Damietta, vice-consul at, '31. 182. Damming, iron and sheet piling for, described, '34. 227, 228. Damoiseau, his calculations of Halley's comet, '35. 13; Baron, his lunar table, '34. 6, 10; M., his Theory of the Moon referred to, '30.59. Damremont, General, killed, '38. 247,248. Danäus, '28. 50. Dandelion, the, 28. 34, 39; 29. 35; property of the seeds of, id. ib. Dandiprat, value of (1540), '37. 33. Danes invade England, '28. 56; expelled from England, id. ib.; their settlement at Tranquebar, '32. 25. Dangerous Associations Act introduced and debated, '30. 219, 220. Daniel, '31. 64,72; '31. 72; '32. 46. G., '32. 68. J., '32. 60. Samuel, '32. 59. Daniell, Mr., his expression for the dew-point, 31. 30; his generation of the resin gas, '28. 179; his "Meteorological Essays and Observations" referred to, '30. 68. Danish group of German mountains, and their several heights, '33. 44; alphabetical index to same, &c., id. 49-53. 74, 75. Literary Chronology, '32. period of the Thirty years' war, '31. 47. "Danish History," '32. 74; "Danish History, Collection of," id.75. Danke, John, '37. 23. Dante, '28. 57; '31. 68; '32. 54; "Dante, Translation of," id. 70. Dantzic ceded to Prussia, '28. 62; inundation at, '30. 261; wages at, '34. 59; British consul at, his salary (1828), '31. 180; quantity of wheat which could be imported from, if a fixed duty were imposed; and general facts relating to supply from, '42. 82-86; highest and lowest price of wheat at, in 1831 and 1835, id. 80. Danube, people of the, at war with Rome, 28. 54; passed by the Russians, '29. 239; overflow of, and loss of life by, '31. 234. D'Anville, '31. 77; '32. 69. Daphne-leaved Pultenæa, '31. 43. "Daphnis and Chloe," "32. 50. Daranian Society, '30. 141. D'Arblay, Madame, dies, '41. 138. D'Arcet, M., his invention for securing theatres from destruction by fire, '28. 182, 183. Dardanelles blockaded, '29. 244; treaty relating to the closing of the, 34. 246; diplomatic meeting relating to the closing of, '42. 240; British consul in, '31. 182. Dardanus, '28. 50. Darius Hystaspes, '28. 51; death of, id. 52. Darlaston, population of, '33. 72. Darling, General, committee of in quiry into his conduct, '36. 199. Darling, J. and Grace, save lives from the "Forfarshire" wreck, '39. 251. Darlington, population of (1821), '29.81; in 1811, 1821, and 1831, '33. 61; church, account of, '40. 235. and Stockton Railway, account of, '37. 89-91; id. '41.64. at, '34. 241. Dartmoor and Plymouth Railway, account of, '37. 89; '41. 64. Dartmouth, population and representation of, '33. 60; Floating Bridge Act, '31. 211. Darwin, Dr. Erasmus, '31. 76; '32. 62; his allusion to the approach of spring, 29. 31; his cure of epilepsy instanced, 35. 34. Datchet, accident at, '29. 243. Bridge Road Act, '42. 196. Date, monumental (first), '29. 56. Date-plum, '29. 65. Dates, duty on (1832), '33. 191. 228. Davanzati, B., '31. 72; 32. 56. Abraham ben, '32. 47. King of Scots, prisoner, '28. 58. Davie, Adam, '31. 68. '32. 58. Davies, Mr. Griffith, his improve ments on Mr. Barrett's method of calculating life contingencies, '40. 5-24; his method of computing the sum to be paid for assurance on the borrowing of money to be paid by annuity, '42. 17, 18. Davies, Mr. J., architect of the Stockwell Proprietary Grammar School, '35. 240; of the Marine Insurance Office, '38. 232. Daviesia cordata, 31. 38; latifolia, id. ib. Davis, Mr. J. F., appointed Chief Dawlish, population of, '33. 60. Day, civil, mode of reckoning, 28. 1; division of the, '31. 5; its commencement at midnight, when the practice arose, id. 6; lunar, its duration, '30, 49. and night, early marks for the division of time, '30. 6. time of the, how computed by the Italians, 31. 6, 7; table, showing the hour of mid-day, according to the Italian mode of reckoning, for six different cities, id. 8. mode of reckoning, by the ancient Jews, 28. 1; by the Roman Catholic Church, id. ib. how divided amongst the Chinese, '31.9; amongst the Hindoos, id. 10-12; amongst the Mahometans, '31 9. Days of the Calendar, '28. 8-15. of the week, names of, Latin, English, and Saxon, '28. 2; a table to find the, for any given year, from 5000 B.c. to A.D. 2700, '30. 32, 33. Day-schools, endowed and unendowed, in the several counties of England, in 1828, '29.93; number of, unendowed, in Wales, in 1818, 29, 94; day-schools of Scotland, number of scholars in the, endowed and unendowed, in 1818, '29. 94. D'Azara, F., 31. 77. Deacle, Mr. and Mrs., motion by Colonel Evans concerning their treatment by Mr. B. Baring, '32. 194. Dead bodies, regulations concerning the anatomical examination of, and the interment of, and certificates concerning the same, and other matters, '33. 157, 158. Deadnettle, the red, '28. 33. Dead-reckoning, what it is,'41. 39. Dead-weight, the amount of in 1822, '32. 90, 91; amount of (1831), and period of its expiration, id. 176. Deadly Nightshade, poisonous properties of, and remedies against, '28. 121, 122. "De Arte Metricâ," '32. 53. "De Arte supputandi,” '29. 56, "De Arte Venandi," '32. 63. Deaf and Dumb, Asylum for, '30. 140; meeting of subscribers to, particulars of the institution, '42. 240. persons, proportion of, to population in Great Britain and in Europe, id. ib. Deal, population of (1821), '29. 81; reading and other rooms, account of, '37. 246; Pier Act, '39. 215; Water Act, '41. 218. Deals, price of in London in 1834, '36. 178. DEALS and DEAL ENDS, see TIMBER. Dealtry, Mr., his opinion on the increase of crime, '29. 97. Dean, forest of, riots at, '32. 238. bridge, Edinburgh, described, id. 232. Deanbead Reservoir Act, '39. 211; '42. 194. Deans and Chapters, vicars choral, &c., &c. (Ireland), income of, in 1831, '34. 179. Death, apparent, treatment of persons in cases of, '29. 124, 125. influence of climate on the causes of, '41. 32. causes of, in England and Wales in 1837, '40. 33-37; in 1838, 41. 22-25; in London in 1838, id. 33. punishment of, inflicted from 1820 to 1826, 28. 170; effects of the abolition of, in certain cases, '38. 185; its effect on the number of charges of certain offences, '42. 103; abolition of, punishment of, Bill for, '41. 209; debate on, defeated, id. 211; Bill for total abolition of, again introduced by Mr. F. Kelly, '42. 174; punishment of, for coining, abolished (2 W. IV. c. 34), '33. 130, 131; for stealing in a dwelling-house, and for horse or cattle stealing (2 and 3 W. IV. c. 62), '33. 148; for forgery, except for forging wills and powers of attorney for transferring stock (2 and 3 W. IV. c. 123), id. 169; abolished for forgery (7 W. IV, and 1 Vict. c. 84), '38. 158, 159; for returning from transportation (4 and 5 W. IV. c. 67), 35. 151; for letter-stealing and sacrilege (5 and 6 W. IV. c. 81), '36. 144; for embezzlement by servants of the Bank or South Sea Company, or for demolishing Churches, &c., or for rape, '42. 138; Act abolishing the punishment of, in certain cases, 1837 (7 W. IV. and 1 Vict. c. 91), 38. 163-165; further Act as to other offences (4 and 5 Vict. c. 56), '42. 138, 139. Death, sentences of, in 1818, 1828, and 1838, and for what offences, '40. 133; in 1832, 34. 64; in England and Wales, in 1834, '36. 39-45; 1834, 1835, and 1836, '38. 185; in 1834, 1835, 1836, and 1837, '39. 93; in 1834, 1835, 1836, 1837, and 1838, '40. 134; in each year, in England and Wales, from 1834 to 1839, '41. 114; number of in 1839, id. 113; in 1834, 1838, 1839, and 1840, '42. 104; 1820 and 1840, id. 105; number of sentences of, in Ireland in 1834, '36. 58. number of persons condemned to, in France (1826), '29. 89; in 1828, '30. 215; in England and France (1826), '29. 89. for political offences in France, proposed, '31. 239. power of insects to counter feit, '29. 42. H "Death of Abel," '32. 65. Deaths, number of per cent. from each of twelve classes of diseases in England and Wales, '40. 47— 49; from twelve principal causes of mortality (1838), '41. 28; increase of, per cent. in England and Wales from 1821 to 1831, '41. 28; ages of persons in England and Wales, id. 53, 54; proportionate number of, amongst men and women in England and Wales, in 1838, 1839, and 1840, '42. 50. proportion of, from the use of spirituous liquors, 29, 123. &c., Act for registering, in England (6 and 7 W. IV. c. 86), '37. 141, 142; Act to explain and amend same (7 W. IV. and 1 Vict. c. 22), '38. 130-132. number of registered in the year ending 30th June, 1838, '40. 53; in years ending 30th June, 1838 and 1839, '41. 50-57; abstract of, &c., id. 52-54; in 1837-8, 1838-9, and 1839-40, and in each quarter of the same, '42. 46. in France, from 1817 to 1825, 28. 89; in Paris in 1826, id. ib. See further, MEDICAL and VITAL STATISTICS. Death's-head hawk, '29. 41. Denina, '32. 57. Dent, Mr., his determination of the difference of longitude between two places by chronometer, '41. 44. De Beauvoir, Sir John, tried for perjury, '36. 245. Debdale Hill and South Muskham De Brosses, 31.77; '32. 69. Debt, number of persons confined for in 1828, in the several prisons of London, '30. 214; number of committals for, to the various prisons of the metropolis in 1829, 31. 194; number of warrants for, and writs of execution, and bailable processes in Middlesex and Surrey in 1831, '34. 171, 172. imprisonment for, length of confinement of several persons in 1839, '40. 188; Act abolishing on mesne process (1 and 2 Vict. c. 110), '39. 124. Debt, interest upon the, &c., allowed by a jury (3 and 4 W. IV. c. 42), '34. 124. civil, of small amount, Act for abolishing in Scotland imprisonment for (5 and 6 W. IV. c. 70), '36. 131. Debtors, number of, in the London prisons in 1832, '34. 172; number of, in England and Wales in 1832, '34. 171; Ireland, do, id. ib.; number confined on 1st July, 1839, in the United Kingdom, '40. 188. Decades, French, '30. 20. Decadi, a French revolutionary day, '30. 20. Decagramme (French), its weight, '30. 113. Decalitre (French), its value, '30.113. Decamètre (French), its value, id. ib. "Decamerone," '32. 54. Deccan abandoned to the English, id. 1 and criminal cases (9 G. IV. c. 32), '29. 154, 155; to be taken under the Corporation and Test Act Repeal Act, id. 146; Act enabling persons, &c., &c., to substitute, in lieu of oaths (5 and 6 W. IV. c. 62), '36. 128, 129. See further, MORAVIANS, OATHS, QUAKERS, SEPARATISTS. Declination of the celestial bodies, what, '38. 92. Circles, what they are, '42. 21. Decline and Fall of the Roman Em pire, '32. 62. Decomposition of earths and alkalis, Davy, '29. 60. Decree, the Berlin, '31. 56; the Milan, id. ib. Decussate Melaleuca, '31. 41. "De Die Natali," '32, 53. Dee, John, '37. 23; his works, id. 38-40. Road Act, '38. 212. Deed stamps, produce of, in 1827, '29. 188; amount of duty on, in 1837, '39. 178; the same in 1838, '40. 173. defacing, punishment for (1828), 28. 133; for stealing same, id. ib. "Deeds of the Franks," '32. 68. "Deeds of Philip," id. 67. Deer-stealing, punishment for, 28. 133; snaring, id. 134. Dees, New, population of, '33. 81; Old, id. ib. Defacing documents or records, punishment for, '28. 133; for stealing same, id. ib. "Defence of Christianity," '32. 53. Definitive peace of Vienna, '31. 51. treaty of peace between Great Britain and America, id. 53. Defoe, Daniel, id. 74; '32. 61; his Complete English Tradesinan," extract from, '29. 142. Deformities, exposure of, law relating to (1829), '30. 137. often produced by tight stays, '29. 121. Degree, measurement of, '28. 90. Degrees, hours, how reduced to, '32. 7.* De Guignes, J., '31. 77; '32. 69.. Dei, a Persian month, '30. 19. Deig, battle of, '32. 42. "De Imperio Romano," '32. 61. Deipnosophistæ, id. 49. De Jonge, '31. 79; '32. 74. Delambre, his corrections used for the Nautical Almanac, 29. 15; his measurement of the arc between Dunkirk and Rhodes, '30. 112. Delaware, population of, and number of slaves in, in 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, and 1830, '33. 90; abstract of the constitution, government, legislative and executive, judiciary appointments and elective franchise of (1831), '32. 116; extent, population, and number of representatives, id. 120. Delegates, court of, Bill for abolition of, '33. 205. "De l'Esprit," '32. 69. Delhi, massacre at, id. 27. Delille, '31. 77; '32. 69. De l'Isle, '31. 69; his graduation of the thermometer still used by the Russians, '30.90. Della Torre, 31. 70. Valle, id. 72. Deluge, the, '28. 49. De Lunatico Inquirendo, expenses of commissions diminished (3 and 4 W. IV. c. 36), '34. 118. Demarara, number of slaves in, in 1826, '29. 199; registered number of, in 1817 and 1822, '34. 180; quantity of rum imported from, in 1829, 31. 186; in 1831, '33. 183; sugar, quantity imported from in 1804, '36. 170; fire in, '30.259. and Essequibo, 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; number of Jews in (1829), '30. 100; value of imports and exports into and from in 1833, 37. 164. Demetrius, '31. 73, 78; '32.52. |