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Zeuxis, fl. 455-400 B.C.; painting Zosimus; alchemy, 410 Zumpie, M.; pianoforte, 1766 PAGE. 46. ASHANTEES.-Offended at the British occupation of Elmina, these people attacked the Fantees, our allies, with varying success, in April, 1873. They were severely repulsed on 13 June, when Elmina was partially bombarded by the British for favouring them, 14 June. 54. AURICULAR CONFESSION.-In May, 1873, 483 clergymen of the Church of England, presented a petition to convocation for the education, selection, and licensing of duly qualified confessors, in accordance with the provisions of canon law. Strongly disapproved of by the bishops. 67. BANK Discount: 1873, reduced to 5 per cent. July 10; to 44, July 17; to 4, July 24; to 3, July 31; to 3, Aug. 21. 151. CHINA. Foreign ministers for the first time received by the emperor, 29 June, 1873. 155. CHURCH OF ENGLAND.-Memorial (signed by 60, 200 persons) against Romanist teaching, &c. in the church, presented at Lambeth to the archbishop by the Church association, 5 May, 1873. The archbishops in reply admit the danger, and recognise their duty, as well as the difficulties of action, saying, "We live in an age when all opinions and beliefs are keenly criticised, and when there is less inclination than ever was before to respect authority in matters of opinion. In every state, in every religious community, almost in every family, the effect of this unsettled condition may be traced," 1 June, 1873. Mr. Miall's motion for disestablishing the church, lost (356-61), 16 May, 1873. 483 clergymen petition convocation for the licensing of duly qualified sacramental confessors, May, 1873. 222. EARTHQUAKES. -San Salvador nearly destroyed; about 50 killed; the rest escaped through timely warning, 19 March, 1873. North of Italy: at Feletto, near Conegliano, Venetia, 230. EGYPT. The sultan, by a firman, renders the Khedive practically independent: (he must not coin money, make treaties, or build iron-clads), 8 June, 1873 233. ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.-Death of sir Francis Ronalds, aged 85, 8 Aug. 1873. 242. ENGLAND.-Proposed marriage of the duke of Edinburgh to the duchess Marie of Russia announced by the queen, 17 July; Annuity bill for the duke passed 5 Aug. 1873. 254 EXECUTIONS.-Henry Evans, at Aylesbury; and Benjamin Hudson, at Derby, for murder of their wives, 4 Aug. 1873. PAGE left did not vote); he accepts the office, declaring his independence of party, 24 May; in his message to the assembly he says, "The post in which you have placed me is that of a sentinel, who has to watch over the integrity of your sovereign power," 26 May, 1873. The duc de Broglie chief of the new ministry, 26 May, 1873 General Ladmirault succeeds MacMahon in the command of the army of Versailles, 3 June, 1873. Private circular of the minister to prefects requesting them to sound newspapers of his department; censured in the assembly, 11 June, 1873. The assembly (by a large majority) order the prosecution of Ranc, formerly a communist, now deputy for Lyons, 19 June, 1873. Visit of the Shah, 5 July, 1873. Grand review of the renovated army at Paris, and assembly prorogued, 10 July, 1873. Renewal of the Anglo-French treaty of 23 Jan. 1860 (till 30 June, 1877); signed 24 July; ratified, 29 July, 1873 Evacuation of all the French territories by the Germans, except Verdun, by 2 Aug. 1873. Fusion of the Legitimists and Orleanists after an interview of the comte de Paris with the comte de Chambord the latter recognised as chief, 5 Aug. 1873 312. GLADSTONE ADMINISTRATION. Changes in Aug. 1873-Mr. Gladstone became chancellor of the exchequer as well as first lord of the treasury ; Mr. Austin Bruce (lord Aberdare), lord president of the council in room of the marquis of Ripon, resigned; Mr. Lowe, home secretary, in room of Mr. Bruce; Mr. Wm. Patrick Adam, first commissioner of works, succeeded Mr. Ayrton, who was made judge advocate-general; Mr. John Bright, chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster, in room of Mr. Childers, resigned;-changes also in subordinate offices. 333. HEAT.-Sir George Cayley invented a heated-air engine in 1807, and Mr. Stirling applied it to raising water in Ayrshire in 1818. One invented by Mr. Wenham was described in 1873. Improvements have been made by Mr. C. Win. Siemens. 342. HOSPITAL SUNDAY.-25,511l. received from about 1200 places of worship on 15 June;-18591. since (July). The first hospital Sunday is said to have been at Birmingham, 13 Nov. 1859. 360. INTRANSIGENTES, or Irreconcilables, a party of extreme republicans in Spain, who withdraw from the Cortes and become very troublesome, 1 July, 1873 372. ITALY.-Lanza and Sella resign, 26 June; a ministry formed by Minghetti, about 10 July, 1873 285. FRANCE.-Changes in the ministry:-Casimir Périer, 384. KHIVA.-After several small conflicts Khiva sur interior; W. H. Waddington, of Cambridge, public instructor (in room of De Goulard and Jules Simon), 18 May, 1873. Meeting of the national assembly, 19 May; the government introduce their constitutional bills, 21 May; the duc de Broglie leads an attack on the government, 23 May; speech of Thiers; the government defeated (362-348) at a sitting, 2 p.m., 24 May. Resignation of Thiers and his ministry accepted (368-339), 24 May; marshal McMahon (born 1808) elected president of the republic by 390 votes (the rendered to June, 1873; and the Khan declared himself to be a vassal of the Czar, and abolished slavery. 395. LAW. Lord Selborne's Judicature Bill, with amendments, passed 5 Aug. 1873. 409. LONDON (metropolitan district, 690 square miles), contains 6612 miles of streets; 528,794 inhabited houses; population, 4,025,659, June, 1873. .Hospital Sunday, 15 June, 1873. 412 Visit of the Shah of Persia, 18 June, &c., 1873 PAGE 434. MAZARINE BIBLE; see Printing, 1450-5. 437. MENDICITY SOCIETY in 1872 gave 26,330 meals, and investigated 2192 begging letters. 559. RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.-Wigan (London and North Four prevailing parties:-1. The government, highly Pi y Margall compelled to resign; Salmeron forms a ministry opposed to the Intransigentes, 15 July, 1873. Igualada taken by the Carlists under Don Alfonso, 19 July, 1873. PAGE The government determine to put down insurrection, 24 July, 1873. Troops attack Valencia, 26 July; surrenders 8 Aug. 1873. Insurgents repulsed in their attack on Almeria; beaten in fights at Seville, 28-30 July; gen. Pavia warmly received, 31 July, 1873. New constitution printed, 27 July; discussed, Aug. 1873. Alleged Carlist victories at Elgueta, &c., 5-10 Aug. 1873 Reported total defeat of the insurgents at Chinchilla, while marching on Madrid, 10 Aug. 1873. Cartagena besieged, 22 Aug. 1873 677. TRIALS.-Tichborne case-for the prosecution closed, 10 July; resumed (for defence), 21 July, 1873 [Up to 27 June (47th day of the trial), out of 150 witnesses, above 100 had sworn that the claimant was not Tichborne; and about 40 that he was Arthur Orton.] Sub-inspector Montgomery, at his third trial for the brutal murder of Mr. Glass, at Newton-Stewart, Ireland, on 8 June, 1871; convicted and confessed, 28 July; executed, Aug. 26, 1873 THE END. BRADBURY, AGNEW, & CO., PRINTERS, WHITEFRIARS. DICTIONARY OF DATES. AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT. BY G. P. PUTNAM, A. M. ADMINISTRATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES, SINCE 1850.-See World's Progress. On the death of President Taylor, July 9, 1850— MILLARD FILLMORE, of New York (Vice-President), became President. He appointed, soon after, the following Cabinet, viz, : Ohio, President of the Senate, and became Acting Vice-President of U. &. Georgia, (continued in office), Speakers of H. Reps. FRANKLIN PIERCE, of New Hampshire, inaugura ed March 4, 1853, President. JAMES BUCHANAN, of Pennsylvania, inaugurated March 4, 1857, President. Isaac Toucey, John B. Floyd, Joseph Holt, Lewis Cass, John Black, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Appointed Dec. 1860. Secretary of State. Connecticut, Virginia, Kentucky, Georgia, Howell Cobb, Philip Thomas, John A. Dix, Mississippi, Kentucky, Massachusetts, New Jersey, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, of Illinois, inaugurated March 4, 1861, President. HANNIBAL HAMLIN, of Maine, Vice-President. Wm. H. Seward, New York, Secretary of State. ABRAHAM LINCOLN, of Illinois, inaugurated March 4, 1865, President, [President Lincoln was assassinated at Washington by Wilkes Booth, April 14, 1865.] ANDREW JOHNSON became President, April 15, 1865. LAFAYETTE S. FOSTER, of Connecticut, elected President of the Senate. Schuyler Colfax, Ohio, Secretary of State. Secretary of War. Secretary of Treasury. Secretary of Navy. Wisconsin, Appointed June, 1866. Kentucky, (continued in office), Appointed June, 1866. 1863-'65-67. Secretary of Interior. Postmaster-General Attorney-General. The salary of each member of the Cabinet was raised in 1853 from $6,000 to $8,000. ADMINISTRATIONS OF GREAT BRITAIN. [Palmerston dies, Oct. 1865.] EARL RUSSELL'S MINISTRY- With Dec. 1865. DERBY ADMINISTRATION Earl of ADMIRALTY. There is no separate court of admiralty in the U. S. By Statute of 1789, the District Courts have "cognizance of all civil causes of admiralty and maritime Jurisdiction." They are also Prize Courts and hear all cases of trespass and civil injuries on the Sea. Capital crimes committed at sea are tried by the U. S. Circuit Courts. ADVERTISING. The rate of charge of American Dailies is from 5 to 20 cents per line; of weekly papers, up to $2.00. A few monthly and quarterly periodicals charge $2.50 per line. The price of one page for advertisements in Harper's Magazine is $250. In 1865, the advertising receipts of the N. Y. Tribune were above $359,000. By act of July, 1861, advertisements in American papers are taxed 3 per cent, on gross receipts. Papers of less than 2,000 copies circulation are exempt. The duty on advertising in England was abolished in 1853. AGRICULTURE. Agriculture is the most important material interest of the United States. It is estimated that seven-eighths of the population are engaged in agricultural pursuits or in occupations immediately dependent thereon. In 1860 the number of acres in cultivation was 163,000,000, valued at 6,600 million dollars. In the same year the value of agricultural implements was $247,000,000. In the Statistics of 1862 and 1865 the States in rebellion are not included. In 1862 the shipment of wheat from the U. S. to Great Britain alone amounted to 29,700,000 bushels. Total exports of grain 1863 were 77,300,000 bushels. The cereals of the Northern States in 1865 amounted to 1,228 million bushels, valued at $1,047,000,000. The Southern cotton crop for 1866-7 is estimated at 2,000,000 bales. "Department of Agriculture" established May 15, 1862, at Washington, D. C. Its object, to diffuse information on subjects connected with agriculture among the people of the U. S. |