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Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Aug 07, 1842

Page

2

Calcutta hurricane losses and Bombay fires spur debate

A massive hurricane in Calcutta causes widespread destruction including vessels and goods. Reports note fires on ships Vansittart and Cornwallis near Bombay, suspected arson by lascars, with £100,000 property loss and evacuations. Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy donates £30,000 for Parsee relief. Bombay trade and shipping prospects grow gloomier as monsoon sets in and insurance obstacles hinder North American ships. Debate over British policy in Afghanistan continues with calls for decisive action to rescue lives.

Edta Calcutta Roduce Bombay Vansittart East India Company China Cornwallis Lascars London Jamsetjio Sejeebhoy Surat Sir Jamsejie Bombay Times Liverpool

Afghan affairs and Cabul crisis cast shadow of betrayal

The Afghan dispatch discusses Sir William M'Naghten's alleged treachery toward Afghan chiefs at Cabul, the resulting British setbacks, and Lord Ellenborough's disputed plans. It notes General Pollock's resistance to withdrawal orders, Jagdu Khan’s forces, and the uneasy prospect of peace or continued war in Afghanistan.

Affghanistan Bonay Wm. M'Naghten Cabul Teezeen Akbar Khan Wm. M‘naghten Sirdar Elphinstone Affghan England Lord Ellenborough Afghanistan Jellelabad Indus Pollock Nott Jasper Nicholls Delhi Meerut Kurnaul India Times Peshawar Cabui Ghuznee Cabal

French Revolution Anniversary Observances and Political Intrigue

Paris notes mark the twelfth anniversary of the July Revolution with church services attended by civil authorities. Dispatches detail French cabinet maneuvers over the presidency of the chamber, including Sauzet, Dupin, Salvandy, Lamartine, and Thiers, amid a dynastic versus party struggle. Reports from Oran and Mapnip describe military movements in North Africa, trade trends, and a death penalty carried out in a war tribunal.

Franch Paris St. Paul Count Rambuteau Seine 9Th Arrondissement 9Th Legion Journal Des Débats Convention M. Sauzet Tuileries Chamber of Peers M. Dufaure Thiers Odilon Dufaure Sauzet M. Baude Melt M. ‘Thiers Oran Afonitein Mascara Tlemcen Lamoriciére Mostaganem d’Arbouville Lavoriciére Tekdempta Fortaza Furadka Douaires Gibraltar

Canadah arid Quettar brigade junction May encounter

The brigades under General Englwid reached Kajjuck-pass mouth on May 7 and joined Colonel Wymer’s force sent to meet it. Enemies gathered in strength and would have caused trouble near Hkelibont if engaged.

Candahar Quettar Englwid Kajjuck-pass Wymer

Inconsistent Finances Censure Hits Minister in Debate

The article condemns the minister of finance for contracting terms he had opposed while out of office, noting the inconsistency of his current use of similar negotiations. It compares this to press coverage that has yet to justify how such negotiations can be avoided.

M. Calatrava Zurbano Barcelona Catalonia Madrid M. Arguelles Spain Arguelles

Expedition Reports from Brazil and European Notes

Bruges reports M. Van Lede and party return from the island and St. Catherine province in Brazil. They draft a colonisation report while government names a consul general in Spain to protect crafts, notably linens. Dispatches from Munich, Naples and Vienna discuss Circassian defeats, Metternich's plans, and customs union debates as Germany's economy fears changes. Meanwhile Turkey braces for possible Persian war with 30,000 troops ready and Beirut notes Lebanon calm with Druse chieftains under arrest and Maronite leaders released to their families.

Germany Holland Brussels Bruges Brazil M. van Lede Rio Janeiro St. Catherine Spain States General Congress Charles Lecocq Duysbury Gazette Bucharest Prince Ghika Jugsburg Gazette Hugon Naples Palermo Prince Metternich Vienna Bohemia Cologne Gazetty Circassia Sturgand Customs Union Congress Hamburg Messrs. Rothschilds See Handlung Berlin King Prussia Heine and M. T. Tenisch Constantinope Mahmoud Pucha Basra Constantinople Persia Turkey Suleymanieh Indre Baiakdaroglu Mehmed Pacha Pacha Bagdad Mohammed Shah Teheran Erzercum Porte Damascus Djarbekir Europe Yous Verrons Beyrout Lebanon Moustafa Pacha Abdullah al Ghazi S. Canning

Arrival from Sydney describes Nelson settlement progress and harbor notes

An extract from Captain Wakefield dated March 8 reports favorable intelligence from Nelson New Zealand Company’s youngest settlement. The harbour is practical for commerce, coal and limestone found near Tata, population over eight hundred, and town ready for distribution April 2 as ships move from the depot.

Sydney Nelson New Zealand Arthur Wakefield England Wellington Fifeshire Arrow Rock Bey Tata Brougham Thompson Mary Ann Lord Auckland Lloyds Abercrombie Vanguard Cheerful Rory O'More Eliz Bulton Port Nicholson

Independent settlers drive self reliance as port opens

Explorers depart up the Waimea hoping for satisfaction while settlers and emigrants show independent spirit, not relying on the company. Dat builds on the Maitai banks as the custom-house is established and the port becomes an entry.

Waimea Maitai

Extraonpixany pickpockets cause stir at Brighton chapel

A Sunday morning announcement from Rev Drummond in Prince's Place Chapel Royal, Brighton, warned two well dressed strangers suspected of pickpocketing were in attendance. The pair fled with the crowd to Cannon Place after claims of their identities as a Barton on Humber curate and a St. John's College fellow were raised by a headborough. The correspondent notes a planned pulpit explanation and potential legal action.

Carter Will Daking Maure St. Peter Pide Mary Barton Upon Humber St. Jouhn's College, Cambridge Drummond Chapel of Ease Mr. Drummond Bennett Robert Anderson Brighton Sir Ineas Chapel Royal Spencer R. Drumoxp Bristol Portegal Fisher Moore Orledge J. Fisher Hicks Rankin Husenbeth London Chatham Her Majesty Medway Thomas Corrall Upnor Thomas Sparrow Henry Kemp Henry Bond Lieut. Cudlip Fairy Harwich Lewis Guildhall Rochester Westseromwich Liers Westbromwich Birmingham Wolverhampton Walsall Bilston Dudley Wednesbury Staffordshire Prince’s Place Steine St. John’s College

Ireland. Reduction in Waterford constabulary approved

The lord justices approve a reduced Waterford city police establishment as an experiment, striking five officers from the force. A reward of £100 is proclaimed for the capture of gunmen who shot at Thomas and David Hennessy near Nenagh. At Londonderry, Fortescue against the Lord Bishop of Derry ends with a verdict for Magee, who sought a promotion for his son.

Waterford Dublin Castle E. Lucas Dustix Lords Thomas David Hennessy Nenagh Thomas Hennessy Black Londonderry Assizes Fortescue Magee Derry Acion BE. A. Magee

North Ayr lighthouse destroyed by fire

A wood built lighthouse on the North quay at Ayr was burned down on Thursday morning. It had stood for nearly 17 years and no cause for the fire is known. Distress reports from Glasgow note rising relief needs with soup kitchens issuing 19,146 rations in the week and thousands seeking aid as harvests lag behind.

Jellelabad Ephinatone Cabul Akbar Khan Polluck Peshawar Jumrood Imry Mackenzie Teezeen Mahomed General Pollock Teerven Jelelabad Pollock Hth Guzni 4Th Irregular Horse 27Th Native Infantry Ferozepore Teezeen Valley Brydon Colin Troup 45Th Native Infantry Ayr Reformers’ Gazette Miss Murray John Knox Trotter Ballendene High Court of Justiciary Edinburgh Scotland The Gazelle Scotch Reformers Gazette

Keighley Parish Church Rate Defeated After Two Day Poll

A severe struggle over a church rate in Keighley Yorkshire ended after a two day poll with 586 votes for the rate and 854 against it giving a large majority of 268 against the levy.

Keighley Yorkshire

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