The Corn Laws as a Question of Public Health
A letter argues that short food from corn laws damages health and causes disease. It links starvation to scrofulous illness, cites the Seven Oaks union diet, and Magendie experiments. It blames landowners and restrictive laws for ongoing public health decline and warns of future harms to children and posterity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weekly Chronicle
Times
Seven Oaks Union
Guitre
Magendie
Kent
Weather improves to a Maylike calm by midweek
A reform in the atmosphere occurred, turning from soft dampness to genial mildness. By Wednesday the day resembled a fine May or mid-December glow with two clouds and sunshine bringing warmth and brightness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manley
A Widespread Tragedy At Rouse Lench With Knife Death
A violent incident at Rouse Leach near Worcester ends with the death of George Green and six men detained, including Edwin Archer charged with murder. A large inquest follows, as a knife is recovered from a drained ditch and the case unfolds amid cautious testimonies and police inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rouse Leach
Worcester
Evesham
Alcester
Stratford-upon-Avon
Rouse Lench
George Green
Edwin Archer
George Andohn Bullock
John Clarke
Charles Tandy
John Court
Isaac Spiers
Bell Inn
Radford
Worcester and Alcester
Archer
Green
Sarah Pardue
Dr. Cooper
Inkberrow
Whadcoat
W.C.P
Bellion
Harris
Pershore
C. Best
William Heywood
Lane
Cooper
Worcester Chronicle
Timetable for Sunrise Sunset and High Water Off British Ports
Instructions to compute sunrise and sunset times by latitude and offset rules. It lists hour adjustments per degree from 61 30 and 51 80, then gives high water times for London Dock gates with add ons or subtractions for Bristol Cove Falmouth Hull Milford Haven Drigh ton Cowes Dover Dublin Holyhead Liverpool Port Glasgow Southampton and notes additional harbours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Ireland
London Dock
Bristol
Falmouth
Hull
Milford Haven
Drighton
Cowes
Dover
Dublin
Holyhead
Liverpool
Port Glasgow
Southampton
Weekly newspaper stamp returns by title and months 1842
A collected table lists numbers of stamps issued to various weekly newspapers during April May and June 1842 with totals and weekly averages. Entries include Bell's Life in London Bell's Weekly Messenger Examiner Britannia Spectator John Bull National Advertiser New Weekly Observer Argus British Queen ABC and others with monthly stamp counts and grand totals.
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TAFER
OTAL
Weekly Chronicle
Bell
John Bull
National Advertiser
New Weekly Seem
Atlag
Notice and advice on property ownership and legal queries
A compilation of legal notices and reader queries covering landlord ownership proofs, taxes liabilities for tenants, and various court and probate matters. Topics include tenancy notice timing, administration charges, security for overseer offices, and obligations of estranged spouses, with references to legal precedents and local officials.
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P.Q. R
W. Jones
T. W
W. B. Franklin
D.C. K
T. B.S
Wellingborough
J. S
House of Correction
Cramford
Richard Smith
Cumbery
Lord Morreth denies US subject work report
The Leeds Mercury reports a paragraph originating with the Sheffield Tris claiming Lord Morpeth planned a United States work. The paper states there is no basis for that statement and declares it unfounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Morreth
Sheffield
Morpeth
United States
Leeds Mercury
Address of the National Anti-Corn Law League
The National Anti-Corn Law League urges London inhabitants to unite in the push to repeal the Bread Tax. G W Wilson signs as league chairman, calling for public meetings, subscriptions, and lectures to mobilize support across Britain to secure free trade and end monopolies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National
Anti-Corn Law League
Metropolis
League
Common Council of London
Mayer
City of London
Merewether
Council
National Anti-Corn-Law League
London
Council of the League
Great Britain
England
Wales
Scotland
League For
Manchester
Liverpool
Bolton
Preston
Blackburn
Rochdale
Bury
Stockport
Oldham
Lancashire
Leeds
Bradford
Halifax
Huddersfield
Sheffield
Yorkshire
Edinburgh
Glasgow
G. Wilson
Spanish Trade Reform Urged Amid Barcelona Conflict
The Weekly Chronicle discusses Espartero's handling of the Barcelona crisis and the broader impact of Catalan contraband on Spain’s finances. It argues for a tariff reform to curb illicit trade, boost government revenue, and revive industry, citing Mr. Henderson’s pamphlet on tariffs and the failures of prohibitive measures.
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Spain
Manchester
France
Barcelona
Carlos
Christina
Louis Philippe
Henderson
Bogota
Custom House
Costa-Guardas
Gibraltar
Catalonia
Spanish Mercantile Navy
Portugal
Italy
Senor Calatrava
Department of Finance
Baron Rothschild
Almaden
M. Calatrava
Holywell street Blasphemy Case and Knight Bruce
In a sharp critique the article condemns Mr Jardine's ruling on the Holywell street blasphemy case and denounces Mr Lewis Knight Bruce for taking the law into his own hands by breaking windows and removing placards. It warns that private action usurping Parliament threatens legal order and sets a dangerous precedent.
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Ee Globe
Matherasy
Mr. Jardine
Lord Eldon
George the Third
Lewis Knight
Holywell-street
Heaven
Bos
Dr. Priestley
Wynne
Brice
Jardine
Bow-street
Bruce
Tria
Tru
Bailey
Knight Bruce
Publicola
Crockford
Holyzell Street
Standard
Lewis Knight Bruce
Globe
Holywell Street
Ivory
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Baker
Julia Hagerty
Blue Anchor Alley
Whitechapel
Edward Innes
Murrow
Manchester and Birmingham
Alderley
Metropols
Privy Council
Metropolitan Police District
Wapping
Thames Police Court
Arbour Square
Mile-end Old Town
St. Dunstan
Stepney
Thames
River Thames
London Docks
Fox’s-lane
High-street
Shadwell
Ratcliff Highway
Cannon-street
Cannonstreet-road
New-road
Whitechapel-road
Gard Road
Mile
Grove-road
Eastern Counties Railway
River Lea
Hermitage-dock
Nightingale-lane
East Smithfield
Parson’s-street
Fox's-lane
Lambeth Street
Sir James Graham, Bart
Her
Great Britain and Ireland
Monpay
Issiah xxx
Isaiah
Murphy
Legh
Terspay
General Assembly
The
E.N.M
Meteo
Ephem
Weowespay
St. Thomas's
Epheim
Turspay
Fairay
Robin Hood
Isaiah ix
Lukan
Isa
N.M
Robert Peel
Lincoln's Inn
W. C
Coabbet
Charles Walkham
Canada
South Sea
B. J
Edward Wren
Alfred the Great
Duke of Sussex
Kensington Palace
Kensington
Duke of Wellington
Apsley-house
Hyde-park-corner
R. Peel
Whitehall Gardens
Charles Wood
S. A
King John
Runnymede
Win
the Weekly Chronicle
Espartero
Moderados
Don Carlos
Inquisition
Ispartero
Saragossa
Paisley
County of Renfrew
P. M. Stewart
M.P
Colon
Wallace
Kelly
Lord
Kelburne
Maxwell
Pollack
Cour
Provost Henderson
John Ball
Kent Road
St Nee Southwark
Paddington
Broadway
Westminster
Wilton Square
Knightsbridge
Ve Green
St. Pancras
Waterloo Road
Lambeth
St. Botolph Without
Ridge
Middlesex
St. Georges East
St. Patrick’s
Br Fore
Tovishop
Wilson
George Nickels
Fowey
Falmouth Packet
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