Anti Corn Law Movement Expands Across Boroughs
A series of meetings in Lambeth, Shoreditch, Stepney, Woolwich, Stoke Newington and Yorkshire unify residents against corn laws. Leaders promote district associations, mass petitioning, and public lectures by Sidney Smith to press repeal and calm bread prices amid widespread working-class support and calls for coordinated action.
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Hackney
Alton
Frente
York
Waterloo-bridge
Hear
Eegrene
Huggett
Lambeth
Manchester
Richardson
Bolt
Lambeth Anti-corn-law Association
Grey
Suoreditch
King John Tavern
Holywell Lane
Shoreditch
Shoretitch
Anti-Corn-law Association
Sidney Smith
Bingley
Solomons
A. R. Shaw
John Russell
Smith
Shaw
Vokes
Weekly Chronicle
Waitechapel Anti-Conn-Law Association
Stepney
Ship Tavern
High-street
Whitechapel
Coates
Belpy
England
Dormer
Captain Marryatt
Rous
Southmore
Dorner
Woolwich
British and Foreign
Powis-street
Stoxs Nzwineto
Stoke Newington
Church Street
Society of Friends
John Scoble
George Dunn
Thomas Crossley
Aentleman
J. Smith
W. Alexander
Duke of Buckingham
Marquis of Chandos
Mr. Scobie
Dalton
Yorkshire
Thee
West Riding
Cashire
Leeds Mercury
Principal London Newspapers Printed by Order of the Commons
Reruns or stamps issued to the principal London newspapers during the half years ending December 1 1840 and June 30 1841, printed by order of a House of Commons.
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London
House
Weekly Chronicle Adverts in Morning Post Issue
The Weekly Chronicle presents a notice declaring the Morning Post an accredited organ of Sir R. Pex. It highlights advertiser advantages and mentions Orrice at 337 Strand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THE
Morning Post
Sir R. Pex
Orrice
Strand
Legal correspondence and reader questions on property and tenancy
A compendium of reader letters and official answers covering post office charges for newspapers, landlord duties, lease validity, ejectments, intestate shares, road and footpath duties, commission sales liability, manor lets, notice to quit, quarter days, tenancy terms, lunatic property management, trust duties, and enforcement of payments. It includes opinions from multiple correspondents and references to courts, trusts, and postal regulations.
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T. F
Post-Office
United Kingdom
F. Cowdry
Iec
W. K
Swansea
W. E.S
Thomas Shaw
S. S
M. D
Plymouth
Ty. W
Court of Chancery
Stockport
Law
A. Z
Bank of England
Rhoda
Week in Advent and Irish land questions epoch notes
The piece reviews December Advent readings, lunar and solar data, and daily weather notes, then shifts to a letter to the editor about Irish land policy. It critiques state pensions for Catholic clergy, tythe rent tensions, and Tory landlord evictions favoring Orangemen to reshape county representation, warning of rising rural hostility.
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IneLann
Weeekly Chronicle
Lord Alvanley
Ireland
London
Lord Stanley
Grace of Newcastle
Orange
Corragienis exposes Ireland land policy and peasant peril
A letter in Cork discusses Peel era aims to colonise estates with Protestants to curb Catholic power, warning of a broader Tory plan across counties. It argues landlords and stationed wealth cannot shift rural politics, notes fear among Catholic tenants, and critiques government appointments and policy toward Ireland.
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Ireland
Sir Robert Peel
England
Lord Stanley
Corragiensis
Cork
Bath
A. H
Bury
Marshal Grouchy
Hull
Kingston-upon-Hull
Kingston
Inquisitor
Lincolnshire
Irkehire
Devonshire
Heyworth
Nottingham
Belveir Castle
Duke of Rutland
Rutlandshire
W. Shaw
Cotton Twist
Robert Peel
Baronet
Cotton Tivist
Sir Robert
W. H. Young
Bank of England
R. Beaumont Smith
Barbican
Vearsley
Sackville-street
Piccadilly
BE. S
Somerset
Edward Crockett
Jmr
Rankin
Ubertine
London
Weekly Chronicle
Robert Peet
Jermyn-street
Court of Exchequer
Bolton
Berwickstreet
Sam
Tos. Pardue
Time Rules for Sunrise Sunset and Tidal High Water
The guide explains calculating sunrise and sunset by latitude adjustments above or below 61 30 and 51 80. It lists high water times from London Docks to major ports like Bristol Cove Falmouth Hull Milford Dover Dublin Holyhead Liverpool Port Glasgow and Southampton with specific hour minute offsets.
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Great Britain and Ireland
London Dock
Bristol
Fork
Cove
Falmouth
Hull
Milford Haven
Brighton
Cowes
Dover
Dublin
Holyhead Arbour
Liverpool
Port Glasgow
Southampton
Anxious Enquiries on Late Ministry and Lord Russell
The Weekly Chronicle assesses the vanished Whig administration led by Palmerston and Russell. It critiques Chartism, predicts debates on the Corn Laws and Reform, and argues for gradual change while warning of risks from Chartist leadership and O Connor. Lord John Russell is seen as the only active member. The piece contemplates potential alliances and the pace of political reform.
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Lord Palmerston
Mintos
Lansdownes
Lichfields
Italy
Normanby
Florence
Lord Lichfield
Nice
Edward Ellice
Naples
Labouchere
Germany
Ireland
Lord de Grey
John Russell
Downing-street
London
Plymouth
Robert Peel
Duke of Buckingham
Lord Howick
England
France
Chartism as it might be and as it is No 1
The piece argues Chartism faces political obstacles from Conservatives and Whigs while condemning the extreme faction. It notes a core, honest, intelligent Chartist body capable of guiding reform, urging readers to trust common sense and appeal to the people for rescue from stagnation.
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Robert Peel
John Russell
Watkinses
Harneys
Bronterre O’brien
Feargus O’connor
Ongut
Northern Star
Bronterre O'Brien
Sevenoaks Atrocities and Poor Law Critique
A critical examination of the Sevenoaks abuse under the New Poor Law argues that while the 1834 reform aimed to curb tyranny and improve oversight, its success hinges on effective inquiry and accountability. The piece contrasts old discretionary oppression with new safeguards, asserting serious abuses persisted in rural parishes and urging decisive action to prevent and punish mistreatment of the poor.
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Sevenoaks
Sevenoaks Union
Enormities in Rural Workhouses Spark Public Outcry
A vocal critique denounces abuse under the new Poor Law in a rural district. Guardians failed to provide medical aid and humane shelter, likening conditions to Calcutta’s Black Hole. The piece urges swift reform, warns of social decay, and highlights public inquiry as the avenue to redress.
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Busfield Ferrand
Gally Knight
Manchester
Leeds
Belton
Calcutta
Sevenoaks
The True Principle of Colonization Explored
A historical piece argues immigration and colonization as a remedy for labor distress and social mobility. It endorses Wakefield's emigration principles, highlights New Zealand as a success, notes funds from land sales support emigration, and claims mass colonization benefits without taxation on the mother country. It frames colonization as an English public issue and praises Wakefield's summary.
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South Australia
New Zealand
Canada
Port Nicholson
Wakefield
Peel's Sauce and Peel's Peculiar Stir Tory Politics In February
A Morning Chronicle summary notes a satirical spread on Peel's Sauce and Peel's Peculiar, praising a supposed cordial approbation from Sir Robert Peel while lampooning his February measures. It cites mock testimonials from Sir James Graham, Sir George Sinclair, Sir Francis Burdett, and a private tester, linking the satire to political maneuvering and a coroner’s office.
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Pickle and Preserve Department of Trade
Peel
Robert
Lord Stanley
Duke of Wellington
James Graham
Council Board
George Sinclair
George
Francis Burdett
Westminster
Frat
St. John Long
Midd Os
T. W
Morning Chronicle
The Hon Mias Liddell Receives Queen’s Honour
The Hon Mias Liddell daughter of Lord and Lady ah vensworth is named one of her Majesty the Queen’s ladies of honour. The Marquis of Lansdowne plans Christmas entertainments at Bowoud for Lords Jain int o sell Duncannon and other peers. He benefits from a late contia trip but still suffers gout.
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Mias Liddell
Ah Vensworth
Rus
Marquis of
Lansdowne
Lord Jain
Sell
Lord Duncannon
Bowoud
Westmoreland
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Ditto
Courier
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Evening Chronicle
Examiner
Mark Lane Express
Ta. Ce
Observer
Watchman
Frohn Bull
Spectator
Britannia
True Sun
Bell's New Messenger
Atlas
Planet
Argus
Age
Uni
St.James’s
John Bulls
New Messengers
Murphy
Legh
Moxoway
St. Nicholas
Bodmin
Higham Ferrars
Sidney Beheaded
Cheltenham
E.N.M
Bewdley Fair
Baldock
Boston
Bradford
Sonpar
Isaiah v
Isaiah
James Vy
Paisley
Academy of Music
Lord Burghersh
Covent-garden
Lindley
Cramers
Anderson
Cookes
Hopkins
T.M.E
G. W
Wm. IV
A. B
Adelaide
List
Montmartre
Paris
Fennimore Cooper
United States
Waterloo Place
Clement
Peer Somerstel
the Weekly Chronicle
Lord John Russell
York Castle
O'Connor
Alexander
Casar
Cesar
Mr. O'Connor
l’Abbe Sieyes
la Politique
Quarterly Review
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