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England, '28. 38; observations of a Naturalist on the, '29. 40, 41; alluded to by Spenser, id. 40. Septennial Act, '28. 61; repeal, proposed and rejected, '38. 203. Septic, or putrescent poisons, 28. 123, 124; table of, id. 115. Septidi, a French revolutionary day,

30. 20.

Septimius Severus, '28. 54. Septuagesima Sunday, 28. 8; why so called, id. 9.

Sequiera, A. de, dies, '38. 128. Serach, Menachen Aben, '32. 47. Seringa patam, taken, '28.63; stormed and taken, '32. 40; mutiny at, id. 43.

Serjeant of police, his duties, '30.

132.

Serpent, venom of, and remedies against, 28. 123. Serpents, of October, '29, 43. Serpentine, bridge over, erected, '28. 173; bridge over, entrance to Kensington Gardens, '34. 212, 213; safety of the river for bathing and skating, motion respecting, 42. 187.

Serres, Olivia, dies. '36. 108.

Sertorius, war with, '28. 53; he is assassinated, id. ib.

Sertularia volubilis, '30. 47. Servants, male and female, number

of, in each county of England, Wales, and Scotland (1831), '35. 73-103; robbery by, punishment of, '28. 137; robberies by, number of cases of, in 1834, 1835, and > 1836, 38. 181; tax on, produce of, in 1827, 29. 188; duty on, net produce of (1829), 30. 206; tax on, number assessed, and amount of, in 1832 and 1833, '36. 152; the same, in 1834 and 1835, '38. 171; tax on, amount of, in 1837, '39. 178; produce of additional tax on (1840 and 1841), '42. 153; male, when exempted from assessed taxes, '35. 151.

benevolent and other societies relating to, in and near London, 30. 151; northern dispensary for the relief of sick poor, id. 143. '32.66.

Servatus Lupus, '31.67;

Servile war, in Sicily, '28. 53; in
Spain, id. ib.
Sesostris, '28. 50.

Sessions of parliament, length of the several, from 1806 to 1831, 34. 176.

quarter, power of committal for trial to, by borough justices (4 W. IV. c. 27), '35. 135; see also, QUARTER SESSIONS.

Settled Estates Drainage Act (3 and 4 Vict. c. 55), '41. 155, 156. Settlement, by hiring and service, and by serving office, abolished, '35. 156.

of lands (India), 32.38. Seven years' war, 28. 61; begins, '31. 52; ends, id. 53. "Seven Years' Wars," '32. 65. Sevenoaks, population of, 33. 65. Severn and Wye Railway, account of, 37. 87; 41. 62.

Severndroog, taken by Commodore James, '32. 28.

Severus Septimius, '28.54; fifth persecution of the Christians under, id. ib.; wall of, id. ib. Sevigné, '31. 73; '32. 68. Seville, peace of, '31. 51. Sevo, Mons, 33. 48.

Sexagesima Sunday, meaning of, '28.9.

Sexagesimal arithmetic, 29. 56. Sextidi, a French revolutionary day, '30. 20.

Sextus Pompeius, conquers Sicily,

*28.54.

Seydelmann, Apollonia, dies, 41. 138.

Seymour, Robert, dies, '37. 110. Sgricci, Tommaso, dies, '37. 110. Shaban, '28. 15; a Turkish month, '30. 21.

Shad and white bait, supposed identity of, '30. 38, 39. Shadow, first instruments for mea

suring, for telling time, '31. 5. Shadwell, population, &c. of, '28. 86, 87; St. Paul, rental of the parish of (1829), '29. 85.

Mr., Vice-chancellor of England, '28. 70.

Shaft of the Thames Tunnel, sink

ing of the, described, 28. 177. Shaftesbury, '31. 74.

Shaftesbury, population and representation of, '33. 61. Shafts not to be sunk near highways, unless screened, 36. 126.

of carts, &c., riding on (1829), '30. 137.

Shah Allum, the Great Mogul, enters Delhi as emperor, 32. 31; dies, id. 43.

"Shah Nameh," '32. 78. Shakspeare, 31. 72; 32. 59; dies,

28. 60; his allusion to comets, 29. 19; his mention of the daffodil, '28. 33; his description of winter, '29. 28.

Shambe, a Persian day, '30. 21. Shannon, the, effects of steam navigation on, 31. 111; Bridge and Floating Dock Amendment Act, '35. 224.

Sharp, Thomas, dies, '42. 124. Sharp's-square, church in, determined on, '31. 214.

Shaw, Mr., architect of St. Dunstan's Church, Fleet-street, '32. 217; '33. 212, 213.

Shawall, '28. 15; a Turkish month, '30. 21.

Shaw's water scheme described, '30. 253,254.

"Sheapeheard's Kalendar," account of, '39. 55. Shebat, '28. 14.

Shee, Mr., elected president of the Royal Academy, `31. 234. Sheep, 29. 32; shearing, '28. 36; stealing, punishment for, id. 133; law relating to same altered (see CRIMINAL LAW and DEATH); number of executions for, in England and Wales (1826), 29. 89; number of cases of, in 1834, 1835, and 1836, '38. 184; effect of the abolition of death for, on charges of, '42. 103.

exports of, from Ireland, in 1825 and 1835, '39. 188.

and cattle, number of, sold in Smithfield market, from 1820 to 1831, '34. 183.

and lambs' wool, quantity exported in 1833 and 1834, '36. 156; value of exports of, in 1833 and 1834, id. 157; wool, exports of, value of, in 1834 and 1835,

'37. 162; quantity, and declared value of, exported, in 1840, 42. 162; quantity of, imported, from 1824 to 1828, '29. 181; sheeps' and lambs' wool, imports and exports of, in 1835, 37. 167; sheeps' wool, imports of, value of, in 1834 and 1835, id. 163; import and home consumption of, and duty on, in 1837, '39 187; the same, in 1838, '40. 179; the same, in 1839, '41. 186; the same, in 1840, 42. 159; see also WoOL. Sheeps' wool, produce of additional duties on (1840 and 1841), '42.

153.

Sheepshead, population of, '33. 67. Sheerness (Minster), population of, '33. 65; church at, completed, '38. 218; Improvement Act, '30. 231; Pier Improvement Act, id. 232; dock-yard, fire at, '41. 255, 256.

Sheet-piles, for damming, accounts of, and diagram, '34. 227, 228. Sheffield, population of (1821), '29. 82; population and representation of, '33. 78; difference of time between, and London, '31. 21; manufactures of, '35. 91; postage collected at, in 1832 and 1833, id. 192; amount collected at, in 1832, 1833, and 1834, '36. 179; same, in 1835, '37. 179; same, in 1836, '38. 196; same, in 1837, '39. 196; riots at, '33. 233; intended disturbances at, prevented, '41. 253; ACTS: Gas Light Act, '36. 208; New Street, &c. Act, '39. 210; Water Works Act, '31. 211.

Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester Railway, particulars of, '41. 78.

and Manchester Railway Act, '32. 216; Railway, particulars of, '41. 70.

and Rotherham Railway Act, '37. 223; further Act, '41. 221; Railway, account of, 38. 65; 41. 78; further account of, '39. 119, 120; particulars of, '41. 78.

Sheil, Mr., dispute with Lord Althorp, '35. 197; exonerated from

the charges brought against him by Lord Althorp, 35. 198; his evidence on the coffee duties, '41. 133, 134.

Shell Haven Tide-dock and Railway Act, '37. 225. Shelley, P. B., 31. 76; 32. 62. William, '37. 22; his travels, id. 23. Shelton, church at, building, '35. 227; completed, id. 229. Shenstone, W., '31. 76; '32. 61. Shepherds' Almanac, for 1678, '29. 11.

Bush, road from, to Turnham-green, progress of, '33.

226.

dogs, duty on, repealed (3 and 4 W. IV. c. 39), '34. 124; exempted from assessed taxes, '35. 152.

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

Sheppy (Kent), church at, building,

'37. 229.

Shepton Mallet, population of (1821), 29. 82; population of, '33. 72. Sherborne, population of, '33. 61. Sheridan, R. B., 31. 76; '32. 62; dies, '28. 65. Sheriffeddin, '31. 69.

Sheriffs, appointment of, in England and in Ireland, remarks upon, in the Lords, 39. 206.

of London, committed by the House of Commons, 41. 200. convictions, expenses of, in

1836, 38. 187.

courts (Scotland), Regulation Act (1 and 2 Vict. c. 119), '39. 168, 169.

fees, Act regulating what fees are to be taken by Sheriff's (7 W. IV. and 1 Vict. c. 55), '38. 149.

fund, '30. 149.

oaths, Act for removing doubts on 9 G. IV. c. 17, s. 2 (5 and 6 W. IV. c. 28), `36. 119. Sheriur, a Persian month, '30. 19. Shervia, 31. 66; '32. 46. Sherlock, T., 31. 74; '32. 61. W., 31. 74; '32. 60.

Sheshat, Isaac ben, '32. 47.

Shesshardt mountains, and their several heights, 33. 44; alphabetical index to same, &c. id. 4953.

Shetland isles, storm off, '33. 231. Shetland and Orkney, occupations of persons in (1831), '35. 101; see ORKNEY and SHETLAND. "Shield of the Fathers," '32. 47. Shield, for excavating under the bed of the Thames, described, 28. 176.

Shield, Mr., death of, '30. 259. Shields, North, population of (1821), '29. 82.

South, population of (1821), 29.82; difference of time between, and London, 31. 15; Ferry Act, '30. 232; Shiffuall, new road through, opened (1831), '32. 234. Shilbay Bridge Act, '36. 207. Shilling, weight of, 28. 165; 29.

189.

(16) piece (Hamburgh),

its value, &c. (1829), '30. 105. Shillingford Road Act, '39. 213. Shillings, number of, coined from a

pound troy of silver, 28. 165; number coined in 1834, '36. 153; value of, coined in 1834 and 1835, 37. 155; in 1836 and 1837, '39. 181; number of, coined from 1816 to 1840, 42. 155.

Shimeon ben Jochai, 32. 46. Shimshon, '31. 68; '32. 47. Shin, a Chinese horary character, '30. 28; a Chinese division of the day, '31.9. Shining-leaved Hakea, '31. 40. Shipping, number of vessels, with

amount of tonnage, and number of men and boys employed in navigating the same, that entered inwards and cleared outwards from and to all parts of the world, in 1814, 1817, 1820, 1823, and 1826, distinguishing British from foreign, 28. 167; number and tonnage of, employed in the trade of the United Kingdom, number of their crews, in 1833, 1834, and 1835, 37. 166; in 1835 and 1836, '39. 187; see also, SHIPS, VESSELS.

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Ships, burning or casting away, punishment for, '28. 143; other damage to, id. ib. ; setting fire to, with intent to murder, punishable with death, 1837 (7 W. IV. and 1 Vict. c. 89), '38. 162; otherwise, transportation or imprisonment, id. ib. 162.

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holding out false lights to, punishment for, '28. 143.

in distress, plundering from, punishment for, 28. 132.

Registry Act (3 and 4 W. IV. c. 55), '34. 136; further Act relating to admeasurement of tonnage (5 and 6 W. IV. c. 56), '36. 127.

new mode of preventing the sinking of, at sea, '28. 182.

number of, entered inwards in the different ports of the United Kingdom, in 1832, and whether British or foreign, their amount of tonnage and number of men, and the same of the vessels cleared outwards, '34. 159; number of British and foreign, engaged in the foreign trade of the United Kingdom, in the years ended 5th January, 1834 and 1835, '36. 161; number of, and their tonnage, entered at several ports of the United Kingdom, in each of the three years ending 5th January, 1833, 1834, and 1835, id. 163; number and tonnage of, that have entered the port of London, from 1823 to 1827, '29. 193.

and tonnage entered inwards, in the ports of the United Kingdom, in 1829, 31. 183.

vessels, and tonnage, belonging to the different ports of the British empire (1830), '31. 183, 184; number of, with coal, which came to the port of London, in 1833, 1834, and 1835, '37. 171.

Ships, and tonnage, entered inwards and cleared outwards at the ports of Ireland, from 1823 to 1830, '31. 184; number which entered the ports of Ireland from Great Britain, and tonnage of same, in 1801 and 1831, '34. 162.

number of, engaged in the Baltic trade and their countries, in 1831, '33. 182; number which passed the Sound, and the countries to which they belonged, in 1820, 1826, and 1831, '34. 163; number of, which passed the Sound and cleared at Elsineur, in 1834, distinguishing their several countries, '36. 164; number which passed in 1836, '38. 176; same, in 1837, '39. 187.

and tonnage at the several ports where there are British consular agents, in 1828, '31. 180-183; number of, with amount of tonnage, to and from the East Indies, for the year ending 5th January, 1829, 30. 207; built and trading in the East Indies, Act regulating (3 and 4 Vict. c. 56), '41. 156.

British, number of, employed in the whale fishery, from 1820 to 1834, '36. 160.

number built and registered in the ports of the empire, tonnage and number of crews of same, in 1840, '42. 159; see also, SHIPPING, VESSELS.

number of Austrian, in 1828, 28.70; England, id. ib.; French, id. ib.; Low Country, id. 71+; Russian, id. ib.; Scandinavian, id. ib.

of war of the United States, in 1830, 32. 121. Shipston-upon-Stour Branch Railway Act, 34, 207. Shipwreck, goods taken from, and found in possession of parties, penalties for, 28. 132; sale of, id. ib.

hanging out false lights to cause, punishable with death, 1837 (7 W. IV. and 1 Vict. c. 89), '38. 161; impeding escape from, punishment for, id. ib. 162. Society for Preservation of Life from, '30. 152.

Shipwreck, Royal National Institution for preserving Life from, anniversary meeting held, '36. 246. Shipwrecks, many announced at Lloyd's, '34. 247; number of, of ships and vessels belonging to the United Kingdom, in 1816, 1817, and 1818, and in 1833, 1834, and 1835, 37. 185.

viz. of the "Amphitrite," convict ship, '34. 247; of the "Cameleon," revenue cutter, run down, '35. 260; of the "Carn Brea Castle," '30. 263; of the "City of Waterford," steam-vessel, '34. 248; of the "Doddington," East Indiaman. number of lives lost in, '42. 37; of the "Earl of Wemyss," '34. 247; of the "Experiment," 33. 229; of the "Forfarshire," steamer, '39. 251; of the " Governor Fenner," '42. 236; of the "Haubetz Anker, '35.252; of the "Killarney," steamer, 39. 249; of the "Lady Monro," 35. 253; of the Lady Sherbroke," '32. 239; of the "Minstrel," '42. 238; of the "President" steam-ship (supposed), id. 238; of the "Protector," East Indiaman, '40. 254; of the" Rothsay Castle," steamer, '32. 240; of the "Thames,". steamer, '42. of the "United Kingdom 235; (run down), '34. 248; of the "Water Witch," steam-vessel, '35. 252.

Shirazi, '32. 79.

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punishment for (1829), '30. 181; at revenue officers or vessels, punishment for, 1837 (7 W. IV. and 1 Vict. c. 91), '38. 165., Shop, robbery in, punishment for, 28. 132.

fronts, in Oxford-street and in Regent-street, account of, and view of the latter, '41. 247, 248. Shore, Sir John (Lord Teignmouth), Governor-General of India, 32.

39.

Shoreditch, population, &c., of, '28. 86, 87; St. Leonard, rental of the parish of (1829), 29. 85. Shoreham, New, population and representation of, 33.74.

and Brighton Road Act Amendment Act, '42. 196.

port of, customs duty collected at, in the year 1839, 41. 188; the same, in 1840, '42. 164. Short, Mr., his account of Harrison's third time-piece, '42. 35. Short-leaved Banksia, '31. 37. Shortest day, accounted for, '28. 29. Shot and lead, value of, exported, in

1827, 28. 167; exports of, value of, in 1834 and 1835, 37. 161; the same, in 1835, 1836, and 1837, '39. 183; the same, and quantities thereof, in 1838, '40. 180; the same, in 1839, '41. 187. Shotts, population of, 33. 86. Showy Blandfordia, 31. 37; Lechenaultia, id. 41; metrosideros, id. ib.; mutina, id. 42; Schotia, id.

43.

Shrewsbury, population of (1821), '29. 82; population and representation of, 33. 71; difference of time between, and London, 31. 19; Cemetery Act, '41. 217; Water Works Acts, '30. 232. and Bangor ferry road, transfer of, to Woods and Forests Commissioners, Act for, '41. 220. and Holyhead roads, Act relating to (3 and 4 Vict. c. 104), '41. 168.

and Wrexham Road

Act, '39. 213.

Earl of, his gift of the pulpit at St. Chad's church, Birmingham, '42. 214; and of pic

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