Deaths-continued.

X. 261; Wix, mrs. F. 270; Wood,
F. 340; Wood, gen. J. S. 304; Wool-
gar, J. W. 270; Wormald, mrs. M.
328; Wormeley, J. P. 249; Worsop,
mrs. D. 253; Wray, mrs. C. E. 251;
Wren, miss C. M. B. 308; Wright,
R.N. capt. 353; Wright, R. 334;
Wynn, maj. W. 291; Wyon, W. 342;
Wyon, mrs. C. S. 263; Wyse, miss
J. E. 288

Young, mrs. J. 340; Young, capt.
K. 302; Young, miss M. 333
DENMARK-Formal submission of the
revolted duchies of Schleswig-Hol-
stein to the King, [279]

Ecclesiastical Titles Assumption Bill,
14 & 15 Vict., c. 49, 457
Exhibition of the Royal Academy, 59.
EXHIBITION OF THE WORKS OF IN-
DUSTRY OF ALL NATIONS-The Build-
ing, 496; its Decoration, 498; ar-
rangement and classification of the
Articles, 499; awards of the Council
and Prize Medals in sections and
classes, 500

FINANCE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR 1851.
-i. Public Income, 418; ii. Public
Expenditure, 420; iii. Disposition of
Grants, 421; iv. Unfunded Debt,
431; v. Public Funded Debt, 432;
vi. Trade of the United Kingdom,
434; Navigation, 435, 436
Fires-a cotton-mill destroyed at Man-
chester, 4; in St. Martin's Lane, three
lives lost, 5; in Little Britain, 6;
great fire in Houndsditch, 7; destruc-
tive fire in Tooley-street, 12; in East-
cheap, 13; numerous fires on the
same night, 18; burning of the Buck-
inghamshire East Indiaman in the
Hooghly, 18; in Oxford-street, 22;
destruction of the Upper House of
Parliament at Berlin, 22; in the New
Kent-road, and loss of life, 36; at the
Thames Bank Depository, 47; con-
flagration at St. Francisco, 60; several
ships destroyed by fire at sea-the
St. Clair, the Rosalind, the Ganges,
the Ardaseer, the Caroline, 64; cala-
mitous fire in Love-lane, 68; the
Ariel opium clipper burnt in the
Hooghly, 73; destructive conflagration
in Southwark, 83; in a ship-building
yard at Havre, 117; at Richmond,
124; destruction of Horne's coach
factory, Long-acre, 137; at Rother-
hithe, 149; on the Eastern Counties
Railway at Bethnal-green, 152; con-

Fires-continued.

flagration at Buffalo, U. S., 153; fire
and loss of life at Fiskerton, 199;
at Collard's pianoforte manufactory,

201

FRANCE-Alleged instructions by Gen.
Changarnier to the troops; "inter-
pellations" by M. Napoleon Bona-
parte in the Assembly; Gen. Chan-
garnier denies their existence, [183];
election of Questors hostile to the
Ministry, who resign; the President
refuses to accept any Ministry not
prepared to dismiss Gen. Chan-
garnier; a Ministry at length formed,
[184]; the General replaced by Gen.
Baraguay d'Hilliers; his order of the
day, [184]; attack on the new Minis-
try; defence of M. Baroche, Minister
of the Interior, [185]; speeches of
MM. Berryer, Baroche, Dufaure,
Rouher, and Gen. Bedeau; Com-
mittee appointed; its report, [187];
M. St. Beuve moves a Resolution of
want of confidence in the Ministry;
debate thereon; speeches of MM.
Mouet, Baroche [190], Flandin [192],
Berryer [193], and Lamartine [194];
M. Baroche again defends the Mini-
stry, [194]; Gen. Changarnier defends
his conduct; M. Thiers opposes the
Ministry, [195]; Gen. Cavaignac op-
poses the resolution, [197]; M. Ba-
roche, [198]; M. St. Beuve's resolu-
tion carried by a large majority, and
the Ministry resign, [199]; the Pre-
sident forms a provisional Ministry
independent of the Assembly, [199];
his Message to the Assembly explain-
ing his views, [200]; interpellations
of M. de Tranchère to the new Mini-
sters, [200]; reply of M. de Royer,
Minister of Justice, [201]; address of
M. Matthieu and M. Leon de la Borde;
discussion closed, [202]; letter of the
Duc de Bordeaux to M. Berryer,
[202]; Bill of Dotation for the Pre-
sident; proposes an additional credit
of 1,800,000f.; Bill unfavourably re-
ceived; report of Committee thereon;
proposes to reject the Bill [203]; de-
bate thereon; speeches of M. de
Royer [207], MM. Dufougerais, de
Montalembert, [208]; Bill rejected by
a large majority [211]; the President
declines a public subscription, [211];
estimates stated by the Minister of
Finance, represent a large surplus,
[206]; a new Cabinet formed, un-
popular with the Assembly, [211];
statement of M. Léon Faucher, Mini-

France-continued.

ster of the Interior, [211]; M. de St.
Beuve proposes a vote of want of con-
fidence, [212]; motion rejected; re-
solutions of M. Duprat respecting
candidature for the Presidency, [213];
motion respecting French Cardinals,
[214]; motion for repeal of the law
exiling the Bourbon family, stern
speech of M. Dufraisse of the party
of "the Mountain," [215]; scene in
the Assembly; discussion on the
National Guard Organic Bill, [216];
speech of the President at Dijon gives
great offence to the Assembly; angry
discussion, [218]; petitions in favour
of a revision of the Constitution,
[219]; the subject considered by the
Assembly and in the Bureaux, [220];
opinions of the Conseils Généraux
throughout France on the question
of Revision, [225]; discussions of the
Committee on Revision; speech of
M. de Broglie, [226]; M. de Tocque-
ville; their report, [228]; concludes
by recommending that the Constitu-
tion be revised in totality, [233];
discussion on the report-motion
rejected, [234]; the Ministers are de-
feated, and resign; new Cabinet
formed, [234]; message of the Pre-
sident on the meeting of the Assem-
bly, [235]; the Minister of the Interior
moves the repeal of the Electoral
Law of May, [242]; discussion on the
question of urgency; report of the
Committee on the Electoral Law, re-
jecting the question, [243]; proposi-
tion by the Questors affirming the
authority of the Assembly over the
army-speeches of Gens. St. Arnaud
and Leflo, MM. Crémieux and Thiers,
[248]; proposition rejected, [252];
proposed Law on the responsibility
of the President and Ministers, [253];
the proposal brings matters to a
crisis; coup d'état of Prince Louis
Napoleon, [253]; he dissolves the Na-
tional Assembly and the Council of
State, re-establishes universal suffrage,
and declares Paris in a state of siege,
[254]; his appeal to the people, [254],
and to the army, [255]; he arrests
the principal members of the Assem-
bly, [256]; proceedings at the Cham-
ber of the Assembly, [257]; 230 mem-
bers form a provisional Assembly at
the Mairie, and pass a decree depos-
ing the President, and are arrested
en masse, and conveyed to various
prisons, [258]; the High Court of

France-continued.

Justice declares itself constituted,
[260]; the new Ministry; votes of
the army, [260]; appeal to universal
suffrage, or plébiscite; Consultative
Committee appointed in place of the
Council of State; letters of M. Faucher
and Count Molé, [261]; the arrested
Deputies released; principal captives
conducted to Ham; decree restoring
universal suffrage and vote by ballot,
[262]; Paris recovers from its para-
lysis, and flies to arms, [262]; the
troops attack and carry the barri-
cades; insurrection put down with-
out mercy; narrative of an English
officer, [263]; order of the day of Gen.
St. Arnaud, [266]; the National
Guard disarmed; the Catholic Church
conciliated-the church of St. Géné-
vieve (the Pantheon) restored to
public worship, [266]; proclamation
of Louis Napoleon to the French
people, [266]; M. de Montalembert
adheres to his cause-his letter, [267];
disturbances in the provinces sup-
pressed, [267]; immense majority of
votes for the President-his speech
to the Consultative Commission,
[269]; the "trees of liberty" cut
down, and republican emblems ef-
faced, [270]; investigation of the pre-
tences for the coup d'état-reflections
on the real causes, [271]
FRANCE-Accident at Marshal Sebas-
tiani's funeral, 116; fire in a ship-
building yard at Havre, 117; visit
of the Lord Mayor of London to the
Municipality of Paris, 140; the coup
d'état of December, Paris in a state of
siege, 193

GERMANY-State of affairs in Germany
and the Continent generally-tran-
quillity generally prevails; the Frank-
fort Diet resumes its functions, [182];
the Dresden Conferences of all the
German Powers prove entirely abor-

tive;

final sitting of the Commission;
they adopt a resolution recommend-
ing the resuscitation of the Frank-
fort Diet, which is accordingly re-
vived, [276]

GREAT BRITAIN-Great ferment at the
commencement of the year, ocea-
sioned by the Papal Aggression;
anticipations of the Great Exhibition;
generally favourable condition of the
population, [2]; opening of the Ses-
sion of Parliament by the Queen,
[2]. See PARLIAMENT

Guild of Literature and Art-formation
of a Society for Men of Letters and
Artists, 66

Hanover, death of King Ernest; he is
succeeded by his son, George V.;
proclamation issued by the latter,
[280]; the news received in England
on the same day, 181

INDIA-The Buckinghamshire burnt in
the Hooghly, 20; loss of the Falk-
land steamer, 61; destructive hurri-
cane-fifteen vessels lost, 72; the
Ariel burnt in the Hooghly, 73; Cey-
lon affairs-result of court-martial on
Capt. Watson, 76; wreck of the Atiet
Rohoman-175 pilgrims drowned, 78
Inhabited House Duties Bill, 14 & 15
Vict., c. 30, 455.

LAW

AND POLICE Burglaries in
Surrey-the gang broken up, 1; ex-
traordinary homicide in the Regent's
Canal Dock, 5; trial of Martin and
others for burglary and violence at
Middleton, 18; trial of Jeffries for
the murder of J. Brett at Worksop,
23; trial of Rippon and Harrison for
highway robbery in Derbyshire, 25;
fatal poaching affray in Scarcliffe
Park-trial of the poachers, 28; trial
of Maria Clarke for child-murder at
Wingfield, 30; trial of George and
Thomas Whittaker for arson, at Cam-
bridge, 33; trial of George Baldry for
the murder of Caroline Warns, at
Norwich, 37; trial of Patrick and
Bridget Lyons for the murder of
Margaret Fahy, at Warrington, 39;
the Nempnett murder-trial of the
murderers, 44; manslaughter of Capt.
Symes at Lyme Regis, 45; the Laws-
hall murder, trial of George Carnt,
46; trial of Daniel Munday for mur-
dering his wife at Wotton-under-Edge,
48; strange homicide in Cumberland,
a farmer shot by a clergyman, 50;

Law and Police-continued.

great robbery of diamonds, 62; serious
Occurrence at Oxford-trial of J.
Cauldwell for firing at a student, 85;
trial of J. Huggins for arson, 92;
trial of Mr. William Blood Smyth for
alleged conspiracy to murder his
mother, 92; fatal outrage in a brick-
field at Manchester, 96; the Sheffield
murder-trial of Bathersby and Wil-
kinson for the murder of John Wil-
kinson, 98; the Eastwood poisoning
-trial of Sarah Barber and Robert
Ingram for poisoning Joseph Barber,
101; the Holkham murder-trial of
Henry Groom, 103; revolting case of
manslaughter in Ireland, 105; trial
of Maria Gage for poisoning her hus-
band, at Ipswich, 108; trial of Mary
Rogers, at Shrewsbury, for child-
murder, 110; trial of John Isaacs
and Samuel Harwood for burglary at
Kirdford, 112; trial of A. E. Jordan
for arson at Bath, 117; attempted
murder and suicide at Tottenham,
128; London Thuggism-trial of
Best and Kelley for assault and rob-
bery, 129; melancholy case of the
Baroness von Beck, 134; systematic
railway robberies-trial of Charles
Whicher and John Saward, 150;
horrible cruelty to a child, 154; trial
and acquittal of Harrington for mur-
der at Tollesbury, 184; trial of Harris
and Round for highway robbery at
Acton, 184; trial of William Smith
for child-murder, 188; frequent poach-
ing affrays, 196; singular death of a
robber, 199

The annuity of the late Queen Dow-
ager, 8; compensation for injuries by
railway accidents, 91; opera ar-
rangements-Jones v. Jennings, 114;
Roman Catholic bell-ringing at Clap-
ham-Soltau v. De Held, 120; bill
forgery-trial of Coyle, 171; frauds
on the turf-trial of the Alleynes,
190. See also TRIALS, LAW CASES,
&c.

MARRIAGES, 222

MARRIAGES, BIRTHS, AND DEATHS, Table
of, for the year, 470
METEOROLOGICAL TABLE, 470
MINISTRY, list of the, as it stood at the
Opening of Parliament on the 4th of
February, 209
MISCELLANEOUS-The annuity of the
late Queen Dowager, 8; resignation
of the Whig Ministry-great surprise,
14; retirement of Mr. Macready, 14;

Miscellaneous-continued.
earthquake in Asia Minor and Rhodes,
16; munificent donations to the
Queen's College, Birmingham, by Dr.
Warneford, 17; the Lambeth Ragged
Schools, founded by Col. Beaufoy, 21;
drainage of Whittlesea Mere, 27;
gigantic fossil eggs from Madagascar,
27; case of Miss Talbot, 32; sale of
the Scott copyrights, 35; sale of the
Shakspeare folios, 36; taking the
Census of 1851, 42; balloon voyage
to France, by the Duke of Brunswick,
42; great race between the "Flying
Dutchman" and "Voltigeur" at
York, 66; the Guild of Literature
and Art, 66; riot at Tamworth, on
occasion of a Protectionist meeting,
72; destructive hurricanes in India,
72; inauguration of the statue of
Frederick the Great at Berlin, 73; the
new female costume, "the Bloomers,"
75; Her Majesty's state bal costumé,
79; the new hospitals at Paddington,
and the City of London Hospital for
Consumption, 82; grand city enter-
tainment to Her Majesty, 88; com-
pensation for injuries by railway ac-
cidents, 91, 137; case of Ann Hicks,
the ginger-bread seller of the Serpen-
tine, 95; fatal thunder storms, 96;
total eclipse of the sun, 103; London
street traffic, 107; the salaries of the
Judges of common law and equity,
109; the pensions on the Civil List,
109; storm in Yorkshire-deaths by
lightning, 111; inundations on the
Continent, 111; opera arrangements
-Jones v. Jennings, 114; ascent of
Mont Blanc, 118; sale of M. Don-
nadieu's autographs, 119; storms and
loss of life in Lancashire, 120; Roman
Catholic bell-ringing at Clapham,
120; dreadful earthquakes in Italy,
123; the American schooner "Ame-
rica" and the Royal Yacht Club,
130; case of the Baroness von Beck,
134;
female officer of the Legion of
Honour, 139; visit of the Lord Mayor
to the City of Paris, 140; conversion
of the Duke of Norfolk to the Pro-
testant faith, 141; escape of Mr.
McManus, 143; Mr. Hobbs, the Ame-
rican lock-picker, 145; discovery of
gold in Australia and Victoria, 149;
storms and shipwrecks, 152; the
Owen's College at Manchester, 158;
a zoological problem-the boa-con-
strictor at the Regent's Park Gardens,
161; whirlwind at Limerick, 162;
sale of the aviary at Knowsley, 162;

Miscellaneous-continued.

execution of a Christian priest in
China, 163; the submarine telegraph
from Dovor to Calais-its completion,
164; action with the Moorish pirates
of the Riff, 166; arrival and recep-
tion of Louis Kossuth, 166; fate of
Dr. Leichardt, the Australian tra-
veller, 174; the Flaxman gallery,
174; postal arrangements, 175; mar-
vellous attack on a ship by a whale,
177; singular capture of a robber,
178; death of the King of Hanover,
181; sale of the Cottingham museum,
181; the French Revolution of De-
cember-Paris in a state of siege,
193; prevalence of wife-murder or
assault inadequate punishments,
195; frequency of poaching affrays,
196; devastating water-spouts in
Sicily, 199; removal of the remains
of H.R.H. the Duke of Cambridge,
199; natural gas at Chat Moss, 208
MORTALITY, summary of the weekly ta-
bles of, 470

-

MURDERS--of several British officers near

Aden, 18; murder of J. Brett, at
Worksop, trial of the murderer, 23;
of a child at Wingfield, by Maria
Clarke, 30; of Caroline Warns, at
Norwich, trial of the murderer, 37;
of Margaret Faby, at Warrington,
39; of W. Wilkins, at Nempnett,
trial of the murderers, 44; of Eliza-
beth Bainbridge, by George Carnt, at
Lawshall, 46; at Wooton-under-Edge,
trial of the murderer, 48; horrible
murder of M. Desfontaines, at Paris,
55; of crew of the Sons of Commerce,
near Aden, 91; of John Wilkinson,
at Sheffield, trial of the murderers,
98; the Eastwood poisoning, murder
of Joseph Barber, 101; murder of
John Ayton, at Holkham, trial of
Henry Groom, 103; murder of James
Gage, at Ipswich, trial of Maria Gage,
108; child-murder at Church Stret-
ton, trial of Mary Rogers, 110; of
Mr. White, of Abbeyleix, 132; of
his children, and suicide by Anthony
Fawcett, at Camberwell, 156; mys-
terious murder at Gayton-le-Marsh,
Lincolnshire, 159; murder of Mrs.
Bare, in Marylebone, 176; trial of
her husband, Thomas Bare, 412; dis-
tressing murders and suicides by pa-
rents, 178; murder at Tollesbury,
184; brutal child-murder, trial of
William Smith, 188; prevalence of
wife-murder, inadequate punishments,
195; murder of Mr. Thomas Bateson,

Murders continued.

and other dreadful murders in Ire-
land, 197; attempted murder of Mr.
Eastwood, 198; extraordinary murder
of Mrs. Barnes, at Belper, 204

Owen's College, Manchester, foundation
of the, 158

PARLIAMENT The Parliament opened by
the QUEEN in person-Her Majesty's
Speech, [2]; Address moved in the
Lords by the Earl of Effingham, [4];
speech of Lord Stanley, [4]; important
declaration of Lord Camoys, [5]; of the
Marquess of Lansdowne, [6]; Address
agreed to unanimously. In the Com-
mons Address moved by the Marquess
of Kildare; speeches of Mr. Roe-
buck, Sir R. Inglis, [7]; of Mr. J.
O'Connell and others, [8]; of Lord
John Russell, [9]; of Mr. Disraeli,
[11]; retirement of Earl of Shaftes-
bury as Chairman of Committees,
[11]; death of Mr. J. H. Ley, the
First Clerk, [12]

Eccelesiastical Titles Bill-Lord
John Russell introduces the Bill-his
speech, [12]; debate of four nights;
speech of Mr. Roebuck [18]; of
Messrs. J. O'Connell, Drummond,
Roche, Moore, Bright, [14]; Disraeli,
M. J. O'Connell, Sir R. Inglis, Mr.
Reynolds, [15]; the Attorney-Gene-
ral, [16]; Lord Ashley, Mr. P. Wood,
[17]; Mr. Keogh, Sir G. Grey and
others, [18]; leave given by large
majority, [19]; Bill suspended by a
Ministerial Crisis; Bill reintroduced
by Sir G. Grey; clauses 2 and 3
omitted [43]; remarks made on this
"mutilation," [44]; seven nights'
debate on the second reading;
general sketch of the debate, [45];
speeches of the Earl of Arundel, Sir
R. Peel, the Solicitor-General, [46];
Mr. Goulburn, [47]; Mr. Cardwell,
Lord Ashley, [48]; Lord Palmerston,
[49]; great offence given by Mr. H.
Drummond, [50]; speech of Sir J.
Graham, [50]; Lord John Russell,
[51]; Mr. Walpole, Mr. Roebuck,
[52]; Attorney-General, [54]; of Mr.
Fagan, [55]; Mr. Grattan, [56]; Mr.
Hume, [57]; Mr. Gladstone, [58];
Mr. Disraeli, [59]; Sir G. Grey, Mr.
P. Howard; second reading carried
by majority of 343, [60]; summary
of the proceedings in Committee,
[61]; discussion on the preamble;
Mr. Walpole, the Solicitor-General,

Parliament continued.

[62]; amendment defeated; on bring-
ing up the Report the Irish Members
retire; Sir F. Thesiger moves
amendments; first amendment car-
ried; Ministers defeated, [63]; and
again on the amendment of the third
reading; Bill passed; singular sur-
prise, [64]; Lord J. Russell explains
the position of Government; Bill
sent to the Lords, [65]; debate in the
Lords on the Bill, two nights' debate
on the second reading; able discus-
sion; speech of the Marquess of
Lansdowne, [66]; Earl of Aberdeen
moves that Bill be read a second
time "that day three months," [66];
Duke of Wellington supports the
Bill, [67]; speeches of Earl of Mal-
mesbury, Viscount Canning, Duke of
Argyll, Bishop of St. David's, [68];
Earl of Winchilsea, Lord Lyndhurst,
[69]; Duke of Newcastle, [70]; Mar-
quess of Clanricarde, Lord Monteagle,
Lord Chancellor, and Earl St. Ger-
mans, [71]; Earl of Minto and other
Peers, [72]; second reading carried
by a large majority, and is discussed
in Committee, [73]; Lord Monteagle's
motion, that the Bill should not ex-
tend to Ireland, [73]; third read-
ing, speech of the Bishop of Oxford,
[73]; on Question that Bill do pass,
Lord Monteagle moves a proviso,
which is defeated, and the Bill passes,
[75]

Agricultural Distress-Important
debate on Mr. Disraeli's motion for
relief-his speech [20]; debate of two
nights; reply of the Chancellor of
the Exchequer, [22]; speech of Mar-
quess of Granby supporting the mea-
sure, [23]; replied to by Sir J.
Graham, [24]; speeches of Mr.

Booker, Mr. Labouchere, Mr. Cayley,
and Mr. Cardwell, [25]; of Mr. Cob-
den and Lord J. Russell, [26]; Mr.
Disraeli's reply, and motion negatived
by majority of 14, [27]

Parliamentary Reform-Mr. Locke
King's motion as to County Fran-
chise: his speech, [27]; Lord J.
Russell's reply, [28]; motion carried
against Ministers by a majority of
48, [29]; Mr. Locke King brings in
a Bill, [146]; Mr. Fox Maule depre-
cates further proceeding with the
measure at present; speeches of Mr.
Bright and others, [147]; Lord J.
Russell promises to bring forward a
measure of Parliamentary Reform