86, 87; population of, and of the several parishes therein, and its representation, '33. 68. Maryport, population of, '33. 60; Harbour Act, 34. 207. and Carlisle Railway Act, '38. 213; Railway, partial opening of, '41. 96; and particulars of, id. 80; its total length, and its extent opened up to, and in 1841, '42. 56; further particulars relating to the same, id. 70. Mascaram, an Abyssinian month, '30. 13. Mascate, Imanate of, its extent, population, iman, capital, religion, revenue, army, and navy, in 1828, '29. 72, 73. Mashir, an Arabic month, '30. 16. Maskelyne, 28. 64; '31. 76; '32. 62; Doctor, establishes the Nautical Almanac, 29. 13; his experiments to ascertain the attraction of matter, &c., mentioned,'38. 30, 31; his unfavourable report on Harrison's time-keeper, '42. 40; his enumeration of the makers of time-keepers, id. 42. Mason, Major, donor of the altarpiece at St. Peter's Church, Great Yarmouth, 35. 229. Mr. Charles, his improvements on Mayer's tables, '29. 15. W., '32. 62. Masonic Institution, '30. 157. Masons, strike of, at the new houses of Parliament, '42. 242, 243. Massa, duchy of, its extent, population, duchess, capital, religion, revenue, debt, and army, in 1828, 29. 72, 73. Massachusetts, population of, in 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, and 1830, 33. 90; population and poor of, in 1810, 1820, and 1830, '34. 67, 68; abstract of the constitution, government, legislative and executive, judiciary appointments, and elective franchise of (1831), 32. 114; extent, population, and number of representatives, id 120; imprisonment for debt abolished, '35. 257. Massacre, of Amboyna, 28. 60. of St. Bartholomew, id.59. Masters in Chancery, retiring pension to, Act for (3 and 4 Vict. c. 34), '41. 148; see also, CHANCERY. of the several courts of common law appointed, their duties, &c., '38. 139. and servants in silk factories, disputes between, ‘30. 188. and workmen, Act extending period for complaints under G. IV. relating to (7 W. IV. and 1 Vict. 67), 38. 151. Mastic, duty on (1832), '33. 192. Masulipatam,taken from the French, '32. 34. Mathematics and Natural Philosophy, Table of some of the leading observations and discoveries in, and of inventions by which they have been facilitated, with names and dates, '29. 55-63. Mathew, Rev. Mr., or Father, addresses a large meeting of "Teetotalers," '42. 234; administers the temperance pledge, id. 237. Mathews, General, takes Bednore, &c., '32. 36; refuses to divide the booty, and is superseded, ad. b. Mr. Charles, dies, '36. 108, 245. Mathias, T. J., dies, '36. 108. Matlock, population of, '33. 60; ditference of time between, and London, '31. 15. Mats, duty on (1829), 30. 204. Matthew Paris, '31. 68; 32. 58. of Westminster, '32. 58. Matthews, executed at Toronto, '39. 249. Matthieu, P., '31. 73; '32. 67. Maturin, R. C., '31. 78; '32. 62. Maudith, John, his works, '37. 25. Maugh, a Bengalee month, '30. 26. Maulden-wood Corner Road Act, '39. 213. Maunday alms, when and by whom established, ‘28. 11. money, amount of, coined in the several years from 1816 to 1826, 29. 189; value of, coined in 1834 and 1835, 37. 155; in 1836 and 1837, '39. 181; from 1816 to 1840, '42. 155. Maundeville, John, '31. 68; '32. 58. Maupertius, '28. 58. Maurandia antirrhiniflora, '31.41; Barclayana, id. ib.; semperflorens, id. ib. Mauritius, date of capitulation of, how governed, population, imports and exports, and tonnage inwards and outwards (1831), 32. 104, 105; education, state of, and amount of population in, '34. 181; slaves, number of, in, appraised value of, sales of, from 1822 to 1830, and amount and rate of compensation for, '39. 195; Emancipation Act, effect of, in (1834), '36. 79; hurricane at, '35. 253; trade with: cotton goods, British, quantity and value of exports to, in 1833 and 1834, '36. 169; in 1838, 40. 182; machinery, exports to, value of, in 1838, id. 183; value of exports to, for three years, ending January 5th, 1828, '29. 192; in 1828, 31. 177; value of exports of British produce, &c. to, in 1830, '33. 180; value of exports to 1831, 34. 158; value and particulars of, in 1838, '40. 183; value of, in 1827, 1830, 1833, 1834, and 1835, '37. 160; in 1836, '38. 174; in 1836 and 1837, '39. 190; in 1838, '40. 181; in 1839, '41. 188; sugar, quantity imported from, in 1834, 36. 170; value of imports from, and of exports of home produce, &c., and foreign and colonial merchandize to, in 1831, '34. 160; value of imports and exports into and from, in 1833, '37. 165; of exports to, in 1840, 42. 163. Mauritius coffee, see COFFEE. sugar from, see SUGAR. Maurocordato, Alexander, '31. 74; '32. 51. Mausee, a Malabar month, 30. 25. Mavor, Rev. Dr., dies, '39. 141. Mawarelnahar (Bucharia), extent, population, and military force of, in 1828, '28. 72. Maximilian, '31. 70; '32. 64. coin of, Bavaria, its value, &c. (1829), '30. 103. Maximinian (Maximianus), persecution of the Christians under, 28.55. Maxims, 29. 141, 142. Maximus Planudes, '32. 51. Tyrius, 31. 65; '32. 49. May, month of, description of the natural appearances of, in England, '28. 34-36; observations of a naturalist on the, '29. 35-37; '30. 39, 40; described by Milton, '29.35. or hawthorn blossom, '28. 35. Thomas, '32. 60. Maybold, population of, '33. 82. May-dew, absurd notion of spirit prepared from it, '31. 29. Mayence, garrison of, Prussian League, '42. 112. Mayer, Christian, arithmetic of sines, '29. 57; of Göttingen, his tables used at the commencement of the Nautical Almanac, id. 15; solar and lunar tables, id. 59; lunar tables, error in, '34. 5; his table of the moon's motion referred to, '41. 46. Maynooth, population of, in 1821 and 1831, 34. 89; grant to, opposed, '33. 206; proposed refusal of grant to, rejected, '41. 209. Mayo, population of, in 1821 and 1831, 34. 92; electors, number of, in, in 1834, '37. 182. Mayoralty of London, formerly held for life, '28. 13. Mayors under the Municipal Corporation Act, their duties, &c. &c., '36. 99; see also Abstract of the Act, id. 132-144. Mead, duty on (1829), '30. 205. Meadow anemone, poisonous properties of, and remedies against, $28. 119. narcissus, poisonous properties of, and remedies against, id. ib. saffron, poisonous properties of, and remedies against, id. 122. Measures, their form important, '35. 115; forbidden to be made of lead or pewter (4 & 5 W. IV. c. 49), id. ib.; weights and, id. 112-116. angular, '29. 114; of capacity, id. 112; heaped, id. 113; of length, id. 111, 112; of liquids, id. 112; of solidity, id. ib.; of surface, id. ib.; of weight, id. 113. French, in use in 1829, compared with each other, and with the English imperial, '30. 111. Measuring draught on roads, Mr. Macneill's instrument for, '32. 235. Meat, weights of, '29. 113. prices of, at various times, '34. 36, 37; in Smithfield market, in 1834, 36. 178. when unfit for food, '36. 22; case of death from eating, id. ib. ; dangerous effect of, when bad, id. 26, 27. Meath, population of, in 1821 and 1831, '34. 90; electors, number of, in, in 1834, '37. 182. Bishop of his revenue (1831), '34. 178. Mecca and Medina, extent and population, and military force of, in 1828, '28. 71. Mechain, M., his measurement of the arc between Dunkirk and Rhodes, '30. 112; his death, id. ib. and Messier, their description of the comet of 1786, '29. 24. "Mechanica Hydraulico Pneumatica," '29. 63. Mechanical inventions of the year 1827, 28. 179. Mechanique Celeste," published, Laplace, '29. 59; referred to, '34. 21. Mechanics, observations and discoveries in, '29. 61, 62. - applied to astronomy Newton, '29. 62. '29. 62. -66. animal and percussion, Institution begun, 28. Mechanics, number of English, re sident in France, in 1829, '30. | Medical and vital statistics: public 217. "Mechilta," the, '32. 46. Mechlenburg, Princess Helena of, married to the Duke of Orleans, '38. 245. Schwerin, grand duchy of, its extent, population, duke, capital, religion, revenue, debt, and army, in 1828, 29. 70, 71; population and sovereign of (1836), '36. 107; Prussian League, '42. 112. Strelitz, grand duchy of, its extent, population, duke, capital, religion, revenue, debt, and army, in 1828, '29. 70, 71. Medam, a Malabar month, '30. 25. Medes, the, independent, 28. 50. Media destroyed by Cyrus, '28. 51. Medical Benevolent Society, '30. 147. evidence on criminal cases, remarks on, '36. 30, 31. inspector, propriety of the appointment of, 36. 21. jurisprudence, '36. 30-32; works on, enumerated, id. 32. knowledge, danger of a little, '28. 114. men in London and its vicinity, Society for the relief of widows and orphans of, '30. 147. police and jurisprudence, '36. 20-32. Quarterly Review, referred to, '35. 34. skill tested by good Bills of Mortality, '35. 26. Society of London, '30. 163. witnesses at coroner's inquests, their attendance and payment for, Act relating to (6 & 7 W. IV. c. 89), '37, 143. works, danger of those which communicate insufficient information, 28. 114. and Chirurgical Society, '30. 163. and surgical relief, charitable institutions for, in aud near London (1839), 30. 139— 144. health, dissertation on, and facts relating to, 40. 29-51. Medicated spirits, &c., duty on, quantity charged with, and amount collected in 1838, '40. 173. Medici, Lorenzo de, '31. 70; 32. 55. Medicine, application of arithmetic to, '39. 24-33. Medicines, should be tasted before being swallowed, 28. 119, 120. and licences, produce of duties on, in 1827, 29. 188; stamps on medicines, amount of, in 1837, 39. 178; the same, in 1838, 40. 173. Medico-Botanical Society, '30. 163. "Meditations on Maimonides," "32. 47. Mediterranean, ports in the, beer, quantity of, exported to, in 1833, '35. 185. Medlars, duty on (1832), '33. 192. Meenom, a Malabar month, '30. 25. Meerbrook Sough Incorporation Act, 42. 192. Meetings of the scientific and literary bodies of London, from November 1831 to June 1832, and their anniversaries, 32. 20; for 1832-33, '33. 19; see further, the several societies under their respective names. Megalotti, '31. 72. Mehemet Ali, matters relating to his dispute with the Porte, '34. 241; he is confirmed in his government of Egypt, &c.. id. 241; departs from Cairo to his southern states, '40. 253; claims all his possessions in perpetuity, id. 259; further matters relating to, and the Porte, '40. 257-260; accepts the terms of the allies, '42. 233; gains the hereditary possession of Egypt, id. 235; other matters relating to him, id. 236, 237. Meher, a Persian month, '30. 19. Mehudpore, battle of, '32. 45. Meibomius, H., '31. 74; '32. 65. Meinecke, Charles George, dies, '41. 138. Meir, 31. 68; '32.47. Meir, Joseph ben, '32. 47. Samuel ben, '32. 47. Meisenheim, bailiwick of, Prussian Commercial League, '42. 113. Melaleuca armillaris, '31. 41; calycina, id. ib; decussata, id. ib.; fulgens, id. ib; hypericifolia, id. ib.; styphelioides, id. ib. Melancthon, '31. 70, '32. 64; death of, '28. 59. Melbourn Inclosure Act, '40. 212. Melbourne, Viscount, Home Secretary, 31. 240; charge against, by Lord Roden, '37. 193; action against, by Mr. Norton, for crim. con., id. 254; announces his resignation,'40.202; and his re-appointment, id. ib. 203; his declaration relating to the opium trade, '41. 207. administration dissolved, '35. 262; '36. 238; restored, '36. 243; announcement of its resignation, '40. '202; and of its being replaced, id. ib. 203; resign, and are reinstated, id. 258; resignation of, announced, '42. 186; resign, id. 242. Melcombe Regis and Weymouth, population of (1821), '29. 82; population and representation of, '33. 61. Meldis, Geoffry de, '37. 22; his Meletius, 31. 76; '32. 51. Melksham, population of, 33. 75; attack on a steam-carriage at, divisions, from 1806 to 1831, '34. 175. Members of Parliament, Act amending the laws relating to the qualifications of (1 and 2 Vict. c. 48), '39. 152. privilege from Arrest Bill introduced by Mr. A. Baring, '33. 197. Memel, consul at, his salary (1828), 31.180; highest and lowest price of wheat at, in 1831 and 1835. 42. 80; quantity of corn which could be imported from, if a fixed duty were imposed, '42. 82; other facts relating to the supply of corn from, id. 83, 85, 86. "Mémoires de l'Academie," referred to, '30. 51. "Mémoires de la Société de Physique, et d'Histoire Naturelle de Genève," article on clouds by Prinsep in, referred to, '30. 44, 45. "Mémoires de Trévoux," cited, '35. 9. Memorandum in writing, necessary to the validity of certain promises and engagements, Act for (9 G. IV. c. 14), 29. 143–145. Memorial against the branch banks of the Bank of England, '29. 238. Memory-rhymes, observations on, '39. 57. Mena, Juan de, '31. 71; '32. 70. Menaces, attempting to obtain pro perty by, punishment for, 1837 (7 W. IV. and 1 Vict. c. 87), $38. 161. Menachem Rekanat, '31. 68; '32. 47. |