Admiral Sir Edward Thornborough, and admiral Sir Eliab Harvey, were elected knights grand crosses of the Bath. Died, Sir James Bland Lamb, bart. D. C. L., who under his former name of Burgess published several poetical aud dramatic pieces of merit.

Jan. 20. The Custom-house in Thamesstreet, was discovered to be in a dangerous state, part of the long room having fallen in.

Jan. 22. The Enterprize, steam vessel, was launched, its destination being for the East Indies.

Feb. 2. A treaty of friendship, navigation, and commerce, was signed at Buenos Ayres between Great Britain and the united provinces of Rio de la Plata.

Feb. 3. His Majesty opened the session of Parliament by commission.

Feb. 8. His grace the duke of Northumberland was appointed ambassador extraordinary to the court of France, on occasion of the coronation of Charles X.

The right hon. Frederick Lamb was appointed envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to his most Catholic majesty.

Feb. 9. John Quincey Adams was elected president of the United States of America, his opponent was general Jack

son.

Feb. 10. Mr. Goulbourn moved in the House of Commons to bring in a bill for suppressing improper and dangerous associations in Ireland, with a view of putting down the "Catholic Association," after a debate of four days the House divided, for the motion 278, against it 132; it was carried by a majority of 130 on the third reading, on the 25th.

Feb. 12. A fire broke out in the town of St. Thomas, in the West Indies, which totally destroyed the greater part of the town; nearly 500 houses were burnt or greatly damaged.

Feb. 14. The fair usually held at Greenwich was suppressed by order of the magistrates.

Derbyshire, Sir C. H. Hastings, bart.
Devonshire, George Strode, esq.
Dorsetshire, C. Spurrier, esq. ̧
Essex, P. Du Cane, esq.
Gloucestershire, Sir James Musgrave,
bart.

Hants, H. P. Delmé, esq.
Herefordshire, T. A. Knight, esq.
Hertfordshire, T. N. Kemble, esq.
Kent, W. T. G. Tyssen, esq.
Lancashire, John Hargreaves, esq.
Leicestershire, C. M. Phillips, esq.
Lincolnshire, Sir J. Trollope
Monmouthshire, James Proctor, esq.
Norfolk, John Harvey, esq.
Northamptonshire, Thomas Williams,

esq.

Northumberland, A. Gregson, esq.
Nottinghamshire, George Gregory, esq.
Oxfordshire, Sir F. Desanges, knt.
Rutlandshire, John Neal, esq.
Shropshire, J. W. Dodd, esq.
Somersetshire, John Quantock, esq.
Staffordshire, Sir G. Pigott, bart.
Suffolk, Sir H. E. Bunbury, bart.
Surrey, J. B. Hankey, esq.
Sussex, J. H. Slater, esq.
Warwickshire, Chandos Leigh, esq.
Wiltshire, E. Warriner, esq.
Worcestershire, Sir T. Phillips
Yorkshire, John Hutton, esq.

WALES.

Anglesea. Thomas Meyrick, esq. Brecknockshire, H. Allen, esq. Cardiganshire, E. P. Lloyd, esq. Caermarthenshire, D. Jones, esq. Caernarvonshire, H. D. Griffiths, esq. Denbighshire, W. Egerton, esq. Flintshire, J. L. Wynne, esq. Glamorganshire, John Bennett, esq. Merionethshire, F. Roberts, esq. Montgomeryshire, P. Morris, esq. Pembrokeshire, George Bowen, esq. Radnorshire, P. R, Minors, esq.

Feb. 18. William Probert, the accom plice of Thurtell in the murder of Mr. Weare, was apprehended on a charge of

1825.

Bedfordshire, S. B. Edwards, esq.
Berkshire, E. F. Maitland, esq.
Buckinghamshire, John Dupre, esq.
Camb. and Hunt. Sir C. E. Nightingale,
bart.

Cheshire, J. Daintry, esq.
Cumberland, M. Atkinson, esq.
Cornwall, William Baron, esq.

Feb. 28. The hon. T. Ashley Cooper, son of the earl of Shaftesbury, was killed in a pugilistic encounter with his schoolfellow, a son of colonel Wood, at Eton school.

A convention was signed at St. Petersburgh, between Great Britain and Russia, respecting the commerce, navigation, and fisheries of their subjects on the Pacific Ocean, and as to the limits of their respec

March 2. The first stone of a tunnel under the Thames, at Rotherhithe, was Jaid with great ceremony.

A tremendous earthquake, which continued at intervals for five days, desolated the city of Algiers and its neighbourhood; the town of Blida was totally destroyed, and nearly its whole population was buried in the ruins; of 15,000 inhabitants only 300 were saved, and those were much mutilated.

March 3. The House of Lords refused, by a large majority, to hear counsel at the bar against the Catholic Association bill, which was read a second time.

March 5. Colonel Stanhope, brother of earl Stanhope, hanged himself in Caen wood, near Hampstead, in a fit of temporary derangement.

March 6. Died, at Hatton, Warwickshire, the rev. Samuel Parr, L. L. D., in his 79th year, one of the most eminent scholars of the age.

March 7. The Catholic Association bill passed the House of Lords on the third reading without a division, and afterwards received the royal assent.

March 9. Mr. Peel brought in a bill in the House of Commons to amend the laws relating to the impanneling of juries; this bill received the support of both sides of the House, and afterwards passed into a law.

Died, Anna Letitia Barbauld, a moral and religious writer in great esteem.

March 11. Died, William Owen, R.A., an artist of considerable merit, in consequence of having taken a poisonous draught in mistake for medicine."

March 13. Sir Francis Burdett moved in the House of Commons certain resolutions to consider the disabilities affecting the Roman Catholics, which were agreed, and leave given to bring in a bill to remove them.

The Kent, East Indiaman, took fire in the Bay of Biscay, 85 persons were lost, but the remainder, 557 in number, were saved by the Cambria, captain Cook; the East India company liberally rewarded the captain and crew of the Cambria for their humane exertions.

March 18. The court of proprietors of East India stock, after a discussion of several days, resolved, "that there was no ground to impute corrupt motives to the late governor general the marquis of Hastings."

March 22. Charles Richard Vaughan, esq. was appointed envoy extraordinary

March 29. The Lord Chancellor declared, in the case of the Real del Monte company, that the holders of shares in any of the new companies were liable to the debts of the concern to the full extent of their property.

April 4. Henry Savory, esq. of Bristol, was tried and convicted of forgery, and received sentence of death.

Mr. Brougham elected Lord Rector of the university of Glasgow; his opponent, Sir Walter Scott, lost the election by the casting vote of Sir J. Mackintosh, in favour of Mr. Brougham.

April 5. Lord Harborough indicted lieut. Graham, of the Preventive Service, for sending him a challenge, upon which he was found guilty.

April 7. William Probert was found guilty of horse stealing, and sentenced to death.

April 13. A meeting of the merchants, bankers, ship-owners, traders, &c. of the city of London, was held at the City of London tavern, to consider the expediency of petitioning the legislature for a revision of the corn laws, when a resolution was entered into to that effect, and a petition was prepared and signed.

April 14. A numerous meeting was held at the London tavern, to oppose the claims of the Roman Catholics, when a petition to the legislature was agreed to, deprecating any further concession.

Advices were received of the capture of Arracan, in the East Indies, by the British forces.

April 16. Died, Henry Fuseli, R.A., in the 86th year of his age, a painter of the first eminence in his profession, and keeper of the Royal Academy.

April 17. The independence of St. Domingo was acknowledged by the French, in consideration of 150 millions of francs, to be paid by equal annual instalments.

April 18. A treaty of commerce was signed between Great Britain and Ireland and the Republic and people of Columbia.

One hundred and thirty-seven petitions were presented to the House of Commons, and 69 to the House of Lords, against the claims of the Catholics.

April 19. The practitioners of the English bar presented a petition in favour of the Catholic claims, by Mr. Scarlet : 102 petitions were presented to the Commons against the claims, and 32 to the House of Lords.

April 20. Mr. Henry Savory, under sentence of death for forgery, was respited,

and his sentence commuted to transportation for life.

April 21. The bill for relief of the Catholics was read a second time in the House of Commons.

April 25. The duke of York presented a petition from the Dean and Chapter of Windsor against the Catholic bill, and took occasion to declare in a very energetic manner his decided disapprobation of the claims of the Catholics, and his determination at all times to oppose them. His Majesty honoured the theatre royal, Covent-garden, with his presence, and was received with tumultuous applause; he was accompanied by the duke of York, who was also most favourably received.

April 26. A bill was brought into the House of Commons to disfranchise the Irish 40s. freeholders, which was this day read a second time.

April 27. Died, at Paris, D. V. Denon, in his 86th year, one of the sçavans who accompanied Bonaparte to Egypt, a director of the French museum, and author of "Travels in Egypt," &c.

April 28. The first stone of a new Hall at Christ's Hospital was laid by his royal highness the duke of York, as the representative of his Majesty, in the presence of the lord Mayor and court of aldermen, and several noblemen and gentlemen of distinction.

May 2. His Majesty visited the theatre royal, Drury-lane, and was received with applause.

May 3. His grace the duke of Northumberland, ambassador extraordinary to the court of France, to attend the coronation of Charles X. landed at Calais.

May 7. The first stone of a new bridge intended to be erected over the Thames, at Hammersmith, was laid by his royal highness the duke of Sussex, with great ceremony.

May 8. Died, the right rev. John Fisher, D.D. bishop of Salisbury, aged 76.

May 10. The bill for the relief of the Roman Catholics was read a third time in the House of Commons, and passed by a majority of 21.

May 11. The bill for relief of the Roman Catholics read a first time in the House of Lords.

May 13. The House of Commons granted to Mr. M'c Adam 2000l. for his new method of paving the highways.

A grand entertainment was given to the duke of Wellington by a number of noblemen and gentlemen connected with the commerce of the city of London, on occasion of presenting him with a magni

ficent vase, as a testimony of gratitude for the numerous advantages derived from the battle of Waterloo, and the other triumphs of the army under the command of his Grace.

Died, at Knowle, in Kent, the right hon. Charles earl Whitworth, aged 71, a nobleman who had filled the situation of ambassador from Great Britain to most of the European states with distinguished ability; and in 1813 he was appointed lord Lieutenant of Ireland, which he held four years.

May 17. The House of Lords, after receiving several petitions against the Catholic claims, threw out the bill for their relief on the second reading, by a majority of 48; the news of the rejection of the bill was received in various parts of (reat Britain with great demonstrations of joy.

The large timber vessel, the Columbus, sailed from the Downs in ballast, for St. John's, New Brunswick, but in a great storm she became water-logged and unmanagable; the crew were saved by the Dolphin, a Newfoundland ship, and the Columbus soon after sunk.

May 18. Lord Combermere was appointed commander in chief of the East India forces at Bengal.

May 20. The right rev. Thomas Burgess, bishop of St. David's, was translated to the see of Salisbury, vice Dr. John Fisher, deceased.

May 21. The palace called Buckingham house was ordered to be taken down, in order to build one for the use of his Majesty of a more magnificent description.

May 22. Died, aged 88, Dominico Corri, a celebrated musical composer.

May 23. A great fire broke out in Burystreet, St. Mary Axe, at the mansion of Levy Solomons, esq. which burnt with great fury, and eventually destroyed the premises, and all the valuable furniture, plate, &c.

May 24. Lord viscount Strangford, K.B. appointed ambassador extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to the emperor of Russia; and the right hon. Stratford Canning to the Ottoman Porte.

May 25. A fire broke out at the tavern at Cumberland-gardens, near Vauxhall, which being chiefly built of wood, was, in a few hours, totally consumed.

May 27. The bill for disfranchising the Irish 40s. freeholders was withdrawn, in consequence of the rejection of the Catholic bill by the House of Lords.

May 29. The king of France, Charles X. was crowned with great pomp and solem

nity at Rheims; the duke of Northumberland,ambassador from England, astonished the French by the splendour of his equipages and the liberality of his expenditure.

May 31. Died, George Chalmers, esq. F.R.S., aged 82, a biographical, political, and miscellaneous writer of considerable eminence.

June 3. Died, the rev. John Martyn, F.R.S., professor of botany in the univer sity of Cambridge for the long period of 64 years.

June 9. Died, in his 82d year, Abraham Rees, D.D. and F. R. S., editor of the "Cyclopedia," &c. a man of distinguished talent, and an able preacher among the Protestant dissenters,

Died, at Florence, the princess Paulina Borghese, sister to Napoleon Bonaparte.

June 15. The first stone of the new London bridge was laid by the lord Mayor, in the presence of his royal highness the duke of York, the aldermen, and common council of the city, and several distinguished noblemen and gentlemen, and an immense concourse of people.

June 18. The rev. John Banks Jenkin son, D. D., promoted to the bishoprick of St. David, vacant by the translation of Dr. Thomas Burgess, the late bishop, to the see of Salisbury.

June 20. William Probert was executed for horse stealing.

A destructive fire broke out at the village of Honiton Clyst, near Exeter, which raged with great violence, and nearly reduced the whole of the village to ashes; about 34 dwelling-houses were totally destroyed.

June 21. A great fire broke out at Mr. Cruzett's, a carver and gilder, in Great Titchfield-street, which spread with irresistable violence, and communicated to several houses in Mortimer-street, Wells street, and Great Portland-street, and before it could be subdued between 20 and 30 houses were reduced to ashes, including Stodart's pianoforte manufactory, a timber yard, St. Margaret's chapel, and Varley's picture gallery, in which were consumed many fine works of art; no lives were lost, but the destruction of property was estimated at upwards of 200,0007.

June 24. A bill for establishing an Equitable Loan Company was thrown out by the House of Lords.

June 25. The magnificent building erected in Pall Mall east, for the Royal College of Physicians was opened with great pomp, in the presence of their Royal Highnesses the dukes of York, Sussex.

Cambridge, and Gloucester, prince Léopold, and several other persons of distinguished rank; the president, Sir H. Halford, delivered a latin oration upon the occasion.

The new church of St. Mary, at Greenwich, was consecrated by the bishop of Oxford, in the presence of lord Bexley, and several other persons of distinction; the architect is Mr. Bassevi.

June 26. Lord Cochrane arrived at Portsmouth, in the Piranga, a frigate belonging to the emperor of Brazil.

June 30. Died, suddenly, the rev. Henry Kett, B. D., author of several useful and entertaining works.

July 1. Mr. Blore, an architect, brought an action against Mr. Stockdale, the publisher of the Memoirs of Harriette Wilson, for a libel contained in that publication, when the jury gave the plaintiff 3001. damages.

July 4. The earl of Chichester elected president of the Royal Institution, in the room of earl Spencer.

July 5. A pugilistic contest took place at Knowle-hill, Berks, between Cooper and Baldwin, for 4001. when the latter was declared the victor.

July 6. His Majesty prorogued the Parliament, by commission, to the 25th of August.

July 11. The foundation stone of a new church in St. Clement's, Oxford, was laid with great ceremony; it was the first church erected on a new scite in that city since the reformation.

July 19. The heat of the weather was at this time intense, the thermometer stood at S6 at the Royal Exchange, it afterwards reached 91 in the shade.

A grand pugilistic combat took place at Warwick, between Ward and Cannon, for 1000 sovereigns and the championship, when Ward won the contest.

July 20. A great fire broke out at Christchurch, Hants, which destroyed 50 dwelling-houses.

July 29. A dreadful fire broke out in Cavendish-street, Oxford-street, which destroyed the house of Mr. Jones, a tailor; three females were burnt to death in the conflagration.

July 30. The Enterprize, steam vessel, left the Thames, to proceed on her voyage to the East Indies.

August 2. His Majesty in council prorogued the Parliament from Thursday, the 25th instant, to Tuesday, the 1st day of November.

August 5. Mr. Judge, the editor of the Cheltenham Chronicle, obtained a verdict

of 5001. damages at the Hereford assizes, against colonel Fitzharding Berkeley, for an assault.

August 10. A fire broke out at the corner of Anchor-court, Old-street, which totally destroyed five houses; the inhabitants with difficulty escaped with their lives.

A riot took place among the seamen at Sunderland, in consequence of a vessel laden with coals going out of the port not manned with seamen belonging to the port; the vessel was boarded by 400 seamen, who threw the crew overboard; the military were called in, and were attacked with stones, &c. upon which they fired, and killed five of the rioters; the seamen afterwards returned to their duty.

August 16. The first stone of a monument, to be erected near the town of Caermarthen, to the memory of general Sir Thomas Picton, who gloriously fell at the battle of Waterloo, was laid by the baroness Dynevor, in the presence of a numerous assemblage of persons of great respectability.

August 27. Captains Clapperton and Pearce, and Drs. Morrison and Wilson, of the Royal Navy, set out on a mission to discover the source of the river Niger.

A destructive fire broke out in one of the Liverpool building ducks, which, in less than an hour, consumed an immense quantity of timber, and burnt five vessels on the stocks; the loss was estimated at 50,000l.

Sept. 3. An explosion took place in the premises of Mr. Brock, fire-work maker, in Baker's-row, Whitechapel, by the friction used in making rockets; a spark set fire to a magazine of powder, which blew up the whole of the premises, and shattered an adjoining house; two boys were dreadfully injured.

Sept. 4. Died, the right hon. Frederick Howard, earl of Carlisle, a dramatic and miscellaneous author of repute.

Sept. 12. The mail bags from London to Holyhead were carried, for the first time, over the grand suspension bridge erected over the Menai.

Sept. 13. A fire broke out in the house of Mr. Bell, an oilman, in Shoreditch, which entirely consumed the same; Mr. B. perished in the flames, and his wife and a female servant were severely wounded in endeavouring to escape.

Sept. 14. A great fire broke out at the splendid mansion of major Russell, at the end of the Marine Parade, Brighton, which entirely destroyed the whole of the inte

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rior of the building, upon which upwards of 10,000l. had recently been expended.

A dreadful accident happened at Portsmouth, at the launch of the Princess Charlotte, 110 gun ship; an immense crowd assembled on one of the bridges, which, from the great pressure of the water, gave way, and precipitated 70 persons into the water, of whom sixteen were drowned, and several severely injured.

Sept. 15. A person of the name of Abernethy completed the extraordinary undertaking of going 488 miles in seven days and a half, being upwards of 64 miles per day.

Sept. 16. The Greeks published a manifesto, offering to place themselves under the protection of the English government.

William Christmas, a clerk in the house of Hoare and Co. bankers, was tried and convicted of embezzling ten 1001. exchequer bills, the property of his employers; he was found guilty, and sentenced to fourteen years transportation.

Sept. 28. The first stone of a new church intended to be erected at Margate, and dedicated to the Holy Trinity, was laid by his grace the Archbishop of Canterbury..

Sept. 29. A commercial convention was signed at London, between Great Britain and the free Hanseatic Republics of Lubec, Bremen, and Hamburgh.

Sept. 30. His Majesty in council prorogued the Parliament from Tuesday the 1st day of November next, to Thursday the 5th day of January next.

An order of council was issued, prohibiting the exportation of gunpowder or saltpetre, or any arms or ammunition, to any port or place on the coast of Africa, Gibraltar excepted.

Oct. 4. A proclamation was issued, requiring all his Majesty's subjects to maintain a strict neutrality in the contest between the Turks and Greeks.

Oct. 6. Sir H. W. W. Wynne appointed ambassador to the court of Denmark.

Died, Bernard Germain Etienne Laville, count de Lacepède, a French naturalist of considerable eminence, and author of various works on natural history.

Oct. 10. The toll houses at Hyde-park corner were removed to a considerable distance on the Knightsbridge-road.

Oct. 14. The corporation of Cambridge presented an address to his royal highness the duke of York, and conferred the freedom of their city upon him, for his opposition to the Catholic bill in the House of Lords.

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