Prussia-continued.

[377]; an accidental collision between
the troops and the people leads to great
disturbances at Berlin, [378]; rapid
succession of administrations, [381];
meeting of the United Diet to deter-
mine a new electoral law, [382]; ques-
tion of direct or indirect election to
the vor-parlament, [386]; opening of
the National Assembly, [387]; con-
tinued disturbed state of Berlin, the
mob seize and plunder the arsenal,
[388]; the Auerswald Cabinet, [389];
proclamation of General Wrangel,
[390]; continued disturbances at Ber-
lin, the King appoints the Count von
Brandenburgh President of the Coun-
cil, who at once prorogues the Con-
stituent Assembly, and directs it to
re-assemble at Brandenburgh, [391];
great tumult in the Assembly, inter-
ference of the military, the Burgher
Guard disarmed, [392]; the Assembly
resolve that the Brandenburgh Ministry
is not authorized to levy taxes, the
firmness of Count Brandenburgh pre-
vails, [394]; the National Assembly
at Frankfort vote the proceedings of
the Prussian Assembly void, pro-
clamation of the Regent, [394]; the
Assembly dissolved, [394]

PUBLIC DOCUMENTS.- Finance Ac-
counts: i. Public Income, 290; ii.
Public Expenditure, 292; iii. Dispo-
sition of Grants, 293; iv. Unfunded
Debt, 302; v. Public Funded Debt,
304; vi. Trade and Navigation, 306.—--
Table of Statutes 11 and 12 Vict.,
Public General Acts, 309; Local and
Personal Acts declared public, 314;
Private Acts, printed, 321; Private
Acts, not printed, 323; Prices of
Stock in each month, highest and
lowest, 324; average prices of Corn,
Hay, Straw, and Clover; Butcher's
Meat, 325; Summary of the Tables
of Mortality; Marriages, Births, and
Deaths, 1838 to 1848; Table of Bank-
rupts; Meteorological Table, 326;
University Honours: Oxford, 327;
Cambridge, 329

QUEEN, The Birth of a Princess, 39;
christening of the Princess Louisa, 68;
prorogues the Parliament in person,
118; Her Majesty and the Royal
Family go to Scotland and spend the
autumn at Balmoral, 118; her Ma-
jesty's private theatre, 169

Railways publication of the accounts of

Railways-continued.

the North-Western, Great Western, and
South Western Railways, 138
Railway Accidents at the Euston-square
station, London and North-Western
Railway, 8; at Frimley, South-Western
Railway, 12; at the Shrivenham sta-
tion, Great- Western Railway, seven
persons killed, 64; trial of Weybury,
the porter, for negligence, 89; collision
on the North-Western Railway, 107;
collision on the Preston and Lancaster
Railway, 109; dreadful accidents near
the Newton Road station, London and
North-Western Railway, 117; on the
Bristol and Birmingham Railway, 120;
on the York and Newcastle Railway,
several lives lost, 138; on the Richmond
Railway, 151

Robberies of 2000 sovereigns from the
Great-Western Railway, 9; of gold-
dust, value 70007., 35; of Mr. and Dr.
Bowring, 38; another great robbery of
sovereigns from the Great Western
Railway, 119; supposed robbery of
the jewels of the ex-King of the
French, 165

Royal Academy, the exhibition of the, 61
RUSSIA Peaceful and firm attitude

maintained by the Emperor, [371];
able exposition of its policy addressed
to his diplomatic agents in Germany,
[372]

SARDINIA-The King promulgates a new

constitution, [317]. See LOMBARDY.
SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN- Account of the
events which led to the quarrel be-
tween Denmark and the Duchies,
[340]; deputation sent to Copenhagen,
the King's reply, the insurrection breaks
out at Kiel, [344]; strong feeling of
the Danes against the separation, [345];
the Holsteiners wish to form part of the
German Confederation, the King of
Prussia and the Confederation march
an army into the Duchies, [346]; pro-
test of the Danish Ambassador at
Frankfort, [347]; battle between the
Danes and Germans, gallant resistance
of the former, [348]; the Danes block-
ade the German ports and seize all
German vessels, [348]; remonstrance
of the Swedes and Russians against the
German interference, [349]; an armis-
tice concluded at Malmö, [351]; the
King of Denmark's address to the Diet,
[352]. See DENMARK.

Sea-serpent, seen by Capt. M'Quhae,
H.M.S. Dadalus, and controversy
thereon, 133

SHERIFFS, list of, for the year 1848, 174
Shipwrecks-collision of the Aram and
Susquehanna, 16; of the Phonix, 19;
the Benares steamer destroyed by fire,
40; of the Waratah and West Point,
46; of the emigrant ship Omega and
Barbara, nearly 250 lives lost, 54; of
the Nabob and Philomela, 58; of the
Ariel screw steamer, 74; of the emi-
grant ship Commerce, great loss of life,
84; destruction of the Ocean Monarch
by fire, loss of 178 lives, 110; collisions
of the St. Lawrence and Cosmopolitan,
the Prince of Wales and the Jane,
115; loss of two emigrant ships, the
Burgundy and Atlantic, 150; of the
Rosanna and Braams, 168
SPAIN-The Spanish Ministry recon-

structed, General Narvaez President of
the Council, [309]; the marriage of
the Queen Mother announced, [310];
Señor Salamanca impeached, his de-
fence, 310; Espartero arrives at Madrid,
[311]; rupture between the British and
Spanish Government, abrupt dismissal
of Mr. Bulwer from Madrid, [312];
military disturbance at Madrid sup-
pressed, [314]; Carlist insurrection,
headed by Cabrera, [315]

SPECIAL COMMISSION, IRELAND-Pro-
ceedings at Limerick, 331; Ennis, 343;
Clonmel 354. See STATE TRIALS.
STATE TRIALS-Court of Queen's Bench,
Dublin, the Queen v. William Smith
O'Brien, 364; the Queen v. T. F.
Meagher, 373. Commission Court,
Dublin, The Queen v. John Mitchell,
373; the Queen v. Kevin Izod O'Do-
herty, 385; the Queen v. John Martin,
385. Special Commission, Clonmel,
Trial of William Smith O'Brien for
high treason, 389; trial of Thomas
Bellew M Manus for high treason, 445;

State Trials-continued.

trial of Thomas Francis Meagher for
high treason, 451

STATUTES, Table of, 11 and 12 VICT.,
309

STOCKS, table of the prices of, in each
month, highest and lowest, 324
Stowe-the sale at, 125

SUICIDES of a man and wife in Cleve-
land-street, 4; of Sir Henry Mildmay,
12; of "Tom" Steele, 56; of Mr.
Redhead Yorke, M. P., 67; of Viscount
Midleton, 145; of a clergyman in Not-
tingham Castle, 148; of Mrs. Twy-
nam, 168

TRIALS, LAW CASES, &c.-The Special
Commission, Ireland-Proceedings at
Limerick, 331; at Ennis, 343; at
Clonmel, 354. See STATE TRIALS,
LAW AND POLICE.

UNITED STATES-Termination of the
Mexican war; extraordinary discovery
of gold in California, [437]; contest
for the Presidency, election of General
Taylor, [439]; President Polk's Annual
Message to Congress, general review of
the condition of the U. S., [439]; the
treaty of Mexico; the army and navy,
[440]; territorial acquisitions, [442];
the gold-mines in California, [444];
the slavery question, [446]; Mexican
debt, [448]; finances, [449]; American
System, [452]; presidential veto, [454]
UNIVERSITY HONOURS-Oxford, 327;
Cambridge, 329

Vernon Gallery of Pictures, Munificent
gift of, to the nation, by Robert Ver-
non, esq., 134
Vienna, insurrection at, and murder of
Count Latour, 130. See AUSTRIA.