The Sun.
London, England, 1837-12-30 00:00:00

22. The debate on the Church-rates Bill adjourned at half-
prst one o'clock in the morning.
23. The House of Commons divided on receiving the Re-
port on the Church-rates Bill ; ayes, 287 ; noes, 282 ; ma-
i, rity for Ministers, 5. The announcement was received with
cheers from the Opposition. The House adjourned to Thurs •
day, Wednesday being the birthday of the Princess Victoria.
24. The coming of age of the Princess Victoria, celebrated
throughout the country.
25. The Derby Stakes at Epsom won by Lord Berner's
Phosphorus, ridden by G. Edwards; Lord Suffield's Caravan
second, ridden by Pavis. The favourites disappointed all their
backers.
26. Lord John Russell stated in the House of Commons
that a Royal Proclamation would be appointed to inquire into
the church-rates, and report thereon to the House on the
subject.
—. The Oaks Stakes at Epsom, won by Mr. Howlett's f.
out of Miss Fanny. Mr. Davis's b. f. 2; Lord Exeter's b. f.
3, by Phaeton.
—. Glasgow election: for Mr. Denistown, 3,050 ; Mr. Mon-
teith, 2,292; majority for the Liberal candidate, 758.
27. Three children murdered by their mother, Mrs. Colley,
at Fenton, Staffordshire.
—. Pitt's Dinner.
30. The Duke of Orleans married at Fontainbleau to He-
lena, Princess of Mecklenburg Schwerin.

JUNE.
1. The Grand Junction Railroad between Birmingham and
Liverpool opened.
2. Hippodrome race-course opened at Bayswater.
7. The boiler of the Union, Gainsborough steam-packet,
exploded at Hull, 19 persons killed; 10 escaped being killed,
but were seriously injured, some of them having had their
limbs dislocated.
8. Unfavourable accounts received from Windsor of the
state of his Majesty's health.
James Johnson, a labourer, who resided within a few
miles of Birmingham, murdered two of his children, and af-
terwards strangled himself in a fit of insanity.
9. A bulletin issued- at Windsor of the state of the King's
health, who suffered from an affection of the chest ; and a
difficulty of breathing ; but his Majesty was able to transact
business.
10. A notice from the Lord Chamberlain's Office announced
that the levee and drawing-room, intended to have been held
this week, were postponed.
11. The bulletin states that his Majesty passed a tolerable
night, and was rather better.
Mr. Clune's houses, Nos. 17 and 18, silversmith and
pawnbroker in Liquorporid-street, burnt down, and property
to a large amount destroyed.
12. Bulletin of his Majesty's health states, " the King's dis-
ease continues the same, but his Majesty has acquired some
strength, and continues to conduct public busines." Signed
H. Halford, M. Tierney, W. H. Chambers, and D. Davis.
13. Bulletin.—His Majesty has had a good night, and con-
tinues in all respects the same as yesterday.
—. General Evans arrived in Paris from Spain.
14. Bulletin.—The Kin, has passed another good night,
and his Majesty appears rerreshed this morning.
14. A Metropolitan Conservative Festival. There was a
large meeting and much confusion.
16. The following bulletin, signed by all the Physicians,
issued :—" The King has had a good night. His Majesty is
feeble, but his attention to business scarcely interrupted."
17. The King's Physicians' report states, " that the symp-
toms of his Majesty's health had undergone no material
change."
18. Bulletin His Majesty's complaint is not worse, but
his Majesty is more feeble."
Prayers offered up in the churches before the Litany for
his Majesty.
19. Bulletin :—" His Majesty continues very feeble, not-
withstanding he had some sleep in the night."
The anniversary fete, in commemoration of the battle of
Waterloo, celebrated at Apsley House, falling on a Sunday,
celebrated-this day.
20. His Majesty William IV. expired at Windsor Castle at
twelve minutes to two o'clock in the morning, in the presence
of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Hereford, &c.
A Council assembled at St. James's Palace, at which
Queen Alexandrine Victoria was proclaimed, who presided at
the Council.
21. Her Majesty Queen Victoria proclaimed with the cus-
tomary ceremony in Westminster and the City of London.
24. A public mourning commenced for his late Majesty
this day.
30. The first Royal Assent of Queen Victoria, given by
Commission, to the Births, Marriages, and Deaths Bill, and
several other Bills, in the House of Lords.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer brought forward the
Budget in the House of Commons, when it appeared that the
balance of expenditure over the income was 608,5851.
JULY.

1. A fire broke out in the firework tower in Vauxhall-gar-
dens, which it burnt to the ground, and destroyed 14 or 15 trees,
which were burnt to their roots, and as many more injured.
2. The Lord Chancellor introduced in the House of Lords
a Regency Bill, to provide for carrying on the Government,
in case of a demise of the Crown, the heir-apparent (the King
of Hanover) being in another country. The Bill was read a
first time, and ordered to be read a second time.
5. Official statement published of the Revenue, from which
it appeared that the increase on the year was 116,926/. ; the
decrease on the quarter 865,3551.
S. The remains of William IV. deposited in the Royal
vault, St. George's Chapel, Windsor.
10. The Reform in Parliament Amendment Bill rejected in
the House of Lotds--for, 36; against, 74.
13. Her Majesty and her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent removed from Kensington Palace to the New Palace,
St. James's Park.
14. Her Majesty held a chapter of the Order of the Garter,
at which Prince Leiningen was invested with the insignia of
the Order. Her Majesty wore the mantle, collar, and star of
the Order.

17. Her Majesty went in state to the House of Peers, and
prorogued Parliament to the 10th of August.
An extraordinary Gazette published, containing a pro-
clamation from the Queen announcing the dissolution of Par.
liament.
18. The re-dppointment of Ministers by the Queen officially
announced in the Gazette.

19. The Queen held her first Levee at St. James's-palace,
which was very numerously attended.
21. Letters patent granted to T. W. Coke, Esq., of Holk-
ham, Norfolk, creating him Viscount Coke and Earl of Lei-
cester, of the United Kingdom.
22. Nomination of candidates for the City of London.
—. In the borough of Southwark, Mr. Humphrey and Mr.
D. W. Harvey were put in nomination, and also Mr. Richards,
a late M. P.

24. Close of the City of London election. Wood, 6,517;
Crawford, 6,071; Pattison, 6,070; Grote, 5,879; Palmer,
5,873.

—. Southwark election. Humphery, 1,929 ; D. W.
Harvey, 1,903 ; Richards, 840.
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—. Mr. Cocking, an artist, in attempting to descend with a
parachute detached from Mr. Green's balloon, from mis-
management, fell with the parachute, near Lee Green, a short
distance from Bromley, and died a short time after from the
effects of his injuries.

—. In the tower Hamlets no opposition to the late Mem-
bers, Mr. W. Clay and Dr. Lushington.
25. Marylebone election : close of the poll—Hall, 3,512 ;
Whalley, 3,360 ; Lord Teignmouth, 2,862 ; Young, 764;
Sir W. Horne, 662.

—. Finsbury close of the poll : Wakley, 4,957 ; Dun-
combo, 4,895; Perceval, 2,470.
—. Lambeth, close of the poll : Hawes, 2,934; D'Eyn-
court, 2,811 ; Baldwin, 1,694.
—. Greenwich, final close : Attwood, 1,353 ; Barnard,
1,192; Napier, 1,153.
26. Westminster election, close of the poll : Leader,
3,793 : Evans, 3,715; Sir G. Murray, 2,620.
—. His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, K. G., ap-
pointed by the Queen, Captain-General and Colonel of the
Artidery Company.
27. Mr. Leader and Colonel Evans chaired round Covent-
pa-den and through several streets of Westminster.
28. A rush of water into Mr. Curwen Washington's mine
in Cumberland caused the death of twenty-five men and two
boys and twenty-eight horses.
31. Meeting of Middlesex freeholders at Brentford, being
the day of th nomination of candidates to represent the
county. The show of hands were declared to be in favour of
Messrs. Wood and Pownall, on which a poll was demanded
on the part of Messrs. Byng and Hume.