France-continued.

[253]; the war in Algeria, successful
resistance of Abd-el-Kader, dreadful
tragedy at the Caves of Dehra, [253],
104; defeat of Colonel Cavaignac,

[254], 146; reverse of General
Bourjolly, [256]; strange letter of
Marshal Bugeaud, [256]; a column
of 200 men surrenders to Abd-el-
Kader, [257], 147; Marshal Soult
resigns, owing to his infirmities, Mi-
nistry reconstructed by M. Guizot,
[258]; the Chambers opened by the
King in person, his speech, [258]
France-destructive whirlwind at Rouen,

125

GREAT BRITAIN-prosperous and tran-
quil state of affairs at the commence-
ment of the year, [1]; impetus given
to commerce by railway undertakings,
[2]; the corn-law question agitated,
stability of Sir R. Peel's Government,
its success in finance, Parliament
opened by the Queen in person, [2];
see PARLIAMENT

HAY, STRAW, CLOVER-average prices
of, 429

HOLLAND-The States General opened
by the King, his speech, [270]; the
King arrives in this country on a visit
to Her Majesty, 108

INDIA-railroads in India, their probable

advantages, introduced under the sanc-
tion of the Government, [328]; pa-
cific administration of Sir H. Hardinge,
[330]; interrupted by the disturbances
in the Punjaub, the politics of the
court of Lahore imperfectly known,
[331]; threatening aspect of affairs,
Sir H. Hardinge arrives at Umballa
and concentrates his forces, [331]; his
despatch, [331]; the Sikhs cross the
Sutlej in great force and attack Fe-
rozepore, the Governor-General im-
mediately annexes the Sikhs on the
Jeft bank to our dominions, [333]; the
Sikhs occupy an entrenched camp at
Ferozeshah, and thence detach a large
force to attack our army on its march,
[335]; they are defeated with great
loss at the battle of Moodkee, [336];
the Sikh camp attacked by the com-
bined British forces, dreadful battle of
two days, when the Sikhs are com
pletely defeated, lose 70 cannons and
are driven across the Sutlej, [338];
despatch of the Governor-General,
[338]; of the Commander-in-Chief,
VOL. LXXXVII.

India-continued.

[340]; SCINDE, successful operations
of Sir C. Napier against the hill tribes,
his despatch, [342]
IRELAND-Bills for the Improvement of
Maynooth, and the Irish Colleges Bill,
brought forward by Government, [102].
[142]; see PARLIAMENT
Ireland-monster meeting at Cork, 81;
dreadful affray at Ballinhassig, 96;
monster meeting at Thurles, 150
ITALY--unsuccessful attempt at insur-
rection in the Roman States, mani-
festo of the insurgents, [266]; revolt
at Rimini suppressed, [269]: insurrec-
tion suppressed, the insurgents retreat
into the Tuscan states, and thence to
Marseilles, [270]

Law and Police-a Mint case, 5; admi-
nistering cantharides, 8; examination
of James Tapping for murder, 20; ill-
treatment of a lunatic, the Queen v.
Pelham, 25; wilful destruction of the
Portland vase, 26; assault by a mon-
key, May and wife v. Burdett, 28;
writ de lunatico inquirendo, Mr. W.
Austin, 34; Diocesan Court of En-
quiry, the Rev. F. S. Monckton, 39;
trial of Thomas Thomas, for murder,
at Brecon, 41; a bankrupt convicted
as a swindler, 51; extraordinary Ex-
cise case, the Queen v. Smith, 58;
misappropriation of money by a rail-
way clerk, 69; fatal duel at Gosport,
71; massacre of a prize crew on board
the Felicidade, 82; robbery at Buck-
ingham Palace, 87; bill swindling,
trial of Gompertz and others, 91; trial
of W. Warren for attempt to murder,
100; trial of Charles Simms for murder
and arson at Feversham, 109; murder
on the high seas, the brig Challenge,
129; impersonation, forging railway
applications, 144; the ship Tory, fright.
ful atrocities at sea, 166; cruelty on
board the bark Mathesis, 190
LAW CASES-Arches Court, Faulkner v.
Litchfield and Stearn, the stone altar
case, 345; Western Circuit, trial of
the Spanish pirates, the massacre on
board the Felicidade, 355; Aylesbury,
the Salt Hill murder, trial of John
Tawell, 365; Central Criminal Court,
the Hampstead murder, trial of Thomas
Hocker, 378

MARRIAGES, 211

METEOROLOGICAL TABLE, 430
Mexico-graphic account of the revolu
tion in, 54
2 K

MINISTRY, the, as it stood at the meeting

of Parliament, 198
MISCELLANEOUS --the new Royal Ex-
change taken possession of by the mer-
chants, 1; the Antigone of Sophocles
at Covent Garden, 2; Lady Peel and
Miss Brown the Poetess, 5; the Peer-
age, 5; English theatricals at the
Tuilleries, 9; riots at St. Sidwell's, in-
novations on the church service, 10;
accouchement of H. R. H. the Grand
Duchess of Mecklenburgh-Strelitz, 13;
the penny postage, 10,000l. presented
to Mr. Rowland Hill, 13; extraordi-
nary preservation of some miners, 14;
arrest and execution of Zurbano, 15;
the Great Britain steam-ship, her voy-
age from Liverpool to London, 17;
her dimensions, 19; visited by the
Queen and Prince Albert, 56; appal-
ling catastrophe at Donnybrook, 23;
launch of the Terrible war-steamer,
26; wilful destruction of the Portland
vase, 26; degradation of the Rev. W.
G. Ward, 30; the convict Dalmas,
31; great bell for York Minster, 38;
demolition of the Fleet Prison, 41;
disastrous encounter with a slaver, 45;
the Queen's yacht, the Fairy, 46; civil
war in Switzerland, 46; destruction of
the Borneo pirates by H. M. S. Sa-
marang, 53; removal of the remains
of H. R. H. the Duke of Sussex to the
Kensall Cemetry, 55; the Hungerford
Suspension Bridge, 58; sailing match
for the Belvidere cup, 65; the Royal
Academy Exhibition, 65; Free-trade
Bazaar at Covent Garden, 67; launch
of two men-of-war, 68; will of a mil-
lionaire, 68; trophy of the Chinese
war, 69; magnificent present by the
East India Company to Mehemet Ali,
70; fatal duel at Gosport, 71; cap-
ture of a slaver by the Pantaloon, 73;
Epsom races, 76; the Queen's Bal
Costumé, 78; a comet, 81; monster
meeting at Cork, 81; Ascot races, 82;
massacre on the Felicidade, 82; the
Eureka, a machine for making Latin
verses, 86; the fleet at Spithead, 89,
90; the navy of the United States, 91;
defeat in Madagascar, 93; a good ser-
vant, 93; the Church, case of Rev. F.
Oakeley, 95; dreadful affray at Ballin-
hassig, 96; relic of Nelson, 96; in-
stallation of a Jewish High Priest, 99;
the experimental squadron, 101; aw-
ful massacre of the Arabs by the French
at the Caves of Dehra, 104; descrip-
tion of the pavillion at Buckingham
Palace, 107; naval retirement, 112;

Miscellaneous-continued.

Goodwood races, 113; native Ameri-
canism, 117; new churches, 1845,
121; conviction of a French noble-
man, 122; a battue at Saxe-Gotha,
135; casting of the Wellington statue,
138; reverse of fortune, 139; strange
disaster in Italy, 139; great destruc-
tion of whales, 140; Goodwood races,
143; private theatricals, Jonson's Every
Man in his Humour, 145; destruction
of the Borneo pirates by Sir Thomas
Cochrane, 148; fatal fever on board
H. M. S. Eclair, 154; unfortunate
quarrel at Hounslow barracks, 156:
floods in the north, 157; locusts, 157;
a new city (Birkenhead), 158; the
new Hall at Lincoln's Inn, 163; the
overland mail, trial between the Mar-
seilles and the Trieste routes, 164;
elopement of Lady Adela Villiers, 165;
strange affair in Cobham Park, 169;
diamond mine in Bahia, 171; stupen-
dous bridge, 179; prize cattle show,
183; anecdotes of the ministerial cri-
sis, 184; bequests to the Queen, 184;
the Socialists, 185; a new planet,
"Astrea," 189; tithe of fish, 191;
the Anti-Corn-Law League, fund of
250,0004, 192; a railway projector,
194

MORTALITY, Table of, 430

Murders at Salt Hill, by Tawell, 1; his
trial and execution, 42; attempted,
and suicide, by Mr. Burney, at Bir-
mingham, 16; at Bethnal Green, 20;
at Lammonby, 29; of Mr. Delarue,
at Hampstead, 32; trial of Thomas
Hocker for the same, 378; his execu-
tion, 57; trial of Thomas Thomas for
murder of David Lewis, at Brecon, 41;
in St. Giles, 44; execution of Joseph
Connor, convicted of the same, 78;
horrible series, at Shapwick, 48; of
an infant by its nurse, at Greenwich,
62; attempt to murder, trial of W.
Warren, 100; of Mr. Clarke, in Tip-
perary, 164; of Daniel Fitzgerald, at
Newington, 175; of Elizabeth Mun-
dell, at Westminster, 179; of Mr. R.
Draper, at Laneham, 183

Netherlands The King visits Her Ma-
jesty, 108

New Churches-report of the Commis-
sioners for 1845, 121

NEW ZEALAND-the unfortunate posi-
tion of the colony gives rise to severe
attacks upon the Government, several
important discussions in Parliament,
[166]; see PARLIAMENT

NEW ZEALAND-speech of Governor
Fitzroy to the Legislative Council,
[349]; discontent of the natives, they
attack Bay of Islands, defeat the Bri-
tish force, and plunder the town, [350];
a strong British force repulsed in an
attack on a native fort, [351]; Gover-
nor Fitzroy recalled, and Captain Grey
appointed, [352]

New Zealand-defeat of the British at
the Bay of Islands, 114; second re-
pulse, 162; third repulse, 170

Offences-daring burglary at Glaston
Lane, 4; wilful destruction of the
Portland vase, 26; massacre of a prize
crew on board the Felicidade, 82

PARLIAMENT Opened by the Queen
in person; her speech, [2]; Address
of the Lords, moved and seconded by
Marquis Camden and Lord Glenlyon.
after speeches from the Marquis of
Normanby, Duke of Richmond, Earl
of Hardwicke, Lord Brougham, Mar-
quis of Lansdowne, and Earl of Aber-
deen; Address agreed to nem. con.,
[7]; Address in the Commons, moved
and seconded by Mr. Charteris and
Mr. Thomas Baring, [7]; Lord J.
Russell concurs in the Address, but
denies the propositions put forward by
the mover and seconder, especially as
to the relations with France and the
state of Ireland, [8]; a debate fol-
lows; Mr. Gladstone offers explana-
tion of his withdrawal from the Minis-
try, [10]; Sir R. Peel's speech, avows
a design of establishing colleges in Ire-
land, vindicates the policy of Govern-
ment towards Ireland, towards France
in respect to Tahiti and the right of
search, and hints his financial plans,
[12]; followed by Sir C. Napier and
other members; Mr. Sheil attacks
Irish policy, defended by Sir James
Graham, [17]; Lord Palmerston at-
tacks the Foreign policy, [18]; Ad-
dress carried unanimously, [20]

Finance and Commercial Policy --
Sir R. Peel explains his plan in a most
able speech. [22]; great astonishment
at the bold and comprehensive views
developed; estimated surplus of three
millions and a half; the Income Tax
retained, and a complete revision of
the Tariff; general reduction of du-
ties; sugar, [25]; total abolition of
all export duties, [26]; of all duties on
430 articles of raw materials, [26];
cotton wool, auction duties, glass, [26];

Parliament-continued.

reception of the scheme in the House,
[28]; plan considered on the 17th of
February, Lord John Russell reviews
the scheme, denouncing the Income
Tax, and proposing abolition of the
sugar monopoly, [29]; Mr. Roebuck
violently attacks the Income-tax, and
proposes an amendment, [31]; speeches
of Sir G. Grey, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, and Mr. C. Wood, [32];
Mr. G. Bankes accuses the scheme of
giving everything to the commercial,
nothing to the agricultural classes,
[34]; Mr. Warburton, Mr. M. Gib-
son, Mr. Miles, Mr. V. Smith, [35];
Sir R. Peel defends his plan against
the charge, and as to the Income Tax,
[36]; other members follow; Amend-
ment rejected, [38]; on going into
Committee, on Bill for continuing the
Income Tax, Mr. F. T. Baring ana-
lyzes the Mininisterial plan, is an-
swered by the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, [39]; several amendments as
to the Income Tax rejected, and Bill
passes through Committee, [40]: Mr.
C. Buller's motion for modifying the
Income Tax, [41]; answered by the
Chancellor of the Exchequer; after
debate rejected by majority of 128,
[45]; Amendments of Mr. Spooner
and Sir R. Inglis rejected, and Bill
passed, [46]; debate on the Bill in the
House of Lords, [46]; Customs' Du-
ties Bill; debate on the Sugar Duties,
[47]; Mr. M. Gibson proposes to abo-
lish the differential duties, [47]; mo-
tion supported by Messrs. Ewart, Ri-
cardo, Villiers, Cobden, Bright, and
Lord Howick, opposed by Sir G.
Clerk, Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Cardwell,
and the Chancellor of the Exchequer;
amendment rejected by 217 to 84,
[54]; scale of duties, [54]; further
opposition, particularly by the agricul-
turalists, to the abolition of the Auc-
tion Duties; bill passes, [56]; bill
passes rapidly through the Lords, [57];
opposition of Lord Clarendon; Lord
Monteagle opposes the principle of the
measure; answered by Lord Stanley;
bill passes, [60]; the Duke of Rich-
mond opposes the abolition of the
Auction Duties, and urges relief to the
agricultural interest; bill becomes law,
[62]

Corn Laws and Free Trade- these
questions constantly recurring topics
throughout the session, [63]; Mr.
Cobden's motion for inquiry into the

Parliament-continued.

causes of agricultural distress, his
speech, [64]; answered by Mr. Sidney
Herbert, [66]; speeches of Viscount
Howick, Messrs. Stafford O'Brien,
Bright, Wodehouse, and Villiers, [67];
motion rejected, [69]; Mr. W. Miles'
motion for relief to the agricultural in-
terest, [69]; Sir J. Graham resists it
on the part of the Government, [71];
debate; motion supported by Mr.
Newdegate, Mr. Darby, Mr. Bankes,
and opposed by Lord J. Russell, Sir
R. Peel, and others, and negatived;
Mr. Ward's motion for inquiry into
special burdens on land, [75]; sum-
mary of debate; motion negatived,
[77]; Lord J. Russell's resolutions
respecting the condition of the labour-
ing classes; his able speech, [77];
opposed by Sir James Graham, [83];
followed by debate of two nights; sum-
mary of debate; resolutions negatived,
[78]; Mr. Villiers' annual motion for
repeal of the Corn Laws, [93]; op-
posed by Sir James Graham; sum-
mary of debate; motion negatived,
[100]

Ireland Bill proposed by Sir R.
Peel for improving the College of
Maynooth the great fight of the ses-
sion; great excitement throughout the
country, [102]; Sir R. Peel moves
for leave to bring in the bill; his elo-
quent speech; objects and design of
the measure, [102]; after debate leave
given, [109]; state of public feeling;
measure hotly contested at every step,
[109]; the motion for the second
reading gives rise to a debate of six
nights;
; summary of the debate; se-
cond reading carried by majority of
147, [127]; Mr. Ward's amendment
rejected after debate of two nights,
[128]; other amendments negatived;
question re-opened on the third read-
ing; carried after three nights' debate,
[130]; bill passed: in the Lords, the
Duke of Wellington moves the second
reading, [130]; three nights' debate ;
summary of the speeches; second
reading carried by a large majority,
[140]; Academical Education-Col-
leges Bill introduced by Sir James
Graham; his speech, [142]; summary
of debate; leave given, and bill read a
first time, [146]; two nights' debate
on the second reading; summary of
debate; bill read a second time, [156];
measure attacked by Mr. O'Connell
for its disconnexion with religion;

Parliament-continued.

several amendments proposed in com-
mittee and negatived; Sir T. D. Ac-
land's amendment, [158]; on motion
for third reading Mr. B. Osborne
moves for inquiry into the manage-
ment of Trinity College; Mr. Sheil's
speech, [160]; third reading carried,
[163]; bill passes through the various
stages in the Lords with little discus-
sion, [163]

Colonial Policy-The disastrous oc-
currences in New Zealand give rise to
serious disputes between the New Zea-
land Company and the Government,
[166]; Mr. Somes' motion for papers
occasions a sharp debate, [166]; Mr.
Buller moves resolutions relating to
the policy of Government towards New
Zealand; strongly attacks the Colonial
Office, [171]; protracted discussion of
two nights; Mr. Hope defends the
Government, [173]; abridgment of
the debate; Mr. E. Ellice, [178], Mr.
Cardwell, [180], Sir J. Graham, [183],
Lord J. Russell, [185]; motion ne-
gatived, [186]; subject renewed; Mr.
C. Buller moves resolutions for a
change of policy, [186]; a compro-
mise effected, [189]; Oregon: Lord
Clarendon, upon occasion of the Pre-
sident's speech, introduces the subject;
reply of the Earl of Aberdeen, [189];
on the same day Lord J. Russell in-
troduces the subject in the Commons,
[191]; Sir R. Peel unequivocally de-
clares his resolution to maintain the
just claims of this country; declara-
tion received with great cheering,
[192]

Miscellaneous Measures Jewish
Disabilities Removal Bill introduced
by the Lord Chancellor, [195]; passes
the Lords without a division, and is
introduced into the Commons by Sir
R. Peel, [196]; Sir R. Inglis moves
it be read a second time that day three
months; bill carried, [200]; Earl
Powis reviews the Bill for Preventing
the Union of the Sees of St. Asaph
and Bangor; bill defeated, [200];
other principal measures of the session,
[201]; Poor Laws in Scotland, [201];
Laws relating to Banking in Ireland
and Scotland, [202]; Lord John Rus-
sell reviews the session, [205]; an-
swered by Sir James Graham, [208];
Parliament prorogued by the Queen in
person; Her Majesty's speech, [211]
Parliament-Opened by the Queen, 24;
prorogued by the Queen, 121

PUBLIC DOCUMENTS- Finance accounts
for the year 1845, 392; list of the pub-
lic and general Acts passed in session
1845, 411; local and personal Acts,
416; private Acts, printed, 424; not
printed, 427; prices of stock, 428;
average prices of corn, hay, straw,
clover, and butchers' meat, 429; tables
of mortality, 430; table of bankrupts,
430; meteorological table, 430; Uni-
versity honours, Oxford, 431, Cam-
bridge, 433; the tariff, schedule of
articles referred to in the financial plan
of Ministers, 435; Maynooth College
Acts Amendment Act, 442; Colleges
(Ireland) Act, 447; occupation of land
in Ireland, extracts from the report of
the commissioners, 454

Quebec-One-third of the city destroyed
by fire, [348], 55; another third de-
stroyed one month after, [348], 76
QUEEN, THE-Opens Parliament in per-
son; Her speech, [2], 24; visits the
Duke of Buckingham at Stowe, 7;
and the Duke of Wellington at Strath-
fieldsaye, 11; Her answer to a deputa-
tion from Dublin, 72; Her Majesty's
bal costumé, 78; inspects the fleet at
Spithead, 89; description of the pa-
villion at Buckingham Palace, 107;
the King of the Netherlands visits Her
Majesty, 108; Her Majesty's visit to
Germany, narrative of her tour, 133;
a battue at Saxe Gotha, 135

Railway Accidents-On the Great West-
ern, 85; frightful series: on the East-
ern Counties, 111, on the Dover, 111,
on the Birmingham (two), 112, on the
Midland, 112, on the Great Western,
(two), 112, on the Eastern Counties,
120; another series: on the Leeds,
123, on the Leeds and Manchester, on
the Northern and Eastern, 124, on the
Birmingham and Bristol, 131, on the
Midland, 140, on the Midland at Mas-
borough, 161

Railway Mania-Extraordinary scene at
the Board of Trade, 177

Rio de la Plata, operations in, capture
of Colonia, 132

Robberies-Daring burglary at Glaston
Lane, 4; at Messrs. Rogers and Co.,
16; at Buckingham Palace, 87, 127;

SANDWICH ISLANDS, the- Introduction
of constitutional forms and principles,
[353]; His Majesty's speech from the
throne, [354]
SCINDE-Successful operations of Sir
C. Napier against the Desert tribes,
his despatch detailing his difficulties,
[342]

SHERIFFS for the year 1845, 240
Shipwrecks-At Yarmouth, crew of a

yawl lost, 20; of the Phoenix, 20;
of the Jan Hendrick, on St. Paul's
Island, and sufferings of the crew, 102;
of the Shamrock, Liverpool steamer,
145; of the Margaret, Hull steamer,
162; of the Mary, on Flinders' Island,
172; of the Parsee and Sir James
Carnac, in India, 176; the Frank-
land, the Woodman, the Tom Bow-
ling, 194

Smyrna, conflagration at, 97
SPAIN-Capture and execution of Zur-
bano, [260], 15; abdication of Don
Carlos in favour of his son; manifesto
of the Prince of the Asturias, [260];
farewell address of Don Carlos to the
Spanish nation, [263]; the Cortes
opened by the Queen; her speech,
[264]; proceedings of the Cortes,
[265]; rumoured marriage of the
Queen, [266]

STOCKS-Table of the highest and lowest
prices for each month, 428
Suicides attempted, by Mr. Burney, at
Birmingham, 16; strange attempt on
a Gravesend steam-boat, 174; of Co-
lonel Gurwood, 196
Switzerland, civil war in; victory of the
people of Lucerne over a free corps,

46
SYDNEY- Speech of Governor Sir G.
Gipps on opening the Legislative Ses-
sion, [352]

Tahiti, the French in; relation of a
skirmish, 115

Tariff See PARLIAMENT, Finance and
Commercial Policy

UNITED STATES-Congress adopts a
Bill, or "Joint Resolution," for the
annexation of Texas, [273]; bill be-
comes law, [274]; close of Mr. Tv-
ler's presidency, and Mr. Polk's instal-