Smithfield Show praised for superior cattle and fat stock
Reports on the Smithfield Cattle Show highlighting improved oxen and sheep, with notable entries from Earl of Warwick, Lord Spencer, and the Duke of Richmond. Observers praise breed development, fattening methods, and public exhibition conditions at Baker Street Bazaar, along with concerns about lighting and fog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwich Fire Insurance Company
Messrs
W. Parnell
John Hemmant
Isle of Ely
Cambridge
Smithfield
Bedford
Richmond
Norfolk
Webb
Babraham
Cambridgeshire
Goswell -Street
Baker-street
Baker-street Yazaar
Gibbs
Earl of Warwick
Lord Spencer
Duke of Richmond
Woodward
Bredens Norton
Worcestershire
Leicester
Dudgeon
Humbie
Linlithgowshire
London
Alford
Friskenny
Lincolnshire
Iris
Lincoln
Warwick Castle
Crisp
Gedgriffhall
Orford
England
Elliott
East Ham
Newton
Jersey
Southampton
Exhibition Yard
J.cEps
Music-hall
Albion-street
James Garth Marshall
Leeds
Richard Cobden
William Aldam
William Busfield
John Bowring
Colonel Thompson
Lord Morpeth
Lord Radnor
Lord Kinnaird
Mr. Aldam
United States
Bowring
Mr. Cobden
Mr. Plint
Messrs. Marshall and Sons
W. Pawson
Stansfeld, Brown, and Co
J. Wilkinson and Co
E. Birchall
Yorkshire
Friends
York
Een Kevinneland
Wales
Legal Q and A: landlord rights and tenant duties in estate matters
A long reader correspondence covers landlord distress limits, tenant tax deductions, marriage recognition abroad, bankrupt lease choices, and administration steps. It also explains will validity, probate actions, and settlement rules, with dates for the Week and Advent readings, plus weather notes and postal remarks.
Testimonial to Lord Morretu at Wakefield meeting
A large Wakefield gathering resolved to present a public tribute to Lord Morretu early next year at the Earl of Carlisle's Castle Howard. Subscriptions total £4,000, with building tenders opened from twelve builders for a new Elizabethan style office for taxing masters, Mr Grimsdell’s bid of £6,045 accepted and work to start immediately for completion by September next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morretu
Wakefield
Earl of Carlisle
Castle Howard
Grimsdell
Messrs. Grissel
Mess
Mansfield and Sons
Mr. Winsland
Mr. Cubitt
Messrs
Woolcott
Mr. Jackson
Lrr
England
John Russell
Payne
Duke of Clarence
London-road
Samuel Nathan
Peter Fencock
Foster
Pall Mall
Nathan
Mountain
Rason
Rasen
Davis
John Brady
Blackfriars Toad
Richard Mountain
Thomas Rason
Time figures for sunrise sunset and high water in Britain and Ireland
Instructions outline a method to compute sunrise and sunset times using latitude and adjustments by degrees. It also lists high water times for major ports relative to London Dock rates and notes additional calendar information in Notices to Correspondents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Sritain
Ireland
London Dock
Bristol
Cork
Gove
Falmouth
Aull
Milford Haven
Brighton
Cowes
Dover
Dublin
Holyhead Harbour
Liverpool
Port Glasgow
Southampton
Newspaper Stamps Return Weekly Issued for April June 1842
A report lists the number of newspaper stamps issued at one penny for the weeks in April May and June 1842 and gives the weekly average sale of stamps for each month. The document records totals and pricing for the period and references the weekly distribution by month.
Agriculture and the Corn Law final prize essays
Final three prize essays by the National Anti Corn Law League argue the injurious effects of the Corn Law on tenant farmers and farm laborers and urge total repeal. The pamphlet is 54 pages in Svo, with half price trade terms for bona fide orders and free forwarding for country booksellers. Authors and agents listed in Manchester London Edinburgh Glasgow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Price
Council of the National Anti
J. Gadsby
Manchester
London
J. Groombridge
Ridgway
Piccadilly
Hooper
Pall Mall East
Edinburgh
W. Tait
Glasgow
W.R. M’phon
Trongate
Deserters and the Tory Rump in a December warning
A leading article in a Tory journal denounces desertions from the party, mocks Lord Edenborough and Sir James Graham, and critiques Mr. Gladstone and Ulster Protectionist shifts. It condemns present repentance while noting past missteps and the influence of Free Trade debates via Yeovil and parliamentary remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Peel
Zeta
Stapper
Lord Edenborough
James
Graham
Somersetshire
Job
Clarissa Harrowe
Sir Robert Peel
England
Yeovil
Mr. Acland
Dickenson
Sir John Tyrrell
Free Trade
Lord Spencer
Lord Fitzwilliam
Gladstone
Colonel Thompson
Villiers
Cobderliament
Acland
Iorning Post
Parand
Farmers’ friend faces the tariff shift in Somersetshire
The piece reviews Mr Sanford and Mr Acland’s roles in late tariff debates. It notes Sanford’s courteous stance despite ousting and praises the rapid shift toward Free Trade. It urges farmers to accept competition, seek leases, and boost cultivation as the eight shilling duty fades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanford
Acland
Somersetshire
Gladstone
Mr. Acland
Dickenson
Yeovil
Indian Overland Mail and Afghan War Reflections
The Overland Mail notes China accepts the Nankin Treaty and pays six million dollars, while Britain plans to send an ambassador. It praises Lord Ellenborough for Afghan victories at Istalif, describes the fall of Bala Hissar and Ghuznee’s fate, commends native troops, and condemns Ellenborough’s Proclamation and silence over released prisoners, arguing for accountability and wiser policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Marseilles
Nankin
China
England
London
Henry Pottinger
Henry
Affghanistan
Lord Ellenborough
Istalif
McCaskill
Tstalis
Bala Hissar
Cabul
Ghilzies
Lynch
Lord Edenborough
Afghanistan
Affhans
Ellenborough
Thorawaddie
Cabal
Empire
Richmond Shakespeare
Sultan Jay
Robert
Sale
Simla
Turkistan
Ireland as Stalking-Horse of Toryism in Five-Year Span
The piece asserts Ireland has served as a scapegrace for Toryism for five years. It argues every crime and land tenure grievance there is amplified by Tory Press to show English authority capitulating to a party sustained by anti-Protestant support, life and property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Lord Fortescue
Norbu
Tipperary
Lord Morpeth
Shiet
Shaw
Lord Eliot
Dublin
Hans Lord de Grey
Trish
Normandy
Norbury
Scully
Hays
Trelang
Lord de Grey
Mortimer
Michael Hanley
Atlantic
Lord Normanby
Times
Ireland’s agrarian strife and political blame game
A long critique argues Ireland’s land conflicts stem from a systemic code of power rather than religion. It condemns agrarian violence as open, sanctioned by a class, notes landlords and tenants suffer, and calls for labor diversification to ease land pressure. It criticizes Tory and liberal presses for partisan framing while urging recognition of shared responsibility across parties.
Exposed Interference by Goulburn in Government Mercy
Plur Contemporary and the Examiner reveal alleged improper influence by Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr Goulburn in the release of a prisoner tied to Doopery and Catholic Claims. The piece criticizes his secretary’s unclear letters and questions the judge and Whig connections behind a controversial act of mercy.
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Plur
Goulburn
Home Affairs
Downing-street
Staunton
Perdon
Mr. Pemberton
Wwe
Trelamt
Also Mentioned on This Page
House of Commons
James Graham
H. Maygens Surros
East Indies
Brazil
Cuba
Spain
Tesent
Manchester Guardian
Bradbrook
Byson
Anti-Corn-law Association
Weter-street
Manchester Anti Corn. Law Association
League
League Fund
Cheshire Fanmens
Nantwich
Prentice
Bower
Hawkes
Philip Barker
East India Company
Canada
Hampshire
Lanovrgns
Coxvillex
Washington
West Tarring
Brighton Guardian
Laxpownens
Edward Holland
Great League
Worcester Chronicle
Honnipre
Lurgan
Francis Watson
Gilford
Belfast
Ukraine
Julia
Journal de Bergerne
Tately
Gays
É&C
W. Yetirah
Isabel-place
John Doe
Oxford
A.M
KE. M.D
Beans
Cheltenham
Middlesex
Fowardarou
R. H
Seintwardine
Frederick Mason
Scotland
Aly
Elizabeth
Hyde
Cheshire
Wd. Sa
Old Bellows
Su Poe
Murphy
Lexi
Tir
Ean OM
Meteo
Ephem
Monpay
Cromwell
Legh Fair
St. Lucy
Legh
Ean
Epheim
Trivisity
E.N.M
Fwi
Tisaiah
Isaiah
Peter i
Ephein
Prederich Slugusins
Duke Ot Wor
M.S. Bayley
William Thompson
Robin
J. Golding
Overland Mail
Great Britain and Ireland
AMAIL
Taper
Bell
Low
Messxamniner
Britanniaerik
Spectator
John Bull National Advertiser
New West Mess
Atlas
Observer
Arges
the Weekly Chronicle
Lord Ellen Boroughs
Exchequer
Oma
Fatee
Reno
Accra
East Ma
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Holer
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