The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-01 00:00:00

JUNE.

3. Wellington College, laying the foundation-stone of the,
by her Yrr,"- esty
9. France, terrific inundations in
10. Shorncliffe Camp, great rejoicings at the, in celebra-
tion of the Queen's birthday
16. Rugeley Poisoning Cases: Execution of Wm. Palmer
at Stafford
France : Baptism of the Imperial Prince in Paris
17, General Williams of Kars, arrival of
18. Strood and Maidstone Railway opened
21. Tipperary Bank : The English shareholders relieved
from liability by the deoision of the Master of the Rolls
(Ireland)

26. Sir W. F. Williams, presentation of the freedom of the
City of London voted to

28. Princess Royal : Accident to her Royal Highness from
her dress catching fire.

JULY.

1. Warminster and Salisbury Railway opened.
Enlistment in the United States, great debate on,
commenced in the House of Commons.

7. Collision and loss of life on the Mersey; the steamer
Mail run into by the Excelsior ; six steerage passengers killed,
eight severely injured
8. The Right Hon. G. Bankes, M.P , died
Shipwreck : Loss of the Princss Royal steam ship
10. Mutiny in the Tipperary Mhitia
Return of the Guards to London from the Crimea
General Williams of Kars returned as M.P. for Caine
11. Prince and Princess of Prussia arrived at Dover
14. Public entry of the Royal Marines into Chatham from
the Crimea
16. Shipwreck : Loss of the Spartan steam transport
18. Leeds Poisoning Case : The trial of William Dove com-
menced at York

19. Shad Thames : Great flour mills destroyed by firo
21. Wm. Dove condemned to death for poisoning his wife
22. Bishops of London and Durham Retirement Bill passed
the House of Lords
25. James Sadleir, motion of Mr. Roebuck for the expul.
sion of, from the House of Commons

AUGUST.
1. Volcanic Eruption in the Moluccas (Great Saugir), 2,806
lives lost

6. Execution of Murdock at Lewes for the murder of the
Hastings gaoler
9. Murder of an Australian adventurer at Hampton Court
11. Grand banquet at Portsmouth to Crimean horoes (offi-
cers and men)
Sir John Milky Doyle, K.C.8., died
Madame Vestris ( Ars. Ckarles Mathews) died
Execution of William Dove for poisoning his wife
13. Broadwood and Son's immense piano factory at Horse-
ferry-road destroyed by fire ; o,,imated loss 1C)..0001.

15, Several deaths recorded from the heat of the sun
18. Inteiligence of the death of the Earl of Shrewsbury at
Lisbon

23. Remarkable raising of the American ship Constitution
in the Mersey.

25. The Hon. Sir W. Temple, K.C.8., died
26. Banquet to the Guards on their return from the
Crimea, in the Music Hall of the Surrey Gardens
29. Commercial Bank of Newcastle stopped payment

SEPTEMBER.
1. Sunday music in the parks, stopping of
Gude, the Queen of, and suite, arrived in London
2. A'Beckett, Mr. Gilbert, the magistrate died
4. Yarrell, Wm., the celebrated ichthyologist, died
Fall of a house in the City ; four persons killed, and
others seriously wounded.
10. Sunday bands : The last performance in the Regent's
Park •

13. Royal British Bank, three petitions presented to the
Court of Chancery for winding up the affairs of the
15. Banquet at Folkestone to the Crimean soldiers sta-
tioned. at Shorncliffe and the School of Musketry at Ilythe.

Chartist demonstration to welcome the return of John
Frost, the pardoned convict.
17. The Emperor of Russia crowned Sept. 8
Portsmouth testimonial banquet to the forces engaged
in the late war.
19. Wreck of the brig Gazelle, and massacre of the crew.
22. Early Closing Association : Grand fete at the Crystal
Palace.

Royal British Bank : Great meeting of shareholders at
the London Tavern.

23. Collision in the Channel : The Imogene run into and
sunk, with a cargo valued at 69,000/.
25. Presentation of a casket, containing 1,000 sous., and a
silver salver, to the Hon. F. H. F. Berkeley, M.P. for Bristol,
for his services in causing the repeal of the Sunday Beer Bill.
Sir Colin Halkett (General), G.C.B. and G.C.H., Go-
vernor of Chelsea Hospital, died.
29. Marylebone Workhouse, extraordinary case of flogging
women in, and inquiry respecting.
Equinoctial Gales : Melancholy disasters off Dover, dte.