[221]; Bill carried and made retro-
spective, [223]; remarkable speech of
M. de Lamartine on Socialism and
Communism, [224]; proposal for mo-
difying the Electoral Law, [224];
long debate thereon, proposal car-
ried, [230]; report of the Commit-
tee, [230]; discussion on the Bill,
speeches of Gen. Cavaignac, [232];
M. Victor Hugo, [233]; M. de Las-
teyrie and M. de Montalembert at-
tack Victor Hugo, his defence, [235];
debate on the first article, speech of
M. de Lamartine, [236]; General Be-
deau, [237]; masterly speech of M.
Thiers, [238]; the Minister of Fo-
reign Affairs announces the recall of
the French Ambassador from Lon-
don, which is received with marked
satisfaction, [244]; Bill for the dota-
tion of the President, [246]; report
of the Committee, [248]; termina-
tion of the dispute with Great Bri-
tain respecting the affairs of Greece,
[247]; eulogium pronounced by the
President of the Assembly on Sir
Robert Peel, [250]; disorderly scene
in the Assembly during the debate
on the liberty of the press, [251];
speech of M. Victor Hugo, [253];
another scene in the Assembly, [255];
Bill carried, [257]; a Committe to sit
in permanence during the proroga-
tion appointed-the Assembly pro-
rogued, [257]; imprudent manifesto
of the Comte de Chambord, [258];
discontent of his partisans, letter of
M. de Larochejacquelin, [259]; death
of the ex-King Louis Philippe,
[260]; progresses of the President
through the departments, [260];
change in the Ministry of War, strug-
gle between the Ministers and Gene-
ral Changarnier as to the command
of the First Military Division, [261];
meeting of the Assembly, message
of the President, its topics, Interior,
[262]; Finances, [263]; Public Works,
[264]; Agriculture and Commerce,
[264]; Justice, [265]; Public instruc-
tion and Religious worship, [265];
War, Marine, Foreign Affairs, [266];
Resumé, [268]; Bill to defray the
expenses arising from the state of
affairs in Germany, report of the
Committee, [269]; debate on this
report, speech of the Minister on the
Foreign policy of France, [272];
speeches of MM. Arago, de
Drôme, Remusat, [274]; resolution of
the Committee carried, [275]; report
of Committee on the observance of
Sundays and holydays, speech of M.
France-Attempt to assassinate Louis
de Montalembert, [275]
Napoleon, 86; death of the ex-King
Louis Philippe, 104; naval review at
Cherbourg, 111; explosion on board
the Valmy ship of the line, 139
GERMANY-Entanglement of German
politics, [307]; the new Bund pro-
jected by Prussia-meeting of the
Prussian Chambers, alterations in the
constitution, [308]; speech of the
King on taking the oath to observe
the constitution, [310]; dissolution of
the Chambers, speech of Count Bran-
denburgh, [312]; convocation of a
Parliament at Erfurth to form the
new confederation, speech of General
Von Radowitz, [313]; difficulties arise
in settling the new Bund, from the
opposition of Austria and the old
Diet; the Erfurth Parliament ad-
journed, [315]; able remarks on Ger-
man affairs in the speech of the King
of Wurtemberg to his Diet, [315];
great offence taken by Prussia, [316];
Prussia invites a Congress of Princes
at Berlin, abortive result of their de-
liberations, [317]; Austria convokes
the Diet at Frankfort, and disregards
the remonstrance of Prussia, [318];
attempt by Sefelage to assassinate
the King of Prussia, [318]; affairs of
Hesse Cassel, appointment of M.
Hassenpflug as Minister; his extreme
unpopularity, [319]: disputes with the
Diet, its dissolution, general disturb-
ances, martial law declared, [319];
the Elector quits Cassel, and transfers
the seat of government to Wilhelms-
bad, [320]; remonstrances of
States, [321]; the Frankfort Diet sup-
the
ports the Elector, [321]; Prussia and
Austria become principals in the
quarrel, conferences at Warsaw, [322];
Treaty entered into at Bregenz be-
tween Austria, Bavaria, and Wur-
temberg, to support the Frankfort
Diet and restore the Elector of Hesse
by force of arms, [322]; Ministerial
crisis at Berlin, General Radowitz
(war party) resigns to Count Bran-
denburgh untimely death of Count
Brandenburgh, [323]; Prussia makes
warlike preparations; Austria and Ba-
varia enter Hesse Cassel, counter-
movement of the Prussians; war
averted by the convention of Olmutz,
[324]; statement by the Prussian Go-
vernment of its views, [325]; opening
of the Prussian Chambers, the King's
speech, [326]; speech of Baron von
Manteuffel on the German Question,
[329]; the Chambers adjourned, [329];
conference of the German Powers at
Dresden, Austrian circular, [329];
speeches of Prince Schwarzenberg
and Baron von Manteuffel, [330]
GREECE Claims of the British Go-
vernment on Greece, Great Britain
involved in disputes with France and
Russia in consequence, [280]; exagge-
rated demands of M. Pacifico, [281];
the facts of the case, [282]; claims of
M. Pacifico and Mr. Finlay not com-
ing under international law, [282];
claims in respect of outrages on Bri-
tish subjects, [284]; in respect of the
islands of Cervi and Sapienza, [285];
communication between Mr. Wyse
and M. Londos, [285]; seizure of
Greek vessels by Adm. Sir W. Parker,
[286]; the French Ambassador ten-
ders his good offices, which are ac-
cepted, [286]; Baron Gros sent to
Athens as mediator, negociations
with Mr. Wyse unsuccessful, [287]; in
the meanwhile a convention agreed
to in London, [287]; unfortunate
omission to transmit information to
Mr. Wyse, who recommences coercive
measures, and the Greek Government
yields to the demands of the British
Government, [289]; address of the
King of Greece to his Chambers on
this subject, [290]; strong represen-
tation of the Russian to the British
Government on the transaction,
[291]; the subject discussed in the
British Parliament; refusal of the
Greek Government to afford com-
pensation to certain British subjects,
the Piræus blockaded, great excite-
ment caused by the subject, [58]; our
pacific relations with France seriously
compromised; subject named in the
House of Lords, [58]; in the House
of Commons, [60]; proposed inter-
vention of France, [61]; intervention
broken off, the French Ambassador
does not attend the Queen's birthday,
and leaves England, [62]; the Go-
vernment represent it lightly; in the
French Assembly, the Minister of
War admits that he was recalled,
[63]; discussion in the Commons,
VOL. XCII.
[64]; Lord Palmerston explains the
circumstances of the withdrawal of
the French Ambassador, [65]; Lord
Stanley, in the Lords, brings the sub-
ject forward, as a general attack on
the foreign policy of the Ministry,
[66]; important debate, the Ministry
are defeated, [71]; Mr. Roebuck
moves the subject in the Commons,
[71]; important debate, the Ministry
obtain a majority, [88]:-see PARLIA-
MENT; subject discussed in the French
Legislative Assembly, [214], [244],
[247]
GREAT BRITAIN-Aspect of affairs at the
opening of the year-great increase
in trade, depression of the agricultu-
ral class, [2]; Parliament opened by
commission, [3]. See PARLIAMENT.
The Papal Brief constituting an Epis-
copal Hierarchy in England and Wales
published, and excites an universal
agitation, [196]; Dr. Wiseman made
a Cardinal, and Archbishop of West-
minster, the Kingdom divided into
Sees, [197]; Dr. Wiseman's Pastoral,
its style and tenour deeply offensive;
enthronization of the new bishops,
and sermon of Father Newman, [197];
universal feeling of surprise and in-
dignation among the Protestants,
general movement, Lord J. Russell's
Letter to the Bishop of Durham, [198];
county meetings, popular demonstra-
tion on the 5th November; Dr. Wise-
man's appeal, its altered tone, [200]
Hungary, affairs of; Lord Dudley Stuart's
HESSE-CASSEL-See GERMANY
motion respecting the extradition of
Hungarian refugees by Turkey; Lord
Palmerston's reply, [90]. See PARLIA-
INDIA-Capture of Drs. Campbell and
Hooker by the rajah of Sikkim, 12;
state of the Indian army, order of Sir
C. Napier, 18; mutiny of the 66th
regiment of Native Infantry at Um-
ritsir, 39; fighting with the Affree-
dies, 56, 63; explosion of a powder-
IRELAND, affairs of; the Government
fleet at Benares, 63
measure for the relief of distressed
unions and repayment of advances,
[96]; Bill for extending the electoral
franchise; great discussions, [98];
Bill for the abolition of the Lord
Lieutenancy, [110]; general policy
of the Ministers in respect to Ireland
discussed on Lord Stanley's Motion
on the conflict at Dolly's Brae, [110];
that policy defended by the Earl of
Clarendon in person, [112]
Ireland Murders in, of Ardell, Ma-
grath, Egan, 3; frightful catastrophe
in an union workhouse at Limerick,
16; trial of C. Moore and B. Thomp-
son for murder of Patrick Moore at
Turrow, 35; murder of Mr. Maule-
verer, 70; murder of Mr. Pike, 95;
murder of Dr. Creighton by a mad-
man, 113; murder of Mr. North, 121
Jamaica, dreadful ravages of the cholera
in, 158
LAW AND POLICE-Trial of Louis Joel,
for fraud in bill-discounting, 4; out-
rage in Millbank Prison, a warden
nearly murdered, 9; robberies by the
use of chloroform, 13; daring rob-
bery in Guildford-street, 14; woman
charged with attempting to drown
her three children in the Regent's
Canal, 24; trial of J. Hogg and G.
Nichol for the murder of Davison,
at Bewcastle, 25; trial under Lord
Campbell's Act, for loss of sight by
an explosion of gun-cotton, 29; trial
of Anne Merritt for poisoning her hus-
band, 30; trial of Catherine Moore
and Bridget Thompson for the mur-
der of Patrick Moore, in Ireland, 35;
the Bridgenorth murder case, third
trial of Mercy Catherine Newton, 39;
trial of the Birds for the murder of
Mary Anne Parsons, at Taunton, 42;
trial of Elias Lucas and Mary Reeder
for the murder of Susan Lucas, at
Cambridge, 46; trial of Thomas
Denny for the murder of his child,
at Kingston, 53; adroit letter-bag
robbery, 56; mysterious murder and
robbery in the Wandsworth-road, 62;
robbery at Charlcote Hall, 64; trial
of Walter Watts for stealing a cheque,
65; the "Agapemone," judgment in
Thomas v. Roberts, 68; desperate
burglar, escapes of George Hacket,
77; trial of William Ross for poison-
ing his wife, at York, 90; trial of
Murphy and Sullivan for the murder
of Jane Lewes, at Newport, 96; trial
of Hannah Curtis for poisoning her
husband, at Gloucester, 99; execu-
tion of Patrick Forbes for murdering
his wife, at Newcastle, 104; trial of
the captain and mates of the Orion,
Law and Police--continued.
107; committal of Sarah Chesham
for a series of poisonings, 109; rob-
bery of and attempt to murder Mr.
Cureton, 119; the Frimley murder,
examination of the prisoners, 122;
prevalence of burglaries in different
parts at this time, 126, 157; burglary
at Holford House, examination of the
prisoners, 131; great robbery in the
Strand, examination of the prisoners,
133; burglary at Epsom, 137; extra-
ordinary cruelty to a servant, case of
the Sloanes, the examinations, 144;
robbery and strangulation on M.
Adolphe Dubois, 155
LAW CASES-ECCLESIASTICAL-The Gor-
ham case, 303; Law of Divorce-the
Church of Rome-Connelly v. Con-
nelly, 318; law of marriage, trial
of the Rev. Moorhouse James for re-
fusing to marry H. Fisher and A.
Hardman, 320; charge of false regis-
tration, Regina v. Dunboyne, 322.
CIVIL Doe dem. Bainbrigge v. Bain-
CRIMINAL-Trial of
brigge, 323.
Robert Pate for an assault on Her
Majesty, 331; poisoning case: trial
of William Chadwick for the murder
of Samuel Tunnicliffe, 339; Boston,
U. S., trial and execution of Professor
Webster for the murder of Dr. Park-
man, 341. For trials recorded in the
Chronicle, see LAW AND POLICE.
Louis Philippe-death of the ex-King
of the French, 104
Manchester, the Act for the division of
the parish of, 159
MARRIAGES, 175
MARRIAGES, BIrths, and DeaTHS, Table
of, for the year, 417
METEOROLOGICAL TABLE, 417
MINISTRY, list of, as it stood at the
opening of the Parliament on the
31st January, 1850, 161
MISCELLANEOUs-Shocking occurrence
at the Central Criminal Court, death
of Mr. Tawney, 1; riot at a Protec-
tionist meeting at Stafford, 2; change
of surname lawful, 6; sale of rare
books, library of Mr. Poynder, of Dr.
Libri, 8; destruction of a great pi-
ratical fleet in China, 10; destruction
of another piratical fleet, 56; rob-
beries by means of chloroform, 13;
high tide in the Thames, 15; the
weather, dreadful effects of the cold
abroad, 16; order of Sir C. Napier
respecting the discipline of the In-
dian army, 18; floating railway over
the Forth, 20; fearful storm and ship-
wrecks, 21; arrival of Lord Gough
and Major Edwardes from India, their
reception, 24; dinner by the East
India Company to Lord Gough, 45;
disastrous fight with pirates on the
Gambia river, 26; the Britannia tu-
bular bridge, the first train through,
28; fearful explosions of powder mills
at Hounslow, 32; Exhibition of the
Industry of All Nations, banquet by
the Lord Mayor of London, 40; re-
turn banquet by the Lord Mayor of
York, 135; adroit letter-bag robbery,
56; fall of a bridge at Angers, 221;
soldiers drowned, 57; awful storm at
Dublin, 58; American freedom and
English freemen, case of Isaac Bowers,
a negro, 60; election for Lymington,
62; accouchement of Her Majesty of
a prince, 63; explosion of a powder
fleet at Benares, 63; Exhibition of
the Royal Academy, 64; collision
and loss of life on Lake Erie, 65;
suicide from the Duke of York's Co-
lumn, 67; departure of the French
Ambassador, 67; attempted assassi-
nation of the King of Prussia, 67;
the Agapemone," Thomas v. Ro-
berts, 68; death of the Emperor of
China, 70; arrival of the Nepaulese
Ambassador, 71; the hippopotamus,
72; experiments with rockets, 73;
attack upon Her Majesty by Pate, 73;
Epsom races, 74; suicide on the Great
Western Railway, 75; Shakspere's
Tempest" produced as an opera, 75;
Ascot races, 76; Christening of Prince
Alfred, 79; testimonial to Lord Pal-
merston, 80; Sunday delivery at the
Post Office, 83; antiquities at Lymne,
the Portus Lemanis, 85; antiquarian
discoveries in California, 86; attempt
to assassinate Louis Napoleon, 86;
death of His Royal Highness the Duke
of Cambridge, 87; suicides in New-
gate, of W. Watts and D. B. Donovan,
89; storm at Brighton, 90; accouche-
ment of the Queen of Spain, 90;
parliamentary elections, Devonport,
Southampton, and Mayo, 90; steam-
boat explosion at Liverpool, 92; sale
of the Earl of Ashburnham's pictures,
92; election for Chester, 93; fall of
a mill at Stockport, 93; explosion of
fire-damp at Airdrie, 93; Goodwood
races, 94; the great diamond the
"Koh-i-noor," 94; election for Lam-
beth, 96; tragical death of a tourist,
Mr. J. W. Dutton, 96; sale of the
Miscellaneous-continued.
King of Holland's pictures, 98; ex-
plosion of the ammunition manufac-
tory at Rendsburg, 99; prorogation of
the Parliament, 101; inundations in
Belgium, 101; collision at sea, the
Minerva and the William Rushton,
102; the Queen's visit to the King of
the Belgians, 108; the "peace con-
gress" at Brussels, 103; fall of the
Bricklayers' Arms Railway Station,
103; death of King Louis Philippe,
104; the Queen's visit to Scotland,
105; the electric telegraph between
Dover and Calais, 106; plague at
Rio Janeiro, 108; Jenny Lind in
America, 109; return of poisoning
cases, 110; naval review at Cher-
bourg, 111; attack upon General
Haynau, 110; ballooning, death of
Lieut. Gale, 112; accident to a dili-
gence in Spain, 114; Doncaster races,
115; explosion of a cliff at Seaford,
118; the Welsh Eisteddvod, 120;
munificent gift by Miss Haword of
45,000l., 122; election of a recorder
of the City of London, 122; Parlia-
mentary election, Cambridge, 128;
storm and wrecks, 128; blowing up
of a line-of battle ship at Constanti-
nople, 131; the Nineveh marbles,
136; explosion in a French ship of
the line, 139; fatal boat accident at
Worthing, 142; riot at Birkenhead,
142; massacre of Christians at Aleppo,
143; extraordinary cruelty to a ser-
vant, case of the Sloanes, 144; en-
thronization of Cardinal Wiseman,
149; the Papal aggression, the City
and Universities' addresses to Her
Majesty, 151; demonstrations on Guy
Fawkes' day, 138; Parliamentary
elections, Limerick, St. Alban's, Ayles-
bury, 158; the cholera in Jamaica,
158; the parish of Manchester, 159;
blowing-up of a Portuguese frigate at
Macao, 160
MORTALITY, summary of the weekly ta
bles of, 417
MURDERS, in Ireland, of W. Ardell,
Magrath, Egan, 3; murder and sui-
cide at Manchester, Mr. and Mrs.
Novelli, 10; two children drowned
at Exeter by their mother, 19; at-
tempt to murder the Prince de Mu-
signano at Rome, 24; attempt to
drown three children in the Regent's
Canal, 24; at Bewcastle, trial of Hogg
and Nichol, 25; murder in France of
the Redaud family, 27; and suicide
at Clayton, Yorkshire, 34; of Patrick
Moore, in Queen's County, 35; of Dr.
and Mrs. Wilson, near Edinburgh, by
a maniac, 37; the Bridgenorth mur-
der, 39; of Mary Ann Parsons, by
the Birds, 42; of Susan Lucas, at
Cambridge, 46; of Susan Moir by
her husband, 48; of a child, at Ewell,
53; at Otley, 59; in the Wandsworth-
road, 62; of Mr. Mauleverer, in Ire-
land, 70; of Mary Ross, at York, by
poison, 90; of Mr. Pike, in Ireland,
95; of Jane Lewis, at Newport, 96;
of Thomas Harris, by poison, 99; of
Forbes, at Newcastle, 104; poison-
ings in Essex, by Sarah Chesham,
109; of Dr. Creighton, by a madman,
in Ireland, 113; of Mr. Roger North,
in Ireland, 121; of the Rev. Mr. Hol-
lest, at Frimley, 122; of Jael Denny,
at Doddinghurst, 129; of a police-
man, near Brentwood, 141
PARLIAMENT The Parliament opened
by Commission, the Lord Commis-
sioners' Speech, [3]; Address in
answer moved in the Lords by the
Earl of Essex; amendment of the
Earl of Stradbroke, representing the
distress of the agricultural class, [5];
debate thereon, speeches of the Duke
of Richmond, Earl of Winchilsea,
Lord Stanley, in favour of; of the
Earl of Carlisle, Earl Granville, Lord
Brougham, against amendment, [5];
amendment negatived, [7]; Address
moved in the Commons by Mr.C. Vil-
liers,[7]; amendment moved by Sir
J. Trollope, representing distress of
the agricultural class, owing to recent
commercial legislation, and undue
local taxation, [7]; Chancellor of Ex-
chequer defends the commercial po-
licy, shows great reduction of pauper-
ism, great increase of trade, and of
revenue, [8]; two nights' debate,
speeches of Sir J. Walsh, Mr. G.
Berkeley, Marquess of Granby, [9];
Mr. J. E. Denison, Mr. Christopher,
Mr. R. Palmer, [10]; Mr. Muntz, Mr.
Herries, Mr. Labouchere, [11]; Mr.
Disraeli, Lord J. Russell, [12]; amend-
ment negatived, [13]; Mr. Disraeli's
motion for a Committee to consider
the Local Burdens on Land,-his
speech [13]; answer of Sir G. Grey,
[15]; debate, speeches of Sir J. Gra-
ham, [16]; Mr. Gladstone, [17]; Sir
R. Peel, Lord J. Russell, [19]; mo-
tion negatived, [20]; Mr. Hume's
motion for extension of the franchise,
Parliament-continued.
[20]; answer of Sir G. Grey, [21]; Mr.
Wood, Mr. Roebuck, [22]; Lord J. Rus-
sell, [23]; motion negatived, [24]
Colonial Affairs Increasing in-
terest of the public in this subject;
Lord John Russell makes an able
statement of the general views of the
Government, [26]; discussion of the
statement by Sir W. Molesworth, Mr.
Roebuck, Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Ad-
derley, [31]; the Australian Colonies
Government Bill, second reading, [33];
discussion of the principle of the Bill,
Mr. Scott, Mr. Roebuck, Lord J. Rus-
sell, Mr. F. Peel, Mr. Hawes, and
others; Bill read 2", [35]; in Com-
mittee numerous amendments are
moved respecting a single or two
Chambers; Mr. Mowatt, Mr. Wal-
pole, [35]; Sir W. Molesworth, [36];
Mr. Roebuck, [37]; Mr. C. Lushing-
ton, respecting public worship, [37];
Sir W. Molesworth expresses his views
of colonial government, [38]; Mr.
Gladstone, [39]; Mr. Gladstone's
amendment to give the Church of
England synodical action, [39]; in-
teresting debate, clause negatived,
[41]; Mr. Gladstone's amendment to
take the opinion of the Colonies on the
Bill, [41]; after debate motion nega-
tived, [43]; Bill passed by the Com-
mons, [44]; moved in the House of
Lords by Earl Grey, debate, [44];
Lord Brougham moves to hear par-
ties by counsel, motion negatived,
[45]; Bill ably opposed by the Bishop
of Oxford, his speech, [45]; reply of
Earl Grey, [47]; amendment nega-
tived; Lord Monteagle's amendment
for a double Chamber negatived, [49];
the confederation clauses abandoned
by Government, and Bill, as amended
by the Lords, is accepted by the Com-
mons, [50]; copy of the Act, 391;
Affairs of Ceylon, report of the Se-
lect Committee, [50]; conduct of the
governor, Lord Torrington, violently
attacked; he is recalled, [51]; the
West India Colonies, motion of Sir
E. N. Buxton, that it is unjust to ex-
pose Colonial free-grown sugar to com-
petition with slave-grown sugar, [51] ;
debates, Mr. Hume, Mr. G. Berkeley,
Mr. J. Wilson, [53]; Mr. E. H. Stan-
ley, Sir J. Pakington, the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, [54]; Mr. Glad-
stone, Lord Palmerston, [55]; mo-
tion negatived, [56]
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