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

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 Maidstone of West. Kent planters
against the Hop Duty.
11. " Ten hours" great meetinc, at Burnley.
12. Fire and loss of life in Holborn.
Fire and destruction of Lochnell Mansion.
14. Opening of the Legislative Session in Paris.
15. Extraordinary number of fires.
Loss of Victoria, steamer, in Dublin Bay, with 100

lives.
16. Meeting of the two houses of Convocation.
Verdict of manslaughter returned against a herbalist
practitioner.
17. Extraordinary discovery of the body of a Jew pedlar
among the snow on Dartmoor.
18. Attempt to assassinate the Emperor of Austria at
Vienna.
19. Bishop of Lincoln died
21. Snow storms, loss of life, and stoppage of the mails
on the Eastern and North-East ern Counties especially.
24. Railway accidents. Great Western, one director
killed (Mr. Gibbs), &c.
26. Deputation from the Peace Conference of Manchester
to Lord Aberdeen.
Hurricane, snow storm, and dreadful loss of life and
shipping at Liverpool and on the south coast, !cc.
28. Doncaster parish church destroyed by fire.

MARCH.
3. Murder at Ilford. Conviction of Charles Saunders for
the murder of Mr. Toiler.
5. St. Clement's Churchyard closed for burials.
8. Holyhead Harbour, fearful loss of property from the
late gale.
9. Brixton House of Correction sold.
10. Major-General Daubeney died at Rome.
11. Government sanitary commission appointed to visit
Croydon.
17. Sale of the theatrical properties of her Majesey's
Theatre.
18. Fatal duel at Chertsey by Frenchmen.
19. Destructive fire at Windsor Castle.
Electric light, extraordinary experiments by Dr.
Watson and Mr. Prosser.
English barque Spartan, attempt to murder captain
and crew.
Slavery ; meeting of ladies at Stafford-hoase on sla-
very in America
21. Death of Edwin Bates in prison, at Clerkenwell, to
which he had been committed for writing threatening let-
ters to his Royal Highness Prince Albert.
24. Death from Chloroform at University College.
Extraordinary turn out of railway servants at Liver-
pool.
Melancholy loss of boatmen of Deal in a gale.
26. Burglar captured by a dog at Hadstock.
28. Disappearance of Copenhagen-house, &0., for the
new cattle market.
The old cab stand in the Strand removed.
30. Cape of Good Hope. Intelligence of termination of
the Kaffir war.
Railway accidents. Diabolical attempt to upset a
train on the South Yorkshire line, by a large iron towing
chain thrown across.
31. Munificent bequest to the charities of the city of
London by Miss Hardwick's trustees, including educational
and medical charities, and ward schools, 18,0001.
APRIL.
1. Execution of Geo. Sparkes, at Exeter, for the murder
of Mr. Blactmore.
2. Great Britain, the arrival of, at Liverpool, with
700,00 W. in gold, &c.
Railway servants at Manchester ; threatened turn-

out of.
- Shipwrecks, &c. Duke of Sutherland steamers loss
of, off Aberdeen. Many lives lost.
3. Lord Skelmersdale died.
5. Christ's Hospital. The Rev. Dr. Jacob elected head
master, in the room of the late Dr. Rice.
6. Elizabeth Villiers, tried for the murder of William
Jones, of Brixt, n, and acquitted.
7. Pier 'Majesty's ccouchetnent : birth of a prince.
9. Execution of Henry Dobin, at York, for the murder
of a girl.
12. Commission of lunacy on Fergus O'Connor, late M.P.
Arrival of Mrs. Beecher Stowe, the authoress of
" Uncle Tom's Cabin," at Liverpool.
18. St. Clement's Churchyard finally closed for burials.
21. Colonel Gore. C. 8., died.
22. Fi e in Whitechapel, with loss of life.
Halifax : destruction of a factory by fire (Messrs.
Leyland and Ilighley).
23. Government seizure of munitions of war at Rother-
hi the ; case heard at Bow-street.
25. Crystal Palace at Sydenham (the new ; public ad-
mitted by tickets to view the progress of the works.
26. General Sir Thomas Gage Montresor, K.G.H., died.
27. Holmfirth, dreadful conflagration at, 12,000/. worth
of property destroyed.
29. Very Rev. George Butler, D.D.,Dean of Peter-
borough, and Head Master of Harrow chool, died.
MAY.
2. Raine's Charity, St. George's in the East; interesting
ceremony of presenting 1001. to the best-recommended
young woman educated in the school, on her marriage.
3. Lady Dalhousie died off Falmouth, on board the
Monarch.
6. Kirwan, the convict, condemned for the murder of
his wife at Ireland's Eye, having had his sentence com-
muted to transportation for life, sailed from Queenstown
in the Robert Small, with 300 convicts, for Freemantle,
Western Australia.
7. Mrs. Beecher Stowe entertained at Stafford House.
E. Submarine telegraph to Belgium ; process of laying
down occupied three days..
12. Dublin Great Industrial Exhibition opened by the
Lord Lieutenant; 15,000 persons present.
Gilbert, Sir Walter Raleigh, Bart., died.
George Palmer, Esq , late M.P., for South Essex, died.
13. Preparations for the Camp at Chobham approach
completion.
Attempt at extortion, by Wm. Wilson, to secure a
situation from the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, heard at Marlborough-street.
Excise Office, Old Broad-street, sold by auction for

108,0001.
17. The right of admitting soldiers into canteen, or sut-
tling-house, during Divine service on Sunday mornings,
confirmed by Mr. Beadon, the Magistrate, at Hammersmith.
18. Correspondence respecting the erroneous quartering
of the Royal arms of Scotland. The Herald's College of
England no power to interfere.
" Uncle Tom's Cabin." The circulation of Mrs.
Beecher Stowe's book prohibited by the Pope.
Dreadful fire at Liverpool, destruction of the North
Shore Mill, and of 100,0004. of property; 1,000 people thrown
out of work.
Railway accidents. York and North Midland Rail-
way ; three directors apprehended on the coroner's warrant,
for manslaughter ; bail given for their appearance at the
assizes.
19. Electric telegraph wires laid down to communicate
with the Royal Italian Opera and the Houses of Par-
liament.
21. City Railway Terminus Company ; memorial consi-
dered by the Court of Common Council, and Deputy Har-
rison's motion in approval of the plan carried by a majo-
rity of 31.
23. Telegraphic communication between Great Britain
and Ireland completed.
24. Queen Victoria's birthday (born 1819).
25. A new guano island discovered.
Railway accidents. South Western Railway, another
verdict of manslaughter against the Hon. F. Scott, M.P.,
and Mr. Beattie (directors).
26. Culling Smith, brother-in-law of the late Duo of
Wellington, died.
28. Gore House grand exhibition of cabinet work, &c.,
opened.
30. Alderman Sir John Key, Bart, elected Chamberlain
for the City of London.