17 Nov 1840
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Newspaper
Courier
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 17, 1840
Page
1
A garbled eighteenth century page reveals London club and society notices. It lists the Glub-House opening on a Wednesday and details about a life department accounts, shares, and payment deadlines. The fragment includes references to Henry Balne and a December sale.
Letters from Alexandria and Malta describe allied forces moving to attack Ibrahim Pasha in the plain with 10,000 to 12,000 troops, while Ibrahim commands about 15,000. Reports mention Mountaineers mutiny, Acre reportedly contested, and Stopford and Napier directing fleets toward Tangier and Syria. Deser tions rise among mountain troops as Emirs Bechir is sent to Malta and reinforcements await near Tripoli and Balbeck.
A Malta dispatch dated November 2 cites Ottoman and Allied developments in Syria with references to ambassadors from the Four Powers, the Red Cross, and commands in the region. It notes discussions on threats from France, the status of Turkish forces around Adana and Taurus, and a ceremony presided by Sir Noses Mante for the Sultan on the 28th.
The article praises Admiral Walker for his service to Britain and notes promotions and gallant actions of Capt Mustapha. It describes violent Turkish punitive actions in Syria, including massacres and sieges, with figures of casualties and refugees, illustrating the brutality of Ibrahim and the impact on villages and nuns.
The dispatch details British and allied maneuvers in Syria, noting Napier ceding command to Sir Charles Smith and deploying forces under Haddan, Hassan, and Osman Pasha. It recalls the remains of troops at Calat Meidan, with Turkish and Egyptian elements amid Lebanon and Cyprus actions.
Lisbon reports detail a near upheaval in the Portuguese government as the Queen’s refusal to attend a levee triggers a diplomatic incident with Brazil. Ministers threaten to resign after failed interviews with the King, while the budget and tariff measures move through the Chamber of Senators.
The Visiting Justices note three months of experience confirming the safety and superiority of a restraint-free system at Hanwell. They describe methods including calming patient care, cooling head treatments, shaving heads, sedatives, and flexible nightly routines that end coercive practices and aim to prevent self harm without physical restraints.
Observers note possible transformation of Kensington kitchen garden into building sites, with rents aiding royal garden improvements. Parliament would grant authority to reclassify the land revenues to fund embellishments, while ensuring public income from ground rents continues.
A Dover Chronicle item reports Queen Victoria’s generosity to Margaret Davis, widow of a former 69th regiment quartermaster sergeant. A £10 pension was arranged via Sir H. Wheatley after Lord Melgund’s recommendation, with payment forwarded and received for the widow’s relief. Also noted is a Dover event about W W Peddarves’s horse accident and recovery.
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