Bonheur's "Horse Fair," 140; the vine disease, 141; a thief stolen, 158; Alice Grey, the impostor, 163; trophies of Sebastopol, 167; fate of an ab- sconder, murders in Van Diemen's Land, 167; the Emperor of Russia's visit to the Crimea, 173; great fog in London, 175; launch of the Shannon, 50 guns, 177; visit of the King of Sardinia to Her Majesty, 179; earthquake in Japan, wreck of a Russian frigate, 195. MORTALITY
Summary of the Weekly Tables of, in the Metropolis in 1855, 471.
MURDERS AND SUICIDES-Double murder and attempted suicide in Foley Place, 4; murder at Rochester, 17; attempted murder in Walworth of Mr. Leah, 33; murder of Isaac Turner at Lamplugh, 34; wife-murder at Halstead, 51; mur- der of Ann Collins at Lydiard Tregoz, 53; murder and suicide near Nantwich, Mr. and Mrs. Sproston, 73; child- murder and suicide in Old Pancras Road, 81; murders by insane persons; mur- der of Mrs. Smith by her husband at Rochester; and of Thomas Turton by his wife at Bromley, 110; terrible murders on board the brig Her Majesty in the Greek waters, 110; murder of Mary Ann Mason at Dudley, 113; of John Davies in Brecon, 117; murder of a boy by his companion at Liver- pool, 138; in Ireland, of Smyth, 142; mysterious murder of a child near Bristol, 149; of Miss Hinds, in Cavan, 154; of Naomi Kingswell by Abraham Baker at Southampton, 154; matricide at Knightsbridge, 159; murders in Van Diemen's Land, 168; at Burnop- field of Mr. Robert Stirling, 168; in Ireland, of Mr. Ramsbottom in the King's County; of Murray, in Armagh ; of Grant, at Silverbridge; of McCol- lum, in Tyrone; of McHale, in Castle- bar, 172; of Martha Jones at Rochdale, 182; terrible murders at Rugeley by William Palmer, 186; the Cudham murders, 198; murder in the Minories, of Mrs. Corrigan by her husband, 204; the Burdon slow poisoning case, alleged murder of Mrs. Wooler by her husband, 375.
PARLIAMENT--The Parliament re-assembles on the 23rd of January-Condition of the Crimean army-Notices of motion by Earl of Ellenborough, Mr. Roebuck, and Lord Lyndhurst, [2]; sudden re- signation of Lord John Russell, [2];
his statement of his reasons, viz. the impossibility of denying that the con- dition of the army is horrible and heart- rending, [3]; discussion in the Lords, [5]; statement of Earl of Aberdeen, [5]; Mr. Roebuck's motion for a Select Committee, [6]; Sir G. Grey's defence of Government; speeches of Mr. Wal- pole and Mr. V. Smith, [8]; Mr. Staf- ford's moving statement of his personal experience, [8]; Mr. B. Osborne's sweep- ing attack on the army departments, [11]; Mr. Henley and Sir F. Baring, [12]; Sir B. Lytton's speech, [13]; Mr. Gladstone's defence of the Ministry, [15]; Mr. Disraeli supports the motion, [16]; Lord J. Russell, [18]; Lord Pal- merston, [19]; motion carried against Ministers by 157. Lord Aberdeen's Cabinet (the Coalition Ministry) resign -Lord Aberdeen's explanation, [20]; the Duke of Newcastle's defence of his administration of the War Department, [21]; Earl of Derby's speech, [24]; further explanations of Lord J. Russell, [25]; he states that he had received Her Majesty's commands to form a Mi- nistry, but had failed, [27]; Mr. Glad- stone's remarks [28]. A Ministry formed by Lord Palmerston, [29]; Earl of Derby's statement; he had attempted to form a Ministry, but had found it impracticable, [29]; explanations of Marquis of Lansdowne, Earl of Malmes- bury, Lord Panmure, [34]; Lord Pal- merston's statement of the basis of his Administration, [35]; Mr. Disraeli's explanation, [36]; Mr. Roebuck perse- veres in his Motion, [37]; arrangements for recruiting the army, the Limited Service Bill, [39]; Mr. Layard's Mo- tion on the State of the Nation-his speech, [40]; speeches of Gen. Peel and Lord Palmerston, [41]; sudden disrup- tion of the Ministry-resignation of Mr. Gladstone, Sir J. Graham, and Mr. S. Herbert, [44]; explanations of the re- tiring Ministers-by Sir J. Graham it is chiefly attributed to the danger of pro- ceeding with the Sebastopol Committee, [44]; debate on proceeding to nominate Committee-Mr. Bright, [47]; Mr. S. Herbert, Mr. Gaskell, Mr. Drummond, Lord Seymour, [48]; Mr. Laing, Sir J. Pakington, [49]; Mr. Wortley, Mr. Walpole; Mr. Gladstone's statement, [50]; Lord Palmerston's statement, [52]; Committee formed. Lord Palmer- ston reconstructs his Ministry, including Lord John Russell, [53]; intelligence of
the illness and death of the Emperor of Russia, [54]; discussion whether the Committee shall be open or secret, [55].
Discussions in Parliament respecting the War-The charge at Balaklava— eulogy of Earl of Ellenborough, [56]; the Treaty of Dec. 2; acceptance of "the Four Points" by Russia, [57]; Earl Grey's Resolutions respecting the War department, [57]; reply of the Duke of Newcastle, [59]; discussion on the state of the army, Earl of Ellen- borough's comments, [61]; Lord Pan- mure's reply, [62]; discussion in Com- mons, [63]; motion of Lord Goderich on promotion in the army, [64]; reply of Mr. F. Peel, [65]; Lord Seymour and Sir De L. Evans, [66]; Mr. S. Herbert, Lord Palmerston, [67]; motion negatived. Operations in the Baltic, speech of Mr. Malins in defence of Sir C. Napier, [68]; reply of Sir J. Gra- ham, [69]; after long and angry discus- sion, motion withdrawn, [72]; discus- sion respecting the Black Sea fleet, [72]; sanitary condition of the army, the hos- pitals [73].
The Negotiations at Vienna-Lord Lyndhurst reviews the whole subject; his remarkable speech, [74]; reply of Earl of Clarendon, [80]; the Treaty with Sardinia, [82]; failure of the ne- gotiations at Vienna, announced by Lord Palmerston, [82]; discussion thereon in the Lords, [83]; in the House of Com- mons, Lord J. Russell states the pro- ceedings at Vienna, [84]; similar ex- planation in the Lords by Earl of Cla- rendon, [85]; the Conferences and the position of Austria brought before the Lords by Lord Lyndhurst, [87]; reply of Earl of Clarendon, [90]; speech of Earl of Ellenborough, [93]; Earl of Ellenborough's motion respecting_the conduct of the war, [94]; Lord Pan- mure's defence, [97]; Earl of Hard- wicke criticises the naval conduct of the war, [97]; defence of the Government by Earl Granville, [98]; speech of Earl of Derby, [99]; of Marquis of Lans- downe, [101]; resolutions negatived. Subject again introduced by Earl Grey, [101]; reply of Earl of Clarendon, [102]; speeches of Earl of Malmesbury and Duke of Argyll, [103]; of Duke of Newcastle, and Earl of Derby, [104]; motion negatived.
Notices of motion by Mr. M. Gibson and Mr. Layard withdrawn after debate, [106]; Mr. Disraeli's motion deprecat-
Parliament-continued.
ing the "ambiguous language and un- certain conduct" of Ministers, [108]; the important debate thereon; his speech, [109]; amendment moved by Sir Francis Baring, [112]; speeches of Sir W. Heathcote, Mr. K. Seymer, Mr. Wilkin- son, [112]; Marquis of Granby, Mr. R. Phillimore, Mr. Gladstone, [113]; of Lord John Russell, [114]; debate ad- journed and resumed by Mr. Whiteside, [115]; Mr. Lowe, Mr. Cayley, Mr. R. Palmer, [116]; Lord Stanley, [117]; Mr. Layard, Lord Palmerston, [118]; Mr. Disraeli's reply; resolutions nega- tived, [120]; Sir F. Baring's amend- ment, debate of four nights; speeches of Mr. M. Gibson, [120]; Sir W. Moles- worth, [121]; Sir E. B. Lytton, [124]; Mr. Cobden, [126]; Sir J. Graham, [128]; Mr. Roebuck, [130]; Mr. S. Herbert, [131]; Mr. Bright, [132]; the Attorney-General, [134]; Mr. Wal- pole, Mr. Disraeli, [135]; Lord Palmer- ston's animated appeal, [136]; motion carried.
Trade with Russia, the blockade; motion of Mr. Collier, [138]; reply of Mr. Cardwell, [140]; debate on same subject in Lords, [141]. The Hango massacre; statement of Sir C. Wood, [142]; discussions in the Lords, [142]; Administrative Reform agitation; Mr. Layard's resolutions, Mr. Gladstone's views, [144]; Sir E. B. Lytton's amend- ment, [145]; Sir G. C. Lewis, Lord Goderich, Mr. Peel, [146]; Mr. Drum- mond, [147]; Mr. Disraeli explains the intentions of Earl of Derby's Ministry, [148]; Lord Palmerston's reply, [149]; resolutions negatived, [150]; subject re- newed by Mr. V. Scully, [150]; Mr. Gladstone advocates public competition, on competitive examination, [151]; mo- tion negatived.
Negotiations at Vienna-Singular re- velations respecting Lord J. Russell's conduct; his explanations, [152]; se- verely condemned by Mr. Cobden-con- tinued debate, [153]; notice of vote of censure by Sir E. B. Lytton, [154]; Lord J. Russell resigns; his explana- tions, [155]; debate; Sir E. B. Lytton, [157]; Mr. Bouverie, Lord Palmerston, [158]; Mr. Disraeli, [159]; Sir G. Grey, Mr. Gladstone, [160].
Conduct of the War-Report of the Crimean Committee; Mr. Roebuck's resolution, [161]; important debate; speeches of Lord J. Russell, [164]; Mr. Bright, [165]; of Mr. Sidney Herbert,
[166]; Sir G. Grey, Lord Palmerston, [167]; Mr. Disraeli, [168]; motion ne- gatived. Further debate raised by Mr. Laing, Mr. Gladstone's speech, [169]; Lord J. Russell reviews the prospects of the war and condition of the country, [170]; replied to by Lord Palmerston, [171]; subject renewed by Sir De L. Evans, [172].
Financial Affairs-Estimates for the Navy, Army, Ordnance, and Commis- sariat, [174]; the Budget, [176]; de- bate on the loan, [179]; debate on the additional sugar duties and income tax, [180]; debate on the Sardinian loan, [181]; Turkish loan of 5,000,000l., with joint guarantee of England and France, [182]; unexpected and formida- ble opposition; narrow majority for Go- vernment, [184]. The Indian Budget, [184]; Mr. Bright alleges the use of torture by the Indian Government for collecting the revenue, [185]; debate thereon, [186]; Parliament prorogued by Commission, on the 14th of August; speech of the Lords' Commissioners, [186].
PATENTS, LIST of, 478. POETRY, 494.
PROMOTIONS-Civil Service Appointments, Promotions, &c., 334; Army Promo- tions and Appointments, 341; Navy Promotions and Appointments, 352; Ecclesiastical Preferments and Appoint- ments, 356; Collegiate and Scholastic Appointments, 358.
PUBLIC DOCUMENTS-Table of Statutes, 18° & 19° Vict., 437.
Racing Meetings-Epsom, 91; Ascot, 96; Goodwood, 117.
RAILWAY ACCIDENTS-at the central sta- tion at Leeds, 3; boiler explosion on the North-Eastern Railway, 12; at Glou- cester, 12; accidents on the Aberdeen Railway, 117; at the railway bridge, Rochester, 126; dreadful accident on the New York and Philadelphia Rail- way, United States, 21 persons killed, 140; at Reading, five persons killed, 148; on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire line, 149; on the Paris and Versailles Railway, nine persons
Railway Accidents-continued. killed; on the Lyons Railway, 16 per- sons killed, 151; numerous accidents in October, 152; suicide on the South Devon line, 152; dreadful accident on the St. Louis Railway, United States, 22 persons killed, 170; collision on the Great Western line, 178; on the North Kent line, 182; return of the number of persons killed or injured by railway accidents in the year 1855, 206. Riots-Bread riots in London and Liver- pool in February, 32; Sunday Riots in Hyde Park, 106; bread riots in Hyde Park, 157. Robberies-Great bank robbery at Balla- rat, 44; great robbery of gold during transmission to Paris, 86; extensive robbery of jewellery in Cheapside, 105; robbery by a Dutchman at Amsterdam, suicide of the thief at Liverpool, 112; a thief stolen, 158; daring robbery of a jeweller's shop at Portsmouth, 198. RUSSIA-Sudden illness and death of the Emperor Nicholas; he is succeeded by his eldest son, Alexander II.; the young Emperor's Manifesto, [199]; rumoured
insurrections in the interior of the Rus- sian empire, [201]. See WAK WITH RUSSIA.
SARDINIA-Treaty of Alliance with Sar- dinia for a contingent army and a loan, 391; debate in Parliament on the Sar- dinian loan, [181]; despatch, gallant conduct of the Sardinians at the battle on the Tchernaya, 404; melancholy events in the Royal Family, 13; the King's visit to England, 179. Sebastopol for the events of the Siege, see WAR WITH RUSSIA-Telegraphic Despatches.
SHERIFFS for the year 1855, 210. SHIPWRECKS AND DISASTERS AT SEA-
wreck of the George Canning, 96 lives lost, 2; of the steamship Mercury, by collision, 10; of the Janet Boyd, 28 lives lost, 13; the Prince of Wales, 14; of the Will-o'-the- Wisp, 18 lives lost, 26; the steamship Mauritius destroyed by fire, 30; loss of the steamship Morna, 21 persons drowned, 40; the steam- transport, Cræsus, burnt off Corsica, 72; of the John, on the Manacles rocks, 200 lives lost, 77; the Etna, floating- battery, destroyed at Millwall, 79; massacre of the crew of the brig Her Majesty, 110; collision of the Vivid and the Henry, off Dover, three lives lost, 126; of the Enterprise, dreadful sufferings of the crew; of the Catherine
Sharer, the St. Abbs, and the Abbotts Reading, 166; gales and losses at sea in November, 310 vessels wrecked, 169, 180; loss of the steamship Faith, 203; return of wrecks in the year 1855, 205. STATE PAPERS-TREATIES-Act of Acces- sion of the King of Sardinia to the con- vention of April 10, 391; Military Convention between England, France, and Sardinia, 393; supplementary con- vention between England and Sardinia, 394; convention between England, France, and Turkey, for the guarantee of a loan, 395.
Despatches-Relative to the promo- tion of Serjeants in the Crimean regi- ments, 397; attack on Eupatoria, 398; siege of Sebastopol,' 399; battle of the Tchernaya, 404; fall of Sebastopol, 406; expedition into the Sea of Azoff, 409; capture of Kinburn, 422; operations in the Baltic, 424; bombardment of Swea- borg, 425; battle of Kars, 432. STATUTES, TABLE OF, 18 & 19 Vict.-i.
Public General Acts, 437; ii. Local and Personal Acts, declared public and to be judicially noticed, 442'; iii. Private Acts, printed, 450; iv. Private Acts, not printed, 451.
STOCKS-Prices of, highest and lowest, 469. SWEDEN AND NORWAY-Important Treaty of Sweden with the Western Powers, by which the latter guarantee the integrity of the Swedish territories, [482].
TRIALS AND LAW CASES-Case of Messrs. Strahan, Paul, and Bates, the bankers- their examination at the Police Court and Bankruptcy Court, 98; their trial at the Central Criminal Court, 359; the Burdon slow-poisoning case-trial of Joseph Snaith Wooler, for the murder of his wife, 375; trial of Baranelli for the murder of Mr. Lambert, in Foley Place, and execution, 4; singular trial of Dr. George Smith and Robert Campbell for arson, at Edinburgh, 10; execution of Barthelemy for the double murder in Warren Street, 14; trial of Elizabeth Laws for the murder of Mrs. Bacon, at Rochester, 17; of Mddle. Doudet, a French governess, for cruelty, at Paris, 26; of Joseph Cleary for the attempted murder of Mr. Leah, 33; of Thomas Mun- roe for the murder of Isaac Turner at Lamplugh, 34; of Sarah Newton for poisoning her husband and son, at Bar- net, 45; of Lazarus Hempstead for the murder of his wife, at Halstead, 51;
Trials and Law Cases-continued.
of William Wright, for the murder of Ann Collins, at Lydiard Tregoz, 53; of Æneas Prendergast for the murder of Maurice Prendergast, at Claremorris, 53; of Charles King, the thief-trainer, 61; murders by insane persons; trial of G. H. Smith for the murder of his wife, and of Rebecca Turton for the murder of her husband, 110; of Joseph Mea- dows for murder of Mary Ann Mason, at Dudley, 113; of Joseph Richards for murder of John Davies, at Brecon, 117; of Lieutenant Austin for cruel- ties in Birmingham Gaol, 120; of Fleming Coward for attempted murder of James McNeill, at Maryport, 124; of two boys for murder of a companion at Liverpool, 138; of Abraham Baker for murder of Naomi Kingswell, at South- ampton, 154; of Isabella Jolley, for murder of her mother, at Knightsbridge, 159; of Sutton for poisoning his father, at Taunton, 181; of Jonathan Heywood for murder of Martha Jones, at Rochdale, 182; of the Rev. Vladimir Petcherine for Bible-burning, at Dublin, 184; of William and Mary Aspinall for starving their child, 193; the Cudham murder trial of R. T. Palin for murder of Jane Beagley, 198; of Thomas Cor- rigan for the murder of his wife in the Minories, 204.
Civil Causes.-The Marriage Act- The Queen v. Giles-charge of false entry, 50; great will case-Sefton v. Hopwood, 60; the Law of crossed Cheques-Car- lon v. Ireland, 192; trial at Paris of Mdlle. Doudet, a French governess, for cruelty to an English family, 26.
UNITED STATES- Misunderstanding be- tween the English and American Govern- ments on the recruiting question, [283], and on the Central American question, [284]; strange difficulty in electing the Speaker of the House of Representatives, [284]; the President, nevertheless, delivers his Message to Congress-its topics-foreign relations-Central Ame- rica, [285]; the Sound dues, [291]; Treasury, [292]; Army, [293]; Navy, [293]; Interior, [293]; Constitutional theory of Government, [294]; Constitu- tional relations of Slavery, [296]; Dis- cussion on the Message, [301]; Dreadful railway accident near St. Louis, 22 persons killed, 170. UNIVERSITY HONOURS. Cambridge, 475.
VIENNA, the Conferences at-Failure of the negotiations for peace; history of the proceedings; the Four Points, [201]; extracts from the letter of in- struction to the British plenipotentiary, Lord John Russell, [202]; opening of the Conferences, [208]; the two first points, the Principalities and navigation of the Danube, settled without difficulty, [205]; the third point, the limitation of the power of Russia in the Black Sea, gives rise to dissensions; the Rus- sian plenipotentiaries refuse to initiate a proposal, and declare that Russia will not consent to any limitation by treaty, [287]; Turkey formally received into the European system, [208]; proposal of the allies respecting the Black Sea, [209]; declined by the Russian pleni- potentiaries, [212]; who make a propo- sition for the opening of the Dardanelles to ships of war of all nations, [213]; which is rejected by the allies, [214]; conferences virtually at an end; but Count Buol suggests a further plan on the principle of counterpoise, [215]; it is rejected by the other allied Govern- ments, who insist on the principle of limitation, and the conferences are closed, [216]; views of M. Drouyn de Lluys and Lord John Russell opposed to their Governments on this subject, [217]. (See PARLIAMENT [74, 84, 152]) Circular of Count Nesselrode respecting the negotiations, [218]; speech of the Emperor of the French to the Legislative Assembly in reference to the conferences, [220].
WAR WITH RUSSIA-Gloomy prospects of the Crimean army; dreadful privations and sufferings of the troops, [189]; complete break-down of our military system; report of Sir John McNeill and Colonel Tulloch; heart-rending details, [190]; painful narratives of eye-wit- nesses, [193]; benefits of the "Times Fund," [193]; manifestoes of the Em- peror of Russia; their resolute tone, [194]; treaty with the King of Sar- dinia for his participation in the war, [196]; circular of the Emperor of Rus- sia, [196].
Operations in the Baltic-Numbers of the allied fleets, [223]; massacre of a boat's crew of the Cossack at Hango, [223]; explanation of General de Berg, [224]; of Prince Dolgoroucki, [225]; the passages into the Gulf of Finland set with "infernal machines," one of which explodes and injures several offi-
War with Russia-continued.
cers, [227]; bombardment of Sweaborg; the fire entirely destroys the intérior of the fort, [228]; dissatisfaction at the small effect of the naval operations, [230].
Events in the Crimea-The Russians attack Eupatoria, and are repulsed with loss, [230]; the Russians advance the defensive works of Sebastopol into the allied lines by fortifying the Mamelon, [231]; desperate contests for the rifle- pits, [231]; sortie of the Russians; opening of a bombardment on 9th April, which is ineffectual, [232]; general description of the place by an eye-wit- ness, [232]; General Canrobert resigns the chief command to General Pelissier, [233]; active operations of the new commander; the French, after a severe conflict, carry a place d'armes, [234]; expedition to Kertch, which is com- pletely successful; Kertch and Yenikale taken, [235]; the light squadron twice sweep the Sea of Azoff, destroying im- mense quantities of stores, [286]; the Russians blow up and abandon the fortress of Anapa on the Circassian coast, [237]; the French capture the Mamelon, the English the Quarries, [237]; bloody repulse of the allies on the 18th June from the Malakhoff and Redan, [238]; gallant capture of the cemetery by Brigadier Eyre, [241]; Prince Gortschakoff's narrative, [242]; Death of Lord Raglan; General Simp- son appointed to the command, [246]; desperate attempt of the Russians to raise the siege; battle of the Tchernaya; bloody defeat of the Russians by the French and Sardinians, [246]; general assault on Sebastopol on the 8th Sep- tember; the English are repulsed with great loss from the Redan, and the French on other points; but the latter take and hold the Malakhoff, [248]; nar- rative of the subsequent events, [248]; Gen. Simpson's despatch, [254]; descrip. tion of the interior of the Malakhoff by an eye-witness, [256]; Prince Gortscha- koff's narrative; his enormous losses, [256]; the Russians, in consequence, abandon the south city, [257]; general order of Prince Gortschakoff, [258]; horrors of the interior of the city; narratives of eye-witnesses, [260, 264]; successful cavalry engagement near Eupatoria, [265]; General Simpson re- signs the command; General Codrington succeeds, [265]; dreadful explosion of the French siege-train, [265]; the Em-
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