Fire alarm reward for arsonists in Isle of Ely
A fire at two field barns and several stacks of corn on T and W Parnell and Mr John in the Isle of Ely Cambridgeshire led to a reward of £100 for information. The report notes a later cattle and stock show with praise for the Baker Street bazaar and a discussion of corn laws. It covers a public demonstration in Leeds on corn laws, Yorkshire distress, and church-rate notices, highlighting agricultural, economic, and social issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teciavandiarien
W. Parnell
John
Isle of Ely
Cambridge
Arch
Webb
Babraham
Cambridgeshire
Smithfield
Goswell-street
Baker-street
Bayaar
Baker Street
Cubbs
Earl of Warwick
Lord Spencer
Duke of Richmond
Woodward
Bredens Norton
Worcestershire
Leicester
Dudgeon
Humbie
Linlithgowshire
London
Alford
Fiiskenny
Lincolnshire
Lincoln
Warwick Castle
Crisp
Godgriffhall
Orford
Norfolk
England
Elliott
East Ham
Leeps
Music Hall
Albion Street
James Garth Marshall
Leeds
Richard Cobden
William Aldam
William Busfield
John Bowring
M.P
Colonel Thompson
Lord Morpeth
Lord Radnor
Lord Kinnaird
Aldam
United States
Dr. Bowring
Mr. Cobden
Plint
Messrs. Marshall and Sons
W. Pawson
Stansfeld, Brown, and Co
J. Wilkinson and Co
E. Birchall
M.lea
David Crowther
Yorkshire
Friends
York
Regs
Wales
House of Commons
Church rate returns sought by government amid reform plan
A letter from Secretary Sir James Graham directs churchwardens to prepare parish level returns on church rates within two years. It outlines required data including date, gross rate, assessed value, per pound rate, collections, other funds used, and fabric repairs. The note accompanies a form and stresses including parish name, county, and diocese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arish
James Graham
House of Commons
H. Mannens
Surrey
Brazils
East Indies
Brazil
Cuba
Spain
England
Manchester Guardian
West Berattorr
West Bergholt Heath
Bradbrook
Esser Herald
Hysen
Hyson
London
Teemvorany
The
Anti-Cornlaw Association
Peter-street
Manchester Anti-Cornlaw Association
League
League Fund
Wanchester
Chesure Farmiens
Nantwich
Prentice
Manchester
Bower
Robert Peel
Ife
Hawkes
Philip Barker
India
China
East India Company
Canada
Hampshire
Washington
West Tarring
Brighton Guardian
Edward Holland
Great League
Worcester Chronicle
Lancas
Lurgan
Francis Watson
Gilford
Belfast
Legal Q and A on tenancy, wills, and duties in 19th century correspondence
A long letter page presents legal queries and advice touching tenancy rights, distraining for rent, will validity, bankrupts lease issues, administration for deceased spouses, and parish duty cases. It includes subscriber notes from Oxford, Cheltenham, Hyde, and other localities, plus a December church almanac, garden tips, and miscellaneous notices.
Presentation for noble lord at Wakefield meeting
A large Wakefield gathering of gentlemen devoted to the public tribute to the noble lord resolved to hold the Presentation early next year at the Earl of Carlisle's seat Castle Howard. Subscriptions total £4000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonp Monpeth
Wakefield
Earl of Carlisle
Casle Howard
Calculating Sunrise Sunset and High Water Times
The article explains a method to estimate sunrise and sunset by adjusting times through latitude. It also lists hour shifts to find high water times at major sea ports from the London Dock Gates reference, with Bristol Cork Falmouth Hull Milford Haven Brighton Cowes Dover Dublin Holyhead Liverpool Port Glasgow Southampton and notes these cover many minor harbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain and Ireland
Sunrase
Gunnet
London Dock
Bristol
Cork
Cove
Falmouth
Hull
Milford Haven
Brighton
Cowes
Dover
Dublin
Holyhead
Liverpool
Port Glasgow
Southampton
Newpaper Stamps Returns Issued for 1842 Months
A concise notice records the return of newspaper stamps at one penny per issue to weekly newspapers. It specifies the number of stamps issued for April May and June 1842 and gives the weekly average sale for each paper listed, including ATRIL.
Agriculture and the Corn Law Essays Demand Repeal
A 34 page Svo pamphlet promoting immediate repeal of the Corn Law. It contains three prize essays for the National Anti Corn Law League, arguing the law harms tenant farmers and farm laborers and outlining benefits of repeal. Published by J Gadsby Manchester with London agents Groombridge Ridgway and Hooper, and Edinburgh W Tait.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council of the National Anti
London
Joadsby
Manchester
J. Gadsby
Groombridge
Paternosterrow
Ridgway
Piccadilly
Hooper
Pall Mall East
Edinburgh
W. Tait
Deserters in a Tory paper and Indian policy critique
The article attacks the Morning Post’s Desertions claim and condemns Tory shifts on Protection and Free Trade led by Gladstone. It praises Lord Ellenborough’s handling of the Afghan war yet criticizes his proclamations and silence on prisoner releases, urging balanced judgment of British policy in India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morning Post
Robert Peel
Post
Zeta
Lord Eilenborough
James Graham
Somersetshire Squires
Job
Clarissa
Sir Robert Peel
England
Yeovil
Mr. Acland
Dickenson
Sir John Tyrrell
Free Trade
Lord Spencer
Lord Fitzwilliam
Gladstone
Colonel Thompson
Villiers
Cobden
Mr. Gladstone
Acland
Acland and Sanford in Somersetshire politics debated
The discourse centers on the Farmers' friend Sanford and rival Acland as they faced changes in tariffs and corn laws. Observers note a shift toward free trade, with calls for farmers and landowners to adapt by seeking leases and improving cultivation while embracing competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
José
Sanford
Acland
Somersetshire
Gladstone
Mr. Acland
Dickenson
Yeovil
Fragmentary query on Simla release and evacuation orders
A garbled excerpt questions why Simla remained silent about prisoner releases. It ponders whether he knew of it and if he gave evacuation orders for Atahanist or Turkistan to save helpless victims from danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simla
Atahanist
Turkistan
Ireland under Tory rule sparks Irish land outrage crisis
The piece argues Ireland suffers from agrarian violence and juror bias, blaming state neglect under Normanby and Grey. It notes Catholics Scully Mortimer Hanley as victims, calls law enforcement and magistracy inadequate, and contends famine of justice is tied to land seizures, class hatred, and open terror from landlords and tenants alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Tipperary
Lord Morpeth
Stig
Shaw
Lord Eliot
Dublin
de Grey
Ness
Lord Normanby
Lord Norbury
Scully
Invar
Sid de Grey
Tes
Mortimer
Michael Hanley
Dunghill
Lord de Cirey
Atlantic
the Times
Abr
Lord regains strength but relapses in London
The Times reports that his lordship, recently recovered in London and then at Hardwick, has suffered a relapse due to overwork. Despatches from China and Afghanistan pleased him, and he praised India’s success. Sir Robert Sale was not named in an honorary distinction but will receive a £500 annual pension with survivorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moorhouse
Yorkshire
Black Lion
Burlington
Scarborough
Duffield
Beverley
Manchester
Julia
Simaphore
Marseilles
Ukraine
Journal de Bergerac
Tately
India
Nankin
China
England
London
Henry Pottinger
Henry
Afghanistan
McCaskill
Istalif
Isi
Bala Hissar
Cabul
Rhuzuce
Ghilzies
Lynch
Lord Ellenborough
Indus
Affghanistan
Ellenborough
Thorawaddie
Cabal
Worman
Child
Empire
Richmond Shakespeare
Sultan Jan
Sir Robert
Sale
Hardwick
R. Hill
Sir Robert Sale
Robert Sale
Jellalabad
North-West Frontier
Pollock
General Net
William Parker
Robert
Lady Sale
Tuaves
Arbour-square
Stepney
High Street
Wapping
Parkinson
Hare
Wright
Parkinsom
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S. H
W. Yetirah
John Doe
Oxford
Mr. Beans
Cheltenham
BR. G.N
F.C. W
Midlleser
Forkshire
R. H
Leintwardine
Frederick Mason
C.V. L
Scotland
Hyde
Cheshire
Order of Old Fellows
Niles
Murphy
Meteo
Ephem
U.N.M
E.N.M
Saterway
Peter i
Legh
E-N.m Frost
Epbem
Kitenes Grames
Frederick
Augustus Duke of York
M.S. Bayley
William Thompson
Lobin
Her Majesty's Naval Service
J. Golding
Joln Wall
Yaflrah
Sendi Ug
Overland Mail
SunpDay
Atril
Weekly Chronicle
Bell
Examiner
John Ball
National Advertiser
New Weekly Mess
Atlas
Observer
the Weekly Chronicle
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