Valparaiso, consul-general, and vice- consul at, their salaries (1828),
Valpy, Rev. Dr., dies, '37. 110. "Valteline, History of the," 32.
Value, official, of goods, what it is,
Valuable securities, stealing, pu- nishment for, '38. 162. "Valuable security," meaning of the words, '28. 131; stealing, law relating to, 28. 131; the same altered by 1 Vict. c. 90, '38. 162.
Valve for water-pipes, newly in- vented, '28. 180. Valverda, '31. 73; '32. 71. Van Alphen, '31. 77.
Van Buren, Martin, elected Pre- sident of the United States, 38. 244; his farewell address, '42. 234. Van Dieman's Land, discovered,
30. 96; date of settlement of, how governed, population, im- ports and exports, and tonnage inwards and outward (1831), '32. 101, 105; trade with: coals, quan- tity of, exported to, in 1833, 35. 186; cotton goods, British, quan- tity and value of exports to, in 1833 and 1834, '36. 169; in 1838, 40. 182; hardwares and cutlery, exports to, value of, in 1838, id. 183; hops, quantity of, exported to, and amount of duty on, in 1833, '35. 185; linens, exports to, value of, in 1838, '40. 183, silk manufactures, exports to, value of, in 1838, id. ib.; value of exports to, in 1828, 31. 177; value of exports of British produce, &c., to, in 1828, id. ib. the same, in 1830, 33. 180; the same, in 1831, 34. 159; the same, in 1827, 1830, 1833, 1834, and 1835, '37. 160; in 1836, '38. 174; in 1836 and 1837, '39. 190; in 1838, '40. 181; in 1839, '41. 188; IMPORTS: wheat, quantity of, imported from, in 1833, 35. 180; quantity of wool imported from, in 1832, 34. 166; wool, import of, from,
in 1833, 35. 176; quantity of same, in 1840, '42. 163; value of imports from, and of exports of home produce, &c., and foreign and colonial merchandize to, in 1831, 34. 160; value of imports and exports into, and from, in 1833, 37. 165.
Van Dieman's Land, trade with, see further, NEW SOUTH WALES, the entries of the trade with which generally include that with Van Dieman's Land and Swan River. Van Helen, 31.69. Van Kampen, '31. 79. Van Marnix, `31.71. Van Munster, '31. 71. Van Swieten, '31. 75. Vanbrugh, 31. 74; '32. 61. Vandael, dies, '41. 138. Vandals, '28. 55; in Africa, id. ib. ; subdue Spain, id. ib.
Vander Goes, '31. 75. Vander Heyden, '31. 69. Vander Palm, 31.79.
Vanelloes, duty on (1832), '33. 193.
Vanessa, Atalanta, '29. 41; cardui, id. ib.; caterpillar of, '30. 38; urticæ, '29. 33.
Vanini, 31. 72; '32. 56. Vansittart, Mr., succeeds Clive as governor of Bengal, 32. 29. Varchi, '31. 72; 32. 55. Variances between records and evi- dence, Act to prevent a failure of justice by reason of (9 G. IV. c. 15), 29. 145. Variation of the compass, Columbus, '29. 62.
Various-leaved Banksia, '31. 37; Petrophila, id. 42. Varius, 28. 54.
Varna, siege of, 29. 242; surren- dered to the Russians, id. 245. Varnish, duty on (1829), '30.202. Varnishes, improvement in the ma- nufacture of, 28. 181. Varnished heath, 31. 39. Varro, 31. 65; '32. 52. Vasari, '31. 70; 32. 55. Vasco de Gama, '28. 59. Vasconcellos, F. de, '32. 71. Paulino de, '32. 72. Vatismênil, M. de, appointed grand
master of the University of Paris, '29. 234.
Vattel, '31. 77; '32. 69. Vaucluse, riot at, '42. 237. Vaud, canton of, number of offences,
from 1803 to 1826, '29. 101. "Vaudeville" theatre, burnt, '39. 248.
Vaudois protestants, returns relating to, moved for, '33. 196. Vauquelin, M., his experiments on the nutritive qualities of potatoes, carrots, and turnips, '29. 129. Vauxhall bridge, committee of the Commons, as to opening toll free, appointed, '42. 181.
Gardens sold, '42. 212. or South London water- works, their source of supply, number of tenants, and quantity of supply (1829), 29. 105. Veadar, a Jewish month, '30. 13. Vecchi, Oraz., '31. 72; '32. 56. Vega, Garcilaso de la, '32. 70.
Lope de, '31. 73; '32. 71. Vegetable, sedative, and narcotic poisons, 28. 120; acrid poisons, id. 118, 119; acro-narcotic poi- sons, id. 121-123.
Vegetation, effects of snow on, '30. 37.
Vegetius, '31. 65; Renatus, T. 32. 53.
Velasquez, '31. 75; '32. 71. Veldeck, Heinrich v., '31.68. Velleia paradoxa, '31. 43. Velleius Paterculus, '31. 65; '32.
Vellore, defeat of Nizam and Hyder
Ali at, '32. 31; mutiny at, id. 43. Vellum, duty on (1829), '30. 202. Velvet, see SILK MANUFACTURES. Velyn, P., dies, '37. 110. Venantius, Fortunatus, '31. 67; '32.
Vendeans, peace with the, '28. 63;
pacification with the, '31. 54. Vendemiaire, month of, 30. 20. Vendôme, insurrectionary move- ment at, '37. 257. Vendramini, John, dies, '40. 141. Venereal disease, deaths from, within the Bills of Mortality, in 1827, '29. 110.
Venezuela, Federation of, '31. 57;
independence of, asserted, '31.234; Yanes, president of, id. 236. Venice, foundation of, 28. 55; first doge of, id. 56; gold and silver coins of, their names, value, weight, alloy, and value in Eng- lish money (1829), '30. 110; ceded to Italy, '31. 56; declared a free port, id. 234; consul-ge- neral at, his salary (1828), id. 181; "History of," '32. 55, 56. sumach, 29. 66.
and Lombardy, extent and population of (1831), '33. 54. Ventilation, definition of, '28. 111.
mode of, adopted in the
St. Pancras school, '42. 228.
and household cleanli- ness, observations on, '28. 109— 113. Ventnor, St. Catherine's Church at, account of, '39. 221. Ventôse, month of, '30. 20. Venus, transit of, Horrox, '29. 59. steam-packet, wrecked, '29.
236. Vera Cruz, vice-consul at, his salary (1828), 31. 182. Verdigris, poisonous properties of, and remedy against, 28. 118; produced by the action of acid and air on copper, id. ib.; duty on (1829), 30. 201; 1832, '33. 193; 1836, '37. 129.
Verelst, Mr., president at Calcutta, 32. 31; he resigns, id. ib. "Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft naturforschender Freunde in Ber- lin," referred to, '30. 41. Vermicelli, duty on (1829), '30. 205; 1832, 33. 193. Vermillion, duty on (1829), '30. 201; (1832), '33. 193. Vermont, abstract of the constitu- tion, government, legislative and executive, judiciary appoint- ments, and elective franchise of (1831), 32. 115; extent, popu- lation, and number of representa- tives, id. 120; population of, in 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, and 1830, and number of slaves in, in 1790, *33.90.
Vernal equinox, '28. 29. Vernet, Carl, dies, '38. 128.
Verona, congress of, '28. 65; '31.60. Veronica, the, '28. 35; arvensis, 29. 31, 33.
Verrius Flaccus, '31. 65; '32. 52. Versailles, alliance at, '31.52; peace
of. 28. 62; treaty of, 32. 37; number of English residing at, in 1829, '30. 217.
and Paris Railway,
opened, '40. 260. Verstegan, his "Restitution of De- cayed Intelligence concerning Bri- taine," referred to, '29. 7. Verticillate Banksia, '31. 37. Vertot, 31. 75; '32. 68.
Verulam Club, '30. 160.
Verus, L., 28. 54.
Vervius, treaty at, '31. 45. Vesalio, '31. 70; '32. 55. Vespasian, coins of, found on digging the foundation of the Royal Ex- change, 42. 218. Vespertilio murinus, 29. 30. Vessels, British, Registry Act (3
and 4 W. IV. c. 55), '34. 136; further Act relating to admea- surement of tonnage (5 and 6 W. IV. c. 56), '36. 127.
on canals or rivers, stealing from, punishment for, 28. 132; see further, Navigable CanaLS, and RIVERS.
offences relating to, on the Thames, '40. 153, 154.
one hundred and fifty arrive at Liverpool in one day, '34. 242, 243.
outward bound, masters of, required to carry bags of letters, '40. 156.
owners of (Ireland), liable for losses by fire (6 and 7 W.IV. c. 61), '37. 129.
number of, in the Liverpool Docks, 1828 and 1829, '30. 121.
number built and registered in the British empire, in the years ending 5th January, 1826, 1827, and 1828, 29. 193; number and tonuage of, built and registered in the ports of the United Kingdom, in 1832, 34. 159; number and amount of tonnage of, built and registered in the ports of the Bri.
tish empire, in 1831, 1832, and 1833, 35. ; number and ton- nage of, bailt and registered in 1835, in the ports of the British empire, 37. 165; the same, and number of men employed in, in 1835 and 1836, 38. 176; in 1837, 39. 188; in 1838, 40. 181; in 1839, 41. 190; the same in 1840, 42. 159.
Vessels, number of, belonging to the
ports of the British empire, in 1825, 1826, and 1827, 29. 193; number of, with the amount of their tonnage, that belonged to the several ports of the British empire on 31st December, 1829, 1830, and 1831, 33. 182; number of, belonging to the several ports of the British empire, ou 31st De cember, 1832, and registered ton- nage of same, and number of men employed therein, '34. 159; num- ber of, their tonnage, and number of hands employed in, belonging to the several ports of the British empire, on 31st of December, 1833, 35. 176; number and ton- nage of, and their crews, belong- ing to the British empire, in 1835, '37. 165; in 1836, '38. 176.
number of, with their ton- nage, and number of men belong. ing to the British plantations, in 1838, 40. 185.
number of, employed in the trade of the United Kingdom, for the year ending 5th January, 1829, '30. 207.
employed in foreign trade, number of British and foreign, tonnage of same, and number of hands employed, in 1831, '33. 182; the same in 1840, '12. 160, 161.
and their tonnage employed in the coasting trade of the United Kingdom, in the year ending 5th January, 1833, 35. 174; number and tonnage of, employed in the coasting trade of the United Kingdom, in the years ending 5th January, 1834 and 1835, '36. 162; in 1840, '12. 161.
coasting, number and ton-
nage of, which entered the port of London, in 1838, '40. 187. Vessels, number of, entered inwards
and cleared outwards at ports of the United Kingdom, during three years, ending January 5th, 1828, '29. 193; number of, and their tonnage, that have entered Lon- don and other ports named, from foreign parts, distinguishing the British from foreign, in 1820, 1826, and 1831, 34. 163; entered inwards and cleared outwards in the ports of the United Kingdom, in 1833, and the several countries from which they came, '35. 175; British and foreign, number and tonnage of, which entered inwards and cleared outwards, in the years ended 5th January, 1834 and 1835, '36. 161.
- number and tonnage of, dis- tinguishing the countries to which they belonged, which entered in- wards and cleared outwards from the ports of the United Kingdom, in 1838, '40. 185; the same in 1839, 41. 189; number and ton- nage of vessels which entered the various ports named, in 1839 and 1840, '42. 160.
number of, which passed the Sound, their tonnage and country (1833), '35. 175; number and tonnage of, which passed the Sound, in 1838, '40. 187.
see further, SHIPPING, and SHIPS. Vesta, discovered, '29. 59. Vestia lycioides, '31. 43. Vestries, Act for the better regula-
tion of, and for the appointment of auditors of accounts, in certain parishes of England and Wales (1 and 2 W. IV. c. 60), '32. 167 -170.
Vesuvius, eruption of, '29. 236. Veterinary college, '30. 164. Viaduct proposed in Holborn, '42. 205; also from Whitehall to Southwark Bridge, id. ib. Vibius, '31. 65; sequester, '32. 53. Viburnum lævigatum, 29. 67; odoratissimum, '31. 43; tinus, '29.67.
Vicar, right of, as to the erecting tombstones without his leave, de- cided, 40. 255.
"Vicar of Wakefield," '32. 62. Vicarages, Act permitting the aug- mentation of poor (1 and 2 W. IV. c. 45), '32. 160.
Vicars choral, property of, vested in the Eecclesiastical Commis- sioners, '37. 144.
Vice, Society for the Suppression of,
Vice Admiralty courts, appeals from, transferred to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (3 and 4 W. IV. c. 41), '34. 124. Chancellor Shadwell, 28. 70. of England, amount of salary to any future one, '42. 143..
Chancellor's court, expenses of, in 1836, 38. 187; two new courts erected in Lincoln's-inn, account of, '42. 232, 233.
Chancellors, two, Bill for ap- pointment of, brought in, '41. 204; withdrawn, id. 212; Act for the appointment of, their sa- laries, &c. (5 Vict. c. 5), 42. 142-144.
Treasurer's Office, reductions in, '37. 183.
Vick, escapement clock, '29. 60. Vicramaditya, era of, '30. 25. Victoria, Princess, guardian of, ap- pointed (1 W. IV. c. 2), 32. 135-137.
Queen, accession and pro- clamation of, '38. 246; her mes- sage to parliament on her acces- sion, id. 205; her first speech, id. ib. 206; for other speeches, see QUEEN'S SPEECH; dissolves par- liament, 38. 246; visits Guild- hall, id. 248; is crowned, '39. 250; announces her intention to marry Prince Albert, '41. 253; married to Prince Albert, id. ib.; assassination attempted by Ox- ford, id. 254; she gives birth to a daughter, id. 256; to a son, '42. 244.
Park, Act for making (4
Victoria Rooms, Bristol, account, view, and ground plan of, '39. 243-246; note concerning same, '40. 248.
and Launceston Railway, particulars of, '41. 78. Victorinus, '31. 65; 32. 53. Victorius, '31. 65; '32. 54. Victory, day of, '28. 15. Victuallers, number of, in England
and Scotland, in 1829, '31. 193; in England and Wales, in 1840, '42. 169.
malt, quantity used by, in year ending 10th October, 1839, 41. 196; see MALT. Victualling houses, licences to keep- ers of (9 G. IV. c. 61), '29. 168-173.
Vida, '31. 70; '32. 55. Vienna, Alliance of, 31. 48; Con-
gress, 28. 64; peace of, id. ib.; 31. 57; definitive peace of, id. 51; treaty, id. 50; treaty of alli- ance of, id. 51; treaty of, id. 59.
fire and loss of life at, '31. 236; flood at, and lives lost by, id. 234.
the Turks before, *28. 59. University, '28. 58. Vieta, 31. 71; '32. 67; symbols for quantities, '29. 55.
"Views of Society and Manners,"
Villehardouin, 31. 69; Geoffrey de, '32. 67.
Villèle administration in France, dismissed, 29. 246.
and Peyronnet (French) ministry, dissolved, 29. 233. Villena, '31. 69; '32.70; Ede, id. ib. Villeneuve, '31. 75.
Villiers and Bowring, Messrs., their
first report on the trade between England and France, 35. 111. Villous Aotus, '31. 37; flowered prostanthera, id. 42.
Vinegar, duty on (1829), '30. 205 ; amount produced by duty on, in 1827, 29. 187; quantity of, charged with duty in the years ending 5th April, 1831 and 1832, '33. 181; quantity of, charged with duty, and amount of duty on, in 1833, 35. 183; the same, in 1834, '36. 160; in 1836, '38. 181; in 1837, '39. 177; same, and quantity charged, in 1838, 40. 173; produce of additional duties on, in 1810 and 1841, 42. 153.
adulteration of, '36. 24. proposed alteration in the duties on (1835), `35. 111.
dealers, excise survey on,
discontinued, '37. 123. Vineis, P. de, '31. 68.
Vincent, Mr. Henry, motion for the removal of, '41. 208.
square, church building in,
'37. 229; completed, '38. 218; account of, id. 219, 220. Vincentius, 31. 69.
of Beauvais, 32 67.
Vinci, L. da, '32. 55.
Professor, his tables used for the Nautical Almanac, '29. 15. Vinculum, definition and sign of, '28. 106.
Vinland, or Winenland, discovered, '30. 93.
Viola lutea, '29. 37; odorata, id. ib. Violence, robbery with, punishment for, 28. 131; and see law al- tered, '38. 160, 161.
Violet, its seeding time, and mode of, '29. 37; the early, or March, *28. 33.
Violet-flowered prostanthera, 31. 42.
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