Pease, average price of, in 1833, '35. 181; import and home consumption of, and gross duty on, in 1840, '42. 156; quantity imported and entered for home consumption, from July 1828 to June 1841, *42. 92.

Mr., a Quaker, claims his seat, committee appointed, '34. 186; report that he is entitled, id. ib.; takes his seat, id. 187. Peccam, John, 37. 22; his works, id. 24.

Peckham, John, 31. 68; '32. 58.

church at, intended, '39. 220; completed, '42. 206. Pedraza, president of Mexico, 29. 243.

Pedro, Don, grants a charter to Portugal, '28. 67; abdicates Portugal in favour of Donna Maria, id. ib.; '29. 235; Emperor of Brazil, '28. 65; opens the Legislative Assembly of Brazil, '31. 236; abdicates the throne of Brazil, 32. 237; takes possession of Terceira for Donna Maria, '33. 229; his expedition against Don Miguel, id. 230; he is publicly insulted, 35. 258; resigns the regency of Portugal, id. 261; dies, id. ib.

IV., of Aragon, abolishes the era of the Cæsars, '30. 18. Peebles, population of, 33. 86; Statute Labour Act, '31. 211; dinner at, given to Messrs. W. and R. Chambers, '42. 241. Peeblesshire, population of, and of the principal towns of, in 1811, 1821, and 1831, value of real property in, and its representation, 33. 86; 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, '87. 183; houses, number of, inhabited, uninhabited, and building,in1841, 42. 108; occupations of persons in (1831), 35. 101; turnpike trusts, their extent and income in (1834), id. 193; gates in, rents of, in 1833, 1834, and 1835, 37. 178.

Peel, Mr., Home Secretary, '29. 234; his bills for altering the criminal law, 28. 69; dinner to, at Manchester, 29. 245; resigns his seat for Oxford University, 30. 260.

Sir Robert, his letter declining the king's visit to the city, '31. 240; resigus office, id. ib.; motion for an address for his removal from the Privy Council, 34. 193; appointed Premier, '36. 238, 239; he resigns, id. 191, 192; elected Lord Rector of Glasgow University, '38. 213; attempts to form a ministry, declines the commission, '40. 258; his statement relating to his attempt to form a ministry, id. 202; dinners to, at Merchant Taylors' Hall, 36. 244; '39. 249; dimmer to, at Tamworth, '36. 248; his speech on education, in the Commons, '42. 178; his announcement of a resolution against ministers, id. 183; same carried, id. ib.; forms a new administration, id. 212; his postponement of the measures of his government debated, id. 186, 187. Peel-Wellington administration, '36. 239.

Peer, an Indian day, '30. 21. Peerage, hereditary, abolished in France, '33. 228.

Peers of parliament, not entitled to benefit of clergy (4 Vict. c. 22), '42. 127.

Peishwa, his authority, '32. 28† ; assigns a portion of his territory to the English, id. 41. Pelago, '28. 56.

Pelham, Bishop, dies, '28. 69.
Pelletier, Mr., on the colouring of
leaves, '30. 45.
Pelopidas, '28. 52.

Peloponnesian war, '28. 51; "His-
tory of," '32. 48.
Pelops, '28. 50.

Pemberton, population of, '33. 66. Pemberton-row, London, church in, intended, '38. 219.

Pembrey, population of, '33. 79. Pembroke, population and representation of, '33. 81. Pembrokeshire, extent and population of, and number of sessions, magistrates, and parishes in, 28. 79; population of, and of the principal towns of, in 1811, 1821, and 1831, value of real property in, and its representation, 33. 81; 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 1941, and increase per cent., id 110; difference of time between the principal towns of, and London, '31. 23; bastards, number of, born in, in 1830, '34. 89; rental of charities and income of schools in, 36. 175; education, proportion per cent. of persons married in year ended June 1840, who could write, 42. 171; excise licenses issued, and public houses iu, number of (1831), '32. 185; houses, number of, inhabited, uninhabited, and building, in 1841, '42. 107; jurors in, in 1835, 37. 175; occupations of persons in, (1831), '35. 94; 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 expenditure, id. 198; 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 the year ending 25th March, 1831, '33. 187; expended

on the poor in year ending Easter 1832, 34. 175; amount of poor rate levied in, and expenditure of same, for year ending 25th March, 1833, '35. 189; in the year ending 25th March, 1831, 36. 174; proportion of paupers relieved to the population, in 1839 and 1840, 42. 168; schools, number of church of England in, and of scholars in same (1832), 33. 121; TAXES : house tax, inhabited 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 expenditure of same, in 1834, '37. 177; the same, and length of the roads, in 1839, '42. 122; coals, cinders, and culm entered coastwise, and duty thereon, in 1829, *31. 190. Penacerrada taken, and defeat of the Carlists, '39. 250. Penæa mucronata, '31. 42.

sarcocolla, 31. 42; squamosa, id. ib.

Peñafort, R. de, '31. 69; 32. 70. Penalties, not due to the crown may be remitted by the crown, '28. 141. how to be applied, '28. 140, 141; punishment for not paying, id. 141, 146; appeal against, id. 141; produce of, in 1827, 29. 188.

Pendulum, Galileo the younger, '29.61; inequalities of, by Richer, id. 59.

by whom applied, '42.28. the compensating, de

scribed, id. ib.

clock,Galileo the younger, Christian Huygens, '29. 61; invented by the latter, '42. 28; Harris, St. Paul's, Covent Garden, 29. 61.

watch, invented by Huy

gens, '42. 28. Penenden Heath Protestant meeting, 29. 245.

Penine Alps, and their several heights, 33. 35; alphabetical index to same, &c., id. 49-53.

Penitentiary, and correctional insti- ! tutions in and near London, '30. 149.

at Millbank, number of prisoners, male and female, in, discharged from, and died, the earnings of prisoners, and other particulars relating to the (1827), '30. 100, 101; Act further regulating (7 W. IV. and I Vict. c. 13), 38. 129, 130; escaping from, a second time, punishment for, 1837 (7 W. IV. and 1 Vict. c. 91, id. 164, 165; one pentagon made a prison for soldiers and marines, '40. 158; expenses of the establishment in 1836, '38. 187; power to commit to, see CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT ACT, PRISONS REGULATION ACT. Penkridge, Stafford, and Stone Roads

Trust, tolls collected on, in 1834 and 1839, 42. 119. Pennant, his opinion on the singing of birds, 29. 39. Pennethorne, Mr. James, architect of the church in Clarence-street, '38. 219; architect of the new church in Gray's-inn-road, id. ib. Penningham, population of, '33.

88.

Pennington, population of, '33. 66. Pennsylvania, abstract of the coustitution, government, legislative and executive, judiciary appointmeuts, and elective franchise of (1831), 32. 116; extent, population, and number of representatives, id. 120; population of, and number of slaves in, in 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, and 1830, '33. 90; paupers in, number and expenses of, in various years, '34. 69, 70; state of, number of convictions in, from 1787 to 1825, '29. 101.

Pennies, coined in 1834, 36. 153; value of, coined in 1834 and 1835, 37. 155; in 1836 and 1837, 39. 181; Maunday and copper, number of, coined, from 1816 to 1840, '42. 155. Penny of twopence (1540), '37. 33. Cyclopædia, correction of the article "Harrison" in, '42. 40;

article "Horology," referred to, '42. 28+.

Penny Magazine, attack upon, in the New Monthly Magazine, noticed, and its assertions refuted, '34. 250, i. ii.

postage, remarks on the proposed uniform (1838), '39. 107; report of the Committee of the House of Commons relating to, id. 111; proposed, and pledge of the House to make up deficiency, if any, '40. 206: Act for (2 and 3 Vict. c. 52), id. 155, 156; the postage established by Treasury minute, id. 261; it comes into operation, 41. 253; advantages of, id. 105; various statements, and tables shewing the beneficial operation of, '42. 92-100. Penrhynmaur Railway, account of, '37. 88; 41. 64.

Penrice and All Souls College Exchange Act, '39. 215.

Penrith, population of (1821), '29. 82.

Penryn, population and representation of, '33. 59; Disfranchisement Bill brought in, 29. 202; debates upon, il. 202-210; negatived in the Lords, id. 212.

granite used for London Bridge, '32. 230. Pensacola, consul at, his salary (1828), 31. 182.

Pension list, amount of, in 1834,

1835, and 1836, '37. 152; motion for a committee on, by Mr. Harvey, rejected, id. 146; committee to enquire into, appointed, '39, 199, 200.

societies, general and particular, in and near London, 30. 145, 146.

Pensions, amount of, '32. 144; select committee on, id. 188; annual amount of, limited (2 and 3 W. IV. c. 116), '33. 165; motions for enquiry into, negatived, *35. 201, 205.

and half-pay, amount of, in 1822, 32. 90, 91; for the year ended 5th of January, 1841, '42. 150.⚫

compensations, and allow

ances for civil offices, Act regulating, &c. (4 W. IV. c. 24), '35. 132-135.

Pensions for civil services, principle

of granting, and regulations as to application for, 35. 133; yearly sum set apart for, and regulations concerning, 39. 142; to officers of the insolvent courts (5 and 6 W. IV. c. 42), '36. 123. Pentecost, or Whitsuntide, '28. 12, 14; second feast of, id. 14. Penworthan, church at, intended, '39. 220.

Penzance, population of (1821), 29. 82; population of, '33. 59; Pier Dues Amendment and New Pier Act, '41. 222.

port of, customs duties collected at, in 1840, '42. 164. Peony, the early, 28. 35. People, income and expense of, iu 1688, '35.72; occupations of the, id. 69-103.

Pepin, king of France, '28. 56.

steam-engine, '29. 63.

Pepper, duty on (1836), 37. 128; produce of additional duties on, 1840 and 1841, '42. 153.

import, export, and home consumption of, in 1828, '31. 174; in 1830, 32. 178; '33. 177; in 1831, 34. 155; quantity imported, from 1824 to 1828, '29. 191; quantity entered for home consumption, and amount and rate of duty, from 1825 to 1829, '31. 188; import and home consumption of, and duty on, in 1837, '39. 186; the same, in 1838, '40. 178; the same, in 1839, 41. 185; the same, in 1840, 42. 158; see further, SPICES.

Peppermint tree, '31. 39. Pepys, Mr., appointed Solicitor-General, '35. 255.

Sir Charles, Master of the Rolls, 35. 261; created Lord Cottenham, and made Lord Chancellor, '37. 252.

Pera, fires at, '30. 263; 32. 239. Perceval administration, '28. 64. Mr., assassinated, ‘28. 64.

Percier, dies, '39. 142.

Percival, Dr., his hygienic essays for the use of house-painters, men tioned, '36. 29†. Percussion mechanics, Borelli, '29.

62.

Percy, M., his experiments on the nutriment of potatoes, carrots, and turnips, '29. 129. Perdiccas, '28. 50.

Pereira, A. de Barros, '32. 71. Peremptory challenge, regulated,

'28. 129. Perez, '31. 68.

Perfumed heath, 31. 39.

Periæci, meaning of the term, '42. 27.

Perigee, derivation and meaning of the word, '34. 12; of the moon, '28. 44.

Perihelion of the sun, '28. 44. Peringskiold, John, 31. 75; 32. 75. Peristaltic motion of the intestines, obstructed by tight stays, '29. 122.

Peritius, a Macedonian month, '30. 17.

Perizonius, J., '31. 73; '32. 73. Perkins, Mr. Charles, extract from

his evidence on the consumption of coals in London, '30. 120. Perlethorpe Chapelry Act, 37. 219. Permanent Night Asylum for the

Houseless Poor at Liverpool, foundation of, '31. 220. "Permanent settlement" in India, what it meant, '33. 92. Permanent-cupped melaleuca, 31.

41.

Permits, excise, Regulation and Consolidation Act (2 W. IV. c. 16), '33. 126.

Pernambuco, consul at, his salary (1828), 31. 182. Pernan, '28. 61.

Peronne, treaty at, '31. 44. Perouse, Count de la, his fate ascertained by Captain Dillon, 29. 237.

Perrevos, '31. 78; '32. 52. Perreir ministry, in France, formed, '32. 236.

Casimir, dies, '33. 230. Perrivale, rental of the parish of (1829), '29. 85.

Perry, duty on (1829), 30. 205. Perseus, defeated at Pydna, '28. 53. Pershambe, a Turkish day, '30, 21. Persia, conquered by Alexander, '28.

52; extent, population, and military force of, in 1828, id. 71; kingdom of, its extent, population, sovereigu, capital, religion, revenue, and army, in 1828, 29. 72, 73; gold and silver coins of, their names and value in English money (1829), 30. 106; death of the king of, '36. 240; British ambassador quits, '39. 250; diplomatic relations between Great Britain and, given up, 40. 255. Persiau army, assembles at Ardabil, 28. 68.

authors, list of, and of their principal works, froin A.D. 1000 to A.D. 1700, '32. 78, 79. era, '30. 18.

78, 79.

Literary Chronology, 32.

Persians, reduced by Odouathes, 28. 55.

Persicory, the, 28. 37.
Persil, M., his report concerning the

prostitutes of Paris, '35. 48. Persius, 28. 54; 31. 65; '32. 52. Person, offences against, decrease

of (1826), 29. 98; offences against, in England and Wales (1826), id. 90; law of, Consoli. dation and Amendment Act (9 G. IV. c. 31), 29. 149-154; Act amending 9 G. IV. c. 31, and 10 G. IV. c. 34 (7 W. IV. and 1 Vict. c. 85), 38. 159, 160; (Ireland) Consolidation Act (10 G. IV. c. 34), '30. 180.

number

of, in France (1826), 29. 90. Persona, 31. 68; Gobelin, '32. 63. Personal Diligence (Scotland), Act amending law of (1 and 2 Vict. c. 114), 39. 168. Personal Estates Duties Repeal Act (3 W. IV. c. 12), '34. 107. Personating owners of stock, punish

able by transportation (1830), (1 W. IV. c. 66), 31. 158, 159. Persons, number of, in Great Britain, '28. 84; see POPULATION, CENSUS.

Persons, number of, in the islands of the British seas, '28. 81. Persoonia lanceolata, 31. 42; linearis, id. ib.

Perspiration, its operation and use, '29. 119; excessive, how cured, 28. 112; sensible, how produced, 29.119.

Perth, population of (1821), '29. 83; population and representation of, '33. 86; earthquake felt at, '42. 201; Harbour Act, 31. 212; Harbour and Tay Improvement Amendment Act, 35. 223; Harbour Improvement Amendment Act, '40. 218; Paving, &c. Act, id. 213; Water Works Act, '30. 232.

Swan River, formed, '31. 235. Perthshire, population of, and of the principal towns of, in 1811, 1821, and 1831, value of real property in, and its representation, 33. 86; summary of same, in 1821 and 1831, distinguishing the sexes, id. 89; the same in 1811, 42. 108; population of, in 1801, 1811, 1821, 1831, and 1841, and increase per cent., id. 110; electors, number of, in, in 1836, '37. 183; houses, number of, inhabited, uninhabited, and building, in 1841. 42. 108; occupations of persons, trusts, their extent and income in (1834). '35, 193; in (1831), '35. 101, 102; turnpike gates in, reuts of. in 1833, 1934, and 1835, '37. 178.

Pertinax, '28. 54.

Peru, discovered, 30. 91; conquest of, '28.59; extent and population of, in 1828, id. 73; republic of, its extent, population, president, capital, religion, revenue, debt, army, and navy, in 1828, '29. 74, 75; evacuated, '28. 67; new constitution of, 29. 236; revolution in, 40. 251; sugar from, first cargo arrives, 35. 260; British consulgeneral, consul, and vice-consul, where employed, and amount of their salaries (1828), 31. 183; TRADE with: coals, quantity of, exported to, in 1833,'35. 186; cotton goods, British, quantity and