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places, motion for committee on, by Mr. Gillon, '42. 178. Schools, sites for, Act for facilitating the conveyance of (6 and 7 W. IV. c. 70), '37. 131; further Act (4 and 5 Vict. c. 38), '42. 137, 138.

endowed, unendowed, and Sunday, number of, in each county in England, and number of children in the same, in 1818, '29. 91; Sunday and other Church of England, number of, and of children in each, in England and Wales (1832), '33. 120-122; endowed and unendowed, income of, and rental of charity property in, in several counties of England and Wales, '36. 175.

and district schools in and near London, 30. 158, 159.

in Ireland, number of, in 1818, 29. 94, 172.

in Scotland, endowed, unendowed, parochial, and Sunday, in 1818, '29.94; Act for encouraging (1 and 2 Vict. c. 87), '39. 161.

and colleges, quantity of land appropriated to, in the United States, from 1796 to 1825,'32.121. Schoppenhaur, Baroness, dies, '39. 141; Madame J., dies, id. 249. Schotels, J. E., dies, '40. 140. Schotia speciosa, 31. 43; tamarindi folia, id. ib. Schott, '31.73; '32. 72.

Schottus, "Mechanica, Hydraulico, Pneumatica," '29. 63. Schrokh, '31. 76; '32. 65. Schröter, J. F., dies, 37. 110. Schultens, A., 31. 75; '32. 73. Schultze, Erust, '31. 76; '32. 66. Schwarz-Rudolstadt, principality of, its extent, population, prince, capital, religion, revenue, debt, and army, in 1828, 29. 70, 71; see also SCHWARZBURG-RUDOLSTADT.

Sondershausen, principality of, its extent, population, prince, capital, religion, revenue, debt, and army, in 1828, '29. 70, 71; see also, SCHWARZBURGSONDERSHAUSEN.

Schwarz-wald mountains, and their several heights, '33. 43; alphabetical index to same, &c., id. 49-53.

Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, population and sovereign of (1836), '36. 107; Prussian Commercial League, 42. 112, 115; see also SCHWARTZ.

Sigmaringen, population and sovereign of (1836), '36. 107.

Sonderhausen, Prussian Commercial League, '42. 112

114. Schwenkfeld, '31.72; '32. 64. Scientific and literary bodies of London, their days and times of meeting, from November 1831 to June 1832, and their anniversaries, '32. 20; 1832, 1833, '33. 19; for 1833, 1834, 34. 27.

literary, and charitable institutions, in and near London, '31. 138.

literary, and professional institutions in London, with a list of their dates of charter or establishment, where situate, days and hours of meeting, anniversaries, and the names of their presidents and secretaries, in 1829, 30. 161 -164.

Scilly Islands, number of persons in, *28.81.

Scinde, defeat of the Belochees in, '42. 234.

Scindia, war against, '32. 41. Scio, evacuated by the Greeks, '29. 236.

- vice-consul at, '31. 182. Scioppius, '31. 72; '32. 64. Scipio Ferrens, of Bologna, cubic equations, '29. 55.

Sclavonic tongue, spoken in Russia down to A.D. 1700, '32. 76†. Scoles, Mr. J. J., architect of St. Peter's Church, Great Yarmouth, '35. 227; of the Catholic Church, St. John's Wood, id. 234; of St. George's Chapel, Edgbaston, '37. 231; of the church of St. Ignatius, at Preston, id. 232; of St. Peter's Church, Stonyhurst, id. ib. Sconie Bridge Road Improvement Act, '40. 213.

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Scoresby, Rev. Mr., reference to his "Account of the Arctic Regions," '29. 28.

Scot, Michael, '37. 22; his works, id. 25.

Scotch, the, defeated by Agricola, '28. 54.

courts, amount of saving effected in, '40. 150.

ell, abolished, '35. 147; Act so abolishing, repealed, and all customary measures abolished, '36. 129.

peers, re-election of, except Lord Elphinstone, '36: 240.

and Irish promissory notes, under a limited amount, restrained in England (9 G. IV. c. 65), '29. 173.

Scotland, conquered by Edward I.,

28. 57; independent, id. 58; 31. 44; invaded by Richard II., id. ib.; united to England under one crown, 28. 60; visited by George IV., id. 65; distress in, meeting to relieve, '38. 244.

extent and population of, in 1828, '28. 71; population of the cities, boroughs, and towns of, exceeding 5,000 inhabitants each, '29. 82, 83; extent and population of (1831), '33. 54; population of the several counties and chief towns of, in 1811, 1821, and 1831; value of real property in same, and number of members of parliament for each, id. 8188; population of each county of, males and females, and number of houses inhabited, uninhabited, and building, in 1841, '42. 108; comparative statement of the population of, in 1801, 1811, 1821, 1831, and 1841, in each county, and increase and decrease of same, id. 110; difference of time between the chief cities of, and London, '31. 23; houses, comparative statement of, inhabited, uninhabited, and building in 1801, 1811, 1821, 1831, and 1841, 42. 111; quantity of cultivated, waste, and unprofitable land in (1829), '29. 90; mountains of, and their several heights,

133. 47, 48; alphabetical index to same, &c., id. 49-53. Scotland, Church of, grants to, in 1825, 41. 198; Church of, "Intrusion" question discussed in the Lords, id. 201; further mention of the state of, in the Lords, '42. 177.

crime, particulars relating to, in, '34. 65, 66; state of, in (1834), '36. 51–54, 63, 64.

savings banks, number of depositors, and amount of deposits in, on 20th of November, 1840, '42, 167; see also, SAVINGS BANKS. number of electors in, in

1836, 37. 182, 183.

trade, &c., of, quantity of iron made, and of furnaces in, in 1827, 29. 196; malt, quantity of, made in, in 1840, '42. 170; quantity used in distilleries in the same time, id. ib. ; soap, quantity made in, in 1840, id. 165; spirits, number of gallons of, distilled in, and which paid duty in 1840, id. 169; post-office established in, '40. 66; revenue, business of the customs, transferred to London, '31.234; power-looms, number of, in use, in 1836, '37. 183; mileage and composition duties on railways and stage carriages, in 1838, 1839, and 1840, '42. 116; quantity of coal imported into London from, in 1833, '35. 186; quantity of coal sent from, to London, and number of ships employed in same, in 1836, 1837, and 1838, '40. 193. schoolmasters, official, in,

'40. 100.

- parochial, endowed, unendowed, and Sunday schools in, in 1818, '29. 94t.

Acts relating to, viz., "Act to enable burghs in, to establish a general system of police (3 and 4 W. IV. c. 46), 34. 125-128; Additional Circuit Courts Act (9 G. IV. c. 29), '29. 149; excise, countervailing spirit duties between, and England and Ireland (6 and 7 W. IV. c. 72), '37. 133, 134; Hereditary Re

venues Acts Amended (5 and 6 W. IV. c. 58), '36. 127; Madhouses Regulation Act (9 G. IV. c. 34), '29. 155; Reform Act (2 and 3 W. IV. c. 65), '33. 149156; Salmon Fisheries Preservation Act (9 G. IV. c. 39), '29. 156; Act for establishing Schools in the Highlands and Islands of of (1 and 2 Vict. c. 87), '39. 161; Entailed Lands Sale Act (4 Vict. c. 24), '42. 128. Scotland, counties and burghs, not liable for defaults of collectors of land or assessed taxes, '37, 130.

chronological list of the kings of, from 1004 to 1603, '31. 63.

- chronicles of, names of, '32.

58, 59.

Lord Advocate of, Francis Jeffrey, 31. 240.

Solicitor-General for, Henry

Cockburn, '31. 240.

for other particulars relating to, see the several entries in the Index, passim.

-and England united under the same parliament, '28. 61. Scots firlots, abolished, '28. 100. Scott, T., '32. 62.

Scott, Sir Walter, his allusion to Christmas, '29. 44; he dies, '33. 232; Bill for a monument to, brought in, '42. 178; Monument Act, id, 193; foundations for same at Edinburgh, laid, id. 201.

Honourable William Henry, compensation to, '32. 165.

the diver, killed, '42. 235.

Scottia dentata, '31. 43.
Scottish Hospital, '30. 148.

Widows Fund and Life Assurance Society Act, '41. 215, 216.

Scotus, Mar., '32. 63.

Scrabster Roads, Harbour, &c., Act, '42. 198.

Scrofula, often produced by cold, '29. 120; deaths from, within the Bills of Mortality, in 1827, id. 110.

and cancer, asylum for the cure of, '30. 141. Sculcoats, public hall at, alterations

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banks or walls, punishment for destroying, '28. 143.

Bathing Infirmary, '30. 139. couch, for preventing sea sickness, account of, '28. 181.

cows' teeth, duty on (1836), '37. 128.

horse teeth, duty on (1829), '30. 202; duty on (1836), '37. 128.

morse teeth, duty on (1836), '37. 128.

policies, England and Ireland, amount of stamp duty on, on an average of three years, 1815 and 1830, 31. 178.

41.

purslane-leaved Montinia, '31.

sickness, couch for preventing, account of, '28. 181.

water, composition for washing in, '28. 183.

weed, luminous, explained, '30. 47.

Seacroft Road Act, '41. 219.
Seal skins, value of exports of, from
Western Australia (1834), '36.
182.

Sealer, office abolished, '34. 175.
Seaman, keelman, or caster, hinder-
ing in their occupation, punish-
ment for (9 G. IV. c. 31), 29.
152.
Seaman's Home, '30. 154.

Hospital, 30. 140.

Society Incorporation Act (3 W. IV. c. 9), '34. 106, 107.

and Soldier's Friend Society, British and Foreign, '30. 154.

Seamen, number of, in the navy, in 1839, '41. 198; Act for the encouragement of the voluntary enlistment of, &c. (5 and 6 W. IV. c. 24), '36. 116, 117; ap

prenticed, number of, registered under 5 and 6 W. IV. c. 19, in February 1840, and total number of seamen serving in British vessels, '41. 198.

Seamen, merchant, Act for making

and maintaining a registry of (5 and 6 W. IV. c. 111), '36. 111115; Act for relief of their widows and children (4 and 5 W. IV. c. 52), '35. 148-150.

disbanded, distress of, '28.

65. Seamen's Hospital, '30. 140. "Seamen's Hospital Society" Incorporation Act (3 W. IV. c. 9), *34. 106, 107.

wages exempted from charge for support of Greenwich Hospital (4 W. IV. c. 34), '35.

138.

"Search after Truth," '32. 68. Search warrant, power to grant, '28. 140; '40. 160.

Seas, offences committed on, punishable in same way as if committed on land, '28. 130. "Seasons," '32. 61.

Seaton, Lord, Annuity Bill, debated, '41. 205, 206; Annuity Act (3 Vict. c. 11), id.

Seba, Abraham, 31. 70; '32. 47. Sebadilla seeds, duty on (1836), '37.

128.

Seba's heath, 31. 39.

Sebastiani, General, resigns, '35.

256.

Sebat, a Jewish month, '30. 13. Sebunda, Raymond de, '31. 69; '32. 67.

"Secchia Rapita," '32. 56. Second-hand cards, sale of, 29. 147.

Secondaries in the Exchequer, abolished, '34. 144. Secondary, office of, no longer to be sold, '29. 245.

Secondary punishments, number and

extent of, inflicted in England and Wales (1826), '29. 89; number and extent of, inflicted in France (1826), id. ib.

Secret convention for partition of Poland, '31. 53.

service money, amount of, '32.

144; home, sum set apart for, '39. 143.

Secret societies, forbidden by the
Pope, '30. 262.

Secretaries and Under-Secretaries of
State, amount of their pensions,
'35. 132, 133.
Secretary-at-War, Mr. Ellice, $34.

243.

Secretary of State for the Colonies, see COLONIAL SECRETARY.

for Foreign Affairs, see FOREIGN SECRETARY. for the Home De

partment, see HOME SECRETARY. Secundus, '31. 66, 77; '32. 54, 72. Securities for illegal transactions,

Act amending the law relating to (5 and 6 W. IV. c. 41), 36. 123; for money, &c. stealing, punishment for, 28. 131; same altered by 1 Vict. c. 90, '38. 162. Security from fire in theatres, 28. 182, 183.

Sedative poisons, table of, '28. 115; and narcotic poisons, id. 120, 121; how they operate, id. ib.; are almost exclusively vegetable, id. ib.; what are not, id. 121.

Sedentary occupations, injurious effects of, 29. 120. Sedge bird, '29. 38.

Sedgley, population of, '33. 72; Roads Act, '42. 196; church at, finished, id. 206.

Sedition, punishable in Scotland in the same manner as in England, '38. 129.

Seditious Societies Act Amendment
Act (2 Vict. c. 12), '40. 144.
Sedulius, '31. 65; '32. 53.
Seed, scattered by the wind, '28. 39.
time, '29. 33.

Seeds of various plants, how disseminated, '28. 39.

always germinate better if kept dry, and out of the ground, during winter, '29. 33.

duty on (1829), '30. 200; duties on (1832), '33. 193; produce of additional duties on (1840 and 1841), '42. 153.

exports of, value of, in 1834 and 1835, 37. 161; the same, in 1835, 1836, and 1837, '39. 183;

import and home consumption of various, in 1828, '31. 175; consumption, in 1830, '32. 179; '33. 177; in 1831, '34. 156; imports of, value of, in 1834 and 1835, '37. 163; import and home consumption of, and duty on, in 1837, 39. 185; the same, in 1838, 40. 177; the same, in 1839, '41. 184; the same, in 1840, '42. 157.

Seeds, foreign, consumption of, and duty on, in 1836, 38. 183. Sefton, Lord, his new mansion in Belgrave-square, '42. 105. Segrais, '31. 73; '32. 68. Seiks, extent, population, and military force of the, in 1828, '28. 72.

Seirophorion, an Attic month, '30.8. Selago corymbosa, 31.43; fasciculata, id. ib.

Selby, population of, '33. 78; Road Act, 42. 196.

and Hull Railway, account of, '38. 63; 41. 76; particulars of, '41. 76; further account of, id. 90.

and Kingston Railway Act, '37.223.

and Leeds Railway Further Act, '36. 209; Railway, account of, '37. 105, 106; '41. 70. Selden, John, '31. 72; '32. 60; his observation on taking pains, 29. 141, 142.

Select vestries, committee of the Commons appointed, '30. 224. Seleucidæ, era of the, '28. 52; '30. 17; long used by the Jews, id. 13.

Seleucus, 28. 52.

Nicanor, era of the Seleucides commences from the reign of, '30. 17.

Selim II., conquers Cyprus, '28. 59. Selkirk, population of, '33.87; Roads

Amendment Act, '35. 222. Selkirkshire, population of, in 1811, 1821, and 1831, value of real property in, and its representation, 33. 87; summary of same, in 1821 and 1831, distinguishing the sexes, id. 89; the same, in 1841, '42. 108; population of, in 1801,

1811, 1821, 1831, and 1841, and
increase per cent., id. 110; elec-
tors, number of, in, in 1836, '37.
183; houses, number of inhabited,
uninhabited, and building, in
1841, 42. 108; occupations of
persons in (1831), 35. 103; turn-
pike trusts, their extent and in-
come in (1834), id. 193; gates in,
rents of, in 1833, 1834, and 1835,
'37. 178.

Sellasia, battle of, '28. 52.
Semeca, John, '31.68; '32. 63.
Semler, '31. 76; '32. 65.

Senate of the United States, its powers, &c., described, '32. 109113

Sene, an Abyssinian month, '30. 13. Seneca, '28. 54; '31. 65; '32. 52;

magnifying glass, prismatic colours in angular glass, '29. 62. Senecio vulgaris, '29. 28. Senegal coast, ceded to England, 28. 62.

- river, discovered, '30. 93. Senna, duty on (1832), '33. 193; import and home consumption of, in 1828, 31. 175; in 1830, 32. 179; 33. 177; in 1831, '34. 156.

bladder, '29. 64. Sennefelder, dies, '35. 255. Sensible perspiration, how procured, '29. 119, 120. Sentences, commutation of, and for what punishments, in England and Wales, in 1834, 36. 45; passed on criminals, in 1834, 1835, and 1836, 38. 185; passed, from 1834 to 1839, in England and Wales, '41.114; number and description of, passed in 1834, 1838, 1839, and 1840, '42. 104.

Seo, a Chinese horary character, '30. 28; a Chinese division of the day, '31.9. Separatists, may make affirmation where oath required (3 and 4 W. IV. c. 82), '34. 139; declaration of, substituted for oath on election to certain offices (1 Vict. c. 5 and 15), '39. 143, 144. Sepher Cosri, 32. 47. September, month of, description of the natural appearances of, in

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