12 Feb 1842
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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 12, 1842
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR text shows an undated local advertisement for Ostrea Lis. The readable bits suggest a classified style notice with potential product or service promotion and price hints, but critical details remain unclear due to damage and missing context.
The House of Commons saw packed galleries as the Anti Corn Law delegates faced a session on Sir Robert Peel's sliding scale. The plan shifts duties with price, aims for even distribution, but critics doubt its fairness and practical impact on trade and prices.
Windsor dispatch reports the royal court leaving Windsor Castle at 8:30 AM for Brighton escorted by life guards. The article covers King of Prussia's Ostend arrival, royal donations, gifts, and plans for encounters with Belgian Dutch Hanover rulers, plus details of marriages and noble events shaping European ties.
The report blends British triumphs in China with setbacks in India. It details Afghan reversals, the siege of Kabul, and the retreat of British forces, alongside vivid accounts of the Chusan and Chinhae campaigns, including troop landings, breaches of fortifications, and captures of key batteries and cities.
Details show the Birmingham and Manchester railway requires demolition of about 1,100 houses, mostly cottages, with foundations over 50 feet deep near London road. The terminus project is expected to exceed the cost of any other in the kingdom. The report appears in the Brighton area, noting extensive property loss and deep excavations alongside ensuing incidents and accidents.
A survey of British peerage figures headed by Duke of Cambridge born 1774 with titles and fortunes, detailing Cambridge House, Piccadilly. Pratt family lineage from Camden to Camoys. Campbell lineage founder of Baron Campbell. Camperdown line tracing Admiral Duncan and the earldom of Camperdown. Caning line noting Viscount and under-secretary roles. Dan Teessuny Archbishop of Canterbury profile with offices and patronages. Scales of church and political leanings across these noble families.
The Courrier Francais reports American minister Wheaton visiting Paris to oppose ratification of the right of search treaty. Carlist and Cristino factions in Madrid allegedly form a compact to topple Espartero, unite Isabella with Don Carlos’s son, and seek French backing to curb British interests.
Despatches from Portugal carried to Falmouth reveal Oporto’s successful overthrow of the constitution and a provisional government led by Costa Cabral. Lisbon ministers resign, the queen's proclamation pleads allegiance, while insurgents gather 6,000 men to march on the capital. A new cabinet forms, but justice and home departments are yet unnamed. The piece condemns the queen for repeatedly failing the people.
The Independent of Brussels reports General Buzen dismissed a cabled Patriote Belgé article as calumny and defended his Belgian status. The piece notes later, ministers and officers discussed his explanations, a confrontation with a minister, and his fatal decision. Also covered are Greek ministry changes, a murder in Athens, and U.S. Creole affair debates with Calhoun, Clay, and British relations hints.
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