Party at the Hankin House Ends in Pranks and Lively Jest
A tea party hosted by Mrs Hankin features witty remarks and playful mischief. Mr Jollit makes a dramatic entrance with a prank umbrella while Pratt entertains with muffins. Cards and teetotums provoke laughs as guests bond over eccentric games, music, and banter, ending with amused fatigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Snarry
Thes Hall
Pratt
Mr. Pratt
Jollit
Joseph Jollit
Bam
Duke of Northumberland
Mr. Jollit
Mr. Bodie
Mr. Bodle
Joe Jollit
Lisbeth
Vingt-Un
Fanny
Mrs. Ankin
Snarry
Pension grants and university appeals in London reports
The Moniteur notes a 1500 franc annual pension for widow Casimir Delavigne from Beaux Arts funds and a similar grant from literature funds. It also covers Oxford University delegates ruling against Macmullen in Hampden libel appeal, a Goldsmiths Company statue display, and local notes on vestry decisions, education, and drainage concerns at St Pancras with Kentish Town commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casimir Delavigne
Moniteur
New College
Williams
Macmullen
Parism
St. Paul
Covent
Tower of London
Wellclose
Thomas Walsh
Charel
Agp Dumue
Feterlane
Fleet-street
London
Princes-street
G. Catley
J. D. Powles
St. Pancras Board of Directors
Gruanpiaxs
UxsurFiciext Drarvacu
Directors and Guardians of the Poor of
St. Pancras
King’s Road
Wright
Curtis
Ferdinand Street
Churchwarden Howarth
Kentishtown
Biography of Walbrook vestry conflict and rector’s verdict
In Walbrook St Stephen parish a special vestry heard Rev Dr Croley recount the 22d ult confrontation with churchwardens and gatekeepers. He denounced blocking doors by police, urged independent audits, and highlighted the parish’s 19 year accounts dispute with Alderman Gibbs. Parishioners resolved to withhold payment until accounts are produced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Stephen
Walbrook
Cunliffe
Dr. Croley
Brett
Joseph Gibbs
Aristotle
Newgate
Alderman Gibbs
Michel Assio
Gilray
H. B
George Cruikshank
Billy
Itt
Pitt
Walbrook Billy
Harrison
Williams
Flight
Croly
Mechanic's Shoe Making Machine Showcased in London Sleight
Commerce reports a workman from Rue Vielles Audriettes who attends public mechanics lectures has invented a machine enabling a man to produce 40 or 50 pairs of shoes daily. A placard at a marine store in Clare-market proclaims Rag merchant and bone dealer to her Majesty Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
Price changes and reader letters in the Weekly Chronicle
The Weekly Chronicle explains a price rise with two exceptions and argues against cutting paper size. It notes improvements, later news access, and stronger coverage of trade and manufacturing. A reader letter from Geo. Williams praises the paper’s Ireland coverage and requests a compact history, dated Jan 1 1844.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weekly Chronicle
The
League
Chronicle
Werity Chronicle
Boz
Manchester
Overland Mail
Ireland
Lord Stanley
Uas
Londonderry
Biy
Geo. WiLttaxs
P.S. 1
Little Wootton
Lincolnsire tenants gain from liberal rents and ward elections
Lord Monson and Earl Fortescue have reduced rents on Lincolnshire estates by fifteen and ten percent respectively. A ward election petition may force a new vote if disqualified candidates are upheld, risking the seating of four other peers. A fatal accident and a naval funeral are reported in Sheerness. Weather details, public health meeting, a Liverpool sugar fire theory, an artist inquest, and a natural death verdict complete the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Monson
Lincolnshire
Earl Fortescue
Tattershall
Farrincpon Witsout
Messrs
Richard Taylor
Robert Obbard
Edward Hodgson
W. Gresham
Prendergast
Sydney
Walker
Wells
Lady Grenxville
Lady Grenville
Dropmore
Huntercombe-house
Bucks
Burnham
Sheerness
Sir Edward Brace
Fareham
Portsmouth
Camperdown
Ocean
77Th
Royal Marines
Vestal
Larne
Sheriff
Fisher
Chatham
Myrtle
Westher
Regent’s Park
Yorkgate Bridge
St. George’s Fields
St. George’s Fields. the Report, Which Was Read By Mr. Meymott
Clutterbuck
Addison
Sutherland
Liverpool
Drata
Wakley
Lord Wellington
University-street
Tottenham-court-road
Thomas Gibson
Carlisle
E. Garland
University Street
Taylor
Time of Sunrise and Sunset and Tide Details from The Week
Provides methods to compute sunrise and sunset times for Great Britain and Ireland by latitude, with adjustments per degree either above or below 51 degrees. Lists high water times for major ports with specific offsets from London Dock gates times for Bristol Cork Falmouth Hull Milford Haven Brighton Cowes Dover Dublin Holyhead Liverpool Port Glasgow Southampton. Includes a dated weekly ephemeris with religious lessons, moon age, sun declination, day length changes, and weather notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Ireland
London Dock
Bristol
Cork
Cove
Falmouth
Hull
Milford Haven
Brighton
Cowes
Dover
Dublin
Holyhead
Liverpool
Port Glasgow
Southampton
The Corn Laws and Liberal Party Struggles in 1844
The Weekly Chronicle surveys the state of parties in 1844, arguing for free trade over protection and detailing the four Corn Law factions, Cobden’s league, and the Whig approach. It notes Gladstone’s export decline claim, fears for foreign demand, and the need for a strong principle to unite Liberals against Tory protection. It also covers Spain’s Narvaez government, royal intrigues, and Franco-Spanish tensions shaping European politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morning Chronicle
Gladstone
Board of Trade
Foreign and Colonial Quarterly Review
Mr. Gladstone
House of Commons
India
China
Globe
Germany
England
Manchester
Liverpool
Lincolnshire
Lancashire
Woburn
Lord Palmerston
John Russell
Duke of Buckingham
Archy
Essex
Dorsetshire
Robert Peel
Lord Stanley
Cobden
League
Sibthorpe
Treasury Bench
Corn Law Party
Monseigneur
Peel Scale
Sir E. Knatchbull
Lord John Russell
Chronicle
Aorning Chronicle
Lord Howick
Party of Free Trade
Mc Gregor
Deacon Hume
LORD DE GREY RECALL REPORTS CONTRADICT STANDARD
The Standard denies Lord de Grey's recall yet we believe the report authentic though premature. The piece argues Ireland would benefit from his departure with the Lord Lieutenant, while noting possible delay to April or May. It cites political disharmony from Ferrand and Oastler Coalition and warns against spreading falsehoods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord de Grey
Robert Peel
Ireland
Standard
Ferrand and
Oastler
Prorogation of the Cortes and Spanish despotism
The article notes rapid, opposing Madrid reports on Spain after Senor Olozaga's career ended. It observes the sudden changes and widespread confusion in Madrid corre spondents, blaming no one as events unfold and certainty remains elusive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Cortes
Senor Olozaga
Madrid
New Zealand tensions prompt hope for British Native harmony
A London article argues the New Zealand crisis arose from accident not design and urges government action to protect settlers. It criticizes Auckland dominance, calls for impartial Crown protection, and suggests both sides showed restraint to end the dispute while warning that regional bias risks future trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
United States
Parliament
Colonial Office
New Zealand Company
Auckland
Hobson
Shortland
Downing-street
Wellington
Sydney
Lord Stanley
Fitzroy
Wakefield
M‘donough
Rangihaita
Colonel Wakefield
Tucker
Queen and Wellington at Windsor Banquet Scene
At Windsor Castle banquet night, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert led the royal party to the private drawing room. The Duke of Wellington dozed briefly, then woke to the Queen's playful bouquet tap and a smiling curtsey before moving to the green drawing room for coffee amid guests. St Marylebone authorities warn foot pavement cleansing fines under local Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Windsor Castle
Prince Albert
Duke of Wellington
St. Marylebone
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Mary Stuart
Chatsworth Park
Mies Costello
Sir John Suckling
Colley Cibber
Meteo
Ephem
Zadkiel
Holland
Wepn Nespay
Laud
Great Britain and Ireland
the Weekly Chronicle
the Chronicle
Boeotia
Athens
Guinea
Lord Spencer
Puerta del Sol
Almisterg
Times
Olozaga
Louis Philippe
Queen Christina
Cromwell
Camarilla
Gonzales Bravo
Martinez de la Rosas
Brava
Guirigaray
O Victoria
Narvaez
Bravo
Duc d’Aumale
Don Francisco
Caramanchel
Dona Carlota
Portugal
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