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1840, 42. 155; quantity received at and delivered from the Bank of England in each quarter of 1833, 35. 172; in 1834 and 1835, '37. 156; in 1834, 1835, and 1836, 38. 171; the same in the years 1835, 1836, and 1837, '39. 180.

Gold plate, old, intended for private use, duty on (1836),'37. 128; (Scotland), Act regulating standard, assay and marking of (6 & 7 W. IV. c. 69), id. 130; and silver plate, wrought, amount of duty on, in 1826 and 1832, '34. 166; duty on, in 1835 and 1836, '38.197; stamps on, amount of in 1837, '39. 178; the same in 1838, '40.173.

and silver foreign coins, account of, and of their intrinsic and relative value (1829), 30. 102-111.

dust robbery, trials of the Caspars for, '40. 259.

Gold plant, '29. 64.

Goldast, M., '31. 72; '32. 64.
"Golden ass," '32. 53.

bell-flower, '31. 38.
bull, German constitution

of the, '31. 44.

chain, '29.65.

crested wren, '29. 30.

cross, Charing-cross, com

pletion of, '33. 213.

number, the, why so called, '28. 6.

square, fire near, '36. 241. "Golden verses," '32. 47. Goldfinch, the, '28. 36. Goldoni, 28. 61; '31. 76; '32. 57. Goldsmid, L., created a Baronet, '42. 242.

Goldsmith, O., '31. 76; '32. 62. Goldsmith's-hall, preparations for the new, '31. 219; description of, '33. 216; completion of, further description of, 36. 231-233. Goldsmiths' and Jewellers' Annuity Institution, '30. 148. Golikoff, '31. 77; '32. 76. Goluis, '31.73; '32. 73. Gomershall, population of, 33. 77. Gompholobium grandiflorum, '31.

40.

Gonepteryx rhamni, '29. 33, 41.
Gongora, L., '31.73; '32. 71.
Good Friday, '28. 11; called by the
Saxons Long Friday, id. ib.

notice of dishonour of bills and notes falling due on, '28. 149, 150.

GOOD HOPE, CAPE of, see CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

Goodenia grandiflora, '31. 40; ovata, id. ib.

Goodia latifolia, 31. 40; pubescens,
id, ib.
Goods, obtaining, under false pre-
tences, punishment for, '28. 138.
unlawfully detained, power
to order the delivery up of,'40.161.
- removal of, see NEW POLICE
ACT, '40. 155.

Goodwin, Francis, dies, '36. 108.
Goodyear, Jos., dies, '40. 141.
Goole, port of, ship, barge, and

other docks, and improvements
at, described, '30. 241, 242; ab-
stract of the Customs' returns at
the port of, from April 1828, to
July 1829, id. 121; Customs'
duty received at, in the year
ending 5th January, 1837, 38.
175; the same in the years ended
5th January, 1837 and 1838, 39.
191; the same during 1839, '41.
188; the same during 1840, '42.
164.

Gooseberry tree, '28. 32, 37. Gorbals Police Continuance Act, '38. 211; statute labour in the barony of, Amendment Act, '32. 215.

Gordon, Bernard, '31. 69; '32. 67. square church, completion

of, '32. 217.

Gordonia Lasianthus, '29. 65. Gore hundred, rental of the parishes in (1829), '29. 85.

Gorey, population of, in 1821 and 1831, 34. 90.

Gorgias, 31. 64; '32. 48.

Goring, new church at, account of,

'39. 221; Bridge Act, '38. 210. Gorion, Joseph ben, '32. 47. Gorionides, '31. 66.

Gornicki, Lacas, '31.71; '32.75. Gorpiæus, a Macedonian month, '30. 17.

Gort, population of, in 1821 and

1831, '34. 92. Gosford, Earl, Governor-in-Chief of Canada, opens parliament of Lower Canada, '36. 249. Gosport, population of (1821), 29. 81; in 1811, 1821, and 1831, '33. 63; Bridge Act, '35. 219; new market, '29. 181; branch railway, particulars of, '41. 80. Gossamer, the, '28. 40; '29. 42; how produced, '28. 40: Henry More's allusion to the, 29. 42; Spenser's allusion to, id. ib. "Gotha, Almanac de," referred to, '29. 69+.

"Chron. de," '32. 69.

fire at, "Petite Château" burnt, '39. 249. Göthe, '31. 76; '32. 65. Gothic translation of the Bible, '28. 55.

Goths in Thessaly, '28. 55; take the eastern part of Dacia, id. 54.

"History of the," '32. 54; "and Swedes, History of," id. 74. Gottenburg, consul at, his salary (1828), 31. 180.

Gottingen in Hanover, insurrection at, '32.235.

University, '28. 61.

Gottschalk, 31. 66; '32. 63.

Gottsched, J. C., '31. 74; '32. 65.

Gotz, '31. 76: '32.65.

Alfred, dies, '39. 141.

Götze, J. A. E., '31. 76; ‘32. 65. Gough, Sir Hugh, commands at the attack on Canton, '42. 238.

Mr., and Mr. Bornieu, architects of St. Pancras school, id. 228.

Goulburn, Mr., Chancellor of the Exchequer, '29. 234.

Gourdon Harbour, further Act, '42. 197.

Gourock Pier Act, '36. 211. Gout, deaths from, within the Bills of Mortality, in 1827, '29. 110.* Abernethy's remedy against, '35. 34. Govan, population of, '33. 85.

and Polloc Railway, particulars of, '41. 70. Govea, A., '31.71; '32. 70.

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Gragnano. land slip at, '40. 236. Grah, explanation of, '30. 30. Graham, clock, horizontal escapement dead-beat, '29. 61.

George, his invention of the compensating pendulum described, '42. 28.

Sir James, First Lord of the Admiralty, '31. 240; his motion to revise pensions from the Crown. id. 198; resigns. '35. 206, 25; his conduct relating to the Tamworth petition questioned in the House of Commons, '42. 1SS, 189.

Graham's Club, '30. 160.
Graham's Town molested by the
Caffres, '36. 239.

Grahaparivrithi, cycle of, '30..26. Graigue, population of, in 1821 and 1831, 34. 90.

Grain (French), its weight, '30. 118. Grain, Troy, '28. 98, 99. Grain, corn, &c., exports of, value of. in 1834 and 1835, 37. 161, 162; the same in 1835, 1836, and 1837, 39. 182. Grain, quantity of, brought into the port of London in 1836, '38. 183; British, average prices of, in 1835 and 1836, id. ib.; quantities and descriptions of foreign land colonial, cleared for consumption and remaining in warehouse in 1833 and 1834, '36. 176; quan

tity consumed by distillers in 1833, 1834, and 1835, '37. 173; foreign and colonial, average duty on, and prices of, in 1833 and 1834, '36. 177; and Irish, quantity imported of all descriptions in 1834 and 1835,'37. 172; foreign and colonial, quantity imported, cleared for consumption, &c., and average rate of duty on foreign, in 1835 and 1836, 38. 182; amount of duty on, in 1835 and 1836, id. 183; average duty on, and prices of British grain, in 1834 and 1835, 37. 173; exports of, from Ireland in 1825 and 1835, '39. 188; Irish, quantity imported, in 1835 and 1836, '38. 183; quantities and description of, imported From Ireland, the colonies, and foreign countries, in 1833 and 1834, '36. 176; see further CORN, WHEAT.

Grainger, Mr., his plan of the cornmarket at Newcastle, '38. 238, 239.

Gram, Hans, '31.75; '32. 75. Grammar schools, abuse of funds of, mentioned, '40. 205; Act for improving the condition and extending the benefits of (3 and 4 Vict. c. 77), '41. 161-163; other than the dead languages taught in, id. ib.

Gramme (French), its weight, '30.

113..

Grammes, their proportion to penny

weights (dwts), '30. 102. Grampound Road Act, '37. 222. Granada conquered by Ferdinand I. 28. 59; earthquakes at, id. 67,

69. Granard, population of, in 1821 and 1831, 34. 90.

Granberg, '31. 79; '32. 75.

P. A., dies, '42. 124. Grand Alliance, the, '31. 49..

Collier Docks Act, '38. 214. Junction Canal, overflow of, '42. 235.

Junction Railway Act, 34. 207; Alteration Act, 35. 222; Alteration and Incorporation, &c. Act, '36. 209; Amendment Act, '39. 214; Railway, account and

partial opening of, and its receipts and profits, from July 1837, to June 1839, '40. 77; account of, and of its expenses, &c., '38. 48-53; particulars of, '41. 72; Act incorporating same with the Chester and Crewe Railway, id.

220.

Grand Junction Water Works Company further Act, '36.208; works, sources of, supply of, number of tenants, and quantity of supply (1829), '29. 104; amount and rate of supply, &c. of water to London (1834), '35. 128.

juries in Ireland, Act to amend the laws relating to (3 and 4 W. IV. c. 78), '34. 138, 139;* Act to remove doubts in, as to road presentments for repairs (5 and 6 W. IV. c. 31), '36. 120; power to examine witnesses on oath, '39. 150; Grand Jury Cess Bill rejected, '41. 209.

Vizier, the dignity abolished, '39. 249. Grandfather liable for support of pauper grandchild, '35. 155. Grandmother liable for support of pauper grandchild, '35. 155. Grangemouth, port of, customs duty received at, in year ending 5th January, 1837, '38. 175; the same in the years ended 5th January, 1837 and 1838, '39. 191; the same in the year 1838, '40. 187; the same during 1839, '41. 188; the same during 1840, '42. 164. Granger, James, 31. 74; '32. 61. Granicus, battle of the, '28. 52. Granilla, duty on (1832), '33. 191; exports of, value of, in 1834 and 1835, '37. 162; import of, value of, in 1834 and 1835, id. 163. Grant, Dr., his discovery of the eggs of sponges, '30. 47.

Mr. Charles, President of the Board of Trade, '29. 234; President of the Board of Control, '31. 240; his resolutions and proposal of corn duty on average, '39. 85; created Lord Glenelg, '36. 243.

Mr. Robert, Judge Advocate General, 31. 240; his Jewish Relief Bill rejected, id. 204; his

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Grape, fox, 29. 67.

Grapes, duty on (1829), '30. 204; see further, FRUITS. Grass, '28. 35.

of Parnassus, '29. 38; spontaneous movement of its stamens, id. ib.

Grass week, 29. 12. Grass-leaved oristea, '31. 37; stylidium, id. 43.

Grassi, Joseph, dies, '39. 141. Gratian, 31. 68; '32.54. Graunt, his observations on the Bills of Mortality, '35. 28. 66 Grave, The," '32. 61. Gravel, treatment of the disease, ‘35. 35, 36.

Gravesande, '31. 75; '32. 73. Gravesend, population of, '33. 64; Cemetery Act, '39. 211; Pier Improvement Bill, '29. 183; Pier and Improvement Act, '34. 207; sailing and steam boats to, account of, 38. 110; number of visitors to, from London in 1835, id. ib.; almshouses, intended, account of, '37. 246; bell at, rung at first flood, '28. 158; steamboat burnt in the Thames, '38. 247; jetty destroyed and replaced, '31. 228, 229; Royal Terrace Garden, account of, '37. 245, 246; number of passengers to, by the Blackwall Railway, in 1841, 42. 66.

and Milton, lighting, &c. Act, 34.. 204; Improvement Amendment Act, '41. 216. Gravina, '31. 74; '32. 57.

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Gray, Thomas, '31. 76; 32. 62; his mistake concerning the Owl, '29. 34.

Mr., electricity, lightning, '29. 60.

and Hopkins, Messrs., architects of the Eastern Institution, *39. 228.

Gray's-Inn, rental of (1829), 29. 85; progress of the building of the library, &c., 41. 239; account of the same completed, '42. 232.

Road, new church in, determined on, 31. 214; account of, '38. 218, 219; completion of, and observations on, '39. 222., Grazzini, A. F., 31. 70; '32. 56. Greasley, population of, '33. 70. Great Bircham, riot at, '36. 245. "Great Book of Precepts," '32. 47. Great Britain, population of, in

1811, 1821, and 1831, '33. 57SS; summary of same in 1821, distinguishing the sexes, id. 88, 89; extent, population, and military force of, in 1828, '28. 71; and her colonies, extent and population of, in 1828, id. 73; Great Britain and Ireland, extent, population, and military and naval force of, and extent and population of same, with its colonies (1831), 33. 54-56; Great Britain, population and sovereign of (1836), '36. 107; and Ireland, increase of inhabitants in, '29. 78, 79; Great Britain, number of Jews in (1829), 30. 100; proportion of the revenue, debt, army, navy, and representation to its population (1829), id. ib; "History of," '32. 57-60. Great Budworth Ecclesiastical District, '35. 230.

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Munster and Leinster Railway, particulars of, 41. 80.

North of England Railway Act, '37. 223; Amendment Act, '40. 217; further Act, 42. 197; Railway, same opened, '42. 235; particulars of, '41. 76; its total length, and extent of same opened up to 1841, id. 57; expenses of same, id. 70, 71.

Clarence and Hartleford Railways, Act for making a railway to connect, '38. 212; Railway, particulars of, '41. 78.

Queen-street, Lincoln's-innfields, account of frontage of Wesleyan chapel in, '42. 213.

Seal, or Privy Seal, forgery of, high treason, and punished with death (1 W. IV. c. 66), 31. 157.

Shelford Enclosure and Tithe Act, '35. 217.

Torrington and Castle Hill Commons Junction Act, '36. 210. Warley Enclosure Act, '39.

209.

Western Railway Bill defeated, '35. 222; Act, '36. 210; alteration Act, '37. 222; further Act, '40. 217; Railway, account and partial opening of, '39. 123, 124; further opening of, '40. 86; account of, up to 1837, '38. 5961; particulars of, '41. 74; further opening of, '41. 93; particulars of, id. 74; same opened, and expense of its construction, '42. 240; its total length and extent opened since Nov. 1840, id. 56;

further particulars relating to, and its expenses, '42, 62–64. 1 Great Western Union and Cheltenham Railway, particulars of, '41. 76; its total length, and extent of same opened up to 1841, '42. 57; further particulars of same, id. 71. "Great Western" steam-ship, pas

sage of, between New York and London,'39.97; its dimensions and machinery, id. 101, 102; arrives at New York, id. 250; her passage in twelve days and a half, id. 251.

Yarmouth, St. Peter's church at, account and view of, '35. 226, 227, 229; altar-piece at, id. 229; Haven Improvement Act, '36. 211; election, witness before the committee on, committed,'35.199; witness committed, '36. 199, 200. Greathead, Robert, '37. 22; his works, id. 24.

Grécourt, J. B., '31. 75; '32. 68. Greece, a Roman province, 28. 53.

extent and population of (1831), '33. 54; population and sovereign of (1836), '36. 107; provisional government of, '28. 66; seeks the aid of England, id. 67; national assembly of, id. 68; '29. 234; national bank of, id. ib.; various transactions relating to the state of, 29. 235; affairs of, id. 236; divided into seven provinces, id. 237; treaty for settling the affairs of. '31. 61; acknow. ledged by the Porte, id. 235; president of, assassinated, '32. 240; martial law declared in, '34. 249; crown of, refused by the Prince of Saxe Coburg, '31. 205,236; Otho, king of, arrives in Greece, '34. 241 order of "The Saviour" established in, '34. 245; new ministry formed in, '42. 240.

and Turkey, debate on the affairs of, '29. 203.

Description of," '32. 49; "History of," id. 62.

trade with, coals, quantity of, exported to, in 1833, '35. 186; cotton, quantity imported from, from 1831 to 1834, '36. 168; cotton goods, British, quantity and value of exports to, in 1833

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