man, 347; in the Queen's Bench-
Kinder v. Lord Ashburton, the Hon.
Francis Baring, and Mr. H. St. John
Mildmay, 349; in the Exchequer -
Wood v. Peel, 350; Central Criminal
Court trial of William Ross Touchett
for murder, 352; Consistory Court-
Earl of Dysart v. Countess of Dysart,
355; in the Queen's Bench-Alexan-
der Beresford Hope v. Harmer and
others, executors of Henry Philip Hope,
361; Middlesex Sessions trial of
Jane Tyrwhitt for larceny, 366
Liebig, reception of the celebrated Pro-
fessor at Glasgow, 121
Literary curiosities, sale of Mr. Bright's
library, 68
Literary and scientific institutions in the
United Kingdom, Parliamentary return
of, 68
Lord Mayor's Day, the procession, 134
Marriage Act-Copy of the Act con-
cerning bans and marriages in certain
district churches or chapels, 433
MARRIAGES, 170
Meteorological Table, 420
Meteors, periodical; display in Flan-
ders, 86
Metternich, honourable origin of the name
of, 60
Millbank Prison, Report of the Inspec-
tors, 466
MINISTRY, list of the, at the meeting of
Parliament, 158
MISCELLANEOUS-Number of the En-
glish in France, 1; escape of six con-
victs from Nottingham Gaol, 1; the
Mormonites, trial of a man for mur-
dering his wife, 2; an excellent law for
English residents in France, 3; Sarah
Gale (companion of the murderer
Greenacre) at Port Philip, 7; disco-
very of a skeleton on Blackheath, 10;
an innocent convict, 11; the Belgian
dog-markets. 12; a child for sale, 12;
will of the Marquis of Wellesley, 12;
honesty the best policy, 14; increased
value of property near London, 14;
pardon of a Reform Bill rioter, 16;
dormouse sent by post, 17; human
skeletons found in Berks, 17; extra-
ordinary marriages, 17; Sandwich
Islands newspaper, 18; a second Da-
niel Lambert, 18; reverse of fortune,
20; fossil remains in Devonshire, 20;
Bethlehem Hospital statistics, 24; gold
and silver coin, 24; manifolding, 24;
sovereigns of Europe, their ages, 25;
the feast of Esther, 26; the Thames
Miscellaneous-continued.
Tunnel, 26; the Ojibbeway Indians,
26; body found among the snow, 27;
race with a steam-engine, 27; an un-
welcome visitor, 28; fees in the
Chancery and law courts, 31; an En-
glish avalanche, 32; the Italian Opera,
33; the General Post Office, 35; cost
of the poor, 36; mortality in the line,
37; extraordinary despatch of letters,
39; the last of the Royal George, 40;
railways, 41; estate of the Baroness de
Feucheres, 42; the last of the Stuarts,
43; law officers for the last ten years,
45; a surprise for the Parisians, 45;
the elephant in the Regent's Park, 47;
duelling in the army prohibited, 49;
the northern circuit, 51; criminal lu-
natics, 53; strange malady in New
Brunswick, 54; Lord Thanet's fox, 54;
private banks, 58; excursion trains on
the London and Brighton railway, 58;
the Whitsun holidays, 58; American
hoax, 59; honourable origin of Prince
Metternich's name, 60; death of Ma-
dame Lamotte, 65; equestrian statue
of the Duke of Wellington at the Royal
Exchange, 67; literary curiosities, Mr.
Bright's sale, 68; sale of Mr. Har-
man's collection of pictures, 68; sin-
gular superstition, 70; railways, ex-
penses of, 70; Nabob of Surat's visits
to the Court of Chancery, 74; thun-
der-storm at Oxford, 76; Capt. War-
ner's experiment at Brighton, 77;
Meeting of the Royal Agricultural So-
ciety at Southampton, 79; heroic feat
in Longford, 80; presents to Her Ma-
jesty, 80; the Iowa Indians in London,
80; their festivities, 91; violent storms
on the coast, 83; abolition of impri-
sonment for debt, 87; banquet to Sir
W. Nott and Sir R. Sale, 88; extra-
ordinary escape, 100; the Doncaster
St. Leger, 105; strange custom in
Belgium, 105; aquatic journeys of Mr.
Barry, the clown, 106; meeting of
British Association at York, 108; the
Duke of Wellington's laconism, 109;
courageous defence against robbers,
123; strange fanaticism, 123; Stone-
leigh Abbey taken forcible possession
of, 123; new judge in the Common
Pleas, Mr. Erle, 132; Tracy peerage,
novel inquiry, 132; Lord Mayor's day,
the procession, 134; longevity, 155;
robber destroyed by a dog, 157
Mortality, tables of, 420
Murders of Lord Grantley's gamekeep-
er at Guilford, 5; at Deptford, of two
children by their mother, and suicide
of the murdress, 7; execution of Sarah
Westwood for poisoning her husband,
at Stafford, 8; arrest of persons for a
murder 14 years before, in Ireland, 9;
at Brighton, of Mr. H. Solomon, 29;
at Newcastle, by Mark Sherwood, 29;
of Anne Griffiths, at Wednesbury, 36;
of Frances Elizabeth Crouch, by her
husband, 37; at Havre, 38; and sui-
cide at Worcester, 70; frightful series
of murders at Boston, 78; murder and
suicide at Belper, 47; attempted by a
maniac, 48; on Battersea Bridge, of
Sarah Macfarlane, by Dalmas, 51; of
Anne Saville and three children, at
Nottingham, 57; execution of the mur-
derer, and frightful catastrophe, 86; at
Weston-super-Mare, 65; murder of
Mrs. Belaney, 89; in county Clare,
132
Norbury, lord, P. Doolan tried and ac-
quitted for the murder of, 74
Nott, banquet to Sir W. 88; his recep-
tion at Carmarthen, 104
O'Connell, liberation of Mr., and his
friends, 95
Offences-A. Burke fined for driving a
pony to death, 5; daring abduction,
89; attempt to blow up a mine, 91;
robbery of 1,5007. from the Great
Western Railway, 94; outrage at New-
castle on the house of Belaney, ac-
quitted of murder, 105; affray with
poachers, two men shot, 135; great
robbery at the banking-house of Messrs.
Rogers, Towgood, and Co., 141; out-
rage at the funeral of the Earl of Lime-
rick, 155
Oxford-Decision of the delegates of ap-
peals, in case of McMullen v. Hamp-
den, 3; thunder storm at, 76; con-
tested election for the Vice-Chancel-
lorship, 120
Parliament-The ceremony of opening
Parliament, 14
PARLIAMENT - Opened by the Queen in
person: Her Majesty's speech, [2];
speech of Earl of Eldon in moving the
Address, [4]; and of Lord Hill in
seconding it, [5]; Speech of Marquis
of Normanby respecting Irish affairs,
[6]; Lord Brougham, [7]; the Mar-
quis of Clanricarde, [9]; Address
agreed to, [9]; Address moved in the
Commons by Lord Clive, [9]; se-
conded by Mr. Cardwell, [10]; Mr.
Hume moves an amendment, [11];
Parliament-continued.
Mr. S. Crawford another; Speeches
of Mr. Warburton, Mr. Wallace, and
Lord John Russell, [13]; Sir R. Peel's
speech in reply, [16]; Speech of Lord
Palmerston, [18]; of Mr. Roebuck and
Lord Howick, [19]; summary of other
speeches, [19], [21]; Mr. Crawford's
amendment rejected by majority of
256, Mr. Hume's by majority of 186;
Address carried, [21]
Stoppage of the Supplies-Mr.
S. Crawford's motion, [21]; seconded
by Mr. Williams, [22]; Sir R. Peel's
speech in reply, [23]; speeches of Mr.
Hume, Colonel Sibthorp, and Mr. Tre-
lawney; motion rejected by majority
of 118, [24]
Affairs of India-Lord Ashley's mo-
tion respecting the Ameers of Scinde,
[26]; Mr. Roebuck moves an amend-
ment, [28], which finds no seconder :
Mr. E. Tennent and Sir J. Hobhouse
defend the policy, [30]; Sir R. Peel's
defence of the Indian Government,
[31]; Lord John Russell's speech,
[32]; motion rejected by majority of
134; vote of thanks to Sir C. Napier
and army in Scinde proposed in Lords
by Earl of Ripon, his eulogistic speech,
[33]; eulogy confirmed by Duke of
Wellington, [34]; similar motion in
Commons proposed by Sir R. Peel,
seconded by Lord John Russell, [35];
is opposed by Viscount Howick; his
speech, [35]; debate; defence by Sir
C. Napier, [36]; motion carried by
large majority, [37]; the Earl of Ripon
and Sir R. Peel announce recall of
Lord Ellenborough by the Directors;
the Duke of Wellington's declaration,
[37]; discussions in both Houses, [40];
Mr. Hume moves for copies of corre-
spondence, [45]; opposed by Sir R.
Peel, and rejected by majority of 176,
[46], [49]
Affairs of Canada-Mr. Roebuck at-
tacks the policy of the Government,
[49]; defended by Lord Stanley, [50];
speeches of Mr. Hume, Mr. C. Buller,
Lord J. Russell, and Sir R. Peel, [51]
Foreign Policy-Lord Palmerston
reviews the foreign policy of Govern-
ment, [52]; Sir R. Peel's reply, [53]
Irish Affairs-The Marquis of Nor-
manby moves address to the Queen,
and attacks the whole ministerial policy
of Government, [54]; followed by Mar-
quis of Clanricarde; Earl of Roden's
defence, [55]; after debate rejected by
majority of 97, [56]; similar attack in
Commons by Lord J. Russell, [56];
seconded by Mr. Wyse, [59]; Sir J.
Graham defends Government at great
length, [59]; debate continues nine
nights; summary of debate; speeches
of Lord Clements, Mr. Young, Sir G.
Grey, [62], Lord Eliot, [63], Mr.
Shaw, Lord Howick, [64], Lord Stan-
ley, [65], Mr. Macaulay, [67], Sir W.
Follett, Sir T. Wilde, [69], the At-
torney-General for Ireland, [71], Sir
F. Pollock, [74], Mr. O'Connell, [77],
Mr. Sheil, [78]; Sir R. Peel sums up
debate, [81]; after reply from Lord J.
Russell, House divides, majority for
Ministers 99, [85]; bills for amending
the Registration and Corporations Acts,
brought in by Lord Eliot, [86]; de-
sultory discussion, [88]; bills aban-
doned at close of session, [90]; Mr.
Hume's motion for abolishing the office
of Lord Lieutenant, [91], opposed by
Sir R. Peel and Lord J. Russell, [91];
and withdrawn, [93]; Mr. Ward's mo-
tion on the Irish church; his speech,
[93]; debate; speeches of Lord Eliot,
Mr. Shaw, [94], Mr. Redington, Sir J.
Walsh, Mr. M. O'Connell, [95], Sir
C. Napier, Mr. V. Smith, Sir J.
Graham, [96], Lord J. Russell, [97];
Sir R. Peel, [98], Mr. Sheil, [99], Sir
H. Inglis; House divides; majority
against motion [100]; Charitable Do-
nations and Bequests Bill introduced by
Government; explained by Sir J.
Graham, [100]; measure well received,
and second reading carried, [103];
Mr. M. J. O'Connell's attempt to ob-
struct in committee finds no seconder;
bill passed, [104]; a large number of
obsolete penal enactments against the
Roman Catholics abolished, [104],
with trifling opposition, [105]
Factories Bill-Sir J. Graham in-
troduces a Factory Bill without the
educational clauses, [107]; in com-
mittee Lord Ashley moves further li-
mitation, [108]; important debate of
two nights; speeches of Sir J. Gra-
ham, Mr. M. Gibson, Mr. S. Wortley,
[110], Mr Ward, Lord F. Egerton,
Lord Howick, Mr. Bright, [111], Mr.
Warburton, Sir G. Grey, Sir J. Gra-
ham, [112], Mr. McGeachy, Mr. La-
bouchere, [113], Mr. Colquhoun, Mr.
Fielden, Sir R. Peel, [114], Lord J.
Russell, [115]; Lord Ashley's amend-
ment carried; majority against Go-
vernment 9, [115]; the subject re-de-
bated; speech of Mr. Cardwell, [116],
Parliament-continued.
Mr. C. Buller, [117], Sir J. Graham ;
both parties defeated; majority against
Government proposition 3, against
Lord Ashley's 7, [118]; Sir J. Gra-
ham refuses compromise, and proposes
to withdraw bill, [118]; after discus-
sion Lord Ashley acquiesces, and bill
withdrawn, [120]; new bill introduced
without restrictive clauses, [121]; Lord
Ashley's intentions; debate on second
reading, [121]; bill passes through
committee; debate taken on third
reading; arguments of Lord Ashley,
[122], Sir J. Graham, [124], Mr. La-
bouchere, Mr. C. Wood, Sir R. Peel,
[126], Lord J. Russell, [128]; third
reading carried by majority of 138;
bill passes quietly through the Lords;
speech of Marquis of Normanby, [129],
of Lord Brougham, [131]; Lord Camp-
bell and others; bill passes, [133]
Corn Laws and Free Trade-Mr.
Cobden's motion for inquiry as to pro-
tection duties; his arguments, [134];
Mr. Gladstone's reply, [136]; debate;
summary of the different speeches,
[137]; motion rejected by majority of
91, [139]; Mr. Ricardo's motion for
non-reciprocity, [139]; after short de-
bate, House counted out, [141]; Mr.
Villiers' annual motion against the Corn
Laws; his speech, [141]; Mr. Fer-
rand's amendment, [143]; Mr. Glad-
stone meets proposition with a direct
negative; his arguments, [143]; de-
bate; speech of Lord J. Russell, Mr.
Miles, Lord Howick, [145]; debate
adjourned; speeches of Mr. A. S.
O'Brien, Captain Layard, Colonel
Rushbrooke, Lord Rendlesham, Mr.
Ward, [147], Sir J. Trollope, Mr. M.
Gibson, [148], Mr. G. Bankes, Mr.
Cobden, [149], Sir R. Peel, [150],
Mr. Ellice; Mr. Villiers' reply; ma-
jority against the motion 204
Finance-Reduction of the Three-
and-a-Half per cents. proposed by the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, [152],
and carried unanimously, [154]; an-
nual financial statement made by the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, [155];
its favourable results, and remission
proposed, [156]; sugar duties referred
to, [157]; Mr. F. Baring criticises the
statement, [157]; Sir R. Peel defends
the budget, [158]; after discussion mo-
tion agreed to, [162]; customs duties
bill; Mr. Ewart's proposition to equal-
ize duty on coffee defeated, [162]; su
gar duties bill; able speech of Mr.
Goulburn in proposing the Govern-
ment plan of discriminating duties,
[162]; Lord J. Russell's amendment,
[165]; Mr. Gladstone defends Go-
vernment plan, [167]; speeches of Mr.
Labouchere, Mr. P. M. Stewart, Mr.
Hume, Mr. T. Baring; majority in
favour of Government, [169]; in com-
mittee on bill Mr. P. Miles proposes a
reduction in favour of colonial sugars;
debate, [170]; Mr. Goulburn opposes;
Mr. Labouchere supports motion,[171];
after debate, House divides; majority
against Ministers 20, [174]; Sir R.
Peel announces the course Ministers
intend to follow, and calls on the House
to revise their decision, [174]; debate;
speeches of Lord J. Russell, Mr. P.
Miles, [177], Mr. Labouchere, Mr.
Disraeli, [178], Lord Howick, [181],
Lord Stanley, Lord Palmerston, [182],
Mr. Roebuck, [183]; House divides;
majority in favour of Government 22,
[184]; Mr. T. Duncombe taunts Sir
R. Peel; his defence, [184]; Lord
Dalhousie introduces the Bill in the
Lords, [186]; Lord Monteagle op-
poses the bill, [186]; speeches of Lord
Brougham, Earl St. Vincent, Marquis
of Lansdowne, [188]; bill passes, [189].
Bank Charter, and Monetary Regu-
lations-Sir R. Peel's able speech on
proposing a revisal of the Bank char-
ter; summary of his plans, [191];
copy of the resolutions, [196]; further
explanation of his views, [197]; plans
generally approved of, [198]; on se-
cond reading of the bill Mr. Hawes
proposes an amendment, [200]; Mr.
Goulburn's reply, [201]; speeches of
Sir W. Clay, Mr. Hume, [202], Mr.
C. Buller, [203], Mr. Masterman, Mr.
Warburton, Sir R. Peel, [204]; ma-
jority against amendment, [205]; after
further discussion bill passed, [206];
bill passes the Lords without division,
[206]
Dissenters' Chapels Bill-Proposed
in the Lords, causes great excitement,
[206]; passes the Lords after vigorous
opposition; strongly opposed in Com-
mons; immense number of petitions;
speech of the Attorney-General, [207];
Sir R. Inglis opposes it, [208]; speech
of Mr. Macaulay, [209] Mr. Fox
Maule, Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Sheil,
[210], Sir R. Peel, [211]; passes the
Commons with amendments, which are
opposed in the Lords by the Bishop of
London, but is passed, [213]
Parliament-continued.
St. Asaph and Bangor Dioceses Bill
-Earl of Powis renews his attempt to
prevent their union, [213]; the Duke
of Wellington opposes the motion;
speeches of the Bishop of Bangor,
Archbishop of Canterbury, [214], Bi-
shops of St. David's and Exeter, [215];
majority in favour of the bill, [217];
the Duke of Wellington announces
that the Queen's consent is necessary,
and will not be given, [217]; discus-
sion; bill withdrawn, [218]
Miscellaneous Measures-The Joint
Stock Companies' Regulations Act,
the Railway Act, the South Wales
Turnpike Act, the Poor Law Amend-
ment Act, [218]
The Post Office Question-Mr. T.
Duncombe violently attacks Sir J.
Graham respecting opening letters at
the Post Office; summary of the pro-
ceedings, [220]
Lord J. Russell reviews the session,
[222]; Sir R. Peel's reply, [224];
Parliament adjourns to September, to
give judgment on writ of error, and is
then prorogued by commission; the
Lords Commissioners' speech, [225]
PATENTS, List of, 499
Pictures, sale of Mr. Jeremiah Harman's
collection of, 69
Piracy, and massacre on board the Sala-
din, 69
POETRY, 505
Poor-cost of the, 36
PORTUGAL-Opening of the Cortes,
[271]; revolt at Almeida, headed by
Count Bomfim, [271]; place surren-
ders, revolters escape, [272]; arbitrary
measures of the Costa Cabral minis-
try, [272]; unsuccessful motion for
abolishing slavery; cortes prorogued,
[273]
Post Office, the General, 35; returns
relative to-i. of the number of charge.
able letters passed through the London
General Post since the reduction in
1839, 401; ii. of letters passed through
the London District Post during the
same period, 402; iii. a comparative
statement of the number of letters de-
livered in each week for the same pe-
riod, 403; iv. an account of the gross
and net Post Office revenue and cost
of management, 404; v. a return of
the number and amount of money or
ders in England and Wales, 404; vi.
the same for London, 404; [these
returns in continuation from Vol.
lxxxiii.]; report from the select com-
mittee of the House of Commons, 440;
of the House of Lords, 463
Pottinger, banquet to Sir Henry, 150
PROMOTIONS, 293
Prussia-Attempt to assassinate the king,
[276]; arrival of Prince William of,
on a visit to the Queen, 87
PUBLIC DOCUMENTS-Finance Accounts
for the year 1844, 372; returns relating
to light gold and silver coin, 391; re-
turns relating to the issue of promis-
sory notes by private banks and the
Bank of England, and to the bullion in
the Bank of England, 397; return of
the gross and net receipts of customs
duties in the year 1843 compared with
the receipts of the year 1842 in Eng-
land, 398; in Scotland, 400
Post Office-i. return of the num-
ber of chargeable letters passed through
the London General Post since the re-
duction in 1839, 401; ii. of letters
passed through the London District
Post during the same period, 402; iii.
a comparative statement of the number
of letters delivered in each week for the
same period, 403; iv. an account of
the gross and net Post Office revenue
and cost of management, 404; v. a
return of the number and amount of
money orders in England and Wales,
404; vi. the same for London
List of the public general Acts passed
session 1844, 405; local and personal
acts, 410; private Acts, printed, 414;
private Acts, not printed, 417; prices of
Stock, 418; average prices of Corn,
Hay, Straw, Clover, and Butchers'
Meat, 419; tables of Mortality, 420;
table of Bankrupts, 420; Meteorological
table, 420; University Honours, Ox-
ford, 421, 422, Cambridge, 423, 424;
international Copyright Act, 425; the
Marriage Act, 433; an account of the
revenues of the bishoprics of St. Asaph,
Bangor, Llandaff, and St. David's, 437;
report from the select committee of the
House of Commons on the Post Office,
440, of the House of Lords, 463; re-
port of the inspectors of Millbank pri-
son, 466; statement of the number of
persons committed, convicted, and ex-
ecuted for arson since 1837, 479;
treaty for the marriage of H. R. H. the
Princess Augusta of Cambridge, 480
QUEEN, THE-Accident to, 3; return of
Prince Albert from Germany, 42;
visits of the Emperor of Russia and the
Queen, the-continued.
King of Saxony, 60; presents to, 80;
accouchement of Her Majesty, birth
of a prince, 84; visit of Prince Wil-
liam of Prussia, 87; presents by Louis
Philippe, 98; christening of the infant
Prince Alfred Ernest Albert, 99; Her
Majesty's departure to Scotland, ar-
rival and proceedings there, 101; Her
Majesty's habits and pursuits in Scot-
land, 106; return to England, 111;
visit of H. M. Louis Philippe; his ar-
rival, 112; proceeding, 116, and de-
parture, 117; a frightful storm pre-
venting his embarkation at Portsmouth,
proceeds to Dover, 118; great fire at
the station at the time, 118; visit to the
Victory on the anniversary of Trafal-
gar, 121; Her Majesty's visit to the
Marquis of Exeter at Burghley, 136;
visits the cattle show at the Baker Street
Bazaar, 148
Queen Dowager, the-Her departure for
the continent, 65
Railways, expenses of, 70
Robbery at the Bank of England-cap-
ture of W. Burgess, the robber, 143
Rogers, Towgood and Co., a great rob.
bery at their banking-house, 141
Royal Agricultural Society, their meet-
ing at Brighton, 79
Royal Exchange, the new edifice opened
by Her Majesty, 126
Russia-Visit of the Emperor to the
Queen, and his proceedings, 60; the
Emperor's couch, 67
Sale, banquet to Sir R., 88; at South-
ampton, 145
Saxony, visit of the King of, to Her Ma-
jesty, and his proceedings, 60; visits
the House of Lords, 66
SCINDE-dreadfully unhealthy to the
troops, mutiny of regiments ordered to
march thither; the 34th N. I. ignomi-
niously broken,[286]-See under PAR-
LIAMENT Affairs of India.
SHERIFFS, LIST OF, for the year 1844
Shipwrecks, of the Shepherdess, on the
Goodwin Sands, 10; of the Severn
steamer, 50; of the Manchester steam-
er, all hands lost, 66; of the Saladin,
piracy and massacre, 69; of the Wind-
sor Castle steamer, 112; the Sylph run
down by the Orwell, 152
Sombre, commission of lunacy on Mr.
Dyce, 73
Sophia Matilda, death of H. R. H., 142;
funeral at Windsor, 147
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