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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Feb 20, 1842

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Analysis of Corn Law Debate and Free Trade Sentiment

The piece reviews Lord John Russell's opening on Corn Law reform, praising his clarity while critiquing flaws in the Sliding Scale. It tracks Gladstone and Peel arguments, notes Hastie and Labouchere on fallacies, and highlights Roebuck and Palmerston as leading Liberal voices while outlining Conservative defenses and the times’ political tensions.

John Russell Gladstone Obert Peel Hastie China Edward Knatchbull Amsey Gore Captain Rous MR. Roebuck Lord Palmerston R. Peel Reall John Russell Wuld Sealey Lord Stanley Robert Peel Board of Trade Iit J. Grega Labouchere England Ireland Edward Hboll Ormsby Gore Tely Minster Tongst Roebuck House of Com Palmerston Mt Peel Receuy

Arrival of the South America brings bank turmoil news

Liverpool reports the South America reaching port after 16 days from New York. Amid major bank runs in Philadelphia and New York, Governor Porter moves to seal the Bank of Pennsylvania, with trustees appointed to secure public monies. Banks across Philadelphia, New York, and Baltimore face crisis while discussions on specie payments and interbank exchanges unfold.

South America America Liverpool Forbes New York Boston Baltimore Philadelphia Bank of Pennsylvania Supreme Court Commonwealth Porter Moyamensing Bank Pennsylvania Mobile New Orleans Bank of the United States William W. Frazer Marshal of the United States Jamaica House of Assembly Kingston Courier and Inquirer Bank of Eac Treasury David R. Porter Davin Jessie Trorrenr Moyamensing

Chartist upheaval in Portugal prompts royal charter restoration

Lisboa reports a chartist revolt in Oporto and Lisbon ending with the queen restoring the constitutional charter of 1826. Troops and municipal guards clashed, barricades rose, and conspirators fled as Costa Cabral and ministers reshaped government. Lisbon confirms military support shifted to the charter, with troop movements toward Abrantes and Elvas and Madrid signaling wider intervention.

Falmouth Lady Mary Wood Gibraltar Malta Oriental Liverpool Cadiz Lith Lisbon Noo Mth Oporto Vigo Calcutta Cambridge Vernon Cadiz Malabar Liston Indus Lynx Braganza Council Duke of Palmella War Department Viscount Sa da Bandeira Home Department J. A. Magalhaes Marine Jervis d’Atonguia J. A. de Loure Ditto Avila Duke of Terceira St. George Duke of 30Th Light Infantry Marines Friends of the Charter Septembrists Friends of the Cause Tounaey Citie Duke of ‘Terceira Mosinho d’Albouerque Marine and Colonial Loureird Nance Foreign Affairs Count Das Antas Royal Arsenal Carmo Das Antas Don Pedro Theopita Espartero Portugal Oporte Minho Tras Os Montes Valentia Castello Branco Coimbra Froritiera Costa Cabral Partizans Peponen Germain Louis Philippe Secretary of State For the Home Department Qurex L. Pz S Abrantes Elvas Evard Council of Ministers

Guizot victory over opposition in Paris electoral motion

Paris reports show M. Guizot carried the day against extending the electoral franchise to professional men, defeating the motion 234 to 193. The debate exposed party fault lines, with many liberals lukewarm and some leftists wounded by M Daubaure’s stance, while Guizot argued for equality and warned against aristocratic monopoly among France’s 200,000 electors. The chronicle notes broader skepticism toward liberty and reform in the chamber.

Caledonia Liverpool Halifax Boston Cork Acadia Lott Mapzro Chamber of Deputies Posada Mendizabal Montanes Barcelona Gallicia Old Castile Burgos Madrid Gabriel Havanneb Acorn Havannah Africa St. Helena Montreal Courier Count Pozzo di Bongo Paris Charles André Count Pozzo di Borgo France England Rue de l'Université Legislative Assembly M. Guizot Bat Passio Antoine Baraies Yaty Jegrang Dafaure Eamartine Hmneelf Ster M. Guizos M.gnizot M. Goizat Tribune M. Barrot M. Thiers Chamber Acconder Ducos Dufanne Mehomet Ali Algiers Senate Napoléon Representative Assembly Europe Great Britain Gofzot BSUS Guizot Brance Lord Aberdeen Robert Peel Lord Cottenham Duke of Buckingham Treasury Robert Mr. Dawson Chronicle London West India Leeds Mercury

Cabinet council at foreign office and royal visit hints

A cabinet council met at the foreign office at three o clock with all ministers present. Ambassadors from Austria Russia France Picassian and Turkey met the Earl of Aberdeen shortly before twelve. The court plans to remain at the Royal Pavilion a fortnight longer then Windsor castle for Easter. The Queen Dowager intends to use Rothsay castle near Christchurch.

Foreign Office Robert Peel Whitehall Gardens Earl of Aberdeen Royal Pavilion Windsor Castle Solial Rothsay Castle Christchurch Stuart de Rothsay Dorset County Chronicle House of Commons Eaton Square John Russell Lord Palmerston Labouchere Baring Fox Maule Vernon Smith Colonel Anson Colonel Fox Thomas Wilde Macaulay H. Tufnell John Hobhouse William Clay C. Dearn Mason GeEnEnat Covarson Holywood Belfast Statistical Society Royal Academy—Sculpture Institution of Civil Engineers Regent's Canal Eastern Counties’ Railway Society of Arts College of Physicians Materia Medica Royal Society Numismatic Society Royal Society of Literature Society of Antiquaries Royal Academy—Painting Royal Institution Fownes Tue Tate Joan Sydney Taylor A.M Exeter Hall Strand Sydney Taylor John Chetwode Bart Sergeant Glover John Bence F.S.A William Etty William Ewart Dr. Barry Kensal!Green Cemetery Duke of Buckingham Hastings Thomas Clarkson A. M Fitzroy, Kelly Q.C General Committee On Great Marlow Nottingham Weymouth Thetford J. Flower Clitheroe Lewes Harwich Wigan Rutland Longford County Wakefield Sudbury Bridport Ipswich Cardigan Borough P. Pryse Wigton Burghs Rochester Gloucester City Blackburn Tipperary Shrewsbury Dudley Barnstaple Athlone Sunderland Tom Spring London Knowles Pigot Hill George Hunt H. W. Patterson Henry Meyer David Cooper Abinger Guildhall Licexsep Victuallers G. Carroll Kelly C. Marshall Joseph Go Pearson Hobler G. Carroll de Bruen Hyde Park-Square Long Margaret Jones Tyny Colym Dollygally Merionethshire Thomas Ellis Entleman Oxford-street Cords, &c M. de Bruen Hyde Park Clerkenwell Cuarack Rapy Hawkins Palmer Mr. Greenwood Greenwood Newgate Txrerota Onston James Carter William Jones Carter Mr. Carter Mr. Jones Monmouth Street

Explosion at Hounslow Powder Mill Kills and Wounds Several

A blast at a powder mill on Hounslow Heath owned by Berwick Curtis and Harvey killed two workers, injured three passersby, and left others in serious condition. The explosion shattered the mill and sent debris across the area, with coroner’s inquest planned for Tuesday.

Hounslow Heath Yethors Charles Berwick Curtis Harvey Skinner-street Hounslow Colne Henry Finch Wm. Woolman Finch Woolman Peter Thomas William Caldwin Alfred Malthouse Frogley Woelman

Dreadful accident at Sir John Rennie’s foundry

A severe accident at Sir John Rennie and Co foundry in Holland Street Blackfriars road left six men injured when a molten ore spill from a falling ladle swept the area. Workers, including Berry George Hardy Benton Dolphin Povey, were rushed to hospital while families gathered in distress as the firm promised support.

Holland-street Blackfriars Road Sir John Rennie and Co Engineers Ita Guy's Hospital Berry George Hardy Benton Dolphin Povey

Roman Catholic Priest Ordains Rev. Mu. Sintaoxr at Oscott College

On Friday at Oscott College near Birmingham the Reverend Mu Sintaoxr an apostate from the Protestant faith was ordained a priest of the Roman Catholic Church.

Tae Mu. Sintaoxr Oscott College Birmingham

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