Wicklow, population of, in 1821 and 1831, '34. 90; electors, num- ber of, in, in 1834, '37. 182. Wickwar, &c. Inclosure Act, '39. 210.
Widern, Prussian commercial league, '42. 114.
Widowers, number of, and their several ages, in a certain number of marriages, in England and Wales, in 1838-39, '42. 49. Widows, the same, id. ib.
Friend and Benevolent Society, '30. 145; society for re- lief of, id. 148.
and children of clergymen in the diocese of London, society for the relief of, 30. 146. Wieland, 28. 62; '31. 76; '32. 65. Wiffen, Jeremiah Holme, dies, '37. 110.
Wigan, population of (1821), '29. 82; population and representation of, '33. 66; Rectory Leasing Act, '38. 214; Small Debts Act, '42. 194.
Branch Railway Act, '31. 212; Railway, account of, '39. 121; '41. 70.
and Preston Railway Act, '32. 216; Railway, particulars of, '41. 70.
Branch Railway Company, and Preston and Wigan Railway Company Union Act, '35.223. Wiggenhall, drainage, '34. 203. Wiggins, Mr., his evidence of the improvement of the Irish, 31.107. Wight, Isle of, difference of time
between, and London, 31. 19; amount of land and assessed taxes of, in 1829, id. 172; Parkhurst prison in the, Act for establishing (1 and 2 Vict. c. 82), '39. 160, 161.
Wigley, Mr., assaulted by Mr. O'Gorman Mahon, '36. 240. Wigton, population of, '33. 60. Wigtown, population of, '33. 88. Wigtownshire, population of, and of the principal towns of, in 1811, 1821, and 1831, value of real pro- perty in, and its representation, 33. 88; 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. Wilberforce, Mr., dies, '34. 246; his funeral, id. 247; testimonial to him at Hull, first stone of, laid, '35. 260.
Wild, Charles, dies, '36. 108.
Mr. J. W., architect of Tri- nity Church, Blackheath-hill, '40. 229; of Lee Church, 41. 229; of St. Lawrence Church, South- ampton, '40. 231, 233; of Streat- ham Church, '41. 229; '42. 207. Wild pigeon, the, '28. 33.
Wilderbosch, '31. 79; '32. 74. Wilful damage by tenants, power to order compensation for, '40. 161.
Wilken, Friederich, dies, '42. 124. Wilkie, Sir David, dies, '42. 124,
239; address from Cults to his sister and brother, id. 242; meet- ing to arrange for the erection of a monument to his memory, id. ib.
Wilkins, Sir Charles, dies, '37. 110. Mr., architect of London University, 28. 174; of St.
George's Hospital, '31. 219; of the National Gallery, '35. 238; he dies, '40. 141. Wilks, John, dies, '28. 63. Will Act (7 W. IV. and 1 Vict. c. 26), 38. 135-138; observa- tions on, and explanation of, id. 138; see also WILLS.
stealing or destroying, punish- ment for, '28. 133; for alteration of the law, see CRIMINAL LAW.
forgery of, punishable with death (1830), (1 W. IV. c. 66), 31. 158; punishment of death retained for, '33. 169; see further, DEATH.
Willan, Dr., his report on the dis- eases of London, extract from, '29. 122, 123.
Willement, Mr. T., designer of some of the decorations for the new Houses of Parliament, '42. 217.
Willems, Claes, '31. 69; '32. 72. Willeram, '31. 66; '32. 63. William, conquers England, '28.56; invades France, id. 57.
III., his landing in Eng- land, '28. 13, 161; he dies, id. 61.
IV., accession of, '31.207; proclaimed, id. 236; prorogues parliament, id. 237; and the queen go to Drury-lane theatre, id. 239; is advised not to visit the City of London on Lord Mayor's day, 1830, id. 240; the abandon- ment of his visit to the City dis- cussed in parliament, 32. 187; grants a new entrance to St. James's park, 31. 216; and queen Ade- laide, crowned, '32.240; corona- tion, expenses of, '33. 189; at- tacked by Collins, at Ascot, id. 230; he and the queen go to Greenwich, '36. 247, 249; he dies, funeral of, '38. 246; testi- monials to his character in the Lords and Commons, id. 205; statue to him to be erected at the end of Princes'-street, Bank, ac- count of, 42. 204.
IVth's bridge at Stirling, description of, '34. 233; diagram of, id. 231.
of Malmesbury, '32. 58. of Newbury, '32. 58.
Williams, executed for the murder of Carlo Ferrari, '33. 228.
Mr., his work on "Sub- ways," referred to, '29. 181.
Mr. C. W., his establish- ment of the first steam-boat be- tween Dublin and Liverpool, '31. 110.
Mr. John, made a Baron of the Exchequer, '35. 255.
Robert, Esq., rebuilds St. Peter's Church, Compton Val- lance, '40. 228.
ten (Dutch), value of,
&c. (1829), 30. 105. Willington Bridge Act, '36. 208. and Repton new Bridge,
account of, '40. 249. Willis, Dyer H. M., dies, '42. 124. Willow, 29. 41; tree, time for planting, '28. 32; weeping, '29.
Act for the amendment of the laws with respect to (7 W. IV. and 1 Vict. c. 26), '38. 135 -138; observations on that sta- tute, id. 138; see also, WILL. Wilmington, consul at, his salary (1828), '31. 182.
Wilna, insurrection at, 32. 237 treaty of, '31. 46.
Wilsden (including Twyford), ren-
tal of the parish of (1829), '29. 85. Wilson, Mr., his observation on the voices of birds, '29. 32,
Mr. J., his petition in favour of extended copyright, presented, '40. 199.
Mr. James, architect of the Mechanics' Institute, Bath, '40. 242; of Cavendish Chapel, Rams- gate, '41.232.
Thomas, '31. 70; '32. 59. Sir Thomas, his Estate Bill rejected (Hampstead Heath In- closure), '31. 204.
and Coltness Railway Act, '42. 197. Wilt, '31. 69; '32. 72. Wilton, population and representa- tion of, '33. 75.
place, church in, first stone of, laid, '41. 229; in progress, '42. 206. Wiltshire, Mr., his description of the mode of skin-dressing in Mo- rocco, '38. 21.
extent and population of, and number of sessions, ma- gistrates, and parishes in, '28. 78; population of, and of the principal towns of, in 1811, 1821, and 1831, value of real property in, and its representation, 33. 75; summary of same, in 1821 and 1831, distinguishing the sexes, id. 89; the same, in 1841, 42. 107; population of, in 1801, 1811, 1821, 1831, and 1841, and increase per cent., id. 109; extent of, in acres, '34. 84; difference of time between the principal towns of, and Lon- don, 31. 20, 21; bastards, num- ber of, born in, in 1830, 34. 88; number of, in 1835 and 1837, '38. 192; rental of charities, and income of schools in, '36. 175; education, proportion per cent. of persons married in the year ended June 1840, who could write, '42. 171; electors, county, number of, in, in 1834 and 1835, '37. 182; excise licenses issued, and public houses in, number of (1831), '32. 185; families, num- ber of, in, and how occupied, in 1811, 1821, and 1831, '34. 86, 87; houses, number of, in, in 1801, 1811, 1821, and 1831, id. 84, 85; number of, inhabited, uninhabited, and building, in 1841, 42. 107; jurors in, in 1835, 37. 175; lu- natics, &c., pauper, proportion of, to population, in 1837, 38. 193;
marriages, buildings registered for solemnization of (1840), '41. 199; proportion of persons married un- der the age of twenty-one years, in the year ended June 1840, '42. 171; occupations of persons in (1831), 35. 88, 89; offenders in, and proportion of, to population (1837), 39.90; RATES: amount of poor and county rates levied in, in 1826, 29. 197; the same, for 1827, and account of its expendi- ture, id. 198; amount of poor rate levied in, from March 1827 to March 1828, and expenditure of same, '30.216; from March 1828 to March 1829, '31. 195; for year ending 25th March, 1830, 32. 184; for year ending 25th March, 1831, 33. 187; expended on the poor, in year ending Easter, 1832, 34. 174; amount levied, and expenditure of same, for year ending 25th March, 1833, '35. 189; in the year ending 25th March, 1834, '36. 174; the same, in the years ending 25th March, 1834, 1836, and 1837, '38. 188;、 decrease of same in 1837, com- pared with 1834, id. 190; propor- tion of paupers relieed, to the population of, in 1839 and 1840, '42. 168; SAVINGS BANKS, friend- ly and charitable societies, amount of deposits and accounts in (1831), '32. 102; savings banks, deposits and depositors, increase of, be- tween 1833 and 1834, '36. 103; savings banks, average amounts deposited in, and proportion of depositors to population of (1835),. '37. 72; state of, on 20th No- vember, 1837, '39. 134; savings banks, friendly societies, and charitable institutions, number of, and of depositors, and amount of deposits in, in November 1836, '38. 193; on 20th November, 1838, 40. 189; on 20th November, 1839, 41. 194; on 20th Novem-? ber, 1840, '42. 166; SCHOOLS: endowed, unendowed, and Sun- day-schools in, in 1818, 29. 91; unendowed day-schools in, in 1818 and 1828, id. 93; number of
Church of England schools in, and of scholars in same (1832), '33. 121; TAXES: amount of land and assessed taxes of, in 1829, 31. 172; house tax, in- habited houses assessed to, and rental of same, for year ending 5th April, 1830, '32. 106, 107; TURNPIKE TRUSTS, their extent and income in (1834), '35. 193; trusts in, and income and expen- diture of same in 1834, '37. 177; the same, and length of the roads in 1839, 42. 122; tolls collected on, in 1834 and 1839, id. 118. Wiltshire Society, 30. 159. Wilts and Berks Canal Navigation Extension Act, '36. 210. Wimborne Minster, population of, '33. 61; repairs of, account of, '40. 233; Road Act, '42. 195. Wimpfelingen, J., 31. 70; 32. 64. Winchelsea, Earl of, and Duke of Wellington, duel between, '30.
and Rye, population
and representation of, '33. 74. Winchester, population of (1821), 29. 82; population and represen- tation of, '33. 63; new Corn Ex- change, account of, '39. 246, 247; Cemetery Act, '41. 217; Ceme- tery, progress of, id. 237; Market Act, '36. 207; College and Ca- thedral Exchange Act, '38. 214.
diocese of, number of Sunday schools in the, in 1826, '29.95; number of parishes, be- nefices, and churches and chapels in, and population of (1834), 35. 128; revenues of bishop, of cathe- dral, and of benefices, sums paid to curates, in whom patronage of benefices vested, and other par- ticulars relating to same (1835), '36. 82-89.
Bishop of, dies, '28. 70. -action against, by Rev. C. Griffin, '36. 242.
bushel, abolished, 28. 100; '35. 147; Act so doing re- pealed, and all local measures abolished, '36. 129; measure, where most used, '35. 116.
Wind, influence of, in the tides in the Thames, '35. 24. Windmills, '29. 62; number of, in France (1829), id. 87. Windeck, 31. 68; `32. 63. Windle, population of, '33. 66. Window tax, produce of, in 1827, '29. 188; net produce of (1829), '30. 206; number assessed, and amount of, in 1832 and 1833, '36. 152; number assessed, and amount of, in 1834 and 1835, '38. 171; amount of duty, in 1837, '39. 178; produce of additional duties, 1840 and 1841, '42. 153. Windows, proper situation of, for health, '28. 11.
Windsor, population of (1821), '29. 82; population and representation of, '33. 58; difference of time be- tween, and London, '31. 14.
Castle, built, '28.58; re- pairs nearly completed, id. 173; completion of the repairs of, '29. 216 218; description of, id. ib.; Round Tower of, increased in height, '30. 237; other im- provements at, id. ib. 238; repairs of, debated, 31. 203; improve- ments at, proceedings of the, id. 215: committee on, expenses of, '32. 190; stables, account of, '41. 249, 250; St. George's Chapel, revenues of (1835), 36. 83; rob- bery of plate at the Castle, '42. 237.
Wine, adulteration of, '36. 24; how to be discovered, id. ib.
gallon, abolished, '28. 100. French, observations on the duties on, '35. 111.
and Spirit Licenses, Act re- lating to (5 and 6 W. IV. c. 39), '36. 122, 123.
duties paid on, for home con- sumption, from 1821 to 1829, '31. 185; Duties Act (1 and 2 W. IV. c. 30), '32. 153; duties equalized, id. 193; rates of duty on, '34. 170; produce of addi- tional duties on (1840 and 1841), '42. 153.
Winenland, discovered, '30. 93. Wines, value of, imported, in 1827, 28. 167; various, import, export,
and home consumption of, in 1828, 31. 176; import, export, and home consumption of (1830), '32. 180; 33. 178; in 1831, '34. 157; the same, and amount of duty on same, in year ended 5th January, 1835, 36. 164; in 1836, '38. 180; imports of, value of, in 1834 and 1835, '37. 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; quantity ex- ported, in 1833 and 1834, '36. 156.
Wine, Cape, duty on (1829), '30. 205.
foreign, amount and rates of duty on, and quantity of, for 1827, 29. 191; quantities of, re- tained for home consumption, and exported and warehoused in bond, in 1833, 34. 170; quantity of, retained for home consumption, in 1833, '35. 182; in bond on 5th January, 1834, id. ib.; exported, in 1833, id. ib.; quantity on which duty paid for home con- sumption, and rate and gross and net amount of duty, in 1835, '37. 171; exports of, value of, in 1834 and 1835, id. 162; quan- tities remaining in bond on 5th January, 1836, 1837, and 1838, '39. 191; quantity that paid duty for home consumption, and in bond, on 5th January, 1840, '41. 192; duties on foreign wines for the year ending January 5th, 1829, '30. 213; produce of addi- tional duties on all wines (1840 and 1841), '42. 153. Winesauf, Geoffrey, 37. 22; works, id. 23.
Winfrith, Newburgh, and Wool In- closure Act, '38. 208. Wingate's "Arithmetic " referred to, 41. 21.
Wing-leaved Mahernia, '31. 41; psoralea, id. 43.
Wing-stalked acacia, 31. 37. Wings, not furnished to the females of several species of moths, 29.
Winkelmann, '31. 76; '32. 65. Winlaton, population of, '33. 62. Winter, 28. 31, 39-41; de- scribed by Shakspere, '29. 28; alluded to by Ben Jonson, id. 30.
air, hazardous to children when they are carried, '29. 118. berry, '29. 66.
corn, sowing, '28. 38. food of non-migratory birds, observations on, '30. 36.
plants, supposed to generate organic heat, '29. 28.
Winton, statute of, referred to, '30. 131.
Wircester, William, '37. 22; his works, id. 26.
Wire, amount produced by duty on, in 1827, 29. 187.
ropes, their superiority over those of hemp for railway pur- poses, '42. 66. Wirksworth, population of (1821), 29. 82; population of, '33. 60; Small Debts Act, '40. 215. Wirtemburg, see WURTEMBURG. Wisbeach, population of (1821),
29. 82; population of, '33. 58. Wisbech River Drainage Act, '37.
224; St. Mary's Inclosure Bill, '34.202.
Wishaw and Coltner Railway Fur- ther Act, '35. 223.
and Coltness Railway Fur- ther Act, '40. 217; further Act, '42. 197; railway, account of, '37. 105; '41.68. Witcham Inclosure Act, '39. 209. Witham Drainage Commissioners Act, '40. 212; Navigation Im- provement Act, '30. 232. Withers, George, '31. 72; '32. 60. Witikind, '31.66; '32. 63. Witley, church at, intended, '38. 218.
Witnesses,competency of,established in various cases (9 G. IV. c. 32), '29. 154, 155; power to common law courts to examine, on in- terrogatories (1 W IV. c. 22), '32. 140, 141.
Witney, population of, '33. 70. Witpo, '31.66; '32.63.
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