Notable events and calamities of the era in brief
A long, fragmented chronicle recounts political votes, cricket results, royal entertainments, deaths, shipwrecks, and major trials. It notes Major General Lewis’s death, a libel case in the Common Pleas, and a theater fire in Glasgow. Also covered are port of Dublin deaths, naval actions in Asia, and accidents on the London to Birmingham line with fatal injuries.
Legal correspondence on tenancy and notice rules
A longQ&A style column offers guidance on disputes over tenancy terms and dilapidations. Readers are advised how to sue for unpaid rent, recover damages via lease drafts, and pursue discovery in chancery. Answers cover notice periods, mortgage and land issues, and procedure for petty legal matters.
Personal account challenges Redman in London trade case
A letter from A. H. Hexpert defends his nine year service to Mr. Redman, denies falsified invoices, and claims Redman owes him £185 and over £1,000 tied to a bill of exchange. Hexpert asserts he delivered cargo promptly on arrival and laments imprisonment over a trifling sum while offering details to support his case. The piece notes fair play for publication and mentions Galpin's Setter on Home Colonization upcoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince’s Row
Pimlico
Newgate
Giltspur-street Compter
Borough Compter
London
Middlesex
Alderman Hooper
J. Pilcher
Pritchard
Baker
St. Katharine Docks
Ann Smith
Hobart Town
Matilda
Wm. Brown
London and Birmingham
Euston-sQuare
London On Birmingham
Jackson
North London University College Hospital
Upper Gower Street
Bedford Square
New Road
Mimms
Prince Albert
My.dnson
Buckingham Palace
Duchess of Buccleugh
Montague-house
Whitehall
Earl of Delaware
Upper Grosvenor-street
Hargrave
Arkwright
H. B
W. J
B. C
Bath
Henry
Dr. Binns
Strand
Ijf
William Thompson
Christ
J. M
England
Farm Hoas
Johnson
Redman
A. H. Hexpert
Time of sunrise and sunset for Britain and Ireland
Instructions to compute sunrise and sunset by latitude using 51 deg 30 min as base, adjusting by minutes per degree, plus a method for estimating high water at major ports with listed offsets, and a note to consult Notices to Correspondents for calendar related information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auy Place
Great Britain and Ireland
London
Bristol
York
Cove
Falmouth
Hull
Milford Haven
Brighton
Cowes
Dover
Dublin
Holyhead
Liverpool
Port Glasgow
Southampton
Debates on Peel and Liberal Shifts in Parliament
A Victorian-era analysis argues Liberals doubt a true Whig revival, urging Sir Robert Peel to push practical measures. It notes Peel has laid groundwork against monopoly, but must act decisively, with the Squires and Corn-Law League shaping the political price. The piece cautions public opinion to press for clear reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert, Peel
Robert Peel
Thomas Fremantle
Bankes
John Russell
Fira
Birmingham
Lord Melbourne
Dr. Bowring
Exeter
Bowring
Import Duties Committee
Lord Althorp
Corn-Law League
Squires
Sean Tara
T. H. Monstaous Crepaniry
Board of Guardians of the
Stourbridge Union
Brierley-bi
Dunn
Dudley Devil
Return of penny stamps to weekly newspaper printers 1842
A notice records the number of newspaper stamps issued at one penny to weekly newspaper printers. It specifies the total stamps issued for April May and June 1842 and lists the weekly average sale for each period. The document serves as an archival accounting of stamp distribution to printers during spring 1842.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parer
Boll
John Bull
National Advertiser
Pease Om
Paris Despatches Report Dismissal of Gutierrez in Barcelona
The Tuesday Paris journals report Gutierrez, political chief in Barcelona, has been dismissed and Seoane takes on political chief duties alongside captain general. The notes reference French consul insults, a banquet honoring French officials, and remonstrance between Madrid and Paris. Additional Madrid reports discuss a monarchist clause to extend Ferdinand VII’s minority, Catalan deputies demanding ministerial dismissals, and Valencia’s reception of the regent. General Chacon appointed Madrid captain general. Secane to Catalonia. A Madrid letter notes cordial talks between the French chargé d’affaires and the Spanish ministry. Laura America. Livynpool. Lima letter mentions sailors joining Yarrico’s cause, Castello defeated at Mogueza, port open again.
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Ashton
Manchester
Stockport
Overland Mail
China
Boltonje-moors
London
Archdeacon Stopford
Meath
Spain
Eliza Bailey
Birkenhead
G. Palmer
Countess of Bradford
Norwood
Bank of Manchester
Lambeth
Gregoris
Queen Square
I. Brunel
Thames Tunnel
Bavaria
Ratisbon
Hampton-court Palace
Grace Darling
Bamburgh
Yarmouth
Corsair
Talisman
Blackheath
Cook
Greenwich Cowboy
Garlee
Star of Kent
Hope
Nancy Barques
Goodwin Sanda
T. S. Duncombe
Halborn
Chester
Allan Cunningham
Dr. Channing
Vermont
United States
Count Claperede
Paris
Europe
East
Sebastiani
Alice Lowe
Lord Frankfort
Covent-garden
Bearwood
Walter
Tooke, Hardy
Thelwall
Radley’s
Blackfriars
M. Gomez Cecerra
Senate
Wm. Hone
J. R. Wellsted
Arabia
Nott
Cabul
Pollock
R.sale
Yang-lze-Kiang
Woo-sung
Shang-hae
Walmer-castle
J. Jones
Carmarthenshire
Barcelona
Rodil
Senor Olouzaga
House of Congress
Abd-el-Kader
Lamoriciere
Stepney
John F. Mortlock
Cambridge
Mr. Mortlock
Crown and Anchor
Rigo
Ashburnham House
Marylebone Vestry
Regent Circus
Ayrshire
Congreve
Drurylane
Marseilles
England
Hong Kong
India
Shamshoodeen Khen
Ghuznee
Mohommed Akhbar Khan
Lady Sale
Charles Kemble
Covent Garden Theatre
Mr. Benn
Archduke of Austria
Pentonville
Kingswood-hill
Bristol
Messrs
Ireland
James Scully
Mary Hunter
Sheffield
F. Robertson
Faculty of Advocates
Edinburgh
Buckley
St. Helen's
L. Philip Keele
Greenock
Portugal
Merchant Taylors’ Company
Espartero
Malta
Bygrave
Astaliff
M‘caskill
Batta
James Stuart Wortley
Buteebire
William Rae
Advocate
Armande Vestris
Lord Hill
Shrewsbury
Mies Murray
Adelphi Theatre
Grand Junction Railway
Manilla
Tabaya
St. Joseph
Sir John
Lady Pirie
Mr. Marston
Drury-lane
Rouse Lesch
George Green
Edward Archer
Glasgow
Nottingham
Accrington
Mr. Dunn
Yorkshire Agricultural Bank
Coatbridge
Brighton
G. Wilraham
Lady Wilbraham
Goodman’s Yard
Admiral Evans
Cork
Congreve’s
Haymarket
Payne v. Rowley
Living Model Academy
East India House
Court of Proprietors
Archdeacon Wrangham
Caunt
Freeman
Michael Meagan
Thomas Leary
Whitecross-street
Tilsley
James Crowley
Stornehs
Warwickshire
Jacqueminot
M. Gutierrez
Seoane
Alarazanas
M. de Lesseps
al. Gatier
Madrid
Patriota
Ferdinand VII
Catalonia
Cortes
Valencia
General Chacon
General Secane
Duke de Glucksberg
Laura America
Livyenpool
Court
Lima
Yarrico
Islay
Mogueza
Castello
Yaena
la Fuenza
Arica
Callao War Dispatch and London Treaty News
Details of Vidal and Yarrico in Peru with blank commissions and near-violent outcomes. London to China treaty by Lieut-Col Malcolm. Stockholm insolvency, Ariel arrives with Rio intelligence and Salamander news. Queen's privy council, Hong Kong courts, and press critique of The Standard. Public notices of tax debates and social unrest. local incidents include a missing elderly woman, a coroner verdict, and a hunting park clash.
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Callao
Vidal
Coorel d Estua
Yasrico
Vivanca
Islay
Puco
Varrico
Yarrico
Malcolm
U.B
London
Paris
Marseilles
China
Stockholm
House of Sutthof and Co
Innulvents
Thalers
Livefoot
Ariel
Perambucco
Rio
Salamander
Ellis
England
Windsor Castle
Royal
Prince Albert
Robert Peel
Treasury
Earl of Aberdeen
Lord Stanley
Earl of Haddington
Admiralty
Houk-kong
Canton
C. Greville
Marquis of Ormonde
R. Ormsby Gore
Wemyss
Bouverie
Great Western Railway
Paddington
Privy Council
Mr. C. Greville
Windsorcastle
Slough
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Ger
Adelphi
Acready
Common Pleas
Madame Persiant
Lewis
R.M
Plymouth
Harley
Eton
Westminster
France
Freemasons’ Tavern
Herbert's
Palaceyard
Harmer
Ingress Abbey
Birmingham and Gloucester
Old Ponsonby
Judge Foster
Affghanistan
Rachel
Robert Lindsay Crawford
Lindsay and Garrock
Scotland
William Simpson
Durham
George Walter
Bill
Hullah
Pricters
James Robertson
James Liddle
Monkwearmonts
Duke of Orleans
Ardbraccean
Robert Wilmot
Hemphnety Brighton
Hume
British Museum
Rundell
Bridge
Bordero
C. Berkeley
Allan M‘nab
St James’e Street
Byrne
Robert Hall
Quitty
Laffan
Clonmel
Coventry
Leeds
Paisley
Earl of Bective
Marquis Headfort
Alderman Thompson
Lord Prudhoe
Duke of Northumberland
Eleanor Grosvenor
Tottenham
Rising
Ketley
Mincing Lane
Deptford
M‘douall
Metropolis
Crosby Hall
Archd. Tait
George’s Club
Civil Engineers
Lord's
East India-house
Sattara
East India Directors
Montreal
Baron Larrey
Beverley
Tottenham Street
Sanderland
Avaust
Greville
Chapman
Sunday Times
Niszou
John Banim
Kilkenny
Lord Rossmore
Sturge
the Admiralty
Woolwich Dockyard
Walter Wheelaghan
Tallamore
Hope and Mildmay
Captain Gladstone
S.L. Fox
Ipswich
Parsons
Cincinnati
Miss Crellin
John Orr M‘gill
Lyne
Arif Pacha
Grand Council
Constantinople
Hrnouf Pacha
Yorkshire
Preston
Leicester
Bolton
Duke of Wellington
Mr. Green
Dorset
Currie
Kennington
Clerkenwell
Lord Gray
Kinfauns
Lord Wellesley
Maginn
Bean
Central Criminal Court
Lord Vivian
The
Ordnance
Nicholas Suisse
O'Neill
Stafford
Abercromby Robinson
Waterloo
Table Bay
Queen
Woolwich
Nore
Fanny Ellsler
Berlin
Mr. Longman
Hampstead
K. W. Clayton
Bart
Marlow
Great North of England Railway Company
Her Majesty
Granton-pier
Dalkeith
Holyrood
Scone
Dalmeny-park
Bugeaud
Leipsic
Altenberg
Sirhind
Jasper Nicholl
Pullock
Jellalabad
Khelat-i-Ghilzie
Craigie
Gough
Parker
Yih
Chinhae
Tertary
Francis Bradley
Kirkdale
Merchant Guild
Clifton
Salford
Staffordshire
William Howitt
Mary Spencer
Quadring
Winterbottom
Smith
Fry
Newel
Archdeacon Strong
Fesesearonets
Mr. Carter
Michael Smith
Sunderland-bridge
Sunderland
Covent-garden Theatre
Norma
Douglas Jerrola
Gertrude
Earl of
Lord Ashburton
America
Marquis of Wellesley
Humphrey
Lord Sydenham
Reform Club
Patrick Doran
J. Scholefield
Jas. Leech John Massey
Feargus O'Connor
Lord Eilen Borough
Drurylene
Marthe Goddard
Derby
Rouen
North Eastern
Bishops Street
Special Commission
J. Spooks
Court of Requesta
George Rowell
T. B
Wallace
B.C. D
Uany
A. Anderson
Court of Chancery
Candlemas
Hyde
B. Y
Tohoever
Acre
Edward Smith
Mandamus
Queen's Bench
O. W
Tsasc Potter—Fou
van Helt
George Tinker
Monxpay
Weethare Seah
E.N.M
Meteo
Ephem
Zadkiel
Archbishop Laud
Legh
Tucaspar
ENOL
the Weekly Chronicle
Sir Robert Peel
Prussia
Austria
Metternich
Count Molé
Tuileries
Jour de l'An
Monsieur Thiers
Monsieur Guizot
Louis Philippe
National
Toulon
Corps Diplomatique
Monsieur Lesseps
General Pastor
Sarvapar
Tris
Bis
Wein
Lancashire
Visi
Blackfriars Road
Robert Owen
Wych-street
City Road
Helywell Street
Wakley
Princesstreet
Bedford-row
Charles Till
Samuel Phillips
Philanthophic Society
Fricas
Caesaire
Baronet
Somerfordpark
Charles Shakerley
Hunt
T. W. J. Swettenham
Somerford Park
Davenport Hall
Somerford
Swettenham
Charles Shukerley
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