The Sun.
London, England, 1836-12-31 00:00:00

15, The Constitution of 1812 was proclaimed at Madrid by
order of the Queen Regent, who had been compelled to swear
to it by a body of mutinous soldiers and provincial militia.
On the night of the 12th they broke into the Palace of St. It-
defonso, where the Regent was residing, and after a long inter-
view with a deputation from the insurgents, she yielded, and
took the oath to the Constitution tendered her by 12 privates.
Quesada, the military Governor of Madrid, who attempted to
put down an insurrection in the capital, was murdered.
20, The King prorogued Parliament in person. His Ma-
jesty, after adverting briefly to the principal Bills passed
during the Ses ion, expressed his gratification to observe the
tranquillity which prevailed, and the diminution of crime which
had taken place in Ireland, and trusted that perseverance in a
just and impartial system of government would enable that
country to developc her great national resources.
The following are the principal Acts passed during the
Session :
An Act to-Consolidate the Laws relating to the Consta-
bulary Force in Ireland.
To amend the Laws relating to Bankrupts in Ire-

[arid.
To equalise the duty on West India and East India

To regulafd the nolioe of Dublin.
To repeal the laW're:Ztive to the period for the exe-
cution of murderers, and to enable :lie Judge to proceed on
convictions of murder as in other capital off9nees.
To reduce the duty on paper.
To regulate the postage on newspapers. By this
Act newspapers sent by the General Post, and delivered by
the Penny or Twopenny Post, go free. Newspapers sent by
the Twopenny pay ld. ; newspapers from France to this
country to pay Id. each, and newspapers to France to pay
four centimes (one halfpenny) each on delivery there; or to
go free from those states where no postage is charged on
papers sent to this country.
To amend the laws relating to the Customs, and re-
duce the duty on certain articles.
For the commutation of Tithes in England and
Wales.

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To reduce the duty on newspapers 3 1-sd. to Id.
To amend the Marriage Act in England and Wales.
For the Registration of Births, Deaths, and Mar-
riages in England and Wales.
For the payment of medical witnesses on Coroners'

To restrain the alienation df corporate property in
certain towns in Ireland.
To repeal so much of the Act respecting copy-
rights as requires the delivery of a copy of every published
work to the libraries of Sion College, the Universities of
Scotland, and the King's inns in Dublin ; and to enable the
Treasury to make compensation.
To enable prisoners indicted of felony to snake their
defence by Counsel or attorney.
21, The Earl of Kerry, eldest son of the Marquis of Lans-
downe, died, in his 26th year.
22, The Duke of Brunswick and Mrs. Graham ascended in
a balloon from Bayswater, and after proceeding to the neigh-
bourhood of Brentwood, Mrs. Graham was thrown from the car,
and severely injured.
—, The annual meeting of the " British Association for the
advancement of Science" commenced at Bristol.
25, The Thiers Ministry resigned in consequence of a dif-
ference between the King and them respecting the affairs of
Spain. Ten days after M. Mole was appointed President of
the Council and Minister for Foreign Affairs.
—, From official accounts published this day, it appeared
that the total number of British residents in France amounted
to 50,000, independent of the vast number who annually passed
through that country.
30, A fire broke out in the premises of Messrs. Wilson and
Co., Tooley-street, which in a short time extended to Fan-
ning's wharf and the adjoining warehouses. In about three
hours property to the value of between 300,0001. and 500,000/.
was said to have been destroyed.
41, His Majesty's ship Cove, Captain Ross, arrived at Hull,
after an ineffectual attempt to discover the only remaining ice-
bound ship, the William Torr.
SEPTEMBER.
1, The Directors of the Bank of England raised the inte-
rest on bills of exchange and notes discounted by the Bank to
5 per cent.
9, A revolution took place at Lisbon similar to that brought
about by the troops at St. Ildefonso' and the Queen, after
some delay, and a vain attempt to put down the commotion by
means of the regular army, took the oath to the Constitution
of 1820.
—, The first ascent of the great Vauxhall balloon took place.
Nine persons ascended with it, and, after a voyage of an hour
and a half, landed near Rochester.
12, The Russian troops evacuated the fortress of Silistria.
18, The Peers of Portugal signed a protest against the de-
cree of the Queen acknowledging the Constitution of 1820.
22, The Session of the Provincial Parliament of Lower
Canada was opened by Lord Gosford, the Governor-in-Chief,
who shortly after dissolved it, owing to the spirit manifested
by the members.
23, Madame Malibran died at Manchester, after an illness
of nine days.
26, In consequence of disputes between the French and
Swiss Governments relative to the expulsion of refugees from
Switzerland, the French Government published an order sus-
pending all intercourse between the two countries. In the
course of the following month an Extraordinay Diet assembled
at Berne, and after lengthened sittings, conciliatory measures
were adopted, in consequence of which the intercourse between
the two countries was renewed.
27, Lord Massey, Irish Peer, died at Kilkee, in his 43d year.
28, Sir Robert Graham (late Baron of Exceequer) died at
Kingston, aged 92 years.
OCTOBER.
1, An attempt was made by the Carlists on the lines of the
British Legion at St. Sebastian, which was repulsed with con-
siderable loss on both sides.
9, Lord de Saumarez died in the island of Gurnsey, aged 80.
10, An abstract of the revenue was published, sheaving an
increase of 1,026,5491. on the quarter, and of 2,727,6931. on
the year.
11, The Clarendon West Indiaman was lost off the Isle of
Wight in a violent hurricane. There were 16 persons on
board, all of whom perished excepting the mate and two sailors.
Sir William Knighton, formerly Private Secretary to
Geo. IV., died at his house in Stratford-place.
17, A collision took-pleet-,,-durirrg, a dense fog, between the
Magnet and Red Rover steamers, off the Nore Light, and the
latter vessel sank in a few minutes after the shock., All the
passengers and crew were saved.
The King of the French issued an order for the release
of Messrs. Peyronnet and Chantelauze from the Castle of Ham,
after an imprisonment of nearly six years. Prince Polignac
and M. G. de Renville were also set at liberty about a month
afterwards.
10, A meeting was held at the Mansion House, for the pur-
pose of raising a subscription to erect a monument to the
Duke of Wellington, for the aid he rendered in making the
improvements connected with London Bridge. A sum amount-
ing to upwards of six thousand pounds was ultimately raised.
21, A tithe affray took place at Dunkerrin, Ireland; in which
one peasant was killed, and another wounded. The officer
who shot the peasant was afterwards arrested, but admitted
to bail.
25, The Luxor obelisk was erected in the Place Louis
XV., in the presence of the Royal Family, and about 250,000
spectators.
26, Died at his house in Brompton-square, Mr. George
Colman, licenser of plays, and author of several popular
pieces, aged 74.
'Mr. Day, the celebrated blacking manufacturer, died,
leaving property to the amount of 450,000/.
29, An attempt at an insurrection was made at Strasburg,
by Louis Napoleon Bonaparte and some French officers,
which was speedily suppressed. A similar attempt made the
following day at Vendome, by an officer and 14 privates, had
the same result. There was a great fall of snow in London,
and in the neighbourhood.
NOVEMBER.

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4, An attempt was made at Lisbon to produce a oounter-
revolution, and restore the Charter of Don Pedro. During
the disturbance which ensued, a number of persons were killed
in the streets, and among the rest, the ex-Minister, M. Freirc.
The attempt ultimately failed, and the Bendeira Ministry, who
had been dismissed by the Queen, wore restored to office, after
a few honrs' negotiation.
6, Charles X. died at Gratz, in Styria, in the 80111 year of
his age. He was expelled from France in August, 1830, and
consequently had survived his deposition upwards of six years.
7, Mr. Green, accompanied by Messrs. Holland and Mason,
ascended from the Vauxhall Gardens, in the Vauxhall balloon,
about half-past one in the afternoon, and landed next morning
about seven, at \Vielburg in Nassau ; thus accomplishing a
voyage of upwards cf 600 miles in 17 hours and a half—the
greatest distance ever traversed by human beings in the same
number of hours.
Mr. John Bannister, the actor, died at his house in
Gower-street, aged 77.
11, The Earl of Dunmore died at Dunmore Castle, Stir-
lingshire, in his 74th year. He was brother of Lady Augusta
Murray, married to the Duke of Sussex at Rome, in 1793.
The marriage was declared null by the Prerogative Court in
1794.
15, Sir Robert Peel was elected Rector of the University
of Glasgow.
20, The Countess Dowager of Tankerville died, at Walton-
on-Thames, at an advanced age.
22, Marshal Clausel, with an army of 7,000 men, having
made an unsuccessful attempt to take the town of Constantine,
in Africa, was forced to retreat to Bona, with the loss of between
3,000 and 4,000 men.
26, Mr. M'Adam, well-known for his improved system of
road-making, died at Moffat, in Scotland, aged Si,
[ 27, The Hon. G. A. Frederick Lamb, only son of Lord
Melbourne, died, aged 29.
20, A violent hurricane did great damage in London, and
many places in the South and East of England.
DECEMBER.
1, His Majesty granted a charter to the London University,
and appointed the Earl of Burlington Chancellor, and Mr.
Lubbock Vice• Chancellor.
The National Association of Ireland agreed to a resolu-
tion, in which they described Lord Lyndhurst as an enemy to
the peace of Ireland—to the union of the two countries—to
the liberty of the people, and the stability of the throne. A
motion vas made in the same Association a fortnight after-
wards, for the appropriation of Irish tithes to the use of the
poor. The subject was first referred to a Committee, and ul-
timately postponed for three weeks.
4, R. \Vestall, R. A., died, aged 71.
14, The London and Greenwich Railway was opened by
the Lord Mayor.
17, The Corporation cf London voted 5001. for the relief of
the distressed Poles.
Gomez, the celebrated Carlist Gerieral who had traversied