11 Mar 1842
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Newspaper
Courier
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 11, 1842
Page
1
Barnard Keeper presents a catalogue of the works by British artists. The listing covers hours from ten in the morning until five in the evening and details the jewelry for the ex and base of the works.
The Mail-Steamer Packet Company announces the Thames and Ames mail steamers will depart Southampton on 15 and 17 inst respectively to Barbados via Madeira and the South American coast. Each vessel carries a surgeon and officers note passenger accommodations including separate cabins. both lines will call at Corunna or Ferrol and Madeira during outward voyages.
An official notice for a public sale by the Honourable Commissioners of Customs in London. Items for Home Consumption and Exportation listed include silk and textile goods, clocks, jewelry, glassware, leather goods, tobacco, wines, spices, machinery, and Chinese imports. Viewings and sale days set for March 26–29 with times and conditions on delivery and payment.
The House of Lords discussed the corn question and a repeal of corn laws while debating education in Ireland. Mentions included the Earl of Shaftesbury on the woolsack and petitions from Truro and Bodmin. Officials noted continued grants for Ireland education and reforms to ecclesiastical benefices and Baptists affirmations. The session covered the poor laws, handloom distress, and the Dissenters marriages bill, with adjournment near six.
The Speaker took the chair at four, thirty-two members present, and the House adjourned for the day.
An inquest at Kensington Union Workhouse examined the death of two year old Charles Willis. Measles and alleged neglect at Windsor Union Workhouse were cited. Jury found death from natural causes but condemned treatment of the dying child and mother during three days and two nights, with water gruel and scant bread.
The record notes a second reading vote on Peel's importation plan with 984 for and 176 against. It lists peers and commoners who supported or opposed, including Treasurers and Lords, and records a later division on a motion to leave the chair for a committee on foreign corn laws with 125 to 3.
A string of notices details warrants served to witnesses before a special committee on petitions, heavy Severn flooding impacts in Barcebory and surrounding suburbs, a bishop's sudden illness after travel, and an inquest into a youth's death amid suspected poisoning.
A detailed reminiscence of Captain Gray of the 44th Foot escaping Ghilies through multiple passes from Cabul to Gundamuck. After a night siege, a council approves continued retreat with aid from loyal followers and a bold dash across dangerous terrain to Teer Ghurree, with treachery and peril looming from hostile forces.
At Worcester assizes a traver trial considered if copyhold tenants of Cannock manor may dig coal ironstone and limestone on their land without the lord of the manor’s consent. Evidence from manorial rolls and 1605 agreement weighed whether ancient customs allowed mineral extraction on Romey Hill and surrounding closes. Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff.
The text reports on discussions about inviting Peck to become a candidate, a committee's formal consideration, and Lord Alfred Hervey’s response. It notes Hervey, brother of Earl Jermyn and son of the Marquis of Bristol, as a key figure, with Radicals and Whigs weighing candidate options amid ongoing political maneuvering.
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