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

ilk SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31. 1836.

CHRONOLOGICAL AND STATISTI-
CAL TABLE FOR THE TEAR 1836.

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4, An insurrectionary movement took place at Barcelona,
when the populace murdered above 100 Carlists prisoners.
6, An abstract of the revenue was published, showing an in-
crease of 172,9611. on the quarter, and a decrease of 613,6691.
on the year.
8, According to accounts published, the number .of seamen
belonging to the United States of America, In the year 1835,
was 103,000, of whom 50,000 were employed in foreign trade,
25,000 in the coasting trade, and 6,000 in the 'United States
Navy.
9, Accounts furnished by the Minister of Commerce were
published, from which it appears that the average of the ex-
ports and imports of France for the years 1828 and 1829 were
48,800,0001., and in 1834 the average had increased to
57,880,0001. The returns for 1835 showed a still greater in-
crease.
Accounts were received of a great fire at New York on
the 16th ult., which destroyed 700 houses and a vast quantity
of valuable property. The damage was estimated at 15,000,000
dollars (3,200,0001.)
11, Died in George-street, Hanover-square, in the 91st year
of her age, Mrs. Copley, the mother of Lord Lyndhurst.
17, The Spanish General Cordova and General Evans, with
all their forces, amounting to 20,000 men, after attempting to
penetrate into the provinces, were forced back to Vittoria by
the Carlists under Eguia.
18, Three street singers committed to the House of Correc-
tion, by Mr. Laing, for singing in the street, were released by
direction of Lord John Russell.
19, Sir Charles Pepys was gazetted as Lord Chancellor
(Lord Cottenham), and Mr. Bickersteth as Master of the
Rolls, with the title of Baron Langdale.
23, The French Chamber of Peers closed the proces mon-
sire, when seven prisoners were condemned to, transportation,
and 19 to various terms of imprisonment ; two were acquitted.
24, Seven men were killed and three wounded by the burst-
ing of the boiler of a steam engine, at Upper Easton, near
Bristol.
On the 25th, 27th, and 28th, public dinners were given to
Mr. O'Connell, in Dublin, Liverpool, and Birmingham.
27, The Spanish Cortes was dissolved, in coosequence of
the Mendizabal Ministry being left in a minority on the elec-
toral law.
28, An account, taken from the Journal de Comuerce, is
published, from which it appears that since 1828, up to 1835,
the consumption of beet-root sugar in France had increased
in the proportion of 4 to 30,, while that on Colonial sugar was
nearly stationary.
29, Lord Stowell died at his seat, Early Court, Reading,
in his 91st year. He presided for many years over the Con-
sistory and Admiralty Courts.
In the Court of King's Bench, Mr. Sydney Taylor
moved that the rule for a criminal information against Mr.
Haywood, for a libel on Colonel Fairman, be made absolute,
when the Counsel on the other side stated that further pro-
ceedings were rendered unnecessary by the, death of the
defendant.
31, The Queen of Naples, after giving birth to a son, died
of a bilious fever.

FEBRUARY.
In the Irish Couit of Exchequer a rule was made abso-
,ate for an attachment for contempt against Major Miller, a
police Magistrate, and a constable, for declining to aid in the
execution of a writ of rebellion connected with a suit for the
recovery of tithe.
2, Maria Letitia Bonaparte, mother of Napoleon, died at
Rome, aged 86.
3, The western roads were rendered nearly impassable by
a heavy fall of snow, which prevented several Members of Par-
liament reaching London in time for the opening of the Session.
4, Parliament assembled, and the King went in State to the
House of Lords. In his Speech his Majesty adverted to the
assurances of amity from all Foreign Powers, the mediation
of England between France and the United States, and the
protracted civil war in the North of Spain. He informed the
Commons that it had been found necessary to increase the
Navy Estimates, and that, with the exception of the agricul-
tural interest, all others were in a highly satisfactory state.
He then called the attention of the two Houses to the im-
portant subjects which would come under their consideration—
namely, the proposed changes in the Ecclesiastical Establish-
ments of England and Wales—the Adjustment of Tithes in
England and Ireland—Law Reform, and the Reform of Mu-
nicipal Corporation in Ireland.—The Address in the Lords
was moved by the Duke of Leinster and seconded by the Earl
of Burlington, and in the Commons it was moved by Sir John
Wrottesley, and seconded by Mr. John Parker.—An Amend-
ment to the Address was carried without a division in the
Lords, and lost in the Commons by a majority of 41, the num-
bers being 284 and 243.
Sir William Gell died at Naples, aged 59.
The whole of the French Doctrinaire Ministry resigned
in consequence of a vote of the Chamber of Deputies in favour
of the reduction of the Five per Cents. The Ministry were
defeated by a majority of 2.
5, Lord Segrave was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Glou-
cestershire, Mr. C. H. Leigh,. of Monmouth ; and Mr. H.
Williams, of Brecon. The Duke of Beaufort, who died
towards the close of the previous year, had been Lord Lieu-
tenant of the three counties for many years.
6, John Bell, Esq., for many years a leading Counsel at
the Chancery Bar, died at his house, in Bedford-square,
aged 71.
9, Lord John Russell brought forward a Bill for the Com-
mutation of Tithes in England and Wales.
On the motion of Mr. Hume, it was resolved that all
fees to officers of the House be discontinued, and that com-
pensation be made in a fixed salary.
10, In the Court of King's Bench a verdict of Guilty was
returned against Wm. Kensitt and George Glazier for con-
spiracy to procure the insertion on the list of voters for Mid-
dlesex of 42 names not placed on it by the overseers.
12, A Bill for the Registration of Births, Marriages, and
Deaths was introduced in the Commons.
14, A fire broke out in a theatrical booth at St. Peters-
burgh, during the holidays, by which 126 persons were burnt

to death.
15, After a trial, which lasted for 16 days, the French
Court of Peers passed sentence of death on Fieschi, Pepin,
and Morey, and condemned Boireau to 20 years' imprison-
ment. Fieschi and his accomplishes, condemned to death,
were executed four days after.
16, On the motion of Mr. Hardy, a Committee was ap-
pointed to inquire into the transaction between Mr. O'Connell
and Mr. Raphael relative to the Carlow election.
17, The Prisoners' Counsel Bill was read a second time
in the Commons by a majority of 179 to 35.
A corps of Russian, Austrian, and Prussian troops occu-
pied Cracow.
19, The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that Lord
Sidmouth had voluntarily resigned his pension of 3,0001.
a-year granted to him for public services.
On the motion of Lord D. Stuart for the production
of a copy of the Treaty of linkiar Skelessi, an interesting
discussion took place in the Commons on Russian policy in the
East.
20, Dr. Hampden was appointed Regius Professor of Di-
vinity at Oxford.
21, The Right Rev. Dr. Van Mildert, Bishop of Durham,
died, aged 71.
22, The list of the new French Cabinet appeared in the
Moniteur, with M. Thiers, as Prime Minister.
23, Interesting debates took place in the Lords and Com-
mons on the appointment of borough Magistrates and the mo-
tion of Mr. Hume relative to Orange Lodges. The amended
motion of Lord J. Russell was unanimously agreed to, praying
his Majesty to adopt measures for suppressing all Orange
Lodges.
Mr. Buckingham's Compensation Bill was rejected by a
majority of 125 to 81.
25, Statements from the Journal de l'lnstruction were pub.
fished, making the number of children attending the primary
schools in France in 1834 amount to 1,627,000, being an in-
crease of 658,000 since 1829.
29, The Irish Munieipnl Bill was read a second time in
the Commons.