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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Aug 27, 1842

Page

2

Natal Natal May 25 report of Congella attack and losses

A field report to the government details a failed assault on the Congella camp by Captain J. C. Smith and a mixed force of 27th Regiment Royal Artillery and Cape forces. Heavy fire from mangrove bush halted the attack, oxen were shot, and several officers were wounded or killed, including Lieutenant Wyatt. The engagement ended with high Boer losses and requests for reinforcement as farmers threaten renewed action.

Natal Mey Te Perro Ea Gui Cape Wyatt Royal Artillery Cape Rifles Lonsdale Lunnard 27Th Regiment J.C. Sirs Hare Royal Sappers Burridge Sebbs A. Callaghan J. Fitzpatrick S. Greeson J. Griffin W. Grime Robert Kerr W. Bowles J. Bowne Haycock James Fitzpatrick H. Stuart J. Baker J. Glaney W. Gallaghan D. Donohoe J. Kelly J. Sullivan Kerberry H. Coyne T. Higging J. Mulvey Armstrong Cogan J. Ford J. Kane J. Reaves J. Breslen Cape of Good Hope Cape Town Southampton Simon’s Bay Dallas Beattie Maclean Port Natal Smith

Police reform contenders for Southwark high bailiff post

In The Metropolis the contest for city police commissioner of Southwark unfolds with candidates listed including Captain Kingcard, Colonel Campbell, Colonel Angelo, Colonel Gaunt, and Major-general Sir Burgess Camac. The corporation delays promises as canvassing proceeds amid rivals. A devastating fire at 18 Tottenham Court Road destroys warehouses and a tallow melting operation, with losses estimated at 12,000 to 15,000 pounds. Fire crews struggle against flammable stock and spreading flames, aided by an official report detailing property damage across several nearby premises.

Hina Bawirr Southwark Harvey Kingcard Bridewell Kingdom Campbell Angelo Gaunt Burgess Camac Corporation Tottenaan Court Her Tottenham Court Road Chandos-street Kerslake St. Patrick’s School Braidwood Tottenham Court-Road Thomas Morgan Norwich Union Westminster Henry Bare Sun Fire-Ofice Louis Kyror James Johnson T. Edwards Victualler

Devastating fires sweep multiple buildings in London area

A sequence of blazes cripples properties across dense districts. Insured and uninsured structures burn or suffer heavy damage including a factory, a Lucifer match works, and St Patrick's Schools, with losses estimated around £14,000. Fire engines respond. investigations point to fireworks and accidental ignition amid crowded urban surroundings.

Bryer Comner Parker St Pen Mick's Phonix Wp Te Society Sanna Alliance Nea A Gresse-atrest Rathbone-place J. Bardell Omnibus Sun Hanway-yard Baldock Norwich Union Westminster Morgan The British St Patrick's Society Waite Pumpcourt Golden Lane Loader Whitecross Street Braidwood Watling-street Jeffrey’s-Square Farringdon-street Peraone Metropolis London Brigade Southwark-bridge-road Morgan's-lane West of England Connerton Waterloo-road Westminster Abbey Parry Barbadoes Austin British Guiana Davis Antigua Rochester Webber Ripon Coleridge J. Dodson London Winchester Chichester Esther Lupton Waters Tallis Turle Sale Bradbury Hawkins Hobbs Jerusalem Canterbury Cole. Tidge Abbey Lord John Thynne St. Edward's Chapel Chapter of Westminster Chevalier Bunsen Boxoucu Fixspury White Conduit House Pentonville T. Duncombe, Esq Rogers F. O'Connor Moore G. Rogers Enq James Savage Great Britain Savage

Meeting Adopts Proposals for Parliament Call on Petition

A large assembly adopts resolutions blaming class causes for a severe crisis and urges Queen to convene Parliament. They call for a petition to secure representation aligned with prior Commons petitions, to be signed by the meeting chair and forwarded by borough MPs. Feargus O Connor and Feargus speak as attendees depart.

Weacd Watson House of Commons Duncombe Feargus O'Connor

Tragic Arundel Boat Outing Claims Three Lives

In Arundel a boat trip ended in tragedy when two young men aged about 20 hired a boatman to sail up the Arun and into the sea. They failed to return and only wreckage was found. one was Constable’s son and the other Mr Carter’s clerk. The boatman Clare left a widow and children to mourn.

Arundel Perons Clare Arundel-bridge Arun Littlehampton Carter Duke Bristol Chester John Brindley Gloucesteer Daownkd Batuixe William James John Liewellin Tonamith-street Lorpox Dover London Bridge London and Dover Railway Cubitt Croydon Railway Pasley Aden Tonbridge Headcorn Staplehurst Maidstone Dejeuner & la Fourchette Ashford Grove Bridge Canterbury Folkestone Liverpool John Orr M‘gill John Osborne Quick Richard Jones Sessions House Liverpool Standard Messrs. Roe and Co Pain's Hill St. Edmund's Dolphin Inn Culver Street Morridew Pain’s Hill Merridew Young Jones Walters St. Anne’s Street Chapman Edgington Cooper Mr. Giddon Lord Hungerford East Indiaman W. Pigott H.C.S Isle of Wight Calcutta Lord Auckland India Algor Bay St. Helena West Indies West India Mail Packet Company Admiralty Manchester Chamber of Commerce Board of Trade Committee of Privy Council For Trade Whitehall Chamber of Commerce and Manufactures of Manchester Packet Joan Grorge Span Levgre Holland Hoole Chamber of Commerce Waterman's Company Greenwich London Mill Wharf Deptford Birwincham CoRonEn Railway Tavern Boxmoor F. J. Osbaldeston W. Sibley Birmingham Spring Falkner Miller York Watford Abbot Merry Bedford Harlow Fata Fant Charing-cross Hospital Higgs James Chinn Winsley Duke-street Bloomsbury Langley-street Longacre Messrs Turner Baker Jolly Weavers White’s Row St. Luke’s Wm. Laurence Mary Basil Brick Lane

Southampton Election and Local Disturbances Noted

Reports detail a Southampton by election amid Tory goodwill for Lord Charles Wellesley, with sparse opposition, a procession, and references to the Bribery Act. Nearby fires and injuries at a local site are described, including complaints against a pump owner and several affected tradesmen. Also covered are Sunderland mayoral concerns and the Duke of Cambridge’s visit and related arrangements.

Brewer Kitto Excise Hiacocks Coombs Andrews Nash Conway Wheeler Neate W. Sloane Stanley Lord Charles Wellesley Redington Bath A. R. Drummond Charles Wellesley Dolphin Hotel Sunderland Rerousal Mayon Hepworth Williamson Duke of Campridge Beckett Duke of Cambridge Marquis of Londonderry House of Lords Youra Hepnosta Williamson Thomas Branton Ywore Wynyard Park Black Swan Hotel Robert Davies City of York Prince George Leeds 17Th Lancers the Minster Alderman George Hudson Mansion House Darlington

Queen's visit to Edinburgh and Scotland plans provoke civic pageantry

Reports from Edinburgh Glasgow and Dalkeith detail royal visit preparations with processions routes city decor blue coats and tartan favours. Citizens encouraged to celebrate with fires on Arthur’s Seat and hills across Scotland while churches and public bodies debate dress code and involvement. References to Dalkeith palace services and potential foundation stone.

Granton Inverleithrow Pitt-street Princes-street Nicolson-street Dalkeith Dalkeith Palace George the Fourth Edinburgh Merchant Company Maresty Glancow Hamilton Duke of Hamilton Brandon Palace London Glasgow Glasgow Chronicle Arthur's Seat Spetepehin Pentland-hills Lomond-hills Fifeshire Fife Large-law Benartie North Berwick-law Trapanelaw Soutra-hills Moorfoot-hills Lammermuir-hills Tintock-hill Binny-craigs Scotland General Assembly Prince Albert Caledonian Mercury Epinsvurca Palace of Holyrood Duke of Buccleuch Marquis of Breadalbane Earl of Mansfield Earl of Kinnoul Lord Willoughby D'Eresby St. <Ann’s Glasgow Argus

Riots at Belfast Election and Irish appointments

From Dustlin August 2 reports disorder at the close of Belfast election as Tory supporters jeered and tried to assault Liberal Mr. Ross while Mr. Emerson Tennant led the poll. Dublin’s lord mayor post may go to Alder man Roe. Meath bishopric eyed by Archdeacon Pakenham. Also details of an execution in Nenagh for a Tipperary murder with Catholic rites and a condemned man’s final pleas.

Belfast Dustlin Gaya Ross Macnamara Orange Sovereign Verner Emerson Tennent O'Connell Dublin Alderman Roe Duusuin Evening Mail T. B. C. Smith Queen’s Counsel Jackson Archdeacon Pakenham Duke of Wellington Meath Lord de Grey Ireland Robert Peel Litton Coleraine Mr. Smith Munper Newaca Nenagh Guardian Tipperary James Shea Smyth Rody Kennedy Loughane Scanlan R.C.C Virgin Mary Bodgennedy Messrs. Power Magrath P.P The Silvermines

Visit of Queen and Prince to Scotland Sparks Debate

Rumors swirl over landing site and route for the royal party in Scotland with Leith and Granton competing as landing points. Reports note deliberations about a city appearance and a possible Dalkeith route, amid broader chatter on royal plans and public reception. The piece also covers a series of railway and steamship incidents and inquests, including a fatal Birmingham line accident and a fatal fall from scaffolding, all presented in a rapid, column-like Scots context.

Prince Albert Scotland Granton Pier Leith London Duke of Granton Dalkeith Corstorphine-hill Braid’s Hill Edinburgh

Treaty of Commerce and Navigation 1842 Lisbon pact

The treaty between Great Britain and Portugal signed at Lisbon on July 3 1842 restores mutual trade and religious freedom, grants full property and residence rights to nationals, provides fair taxation, and ensures equal duties for ships and goods in commerce between the two monarchies. It includes provisions on navigation, exemptions, and dispute resolution, with ratifications exchanged July 30 1842.

Lisbon United Kingdom Grey Britain Ireland Portu Algarves Great Britain Portugal United Kingdom of Great Britain Sr Augustus Lord Howard de Walden Loti Cane Great Britain and Ireland Order of the Bath Algares Dom Pedro de Sousa Holstein Palmeira Chamber of Peers Order of Christ Royal Guard of Archers Sanfré Piemont Concelho de Districto Treasury United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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