08 Jan 1842
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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 08, 1842
Page
1
In a satirical 1842 piece titled Free Trader No XXIX, Corton mocks the Joshua Hobson deputation asserting Peel has a heart. The author deconstructs the West Riding delegation's calls for higher adult wages and factory reforms, labeling them manipulative and exposing perceived political theater.
The Queen and Prince Albert continue royal Windsor routines with walks and dinners. Attendance includes Viscount Melbourne, Earl of Lincoln, and Sir Robert Peel. Gifts to 100 Windsor families are announced, with future movements to Claremont discussed and Frogmore gardens described as a grand new project. Churchill era style notes mention the Duke of Bedford’s land compensation and other court movements.
Read as a London gossip round, reports claim ministers press to loosen corn laws at Buckingham Palace. A cabinet break and rapid reconstruction are expected around Parliament’s meeting, with Grenville-like stubbornness cited as likely to resist concessions.
Reports from Windsor detail lavish preparations for the Prince of Wales christening, with fires kept in St George's chapel to maintain 65 degrees, a royal mausoleum setting, and extensive interior rearrangements. Duke Albert and royal officials inspect the chapel and Cardinal Wolsey’s hall as work proceeds.
On the first of this month the Leipzig fair began, showcasing manufactured goods and pleasure items. Business starts three to four days earlier and lasts three weeks. The New Year fair was proclaimed in 1458, drawing merchants from many countries. The annual value of aged goods at Leipzig fairs nears £3,000,000, excluding books.
At Canterbury Borough Sessions the appeal of Sir Edward Knatchbull, Bart, against a conviction for refusing to pay toll at a turnpike gate near Canterbury was heard. The case revolved around whether an election journey exempted him from tolls, with counsel for both sides arguing statutory exemptions and privilege of court. The recorder affirmed the conviction but suggested seeking the Court of Queenstown Bench review. costs to be settled in the usual way.
On a Saturday evening the governor of Newgate received a secretary of state order to remove Edward Beaumont Smith the life prisoner for forgery to Woolwich. He traveled alone by post chaise under guard and has kept a private cell. His wife visited recently in distress. It remains unclear if this is preparatory for final exile or a halt at the hulks.
A Dublin reform rally at the Mansion House urged supporting Lord Morpeth as representative after Mr West. Speakers praised Morpeth and denounced the Tory Orange line, with crowds cheering and £1200 pledged to a fundraising fund for the campaign.
The Dublin Conservatives refuse a candidate based on mere wealth and seek a worthy opponent. The Dublin Evening Mail cites apathy and desertion among conservatives, and the Morning Chronicle notes a London deputation urging Mr Attwood to run. A Metropolitan Conservative Society meeting pledges strong opposition to Lord Morpeth.
The Indian Mail describes a major British victory in China detailing the fall of Amoy on August 26 with minimal British losses, the capture of fortifications and cannon, and the subsequent posting of troops to Koolangsee. It notes further British actions in Burmah, the defense of Calcutta and threats from Shah Shaujah, plus naval movements near Ningpo and Chusan.
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