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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 18, 1842
Page
3
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A long obituary recounts the life of Rowland Hill later Lord Hill of Almarez and Hawkstone. Born 1772, he rose from ensign to lieutenant general, serving in Britain, Spain, and Egypt. He led the 90th and 95th regiments, survived wounds at Talavera and Arroyo de Molino, and earned honors including a barony and knightly order. Public tributes followed in Shropshire and London, with a celebrated return to Hawkstone and public dinners.
Wellington's operation against Almarez bridge, directed by Sir Rowland Hill, features a feint at Miravete and a bold assault by the 50th Regiment and part of the 71st. The attackers breached the French defenses, seized the parapet, and crossed the bridge after rapid pursuit, with 250 prisoners taken and heavy fires destroying forts, magazines, and pontoons. Lord Hill's leadership is praised as crucial to subsequent Spanish offensives and to the Waterloo-era actions. The piece also notes Hill's later commands and a memorial-filled funeral for Lord Hill and the grief of his heir Sir Rowland Hill, amid widespread public mourning.
A meeting at South Sea house chaired by G R Robinson, Esq. unanimously awarded £12 to twelve fishermen for saving the Watt crew from Quebec to Plymouth after their barque ran ashore near Eastbourne on October 26. Another £12 went to twelve inhabitants of Biarrets near Bayonne for rescuing the Restigouche packet crew after a wreck near Bilbao on October 24. A note from the Yorkshires Malls v New Tariry case and a Hull to Manchester mail tale follow, describing a cow shipment outrunning the royal mail bags and highlighting Hull as a major export port for Lancashire botton.
The piece reviews Kohl's Russia volume, detailing Russian Easter customs in Petersburg, ice hills, tea and nut vendors, masslinitza festivities, Kingly gardens, and egg fancy works, with vivid scenes of public life and winter resilience. It also notes New Zealand Portfolio items and a Worcester murder case with inquest details.
Victoria calls for further prorogation of Parliament to February next and orders the Commons and Lords to Attend in Westminster on February 2 for urgent business. Windsor issues the proclamation dated December 10, 1842, during the sixth year of the Queen’s reign.
The article describes Russian cleverness in making decorative trifles from humble materials. It notes servants and soldiers crafting toy machines, cardboard ships, and wooden or straw dioramas including a Russian peasant courtyard and church scenes. Palm branches and gold angel decorations appear in a festival gifting custom from uncles and godparents to nieces on religious observances.
The piece notes widespread kissing across the Russian monarchy during Easter week. It describes family units and acquaintances all exchanging kisses, estimating a ten-member family yielding ninety kisses per group and highlighting the pervasive social custom as a focal point of the celebrations.
The York Courant and Bristol Gazette discuss a recent pamphlet, condemning promotional extracts and urging neutral reviews. They note that publishers should advertise through proper channels, not press outlets at high postage costs. The Leeds to Wakefield electoral expenses are disputed as exaggerated.
In a London bankruptcy hearing before Commissioner Evans, Mary Edmonds, famed as a bill discounter in the Lord Huntingtower case, faced creditor examinations as assets were tallied. Debts run to £25,000–£30,000 with assets mostly dubious bills. Mr. Moss Davis named sole assignee after swift proofs and adjournment outcomes.
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