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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Dec 17, 1842

Page

3

Death of Lord Hill reviewed in Shropshire obsequies

Obituary recounts Lord Hill born 1770s, served in 90th and 95th regiments, and commanded in Egypt, Iberia, and Waterloo. Highlights include his bravery at Almarez and Arroyo, tokens from towns, and his rise to Baron Hawkstone and governor of Blackness Castle. Funeral plans in Shrewsbury, with political note on successor and local honors.

Grdwicke Grange Hi Ibhip John Hill, Bart Mkrstone Mary John Chambre Petton Shropshire Acavnv Strasburg Rena Hill Germany France Holand Hill Edinburgh Scotland Cape Broughton Sir Johnshton Leutenant Francis Drake Toulon Aida de Camp Lord Mulgrave O'Hara David Dundas Snow Slater 90Th Gibraltar Dock Lord Hill R. Wilson Lord Keith Egypt Ireland Till Cork Galway Ferfar Dublin Cove England Sir John Moore Gsneral Hill Corunna Plymouth Coffre 3D Garritation Ardwicke Grange Shickard Hill, Bart Eof York Penin Talavera Arroyo de Molino Prince d Perceval Estremadura Minch Pian Blackness-castle Am Hill Berwick Shrewsbury General Hill Almarez Hawkstone Paris Hawkstone Drapers Company Corporation of London Birmingham Chester Whitchurch, Drayton, Ellesmere, &c Bonaparte Elba Netherlands Waterloo Sir R. Hill Clement Suury Rowland Lord Hill Nad Ae G.C.B Portugal Delaware Rolando Almarez Popilares Municipio Salopiensi Moon Anance M Dee Rolein Vimiera Douro Lavelle Arroyo del Molino Vittoria Pyre Pee Hillette Orthez Aire Tarbus Toulouse Visalm Wem Whitchurch Market Drayton Prees Hodnet, &c Frida Hadnal Hardwicke Rowland Hill Viscount Clive

Fragmentary notes hint at river, car, and engine references

The readable text fragments mention a river setting, a car and engine components, a brown item, and various numbers. No coherent event or named entities emerge to form a clear news item or outcome.

Russia And The Russians In Kohl’s New Volume

The second volume of J G Kohl’s Russia offers vivid descriptions of Moscow and Petersburg life. The piece highlights Russian festive customs during Easter, ice hills, sledges, tea and nuts venders, and the bustling Admiralty Place scene, noting local amusements and daily life in a lively foreign-visitor voice.

Russia J. G. Kohl London Henry Colburn Kohl Admiralty Place Petersburg Massidnitza Katseheli Crentlemen Basel Ukraine Bento

Easter Embraces in Petersburg and Imperial Frost Power

The piece depicts Easter customs in Petersburg with mass kissing among civilians and officials, detailing how the emperor and court partake in hearty embraces. It then shifts to a winter narrative about Emperor Paul reviving trees in an icy city through meticulous care, symbolizing power over nature and the environment.

Paul Winter Palace

Dusting a Royal Garden and Easter Eggs in Petersburg

The piece begins with a detailed scene of Zarskoje Selo gardens tended by an aged officer and hundreds of soldiers, polishing every leaf and pebble. It shifts to extraordinary Easter egg customs in Russia, describing shops, royal gifts, wax figures, glass and porcelain eggs, and lavish handicrafts in Petersburg. It concludes with Africa New Zealand notes on emigration costs, cabin versus intermediate berths, and proposals to expand banking support in the colony.

London Algoa Bay Christopher Cape Great Britain England New Zealand Cape of Good Hope New South Wales van Dieinan's Island Swan River India Mauritius Agulhas Bank Newfoundland Kopland Yorkswine Matis Rv Ter Hull Manchester Iiemburg Friere Lancashire Messrs Gill and Higgs King’s College Hospital Carey-street Lincoln's Inn-fields Mary Ann Hugdon Great Wild-street Drury-lane Godfrey Jardine Drury Lane Pennyworth Sawer James Russell W. H. Sawer Zarskoje Sselo Moscow Petersburg Christ Bret Fust Imperial Palace Black Sea Petersburg Porcelain Manufactory Pastebo New Zealan Portrotte No. V H. G. Cnararay Smith, Elder, and Co Chapman Joseph Somes Gina Aecaland Company Phoebe Inter Portfilio Arthur S. Hurroyd Australia Union Bank of Australia Wellington Nelson New Plymouth Auckland Bay of Islands Colony of

Native Ingenuity as Russians Craft Panes and Palms

A vivid vignette on Russian artificing indoors and outdoors, detailing servants and retirees creating intricate wooden and straw models of a peasant yard, a complete frigate on a head, and church architectures with cupolas and crosses. Palm branches for festival gifts gleam with gold angels and silver leaves while hollow fruits hide costly gifts.

Sallier Russia Jerusalem

Kissing For The Million In Easter Russia

The article describes widespread kissing during Easter in the Russian monarchy. It notes that every family member greets each other with kisses and that acquaintances exchange kisses upon meeting, illustrating the ritual’s scale and social reach during the festivities.

Maxim Christ Petersburg la Corps Civil Department Aid Haster Chriatoha Christohs Weskress Jefim Stephnowitsch Christ Is Risen Eupheme Stephen Mohamed & Paradise

Controversy Over Advertising Practices and Yorkshire Election Expenses

In Bristol Gazette a critique rails against gratuitous advertising and publishers seeking newspaper proprietors for promotion at high cost. The Fork Courant reports Leeds accounts on Miss Rhodes of Wakefield’s Strafford Arms hotel charging 2170 pounds for 8000 brandy glasses during the registrar election. Hogdson and Lascelles expenses cited. both sides advancing bills with little complaint on deductions.

Bristol Gazette Yorkshire Leeds Rhodes Strafford’s Arms Wakefield Arthur Lascelles Miss Rhodes Hodgson Lascelles Fork Courant

Prolonged Parliament Proclaims Feburary Prorogation

The royal proclamation announces a further prorogation of Parliament from February 2 next, with assembly on that date for dispatch of urgent affairs. It directs attendance at Westminster by Lords Spiritual and Temporal, knights, citizens, burgesses, and shires commissioners. Also included are comments on free trade and corn laws amid public agitation.

London Gazette Tag Queeen Victoria R Privy Council Kingdom Great Britain House of Commons Westminster Windsor Common Council St. Thomas's Day Farringdon Court of Common Council Wig City Dean Tucker Cheapside Glasgow Anti-Corn. Law Association Cobden Glasgow Savage Lord Rawcliffe Bunny Fie Bunny and Bradmore Association Lord Ranclife Notts Chillingworth Queen Lanes Highworth Wheatley Whatton-in-the- Vale Birkenhead Whalley Liverpool Mercury Steeple Craydon J. D. Jarvis Tatham Lincoln College Osford Jarvis Ar. Ruvius Harry Verney Coury St. Luke's Burton Prep Press Lambeth Chartists Britannia Tavern Waterloo Road Friends of Reform Birmingham J. Daws

Noteworthy Nottingham Meeting Backs Anti Corn Law Repeal

Merchants and manufacturers from Nottingham Derby and Leicester gathered in Friar Lane Nottingham to endorse the Anti-Corn Law League and pledge funds for repeal efforts. Leaders spoke on trade distress long leases and the need for durable tenant protections, while contributions approached £1000 with expectation of doubling.

Norrincham Nottingham Leicester Derby Friar Lane Langlilie Alderman Frearson J. Heard William Biggs W. Biggs R. Cobden T. Wakefield Anti-Corn Law League Johnson J. Bright Rochdale S. Bean, Esq E. Strutt Esq Mr. Harris Bir Biggs G. Bradley C. Paget Boden and Morley Messrs. Hollins Foster and Stevenson Tring Agricultural Association George Carrington Berks Aylesbury Carrington Lord Leicester Coke Norfolk Carington Metropolis Glasgow Glasgow Chronicle Kidd Heaguc Walter Buchanan Buchanan Europe America Duke of Buckingham Friarlane Anti-Cornlaw League Quarterly Review Anti Cornclaw League

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