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London, England, 1857-01-01 00:00:00

LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 1, 1857.

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THE GENERAL'S DAUGHTER.
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£870.921
Net Increase.

12,409,993
Net Inereade.

4~
7

A

Surplus Balance beyond the charge of the Consolidated Fund, for the Quarter ended
Sept. 30, 1856, viz.:
'
Great Britain • •
Ireland

Income received in the Quarter ended Dec. 31, 1856, as shown in Account L ........

Amount advanced by the Bank in the Quarter ended Dec. 31, 1856, on the security of
Exchequer Bills, being the first issue on account of the grant of 4,000,0001., per Act
19th and 20th Vict., cap. 44, the remaining 3,000,0001. of which it is expected will

not be required........... ...

Amount received in the Quarter ended Dec. 31, 1856, in repayment of Advances for
Public Works, &c. ...• . • ........ ••—••••..,••

Balance, being the deficiency on the 31st Dec.' 1856, upon the charge of the Consols.
dated Fund in Great Britain, to meet the Dividends and other Charges payable in
the Quarter to March 31, 1857, and for which Exchequer Bills (Deficiency) will be
issued in that Quarter ....•• • • ...... . • • • •

REMARKABLE EVENTS DURING THE
YEAR 1856.

279,878

16,695,481

1,000,000

384,389

18,359,748

1,059,352

19,419,100

trial of Wm. Palmer com.

15. Rugeley poisoning cases
menced
17. Russell, Major C., late chairman of the Great Western
Railway, melancholy death of
19. Fitzclarence, Lord Adolphus, died
Victoria Military Hospital, Netley : laying the first
stone by her Majesty
21. Ballot, Mr. Berkeley's motion to introduce a bill for
the, defeated by a majority of 40
22. His Royal Highness Prince Frederick William of
Prussia, arrival of, and visit of her Majesty to Portsmouth
to receive his Royal Highness.
27. Horsfall's monster wrought-iron gun tested at Liver-
pool with perfect success.
28. Rugeley Poisoning Cases : Termination of the Trial ;
W. Palmer sentenced to death, and ordered to be executed
at Stafford, to which place he was sent the same evening
JUNE.
3. Wellington College, laying the foundation-stone of the,
by her Nirjesty
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 Win. 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 decision 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.

JANUARY.

1. Tralee, great flood in
Lichfield Bank, failuro of the
5. Aylesbury, the Marquis of, died
7. Railway Accidents ; Rugby and Leamington—Train run
into by coal waggons ; no lives lost
To vrnshend, Marquis, died at Genoa
Execution of Jonathan Hayward for the murder of Mar-
garet Jones
9. Sebastopol : Destruction of Russian docks in the Crimea
War, Council of : Arrival of the Duke of Cambridge at
Paris . .

Peace Proposals submitted to Russia by Prince Ester-
hazy
-- Hyde-park Riots ; Trial of offenders
Goulburn, M.P., the Right Hon. H., died
Rugeley Poisoning Cases : Verdict of wilful murder of
his wife against Wm. Palmer.
Rugeley Postmaster ; Charge of opening letters relating
to analysis in reference to these cases.
Adams, Sergeant, Assistant Judge of the Middlesex Ses-
sions, died
Hopkinson and Co.'s great pianoforte factory destroyed,
with many houses, by fire
16. Sebastopol, further destruction of docks at
17, Murder of Mr. Waugh, a solicitor, in Bedford-row
;8. Rugeley postmaster, committal of the, for trial
Peel, Bart., M.P., Sir Robert, marriage of, to Lady
Emily Hay
Stradbroke, death of the Countess of
Peace : Acceptance of the prepositions of the allies by
Russia
21. Lichfield Bank Robbery to the extent of 7,3501. ;
Apprehension of the offender
22. Sebastopol : Destruction of the centre dock
25. Rugeley Poisoning Cases : Verdict of coroner's inquest
of wilful murder of Walter Palmer by poison administered to
him by his brother, William Palmer
29. Palmer's, William (the prisoner), Bankruptcy : Fiat
issued and heard
31. Colonel Turr, case of : ♦ pardon granted to him by the
Emperor of Austria, as a mark of consideration for Queen
Victoria
Imperial Parliament opened
FERELLIA,RY.
I.—ltattwarge"'"
Batumi,

JULY. .
1. Warminster and Salisbury Railway opened.
Enlistment in the United States, groat debate on,
commenced in the House of Commons.
7. Collision and loss of life on the Mersey; the steamor
Mail run into by the Excelsior ; six steerage passengers killed,
eight severely injured
8. The Right Hon. G. Bankes, M.? , died
Shipwreck : Loss of the Princess Royal steam ship
10. Mutiny in the Tipperary Midtia.
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
'l4. Public entry-of-the Royal Marines into Chatham from

2. _ -.emu° corMagrationAty a •
4. Murder of a mother and three chil
William Bousfield, in Portland-street,- 'cloni=street
Cams College, Cambridge, fire at the newly erected
ball of
Old Kent-road, &c., tremendous conflagrations in
5. Mutiny of the British German Legion
6. Taunton Election ; the Right Hon. F. Laboachero re-
elected
Valour, institution of the Order of, set forth in the
Gazette

Listowel, death of the Earl of
Polyphemus, total loss of her Majesty's ship, off Jut

Shipwreck, &c. : Loss of the emigrant ship Joseph
Willis
7. Leeds Election : the Right Hon. M. T. Baiues re-elected
Newcastle Election : Mr. Ridley elected
Murder in the Minories, Corrigan sentenced to loath
8. Peerages for life (the Wensleydale life-peerage) : De-
bates in the House of Lords; the Government defeated by a
majority of 33
_—
RochesterMidhu rs t Election:Eleetlon Samuel Martin
elec Marren,te elected
9.
Edinburgh Election Mr. Black elected
Carlisle, the Bishop of (the Hon. and Rev. H. Percy),
died
Dr. Vaughan, trial and acquittal, on a charge of felony
11. Miser . the death of one, with 5,0001. in his pockets
Shipwreck of the American ship Great Duke, with 29
lives lest
12. Arkwright, G., Esq., M.P., dial
Cambridge University Election; Mr. Walpole returned
14. Pavilion Theatre destroyed by fire
15. Clerkenwell.: Conflagration at a large factory ; 14
houses burned
18. Sadleir, M.P., John, suicide on Hampstead-heath
19. Norfolk, death of the Duke of
Braham, the eminent vocalist, died
Sebastopol : Destruction of Fort St. Nicholas
26. Sebastopol : Destruction of Fort Alexander
27. The War : An armistice agreed to
MARCH.
4. France : Opening of the Corps Legislatif—Speech of the
Emperor
Cork and Bandon Railway, formal seizure of, under
execution
6. Covent-garden Theatre, total destruction of, by fire
Kars, official despatches respecting the fall of
7. Education : Lord John Russells proposed resolutions on
the
1.
subject o
Poisoningf case at Leeds, of Mrs. Dov©, by her husband
12. Hastings Gaol, murder of the gaoler of, by Murdock
13. Millwall : Another great fire at Scott Russell and
Co.'s premises
15, Rugeley Murder (Palmer's ease) ; Trial of the post-
master at, for opening the letter of Dr. Taylor, in reference
to. Found guilty—sentence deferred. True bills found
against William Palmer for the murder of Mr. Cook and for
the murder of Ann Palmer. Bill ignored in the case of Wal-
ter Palmer
St. Paul's Cathedral, awful suicide in, of Mr. Omert,
by throwing himself from " the Whispering Gallery"
17. Tipperary Bank failure., proceedings re pecting, in Ire-
land _ _ .

111:1E KENTISH-TOWN ESTATE. The
CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY.—VOTES for MIDDLE-
SEX.—On THURSDAY, January 22, at the Offices, No. 33, Nor-
folk-street, Strand, W. C., the Kentish-town Estate, in the York-
road, in the parish of St. Pancras, will be allotted. There are 227
plots, varying in price from 521. 4s. Gd. to 1,0441. 10s. per plot. Seven-
eighths of the cost of each plat may be borrowed. —For plans of one
or the most valuable building estates ever yet offered by a land
society apply to

CHARLES LEWIS CIRI7NEISEN, Secretary.

CHANCERY.—In the MATTER of the
1. Joint-stock Companies Winding-up Acts, 1848 and 1849, and of
the Royal British Rank.
By direction of the Vice-Chancellor Sir Richard Terln Findersley,
the Judge of the High Court orlhancery to whose Court the winding
up of the Royal British Bank is attached, NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN, That the said Ridge purpose's, on SATURDAY, the tenth
day of January, 1857, at Two o'clock in the af.ernoon precisely, at
his chambers, No. 3, Stone-buildings, Lincoln's-inn, London, to
proceed to make a Call on all those Contributories of the said Bank
who have been settled on the List of Contributories up to this day,
and that the said Judge purpcses that such call shall be for Seventy-
five Pounds per share. All persons interested r-e entitled to attend
at such day, hour, and place, b offer objections to such call.
Dated this 30th day of December, 1856.
CHAS. PUGH, Chief Clerk.

FO HOLDERS OF POLICIES IN THE
EQUITABLE LIFE OFFICE.

BONUS SECURED.

Those persons who will be entitled to Bonus Additions to their
Policies, if they survive the 31st December, 18x9, are informed that
such additions may be secured at the HAND-IN-HAND LIFE
OFFICE, upon most favourable terms, which may be ascertained
upon application to the Actuary.
Parties wishing to avail themselves of this a*rangement are
respectfully requested to signify the same without delay, in order that
the requisite number may be obtained and the scheme adopted forth-
with. _ _

By order.
RICHD. RAY. secretary.
Mind-in-Hand Fire and Life Office, 1, New Bridge-street,

Blackfriars, London.

7ALT and Co.'s EAST INDIA PALE and
I3DRTON ALES. BlnValtY-13IIRTON-ON-TRENT.
ffroßts:

LONDON.. .. Hungerford-wharf.
LIVERPOOL 52, Henry-street.
MANCHESTER ..... •.. •
SHEFFIELD ...... •• • • • • •
BIRMINGHAM
BRISTOL.
DUBLIN 4, Crown-alley.
EDINBURGH .. Porthopetoun Warehouse.
GLASGOW
aThese Ales, in Casks of Eighteen Gallons and upwards, and in
Bottle, obtained from all respectable Bottlers.

.—. France : Birth of an Imperial Prince
18. Poisoning by Strychnine at Leeds of Mrs. Dove : Ver-
dict of wilful murder against William Dove, the husband

22. Sadleir's forgeries, to the extent of 25,0001., first an-
nounced, on Mr, Dargan
24. Assassination of Count Magawly, late of Temora, King's
County, at Parma
26. Pottinger, G.C.8., Sir Henry, died
Necld, Mr., M.P., died
31. Peace : The treaty signed at Paris r i (Sunday, at one
o'clock)
Wynn,
death
aatn f oou n eK.C.B.m e
an of, in London
—at a
G.C,11., Sir Henry Watkin Wil-
liams,

APRIL.
1. Proclamation of peace by the Lord Mayor, &c.
Torrens, Mr. J*stice, died
2. Hotham, Sir Charles, intelligence of the death of
4 Dawson, the Right Hon. George Robert, death of
8. Crimean Inquiry : Lord Lucan's case
10 Russia, prohibition of the trade with, revoked
Munitions of war, prohibition of the export of, revoked
11. Education ; Great debate in the House of Commons on
Lord John Russell's resolutions, &c.
Islington. Murder; Trial and conviction of Celestine
Sommer, for the murder of her child
14. Drury-lane Theatre : Alarming occurrence, from using
a defective charge in one of the fire annihilators during some
experiments
Peace Congress : Grand banquet given by the Emperor
of the French in Paris
South-Western Railway : The Vauxhall Station totally
destroyed by fire
17. tier Majesty's visit of condolence to the soldiers from
the Crimea
Earl Cowper died
IS. American Minister, grand banquet to the, at the Man-
sion•houso
Assassination of Carlo Rouelli in Rupert-street, by
Foschini, an Italian
Peace Congress at Paris, closing of the
21. Sundays, music on, introduced at Crouaorne-gardens
22. Peace Proclamation : Great hoax upon the public
24. Treaty of Peace : Authentic copy of the text
Naval review at Portsmouth of the fleet by her Ma-

jesty
29. Proclamation of peace officially made; ratification of
treaty of peace
Kars, fall of : great debate in the House of Commons
MAY.

5. Thanksgiving day for ieale
8. Blackwall dreadful accident in the West and East
India Docks from the flooding of the docks ; dock gates car-
ried away ; no lives lost
9 The late war, thanks voted in both Houses of Parlia-
ment to the army, navy, and marines engaged in
Mutiny in the 3d Jagers (German Legion) •
12. Sunday performances of music by military bands in
tho parks of London

THE REVENUE FOR TIE YEAR AND. QUARTER ENDING DEC. 31, 1856.

, . .
. .
No. 1.--An. Abstract of the Gross Produce of the Revenue. of the united ginidom, in the undermentioned periods, ended Dec, 31, 1856, compared with
the ow:responding periods of the preceding year.
~ __

...,-.,. -
QUARTERS ENDED ! 'YEAR. ) • QUARTERS ENDED I YEAR
Dec.
ended r- - -A -, ended
March 31, Jane 30, Sept. 30, Dec. 31, Dec. 31, March 31, Jcne 30, Sept. 30, Dec. 31, Dec. 31,
1856 1856 1856 1856 1856 _ 1855 1855 1855 1855 1855 ,
---- -
. , £ X £ • £ X-- £
£££ £ •
CtISTOMS
EXCISE ...•...••• • • • • • • • • - • ...... ... 2,806,778 5,005,000 5,446,000 4,8 16,000 , 18,073,778 12,7765,089 4,763,374 5,137,000 4,604,000 '17,269,463 e EXCISE.
STAMPS
TAXES. .. 249,000 1,343,026 157,000 1,356,000 ; 3,108,024 - 244,512 1,346,031 154,000 1,351,000 3,095,543 TAXES.
PROPERTY TAX
POST-OFFICE 760,152 716,000 645,000 748,000 2,869152 687,000 725,000 645,000 647,000 2,704,000 , POST-OFFICE.
CROWN LANDS
MISCELLANEOUS . 1 298,502 320,419 156,343 1 . 195,842 ! • 971,!06 243,361 325,772 188,557 315,317_ __14.03_07 MISCELLANEOUS.
• •
TOTALS
I
• ' , • •
11.-INCREASE and' DECREASE' in the Quarter. Quarter ended Dec. 31, 1856.' NlneMonthts ended Dec.31,'56. Year ended Dec. 31, 1856. 11.---INCREASE and DECREASE in the Quarter,
Nine Months, and Year ended Dec. 31, 1856, as
compared with the corresponding periods of the .
. compared with the corresponding periods of the
preceding year. Increase. Decrease. Increase. Decrease. Increase. Decrease. preceding year.
......... --.-. ----.,--. - -.-. -._____„.„.-. -
X X £ £ £ £
CUSTOMS 52:5,074 • 584,346 ....i e 1,084,073 , CUSTOMS.
EXC15E............ • • 1 : ....
. • 212,000 , •. • • • 762,626 •• • • 804,315 •••• EXCISE.
STAMPS
.. -
TAXES j - •
PROPERTY TAX 88,091 957,461 1,906,861 .... PROPERTY TAX.
. , ....
POST-OFFICE
CROWN LANDS • . , 1,009 • .... • 3,341 ' •• .• • • 4,341 CROWN LANDS.
MISCELLANEOUS . .• . • 149,475 •• • • 187,042 •• .. 131,901 MISCELLANEOUS.
• - ,
TOTALS .. ....... .....: .. •. •• • .:. 1,020,396 • - 149,475 2,597,034 187,0421 I 4,189,673 131,901 ' TOTALS.
" - --- I ~,____ ----J

£3,977,772
Net Inurease.

Account sheying'the Revenue Wand other Receipts of the Quarter ended,Pec..., 31,' 1456; the Application of the same, and the Charge of the
Consolidated Fund for the paid Quarter, together with the SUrplut.ei;Defibiiiney,upon. such. Charge.,

Amonnt applied-oufof.tholnehtnittitir-theQintrter
,Dee. 31, 4856, Lo. redemp•'
tion of Exchequer Bills (Deficiency) for the Quarter ended Sept 30;1856 .. • • ••

Amount applied oat of the Income to Supply Services, &c., In the Quarter ended
Dec. 31, 1856 ... ... • .. ....

Charge of the Consolidated Fund for the Quarter ended Dec. 31, 1856, viz.:—
Interest of the Permanent Debt £6,314,581
Terminable Debt 692,566
Interest of Exchequer Bills (Deficiency)
The Civil List ........................... ... • •
Other Charges on Consolidated Fund .....
Advances for Public Works, &c. •. . , . ... •• .
Sardinian Loan • • 500,009

Surplus Balance beyond the charge of the Consolidated Fund, for the Quarter ended'
Dec. 31, 1856, viz.:
Great Britain „ .............. ..........

Irelluid ..... • ............

500,333

9,866,238

£739,123

Parana, causing the immediate death of three men on the
spot; several others not expected to survive.
29. The Parliament-street murder : Marley condemned to
death for the murder or Richard Cope.

1,400,131.1mek,„...,
,16. Shipwreck i
-' 18. Leeds Poleoning Case.: The frigiVlMMlllialertf
menced at York
19. Shad Thames : Great flour mills destroyed by fire
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 heroes (offi-
cers and men)
- Sir John Milley Doyle, K.C.8., died
- Madame Vestris ( Ars. Charles 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 ; eaimated loss 10).000/.
15. Several deaths recorded from the heat of the sun
18. Intelligence of the death of the Earl of Shrewsbury at
Lisbon
23. Remarkable raising of the American ship Constitution
in the Mersey.
25. The I,on. 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
- Oude, 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 Hythe.
- 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 60,0001.
25. Presentation of a casket, containing 1,000 sovs., 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, do.
OCTOBER.
1. The Rev. Isaac Hill, the oldest clergyman in London,
died, aged 54 (evening lecturer of St. Antholin)
11. Crystal Palace Forgeries ; Apprehension and examina-
tion of Robson
15. Loss of the Tay, Royal West India mail steamer
18. Great mortality among infants, attributed to impure
milk, by Mr. Bianchi, in a report made by him
20. Appalling accident in the Surrey Gardens Music Hall,
on the occasion of the Rev. C. H. Spurgeon preaching therein;
several lives lost; many persons frightfully injured
21, Parliament-street : Remarkable attempt at murder and
robbery in Mr. Berry's shop
- Vice-Admiral the Hon. J. Percy, C. 8., death of
- Royal British Bank: Disputed Adjudication in the
Court of Bankruptcy.
23. Royal British Bank : The adjudication in bankruptcy
confirmed.
24. Crimean banquet in Dublin.
27. Death of the eminent barrister, Mr. Clarkson, at
Brighton.
31. Fox, Henderson, and Co., the great contractors, sus-
pension of

NOVEMBER.
3. Crimean banquet at Edinburgh
Crystal Palace Robbery and Frauds ; W. J. 11.3bson
sentenced to 20 years' transportation
4. Sir Jelin Jervis, Chief Justice of the Common Picas,
died
5. Piracy and murder on board the barque Globe, dreadful
case of
Shipwreck of the Tay, fearful sufferings of the crew on
Lobos Island
8. Fox, Henderson and Co., meeting of creditors of, at
Birmingham
10. 11. R.H. Prince Alfred arrived at Brussels
Prince Frederick William of Prussia arrived at Dover
14. Great Northern Railway : The frauds of Leopold Red..
path discovered ; apprehension of the culprit
Great conflagration at the South Metropolitan District
Schools, and inirpculo us escape of 950 persons.
17. The Sultan, investiture of, with the Order of the Garter,
at Constantinople.
His Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen died.
18. Toronto to Montreal, opening of the Grand Trunk
Railway to.
Bullion Robbery of 15,000/. ; Examination of Pierce
and Burgess at the Mansion-house.
19. Great Northern Railway ,Frauds Examination of C.
W. Kent, an accomplice of Redpath.
20. Mr. Bogue, the eminent publisher, died
`'42. Erith Murder : Extraordinary suicide of the supposed
murderer of George Carter, in the cell of the Greenwich
police station.
24. Guildhall Wellington Monument inaugurated on Lord
Mayor's day.
27. Southampton Docks, dreadful Accident in the ; burst-
•o g of the boiler of the Royal Mail Company's steam ship