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sonment, '38. 160; increase of the offence in 1840, '42, 101. Burial places, additional to various parishes. See each volume, Public Improvements. Burials, number of, within the Bills of Mortality, from 1826 to 1827, '29. 110; in 1828, '30. 119; in London, from 1801 to 1820, '28. 85; in 1829, '31. 135; in 1830, '32. 21; in 1831, 33. 24; in London and the Bills of Mortality in 1832, '34. 31; in 1834, '86. 37; in 1835, '37. 49; in 1836, 38. 47; in 1837, '39. 60; in 1838, 40. 59; proportion of, to population of England and Wales, in each year from 1801 to 1830, '34. 82, 83. Burke, Edmund, '31. 76; 32. 62; his "Thoughts and Details on Scarcity" referred to, '39. 62. Burleigh, Walter, '31. 68; '32. 58; '37.22.

Burleigh-street, church in, deter

mined on, '31. 214; progress of, '34. 207; the same, ‘35. 227. Burman, F., '31. 73; '32. 73. Burmen, '31. 76.

Burmese war, '28. 66; begins, '32.

45; defeat of the, near Promé, '28. 67; they pay tribute, id. ib. Burn, J. S., work on "Parish Registers and Fleet Marriages" quoted, '37. 63.

Burnet, Gilbert, '31. 74; 32. 61.

-bishop, his statement of the day of the landing of William III., '28. 13. Burney, Charles, '31. 76; '32. 62. (Madame d'Arblay), dies, '41. 138. Burnham, Mr., convicted for propagating small-pox, '36. 28. Burning, deaths from, within the Bills of Mortality, in 1827, '29. 110.

BURNING HOUSES, RICKS, &c.
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Burning lenses, 29. 62.

Burns, 31. 76.

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Robert, '32. 62; his widow dies, 35. 256. Burntisland, population of, '33. 84.

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upon Trent, population of '33. 72.

Burrel Fly, attacks sickly horses, '29. 40.

Burry Port Harbour Act, '36. 211. Burwell Drainage Act, 42. 192. Bury (Lancashire), population of (1821), '29. 81; population and representation of, '33. 65; powerlooms, number of in (1836), '37. 183; Catholic chapel at, account and view of, '41. 234-236; small debts Act, '40. 215; market, &c. Act, '40.214; water Act, 39. 211; and Blackburn road Act, 40. 215; Bolton and Manchester railway Act, 33. 211. Sussex, inclosure Act, '42.

191.

St. Edmunds, population of (1821), 29. 81; population and representation of, 33. 73. Busaco, battle of, '28. 64. Busby, Dr., dies, 39. 219. Busching, A. F., '31. 76; '32.65. Bush, Mr., the engineer of the Llanelly railway and docks, '35. 249; of the Taff railway, '42. 61. "Bushel of March dust is worth a king's ransom," meaning of the phrase, '29. 33.

Bushel, imperial, '28. 100.

Winchester, abolished, id. ib.; and see WEIGHTS and MEASURES ACT.

Bushy Park granted to Queen Adelaide, '32. 145. Bussingan, Prussian commercial league, '42. 114. Bustamente deposes Guerrero in Mexico, '31. 233. Butcher's broom, '29. 67. Bute ship canal Act, 31. 212; further Act, '35. 223; canal and docks, progress of, '39. 230, 231; harbour and docks, completion and opening of the basin or harbour, 40. 251.

charitable institution, '30. 148. Buteshire, population of, and of the principal towns of, in 1811, 1821, and 1831; value of real property in, and its representation, 33. 83; 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: electors, number of in, in 1836, 37. 182; houses, number of inhabited, uninhabited, and building in 1811, '42. 108; occupations of persous in (1831), '35. 96; turnpike-gates in, rents of, in 1833, 1834, and 1835, '37. 178.

Butler, Mr. Samuel, 31. 72; '32. 60.

bishop, 32. 61: bishop of Lichfield, dies, 41. 138.

Mr., his appointment by Mr. Stanley debated, '42. 178. Butter improper for new-born infants, '29. 116.

duty on (1829), '30. 206; price of, in London in 1831, '36. 178; Cork, average London price of, from 1813 to 1831, '34. 184; foreign, consumption of, and duty on, in 1836, '38. 179; Butter, va. lue of, imported into United kingdom in 1827, 28. 167; and cheese, value exported for the same time, id. ib.; quantity of imported from Ireland in 1801 and 1825, '34. 162; import and home consumption of, in 1828, '31. 173; in 1830, '32. 177; '33. 175; in 1831, '34. 154; import and home consumption of,

and duty on, in 1837, '39. 184; the same in 1838, '40. 176; the same in 1839, '41. 182; in 1840, '42. 156; exports of, from Ireland in 1825 and 1835, '39. 189. Butter, produce of additional duties on (1840 and 1841), '42. 153.

trade (Ireland), Act for regu lating, 10 G. IV. c. 41, '30. 182.

and cheese, quantity of imported, and rates and amount of duty on, in 1827, 29. 195; quantity and declared value of exports of, in 1828, 31. 176; in 1830, '33. 179; in 1831, 34. 157; exports of, value of, in 1836, '38. 178; in 1834 and 1835, '37. 161; the same in 1835, 1836, and 1837, '39. 182; the same and quantities thereof, in 1838, 40. 180; the same in 1839, 41. 187; the same in 1840, '42. 162. Buttercup, the, 28. 35; poisonous properties of, and remedies against, id. 119.

Butterflies, remarkable flights of, at Grandson, Coni, Raconi, Susa, and other places, '30. 38; their chrysallides or pupa, 29. 29, 30. Butterfly, some of the race live through the winter, '29. 34; admirable, id. 41; brimstone, id. 33: copper, id. 41; painted lady, id ib.; red, '28. 33; early sulphur, id. ib.; tortoiseshell, '29. ib.; white, its habits, 30. 42, 43; yellow, general period of its appearance, id.

39.

Buttner, M., his account of the cus toms in Livouia, relating to bees, '28. 35. Buttu-house Green and ThorneleyLane End Road Act, '38. 211. Button-board, duty on, '40. 146. Buxar, battle of, 32. 30. Buxton, difference of time between, and London, '31. 15.

Buxton, Mr. F., his motion for the extinction of slavery, '33. 203. Buxtorf, J. '31. 72; '32. 64. Buxus balearica, '29. 64. Buyukdere, audience of the sultan at, to the British ambassador, '30. 263: 77! Byker, church at, intended, '42. 206.

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Cabinet and upholstery wares, exports of, value of, in 1831 and 1835, 37. 161; the same in 1835, 1836, and 1837, '39. 182. Cabot discovers the variation of the compass, '28. 59; discovers Newfoundland, id. ib.

Cabral, Alvarez de, discovers the · Brazils, 28. 59.

Gabrera goes to France, and is arrested, '41. 254.

Cabul, Shah Soojah restored to the sovereignty of, 40. 263. CABAUL.

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Cadaval, duke of, evacuates Lisbon, .34. 246.

Cadder, population of, '33. 85. Gadet de Gassicourt, his statement of the average age of printers, 39. 30.

Cadiz, invested by the French, 28.

65; evacuated by the French, '29. 214; a free port, '30. 260; insurrections at, 31. 57; 32. 236.

Consul at, his salary (1828), '31. 181. Cadmea taken by the Lacedæmonians, '28. 51. Cadmus, 28. 50. Caecilius, '28. 53.

Cadmon, '31.66; '32. 57.

Caen, consul at, his salary (1828), '31. 181.

Caergwyle, population of, '33. 80. Caerlion, Louis of, 37. 22; his works, id. 25.

CAERMARTHEN, see CARMARTHEN. CAERNARVON, see CARNARVON. Caerwys, population of, 33. 80. Casalpino, Andrea, ‘32. 56. Cæs. Ant., explanation of, '30. 30. Cæsar, Julius, 28. 53; 32. 52; triumvir, id. ib.; subjugates Gaul, id. ib.; war with Pompey, id. ib.; conquests in Spain, id. ib. ; his other conquests, id. ib.; Dictator, id. ib.; his war in Egypt, id. ib.; Emperor, id. ib.; is slain, id. ib.; his reforms of the Roman calendar, '30. 7.

Cæsars, era of the, '30. 18.

"Lives of the," '32. 55. Caffrarian coral-tree, 31. 39. Caffres molest Graham's Town, *36. 239.

Cagliari, Consul at (1828), '31. 181.

Cagnoli, '31. 78.

Caher, population of, in 1821 and 1831, 34. 91.

Caillet, M., arrives at Toulon, '29.

244.

Caisson method in bridge-founding, by Labelye, '32. 222; its use and disadvantage, '32. 252, 223. Caithnesshire, population of, and of the principal towns of, in 1811, 1821, and 1831, value of real property in, and its representation, 33. S3; 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 1811, and increase per cent. id. 110 occupations of persons in (1831), '35. 96; electors, number of in, in 1836, '37. 182; houses, number of, inhabited, uninhabited, and building, in 1841, '42. 108; turnpike-gates in, rents of, in 1833, 1831, and 1835, '37. 178; Statute Labour Act, '31. 211; Roads Act, '39. 213.

and Sutherland district of roads, their extent and annual expense, '29. 84.

Cairo, Vice Consul at, '31. 182.

Cal, explanation of, 30.30.
Calaber, Q., '31. 65 y '32. 50.
Calabrian earthquakes, '28. 62.
Calafat occupied by the Russians,
'29. 245.

Calais, the only possession of England in France, 28. 58; taken from the English, '31. 46.

hops, quantity of, exported to, and amount of duty on, in 1838, '35. 185.

number of English residing at, in 1829, '30. 217; consul at, his salary (1828), '31. 181. Calavista, the Greeks driven from the heights commanding, '28. 67. Calceolaria arachnoidea, 31. 37; corymbosa, id. ib.

Calculations of the probabilities of life, how taken for assurance, '31. 91, 92.

Calculus, differential, Liebnitz, '29.

60; Euler, Newton, Lagrange, Laplace, id. ib.

Calcutta, English established at,

28. 61; purchased by old Company (India), '32. 26; made a presidency, id. 27; taken by Surajah Dowla, id. 28; retaken, id. ib.; fortified, id. ib.; Supreme Court of Judicature established at, id. 32; forgeries at, '31. 233. Bishop of, metropolitan,

in India, '34. 142. Calder, valley of the, progress of the Leeds and Manchester Railway along, '42. 59.

and Hebble Navigation Improvement Act, '35. 223. Calderon, 28. 60; '31. 73; '32.

71.

Caledonian Asylum, '30. 158.

Canal, particulars relating to, from the 28th Report of the Commissioners of same, 33. 221; Tonuage rates from May 1833 to May 1834, 35. 195; expenses of, 29. 182; expenditure upon, and dues received from, from 1803, to May 1838, and estimate of cost of completion of same, '39. 196.

Society, '30. 149. Caledonians defeated by Agricola, '28. 54.

Calendar, dissertation on the, and on its successive reforms, 28. 1-5; derivation of the word, id. 3; days of, id. 8-15; altered by Gregory XIII., id. 4; information connected with the, '29. 7; information connected with the celestial changes, and the natural phenomena of the year, '30. 690; French Revolutionary, '30. 19, 20; Gregorian, '28. 59; the Jewish, of fasts and festivals, id. 14; of Jewish fasts and festivals, '29. 16; Jewish, 30. 31; for 1831, '31. 24; for 1832, '32. 16;: for 1833 (5593), '33. 16; for 1834, '34. 21; Roman, '28. 3; corrected by Numa Pompilius, id. 4; further corrected by Julius Cæsar, id. ib.; of the Turks, '28. 15; 29. 17; '30. 31; for 1831,. 231. 21; for 1832, 32. 17; for 1833 (1248), '33. 17; for 1834, '34. 25; of the Church of England, fixed festivals of, distinguishing those for which offices are appointed, &c., and which not, '30. 34, 35; of Peter de Dacia, '39. 55; of Roger Bacon, account of, id. 51; of John Somers, account of, id. ib.; in Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, '29.56.

Calendars, distinction between astronomical and ecclesiastical, '39. 53; folding, their antiquity, &c., '39. 53; several ancient ones referred to, id. 51, 55. Calends, meaning of the word, '28. 3.

"Calenture" entry in old Bills of Mortality, '35. 29.

Calicoes, British, duties on, repealed (1 W. IV. c. 17), '39. 138, 139.

Calicut taken, '32. 35.
California discovered, '30. 95.
Caligula, '28, 54.

Calippian cycle, '30. 10.
Calippus, his invention of the cycle
of 76 years, 30. 10.
Calixtus, 31. 72; 32.61.

III., Pope, anathema

tizes a comet, '33. 7.

Caliyng era, '30. 25.

Callan, population of, in 1821 and 1831, 34. 90. Callao, surrender of, `28. 67. Caller herring, '28. 38. Callimachus, 31. 64; '32. 48. "Calliope," the ship, engaged against the Bogue forts, '42. 235. Callistachys lanceolata, '31. 37. Callisthenes, astronomy, '29. 57. Callistus Xantopulus, '31.68; 32.51. Callitris Australis, '31. 37. Calne, population and representation of, *33. 75.

Calodendrum capense, '31. 37. Calothamnus quadritida, '31. 37; villosa, id. ib.

Calpurnius, Jul., 31. 65; 32. 53. Calthorpe, Lord, builds and endows St. George's chapel, Edgebarton, $37.232.

street, see COLD BATH

FIELDS. Calton, Folice Amendment Act, 41.219.

Calverley Hotel, Tunbridge Wells, account of, 38. 239. Calres, average annual number taken to Smithfield market, 31. 184.

Calvin, Jolin, 28. 59. Calros. 31. 78; 32. 52. Calycanthus floridus, ‘29. 61. Calarryx glabra, 31. 37. Cambaya, factory at, '32. 25. Camberwell, Collegiate School, account and view of, '36. 219, 220; national schools, account and view of. 41. 238: church at, destroyed by fire, '42. 236; new one in course of erection, id. 206. Camborne. population of, '33. 59. Cambray, league of, '31. 45; peace cf, 31. 45. Cambrensis, G., 32. 58. Cambrian Institution, 30. 163. Cambridge, Duke of, and ex-Duke of Brunswick, suit between in the French court, '36. 240.

Prince George of, elected K.G., 36. 247.

borough, population of (1621), 29. 81; population and representation of, '33. 58; riot at, 55. 252: election, trial for bribery at, 36. 241; writ for, sus

pended, '41. 206; Gas Company Act, '35. 220; Gaol Act, '40. 213; Cambridge and London Railway Act, '37. 223. Cambridge University, '28. 57; population of, '33. 58; its want of early scientific distinction, '37. 27; not noted till late for science, 39. 51; progress of buildings at, '29. 219; King's College, buildings at intended, account of, '37. 236; university library and other buildings, account of, ground plans and section of part of, '40. 237, 241; petition for the removal of religious tests before taking degree in arts, law, or physic at, '35. 202; empowered to substitute declarations for oaths, '36. 128; Marquis Camden installed as chancellor of, '36. 246; Duke of Northumberland chancellor of, '41. 256; Lord Lyndhurst elected high-steward of, id. ib. Cambridgeshire, extent and population of, and number of sessions, magistrates, 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. 58; summary of same in 1821, and 1831, distinguishing the sexes, id. SS; 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 different towus in, and London, '31. 14; bastards, number of born in, in 1830, 34. 88; number of, in 1835 and 1837, '38. 192; county electors, number of in, in 1834 and 1835, 57. 181; Education: proportion per cent. of persons married in the year ended June 1840, who could write, 42. 171; excise licences issued, and public houses in, number of (1831), 32. 185; families, number of in, and how ployed in 1811, 1821, and 1831, '31. 86, S7; houses, number of in, in 1801, 1811, 1821, and 1831, 34. 84, 85; number of inhabited,

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