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Spain-continued.

gossa; defection of the troops at Madrid,
which are joined by General O'Donnell ;
General Quesada attacks the insurgents,
but is beaten off, and retires to Madrid,
[407]; insurgents take post at Aran-
juez, and take Cuenca; the Moderado
party coalesce with the Progressista
party, and the movement now obtains
general success; the Sartorius ministry
resign, and take to flight; general in-
surrection at Madrid, [408]; address
of the Junta to the Queen; the people
are fired on by the troops, and sack the
hotels of the ex-Ministers and the Queen-
Mother, [409]; the disturbances are
brought to an end by the announcement
that General Espartero had accepted the
ministry, [409]; Generals Blazer and
Vista Hermosa defeated by O'Donnell,
who enters Madrid; conditions made
by Espartero; attempt of the Queen-
Mother to fly produces further disturb
ances, which are quieted by the pru-
dence of Espartero, and the Queen-
Mother is permitted to withdraw to Por-
tugal, [410].

Spain Accouchement of the Queen, 8.
St. Arnaud, death of Marshal, [315], 176.
STATE PAPERS. THE EASTERN PAPERS-

Ancient Treaties, 462; Correspondence,
483; Her Majesty's Declaration of the
Causes of War, 531; Manifesto of the
Emperor of Russia, Address of the
Metropolitan of Moscow, 533; Trea-
ties, 534.

DESPATCHES-Siege of Bomarsund,
539; attack on Petropaulovski, 540;
campaign in the Crimea, and siege of
Sebastopol instructions for embarka
tion, 543; the battle of the Alma, 547;
progress of the siege, 553; bombard-
ment of the 17th of October, 555; bat-
tle of Balaklava, 558; battle of Inker-
mann, 562.

STATUTES, TABLE OF, 17 & 18 Vict.-i.

Public General Acts, 444; ii. Local
and Personal Acts, declared public and
to be judicially noticed, 448; iii. Pri-
vate Acts, printed, 458; iv. Private
Acts, not printed, 461.

Srocks, Prices of, highest and lowest, 569.
Sydenham, opening of the Crystal Palace
at, 97.

TRIALS AND LAW CASES.--Civil: Mdlle.
Wagner; Lumley v. Gye, 29; Extra-
ordinary Will Case, 74; The Mount-
garret Peerage Case, 402.

Criminal: Conviction of the Mayor
of Rye for perjury, 34; trial of M.

Trials and Law Cases-continued.

Yzsquierdo for murder, "mute by the
visitation of God," 38; his subsequent
trial and conviction, 109; attempted
murder by a soldier, Maidstone, 42;
trial and conviction of John Lloyd for
murder at Ness-Cliff, 44; of James
Holman for the murder of his wife, in
Cornwall, 47; of Ford and Jeffcote for
burglary, at Coleshill, 51; of John
Tucker for attempted murder, 53; of
F. Norris and others for extensive rob-
bery of gold and notes, in Walworth,
54; of G. V. Hennan, for the murder
of his wife, 56; of F. Sandars, for the
manslaughter of Colonel Gordon, 56;
of Moses Moses, for receiving stolen
goods, 62; of Mary Ann Brough, for
the murder of her six children, at Esher,
93; daring garotte robbery in York-
shire, 115; trial of Harvey, for murder
of Mary Richards, at Little Torrington,
120; of John Atkinson, for abduction,
at Appleby, 133; of J. Goldsmith, for
jewel-robbery, at Manchester, 141;
trial of John Windle Cole, for extensive
mercantile frauds and forgeries, 181;
of a Roman Catholic priest, for perform-
ing an illegal marriage, 202; trial of
Barthelemé, for the murder of Mr.
Moore, 206; trial and conviction of
Charles Mallet, on a false charge of rob-
bery, 213; the Carden Abduction Case,
107, 414; Fatal Poaching Affray-
Death of Mr. Bagshawe, 430; the St.
Fergus Murder, 434. [See, also, LAW
AND POLICE.]
TURKEY.-The allied Powers urge on the
Porte the necessity of concessions to its
Christian subjects, and putting them on
an equality with the Mahometans; im-
perfect observation of the Tanzimaut
and decree of Gul-Khané in favour of
the Rayahs; firman issued by the Sul-
tan on the 25th February, 1854, ren-
dering the testimony of Christians equi-
valent to that of Mahometans, [396];
proposal of Lord Stratford de Redcliffe
that the Sultan should enrol his Chris-
tian subjects in his regular army, [397].
[See PARLIAMENT, WAR WITH RUSSIA,
GREECE.]

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United States-continued.

treaties with Japan, Mexico, the Argen-
tine Confederation, &c., [417]; Central
America, [418]; internal prosperity,
[422]; proposed increase of army, navy,
&c., [423]; sale of public lands; con-
clusion, [425];-disasters in; explosion
of a cartridge manufactory, 71; of a
steam-boat, and other steam-boat dis-
asters, 71; dreadful railway catastrophe,
185.

UNIVERSITY HONOURS. Oxford, 572;
Cambridge, 575.

WAR WITH RUSSIA.-Efforts of the Aber-
deen Ministry to avert war, [239]; con-
ference at Vienna; protocol of 13th Ja-
nuary, [240]; entrance of the Allied
Fleets into the Black Sea resolved on;
note of Count Nesselrode, [240]; of Ba-
ron Brunnow, [241]; the Russian Am-
bassador quits London, [242]; autograph
letter of the Emperor of the French to
the Czar, [242]; reply of the Emperor
of Russia, [244]; Russian manifesto of
21st February, [247]; friendly relations
of Russia with Austria and Prussia,
[247]; refusal of the protocol of 13th
January; Russian proposals, [248]; ne-
gotiations at Berlin, [249]; summons of
England, France, and Prussia for the eva-
cuation of the Principalities, [250]; de-
bate in the Prussian Chambers on the
question of war, [251]; the Emperor of
Russia refuses to reply to the summons,
[253]; the Emperor's speech on the
opening of the French Chambers, [253];
circular letter of M. Drouyn de Lhuys,
[254]; war loan raised in France, [255];
war declared by England and France,
[256]; an army sent by England and
France to the East; treaty between Eng-
land, France, and Turkey, [257]; the
allied forces land at Gallipoli; the Eng-
lish under the command of Lord Raglan,
the French under Marshal St. Arnaud,
[258-259]; the position at Gallipoli for-
tified, [259]; campaign of the Turks and
Russians on the Danube; the position
of Kalafat, [261]; combat at Citate,
[261]; passage of the Danube by the
Russians, [263]; Odessa cannonaded by
the allied fleets, [265]; the Russians lay
siege to Silistria, [267]; description of
the Arab Tepia, [268]; Moussa Pasha,
the governor, killed, [270]; dreadful
carnage among the Russian officers,
[270]; gallant conduct of two British
officers, [271]; death of Captain Butler,
[271]; the allied forces moved up to
Varna, [272]; the Russians abandon the
VOL. XCVI.

War with Russia-continued.

siege, [272]; strategic movements of the
allies, [273]; disastrous advance of the
Russians into the Dobrudscha, [273];
the Turks cross the Danube and main-
tain successful encounters, [274]; the
Austrian army enters the Principalities;
strategic consequences, [275]; successful
operations on the Danube; Captain Par-
ker killed, [276]; dreadful mortality in
the allied army and fleets; great fire at
Varna, [277]; successful patrol of the
British Light Cavalry, [278]; loss of
H.M. ship Tiger off Odessa, [279]; sortie
of a Russian frigate from Sebastopol,
[280].

Negotiations at Vienna; protocol of
the 9th April, [281]; treaty of the 20th
April, [282]; notes of Count Nesselrode,
[283]; answers of Count Buol, [285];
firm resolution of the French and Eng-
lish cabinets; dispatch of Lord Claren-
don, [286]; treaty between Austria and
the Porte; an Austrian army occupies
the Principalities, [287]; arrangements
for the expedition to the Crimea, [287,
288]; dreadful mortality in the allied
armies; disastrous reconnaissance of Ge-
neral d'Espinasse, [289]; the French
Emperor's instructions to Marshal St.
Arnaud, [290]; the place of debarkation
chosen at Old Fort; inactivity of the
Russian marine, [291]; the debarkation;
the French are the first to land, [293];
both armies landed without opposition or
casualty, [249].

Geographical description of the Crimea,
[297]; its produce, cultivation, and in-
habitants, [300]; its chief places, [301];
its antiquities, [303]; first collision with
the enemy, [305]; arrangements for at-
tacking the Russian position, [307]; the
battle of the Alma, [308]; complete
victory of the allies, [312]; the allies
advance on Sebastopol, [313]; flank
march to Balaklava resolved on, [314];
surprise of the Russian rear-guard, [315];
death of Marshal St. Arnaud, [315];
the flank march completed, and the allied
position taken up on the south side of
Sebastopol, [316]; description of Sebas-
topol, [318]; siege works commenced,
[320]; difficulties attending the opera-
tions, [322]; the batteries opened; the
French fire is overpowered, [323]; un-
successful operations of the fleets, [324];
inadequate idea entertained of the ene-
my's force [327]; the Russians attack
the allies on the 25th October, and take
the Turkish forts, [328]; their cavalry
gallantly repulsed by the Highlanders

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War with Russia-continued.

and by the heavy cavalry brigade, [330];
gallant but most disastrous charge of the
light brigade, [331]; sortie from the city
gallantly repulsed by the second division
on the 26th, [336]; the Russians receive
immense reinforcements, and two grand
dukes join; they attack our position on the
5th November, [338]; the dreadful battle
of Inkermann, [339]; glorious victory,
[345]; Sir George Cathcart and other
generals killed, [346]; address of General
Canrobert to his soldiers, [348]; the Rus-
sian accounts of the battle, [350]; great
cruelty of the Russians to the wounded,
[350]; disastrous storm on the 14th
November, [351].

Dreadful sufferings of the English
army, [356]; unprincipled conduct of
the Frank merchants, [356]; com-
parative ease of the French due to
their better organisation, [357]; great
sufferings from exposure, [360]; dis-
graceful conduct of the camp followers,
[359]; disastrous consequences of
want of road from Balaklava to the
camp, [360]; reinforcements arrive,
[361]; loss of horses and beasts of
burden, [362]; defects of the commis-
sariat, [362]; of the medical depart-
ment, [363]; reception of this intelli-
gence in England, "The Times' Fund,"
the "Patriotic Fund," [364]; the hos-
pital nurses, with Miss Nightingale, pro-
ceed to Scutari, [365]; great exertions
are made to remedy these defects, [365];
Miss Stanley and other ladies repair to
the hospitals, [366]; the cholera commits
dreadful ravages in the armies, recon-
naissance en force, [367]; the Russians
diligently fortify Sebastopol on a new
system, [368].

The Campaign in Asia.-Disorganised
state of the Turkish armies and cor-
ruption of the officers, [373]; General
Guyon and other foreign officers in the
Turkish service, [374]; defeat of the
Turks at Bajazad, [372]; and at Kars,
[373]; the Russians advance on Kars,
but are withdrawn by a sudden incur-
sion of the Circassians into Georgia,
[375]; campaign brought to an end by
the winter, [382].

The War in the Baltic.-The squadron
under the command of Sir Charles
Napier sails from Spithead, and enters
the Baltic in March; establishes a vi-
gorous blockade of the Russian ports;
is joined by the French squadron, [398];
detached expeditions; Admiral Plum-
ridge destroys an immense quantity of

War with Russia-continued.

stores and shipping in the Gulf of
Bothnia; unfortunate affair at Gamla
Karleby; gallant attack at Eckness;
the forts of Gustav's Varn destroyed,
[399], 89; Cronstadt reconnoitred,
[400]; Bomarsund reconnoitred, and an
attack resolved on; a French land force
arrives, and the squadron takes up its posi-
tion, [400]; the troops land; on the 13th
August the fire opens on the place, and
the French take the western tower on
the following day; the eastern tower
surrenders to the English on the 15th,
and the Russian commandant capitulates
on the following day, [401]; the place
blown up and abandoned, [402], 146;
despatches, 539; the French force
suffers severely from cholera, and re-
turns home; no other operation of im-
portance is undertaken by the Baltic
fleet during the autumn; general effect
of the expedition on the war, [402].
The White Sea Squadron.-A small squa

dron sent to blockade Archangel; de-
struction of Novitska and Kola, [403].
Attack on Petropaulovski.—The Russian
squadron in the Pacific being driven into
Petropaulovski, an allied squadron attack
that place, [403]; singular suicide of
Admiral Price; attack upon the forts;
a force of seamen and marines are
landed to make a land attack, and are
defeated with great loss; the attack
abandoned, [404], 199; despatches,
540.

Incidents of the War.-Departure of the
Russian ambassador, 23; the embarka-
tion of the Guards and other regiments
for the East, 27; British steam navy,
the Russian navy, 34; sailing

33;

of the Baltic fleet, 41; declaration of
war, ceremony in the city, 51; the
first prize, 66; embarkation of French
troops in a British fleet, 113; raising of
the siege of Silistria, 103.

Daring reconnaisance of Sebastopol, by
the Retribution, 18; gallant enterprise
of the Fury, at the mouth of Sebastopol
harbour, 60; bombardment of Odessa,
72; wreck and surrender of the Tiger,
at Odessa, 81; gallant actions in the
Baltic, 89; reconnaissance of Bomar-
sund, 102; raising of the siege of Silistria,
heroic exertions of Captain Butler, and
Lieut. Nasmyth, 103; glorious deaths
of Lieuts. Burke and Meynell, and Capt.
Arnold, 104; death of Captain Parker
at Sulina, 108; naval skirmish before
Sebastopol, 126; great fire at Varna,
140; capture of Bomarsund, 146; the

War with Russia-continued.

landing in the Crimea, 157; the victory
of the Alma, 163; alleged capture of
Sebastopol, 167; siege of Sebastopol ;
the flank-march to Balaklava, 174;
sinking of the Russian fleet, 175;
death of Marshal St. Arnaud, 176; the
Patriotic Fund, 177; the Sick and
Wounded Fund, 177; the Fund for the
Wives and Children of the Soldiers in
the East, 178; the siege of Sebastopol,
186; the bombardment, 191; the action
at Balaklava, 194; the state of the
army in the Crimea, 194; battle of In-
kermann, 196; Lord Raglan gazetted a
field marshal, 197; failure at Petro-

War with Russia-continued.

paulovski, 199; the dreadful storm of
the 14th November, 200; return of the
Baltic fleet, 216. [See also GREECE.]

WEATHER.-State of the weather at the
commencement of the year; the great
snow,
1; storms and wrecks on the
north coast in January, 7; the weather
during January, 17; deaths by lightning,
105; the weather in the month of July,
130; fatal accident by lightning at Capel
St Mary, 140.

WHITE SEA.-Operations of the allied
squadron in the White Sea, [402]. [See
WAR WITH RUSSIA.]

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