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

FEBRUARY.

1. Captain Wathen, of the 15th Hussars, charged at the in-
stance of his Lieut.-Colonel, Lord Brudenell, with insubor-
dination and unofficer-like conduct, after a trial at Cork,
which lasted for 18 days, was honourably acquitted. His Ma-
jesty approved of the finding of the Court-martial, and directed
the removal of Lord Brudenell.
The wind having shifted to the northward, about 900
vessels set sail from various ports in the channel.
2. General Romarino, at the head of 400 Italians and
Poles, made an irruption into Savoy for the purpose of excit-
ing the inhabitants to insurrection ; finding no support they
fell back on Geneva, and were finally ordered to quit Switzer-
land.

4. The Second Session of the Reformed Parliament was
opened by the King in person. His Majesty, in his speech
from the throne, expressed his confidence in the devotion of

the two Houses to Maintain the established Constitution ; con-
gratulated them on the manner in which the Bill for the Abo-
lition of Slavery had been received in the Colonies ; called

their attention to the Reports of the Ecclesiastical and Poor
Law Commissions ; and expressed his satisfaction at the good
understanding which prevailed between the Governments of
Great Britain and France. He lamented the distress which

prevailed among the occupiers of land ; recommended the ad-
justment of tithes in Ireland ; and expressed his determination
to maintain inviolate the Legislative Union. The address in
the Lords was moved by the Duke of Sutherland, and seconded
by Lord Howard of Effingham ; and, in the Commons, by Mr.
Shaw Lefevre and Mr. Morrison. They were agreed to in
both Houses.

5. Lord Althorp and Mr. Sheil were committed to the cus-
tody of the Serjeant-at- Arms. The altercation which led to
the arrest sprung out of the discussion on the question " Who
is the traitor ?" A Committee of Inquiry afterwards acquitted
Mr. Sheil of the charge.
13. A motion for the appointment of a Committee to en-
quire into charges made by Mr. O'Connell against Baron
Smith was agreed to. It was afterwards discharged by a ma-
jority of 161 to 155.

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About this time a strong feeling prevailed in the Legisla-
tive Assembly of Lower Canada against the Governor (Lord
Aylmer), and the Secretary for the Colonies (Mr. Stanley),
on account of their refusal to remodel the Legislative Coun-
cil. Articles of impeachment were carried against Lord Ayl-
mer. The language of Mr. Stanley was described as " in-
considerate and insulting."
14. Admiral Plampin did at Florence, aged 72. He had
the command of the fleet on the Cape and St. Helena stations
for three years, as one of the guardians of Bonaparte.
- Lord Teingmouth, formerly Governor-General of India,
and author of " The Life of Sir Wm. Jones," died, aged 83.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer made his financial
statement, and informed the House that the surplus revenue,
on the sth of Janunry, was 1,500,0001., which, with a reduc-
tion of 500,0001. on the Estimates, and 600,0001., which he
expected from an increase on the Tea duty, would leave a sur-
plus of 2,600,000/., and enable the Government to pay the in-
terest on the grant of twenty millions to the West India pro-
prietors, and remit the house duty.
15. A general strike of the workmen for higher wages took
place at Lyons.
10. Mr. John Thelwall, tried with Hardy and others, in
1794, for high treason, died at Bath. He was the last of the
party.
The Meteor schooner, loaded with gunpowder, from
England, was blown up at Malta, and 11 persons were killed.
17. Sir James Graham brought forward the Navy Estimates,
and stated the reduction of expenditure for the year at 180,000!.
The Estimates provided for the maintenance of 17,500 seamen,
1,000 boys, and 9,000 marines.
18. Mr. Harvey moved for a Committee to inquire into the
Civil List. The motion was lost by a majority of 190 to 182.
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20. Mr. Littleton moved resolutions relative to tithes in
Ireland.

21. Lord Chandos brought forward a motion for the relief
of agricultural distress, which was lost by a majority of 206
to 202.

25. Sir John Campbell was appointed Attorney-General in
room of Sir William Horne, resigned, and Mr. Pepys Soli-
citor- General.

26. Mr. Richardson, steward to Mr. Perkins, of Bletchingly,
was murdered on Epsom Downs. A reward of 3001. was offered
for the apprehension of the murderer.
Sennefelder, the inventor of lithography, died at Mu-
nich, aged 63.
27. Sir Wm. Ingilby moved for the appointment of a Com-
mittee to inquire into the propriety of a partial or total repeal
of the Malt tax. The motion was lost by a majority of 271
to 170.

28. Mr. Ellice brought forward the Army Estimates, and
announced a reduction of expenditure amounting to about
300,0001. The number of men required he calculated at 88,952.

MARCH.

7. After two nights' debate, the motion of Mr. Hume for a
revision of the Corn Laws was rejected, by a majority of 307
to 155.

8. About this time a very general " strike " for higher wages
took place among the persons employed by the London Gas
Companies. Some inconvenience for a few nights was felt in
consequence, but, in a short time, the places of the men en-
gaged in the combination were filled up by workmen from the
country.
11. A rencontre took place between some Jersey fishing
boats and a French armed cutter, off the French coast. One
boat was taken, and the master of another shot. The Co-
roner's inquest, held at Jersey, returned a verdict of " Wilful
murder" against those who shot him.
Mr. O'Connell moved for a Committee to inquire into
the propriety of altering the oaths taken by Members of the
House of Commons, but the feelings of the House was so
strongly expressed against the attempt, that the motion was
withdrawn without a division.

M. Cabet, a member of the French Chamber of De-
puties, was found guilty of libelling the King in the " Po-
pulaire" journal, and sentenced to two years' imprisonment,
and a fine of 2,000 francs-801.
A man of the name of Polari was convicted in Holland
of stealing the jewels of the Princess of Orange.
13. A decree by the Queen of Spain was issued, by which a
portion of the revenues of the Church was confiscated for the
use of the State.

Returns were published, from which it appears that the
number of floggings in the Army had, in the years 1830-31-
32-33, been respectively 665, 646, 483, and 370.
The Right Hon. C. P. Yorke, one of the Tellers of
the Exchequer, died, aged 70.
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Bishops from the House of Lords was lost, in the Com-
mons, by a majority of 125 to 58.
14. A return was published of the net expenses of the Pe-
nitentiary, Millbank, for the last year, from which it appeared
that the number of prisoners was 566, and the expense of
maintenance little short of 301. a-head.

Major Fancourt's motion for the Abolition of Military
Floggings was rejected by a majority of 227 to 94.
17. Charles Shaw, a lad of 15 years of age, was convicted
at Stafford of the murder of a comrade, nine years of age, who
worked with him at Mr. Hawley's pottery. It was generally
believed at the trial that the only assignable cause for the
commission of the crime was the acquisition of Is. 61, which
the decease had received, on the 3d. of August, as part of his
wages. He was afterwards reprieved.
Mr. Cobbett's motion for the total repeal of the Malt
Tax was rejected by a majority of of 142 to 59.
Mr. Adair, the wealthy army agent, died, at his house in
St. James's-square.
19. Six persons connected with Trades' Unions, and con-
victed at Dorchester of administering unlawful oaths, were
sentenced to be transported for seven years.
21. Mr. Maberly brought forward the Ordinance Estimates.
The saving on the year's estimate was 80,0001.
Sir John Jeffcott was arraigned, at Exeter, for the murder
of Dr. Hennis, but no evidence being produced on the part
of the prosecution, he was acquitted.
21. A Royal Proclamation was issued, by which an im-
portant alteration was made in the distribution of naval prize-
money—the most important parts of which are, that the Flag
Officers are to have 1-16th, the Captains and Commanders
1-6th of the remainder, and the rest to be distributed among
the subalterns and men, according to a fixed scale.
22. Sir Thos. Denman was raised to the peerage by the
title of Baron Denman, of Dovedale.

23. Ten persons were indicted at Derby for the murder of
certain miners in the Red Soil Mine, and acquitted on the
ground that the mischief was not intentional.
25. A Bill for suppressing certain Associations in France
(after 14 days' discussion) was passed by the Chamber of
Deputies.
26. Mr. Joseph Reeve, charged with purloining certain pro-
perty belonging to the persons drowned in the Earl of TVenwss
smack, was tried at Norwich, and, in the words of Baron
Vaughan, " completely exculpated.
The widow of Burns, the poet, died at her house in
Dumfries. She was in the 72d year of her age, and had sur-
vived her husband 38 years.

The Lord Chancellor introduced a Bill for the esta-
blishment of a Central Criminal Court in the Metropolis.
This Court will be held every month, and comprehend within
its jurisdiction the City of London, county of Middlesex, and
all places in Kent, Surrey, and Essex, within a circle of about
ten miles from the Old Bailey, and containing a population of
1,800,000 persons.

Mr. Ewart brought in a Bill to Abolish Capital Punish-
ment for Stealing Letters from the Post-office, and returning
from transportation. The former clause was afterwards re-
jected by the Lords.
27. George Earl of Galloway, Admiral of the Blue, died
at Hampstead, aged 66.

An action was brought at York against Mr. Gully, the
Member, by a Mr. Ridsdale, for an assault—verdict for the
the plaintiff, with 500/. damages.
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29. The Marquis of Breadalbane died at Taymouth Castle,
aged 72.
30. Francis Douce, Esq., died, aged 77. He was the au-
thor of " Illustrations of Shakspeare, and of Ancient Man-
ners, with Dissertations on the Clowns and Fools of Shak-
speare," and also of the " English Morrice Dance," and the
" Dance of Death." He left his valuable books, prints, and
medals to the Bodleian Library, at Oxford.
Ackermann, the printseller in the Strand, died, aged 70.
He was a native of Saxony, was the publisher of many beau-
tiful topographical works, and introduced lithography into this
country. . _

31. An account was published of the number of deaths
within the Bills of i•lortality and City of London, during the
year 1832. The total number is 26,577. The number of
persons who died of consumption (being 4,355) nearly double
the number of those who died of any other disease.
The editor of the Tribune newspaper was condemned
to a fine of 24,000 francs (9601.), and five years' imprison-
ment, for a seditious libel. The Tribune had been seized by
the Government 95 times.