Legal correspondence answers readers questions in week’s issue
A long readers’ letters column provides legal guidance on debts, stamps, probate duties, tenancy, wills, distringas, and taxes. It covers guardianship, bad money, writ service, and allowances for witnesses, with references to statutes and local practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. S
James Davies
P. L
M. W
c.Germanicus
J. W. Parker
Edwin L
Birmingham
Blackstone
Bury St. Edmunds
Stamp Office
C. R
Maberley
P.P
Nottingham
The Queen Recovers Rapidly From Illness
London December 6 1840 Our readers learn with satisfaction that her Majesty’s recovery is rapid and uninterrupted She can leave her room and physicians see no need for further bulletins The Princess Royal also shows vigor and speculation about the Duke of Cumberland’s fate is dismissed, urging loyalty and good citizenship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of Cumberland
Debates On the French Chamber Address and Eastern Policy
The discussion centers on Thiers Guizot and Passy in the Chamber of Deputies as they debate the East questions over two years of cabinets. Thiers defends his conduct while urging France to act strongly in Egypt and the Ottoman sphere, while Passy stresses preserving Ottoman integrity and opposing Russian dominance in Constantinople.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Deputies
Monsieur Odillon Barrot
Monsieur de Tocqueville
Marshal Soult
Monsieur Thiers
Soult-Guizot
Monsieur Guizot
England
France
Monsieur Passy
Chamber
Mehemet
Belgium
Egypt
Louis XIV
Monsieur de Choiseul
Napoleon
Mediterranean
Ottoman Empire
Russia
Constantinople
Dardanelles
Lord Palmerston
M. Bechart
Moniteur
Lloyd
Birmingham
Marshal
Sierra Leone
Portendic
Ionian Islands
France and the Mehemet Ali dilemma and the 1838 memo
The piece analyzes French policy toward Mehemet Ali, the Pacha of Egypt, and the 12 May coalition plan. It discusses Papal fears, Guizot and Thiers positions, and Palmerston’s stance, arguing for moderation, warning against war, and fearing lasting disputes over Syria and Turkey. It notes Lamartine and Berryer as key voices and critiques Berryer’s rhetoric as partisan.
The Ballot Debate Across Nations and Public Trust
A reading on Ballot honesty disputes mass corruption claims in the United States as a Tory press fabrication. It defends strict registration and cross checks, arguing secrecy harms accountability, and praises English and French political conduct and leaders, including Soult’s statements and Wellington’s enduring integrity.
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United States
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
New York Herald
America
France
Guizot
Thiers
The Errors of the Press on Egypt and Guizot
The Morning Chronicle faces criticism for an alleged state-embraced correction of Guizot in an article from the Foreign Office. It argues that Egypt’s hereditary rule under Mehemet Ali and its sovereignty are being debated, with potential power limits and alliances, risking renewed tension with France amid Syria concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morning Chronicle
Monsieur Guizot
Foreign Office
Egypt
Pachalic
Mehemet Ali
Mehemet
France
Syria
Turkey
Deodand of £2000 Against the London and Birmingham Railway
The coroner’s inquest verdict on the Harrow collision bodies will alarm those tied to railway firms. Juries must punish mismanagement as accidents rise on the Southampton, Birmingham, and Eastern Counties lines. The Middlesex jury’s decision signals stricter oversight. large deodands may follow as we urged weeks ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrow
Southampton
Birmingham
Eastern Counties
Board of Management
Middlesex
Certak
Irindnesa
A. Bratery
4Mune
Portland-place
Globe
Astern Counties’ Railway
Chr
Josiah Thorogood
Ineas
Burchans
C.m
Agham
Carlton
Colonel Bruen
Mr. Ponsonby
Ponsonby
Griffiths
Murphy
Hatchell
Q.C
Hayes
Lora Cierey
CoxTerbury
Bradshaw
Kentish Mercury
Lord Apert Conyncham
Albert Conyngham
Canterbury
Reformers of
Henniker Wilson
Bremingham Corporation
Poor-Law
Lincoln Gazette
Southwark Literary and Scientryyrc Institution
Bridge House
Southwark
H. Kemble
Surrey
Alderman Humphery
Charles Dickens
Southwood Smith
B. Wood
Professor Vaughan
Princess Royal
Southwark Literary and Scientific Society
Nuttall
Hetherington
Eton
U Ted
Windsor
Bank of
Bite
Sorate
Dublin
Vicars
Fae Banzer
Bedford
Harpur Charity
Camorim Press
Pacha’s Rejection and Syrian Treaty Terms Debated
Postscript notes the Alexandria consensus favoring the Pacha accepting terms offered by Sir Robert Stopford: hereditary rule of Egypt under Four Powers guard, in exchange for evacuation of Syria and surrender of the Turkish Fleet. Debate predicts acceptance of the July treaty, urges Palmerston moderation, and cites Guizot and Thiers on France’s Eastern policy and alliance matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Robert Stopford
Egypt
Syria
Lord Palmerston
Monsieur Guizot
France
Monsieur Jouffroy
Committee of the
Chamber of Deputies
Monsieur Passy
Monsieur Thiers
Correspondence Between M CGhee and Ward MP 1840
The letter from Dublin dated November 29 1840 discusses a Protestant Association meeting planned for December 3 in Sheffield. M Ghee challenges H G Ward MP to publicly justify his claims against him on the platform, offers to debate with witness and calls for a free press and platform unshackled by Popery. He vows no personal resentment and signs as R M Ghee Platanus Dublin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield
Protestant Association
Sheffield Mercury
England
House of Commons
R. ¥. M'Ghee
Ward declines Sheffield meeting over Protestant dispute
H. G. Ward writes from Gilston Park Dec 2 1840 declining a Dec 3 Sheffield meeting with the Protestant Association. He denounces charges of falsehood against Rev. R. V. M'Ghee, calls for results over doctrinal dispute, defends Catholic patience under Irish trials, and notes he will not transform Parliament into a polemical divinity school. He questions Protestant agitation funding and asserts belief in reform through public judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilston Park
London
Sheffield Mercury
Sheffield
House of Commons
Protestant Association of Sheffield
Three Kingdoms
H. G. Ward
R. V. M‘ghee
Protestant Association
News from Alexandria confirms pacha's submission and royal health
Second Malta Mediterranea edition reports Paris gossip on the pacha's surrender, the Queen and princess royal in good health, and Napier named knight commander. Also noted are a Brighton Fitzherbert monument, Manchester Poor Law changes, a Bristol City inquest, and various obituaries and political notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malta
Mediterranea
Alexandria
Paris
Charles Napier
Order of the Bath
Manchester
Manchester Union
Blockley
Bradford
Cheetham
Crumpsell
Failsworth
Harpurhey
Great Heaton
Little Heaton
Moston
Newton
Prestwich
City of Bristol
Rooiks
William Poole
Thomas
Anstice
John Stacey
City of
Bristol
Llangennith Sands
Llangennith
County of
Glamorgan
Dearie
Mr. Ferguson
M.P
Ferguson
Kirkaldy
Liberty
Also Mentioned on This Page
Reeb Weekly Chronicle
WAR Ministry
Peace Ministry
Pacha
Mussulman
Francé
Ibrahim
Nazib
Monsieur
Caillet
Pacta
Europe
Austria
Prussia
Acre
Monsieur de Brunon
Saii Bey
M.de Lamartine
M. Berryer
M. de Lamartine
Partie Pretre
Soult
Wellington
Deodand
London and Birmingham Railway
Postscript
MC Ghee
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