464 Chronology of 



Advices lo llic 26tli of December, 

 fioni Lima, state that Bolivar had 

 made a convention with Riva Agueiro, 

 by \vl)ich llie latter consented to embark 

 for Europe, and the whole of his troops 

 were united to tliose of the Colombian 

 president. Bolivar was said to be 

 corresponding with the SpanisiiGeneial 

 Gantarac, no doubt with the view of 

 bringing him over to the cause of inde- 

 j)endence. The former was at the head 

 of 15,000 men. 



MEXICO. 



The Es-Empcror Yturbide lias left 

 England for fllexico, the country of his 



the Month. [June i, 



short-lived dominion. He sailed from 

 Southampton on Tuesday, the 11th of 

 May, having left London on the 5th, 

 under the pretext of going, for some 

 time, to reside at Bath. He had pre- 

 viously fixed six of his children, — two 

 boys, and four girls, — at boarding- 

 schools in different parts of the country. 

 In a letter which he has written to his 

 friends, he says that he departs for his 

 native country at the request of friends 

 in various provinces, and for no other 

 purpose than to promote the unanimity 

 anil the establishment of the govern- 

 ment. 



INCIDENTS, MARRIAGES, and DEATHS, in and near LONDON, 

 With Biographical Memoirs of distinguished Characters recently deceased. 



CHRONOL0G\ OF THE MONTH. 



A PRIL 22.— A meeting held at the 

 -'^ King's Head Tavern, Poultry, to con- 

 sider the best means of finding employment 

 for the distressed agricultural labourers of 

 tlie United Kingdom. A long discussion 

 took place : the loss of the cottager's spot 

 of land, the small farms, the inclosures of 

 common lands, the inirodaction of ma- 

 cliineiy, &c. it was represented, tended to 

 <listress the labourer, and render it impos- 

 sible for him to obtain his support. The 

 horrible increase of crime, the pressure of 

 poor rates, and other circumstances, were 

 mentioned, to show the extreme necessity 

 of adopting some means of relief. Peti- 

 tions to both Houses of Parliament were 

 prepared, and a society proposed for hiring 

 large tracts of land to be relet in small 

 quantities to meritorious cottagers. 



— 27. — A fne happened near Albion- 

 bi:ildings, Bartholomew-close; and several 

 houses were destroyed. 



— 'i8. — A numerous meeting of the 

 London Mechanics' Instiliition took place, 

 when a cotn-se of lectures on chemistry, 

 by ]Mr. R. Phillips, was commenced. 



— 30. — A fire took place in the pre- 

 mises of Mr. Wiskfard, druggist. White- 

 chapel, which was destroyed, with the 

 stock in trade, and also tUe Three Nuns 

 Inn adjoining. 



May 3. — A Court of Common Council 

 held, when an offer was made through Mr. 

 Alderman Wood, to advance by way of 

 loan at fonr per cent, the sum of 6j0,000i. 

 to pay off the city-bonds. 



— 4. — A meeting of mannfacfuiers 

 held at Freemasons' Tavern, when a com- 

 mittee was formed to resist any alteration 

 in the existing laws relative to them, un- 

 less advantage was distinctly perceived. 



— • — The establishment of a Society of 

 British Artists celebrated, the Duke of 

 Sussex in the chair : Messrs. D. Kinnaird, 

 Hart, Davis, Lamb ton, Hobhouse, and 

 other,*, were present, 



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— . — Mr. Maberley introduced a mo- 

 tion in the House of Commons, to relieve 

 the distresses of Ireland : it was lost by 85 

 to 33. 



— 6. — Mr. Hume moved for inquiry into 

 the numbers and incomes of persons cm- 

 ployed in the church establishment of Ire- 

 land : it was negatived. 



— 11. — Lord Ahhorpp, in an able 

 speech, moved for an inquiry into the state 

 of Ireland : it was ne;:atived by 104 to 136. 



— 13 to 15. — Heavy and incessant rains 

 fell, which did considerable damage in 

 many parts of the country, overflowing the 

 lands, washing away live stock, bridges, 

 and dwellings; and including, in one or 

 two instances, the loss of human life. 



May 13. — 'i'he extensive sugar-houses of 

 Mr. Alderman Lucas, in Osborne-street, 

 Whiterhapel, destroyed by fire: insured 

 for 28,i^28^ 



— 14. — The governor and company of 

 the Bank of Ireland lowered the rate of 

 discount upon bills from five to four per 

 cent. 



— 25. — A balloon ascended from the 

 City-road, with one Harris, and a female; 

 but, owing to some njismanagement of the 

 valve, it fell suddenly near Croydon, when 

 Harris was killed on the spot, and the 

 female much injured. 



MARRIED. 



At St. Fancras New Church, Capt. 

 Caulfield, of the 6lh regiment Dragoon 

 Guards, to Miss Ann Lovell Burye, of 

 Kazing, Essex. 



Charles Stoke Dudley, esq. of Camber- 

 well, to Miss Sarah Haycock, of Farnham. 



Mr. William Diedds Clarke, of Berners- 

 strcet, to Phcebe, daughter of William 

 Phillips, esq. of Dorking. 



Peter Templeman, esq. of the Stock 

 Exchange, to Miss Marshall, of Ted- 

 dington. 



Sir. N. Atherton, of Craven-street, to 

 Selina, daughter of the late David Ber- 

 nard, esq. of .Tamaica. 



The Kev, B. Moore, of Edwardstone- 

 cottage, 



