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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Feb 05, 1842

Page

7

Auctioneers and a fly of Ireland to a distant land

A long excerpt surveys auctioneers like George Robins as connoisseurs of art and science, highlighting their stagecraft and language. It contrasts English auctioneering with American methods, detailing bid signals and repeated dollar chants. The piece also includes notices on cattle balls found in Ireland and digressions on self-importance, poetry, and reflections on nature.

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Dreadful gales wreck ships and claim lives near Portland

Reports detail the Mercury wreck with six mariners aboard and two drowned after a beam-ends capsize near Lundy. Inquests identify accidental death as the verdict. The Mischief also reports five lost with a barque damage off Bristol. Shamrock, a Dublin packet, is feared lost as storms sweep the Irish Sea with multiple vessels reported damaged or driven ashore.

Mercury Queen Spithead Montague Trevor Molesworth Francis Peel Robert Peel J. B. Grindon Alexander Mackay James Reed Cumberland Basin The Portsmouth Bristol Lundy Island Joseph Hollis Mackay Reed Joshua Ninnim Thomas Berry Witness Thomas Sangar John Barrett James Gilrny Collins Sangar Berry Molesworth Hollis Prouse Admiralty Downes Richard Downes Liverpool Lisbon N.N.W Joseph Holmes Thomas Abbott John Hoffman Wm. Blackmore Alexander Colion Shamrock Dublin Bristol General Steam Navigation Company John Hyde Bailey Star Cork Milford Messrs. Lowell and Co Pater William Barry SuamRock Aberystwyth Agenoria Wexford Kingston Galway Newry Limerick Wellesley Bridge Liverroot Halifax Ann Lima Bootle Bay Emily Pernambuco Clarence Dock Isaac Atherton New Orleans Egremont Cheshire Rock House Clevedon

French Deputies Debate Over Treaty Right of Search

Paris chamber debate on the 1841 treaty with Great Britain overshadows cabinet policy. Lefebvre's amendment condemns the treaty, aiming to block ratification while ministers push for unity against liberal censure. Press reaction notes a shift away from British policy and toward future alliances.

France Paris Chamber of Deputiies Soult-Guizot London England M. Billault Thiers M. Jacques Lefebvre M. Lacrosse Dulaire-Passy M. Guizot MM. Billault Lacrosse M. Lefebvre M. Dupin Chamber of Deputies Great Britain la Presse M. Thiers Siecle Bourbonnais le Siecle Windsor Castle Prussia Prince Albert Robert Peel Waterloo Gallery Times Bexcu Francus O'Connor Feargus O'Connor Northern Star Thesier F. O'Connor Mr. O’connor Mr. O'Connor Anstey Rugby Mr. Anstey Monteaux A la Francois I Ladies Magazine of Fashion

Presentation of Colouns to the 72d Highlanders Banquet

A grand Windsor banquet celebrated the presentation of the new colours to the 72d Highlanders by the Duke of Wellington. Colonel Richardson and officers hosted at Sheet-street barracks with a royal horse guards attendance, plus a Castle Hotel dinner for NCOs and a larger private meal for privates and families. The event featured a royal regalia display, a band led by Mr. Ricks, and toasts to royal families and the Duke of Wellington.

Mauking Dinnens Colouns Highlanders Infantry Richardson Royal Horse Guards Duke of ‘Albany's Highlanders Sheet-street Duke of Wellington Windsor Arbuthnot Ricks Rundell and Bridge Chater Castle Hotel 72D Highlanders Royal Horse-Guards Blue Lindsey Prince Albert Prince of Wales Prussia Europe George the Fourth Messrs Rundle and Bridge Windsor Castle Waterloo White Tower St. Sonne Chapel St. George’s Hall Weekly Chronicle Argyll Place Jordan Elliott A. A. Murray J. J. Scotts Buckingham Palace A. Munaway J. J. Scoles St. Mary, Whitechapel London Lillycrop French St. Gesitee’s Chapel St. George's Hall

Fire sheds light on Tower armoury losses and ecclesial disputes

The Birmingham Advertiser reports clerical resistance to new church practices and notes a dean’s rebuke. It details the Tower armoury fire losses, listing muskets, swords, pistols, and other stores, with authorities planning preservation of intact pieces and possible reconstruction. The crown jewels remain in secure custody as Parliament debates the armoury’s future.

Col. Gawler South Australia England Adelaide Common Pleas Guildhall Justice Erekine T. Wilde Rail Court Great Western RaiLway Company Talbot James May Berkshire Charles Williams Sonning Great Western Railway Aisi Great Western Ramway Company Reading Richard Woolley Justice Williams Oxbeary Seuismatics Birmingham Advertiser Williams Garbett University of Oxford Birmingham Board of Ordnance Stacey Ghusan Woolwich Messrs

FALSE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES AT ST ANDREW'S WORKHOUSE

Saturday inspector of weights and measures summoned several tradesmen before a magistrates bench at St. Andrew's workhouse. Margaret Purcell denied fraud but was found guilty of obstructing the inspector and fined 40s. Others including Robert Webb and Daniel Forty were fined 40s for underweights and adulterated scales.

Reeve St. Andrew’s Workhouse Gray’s Inn-Lane Witham Margaret Purcell Little Guildford-street Brunswick-square Chandler Toner Mr. Witham Mr. Reeve Drury Lane Daniel Forty Drurylane Charles Jones White Lion Shreet Hhandler

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