In compliance with current copyright law, the University of Minnesota Bindery produced this facsimile on permanent-durable paper to replace the irreparably deteriorated original volume owned by the University of Minnesota Library. 1998 AY 154 B6 1826-1943 INDEX index COMPANION TO THE ALMANAC. TO THE This + mark signifies that the matter referred to will be found in a Note at the Page indicated. The abbreviated Figures '28, '29, '30, &c., mean the Volumes of the “ Companion to the Almanac" for the Years 1828, 1829, 1830, &c. A. A. C., explanation of, '28. 49. A. Æg., explanation of, '30. 30. Aaron, Mr., his paper on the Treat ment of Cases of Apparent Death, :29, 124, 125. '31. 68. "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing," less sense than sound, 29. 141. Ab, a Jewish month, '28. 14; '30. 13. A Syrian month, '30. 17. Aban, a Persian month, id. 19. Abarbinel, '31. 70; '32. 47. Abassi (Persia), value of (1829), '30. 106. Abba, Isaac bar, '32. 47. Abbatoirs, petition for establish ment of, '34. 191; suggested at Islington Market, id. 236. Abbon, '31. 67; '32. 66. Abbotshall, population of, '33, 84. Abbotsley Inclosure and Tithe Act, '37. 217. Abbott, Sir Charles, created Lord Tenterden, '28. 69. Abscess, number of deaths from, within the Bills of Mortality, in 1827, 29. 110. Abdollatif, '31. 69 ; 32. 78. Abduction, punishment for, 9 G. 4, c. 31 (1828), '29. 151. Abdul Medjid, succeeds as Sultan, 40. 259. Abelard, Pierre, '28. -57; '31, 69; '32. 66. Aben Bochan,: '32. 47. Aben Ezra, '31. 66, 68. Aben Serach, id. 68. Aben Tybon, id. 68. Aben Zohar, id. 69. Aberavon, population of,*33.80;Har bour Improvement Act, '35. 223; HarbourAmendment Act, '37.225. Aberayron Road Act, '36. 209. Aberbrothwick, population of, '33. 84; Harbour Improvement Act, 40. 218. Abercrombie, Dr., his Works on Diseases of the Brain referred to, 39. 28. Abercromby, General, his military operations in India, '32. 38; bis Death, '28. 63. Sir Robert, defeats Gbolam Mabomed, '32. 29. W., master of the Mint, '35, 258. Mr., elected Speaker, '36. 183, 241; '38. 248; announces bis intended resignation, :40.202; resigns, id. 203; created Lord Dunfermline, id. 258. Aberdeen, Old and New, population of (1821), '29. 82. population and representation of, 33. 81; Harbour Improvement Act, '30. 232 ; Lighting, &c., Act, id. 231 ; Market Act, '40. 214. Port of, Customs duty collected at, in 1633, '35. 173; the same in 1834, '36. 157; the same in the years ending 5th Jan. 1835 and 1836,'37. 164; the same for year ending 5th Jan., 1837, '38. 175; the same in the years ended 5th Jan., 1837 and 1838, '39. 191; the same in the year 1838, 40. 187.; the same during 1839, '41. 188; the same in 1810,'42. 164. Aberdeen, Postage, amount col 6 B lected at, in 1832 and 1833, '35. 192; the same in 1832, 1833, and 1834,'36. 179 ; same in 1835, '37. 179; same in 1836, '38. 196; same in 1837, '39. 196. Aberdeen University, founded, '28. 58; flood and storms at, '30. 264; granite of, used for London Bridge, '32. 230; difference of time be. tween, and London, '31, 23. Earl of; Chuncellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, '29. 284'; Colonial Secretary, '36. 239. Aberdeenshire, population of, and of the principal towns of, in 1811, Act, '38. 212. 69; difference of time between, gout, '35. 34. Aberration of the stars, Dr. Bradley on,'29. 39; of light explained, '36. 18, 19. Aberystwith, population of, '33. 69, 79; Water Works Act, '36. 208; Jewish month, id. 13. population of (1821), '29. 81; house, account and bird's-eyeview of, '36. 234-236. Abington, Major, drives Hyder Ali's army from before Tellicherry, '32. 35. Albjuration, Oath of, bil for vepeal. ing introduced, id. 186. Ablesimoff, '31. 77. Abney Park Cemetery, account of, 41. 237. Abo,. peace of, '31. 52. Abolition of offices, saving by (1821, 1832), '34. 177. Abominable crime, punishment for, 9.G. IV., c. 31 (1828), '29. 151.. Abon, '32: 66. Abortion, attempt to procure;. pu: nishment for, 1837 (ÏW.4, and I Vict. c. 85), '38. 159; former punishment for, 9 G. IV., 0. 31, *29. 150, 151. Abraham, call of, '28. 49; era: of, 30. 18. Jom Tof: bar, '32. 47.. -- Mr., architect of the New Bridewelt, Westminster, '33.21.7: Abrantes, Duchesse d', dies, '39. ID. 250. Abroath, Forfar, population of(1821), 29. 82. liament passed in the Session of see the Index passim. ments printed in 1827,'28. 162172; in 1828, '29. 184-200 ; in 1829, '30. 196-217; in 1830, '31. 169–197; in 1830-31, '32. 1.75—185; in 1832, '33. 172 in ses 189;. in 1833, '34. 148-184;,in 1834, 35. 186-195 ;.in 1835, 86. 148-182; in 1836, '37. 150– 186; in 1837,"38. 167-197; in 1838;. '39.. 173-198; in. 1839, '40.. 167–195;, in:1840,'4L 175 -199; in. 1841, '42.. 149–171. Abstracts of Petitions, and Private Bills in Parliament in session of sessiou, of 1837-8, '39, 208, 209; : in session of 1839, '40. 210, 211; in session of 1840, 241. 213, 214 ; in.session of 1841, '42. 189–201. Jafar, id. 67. Abdallah, '32.78. Shameh, '31. 69; '32. 79. Zeid, id. 67. “Ab urbe condita,” explanation of, '30. 6. Abusive language punishable, '40. 154. Abyssinian Era, '30. 13. Abyssinians still use the Era of Dio. clesian, id. 16. Acacia alata, '31. 37; armata, id. ib.; common, 29. 67; julibrissim, id. 64; three-thorned, id. 65 ; vestita, '31. 37. Académie des Sciences of France, the proceedings of, for establish. ing an uniform standard of weights and measures, '30.. 112. Academy Royal, Mr. Shee elected President of '31. 234. A Cæs., explanation of, '30. 30. Acanthus-leaved Grevillea, 3L 40. Acarus autumnalis, *29. 41. Accentor modularis, id. 32. Accessiou of the reigning Sovereign, a festival, '28. 9. Accessory before the fact, punish ment of, id. 140; after, id. ib.; before the fact punishable as a principal, ich 145; after the fact, how punishable, id. ib. Accidental deaths in France in 1828, 30. 215.+ Accolti, B. '31. 70; '32. 55. Accounts, Farming, method of keep ing, '28, 124, 125. Accursius, '31. 68; '32. 54. Accusations, number of, as com pared, with the population in France (1826), '29. 89. Acer Negundo, 29. 64; Rubrum, '29. 64. Achæan league, '28. 52. Acheen, Kingdom of (Sumatra), its extent population, capital, and religion, in 1828, '29. 74, 75. Acherontia atropos, id. 41. Achilles Tatius, '31. 65; '32. 49. 6 Achilleis," "32. 53. Achillini, A., 31. 70; '32.55. C., 31. 72; '32. 56. Accountant-General of the Court of Exchequer, office of, abolished, '42. 142. Accrington and Church Gas and Water Act, '42. 194. Achmet, *32. 78. Acid, boracic, duty on (1829), '30. 201. Acland, Sir Thomas Dyke, builder and endower of Bride Chapel, '37. 229. Aconite, poisonous properties of, and remedies against, '28. 119. Acosta, J., '31.71; '32. 70. Acoustics, table of observations and discoveries in, '29. 55. Acquittals, number of, from 1821 to 1827, 28. 170; number of in England and Wales (1826), *29. 89; in England, Wales, and Ireland, in 1827 and 1828,:30. 215; in England and Wales, in 1829, '31. 193; in 1830, '32. 183; in each of the seven years, ending 1817, 1824, and 1831, '33. 186; in 1832, '34. 171; from 1826 to 1832, id. 62, 63; for the seven years ending 1833, '35. 188; in 1834, '36. 45; in 1831, 38, 39, and 40, '42. 104; number of in Ireland, in 1834, id. 58; nunber of in France, in 1826, '29. 88; in 1828, '30. 215.1 Acre, Sir Sidney Smith at, '28. 63; taken by Ibrahim Pacha, '33. 230; explosion of a powder ma gazine at, '42. 233. Acres, land divided into, in Nor mandy, '30. 116; number of, in Great Britain and Ireland, '28. 88; number of in Great Britain, '29. 90. Acrid poisons, table of, '28, 115. Acro-narcotic poisons, table and ac count of, id. 115, 121-123. Achromatic telescope, Hall, '29. 63; Dolland, id. ib. Acropolita, George, '31, 68; '32 51. Act of Parliament, when it comes into operation, 35. 164. Acts of Parliament, abstracts of im portant public general, in chro nological order: 7 & 8G. IV. c. 15. Bills of exchange and promissory notes payable on Good Friday and Christmas day, '28. 149. 150. 17. Regulations of the costs of distresses, extension of 57 G. III. c. 93, '28. 150, 151. 18. Postage duties in Great Britain and Ireland, id. 151-155. 27. Benefit of Clergy, larceny, malicious injuries to property and remedies against the hundred, statutes repealed, '28. 129. 28. Further improvement of criminal justice in England, id. ib. 29. Consolidating. laws in England relating to larceny and offences connected therewith, id. 130-112. 788 G. IV. c. 30. Malicious injuries to property, laws relative to, consolidated and amended, '28. 112-146. c.31. Remedies against the hundred, laws relative to, consolidated and amended, id. 146–149. 48. Alehouise licensing regu. lation, '28. 155. 70. Arrest for debt on mesne process under 20s., abolition of, 28. 155-157. 75. Watermen and Lighter. men, Act for regulating, '28. 157 -160. 87. Elections, Act to prevent corruption at, and diminishing expenses of, '28. 160. 9. To enable sessions of the peace to be held in Westminster during Term and sittings of the Court of King's Bench, *29. 143. 11. Steam vessels (Ireland) exempted from penalties for having fire on board, id. ib. 13. Stamps on insurances for fire regulated, '29. 143. 14. Promises and engagements. necessary to be reduced to writing, id. ib. 115. - 17. Corporation and Test Acts repealed, as to receiving the sacrament before holding corporate offices, '29. 145–147. 15. Variances between records and written evidence to be amend. ed, '29. 145. 16. National debt annuities, 110 further to be granted, id. ib. 18. Cards and dice, repeal of present duties on, and regulations respecting exportation of, '29. 147. 21. Passage vessels to North America, their safety regulated, 29. 148. - 22. Controverted elections, laws of, consolidated and amended, 29. 148. 23. Composition for stamp duties on bankers' bills and notes allowed, id. ib. 24. Bills of exchange (Ireland), laws relating to, assimilated to those of England, and noting and protesting regulated,'29. 14€. |