Riotous Anti Corn Law Conference Aims for Queen Memorial
A large Anti Corn Law assembly in London urged immediate repeal of the corn and provision laws, pledged noncooperation with MPs who oppose repeal, and moved to present a memorial to the Queen. Delegates debated presentation methods and heard calls for passive resistance including seizing taxed furniture and boycotting luxuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Sturge
Birmingham
United Kingdom
House of Commons
Sterge
Donn
Laren
Prentice
Banchester
P. Thompson
Scotland
England
Wales
Tuileries
Hinton
London
M‘leod
O'Connor
Fitzwilliam
Radnor
Sutherland
Sussex
Mr. Wadden
Selegeie
Ireland
Masser
Ducie
Kinnaird
P. A. Taylor
R. Peel
Nottingham Anti Comm Law Association
Sir R. Peel
Messacre
Bradford Reform Club
Robert Peel
Nottingham
Free-trade Society of
Sheffield
George Thompson
Manchester
Conviction grows for repeal of corn laws at Anti Corn Conference
A crowd backed by correspondence declares devotion to constitutional means while pledging action to repeal the corn laws. Delegates hear speeches highlighting distress in manufacturing districts, urging immediate repeal as the conference dissolves. The piece attacks Peel and upholds Blackstone as a basis for discrediting the corn laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hume
Thompson
Ashworth
Bowring
Robert Peel
Wilkinson
Exeter
Taylor
Anti- Corn Law Association
Brown’s Hotel
Palace-yard
P. A. Taylor
Duke of Buckingham
Justice Blackstone
Anti Corn Law Protests Roil Whitechapel and Midlands
Dense reports of anti corn law activity across London and cities. Demonstrators burn Peel and related figures, protest at Leicestershire and Rochdale, with cheers for the People’s Charter. Meetings in Nottingham Southampton and Birmingham pledge repeal and reform while various councils and schools express outrage at Peel’s plan.
Naked Window Indecency Trial At The Queen's Bench
A dentist of Moorgate Street faced a Queen's Bench jury for appearing naked at his bedroom window on May 12 to attention opposite windows. Despite defense denials and witnesses praising his character, the jury found him guilty and sentencing deferred to the next term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Chambers
Lord Denman
Court grants bail for Eliason after reluctant hearing
The missing bail reformatted his appearance in court as the insolvent's attorney renewed the request to be heard. Eliason performed at a concert that evening, appeared deeply affected, and was liberated after the usual examination. Bail attendance was required in the future, or the case would not be reopened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monnay
Lionel Buller
Cocke
King’s College, Cambridge
King’s College
Wallack
Haymarket
Rapehoes Cooke
Crocker
Holtham
Brighton
Somers Place
Hyde Park
Gr Epward Evinson
Theatre Royal
Drury Lane
Eliason
Visit to the Adelphi Shades ends in bail for musician
John Myer a foreigner and James Friend a red whiskered waiter faced magistrate over a disturbance at the Adelphi Shades in Adam Street. Myer forced entry and caused a scene prompting bail of £10 with two £5 sureties to keep the peace for two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Myer
Jardine
Mney James Friend
Adelphi Wine Shades
James Friend
Adelphi Shades
Adamstreet
Strand
J. Friend
Myer
Shade
Leasure
the Shades
Sinacine Inn
PaxisHante
St. Giles’s Workhouse
Buckstone
Phebe Baldwin
Phoebe
Hendle
Phebe
House of Correction
Sarah Ralph
Marlborough Street Assault Case Unfolds In Court
W Henry Pennington, of Poland Street, a tall sentimental young man in velvet-faced Taglioni and a chin-wig, was charged with assault and battery on Henry Woodland, a small-sized sprig of the St Crispin fraternity. Proceedings began as the case moved forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weeli IncTons
W. Henry Pennington
Poland-street
Taglioni
Henry Woodland
St. Crispin
Literary Dispute and Furious Driving Allege Disturbances
Publican reports Mr. J Garnier before Mr. Combe over a broken window after claiming he sought his article from the Foreign Quarterly Review. In a separate case, Henry Fownes is charged with riding furiously, causing the death of Ellen Gunter near the Victoria theatre. a coroner’s inquest is expected and Fownes must find £200 recognizance with two sureties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Garnier
Combe
Worthington
Foreign Quarterly Review
No. 3
Mecklenburg-street
Mecklenburgh-square
Gervena
Waddington
Henry Fownes
Tavistock Street
Covent Garden
R. Traill
Ellen Gunter
Church-street
Whitechapel
Victoria
Sarah Voght
Waterloo Road
Jewell
New-cut
Lo4 Q
Gibson-street
Fownes
Dublin Fishmonger Trial Sparks Comic Courtroom Skit
In Dublin a fishmonger Mrs Eleanor Tracy faces off with opponents in a comic courtroom episode. The exchange features a quarrel with Mr Sylvester McCarthy, comic meddling, and a bench warning as Tracy defends her wares and dignity amid ribald banter and colorful dialogue.
The Marseillaise Hymn and an Anecdote on Wellington
A column recalls the marching song The Marseillaise and its call to liberty, contrasting heroic resolve with tyrants. It follows with an anecdote about the Duke of Wellington at Paris, where Cambaceres questions his indifference to food and purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of Wellington
Paris
Cambaceres
Napoleon
Elm trunk yields starling nest with bird skeleton
A Beal upholsterer crew cutting an elm in Bishop Hill found a hole in the trunk containing a starling nest with a decayed skeleton and eggs. The cavity seemed sealed from both ends, leaving the duration of the bird’s stay uncertain and prompting speculation on how it reached that position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beal
York
Bishop-hill
Hull Tisaes
Time Wasted and the Ruth of Time in Morality
An essay-like reflection on the morality of wasting time. It argues time is a moral asset like a duty bound by limits, illustrating with the Duke of Norfolk and a tale of an old lady lamenting lost hours. It notes common time sinks such as sleep meals idleness and playing cards and questions how to prevent waste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of Newcastles
Josephus Molitor
Prejudice Endures Through Time Says Historical Essay
A historical reflection condemns persistent prejudice and religious intolerance, noting ninefold prejudice dies slowly while laws ease civic disabilities but dissent persists. It cites lingering bigotry against Jews and a legacy of persecution, referencing past orthodox figures and fear of Jesuit influences.
Extraordinary Invitation From Townsland Turnip Heist
The crier of Sampford Peverel prints an invitation from Mr Richard Shackell to those who have already taken part of his turnips in Townsend field. He invites them to attend between ten and twelve this day on the premises to receive the remaining portion. Only those who took the earlier share are expected. The notice is dated January 21 in the Western Times.
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Court OF Exchequer
Guildhall
TRE Bas
Connery v. Loan
Manor-place
Aggerstone
Messrs
Tremant
Hanbury
Buxton
Chambers
Byles
Taylor
Soar
Lord Abinger
Laintiff
Mr. Chambers
Abinger
Fox
Quinn
Moxriman
James
Ericone Tx
James Quinn
Haymarket
Thomas Mortimer
Weymouth
Waterford
Barorche
Richard Shackell
Townsend Field
The
Crier
Sampford Peverel
Western Times
Longevity of the Peerage Ages List and a 13-Foot Giant
A historical item lists numerous peers by name and age, noting many in their seventies and eighties. It then recounts a Carlisle library account of Hugh Hodson describing a genuine four-yard high giant found near St Bees in 1601, buried four yards deep, clad in armor with massive weapons and unusually long teeth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Dean and Chapter of
Carlisle
Hugh Hodson
Thornewsy
Rob. Cowell
S. Bees
Cumbland
The French coffee houses in London feature lively Parisian chatter
In a French quarter near Le cester square London gentlemen read the Charivari and discuss politics with a rotating cast of phrases from Napoleon to Louis Philippe. The scene includes mock Parisian banter, a taste for demi-tasse coffee, and a continual stream of exclamations as chatter persists until closing. The article also notes a weekly statement of London letters through the General Post for February 12, 1842, with figures comparing 1841 and earlier years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lecester-square
France
Napoleon le Grand
Plaister
Paris
von Halfpenny
Bottes
Parsons
Trongerez
la Société d’Assassing de Rei
Louis Phil
le National Aujourdhui
Munoz
Shikspur
Angleterre
Vilain Pays
Ecoutez
Louis Philippe
Blackwood
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Rev. J. Massay
Blackburn
House of Peers
Stepney
Bonde
St. Mary
Potter
Board of Guardians
Ingsford
Lay
Corn Exchange
Erricy
Leicestter
RocapaLe
Moxon
St. Martin's
Rochdale
Sir Robert Peel
Baronet
National Movement For Foop
Lord Raycliffe
Southampton
Andrew's
T. L. Harman
Peel
Southwark
Crayford
Kent
Wolverhampton
Bath
Huddersfield
Bolton
Ebenezer Chapel
St. John-street-road
Spray
Hants
Wilts
Dorset
Isle of Wight
Gants Advertiser
LAW
Abcohes
Fox, Viteaty Cannes Fearx
Sones Franx
Feston
Vines
Srvdar
H. Jenner
Marylebone
London and Bramixcuas
James Lewis
London and Birmingham Railway Police
Rawlinson
William Coldwell
Abbve
Camden-towny
Hiith
Coventry
Weedon
Mr. Rawlinson
William Balls
Wolverton
Euston Square
Bedford
Maltby
Mr. Maltby
St. Martin’s-le.Grand
Cheapside
Poland Street
Henry Pennington
Marlborough Street
Cleereenwell
Gnion Hall
Dublin
Pol
Ham
Billingsgate
Eleanor Tracy
Don Quixote
Pontefract
Dan O'Connell
Shrewsbury
Sylvester M‘carthy
Mrs. T
Rafferty
Abbey-alley
M‘carthy
Christendom
Carlisle Bridge
Sons of Liberty
Carberry
Cathcart
Colville
Cork
Delamere
Dimorben
Donegal
Dynevor
Ferrers
Earl
Grafton
Grey
Gray
Hamilton
Harrowby
Huntley
Leitrim
Limerick
Lonsdale
Ludlow
Lynedech
Macclesfield
Manvers
Maryborough
Mayo
Middleton
Mostyn
Norfolk
Strathallan
St. Vincent
Teynham
Wellesley
Marquis
Wellington
Duke
Western
Lord
Westminster
Wynford
Weekly Statement OF London Letters
Reese
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