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from the Chinese-Seizure of Opium in Canton-Arrival of the High Commissioner Lin-Opium Smuggler strangled at Canton-Edict of Commissioner Lin-Captain Elliot proceeds to Canton-Case of Mr. Dent-European Factories closely blockaded-Surrender of Opium in hands of the British by Captain Elliot to the Chinese AuthoritiesChinese Peasant killed in an Affray at Macao-Demand made by Lin for delivery up of the Homicide-Attack by Chinese War Junks on the Black Joke-Captain Elliot leaves Macao for Hong Kong-Edict of Lin against importation of British Goods-Petition of Captain Elliot, and Answer of Lin-Case of the ship Thomas Coutts-Hostilities commence-The British Frigates Volage and Hyacinth engage twenty-nine War Junks, and compel them to retire with Loss-Determination of British Government to send a Hostile Expedition to China-Appointment of Admiral Elliot to the command of the China Fleet-Edict issued from Canton-Rendezvous of the British Squadron at Singapore -Attempt of the Chinese to destroy the English with Poisoned Tea, also to burn the British Vessels with Fire Ships-Blockade of Port of Canton proclaimed by Sir Gordon Bremer-He sails to the North, and is followed by Admiral Elliot-Edicts issued from Canton-Capture of Chusan by the British Armament

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Deaths-continued.

Esq. 164; Wheatley, Miss L. M. 154;
White, C. F. Esq. 178; White, Miss,
164; Whitmore, F. Esq. 168; Whit-
more, Lady L. E. G. 156; Wilde,
Lady, 168; Wilkinson, General, Sir
W. 156; Williams, rev. J. 147; Winn,
A. A. Esq. 154; Winton, W. de, Esq.
166; Wishaw, J. Esq. 183; Wollas-
ton, C. B. Esq. 154; Wood, rev. J.
168; Woodcock, rev. Dr. H. 175;
Wordsworth, rev. J. 148; Woulfe,
Chief Baron, 167; Wreight, H. Esq.
164; Wyatt, Mr. H. 154; Wyatville,
Sir J. 152; Wynford, Baroness, 155;
Wynn, Sir W. W. 149

Debt, Public Funded, 332, 352

Unfunded, 334, 354
DESPATCHES-Bombardment of Beyrout
537; landing in D'Journi Bay, 540;
skirmish on the Kelbson (Dog) river,
541; capture of Sidon, 542; battle of
Caleb Meidan, 544; bombardment and
capture of St. Jean d'Acre, 546; storm-
ing of Ghuzni, 550, 556; occupation
of Cabul, 559; storming of Khelat,
560; battle of Bameean, 564; sur-
render of Dost Mahomed, 567; cap-
ture of Aden, ib.; action between
the Volage and Hyacinth, and a
squadron of Chinese junks, 570;
proceedings of the Blonde at Amoy,
571; capture of Chusan, 573
Dinner, public-Mr. Byng, 33
DOCUMENTS, public, 319
Drowning, cases of, 32, 40, 47, 115
Duels Interrupted one

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between
Compte de Leon and Prince Louis
Napoleon, 28; between the Earl of
Cardigan and Lieutenant Harvey
Tuckett, 79

EAST INDIES;-vide INDIA
EGYPT-Conduct and preparations of
Mehemet Ali, [187]; ultimatum of-
fered to him; sentence of deposition
pronounced by the sultan, [189];
blockade of Alexandria; capture of
Beyrout and Saida, [190], 537; sum-
mary of two interviews between the
pasha and the consuls-general of the
four great powers, 460; memoir ad-
dressed by the same parties to Mehe-
met Ali, 511;-vide DESPATCHES,
DOCUMENTS, SYRIA, TURKEY
Epsom Races, 56
EXECUTIONS, 43, 239
Expenditure, public, 322, 342
Exports, 335, 355

Extraordinary scene at Richmond, 102

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Forgeries, 70

FRANCE-Difficulties in forming a per-
manent administration, [157]; open-
ing of the Session,[158]; royal speech,
[159]; M. Sauzet elected president
of the chamber of deputies; elections
of presidents and secretaries of Bu-
reaux, [160]; address of the chamber
of peers, [161]; M. D'Alton Shee;
M. Dufaure; Duc de Noailles, [162];
M. Villemain; address of the chamber
of deputies, [163]; M. Odillon Barrot;
Marshal Soult; Duc de Valmy; M.
de Carne; M. Mauguin, [164]; M.
de Lamartine; M. Villemain, [165];
M. Thiers, [166]; M. Duchatel; M.
Lanyer; address carried by a majority
of 169, [167]; M. Guizot appointed
ambassador to England; marriage of
the Duc de Nemours; debate on the
Apanage, [168]; Brochure of M. de
Cormenin; rejection of the bill by
the chamber; resignation of the mi-
nistry; M. Thiers appointed presi-
dent of the council; vote on a grant
of secret service-money, [169]; the
sugar question; bill passed by a large
majority; the Prince de Joinville de-
puted to fetch the ashes of Napoleon
from St. Helena, [170]; effect on
public feeling, of the treaty between
England, Russia, Austria, and Prus-
sia, [171]; Lord Palmerston's expla-
nation; the Parisian Journals, [172];
dispute at the Mauritius; landing of
Prince Louis Napoleon Buonaparte
at Boulogne, [173]; capture and
trial, [174], 304; Louis Phillipe
visits Boulogne; warlike tone of the
French Journals; strike of workmen
in Paris; trial of Madame Laffarge,
[175], 81; expedition of admiral
Stopford; project for fortifying Paris;
[176]; notes from M. Thiers to M.
Guizot; Casus Belli; attempt to
assassinate the king, [177], 90;
trial and condemnation of Darmes,
[177]; resignation of the Thiers
ministry; formation of a Soult-Guizot
cabinet; opening of the chambers;
the King's speech, [178]; election of
president, [179]; speech of M. Thiers;
M. Guizot, [180]; discussion in the
chamber of deputies on the address;
effect in France of the fall of St. Jean
d'Acre, [181]; scandalous scene in
the French chamber; arrival in France

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of the remains of Napoleon; funeral,
[182];-vide ALGIERS, DOCUMENTS,
EGYPT

Frightful accident, 47

Frost, Williams, and Jones; trial, 203;
sentence on, 7, 10; commutation of,
12

GERMANIC DIET-Extract of the Pro-
tocol of the sitting of the most serene
Germanic Diet, 534
Gold-dust robbery, sentence on its per-
petrators, 13, 92

Goodwin Sands, safety beacon on the,
76

GRANTS, disposition of, 323, 343

HANOVER-Answer of the King to the
deputation, of the assembly on the
occasion of presenting them a new
constitution, [196]
Hay, average prices of, 374
Highway robbery, 116

HOLLAND Abdication of the king;
official announcement, [195]; pro-
clamation of William 2nd; marriage
of the ex-king to the Countess d'Oul-
trement, [196]

Horse and carriage accidents, 35, 52
Hydrophobia, case of, 96

Ice, accidents from the breaking of, 3
Imports, 335, 355

INCOME, public, 320, 340

INDIA-The army of the Indus com-
mences its retrograde march, [227];
Dost Mahomed retires across the
Hindoo Koosh; general order of
lord Auckland; honours and re-
wards for the army, [228]; unpo-
pularity of shah Soojah; capture of
Pooshut, [229]; unsettled state of
Affghanistan; defeat of lieutenant
Clarke by the Belochees; war de-
clared by the Russians against Khiva,
[230]; manifesto of the Russian go-
vernment, [231]; march and pro-
gress of the Russian troops, [232];
attack of the Belooches on major
Clibborn, and sufferings of the troops,
[233]; captain Brown evacuates
Kahun; Dost Mahomed defeated
by brigadier Dennie, [234]; re-
treats into Kohistan; recapture of
Khelat by Meer Nusseer khan, [235];
state of the kingdom of Nepaul; topo-
graphy of the theatre of war, [236];
distribution of the army in Affghan-
istan; documents relating to India,
[237]; despatches of the storming of

India-continued.

Ghuzni, 550, 556; occupation of Cabul,
559; storming of Khelat, 560; battle
of Bameean, 564; surrender of Dost
Mahomed, 567

Infamous conduct of a mother, 100
Inquests, 41, 241

Insolvency, declarations of, 375
Italian Opera House, fracas at, 45

JAMAICA-Opening of the session;
speech of Sir C. Metcalfe, [239];
state of the colony, [240]

JEWS, Persecution of the, at Damascus,
[188], 579

Keane, Lord, Presentation to, by the
Bombay army, of the sword of Hyder
khan, [230]

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Laffarge, Madame, trial of, [175], 81
Landslip in Dorsetshire, 1
LAW CASES- Candwell v. Raban and
another, (conspiracy) 29; Sir E. L.
Bulwer and Lady Bulwer, v. the
Court Journal, (libel) 35; Lady
Bulwer v. Lawson and Thackeray,
38; Bransby Cooper v. Butler, (in-
junction) 39; Shepherd v. the Prince
of Capua (labour and service), 41;
decision respecting the rating of tithes,
61; Dundas v. Hoey (crim. con.) 63;
the Queen v. Coppock (bribery), 65 ;
Hearne v. Stowell (libel), 73; Duke
of Leeds v. Earl Amherst (injunction),
100; Grand Junction Railway, (man-
damus moved for), 105; Lockwood
v. Lockwood (divorce), 106; church-
rates decision by the Court of
Queen's Bench, 112; Wood and
others v. Goodlake and others (will
case), 184; Heaviside v. Lardner
(criin. con.) 289;-vide TRIALS.
Lay Baptism, validity of, contested, 99

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Macreeth, Mr. attempted murder of,
70

Maine Boundary-Correspondence, re-
specting, 411

Marriage, treaty of the Queen's, 380
Marriages, 135

Mayoralty of London, contested elec-
tions, 88

Meteorological table, 375
Metropolis churches' fund, 58
MEXICO - Revolution in the city of
Mexico; release of General Urrea;
General Valencia quells the insurrec-
tion; the Federalists capitulate on
honorable terms, [225]
Ministry, the, 128

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