The Sun.
London, England, 1835-01-01 00:00:00

AUGUST.

1. A public dinner was given at the Freemasons' Tavern to
celebrate the Emancipation of the Negroes in the British do-
minions. The day was generally observed by the Dissenters
throughout the kingdom.
The three persons Edwards, Lacaseagne, and Weedon,
accused of attempting to obtain certain title-deeds, and a check
for 8001., by force, from Mr. Gee, a solicitor at Bishop- Stort-
ford, on the 12th of May, were convicted at the Middlesex
Sessions, and sentenced respectively to imprisonment for two
years, one year, and six months.
The Bill for the admission of Dissenters to the Univer-
sities was thrown out in the Lords by a majority of 187 to 85.
5. Admiral Sir Richard King, Commander-in-Chief in the
Medway, died, aged 61, and was succeeded by Admiral
Fleming. He was one of Nelson's Captain& at the battle of
Trafalgar, and had the command on the East India station from
fore 1816 to 1820.

The Warwick Borough Bill was thrown out by the
Lords, and some days after, on the motion of Lord John Rus-
sell in the Commons, it was ordered that no new writs be issued
to the boroughs of Warwick, Hertford, and Carrickfergus be-
the 20th of February. 1835.
8. Gen. Sir John Doyle died in his 78th year. He served in
the four quarters of the globe, was present at 23 general en-
gagements, and received public thanks on nine different
occasions.

11. The Irish Tithe Bill was rejected in the Lords by a
majority of 189 to 122.
14. A great Protestant meeting was held at Dublin, and
resolutions passed in support of the Established Church.
10. The King prorogued Parliameut in person, and after
alluding to the principal labours of the Session, and the state
of foreign affairs, intimated that the important subject of Re-
form in our jurisprudence and municipal Corporations, would
demand the attention of both houses next Session.
18. The working builders in London strdck, in consequence
of a declaration of the masters, requiring them to renounce
Trades' Unions.

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20. The Queen returned to England. The Lord Mayor
and a large party met her Majesty at the mouth of the Tnames.
23. The celebrated will cause " Tatham v. Wright" came
on at Lancaster. After nine days' hearing the Jury returned
a verdict for the defendant, thereby establishing the validity of
Mr. Marsden's will.
Mr. Frankland Lewis, Mr. Shaw Lefevre, and Mr.
Nicholls, were appointed Poor Law Commissioners under the
new Act.
25. Don Pedro confirmed in the Regency of Portugal, by
resolutions of the two Chambers.
27. The Camelion revenue cutter was run down by the
Castor frigate, in the day time, off Dover ; and out of nine-
teen, only five of the crew were saved. The officer of the
watch on board the frigate was afterwards dismissed the ser-
vice in pursuance of the sentence of a Court-martial.
28. About this time an eruption of Mount Vesuvius com-
mitted great devastation. According to the latest accounts,
it was calculated that 1,500 houses, and 2,500 acres of land
had been destroyed by it.
30. Don Carlos and his heirs were excluded from the
Throne of Spain by the decision of the Cortes.
During this month the cholera committed frighful devasta-
tions in Sweden. In Gottenburg alone, containing little more
than 20,000 inhabitants, 2,000 had died of it.