The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-02 00:00:00

.REMARKABLE EVENTS DURING THE

YEAR 1853.

JANUARY.

1. New Ministry. Re-election of Hon. W. F. Cowper,
Sir James Graham, Sir George Grey, and Sir Wm. Moles-
worth, severally for Hertford, Carlisle, Morpeth, and
Southwark. _ _ ..._ .

3. New Ministry. Mr. T. Baines' Lord Palmerston,
Lord John Russell, and Sir Charles Wood, severally re-
elected for Leeds, Tiverton, London, and Halifax.
4. Hydrophobia.—Admiral Tremlett's specific for the
bite of a mad dog proved effectual.
Banquet to the American Minister at Liverpool.
New Ministry, &c. Lord Ernest Bruce, Lord Alfred
Hervey, James Moncrieff, C. P. Villiers, Sir W. P. Wood,
severally re-elected for Marlborough, Brighton, Leith
Burghs, Wolverhampton, and Oxford City.
5. Nathaniel Alexander, Esq., M.P., died.
6. Subterranean telegraph operations commenced be-
tween London and Liverpool.
New Ministry. R. Bethell, the Hon. F. M. Berkeley,
Right Hon. E. Cardwell, and Lord Alfred Paget, severally
re-elected for Aylesbury, Gloucester City, Oxford City,
and Lichfield.
Malicious attempt to upset a railway train, by plac-
ing four wooden sleepers across the Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincoln line.

8. Duke of Wellington's will proved under 800,0001.
Singular bequest : between 800 and 900 persons re-
galed with a new year's gift of a penny roll each at Col-
chester.
10. Execution of Horler for the murder of his wife.
Great overflow of the river Thames.
Robert Ferdinand Pries charged at the Mansion
House with obtaining 35,000/. by forgeries.
Walter Scott Lockhart Scott, of Abbotsford died, aged
27. _ _ _

11. Death of the oldest clergyman in London, the Rev.
W. Antrobus, D.D. _ _

Sale of the oldest ship in England at Sunderland, the
Old Concord.

Caloric steam-ship Ericsson made her trial trip at
New York.
12. Ravages caused by yellow fever on board H.M.S.
Dauntless ; attacked, 120 ; died 59.
- Mr. Monsell re-elected for Limerick county.
13. Fracas between Eighth Hussars and mechanics of
Nottingham.
Grand banquet at Southampton to the directors, &c.,
of the General Screw Steam Shipping Company.
New Ministry. Viscount Drumlanrig re-elected for
Dumfries county.
Great ten-hours meeting at Stockport.
Execution of George Christie at Aberdeen for a
double murder.
14. Female poachers from Arbroath captured.
Extraordinary death of Mr. Jones, in Acre-lane,
Brixton.
15. Execution of Samuel Barbour for murder at York.
Commission of lunacy on the Earl of Eldon.
19. Death of the Earl of Oxford ; title extinct.
20. Dover cliffs, immense fall of 8,000 to 10,000 tons.
New Ministry. Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, re-
turned for Oxford University.
Suicide of Dr. Rice, Head Master of Christ's Hos-
pital.

27. Perm Conference held at Manchester.
29. Marriage ceremonies of Louis Napoleon, Emperor of
France, civil contract.
30 Fire at Wilton Abbey, the seat of the Right Hon
S. Herbert, M.P.

FEBRUARY.
1. Explosion and loss of life at Glasgow at Greenvale.
2. Death of a whole family from glanders, at Maugherow.
7. Dissolution of the National Association for Protec-
tion.

9. Gold found at Arran.
Murder in Devonshire and confession of the murderer.
Murder in Essex of Mr. Toiler, by Charles Saunders.
A dumb witness in a poaching case at Brighton.
10. Epidemic at Croydon.
Parliament re-assembled after the adjournment.
Great meeting at Maids.one of West. Kent planters
against the Hop Duty.
11. " Ten hours" great meeting at Burnley.
12. Fire and loss of life in Holborn.
Fire and destruction of Lochnell Mansion.
1.4. Opening of the Legislative Session in Paris.
15. Extraordinary number of fires.
Loss of Victoria, steamer, in Dublin Bay, with 100