tures to the chapel of the same establishment, id. 216. Shrewton, great flood at, '42. 235. Shropshire, extent and population
of, and number of sessions, ma- gistrates, and parishes in, 28. 78; population of, and of the princi- pal towns of, in 1811, 1821, and 1831, value of real property in, and its representation, '33. 71; summary of same in 1821 and 1831, distinguishing the sexes, id. 88; 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; dif- ference of time between the prin- cipal towns of, and Loudon, '31. 19; bastards, number of, born in, in 1830, '34. 88; num- ber of, in 1835 and 1837, '38. 192; charity property, income of, in (1834), 35. 191; rental of charities and income of schools in, '36. 175; education, pro- portion per cent. of persons mar. ried in the year ended June 1840, who could write, '42. 171; electors, county, number of, in, in 1834 and 1835, '37. 182; excise licences issued, and public-houses in, number of (1831), 32. 185; families, number of, in, and how occupied, in 1811, 1821, and 1831, 34. 86, 87; houses, num- ber of, in, in 1801, 1811, 1821, and 1831, id. 84, 85; number of, inhabited, uninhabited, and build- ing, in 1841, '42. 107; jurors in, in 1835, 37. 175; lunatics, &c., pauper, proportion of, to popula- tion, in 1837, 38. 193; marriages, buildings registered for solemniza- tion of (1840), '41. 199; propor- tion of persons married under twenty-one years of age, in the year ended June 1840, 42. 171; occupations of persons in (1831), '35. 83, 84; offenders in, and pro- portion 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; amount 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 the year ending 25th March, 1830, '32. 184; for the year ending 25th March, 1831, '33. 187; expended on the poor, in the year ending Easter 1832, 34. 174; amount of rates levied in, and expenditure of same, for year ending 25th March, 1833, 35. 189; in the year ending 25th March, 1834, '36. 174; the same in the years ending 25th March, 1834, 1836, and 1837, '38. 188; decrease of same, in 1837, compared with 1834, id. 190; proportion of pau- pers relieved to the population, in 1839 and 1840, 42. 168; SAV- INGS BANKS, friendly and chari- table societies, amount of deposits and accounts in (1831), '32. 102; savings banks, deposits and de- positors, increase of, between 1833 and 1834, 36. 103; sa- vings banks, average amounts deposited in, and proportion of depositors to population of (1835), '37. 72; state of, on 20th Novem- ber, 1837, '39. 134; savings banks, friendly societies, and cha- ritable institutions, number of, and of depositors, and amount of deposits in, in November 1936, '38. 193; on 20th November, 1838, '40. 189; on 20th November, 1839, '41. 194; on 20th November, 1840, 42. 166; SCHOOLS: en- dowed, unendowed, and Sunday schools in, in 1818, '29. 91; un- endowed day-schools in, in 1818 and 1828, id. 93; number of Church of England schools in, and of scholars in same (1832), '33. 121; TAXES: amount of land and assessed taxes of, in 1829, '31. 172; 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
in 1834, 37. 177; the same, and length of the roads, in 1839, 42. 122; tolls collected on, in 1834 and 1839, id. 118. Shropshire Roads Act, '35. 222.
quantity of iron made, and of furnaces in, in 1827, '29. 196.
and North Wales Assu- rance Company Act, '38. 209. Shrove Sunday, 28. 8; Tuesday, id. 18.
Shrub, Act reducing duty on, made in India (4 Vict. c. 8), '42. 125, 126.
Shrubby stylidium, '31. 43; trefoil, '29.66.
Shubat, a Syrian month, '30. 17. Shukrobar, a Hindoo day, '30.
Shumac, duty on (1829), '30. 200; import and home consumption of, in 1828, 31. 175; in 1830, '32. 179; '33. 177; in 1831, '34. 156; import and home consumption of, and duty on, in 1837, 39. 184; the same, in 1838, '40.176; the same, in 1839, '41. 183; the same, in 1840, '42. 156
Shumla, heights of, occupied by the Russians, 29. 242.
Shun-che, emperor of China, '30.
Shutlanger Inclosure Act, '41. 215. Shuttlehanger Inclosure Act, '41. 215.
Siak, kingdom of (Sumatra), its ex- tent, population, capital, and re- ligion, in 1828, '29. 74, 75. Siam, extent, population, and mili-
tary force of, in 1828, '28. 72; kingdom of, its extent, popula- tion, sovereign, capital, religion, revenue, and army, in 1828, 29. 72, 73; treaty with, '28. 67; cotton goods, British, quantity and value of exports to, in 1834, '36. 169.
ports of, value of export of British produce, &c. to, in 1830, '33. 180; value of exports to, in 1827, 1830, 1833, 1834, and 1835, '37. 160. Siberia, discovered, '30. 95. Sibthorp, Colonel, moves the reduc-
tion of the proposed allowance to Prince Albert, '41. 201. Sicilian vespers, '28. 57.
wine, see WINES, FOREIGN. Sicilies (Two), extent, population, and military force of, in 1828, 28. 71; kingdom of the Two, its extent, population, sovereign, ca- pital, religion, revenue, debt, army and navy, in 1828, '29. 72, 73; extent, population, and military and naval force of (1831), 33. 55; population and sovereign of (1836), '36. 107.
Sicily, conquered by Sextus Pom- peius, 28. 54; garrisoned by English, '31. 57; extent and pr- pulation of, in 1828,28. Î. ; extent and population of (1831), '33. 55; gold and silver coins of, their names, value, weight, alloy, and value in English money (1829), '30. 108.
History of," 32. 54. "History of the Saracens in," '32. 78.
Sick Children, Royal Metropolitan Infirmary for, '30. 140. Sick-rooms, mode of fumigating, 28. 112.
Sickler, Dr. F. K. L., dies, '37.110. Sicyon, founded, '28. 50. Sida Pulchella, 31. 43. Siddons, Mrs., dies, '32. 238. Sidereal year, used in India, '30. 24. Sideroxylon melanophleim, 31. 43. Sidmouth, population of, 33. 60;
difference of time between, and London, '31. 15; Harbour Act, '37. 224; Market Act, '40. 214. Lord, his circular, 28. 65; resigns his pension, '37. 189. Sidney, A., 31. 72.
Sir Philip, '31. 70; 32.
Sidonius, '31. 65; Apollinaris, '32.
Siege, Paris in a state of, '33. 230;
illegality of the declaration, id. ib. Sierra Leone, proposed abandon- ment of, '31. 207; value of im- ports and exports into, and from, 1833, '37. 165.
and Gambia, date of settlement of, how governed, po- pulation, imports and exports, and tonnage inwards and outwards (1831), '32. 104, 105. Sievier and Fowler, Messrs., their premium for a design for the Nelson monument, '40. 222. Sieyes, Abbé, dies, '37. 110, 254. Sigebert, '31. 66; '32. 63. "Sigismund, Life of," '32. 63. Sign Manual Bill, '31. 205.
-forgery of, high treason, and punishable with death (1 W. IV. c. 66), '31. 157. Signals, false, to ships, punishment for exhibiting, in 1828, 28. 143; see also, SHIPS and SHIPWRECK. Signet, Clerk of the, Act regulating (2 W. IV. c. 49), '33. 146. Signs, explanation of, used in ma- thematical operations to denote the relation of numbers, magni- tude, and quantities, '28. 104-
for quantities, Vietà, '29. 55. Sikhs, Confederation of the, its ex- tent, population, chief, capital, religion, revenue, and army, in 1828, 29. 72, 73. Silbergros (Prussia), its value, &c. (1829), '30. 107.
Silbergroschen, pieces of thirty and of five, their value, &c. (1829), '30. 107. Silesia, taken by Prussia, '28. 61; given to Prussia, '31. 51; extent and population of (1831), '33. 55; address to the Diet of, 42. 239.
and Moravia, extent and population of (1831), '33. 53. Silius Italicus, '28. 54; '31. 65;
Silistria, siege of, raised, '29. 246; siege of, '30. 262; surrender of, id. 263.
Silk, first brought from India, 28. 55. for clothing, '29. 121.
Silk Duties Act (10 G. IV. c. 23), '30. 175; duty on (1829), iḍ. 200; manufactures, duty on (1829), id., 205; amount of duty on, in 1830, 1831, and 1832, 34. 164; importation of foreign, on a duty, 28. 67.
raw and thrown, value of, im- ported, in 1827, 28. 167; raw and waste, quantity of, imported, from 1824 to 1828, 29. 191; (various) import, export and home con- sumption of, in 1828, '31. 175; raw, thrown, and manufactured, quantity of, entered for home consumption, in 1829, and amount of duty, and quantity exported, id. 188, 189; raw and thrown, import, export, and home con- sumption of, 1830, 32. 179; '33. 177; in 1831, '34. 156; raw, waste and thrown, quantity of, imported, and from whence, and entered for home consump- tion, in 1832, 34. 168; and Bri- tish silk goods, importation and exportation of, from 1820 to 1833, '35 179; raw, waste, and thrown, imported and exported, in 1833 and 1834, '36. 170; import and home consumption of, &c., in 1836, 38. 177; raw, waste, thrown, &c., imports of, value of, in 1834 and 1835, '37. 163; im- port and home consumption of, and duty on, in 1837, '39. 185; the same, in 1838, '40. 177; the same, in 1839, 41. 184; the same, in 1840, '42. 157.
export of, value of, in 1834 and 1835, 37. 162.
India, import and export of, in 1833 and 1834, 36. 170.
and silk goods, value of, sold at India Company's sales, in 1834-35, '36. 171.
factories, uumber of, in the United Kingdom, and number and ages of persons employed therein, in 1835, '36. 181, 182.
manufactories, disputes be- tween masters and servants in (10 G. IV. c. 52), 30. 188. manufacturers, allowances to,
Silk manufactures, value of, ex- ported, in 1827, 28. 167; amount of British manufactured, exported in the years 1826, 1827, and 1828, '30. 214; declared value of ex- ports of, in 1828, '31. 176; de- clared value, in 1830, 33. 179: in 1831, '34. 158; British, value of, exported, from 1820 to 1833, '35. 179; value of exports of, in years ending 5th January, 1833 and 1834, id. 173; in 1833 and 1834, 36. 157; in 1835, 37. 168; in 1835 and 1836, 38. 177; exports of, value of, in 1834 and 1835, 37. 161; the same, in 1835, 1836, and 1837, '39. 183; the same, in 1838, '40. 180; the same, in 1839, '41. 187; in 1840, '42. 162; exports of, from Ire- land in 1825 and 1835, 39. 189; (India), exports of, value of, in 1834 and 1835, 37. 162; of Europe, import and exports of, in 1833 and 1834, 36. 170; (Eu- ropean), import and home con- sumption of, and duty on, in 1837, '39. 185; the same, in 1838, '40. 177; the same, in 1839, 41. 184; in 1840, '42. 157 (Indian), id. ib. Silk-weavers' Society, '30. 157. Silk-worms brought to Europe, '28. 56.
Silky cystisus, 31.38; Grevillea, id. '40; Patersonia, id. 42; Poda- lyria, id. ib.
Silver, value of, raised in the several mining countries of America and Russia, from 1790 to 1809, and from 1810 to 1829, 34. 180.
price of, in 1834, '36. 153. money, number of shillings coined from a pound troy of, 28. 165; amount of, coined, from 1790 to 1829, 34. 153; value of, coined at the Mint, during 1833, '35. 171; coined, from 1816 to 1828, 29. 189; value, coined in 1834 and 1835, '37. 155; value of, coined, at the Mint, in 1836 and 1837, '39. 181; quantity coined, from 1816 to 1840, '42. 155.
quantity received at, and de- livered from the Bank of England,
in each of the quarters of 1833, '35. 172; quantity received at, and delivered from the Bank of England, in 1834 and 1835, '37. 156; and gold, quantity of, re- ceived at, and delivered from the Bank of England, in 1834, 1835, and 1836, 38. 171; the same, in 1835, 1836, and 1837, '39. 180.
Silver fir, '29. 66.
plate, weight of, wrought, manufactured in Great Britain, from 1803 to 1813, and from 1813 to 1823, and drawbacks on same, '34. 165; old, intended for private use, duty on (1836), '37. 128; silver and gold plate, amount of duty on, in 1826 and 1832, 34. 166; duty on, in 1835 and 1836, '38. 197; stamps on, amount of, in 1837, 39. 178; the same, in 1838, '40. 173.
plate (Scotland), Act regu- lating standard, assay, and mak ing of (6 and 7 W. IV. c. 69), '37. 130.
and gold foreign coins, ac- count of, and of their intrinsic and relative value (1829), '30. 102— 111.
nitrate of, poisonous pro- perties of, and remedies against, '28. 117.
Silver-tree Leptospermum, '31. 41. Sim, Metaphrasta, '31. 66; 32, 50. Simeon, '31. 73.
of Durham, '32. 58; '37. 22; his works, id. 23. Hejara, '32. 46.
of Polotsk, id. 76.
of Suodal, '31. 69; '32.
76. Simocatta, 31. 66. Simon, 31. 75.
Simonides, '28. 51; '31. 64; '32. 48.
Simple contract debts, freehold and copyhold estates assets for payment of (3 and 4 W. IV. c. 104), '34. 146. Simple-leaved Kennedia, '31. 40. Simplicius, 31. 66; '32.50. Simpson, Mr., commits suicide, '41. 254.
Sin, one of the Chinese celestial
signs, '30. 27. Sinclair, Sir John, dies, '37. 252. Sinde, extent, population, and mili- tary force of, in 1828, '28.71; see also, SCINDE and SCINDIA. Sindhy, triumvirate of, its extent, population, chief, capital, religion, revenue, and army, in 1828, '29. 72, 73.
Sindia, kingdom of, its extent, po- pulation, sovereign, capital, reli- gions, revenue, and army, in 1828, '29. 72. 73. Sinecure Church Preferment, Act relating to vacancies in, during the Church Commission (5 and 6 W. IV. c. 30), '36. 119, 120; time of same extended (6 and 7 W. IV. c. 30), '37. 130; further extended (7 W. IV. and 1 Vict. C. 71), '38. 153.
Sines, arithmetic of, 29. 57; Chris- tian Mayer, id. ib. Singapore, great fire at, 31. 234; sugar, quantity imported from, in 1834, '36. 170;. tin, quantity of, imported from, in 1833, '35. 180; in 1835, '37. 168; in 1836, '38. 178.
Singing of birds, Pennant's opinion on, '29. 39. Single life contingencies, disserta-
tion on the calculation of, by A. De Morgan, '40. 5-24; further observations on the same subject, '42. 1-19.
Singleton, Henry, dies, '40. 141. Sinking fund, originally applied by Sir Robert Walpole, 32. 85; brought forward by Mr. Pitt, id. ib.; fallacy of, id. 80; the same, explained, id. 85, 86; by what means it was apparently kept up, id. 88; account of, from 5th April, 1837, to 5th April, 1838, 39. 176; Act for (10 G. IV. c. 27), '30. 179. Sion Chapel, Hampstead, marriages at, '37. 68.
College, delivery of published books to, dispensed with, '37.
Sirsa, Samuel, '31.70; '32. 47. Sishambe, a Persian day, '30. 21. Sisyphus, 28. 50.
Sites for schools, see SCHOOLS. Sivan, 28. 14; a Jewish month, '30. 13.
Sixpence, weight of, '28. 165; 29. 189.
Sixpences, number of, coined in
1834, '36. 153; value of, coined, in 1834 and 1835, '37. 155; in 1836 and 1837, '39. 181; num- ber coined, from 1816 to 1840, '42. 155.
worn, withdrawn and re- coined, in 1834, quantity of, 36. 153.
Sizepoli, taken by the Russians, '30.
Skelton, John, '31. 70; '32. 59. Skelton and Newcastle-under-Lyme Road Act, '41. 219.
Skerries, population of, in 1821 and 1831, 34. 89.
Skin, dressing in morocco, method of, '38. 21.
Skins, duty on (1829), '30. 200; (1829), id. 203; (1832), '33. 193; and hides, amount of duty on, in 1830, 1831, and 1832, 31. 164.
import, export, and home consumption of, in 1828, 31. 175; in 1830, '32. 179; '33. 177; in 1831, 34. 156; imports of, value of, in 1834 and 1835, 37. 163; import and home con- sumption 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.
and hides, foreign, home con- sumption of, in 1836, '38. 179.
and furs, exports of, value of, in 1834 and 1835, '37, 162.
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