Siege, Paris in a state of, '33. 230; Silk Duties Act (10 G. IV. c. 23),

ilegality of the declaration, id. ib. *30. 175; daty on (1829), id.
Sierra Leone, proposed abandon 200; manufactures, duty on

ment of, 31 207; valae of im (1829), id., 205 ; amount of
ports and exports into, and from, doty on, in 1830, 1831, and
1333, 37. 165,

1832, '34. 161; importation of
and Gambia, date of foreign, on a duty, 28. 67.
settlement of, how governed, po raw and thrown, value of, im-
palation, imports and exports, ported, in 1827, 28. 167; raw and
andi tonnage inwards and outwards waste, quantity of, imported, from
(1931), 32. 104, 105.

1824 to 1828, 29.191; (various)
Sievier and Powler, Messrs., their import, export and home con.

premiam fora design for the Nelson sumption of, in 1828, '31. 175;
monument, '40. 222.

raw, thrown, and manufactured,
Seyes, Abbé, dies, '37. 110, 254. quantity of, entered for home
Sizebert, '31. 66; 32. 63.

consumption, in 1829, and amount
“ Sigismund, Life of,” '32. 63. of duty, and quantity exported,
Siga Manual Bill, '31. 205.

id. 188, 189; raw and thrown,
forgery of, high treason, import, export, and home con-
and punishable with death (1 W. sumption of, 1830, '32. 179;
IV. c.66), '31. 157.

'33. 177; in 1831, '34. 156;
Signals, false, to ships, punishment raw, waste and thrown, quantity

for exbibiting, in 1828, 28. 143; of, imported, and from whence,
see also, Ships and SHIPWRECK.

and entered for home consump-
Siguet, Clerk of the, Act regulating tion, in 1832, 31. 168; and Bri-
(2 W. IV. c. 49), '33. 146.

tish silk goods, importation and
Sigts, explanation of, used in ma exportation of, from 1820 to 1833,

thematical operations to denote '35 179; raw, waste, and thrown,
the relation of numbers, magni imported and exported, in 1833
tude, and quantities, '28. 104 and 1834, '36. 170; import and
106.

home consumption of, &c., in
for quantities, Vietà, *29.55. 1836, '38. 177; raw, waste,
Sikhs, Confederation of the, its ex thrown, &c., imports of, value of,

tent, population, chief, capital, in 1834 and 1835, 37. 163; im.
religion, revenue, and army, in port and home consumption of,
1828, 29. 72, 73.

and duty on, in 1837, '39. 185;
Silbergros (Prussia), its value, &c. the same, in 1838, '40. 177; the
(1829), '30. 107.

same, in 1839, 41. 181; the
Silbergroschen, pieces of thirty and same, in 1840, '42. 157.

of five, their value, &c. (1829), export of, value of, in 1834
*30. 107.

and 1835, '37. 162.
Silesia, taken by Prussia, '28. 61; India, import and export of,

given to Prussia, '31. 51; extent in 1833 and 1834, '36. 170.
and population of (1831), '33. - and silk goods, value of, sold
55; address to the Diet of, '42. at India Company's sales, in
239.

1834-35, '36. 171.
and Moravia, extent and factories, number of, in the
population of (1831), '33. 53. United Kingdom, and number
Silius Italicus, '28. 54 ; '31. 65; and ages of persons employed
32. 53.

therein, in 1835, '36. 181, 182.
Silistria, siege of, raised, '29. 246; manufactories, disputes be-

siege of, '30. 262; surrender of, tween masters and servants in
id. 263.

(10 G. IV. c. 52), '30. 188.
Silk, first brought from India, '28.55. manufacturers, allowances to,
for clothing, '29, 121.

see Soap,

27.

184;

same, in 1834, '37. 177; the tion of the proposed allowance to
same, and length of the roads, in Prince Albert, '41. 201.
1839, 42. 122 ; tolls collected on, Sicilian vespers, '28. 57.
in 1831 and 1839, id. 118.

wine, see WINES, FOREIGN.
Shropshire Roads Act, '35. 222. Sicilies (Two), extent, population,

quantity of iron made, and military force of, in 1828,
and of furnaces in, in 1827, '29. 28. 71; kingdom of the Two, its
196.

extent, population, sovereign, ca-
and North Wales Assu pital, religion, revenue, debt, army
rance Company Act, '38. 209. and navy, in 1828, '29. 72, 73;
Shrove Sunday, '28. 8; Tuesday, extent, population, and military
id. 18.

and naval force of (1831), '33.
Shrub, Act reducing duty on, made 55 ; population and sovereign of

in India (4 Vict. c. 8), '42. 125, (1836), '36. 107.
126.

Sicily, conquered by Sextus Pom-
Shrubby stylidium, '31. 43; trefoil, peius, 28. 54; garrisoned by
29. 66.

English, '31. 57; extent and pro
Shubat, a Syrian month, '30. 17. pulation of, in 1828, 28. 1. ;
Shukrobar, a Hindoo day, '30. extent and population of (1831),

'33. 55; gold and silver coins of,
Shumac, duty on (1829), '30. 200; their names, value, weight, alloy,

import and home consumption of, and value in English money
in 1828, 31. 175 ; in 1830, '32. (1829), '30. 108.
179; '33. 177 ; iu 1831, '34. 156; -“ History of,” '32. 54.
import and home consumption “ History of the Saracens in,"
of, and duty on, in 1837, +39. 32. 78.

the same, in 1838, '40. 176 ; Sick Children, Royal Metropolitan
the same, in 1839, '41. 183; the Infirmary for, '30. 140.
same, iu 1810, '42. 156

Sick-rooms, mode of fumigating,
Shumla, heights of, occupied by the 28. 112.
Russians, '29. 242.

Sickler, Dr. F. K. L., dies, '37.110.
Shun-che, emperor of China, '30. Sicyon, founded, '28. 50.
28.

Sida Pulchella, 31. 43.
Shutlanger Inclosure Act,'41. 215. Siddons, Mrs., dies, '32. 238.
Shuttlehanger Inclosure Act, '41. Sidereal year, used in India, '30. 24.
215.

Sideroxylou melanophleim, '31. 43.
Siak, kingdom of (Sumatra), its ex. Sidmouth, population of, '33. 60;
tent, population, capital, and re. difference of time between, and
ligion, in 1828, '29. 74, 75.

London, '31. 15; Harbour Act,
Siam, extent, population, and mili '37. 224; Market Act, '40. 214.
tary force of, in 1828, '28. 72;

Lord, his circular, 28.
kingdom of, its extent, popula 65; resigns his pension, '37. 189.
tion, sovereign, capital, religion, Sidney, A., '31. 72.
revenue, and army, in 1828, 29.

Sir Philip, '31. 70; *32.
72, 73; treaty with, '28. 67; 59.
cotton goods, British, quantity Sidonius, '31, 65; Apollinaris, '32.
and value of exports to, in 1831, 54.
'36. 169.

Sieben-gebirge mountains, and their
ports of, value of export of several heights, '33. 44; alpha-
British produce, &c. to, in 1830, betical index to same, &c., id. 49
'33. 180; value of exports to, in -53.
1827, 1830, 1833, 1834, and Siebenburgen, increase of iuhabitants
1835, '37. 160.

in, 29. 77.
Siberia, discovered, '30. 95.

Siedlez, battle of, '32. 237.
Sibthorp, Colonel, moves the reduc 'Siege of Paris,': '32. 66.

Silk manufactures, value of, ex in each of the quarters of 1833,

ported, in 1827, '28. 167; amount '35. 172; quantity received at,
of British manufactured, exported and delivered from the Bank of
in the years 1826, 1827, and 1828, England, in 1834 and 1835, '37.
'30. 214; declared value of ex 156; and gold, quantity of, re-
ports of, in 1828, '31. 176; de ceived at, and delivered from the
clared value, in 1830, '33. 179: Bank of England, in 1834, 1835, 1
in 1831, '34. 158; British, value and 1836, 38. 171; the same,
of, exported, from 1820 10 1833, in 1835, 1836, and 1837, 39.
'35. 179; value of exports of, in 180.
years ending 5th January, 1833 Silver fir, 29. 66.
and 1834, id. 173; in 1833 and

plate, weight of, wrought,
1834, '36. 157; in 1835, '37. manufactured in Great Britain,
168; in 1835 and 1836, 38. 177; from 1803 to 1813, and from
exports of, value of, in 1834 and 1813 to 1823, and drawbacks on
1835, '37. 161; the same,

in

same, '34. 165; old, intended for
1835, 1836, and 1837, '39. 183; private use, duty on (1836), '37.
the same, in 1838, '40. 180; the 128; silver and gold plate, amount
same, in 1839, '41. 187 ; in 1840, of duty on, in 1826 and 1832, '34.
?42. 162; exports of, from Ire 166; duty on, in 1835 and 1836,
land in 1825 and 1835, '39. 189; '38. 197 ; stamps on, amount of,
(India), exports of, value of, in in 1837, '39. 178; the same, in
1834 and 1835, '37. 162; of 1838, '40. 173.
Europe, import and exports of, in plate (Scotland), Act regu.
1833 and 1834, 36. 170; (Eu lating standard, assay, and mak-
ropean), import and home con ing of (6 and 7 W.IV. c. 69), :37.
sumption of, and duty on, in 1837, 130,
'39. 185; the same, in 1838, '40.

and gold foreign coins, ac-
177; the same, in 1839, 41. 184; count of, and of their intrinsic and

in 1840, '42. 157 (Indian), id. ib. relative value (1829), '30. 102–
Silk-weavers' Society, '30. 157.

111.
Silk-worms brought to Europe, '28.

nitrate of, poisonous pro-
56.

perties of, and remedies against,
Silky cystisus, *31.38; Grevillea, id. 28. 117.

40; Patersonia, id. 42; Poda Silver-tree Leptospermum, '31. 41.
lyria, id. ib.

Sim, Metaphrasta, '31. 66; *32. 50.
Silver, value of, raised in the several

Simeon, '31. 73.
mining countries of America and

of Durham, '32. 58; '37.
Russia, from 1790 to 1809, and 22; his works, id. 23.
from 1810 to 1829, -34. 180.

Hejara, '32. 46.
price of, in 1834, '36. 153.

of Polotsk, id. 76.
money, number of shillings

of Suodal, '31. 69; '32.
coined from a pound troy of, *28. 76.
165; amount of, coined, from Simocatta, '31. 66.
1790 to 1829, '34. 153; value of, Simon, '31. 75.
coined at the Mint, during 1833, Simonides, '28. 51 ; '31. 64; '32.
'35. 171; coined, from 1816 to 48.
1828, 29. 189; value, coined in Simple contract debts, freehold
1834 and 1835, '37. 155; value and copyhold estates assets for
of, coined, at the Mint, in 1836

payment of (3 and 4 W. IV. c.
and 1837, 39. 181; quantity 104), '34. 14..
coined, from 1816 to 1840, '42. Simple-leaved Kennedia, '31. 40.
155.

Simplicius, '31. 66; '32.50.
quantity received at, and de- Simpson, Mr., commits suicide, '4).
livered from the Bank of England, 254.

13.

Sin, one of the Chinese celestial “ Siphre," the, id. ib.
signs, '30, 27.

“ Sir Tristrem,” '32. 58.
Sinclair, Sir John, dies, '37. 252. Sirhowey Railway, particulars of,
Sinde, extent, population, and mili 41. 62; tramroad, account of,

tary force of, in 1828, '28. 71; '37. 86; '41. 62.

see also, SCINDE and Scindia. Sirius, or the Dog-star, '28. 12.
Sindhy, triumvirate of, its extent, “Sirius" steam-ship, its passage

be.
population, chief, capital, religion, tween New York and London,
revenue, and army, in 1828, 29. '39. 97; arrives at New York, id.
72, 73.

250.
Sindia, kingdom of, its extent, po Sirsa, Samuel, '31.70; '32. 47.

pulation, sovereign, capital, reli Sishambe, a Persian day, '30. 21.
gions, revenue, and army, in 1828, Sisyphus, 28. 50.
'29. 72. 73.

Sites for schools, see Schools.
Sinecure Church Preferment, Act Sivan, 28. 14; a Jewish month, '30.

relating to vacancies in, during
the Church Commission (5 and 6 Sixpence, weight of, '28. 165; 29.
W. IV. c. 30), '36. 119, 120; 189.
time of same extended (6 and 7 Sixpences, number of, coined in
W. IV. c. 30), '37. 130; further 1834, '36. 153; value of, coined,
extended (7 W. IV. and i Vict. in 1834 and 1835, '37. 155; in
c. 71), '38. 153.

1836 and 1837, '39. 181; num-
Sines, arithmetic of, 29. 57; Chris ber coined, from 1816 to 1810,
tian Mayer, id. ib.

'42. 155.
Singapore, great fire at, '31. 234;

worn, withdrawn and re-
sugar, quantity imported from, coined, in 1834, quantity of, -36.
in 1834, '36. 170;. tin, quantity 153.
of, imported from, in 1833, '35. Sizepoli, taken by the Russians, '30.
180; in 1835, '37. 168; in 1836, 261.
38. 178.

Skelton, John, '31. 70; '32. 59.
Singing of birds, Pennant's opinion Skelton and Newcastle-under-Lyme
on, '29. 39.

Road Act, '41. 219.
Single life contingencies, disserta Skerries, population of, in 1821 and

tion on the calculation of, by A. 1831, 34. 89.
De Morgan, '40. 5—24; further Skin, dressing in morocco, method
observations on the same subject, of, '38. 21.
42. 1–19.

Skins, duty on (1829), '30. 200;
Singleton, Henry, dies, '40. 141. (1829), id. 203; (1832), '33.
Sinking fund, originally applied by 193; and hides, amount of duty

Sir Robert Walpole, *32. 85; on, in 1830, 1831, and 1832, 3i.
brought forward" by Mr. Pitt, 164.
id. ib.; fallacy of, id. 80; the

import, export, and home
same, explained, id. 85, 86; by consumption of, in 1828, '31.
what means it was apparently 175; in 1830, '32. 179; '33.
kept up, id. 88; account of, from 177; in 1831, '34. 156; imports
5th April, 1837, to 5th April, of, value of, in 1834 and 1835,
1838, 39. 176; Act for (10 G. '37. 163; import and home con-
IV. c. 27), '30. 179.

sumption of, and duty on, in
Sion Chapel, Hampstead, marriages 1837, -39. 186; the same, in 1838,
at, '37. 68.

'40. 178; the same, in 1839, '41.
College, delivery of published 185; the same, in 1840, '12. 158.
books to, dispensed with, '37. and hides, foreign, home con-
146.

sumption of, in 1836, '38. 179.
Siöröd, peace of, '31. 47.

and furs, ex ports of, value of,
Siphra,” the, '32. 46.

in 1834 and 1835, '37. 162.