Exchequer Bills Affair unfolds with Strangford testimony
Lord Strangford recounts his involvement in the exchequer bills episode, detailing meetings with Morgan and Coutts, the forged bills revelation, and his limited role as an introducer. He denies personal profit and disputes claims of a promised favour or kindness, asserting no knowledge of the bills until they were declared forged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viscount Strangford
Exchequer
Lord Strangford
Mr. Morgan
Messrs. Coutts
Cornhill
China
America
John Rae Reid
Jones
Coutts
Pope's
Mr. W. Morgan
Zinks
Morgan
Contts’s
Contts's
Mr. Coulthurst
Edmund Antrobus
Morgan, Mr. Coulthurst
William Morgan
Sir B. Antrobus
Sir Edmund
Pope's-head-alley
Messrs. Coutts and Co
Coutts and Co
Messrs. Morgan
Harris Nicolas
White's
Carlton
Coutts's
Tom
Coult
India
Russia
Messrs. Coutts’s
St. James's Park
Weekly Chronicle
Citizen
Flurse-guards
Convere
St. James's
Hanny Dower
Griffitns
Winchester-row
Edgware, Road
T. R
T. T
A. M
A. B
Imperial Bank of Ingland
NA. H
Calculating Sunrise Sunset and High Water Times Britain Ireland
The method uses latitude from standard guides to adjust sunrise and sunset by minutes per degree and a fixed offset after 61 80min. For high water at major ports add or subtract specified hours and minutes from the London Dock gate time, listing Bristol Cork Falmouth Hull Milford Haven Brighton Cowes Dover Dublin Holyhead Liverpool Port Glasgow Southampton and related harbours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain and Ireland
London-Dock
Bristol
Cork
Cove
Falmouth
Hull
Milford Haven
Brighton
Cowes
Dover
Dublin
Holyhead
Liverpool
Port Glasgow
Southampton
Legal advice on estate and tenancy matters in correspondence
Letters discuss next of kin and inheritance for real estate, damage claims against in possession, and need for surveys. Advice covers administration by a widow with solicitor, notice periods, distribution of shares, and actions for rent and tenancy terminations. Also notes about marriage licenses costs and clerical guidance.
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H. C
Hackney
T. Jones
J. P
B. Dillon
M. A
Bank of England
England
X.Y. Z
W. Moller
Disturbances in the Manufacturing Districts Widen
The Weekly Chronicle surveys widespread unrest across Lancashire Cheshire Staffordshire Yorkshire and beyond. It notes organized rioting harming mills reservoirs and property while condemning violence and praising measured Masters and workers cautious restraint. It blames government policy anti corn law league and chartist leaders for inflaming the crisis and urges firm action to restore order.
Restoration of order and employment amid unrest in Staffordshire
The piece notes mass inactivity among countrymen who rely on reservoirs for work and critiques Staffordshire colliers for inciting incendiarism and robbery without provocation. It urges charity for feuds and calls for better legislation, higher employment, and improved trade as paths to lasting peace and order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staffordshire
The French Regency Debate and Guizot's Fate
The article argues the Regency Bill in France will pass with minor changes and urges a period of calm after the royal shock. It critiques French opinions, notes Sir Robert Peel's call for better Franco British ties, and predicts Guizot may fall due to shifting French sentiments and suspicions, despite sincere English assurances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Chamber of Deputies
Monsieur Guizot
Louis Philippe
England
Robert Peel
Lord Palmerston
Downing-street
Paris
Harvest Progress and Government Efforts Highlight Season
The article notes the harvests' momentum with two thirds of crops cut and secured, and discusses government involvement and measures support. It emphasizes success in agricultural yield and policy backing shaping the season's outlook.
Harvest hopes and political fault lines in the Corn Trade
The article argues for lower prices and abundant food due to a thriving harvest while criticizing Sir Robert Peel and the Corn Law. It warns of civil unrest over scarcity, noting that the season has altered bonded wheat and exposed flaws in the sliding scale and trade policy. It contrasts government action with market forces and calls for stabilizing reforms to prevent further distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
John Russell
Robert Peel
Lord Hill resigns with Wellington to succeed Army
General Lord Hill resigns due to ill health as he hands over command to the Duke of Wellington. The Army is praised for discipline and efficiency under his leadership, while officers and soldiers receive heartfelt gratitude from the sovereign and nation.
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Paris
Dufaure
Lacrosse
Thil
Hebert
Gillon
Salvandy
Sebastiani
Dupin
Lawrence
Barrot
Courcelles
Beaumont
M. Thiers
Spain
Madrid
Lnst
Royal Household
M. Heros
Francisco Lujan
Cortes
Barcelona
van Halen
Guadalajara
Pampeluna
Valencia
Portucat
Lisbon
Alban
Africa
Madeira
Tagus
Senor Gorjao
Gorjao
Miguelite
Albano
Padre Marcos
Malacca
Brazil
M. de Varennes
Lynx
Temporaily
Gibraltar
Don Pedro
José Estevao
Diario
Senor Aguilar
Duke of
Castello Branco
Oporto
Lord Hill
Duke of Wellington
Jons Macponaro
James Crafer
March of Intellect
Bow-street
Stepney
Islington
Camden Passage
St. Mary
Mr. Twyford
Shatcher
Harris
Thomas Lane
Combe
Clerkenwell
Mr. White
New Ormond-street
Brunswick-square
White
Mary
Tom
Mr. Combe
Middlesex
James Duncan Grant
J. B. Greenwood
House of Correction
Newington
Newington Workhouse
Lawne
Reet
Mary Patley
Leyland
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Collins
New York
New York Herald
Maine
Washington
United States
St Croix River
Marshill
St. John's River
Great Falls
St. John’s River
St. Francis River
St. Francis
St. Lawrence River
St. John’s
Netherlands
Great Britain
Massachhiussetts
Rouse’s Point
Lake Champlain
Lord Ashburton
Webster
Massachussetts
Victoria
Grooves
Pitham
J. Parsons
Hyde Farm
Wallingfield
Feltham
London
Vallu
Legh
E.N.M
Monway
Murphy
N.M
Mateo
Mohem
Meteo
Ephem
St. Bartholomew
Frankfort on-the-Maine
Prince Albert
Jerem
Johnny
E.mun
the Weekly Chronicle
Ashton
Stalybridge
Manchester
Oldham
Stockport
Todmorden Valley
Bolton
Potteries
Barnsley
Halrfax
Huddersfield
Leeds
Lancashire
Cheshire
West Riding of Yorkshire
Warwickshire
Derbyshire
Glasgow
Dunfermline
Martin
Hayes
Halifax
Preston
Burslem
Birmingham
Sheffield
Julian Harney
Anticorn Law League
Sir Robert Peel
Robert Veel
Parliament
Times
Anti-Corn Law League
Mr. Ibbotson
Ibbotson
Oastler
Cooper
Leicester
Feargus O'Conner
Henry Hunt
Schulefield
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