METEOROLOGICAL DIARY, BY W. CARY, STRAND. From October 26 to November 25, 1839, both inclusive.
J. J. ARNULL, Stock Broker, 1, Bank Buildings, Cornhill,
late RICHARDSON, GOODLUCK, and ARNULL,
J. B. NICHOLS AND SON, 25, PARLIAMENT-STREET.
TO ESSAYS, DISSERTATIONS, AND HISTORICAL PASSAGES.
The principal Memoirs in the OBITUARY are distinctly entered in
the "Index to the Essays."
Accidents, explosion at St. Hilda's Colliery Bayeux Tapestry, inquiries relating to
Adelaide, Queen Dow. landing at Ports- mouth 81
Adversaria 352, 484, 606
the 41. coeval authenticity of 129, 371, 482. effigy of Robert, Duke of of Normandy, not of the period of the Bayeux Tapestry ib.
Agas, R. controversy respecting a bio- Bayly, T. H. memoir of 94
Ainslie, Lt.-Gen. memoir of 316 Alison, Rev. A. memoir of 319 Allhallows, London Wall, monument in 504
Alveston, consecration of the new Church of 81
America, fire at the New York Theatre528 Anglo-Saxon Language 238, lecture in Tavistock Abbey ib. dialect in Devon- shire 239
Literature 377 Antarctic Expedition 405 Antiquaries, Society of, proceedings of 72 Antiquities, description of an ancient
Psalter 72. a fibula found in an ex- cavation in Thames-street 73. anti- quities in the Newcastle Museum 183, 633. whale skeleton found in Durham Castle 526. seal of Anne Countess of Devon 442
Archbishop's Prerogative in granting pro- bate of wills 582
Archdall, Gen. memoir of 315 Architects, Royal Institute of British, meeting of 407
Architectural Drawings at the Royal Academy 177
Society, meeting of 632
Ashbourn Church, description of 506. re- pairs of 575
Asia Minor, geography of 407
Aston, consecration of a Chapel at 640 Athens, account of 387
Atkins, Ald. will of 668
Aubrey, John, his meditated "Remains of Gentilism and Judaism" 393 Ayr, consecration of a Church at 532 Bacon, Lord, anecdote of 394 Baldwin, Mrs. memoir of 656 Bank of Ireland Bill 298, 411 Barnwell near Cambridge, consecration of a Church at 304
Barrowford, Lancashire, opening of the Church at 531
Bassano, Duc de, memoir of 92 Bates, Dr. anecdote of 65
GENT. MAG. VOL. XII.
Beauharnois, family of 106
- Prince Eugene, character of
Bedford, Duke of, memoir of 646 Beer Bill 78, 79, 190, 296 Bell-ringing 253
Bentinck, Lord W. memoir of 198 Beranger, Goethe's remarks on 462
Berwick Street, consecration of a new Church 304
Betham, Rev. W. memoir of 655 Bethgellert Legend in Hindostan 352 Bethune, E. D. notice of 670
Bewick, T. notice of 123. his method of engraving 124
Biblical Literature, increased demand for 69
Bickleigh, consecration of a Church at 531 Biographical Dictionary, New General,
inaccuracies in the 154, 346, 463, 592 Birmingham, stone laid of the first of the Ten Churches at 641. riots at 192. Police Bill 295, 298
Bishops, marriage of 333 Blackburn, opening of a new Church at
Blind, printing for the use of the 521 Borghese, Prince de, memoir of 197 Botanical Society, charter granted 523 Bow Road, meeting to adopt measures for the purchase of a Church 303 Bozzoni, statues by 400 Bradshaw, consecration of a Church at 641
Breaghmore-Wheeler, sacramental cup
British Association, meeting of 402 Britons, Ancient, polytheism of the 241. inscribed altars 243. introduction of Christianity 245
Brougham, Ld. mistake in his "Sketches of Statesmen" 37. remarks on his "Statesmen " 479. "Eloge de Carnôt," by Arago 480
Broussais, M. death of 92
Brown, Sir T. inscription on a monu- ment to 668
Bruges, Cathedral injured by fire 299 Brunehaut, la Chaussé de, Roman cause- way discovered at 527
Bryan, Guy de, account of 21, 358 4 R
Brydges, Sir J. W. H. memoir of 543 Budget, the 189
Bunhill Row, consecration of St. Paul's Church 304
Burgess, Bp. monument to 159 Buxton, Sir R. J. memoir of 423 Byron, Goethe's remarks on 460 Caen, Abbess of St. Trinité, her expenses on a visit to England 1360-1, 370 Caffarelli the Musician, wealth attained by 607
Cambridge, historical account of some of the Colleges 220. foundation of the Botanical Garden 221. monuments in Trin. Coll. 222. ancient amusements of the University 223. private collec- tions of various members 228. berry tree planted by Milton in Christ College 230
Antiquarian Society, institu-
University, prizes awarded
70, 180, 631 Canada, Union of Upper and Lower, par- liamentary proceedings relating to 78, 294, 297
Cardiff Docks, opening of 529 Carew, Sir P. life of 276
Carlisle, Earl of, temp. James I. anec- dotes of 394
Cathedral, account of 170 Carlovingian Romances 373 Cathedral and Ecclesiastical Preferments Bill 294, 297
Cecil, Lord Burghley, his alleged con- formity to Roman Catholicism, temp. Mary 22
Cellini the Artist, works of 333 Celtic Names of Places 39 Cerney, South, Gloucestersh. Edward's College at, opened 417
Cervantes, his capture at Lepanto 33. his alleged madness 34 Chambers, J. memoir of 430
Chartists, riotous meeting at Birming- ham 192. at Newcastle 300. their entrance into Stockport and other Churches 301. meeting at Manches- terib. at Nottingham ib. attack upon Newport 639
Chester, Trials at 301 China, trade of 300
Church Discipline Bill 295, 296, 298 Churches, New 303, 531, 640 Circassia, war with the Russians 638 Civil Engineers, new school for 640 Clarkson, Mr. S. bust of 519 Clayton, Sir R. memoir of 542 Clevedon Church consecrated 304
Coe, Capt. T. sale of his Burman MSS. 2 Coins found at Wyke near Leeds 275. at Exeter 442
of Ireland 61 Coleman, E. death of 211
Collet, Mr. John, his commonplace book, notice of 393
Constables County and District Bill 298, 411
Corbet, Bishop, anecdote of 395 Corrie, J. memoir of 658 Corsica, antiquities of 186
Courier, P. L. Goethe's remarks on 462 Courtenay, Rt. Hon. T. P. his comment on Shakspere's Hen. VIII. 32. no- tice of the Courtenay family in France 39
Cousin, Goethe's remarks on 463 Crawfurd, Sir J. G. memoir of 313 Cressy, Battle of, inquiry into the exist- ing narratives of the 383 Cromwell, O. anecdote of 64 Crowborough Hill, consecration of St. John's Chapel 304
Cudworth, R. his allusion to jesters 606 Daguerrotype, description of the 889 Davy, Rev. M. memoir of 88 Deer-Stalking, art of 3. modes of pur- suing the chase of the red-deer in Scot- land 6. the extraordinary age of deer 9. the highland deer-hound 12. speed of the deer 14. anecdotes of poaching 16 De la Croix, Goethe's remarks on 463 Dibdin, Dr. mistakes in his Library Com- panion 36
Doncaster, old house at 409
Douglas, Adm. J. memoir of 424, 442 Dover, dinner given at, by the Cinque Ports, in honour of theirLd.Warden416 Dowgate Hill, Roman pavement found at 636
Drainage of Lands by Steam 193
Drummond, Sir W. character of 366 Dublin, derivation of the name 39 Dudley, Earl of, eccentricities of 367 Duras, family of 473
Durer, A. account of his engravings on wood 118
Durham Castle, whale skeleton found in 526
· Cathedral, catalogues of the li- brary of 279
Dyer, Sir T. R. monument to 160 Ecclesiastical Courts, testamentary ju- risdiction of the 582
Education, National, parliamentary pro- ceedings respecting 79, 80, 188 Eglintoun Castle, description of a tour- nament held at 414
Egypt, war between the Ottoman Porte and the Pacha 81. commencement of
hostilities in Syria 191
Election Petitions Trial Bill 296 Electors Removal Bill 188, 294 Elizabeth, Queen, her fearlessness in 1588 266. Raleigh's influence with her 269. manner in which she was flat- tered 270.
Elley, Sir J. funeral of 669
Essex, Earl of, will of 669
Exeter, antiquity of the Lock Canal of 273. seal of Anne Countess of Devon found at 449. Coins found at ib.
Fesch, Card. memoir of 197 Filmore, Capt. memoir of 207 "Fire at Epworth," print of 520 Fires, destructive fire at Cullompton 191. another in Spitalfields ib.
Fisher, Bp. his promotion to a bishopric in 1504, 220
Fools, maintained by corporations 396. court fools 397. C. Chester, a court fool temp. Elizabeth ib. W. Picol, fool to King John ib. maintained by noblemen in 1617, 606 Foreign Literature 402
Fox's Martyrology, trial respecting a libel founded upon 396 France, antiquities in 74
Frome, Roman antiquities found at 77 Fry, Dr. his manner of receiving his pa- tients 65
Fulham, meeting for the purpose of en- larging the Church 304 Gaelic Controversy 146, 342 Galt, J. memoir of 92, 670 Garter, order of the, motto of the 218 Gaselee, Sir S. memoir of 315 Genlis, Mad. de, Goethe's defence for her attack on Voltaire 463 Geographical Society, meeting of the 72 Geological Discoveries not opposed to Scripture 161
Geological Society, meeting of 182 George IV. anecdote of 472 Germany, History of the Reformation in
555. matrimonial precedence in Ger- many 576. bachelor's tax recom- mended in 607
Gibbon the Historian, errors in his auto- biography 465. his character of Louis XVI. 466. his style, language, and proficiency in French 469. personal appearance 475
Giraffe, birth of, in the Zoological Gar- dens 182
Gloucester, human skeletons found at 410 Godric Club, institution of 523 Goethe's Table Talk 361, 459 Gondomar, Count, anecdotes of 268 Gray the Poet, critique on 226 Greasley, Notts, consecration of the Chapel of Brinsley 532 Greek Literature 388
Greek Writings, Ancient, on a catacomb in Alexandria 383 Grierson, Sir R. memoir of 422 Griffith, Sir W. inquiry for information respecting 106
Grotto della Regina, description of 345 Gypsies said to be of Egyptian descent 606 Hammersmith Institution, lectures for the season 522
Handfield, Capt. E. memoir of 203 Hanmer, Sir T. family of 444. his po- litical conduct 445. private character
Hanover, rebellion in 299
Hardriding, Roman altar at 409 Hardy, Vice-Adm. Sir T. M. memoir of 650
Harrow School Chapel, consecration of522 Hastings, Lady Flora, death of 321 Hayward, Sir J. inquiries for information respecting 2
Henry, Prince, son of James I. Bishop Goodman's remarks respecting his death 267
Heretics, keeping faith with 484 Hexham, seal of Archbp. Waldby for 234 Hill, Sir G. memoir of 89
Hindoo Pooran and Sciences 251 Historic Doubts 136
Holford, G. P. memoir of 318
Horsley, Gloucestershire, consecration of the new Church and Cemetery at 641 Howard, Ld. W. biography of 511 Howden, Gen. Ld. memoir of 310. inter- ment of 670
Hoxton, consecration of Christ Church 303
Huetius, autobiography of 333
Hull Literary and Philosophical Society, meeting of 632
Humboldt, Goethe's remarks on 460 Hume, David, character of 341 Hurdsfield, new Church at 532
Hurley Church, description of 27, 139 Ibbetson, Sir C. memoir of 200 India, satisfactory statements respecting our troops 191. entry of the British army into Candahar 300. death of Runjeet Singh 413. extract from a
letter of the Bp. of Calcutta 414. suc- cessful expedition in 528. war in Af- ghanistan ended 638 Ireland, J. death of 99
Irish Municipal Corporations Bill 295 Islington, new Church at 303
Islip Church, Oxfordshire, painting found in 160
Jamaica Bill 80, 188
James 1. manner in which he was plun- dered by the courtiers 268. anecdote of 398
Jesters maintained by noblemen in 1617 606. Vide Fools Johnson, M. memoir of 203 T. memoir of 203
Jones, Rev. H. T. death of 97
Sir T. J. T. memoir of 649 Sir W. and Welch Literature 352 Jonson, Ben, anecdote of 395 Joyce, Capt. memoir of 207 Kensington Literary Institution, Lectures for the season 522
"King of France," origin of the change in the title 607
King's College, London, new hospital in connection with 301 Knott, T. memoir of 206
Koch's Revolutions of Europe, ambiguity in 607
Kynaston, Rev. Sir E. memoir of 314 Labouchere, P. C. will of 669 Lacon, Sir E. K. memoir of 314 Lambeth, consecration of the Church in Carlisle-street 303
Langford, Ld. death and politics of 214, 670
Languages, identity of the ancient Punic and Irish 146. non-identity of the Welsh and Gaelic 149. tenses in Hebrew 152, 218. derivation of the word Gael 154. comparison of the Gaelic and Welsh 342 Lauderdale, Earl of, memoir of 538 Laudry, Count M. L. bequest for the benefit of artists 520
Laugharne, Caermarthenshire, account of the Castle and lordship of 18, 353. charter of Guy de Bryan to the bur- gesses of 19, 358. Whitland Abbey 595. cromlech at Llanboidy 598. Green Bridge of Wales 599. customs prevalent at ib. fishery 601. society 602
Lavenham, Suffolk, enigmatical epitaph in the churchyard of 240, 351 Lawyers, their influence temp. James I. 268
Leland's Itinerary, inquiry for subjects illustrative of 2 Lepanto, battle of 33
Lestrange, Hamon, notice of 394
Sir Nicholas, his Merry Pas- sages and Jests, notice of 393. family of 394
Lindesay, Sir P. death of 90
Literary Characters, Memorials of 259 Literature, Diary of a Lover of, remarks on a passage in respecting Turner's History of the Middle Ages 40. marks on the Life of James II. 127. anecdote respecting Scott's Antiquary 457. anecdote of Mr. Mingay and Ld. Lonsdale 459
tice of Moliere's Tartuffe 606 Montgomery, Sir J. memoir of 314 Montgomeryshire Trials, result of 192 Montmorency-Morres, Col. memoir of 653 Monzani, T. death of 206
Moon, frigorific power of its rays 2 More, N. memoir of 205. will of 670 Mortality, bill of 103, 215, 327, 439, 551, 671
Mount-Edgcumbe, Earl of, memoir of 540 Mountjoy, Visc' tess, death of 214 Royal Society of, meeting of Moyes, M. suicide of 417
181 Littleworth, Berks, new Church at 303 London Institution, lectures for the sea- son 632
Moyle, W. Correspondence of 254, 577 Mummies, discovery of, at Durango 410 Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Bill 294, 298
Munster, Count, memoir of 198
University, first examinations of Mythology of Ancient Greece 54. origin
Lonsdale, Ld. anecdote of 459 Love, Comm. W. memoir of 90 Lovelace, origin of the family of 144 Lucan, Earl of, memoir of 310
Mahmoud, the Sultan, memoir of 309 Maidenhead Seal, descriptive account of 44
Maillard, P. Desforges, memoir of 23 Malvern, ancient font at 636 Mammon, etymology of 607
Manchester, three new Churches conse crated 532
Mangles, Mr. family of 669
Naworth Castle, account of 509 Necker, Mad. anecdotes of 336 Need, Lt.-Gen. memoir of 543 Nelson, Thomas Earl, monument to 159 Adm. Lord Visc. column to 290. Newark Castle, purchase of, for a cattle market 417 Newcastle Antiquarian Society, cata- logue of the collection in 183. ac- count of Roman inscribed stones in the Museum 409, 633 Newton-in-Mottram, consecration of a Church at 532
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