the dependencies of Europe in, '28. 76; its extent and population in 1828, '29. 74, 75.

Austria, empire of, '28. 63; when established, 29. 53;t its extent, population, and military force, in 1828, 28. 70; its extent, population, sovereign, capital, religion, revenue, debt, army and navy, in 1828, 29. 70, 71; extent, population, and military and naval force of (1831), '33. 53, 54; population and sovereign of (1836), 36. 107; increase of inhabitants in, 29. 77, 78; number of Jews

in (1829), 30. 100; proportion of revenue, debt, army and navy, to population (1829), '30. 100; taxation in, only half the poor rates in England and Wales, in 1831, 35. 190, 191; number of patents granted in, from 1821 to 1826, 30. 130; gold and silver coins of, their names, value, weight, alloy, and value in English money (1829), '30. 102; emperors of, from 1806 to 1828, 29. 53, 54; Emperor Francis, dies, '36. 241; Emperor Ferdi. nand crowned, and amnesty by, '39. 251; amnesty in, '41. 254; manifesto against France, '28. 64; combination against the House of, 231. 47; peace with Morocco, '31. 234; fire in, '35. 255. Austrian succession, war of, '28.61. Austrians enter Naples, 28. 65. Authors, chronological list of, with the name of the most important work of each, '32. 46-72.

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Arabian, list of, and of their principal works, from A. D. 800 to A. D. 1700, '32. 78, 79; British, list of, and of their principal works, from A. D. 500 to A. D. 1800, id. 57-62; Danish, list of, and of their principal works, from A. D. 1100 to A.D. 1800, id. 74, 75; Dutch, list of, and of their principal works, from A. D. 1200 to A. D. 1800, id. 72— 74; French, list of, and of their works, from A. D. 500 to A. D. 1800, id. 66-69; German, list of, and of their principal works, from A. D. 800 to A. D. 1800, id. 63-66; Greek, list of, and of their principal works, from B. c. 900 to A. D. 1800, id. 47-52; Hebrew, list of, and of their principal works, from B. C. 1500 to A. D. 1700, id. 46, 47; Icelandic, list of, and of their principal works, from A. D. 900 to A. D. 1800, id. 74, 75; Italian, list of, and of, their principal works, from A.D. 1200 to A.D. 1800, id. 54-57; Latin and Italian, list of, and of their principal works, from B. C. 200 to A. D. 1800, id. 52-57;

Persian, list of, and of their principal works, from A. D. 1000 to A. D. 1700, id. 78, 79; Polish, list of, and of their principal works, from A. D. 1200 to A. D. 1800, id. 75, 76; Portuguese, list of, and of their principal works, from A. D. 500 to A. D. 1800, id. 69-72; Russian, list of, and of their principal works, from A. D. 1000 to A. D. 1700, id. 76; Spanish, list of, and of their principal works, from A. D. 500 to A. D. 1800, id. 69-72; Swedish, list of, and of their principal works, from A. D. 1400 to A. D. 1800, id. 75, 75; Turkish, list of, and of their principal works, from A. D. 800 to A. D. 1700, id. 78, 79. Authors of the New Testament, '32. 47.

Autumn, '28. 38, 39.

Autumnal equinox, 28. 38.

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marks upon, '30. 44, 45

Auvany, a Malabar month, '30. 25. Avendale, population of, '33. 85. Aventin, John, '31. 70; '32. 64. Average term of life in Great Britain, '28. 126.

Average of the price of wheat, early statute for ascertaining, '39.63; further statute, settling averages, id. 67.

Averroes, 31. 69; '32.78. Avicena, or Avicenna, '31. 67; '32. 78.

Avienus, '31. 65.

Avoirdupois, or common pound, '28. 98; weight, 28. 101; 29. 113; directed to be used in all but certain cases (4 and 5 Wm. IV. c. 49), '35. 115. Avon and Gloucestershire Railway Bill, 29. 182; '32. 216; particulars of, '41.68. Awned clematis, '31. 38. Axel, '31. 69; '32. 74. Axmouth Harbour Act, 31. 212. Ayar, a Syrian month, '30. 17. Aylesbury, population and repre

sentation of, '33. 58: difference of time between, and London, '31. 14; railway, account of, '40. 93; particulars of, '41. 74.

Aylesbury and Cheddington Rail-
way Act, '37. 222; and Thame
Road Act, '39. 213.
Aylmer, Lord, articles of impeach-

ment against, passed by the Assembly of Lower Canada, '35. 255; returns from Canada, '36. 249. Ayr, population of (1821), 29. 83; population and representation of, $33. 82; harbour of, pier of, extension of, '32. 234; Harbour Improvement Act, '36. 211; Water Act, 41. 217; Glasgow, &c. Railway, partial opening of, '40. 88; completion of, 41. 93, 94; particulars of, 41. 80; Kilmarnock, Paisley and Glasgow Railway, particulars of, id. ib.; Ayres Quay, church at, in progress, '42. 206.

Ayrshire, population of, and of the principal towns of, in 1811, 1821, and 1831, value of real property in, and its representation, '33. 82; summary of same, in 1821 and 1831, distinguishing the sexes, id. 89; population of, male and female, in 1841, '42. 108; population of, in 1801, 1811, 1821, 1831 and 1841, and increase per cent., id. 110; occupations of persons in (1831), '35. 95; electors, number of in, in 1836, '37. 182; houses, number of, inhabited, uninhabited, and building, in 1841,

42. 108; turnpike trusts, their extent and income, in (1834), '35. 193; gates in, rents of, in 1833, 1834, and 1835, 37. 178. Azalea Indica, 31. 37; the scarlet, 28. 35; viscosa, '29. 64.

Azara, Felix de, '32. 72.

--, J. N. de, '32. 72. Azarias Edomæus, '31. 70. Azarole, '29. 65.

Azimuth, circle of, what it is, '42.

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1838, '40. 182; cotton, quantity imported from, in 1831, '36. 168; wool and woollens, British, value of, exported to, in 1832, 34. 167; woollens, value of, exported to, in 1833, '35. 177; in 1840, 42. 161; value of general exports to, in 1828, 31. 177; in 1830, 33. 179; in 1831, '34. 158; value of imports from, and of exports of home produce, &c., foreign and colonial merchandize to, in 1831, '34. 160; of general exports to, in 1827, 1830, 1833, 1834 and 1835, '37. 160; in 1836, 38. 173; in 1836 and 1837, 39. 189; in 1838, '40. 181; in 1839, 41. 188; in 1840, '42. 163. Azores, British consuls to, where employed, and amount of their salaries (1828), '42. 181.

B.

Baader, Dr. F. von, dies, '42. 124.
Baal's Bridge Act, '31. 211.
Babacushi, 31. 69; '32. 79.
Babbage, Mr., his Table of Rates
of Premiums without profit, '31.
93; his Table of the Premiums of
Life Assurance, '31.92.
Babe, an Arabic Monk, '30. 16.
Baber, 31. 71; '32.79.
Babington, Dr., dies, '34. 244.
Babylon, 28. 50; first kingdom of,

28. 50; destroyed by Cyrus, '28.
51; observations at, '29. 57; ob-
servatory at '29. 62.

Babylonia taken by Seleucus, 28.52. Babylonian kingdom, the second, '28.50.

Baca, A., '32. 78.

Bacai, 31. 71; 32.79.
Baccalaos, '30. 94.
Bacchilides, '32. 48.
Bacellar, A. B., '32. 71.

Bachelors, number of, and their se-
veral ages in a certain number of
marriages in England and Wales,
in 1838-9-'42. 49.
Back, Captain, returns from the

Arctic Land Expedition, '36. 248; sails to explore the Wager River, '37. 254. Backstaff, Quadrant on, '29. 62.

Backvrin, Major-General, killed,

'42. 239.

Bacon, Francis, '31, 72; '32. 60; his observations on false dispatch, '29. 142; dies, '28. 60.

Roger, 28. 57; '31. 68; 32. 58; 37. 22; spectacles, telescopes, '29. 62; the extent of his belief in astrology, 37. 25; account of his calendar, '39. 54. Bacon, duty on (1829), '30, 206. Bacon and Hams, quantity and declared value of exports of, in 1828, 31. 176; in 1830, '33. 179; in 1831, '34. 157; 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 in 1840, 42, 162.

exports of from Ireland, in 1825 and 1835, '39. 189; imports of, from Ireland, in 1801 and 1825, '34. 162. Baconthorp, John, '37. 22; his works, id. 25. Badcock, '31. 76.

Badecon, William, his works, '37. 26.

Baden, Grand Duchy of, its extent, population, duke, capital, religion, revenue, debt, and army, in 1828, '29. 70, 71; population and sovereign of (1836), '36. 107; increase of inhabitants in, '29. 78; population and territories of, comprised in the Prussian Commercial League, '42. 113, 114; gold and silver coins of, their names, value, weight, alloy, and value in English money (1829), '30. 103; Leopold, Grand Duke of, succeeds, 31. 235; Grand Duke Louis of, dies, '31. 235; peace of, '31.50.

Badenoch district of roads, their extent, and annual expense, '29.

84.

Badi, the first half of the Indian month, '30. 24. Badjazet captured by the Russians, '29. 243.

Bæhmerwald Mountains, chain of, and their several heights, '33. 43;

alphabetical index to same, &c., id. 49-53.

Baerle, G. van, '31. 73; '32. 73.
Baffin's Bay discovered, '30, 96.
Bag-bearers of Remembrancer and
pipe in the Exchequer, abolished,
'34. 144.
Bagdad, Caliph of, destroyed by the
Moguls, '28. 57.

Baggesen Jews, '31. 77; '32. 75.
Baggilt, church at, finished, '42.
206.
Baglivi, G., '31.74;
32. 56.
Bagnioli, G., 31. 70; '32. 56.
Bagnall, Maria, murdered, '29. 238.
Bahali, '31, 67.

Bahama Islands discovered, '30. 93. Bahamas, date of settlement of, how governed, population, imports and exports of, and tonnage inwards and outwards (1831), 32. 104, 105; education, state of, and amount of population in, '34. 181; quantity of rum imported from in 1829, '31. 186; value of imports and exports into and from in 1833, '37. 165; slaves, registered number of, in 1822 and 1828, '34. 180; number of slaves in, in 1825, 29. 199; number of in, appraised value of, sales of from 1822 to 1830, and amount and rate of compensation for, '39. 195.

Bahar taken by Lord Clive, '28. 61. Bahia proclaimed a republic, '39.

218; retaken by the emperor's troops, id. 249; British consul at, his salary (1828), '31. 182. Bahun, ancient Arabic for Monday, '30. 21.

Bail, for forgery, not to be taken in

Scotland, except in certain cases (5 & 6 W. IV. c. 73), '36. 132. Bail allowed for felony (5 & 6 W. IV. c. 38), '36. 120, 121. Bailable processes, number of executed in London, Middlesex, and Surrey, in 1828, '30. 214; in London, in 1829, '31. 194; in Middlesex, id. ib.; in Surrey, id. ib. Baildon, population of, '33. 77. Bailey, Mr., premium to for his design of the Nelson Monument, '40. 222.

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Bailly, '31. 77; '32. 69. Bailly's History of Astronomy, mistakes in, '35. 7.†

Mr., his tables used for the Nautical Almanac, '29. 15.

Mr. Francis, his treatise on Life Annuities referred to, '40. 5. Baines, Mr., of Leicester, his case

mentioned in the House of Commons, '42. 179; he is remanded to prison, id. 234; is discharged, id. 239. Baird, Major-General, takes Seringapatam, '32. 40; (Sir David), monument to at Crieff, description of, '33. 220.

Bajazet defeats Tamerlane, '28. 58. Bajazet's treaty with Palæologus,'31.

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Balance of power in Europe first established, 31. 48.

"Balance Politique du Globe en 1828," by Balbi, 29. 69. Balance-springs of glass for chronometers, used by Mr. Dent, '42.

44. Balbi, M. Adrien, his chart entitled

"Balance Politique du Globe en 1828," id. ib.; his "Essai Statistique sur le R. de Portugal et d'Algarve," id. 79.

Balbriggan, population of, in 1821 and 1831, '34. 89.

Balcombe tunnel on the Brighton railway, account of, '42. 69. Balde, James, '31. 72; '32. 64. Balearic Isles, British Consuls and Vice-Consuls to,where employed, and amount of their salaries (1828), '31. 181.

&c., value of export

of British produce, &c., to, in 1828, '31. 177; the same in 1830, 33. 180; the same in 1831, '34. 158; the same in 1840, '42. 163; cotton goods, British, quantity and value of exports to, in 1833 and 1834, 36. 169; in 1838, '40. 182; general exports to, in 1827, 1830, 1833, 1834, and 1835, '37. 160; in 1836, '38. 173; in 1836 and 1837, 39. 189; in 1838, 40. 181; in 1839, '41. 188; and Spain, cotton, quantity imported from in 1834, '36. 168.

Balguy, F., '31. 74; '32. 62. Balisson de Rougemont, M. M., dies, '41. 138.

Balkan, the, heights of the chain, 33. 41; alphabetical index to same, &c., id. 49, 53.

passage of the, by the Russians, '30. 263.

Ball, J., '31. 70; '32. 59. Ballast of tea ships used for road making, '33. 226.

Ballaten bridge, destruction of, 31. 228; reconstruction of, 34. 238.

Balina, population of in 1821 and 1831, 34. 92.

Ballinamore, armed meeting at, '29. 241.

Ballinasloe, population of in 1821 and 1831, '34. 92. Ballinrobe, population of in 1821 and 1831, 34. 92. Ballochney, Railway Extension Act, '36. 210; further Act, '40. 217, 218; account and particulars of, '37. 92, 93; '41. 66.

Balloon, air, '29. 55; hydrogen, id. ib.

voyage from Vauxhall to Nassau, '37. 257.

Ballot dies, '41. 138.

vote by, motion by Mr. Grote in favour of, '34. 191; 36. 194; '38.200; '39. 201, 202; '40. 205; immense petition for, id. ib. Ballybay and Dundalk Railway Act, '38. 212.

Ballyheagh, faction fight at, 35.

259.

Ballymacarret, population of, in 1821 and 1831, 34. 92.

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