Newfoundland in 1842 Sequel and Fisheries Insights
A literary chronicle reviews Bonnycastle’s Newfoundland in 1842, praising its clear arrangement and usefulness as a text on the colony’s resources, fisheries, and early navigators. It covers Prince Henry’s era, the seal fishery, and cod operations, plus an account of Madoc’s Welsh voyage theory and Greenwich Hospital notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newroundland
Canadas
Richard Henry Bonnycastle
Knt
London
Henry Colburn
House of Commons
Lord Stanley
Newfoundland
America
Hardihood
Socialists in Hampshire collapse after £37000 spent
The socialist community in Hampshire is understood to have failed after spending £37,000. Workmen were discharged and Mr Robert Owen has left the area. An inquiry looms at the custom-house into extensive fraud, with seven officers suspended and one absconding. A separate item reports a dangerous accident at Blackfriars Bridge when the Dart steamboat’s funnel entangled with a gas pipe wisp, causing injuries and a partially flooded vessel. An inquest at Guy’s Hospital found John Kenway’s death accidental after a fall from Bermondsey Street. Another inquest notes Irish resistance to postmortems, while Patrick Newman’s death is treated as natural, provoking debate on autopsy procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick's Day
Europe
St. John's
Iman
Newfoundland and
Labrador
Newfoundland
Parry
Franklin
Ross
Buck
Scoresby
Ossa
Elion
Ken
Newfoundland and Labrador
Island
Hampshire
Robert Owen
Fracps
Custom-House
Blacker
Ans-Bridge
Blackfriars-bridge
Dart
London-bridge
Blackfriars
St. Bartholomew's Hospital
Greenwich
Payne
Guy's Hospital
John Kenway
Bermondsey Street
Barlie
Intsh
CoRoNnEns
Wakley
University College Hospital
Patrick Newman
Ireland
London
Edward-street
Regent's Park
Quain
Inheritance and tenancy advice in early correspondence
The letter column offers guidance on wills real estate title actions and probate duties. It covers setting aside damaged property claims, executor duties advertising for heirs, tenancy notices and rent disputes, and creditors’ steps. Practical legal notions and informal solicitor referrals appear throughout.
Exemption Claims Under Income Tax Rules 184
An official notice explains rules for individuals claiming exemption from income tax duties under the act of Queen Victoria. It requests full disclosure of all income sources with amounts, and details on property, offices, and other earnings, warning penalties for fraud. A separate report details a man named Grooves, a glazier, killed by a bull near Wallingfield while seeking safety in a tree. a labourer group tried to intervene, but a fatal horn injury occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Janes’s Park
Weekly Chronicle
Citizen
Horse Guards
St. James's
Henry Dowens Grirertis
No. 1
Winchester-row
Edgware, Road
T. R
Cambriensis
T. T
A. M
A. B
Imperial Bank of England
Inpursuance
Victoria
Dreath
Grooves
Pitham
J. Parsons
Hyde Farm
Wallingfield
Feltham
Time of Sunrise and Tide Adjustments for Great Britain and Ireland
Instructions describe calculating sunrise and sunset by adjusting from a latitude-based baseline. It lists minute offsets by degree difference from 61 30 and 51 degrees, then gives high water times for London Dock and numerous ports with specific hour and minute additions or subtractions. It notes these places command many harbours and points readers to Notices to Correspondents for calendar information.
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
Disturbances in the Manufacturing Districts Intensify Across England
The piece traces widespread riots from Ashton to Leeds, noting uniform aims and organized actions among rioters. It criticizes government policy and Chartist leaders, warns of escalating clashes between labor, law, and military force, and urges cautious, firm handling of the unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anticorn Law League
Staffordshire Colliers and Civil Disorder Spur Call for Reform
The piece condemns large masses of workers relying on reservoirs for wages and accuses Staffordshire collieries of incendiarism and robbery in a peaceful county. It urges harsh restraint for misdemeanours while seeking lasting resolution through better legislation, employment growth, and improving trade, noting signs of possible restoration of order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staffordshire
Harvest prospects and political critique on corn laws
The article argues for improving corn trade stability and cheap bread, praising harvests and predicting bread prices at 45s per quarter. It criticizes Sir Robert Peel and government policy, warns of civil tension and Jacquerie fears, and calls for reform of the Sliding Scale to secure employment and relief for workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hirst
Sir Robert Peel
England
Parliament
Robert Peel
Manchester
Zimes
Anti-Corn Law League
Ibbotson
Sheffield
America
Robert Pee
Thbotson
United States
Oastler
Staffordshire
Cooper
Leicester
Feargus O'Connor
Henry Hunt
Schulefield
Manchester Soirce
John Russell
Resignation of Lord Hill and Wellington's Appointment
The Chronicle and Globe note Lord Hill resigns as Army commander and the Queen appoints the Duke of Wellington as successor. They praise his common sense and caution against fears of coercion, while urging a constitutional shape to his role and maintaining distinctions between military and political duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Hill
Duke OF Wellington
Chronicle
GLOBE
Horse Guards
Ireland
England
Clule
House of Lords
Waterloo
Postscript on unrest as England braces for calmer days
The piece notes shifting attitudes in disturbed districts as trades resume and delegates fail to unite on a currency plan. Some groups still threaten illegal action unless the Charter is won, while factory owners like Marshall appeal to firmness and reason. The writers hope the worst is over and England will weather the storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
England
The French Regency Debates and Anglo French Feelings
The piece argues the Regency Bill in France will pass with minor changes and urges a breathing period after the royal mourning. It criticizes Guizot as a potential fall guy and notes English fears and Peel's pro France tone, doubting lasting Paris support for Guizot. The view is that Anglo French relations will shift with political games and misperceptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Chamber of Deputies
Monsieur Guizot
Louis Philippe
England
Robert Peel
Lord Palmerston
Channel
Downing-street
Paris
Harvest Progress Report Under Government Guidance
The harvest advances with two thirds cut and carried under government supervision. Officials report steady progress, noting favorable weather and strong labor participation across regions. Authorities emphasize orderly collection and storage to ensure food security.
Presentation from the Queen to the King of Prussia
A lavish silver plate gift from her Majesty to Berlin marks the visit of the King. The three foot tall equestrian St George slays a dragon on a silver base bearing imperial, royal, and Prince Albert shields and an inscription dated January 23 1842.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prussia
Berlin
St. George
Prince Albert
Prince of Wales
Expers
Lord Hill
Duke of Wellington
Joan Macpona O
Horse-guards
O'Conner
O'Connell
Dublin
Dublin Evening Mail
Corytry
Bank of England
Manchester
Birmingham
Liverpool
England
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Literary Chronicle
Sable Island
Cape Race
Spain
Humphrey Gilbert
Raleigh
Azores
Humphrey
Golden Hind
Elizabeth
Captain Hayes
the Fisheries OF Newfoundland
West Indies
Madoc
Owen Gwyneth
Prince of
North Wales
Wales
M. Dauid Powel
Owen Guyneth
Edward
Jorweth
Howell
David
North
Hanno
Francis Lopez de Gomara
Acuramil
Gutyn Owen
Carmina Meredith Filij Rhesi
Faccientia de Madoce
Filio Owain Guynedd
Madoc Tam
Owen Guynedd
Greenwich Hospital
Shobert
T. W
H. C
Hackney
T. Jones
J. P
B. Dillon
Himsel
M. R
W. Mellor
W. H— Fou
Sispay
Peter i
Murphy
Legh
E.N.M
Monpar
Meteo
Ephem
Torsnay
K. M
Weroustspvy
St. Bartholomew
Frankfort on-the-Maine
B.N.M
Turrsday
M.N
the Weekly Chronicle
Ashton
Stalybridge
Oldham
Stockport
Todmorden Valley
Bolton
Potteries
Barnsley
Halifax
Huddersfield
Leeds
Lancashire
Cheshire
Weat
Yorkshire
Warwickshire
Derbyshire
Glasgow
Dunfermline
Martin
Preston
Burslem
Julian Harney
Postscript
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