The Spirit of His Hour Still Shines in Memory
A rambling piece reflects on liberty’s wounds and lingering influence of a late ruler. It weaves literary fragments, theatrical notices, and anecdotes about Charles II and Nell Gwynn. It notes Bulwer’s Money at Haywalker Theatre and digresses into diaries and royal portraits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haywalker Theatre
Sir Edward Lytton Bulwer
George IV
Gatt
Gant
Mr. Gatt
Colburn
Galt
Charlotte Bury
Greenock
A. S. Garr
Sherbrooke
Lower Canada
Sept
Charles II
Samford
England
Charles the Second
Lord Brounker
Baptist May
Clarendon
Duchess of Cleveland
Lang
Billingsgate
Evelyn
Palace Garden
St. James's
Aviary
Madame de Querelle
Eleanor Gwynn
Portsmouth
Miss Gwynn
Chance
Madame
Madame Querelle
Gwynn
Woodstock
Oxford
France
Eleanor
Miss ‘Nelly
Mademoiselle Gwynn
Nelly
Dr. Stillingfleet
Queen Anne
Nell Gwynn
Old St. Martin's Church
Kensington
St. Mary le Savoy
Strand
Henry VII
The
Savoy
John
Edward Till
John Evelyn
Whitehall
Duke of York
Europe
Paris
Adonis
Charles
Riley
Crofts
Signor Verrio
Resence-Chamber
Windsor
Verrio
Kneller
Covent Garden
Great
Russell-street
Bloomsbury
Castlemaine
Kneller's
Barhommie
David
Saul
Yarmany
Legal Q and A on notes, debts, and property rights
This correspondence column surveys promissory notes, demand for payment, and proof of handwriting. It also covers imprisonment for debt reform, mortgage rent, probate duties on foreign and negotiable securities, and guidance on wills, licenses, and arbitration. It includes various reader questions about debt, tenancy, guardianship, and short-hand systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devonport
S. Sancroft
Fortunatus
K. L
Court of Equity
Pickwick
Metropolitan Police
Walworth
Thomas J—s
T. B
J. A
Watson
J. BE. L
Dr. Lushington
Admiralty Court
Haverford West
S.E
P. D
R. C
Reform to be completed by reason and reformers
The Weekly Chronicle reflects on 1841 with thanks to readers for support in 1840. It states independence and impartiality, aiming to advance the popular cause, and predicts forthcoming reforms in England despite political obstacles. It traces the Reform Bill’s origins to 1793 and asserts confidence in eventual completion through reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Friends of the People
The Fight Against Toryism and The Looming Ballot Debate
The article argues that the era of landlords' dominance is ending as rights of man challenge property. It warns that Tory power could collapse if Irish Registration Bill passes, urging Liberal unity and readiness to endure Toryism’s trial to spur reforms like the ballot, corn laws, and suffrage expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Lord Stanley
House of Commons
Weekly Chronicle
Napier Convention Crisis Weighs On East Peace Efforts
In a dated editorial stance the Napier Convention is repudiated by Admiral Stopford who issues a second, similar accord. The piece questions Commodore Napier’s authority and the Syrian policy, notes Mehemet Ali’s treaty signings, and weighs Allied terms, Palmerston’s policy, and the risk to communications with India under a fractured Egypt. The article warns on shifting power, bedouin disruption, and potential Turkish involvement without endorsing a clear outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napier
Admiral Stopford
Alexandria
Commodore Napier
R. Stopford
Robert Stopford
Fanshawe
Ibrahim
France
Mehemet Ali
Egypt
Russia
India
Palmerston
Waterloo Bridge
Turkey
France and Fortifications in Liberal Strife
The piece analyzes France's domestic and foreign policy tension as Liberals contend with Thiers Molé Barrot factions amid fears of a Paris fortifications dispute. It discusses the National and press roles, the stance on European independence, and the impact on peace while contrasting fortification plans and political loyalties. It also surveys colonization policy, Wakefield’s reforms, and the New Zealand charter under Lord John Russell and the Colonial Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Soult-Guizot
Monsieur Thiers
Count Molé
Mr. Roebuck
Robert Peel
Monsieur Odillon Barrot
Paris
Europe
Court
Jules Bastide
National Guard
Colonial Office
England
Wakefield
America
Colonial Land Committee
New Zealand
Times
Hutt
George Sinclair
Grote
Lord Devon
Lord Eliot
William Molesworth
F. Baring
Thetford
Raikes Currie
Ward
John Russell
Land and Emigration Board
New South Wales
Westminster-hall
Wentworth
White
Lord Howick
Lord John Russell
Australia
Western Australia
Colonial Gazette
South Australia
Stephens
Alarm at Russia France talks and Molé policy
Commentators fear a drift toward an Anti-English Alliance under Count Molé if he displaces Guizot. The War Party seeks to overturn the 1815 treaties, but Russia resists any move that would jeopardize her claim to disputed territories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poraries
Russia
France
Portugal and Spain seek amicable settlement amid tensions
Reports show exaggerated early accounts of a Spanish Portuguese dispute. Portugal continues defensive preparations but intends peace via England's mediation. Spain argues Portugal cannot monopolise the Douro. Lisbon chambers meet on the 2nd to decide. Regency accepts delay as a peace pledge. Bursery ar and Brighton Gazette note future coal gifts from Hon. Fitzroy and Lord Cantilupe to electors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portugal
England
Espartero
Spain
Europe
Rhine
Scheldt
Danube
Elbe
Douro
Bay of Biscay
Lisbon
Bursery
Ar. Lewis
H. Fitzroy
Lord Cantilupe
Brighton Gazette
Farewell from Hon William Baring and anti corn law notes
The Hon William Baring M P retires from North Staffordshire citing personal grounds. Reports on anti corn law moves include Lyttelton resigning to back total repeal and Forster pressed as a repealer, with banquets and circulars noted. Also covered are deaths, bank robbery case, and Reform Bill debates with O Connell’s opinions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bingham Baring
North
Staffordshire
Wats
Rawson
Prentice
Council of the
League
Acland
Lyttelton
Charles Forster
the Sun
The
London
Licexsep Victuallers’ Asylum
Friends
London Tavern
Bishopsgate Street
Cotoxen O'Douxent
C.B
George’s Street
Henry Anderson O'Donnell
East India Company
Charles R. O’donnell
Canada
Limerick Chronicle
Rossery
Bank of Manchester
Manchester
Messrs. Bannermans
John Bourne
Messrs. Lowe
Church-street
Prince Louis Naronzon Bonapartse
Lord Dudley
V. W
Duke-street
St. James's
Boulogne
Naro- Leox Louis B
O'Connell
Baines
Leeds Mercury
Leeds Reformers
England
Leeds
O’connell
Edward Baines
Francis Egerton
Lord Grey
Ireland
Society For
Useruzr Kyowlepce
General Committee
Thomas Coates
Lincoln's Inn-Fields
Society For the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge
Willliam Tooker
Russell-square
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Frasza
Newgate
Henricus
James Mead
Napoleon Bonaparte
Corsica
C. Knight
Ludgatehill
United States
New York
W. Fletcher
the Weekly Chronicle
Count Mole
Sieur Guizot
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