PARLIAMENT continued.

R. Phillimore, Sir G. Grey, [61]; Sir
J. Pakington, Mr. Robertson, Sir F.
Thesiger, [62]; Mr. S. Herbert, [63];
Mr. R. Palmer, [64]; Mr. Osborne,
Mr. Henley, [65]; Mr. Roebuck, Mr.
Gladstone, [66]; Lord Palmerston,
[67]; Mr. Disraeli, [68]; majority
against the ministry, [69]; Lord Pal-
merston, in consequence, announces his
intention to advise a dissolution, [69];
he charges the majority with "combina-
tion;" consequent debate, [71].

Retirement of the Speaker.—Mr. Shaw
Lefevre announces his intention to re-
tire from the Speakership, [75]; the
sentiments of the House towards the
right hon. gentleman expressed by Lord
Palmerston, who moves the thanks of
the House, Mr. Disraeli, and Lord John
Russell, [76]; Mr. Lefevre's speech,
[78]; address to Her Majesty; he
is created Viscount Eversley, with a
pension of 4000l. a year, [78]; various
discussions, the expense of the Per-
sian war, operations in China, our re-
lations with Naples, and certain neces-
sary measures intervene; Parliament
prorogued by commission on the 21st
March, and dissolved, and a new Par-
liament summoned to meet on the 30th
April, [82].

The general election; list of Members
returned to the new Parliament; the
unsuccessful candidates, and state of
the polls, 417; notice of some of the
principal contests, 52.

Result of the general election, [83];
ministerial majority; popularity of
Lord Palmerston, [84]; loss of seats to
leading Liberal and Peelite members,
[84]; meeting of Parliament on 30th
April ; Mr. Evelyn Denison chosen
speaker, [84]; speech of the Lords
Commissioners, [87]; in Lords, the Ad-
dress agreed to after short debate, [90];
in Commons, Lord Palmerston pledges
the Government to Parliamentary Re-
form; Address agreed to, [93]; Mar-
riage of the Princess Royal-message
from the Queen, [93]; congratulatory
Address from the Lords, [94]; the Com-
mons go into Committee to consider a
suitable provision; singular discussion
originated by Mr. Roebuck, [95]; the
Chancellor of Exchequer describes the
revenues of the Crown, [95]; after
several discussions the Government
proposal is agreed to, [97]; Maynooth
College; Mr. Spooner renews his mo-
tion against the grant, [97]; Ministers'

PARLIAMENT continued.

Money, Ireland-Bill for abolition of,
brought in, [98]; the measure receives
the support of Ministers, and is car-
ried after vehement opposition, [101];
and is carried with difficulty in the
Lords, [103].

Admission of the Jews to Partia-
ment.-Lord Palmerston brings in a
Bill to alter the oaths taken by Mem-
bers, [105]; opposed by Sir F. Thesizer,
[106]; read a second time; in Com-
mittee Sir F. Thesiger moves to retain
the words, "on the true faith of a
Christian," [109]; the Roman Cathode
members raise an objection regarding
their oath; Sir J. Pakington announces
his support of the Bill, [109]; the
amendments are rejected by large mi-
jorities, [111]; question as to the
eligibility of Jews to all offices of the
state, [111]; bill passes the Commons,
[112]; great opposition in the Loris;
bill proposed by Earl Granville, (112);
opposed by Earl of Derby, [113]; after
debate, second reading negatived by
34, [115]; Lord J. Russell proposes
a measure founded on the "Validity
of Oaths Act;" after considerable
debate leave given, [117]; Act per-
mitting affirmation of oath referred to
Select Committee, [117]; who report
that the Act is not applicable to oaths
taken by members, [118]; Lord John
Russell gives notice of his intention to
propose a measure in the next session,
[118].

The Ballot.-Mr. H. Berkeley makes
his annual motion, [119]; after con-
siderable debate, motion rejected by
large majority, [121].

The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.-
Mr. Roebuck's motion for abolition of
this office, [121]; motion received with
little favour on either side; after de-
bate, previous question carried by 200
to 115.

The Great Indian Mutiny.-Great
anxiety caused by the news of the
outbreak, and consequent discussions
in Parliament, [125]; Lord Ellen-
borough brings Indian affairs before
the House of Lords, [125]; Mr. Kin-
naird proposes two resolutions in the
House of Commons relating to the in-
ternal administration of India, [128];
the subject of the mutiny in India
brought formally before both Houses of
Parliament; in the Lords by Earl of
Derby, [130]; in the Commons by Mr.
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PARLIAMENT continued.

outbreak, [131]; answered by Mr. V.
Smith, who under-rates the extent of
the danger, [132]; the Earl of Ellen-
borough again presses the Government
as to their measures; his suggestions,
[134]; Earl Granville states the steps
taken, [135]; Lord Melville's interest-
ing statement, [135]; Lord Palmerston
makes a statement of the measures and
intentions of the Government, [136];
Mr. Disraeli, on motion for papers,
brings the subject of the mutiny before
the Commons in an elaborate speech,
[138]; Mr. V. Smith's reply, [139];
Lord J. Russell suggests an Address to
the Queen, assuring her of support;
which, after interesting debate, is
agreed to, [142]; the subject is dis-
cussed in the Lords, [142]; Hostilities
with Persia-Mr. Roebuck moves re-
solutions condemnatory of the Govern-
ment, [142]; debate; Lord Palmer-
ston's speech, [146]; Mr. Disraeli
supports the motion; resolutions ne-
gatived, [148]; further debate on going
into Committee of Supply, [148]; Lord
Panmure's motion for embodying the
militia; general debate on our military
resources, [148]; the bill discussed in
the Commons, [150].

Legal and Social Reforms. -- The
Testamentary Jurisdiction Bill intro-
duced by the Lord Chancellor ; Eccle-
siastical Courts abolished, and new
Court of Probate established, [154];
bill passes the Lords with extensive
amendments, [155]; bill moved in the
Commons by the Attorney General,
[155]; read second time; in Committee,
amendment as to powers of local re-
gistrars carried against Ministers; clause
for compensation to proctors; bill
passed, [157]; the Divorce Bill gives
occasion to strong opposition, [157];
new Court of Divorce; bill supported
by the Archbishop of Canterbury and
other prelates, and strongly opposed by
others; bill carried by majority of 29,
[160]; is extensively altered in Com-
mittee, [160]; clause relating to the
clergy, [161]; to the action of crim.
con., [161]; question of re-marriage
raised on third reading; bill passed by
the Lords, [162]; in Commons, bill
even more strongly discussed; Mr.
Henley's motion for delay, [162];
the Attorney-General moves the second
reading, [163]; Sir W. Heathcote
moves its rejection; debate; speeches of
Mr. Lygon, Mr. Puller, [165]; of Mr.
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PARLIAMENT continued.

Wigram, Bowyer, Malins, Gladstone,
[166]; Sir G. Grey, [167]; Mr.
Henley, Walpole, [168]; second read-
ing carried by 111, [169]; bill con-
tested clause by clause in Committee,
[169]; Mr. Warren moves postpone-
ment, [169]; various amendments
carried against Government; "judicial
separation;" equality of husband and
wife; "adultery in conjugal residence,"
[170]; the clergy clause modified, [171,
173]; opposition removed on third
reading, [173]; bill passed; debate in
Lords on Commons' amendments; Lord
Redesdale's opposition to considering
amendments rejected by majority of 2,
[176]; some amendments rejected;
assented to by Commons; bill passed,
[177].

The Fraudulent Trustees Bill intro-
duced by the Attorney-General, [177];
a bill on the same subject introduced
by Lord St. Leonards, which is with-
drawn, and the Government measure
passed, [179].

Military Education.-Sir De Lacy
Evans' resolutions respecting the edu-
cation of officers; his address, [181];
statement of the Under-Secretary of
War, [183]; Mr. S. Herbert's views,
[184]; on suggestion of Lord Palmer-
ston the resolutions are modified and
agreed to, [186]; Competitive Exami-
nation for the Public Service - Lord
Goderich's motion for extension of the
system, [186]; Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer explains the existing system;
motion agreed to, [187]; The Superan-
nuation Fund in the civil service; Lord
Naas explains the hardship, and moves
to repeal the reductions, [187]; mo-
tion opposed by Chancellor of Ex-
chequer; leave given; second reading
opposed by Mr. Wilson, [188]; sup-
ported by Sir F. Baring and Mr. Dis-
raeli; opposed by Mr. Gladstone and
Chancellor of the Exchequer ; second
reading carried, [191]; bill passed by
the Lords, [191]; Extinction of the
Sound Dues, [191]; Chancellor of
Exchequer corrects his financial state-
ment to this date, [192]; resolutions
proposed for the tea and sugar duties,
[193]; criticised by Mr. Gladstone,
[194]; Parliament prorogued by com-
mission on the 28th August, [197].

Parliament suddenly summoned to
meet on the 3rd December, owing to
the commercial crisis in the autumn;
the great failures in America pro-
SS

PARLIAMENT continued.

duce great disasters in England, and
the Bank is authorized, with promise
of an Indemnatory Act, to exceed the
legal issue of notes, [200]; Her Ma-
jesty opens the Session in person; the
Speech from the throne, [201]; Lord
Portman moves, Lord Carew seconds,
the Address; the Earl of Derby com-
ments on the dilatoriness of Govern-
ment in sending reinforcements to
India, but assures Ministers of support
in all necessary measures, [202]; Earl
Granville vindicates the Government,
[203]; Earl Grey condemns the sus-
pension of the Bank Act and the Act
itself, which is defended by Lord Over-
stone Address agreed to, [204]. In
Commons, Address moved by Mr. Mar-
tin, seconded by Mr. Akroyd: Mr.
Disraeli comments on the suspension of
the Bank Act and on the affairs of
India, [204]; answered by Lord Palmer-
ston; Address agreed to, [205].

The Chancellor of Exchequer moves
the House into Committee to consider
the Bank Act, and lucidly explains the
existing state of the law, and the recent
transactions, [205]; recommends the re-
appointment of the Select Committee
of last session, and proposes a bill to
indemnify the Bank Directors; views of
Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Spooner, Mr. Glyn,
Mr. Henley, [207]; Lord J. Russell,
[208]; Mr. Disraeli recommends imme-
diate legislation, [208]; which is
agreed to, and bill brought in: debate
on second reading, [209]; bill passed
by Commons: is discussed by the Lords
on the third reading; Lord Stanley of
Alderley explains its necessity and
object, [211]; views of Earl Grey; bill
passed, [212]; Chancellor of Exchequer
moves re-appointment of select com-
mittee, and opens the whole question,
[212]; Mr. Disraeli moves "that no
further inquiry is necessary," [214];
views of Mr. Cardwell, Mr. Gladstone,
Mr. Weguelin; amendment negatived,
[216].

Other measures of the short session;
Lord J. Russell obtains leave for a bill
to substitute an oath for the oaths of
allegiance, supremacy, and abjuration,
[216]; Mr. Headlam's motion respect-
ing liability of shareholders in joint-
stock banks; the recent disastrous fail-
ures, [217]; motion and Mr. Hankey's
amendment rejected, [219]; Lord Shaf-
tesbury's bill respecting special services
of the church, [219]; discussion re-

PARLIAMENT continued.

specting the Exeter Hall services, (2007;
pension and honours conferred on Gene
ral Havelock, [220]; Parliament ad-
journs on the 12th December, (221).

Proclamation calling Parliament to
gether on the 3rd December, 223.
PATENTS; List of, from January 1st, tɔ
December 30th, 1857, 592.
PERSIA, War with: General Outram ar-
rives at Bushire with reinforcements;
the Persians assemble a large force at
Burazjoon to retake Bushire, (232):
General Outram marches against them;
the Persians are defeated at Khonsla
and dispersed with heavy loss in men sti
guns, [233]; an expedition despatched
against Mohammerah, which obtains a
decisive victory, [234]; and the enemy
finally dispersed at Ahwaz, [235); tray
of peace, [235]; copy of the Treaty,
431. [See PARLIAMENT.]

POETRY, 610.

PROMOTIONS. - Civil Service Appoint
ments, Promotions, &c., 380; Army
Promotions and Appointments, 3;
Naval Promotions and Appointments,
398; the Victoria Cross, 403; Enck-
siastical preferments, 414; llege
and scholastic appointments, 415.
PUBLIC DOCUMENTS--DESPATCHES; rela-
tive to the Persian expedition, 458;
the Indian despatches; the mutiny at
Delhi, explosion of the magazine, 445:
siege and storm of Delhi, 450; see
and relief of Lucknow, by Havelock,
455; despatch narrative of the se
by Major-General Inglis, 459; redef
and evacuation of Lucknow by Sir Co
Campbell, 475; composition and dis-
tribution of the military force in Indis
at the outbreak of the mutiny, 451.

List of Acts, 483; Finance Accounts,
496 prices of Stocks, 512; corre-
spondence between the Government
and the Bank of England relative to
their over-isssues during the panic,
513; prices of corn, &c., and butchers'
meat, 532; tables of mortality, meteors-
logy and bankrupts, 523; university
honours-Oxford, 524; Cambridge, 327.

QUEEN, THE.-Birth of a princess, 68;
intended marriage of the Princess
Royal, 98; visit of the Grand Duke
Constantine of Russia to Her Majesty,
101; Order in Council directing His
Royal Highness Prince Albert to be
henceforth designated the Prince Con-
sort, 118; distribution of the Victoria
Cross by Her Majesty, 118; free-lom

QUEEN, THE-continued.

of the City presented to Prince Fre-
derick William of Prussia, 129; Her
Majesty at Aldershot, 131; marriage
of the Princess Charlotte of Belgium,
the Queen's cousin, 142; visit of the
Emperor and Empress of the French
to Her Majesty at Osborne, 146; resi-
dence of the Court at Balmoral, 168;
presentation of the Siamese Ambassa-
dors at Windsor, 224; treaty for the
marriage of Her Royal Highness the
Princess Royal with the Prince Frede-
rick William of Prussia, 426; Act to
enable Her Majesty to settle an annuity
on Her Royal Highness, 429. [See PAR-
LIAMENT.]

RACING MEETINGS.-Epsom, 100; Ascot,
109; Goodwood, 141; Doncaster, 178;
the Newmarket October meeting-the
Cesarewitsch, 201.

RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.- Accident to an ex-
cursion train, 200 persons injured,
121; frightful accident on the North
Kent line, eleven persons killed, 122;
actions for compensation for railway
accidents, 131; singular accident-
Shilling v. The Accidental Death In-
surance Company, 136; on the Mid-
land Railway, occasioned by a storm,
156; fatal railway collision at Watchet,
164; on the Brighton railway, at Rei-
gate, 164; on the Great Northern at
Tuxford, 179; explosion of a locomo-
tive boiler at Basingstoke, 197; rail-
way trains on fire, 199; fatal collision
on the South Wales railway, 201; Re-
turn of Railway Accidents in the year
1857, 261.

SARAWAK.-The Chinese colonists break

out in sudden insurrection, destroy the
town, and kill many; narrow escape
of Sir James Brooke; insurrection
suppressed and insurgents nearly de-
stroyed, [336].

SHIPWRECKS AND DISASTERS AT SEA.-
Numerous wrecks on our coasts during
storms in January, 1; wreck of the
Northern Belle near Margate; loss of
a Margate lugger; and of the Ostend
mail packet Violet, 2; loss of the
packet ship New York, mutiny of the
crew, 5; wreck of the Tyne, West
India mail steamer, 7; foundering of
the Anita steamer, 22; loss of Le
Lyonnais, safety of part of the crew,
24; loss of the St. Andrew, The
Madrid, Charlemagne, Helingen, 61;
collision between the Andrew Forster
and the Tuscorora, 61; massacre of

SHIPWRECKS-continued.

the passengers of the Queen in Canton
River, 75; the Joseph Somes burnt at
sea, 96; wreck of H. M. frigate
Raleigh, near Macao, 108; the Mont-
real, burnt on the St. Lawrence, 200
lives lost, 127; loss of the Transit,
168; fatal collision off Dungeness, the
Sophie and William Hutt, 176; sud-
den foundering of a Russian two-
decker with 836 persons, 186; loss of
the Central America, with 500 persons,
189; storms and losses at sea in
October, 191; wrecks and loss of life
in October, 202; the Sarah Sands
steam transport on fire at sea, heroic
conduct of the crew and troops, 215;
dreadful loss of the Dunbar, off
Sydney, crew and passengers lost save
one man, 221; loss of life on the
Banffshire coast, 227; dreadful suffer-
ings of the crew of the Wallace, 250;
return of shipwrecks in 1857, 260.
SHERIFFS for the year 1857, 264.
SIAM.-The Ambassadors of the Kings of
Siam presented to Her Majesty at
Windsor, 224.

STATE PAPERS.-Treaty for the marriage
of Her Royal Highness the Princess
Royal and Prince Frederick William of
Prussia, 426; Act to enable Her Majesty
to settle an annuity on her Royal High-
ness, 429; Treaty between Great Bri-
tain, Austria, France, Prussia, Russia,
Sardinia, and Turkey, relative to the
Bessarabian frontier, 430; Treaty of
Peace between Her Majesty and the Shah
of Persia, 431; Treaty between Great
Britain, Austria, France, Prussia, and
Russia, and the Swiss Confederation, re-
lative to Neuchâtel, 436. [See PUBLIC
DOCUMENTS.]

STATUTES, Table of, 20 Vict.-i. Public

General Acts, 482; ii. Local and Per-
sonal Acts, declared public and to be
judicially noticed, 487.

STATUTES, Table of, 20 & 21 Vict.-i. Public
General Acts, 484; ii. Local and Per-
sonal Acts, declared public and to be
judicially noticed, 487; iii. Private
Acts, printed, 494; iv. Private Acts,
not printed, 494.

TRIALS AND LAW CASES.-Trial of M'Lean
and others for murder, at Edinburgh, 8;
trial of Pierce, Burgess, and Tester, for
the great gold-dust robbery, 8; of John
Paul, for extensive frauds on the City
Union, 21; of W. Graham, for murder
of a gamekeeper at Ainstable, 29; of
Saward, alias "Jem the Penman," and

TRIALS continued.

Attwell, the great gang of forgers, 35;
Coglan v. La Mert-curious revelations
of the sporting world, 42; trial of G.
Edwards for fratricide, at Maidstone,
48; of G. Bell for attempt to poison
his brother, 49; ridiculous case of
witchcraft, trial of Tunnicliff, the
wizard, 49; the Knightsbridge reli-
gious war- Westerton v. Liddell-
judgment of the Privy Council, 51;
trial of the master and mate of the
Hannah Jane for murder of the cook,
59; of the mate of the James L. Bogart
for shooting at one of the crew, 64; of
Thomas Mason for the murder of John
Aplin, at Wiveliscombe, 65; of Hector
M'Donald for murder of his wife, at
Tyree, 71; of Bacon and wife for
murdering their two children, 90; of
G. Bave for murdering a corporal at
Woolwich, 94; great revenue penalties
-Attorney-General v. Allen, 115; of
J. Lewis for murdering his wife at
Merthyr, 124; of Michael Crawley,
for the murder of his wife at Stratford,
124; of Sarah Jemmison, for the mur-
der of her child near Whitby, 128; of
Charles Finch for the murder of Har-
riet Freeborn at Rivenhall, 130; of
Jackson and Brown for the Abbots
Bromley murder, 134; of Stephen Fox,
for the murder of Mary Ann Hadley,
at Canterbury, 138; conviction of a ma-
gistrate for extortion, 139; of John
Blagg, for the murder of a gamekeeper,
148; of E. Hardman for the murder of
his wife at Chorley, 149; trial of Capt.
Rogers and his mates for murder on
the high seas, 158; of De Salvi and
Gower for murder of Mr. Robertson in
the Queen's prison, 160; of Bridget
Cochrane for murder of her two chil-
dren at Liverpool, 162; of Davies for
the murder of his wife, at Ball's Pond,
206; trial of Aaron Mellor for murder
of his wife, at Bolton, 229; of James
Wright, for murder of William Hol-
land, at Girton, 230; of J. F. Hender-
son for murder of his father, at Bram-
hall, 231; of Philip Clare for murder

TRIALS-continued.

of Elizabeth Hopley, at Bradley,
strange tale, 238; of Henry Smith
Bright for forgery, at Hull, 240; of
Joseph Weaver for assault on a war-
der in Dartmoor Prison - glimpse of a
prison interior, 241; of Attwell and
others for robbery of the Countess of
Ellesmere's jewels-strange revelations,
243; shocking attempt at murder, trial
of Jonathan Roose, 246; the Leigh
Woods murder trial of John Beale,
248; of John Thompson for murder of
Agnes Montgomery, near Glasgow, 252;
the Jeufosse trial in France, 257.

UNITED STATES.-Election of President-
official declaration of votes ; inaugural
address of President Buchanan, [337];
list of his Cabinet, [340]; Lord Napier
appointed Ambassador at Washington,
[341]; the President's message, (341];
Anancial revulsion, [342]; temporary
national loan, [345], the Clayton-Bul-
wer Treaty, [345], the Dallas-Claren-
don Treaty, [346], abrogation of former
recommended, [348]; the Isthmus
routes, [348]; Filibustering expedi-
tions, [349]; the Kansas Question,
[350]; Utah Territory; the Mormon
War, [374]; the Pacific Railroad,
[376]; the Tariff, [377]; increase
of the army and navy, [377]; the
Public Lands, [378]; extravagance
in legislation, [378]; the Veto power,
[379].