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faction were made by Switzerland to 

 France for an alleged affront the tardi- 

 ness which Switzerland displayed in the 

 expulsion of certain refugees, and also in 

 the manner in which the Swiss Diet took 

 up an affair connected with the apprehen- 

 sion and confessions of a spy, who impli- 

 cated the French ambassador as his em- 

 ployer. 



October 1. A vigorous assault was made 

 on the lines of General Evans at St. Se- 

 bastian by the Carlists. Both parties 

 fought with bravery. The Carlists were 

 repulsed, after suffering severely. The 

 loss of the Anglo-Spanish force was 376 

 men and thirty-seven officers, killed and 

 wounded. General Evans was slightly 

 wounded. 



17. The extraordinary Diet of Switzer- 

 land assembled, and, after a lengthened 

 sitting, finally adopted conciliatory mea- 

 sures with respect to the differences be- 

 tween France and Switzerland. 



19. Thomas Drummond, Esq., Under 

 Secretary of Stale in Ireland, Colonel 

 JohnFoxBurgoyne,PeterBarlow, professor 

 of Mathematics at the Military Academy 

 at Woolwich, and Richard Griffith, Esq.,, 

 were appointed his Majesty's Commission- 

 ers for considering and reporting upon a 

 general system of railways in Ireland ; 

 also, C. S. Lefevre, Esq., Lieutenant- 

 Colonel Rowan, and Edwin Chadwick, 

 Esq., Commissioners for the purpose of 

 inquiring and reporting upon the best 

 means of establishing a constabulary force 

 or rural police for England and Wales. 



A meeting was held in London, 

 Charles Lushington, Esq., M.P., in the 

 chair, for the purpose of forming a Church- 

 Rate Abolition Society, whose object is to 

 effect the entire abolition of church-rates, 

 without any charge upon the Consolidated 

 Fund or land-tax ; and to introduce the 



S'inciple of upholding the expenses of 

 ivine worship, either by pew-rents, vo- 

 luntary contributions of the congregations, 

 or by payments out of Queen Anne's 

 Bounty. 



20. A meeting held^ at the Mansion 

 House, to consider the propriety of erect- 

 ing some testimonial to the Duke of Wel- 

 lington for the aid he has afforded in carry- 

 ing forward the improvements connected 

 with London Bridge, and also in promot- 

 ing the erection of the new bridge. 



24. The Cortes of Spain opened by the 

 Queen Regent. In her speech she alluded 

 to the modifications of the Constitution of 

 1812, which would be submitted to their 

 consideration. 



29. A foolish attempt at insurrection in 

 the city of Strasburg, by Louis Napoleon 

 Bonaparte, a nephew of the deceased em- 



peror, aided by two officers and some pri- 

 vates, which was instantly suppressed by 

 the arrest of the parties. The prince has 

 been since shipped off to America by the 

 French Government. 



30. An attempt at a revolution made by 

 a brigadier and 14 privates of the first regi- 

 ment of French huzzars, stationed at Ven- 

 dome. The parties were instantly arrested. 



A vacancy in the Irish Court of Ex- 

 chequer, caused by the death of Baron Sir 

 William Smith, filled up by the appoint- 

 ment of the Attorney-General, the Right 

 Hon. Michael O'Loghlen. He is the first 

 Catholic that has sat on the bench in Ire- 

 land since the Revolution. 



Nov. 6. Charles X., the ex-king of 

 France,. died at Goritz, or Gratz, in Hun- 

 gary, aged 82. 



7. A large balloon, which had for some 

 time previously been exhibited in ascents 

 from Vauxhall Gardens, started on an ex- 

 perimental voyage to the continent, having 

 three individuals in the car, and, after hav- 

 ing been 18 hours in the air, descended at 

 Wielburg, in the duchy of Nassau. 



8. An attempt was made at Lisbon to 

 produce a counter-revolution against the 

 Constitution of 1812, but was immediately 

 suppressed. In a conflict in the streets 

 nine or ten persons were killed, among 

 whom was Senor Augustino Freire, one of 

 the cleverest men of his party. 



Nov. 4. Mrs. Mary Flaherty trans- 

 ferred 5000 three and a half per cents, to 

 the trustees of the London University (now 

 University College) for the promotion of 

 echication in that establishment. 



15. The Agricultural Bank of Ireland 

 stopped payment. There are 5000 part- 

 ners in it ; and its liabilities are stated to 

 be 800,000, that is, about double its 

 paid-up capital. 



16. Sir Robert Peel was elected Lord- 

 Rector of Glasgow University. The votes 

 were, for Sir R. Peel, 316 ; for Sir. J. 

 Campbell, 221. 



21. The government gave notice, that 

 all outstanding Exchequer Bills from this 

 date forward, shall bear interest of 2 per 

 100 per day. 



28, 29. A tremendous gale was felt 

 in the south of England, but especially in 

 and about London. The damage done to 

 buildings, &c ; , cannot be reckoned at less 

 than 30,000 or 40,000. The loss at 

 Lloyd's was greater than that sustained by 

 the great November gale of 1820. 



30. Proclamation issued for the meet- 

 ing of Parliament on the 31st of January. 

 1837. 



Dec. 1. The charter of the New Metro- 

 politan University sent by Lord J. Russell 

 to the Earl of Burlington, its Chancellor. 



