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Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Feb 13, 1842

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Government Plan for Corn Laws Sparks Mixed Reactions

The House of Commons debates Peel’s Sliding Scale for wheat duties. The plan raises 50s prohibitory start, ends at 73s, with gradual 1s rises and 1s falls. Critics cite inconsistency and potential as yet unpaid high duties. Delegates clash with police as public opinion remains divided.

House of Commons Anti-Corn- Law League Parliament Street London Sir Robert Peel Green Bernal Ways and Means Robert Peel Morning Post Christopher Buckingham Agriculturists Times

France Spain and scandal at Paris Bedford hotel

Reports from Paris and Madrid describe French intrigue amid suspected civil war plans in Spain and a sensational Paris hotel scandal. Details recount Mr C and Miss B at the Bedford, accusations of assault, alleged loans, legal actions, and a swift police arrest, with Lord P-’s conduct noted. Spain’s Peliche case signals conspiracies, while India and Cabul updates follow.

France Paris National Spain Madrid Peliche Pants Bedford C—y Lord Lawson The Mr. C Miss B Lord P Mrs. Lawson England Procureur du Roi London Meurice Hotel Rossignol Diligence Lille D—s Lawson’s Tribunal Civil Garde du Commerce M. Allard Brigade de Sureté Clichy Srawson Times, Herald, Globe, &c Galignani Belgium Cour Royale Baron Peliche Count Las Navas Manrro Baron de Palishy India Colacamond Cabul B. Sale Sith Sndia Jellalabad Cabal Indian Mail London Gazette Royal Mail Solway John Britton St. Thomas's Her Majesty's Penguin St. Thomas’s Cork Southampton Royal Mail Steam Company Mexico Havanna

Revolt in Portugal dominance shifts north and volatile politics

Lisbon reports show a fractured coalition as Duke Palmeira fails to form a new administration. Septembrist factions split Lisbon troops and telegraphs, with the charter proclaimed in many northern towns. Junta in Oporto mobilizes a moveable battalion as Castra Cabral proclaims marching on Lisbon to free the queen.

Portugal Lisbon Duke de Palmella Sa de Bandeira Viscount Sa Costa Cabral Marine Duke da Terceira Alentejo Algarve, &c Beira Abrantes Santarem Elvas Bomfima National Guards Coimbra Valenca Braga Guimaraes Vianna Oporto National Guard Ferreira Moraes Provisional Junta Castra Cabral London Tavern Mexico G. R. Robinson Congress Messrs Lizardi and Co Liverpool Columbus Cole New York Canada House of Representatives Nicholas Biddle United States Bank Recorder Samuel Jaudon Joseph Cowperwaite Thos. Dunlass John Andrews Columbia River Cincinnati United States Ohio Miami Bank of Cincinnati Miami Exporting Company Exchange Bank Bates Exchange Lougee Duke of Cumberland Prince of Wales Hanover Lynnx Lord Jocelyn Tae Mopran Broruzr Hiey House of Commons Robert Peel George Clerk Treasury Jonn Roasery John Russell

Royal Progress to Brighton and Taunton Election News

Windsor reports the royal party led by Queen Victoria leaving Windsor for Brighton with a six carriage procession. Crowds greet the arrival as 40 000 spectators witness illuminations, bands, and a ball at the town hall. Taunton notes include close of the Colebrooke Hall poll, Cornwall election stated as uncontested, and a long will read involving Mr Davidge and Andrew Ducrow with legacies to theatres and charities.

St. Peter's Church Her Majesty Prince Albert Princess Royal Prince of Wales Rith Hussars Scots Greys Royal Battery Cham House of Commons Eaton Square Treasury Robert Peel Tauxtoy Exection Taunton Edward Celebrooke Celebrooke Hall Mr. Hall Colebrooke E. Colebrooke Bart Cornwaltt Charles Lemon Cornwall Gazette Davidee J. Nash F. Yates Willis Jones Mr. Tyler Paul Bedford Lewis Ely-place Marsden Davidge Surrey Theatre Company Ducrow London Jew’'s School Messrs. Mouatt A.bunn Harwood, Holcro Kingston Mr. Davidge Anderton D. W. Broadfoot Joseph Hillier Margaret Louisa Master Chase le Petit Dacrow Peter Andrew Louise Kensal-green Messrs Hillier Broadfoot le Petit Andrew Liverpool Manchester Sheriffs’ Court Henry Manning James Boucher Thos. Jennings James Mansfield Charles Manners Sutton Edward Fenton Frederick Graham John Henry Farmer Henry Brandon Geo Collins Jackson Ann Baker Thos Read Kemp Richard Bingham Walter Kirby Richard Dean Edward Martin Augustus Miles Frederick Byng Alexander Gerard Sir John Hamilton Lighton Richard Watt Walker l Frederick Wm. Hamilton

Burned in effigy of Sir Robert Peel in Denny market

Extract from a letter notes the town burning Peel’s effigy in the market place and a death sentence read against him. Other items list towns proposed for corn law returns across English counties, with many major cities named for data collection.

Denny Sir Robert Peel CuEsHine Chester Nantwich Middlewich Fenham Enda Congleton Knutsford Macclesfield Stockport Lancaster Liverpool Ulverston Preston Wigan Warrington Manchester Bolton Ashton-under- Lyne Blackburn Bury Oldham Ormskirk Rochdale Dessy Derby Bakewell Chesterfield Nogrine Ham Nottingham Newark Mansfield Retford Worksop Leicester Loughborough Hinckley Lutterworth Market Harbro Melton Mowbray North Hampton Northampton Peterborough Doventry Oundle Warrwickshire Coventry Birmingham Coleshill Dunchurch Stratford-on-Avon Warwick Worcester Bromsgrove Droitwich Dudley Kidderminster Stourbridge Stourport Gloucester Cirencester Tetbury Stow-on the-Wold Tewkesbury Cheltenham Dursley North Leach Stroud Somersetshire Bristol Taunton Wells Bridgewater Frome Chard Bath Yeovil Monmouthshire Monmouth Abergavenny Chepstow Pontypool Newport Divons Hing Exeter Barnstaple Plymouth Totnes Tavistock Kingsbridge Ashburton Axminster Southmolton Oakhampton Tiverton Cornwall Truro Bodmin Launceston Redruth Helston St. Austell Falmouth Penzance Courseetshire Blandford Bridport Dorchester Sherborne Shaftesbury Wareham Poule Weymouth Hampshire Winchester Andover Wiltshire Bradford Swindon Royston Bishop Stortford St. Alban’s Ware Tring Watford Surrey Guildford Croydon Kingston Ryegate Essex Chelmsford Colchester Romford Chipping Ongar Epping Maldon Saffron Walden Kent Maidstone Canterbury Dartford Bromley Chatham Or Rochester Dover Pontefract Richmond Ripon Selby Skipton Thirsk Wetherby Yarm Dourham Durham Stockton Darlington Sunderland Barnard Castle Northumberland Walsingham Belford Hexham Newcastle Upon Tyne Morpeth Alnwick Berwick Wooller Cumberland Carlisle Whitehaven Cockermouth Penrith Egremont Wigton Westmoreland Appleby Kendal Kirby Lonsdale Wates Carmarthen Carnarvon Haverfordwest Cardiff Denbigh Wrexham Brecon Mold Bangor Cowbridge Newbridge Newtown New Radnor Sion THE Times Manchester Guardian Nottingham Review Paris London Marklane New York Ark-Lane Abbevile Beaumont Bray Marseilles Hamburg Leghorn Wipow Fox Charles James Fox Buckley Mosley Street Chertsey Jonn Sypney Tarton A.M J. S. Taylor Duke of Buckingham and Chandos Thomas Clarkson John Chetwode Earl Grey Lord Hoand Byng Baily Guys Hospital

Police Court Dispatches from Marylebone and Surrounding Areas

A summary of disparate court proceedings includes an upholsterer seeking advice over returned furniture believed bought by Lady Charlotte Bury, a destitute young mother begging with an ill infant, a cabriolet driver charged with assaulting a girl but discharged, a drunken offender’s humorous acquittal, and a railway outrage dispute over passenger ejection, with police and magistrates weighing each case.

Serjeant Mayo E Division Telington Fields Leeson Finsbury-square Bishopsgate Street Islington Broughton Clerkenwell William Warden Greenwood Defendant fSrst Mr. Greenwood Hatton Garden Saint Giles’s Parish Penny Union Hall Cottingham Davies Southampton Railway N Division Old Crown Inn Kingston-upon Thames David Geddings London and Southampton Davis William Keely Peck Giddings England Ferguson Peck Dpeck Plaee

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