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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Jan 15, 1842

Page

4

York Herald chronicling British peerage futilities and reform

The article surveys titles and lineage across several peers including Breadalbane and Bristol, criticizing hereditary rewards gained by debt or manipulation. It details portraits of Lords and Bishops, their personalities, residences, and political stances, alongside commentary on reform era debates and a note on the Sonning Hill railway accident deodand.

Sonning-Hill Robert Palmer Great Western Railway

Legal Q and A on estates and contracts guidance

A long correspondence page offers legal Q and A on wills estates and contracts. Topics include insurance recovery, insolvent debtors, widow and children's shares, executor actions, dower rights, probate notices, method of filing suits, and advice to seek professional help. References to subscribers and court procedures appear throughout.

Letter about a London printing machine and Times remarks

A Country Cousin writes to the Weekly Chronicle describing a labour saving newspaper printing machine near Printing-house Square and wonders if it is the Times. He notes a steam engine powering the press, questions about the Times and machinery praise for a ten hours deputation, and speculates on employment and policy.

Weekly Chronicle Printing-house-square Ludgate-street Times London Lancashire Crabtree Lord Ashley Lord Morreau West Riding Lord Morpeth America Dublin H. A Bir O' Guve Trurarraz Joan O'Grot Old England Bonaparte Anti- Corn-law League Temperance Troy Mr. Cobden Alps Mark Lane Wakefield, &c Aberdeen Chronicle Medical Times B.T B. T Cotton Twist Lervens Peri Caime Humanitas Heywood Dugdale Cole Thos. Simpson Power Bath Bristol Great Western S.T. F John Gill House of Lords H. F Canada United States A.T Bank of England A. T C. W.A

Fire damages the Dart near Amsterdam and a royal obituary notes

A January 7 Amsterdam letter reports the Dart under Captain Cornely, en route from London, caught fire while ascending the Great Canal and the land area was said to be totally destroyed. The piece also notes the death of the Countess of Erne at Hampton Court Palace, a former Lady of the Bedchamber, and mentions Dr. French's likely appointment to the vacant mitre, backed by Sir Robert Peel.

T. B Great Marlborough-street Thomas Haggard W.C Leicester Chester Martha Green John Anderton N.B W. L J. Hd Plimlmon Ladyda Michaelmas Benne Fou Williamson Y. Z H. B Weekly Chronicle Fortunatus W. A Vaughan J. E J. Sillany Doctors’ Commons England Bilton John S—y John A. Studdart Amsterdam Dart Cornely London Erns Countess of Erie Wharncliffe Wortley Yorkshire Hampton-court-palace Earl of Erne Drum Castle French Jesus College Cambridge Robert Peel Lord Lyndhurst Messrs. Rothschild Hickley Aston Borrajo Maille Poste Count Salvandy France M. Pascol Bethink Foreign Office South America Liverpool Buenos Ayres Lavalle Whitehall Paris House of Commons Rupert Peel Court of Queen’s Bench Mainwaring Cowes Martinique Corunna Walcheren Peninsula Fuentes d’Onor Badajoz Deats Bisnor Chlchester Shuttleworth Chichester Humphrey Shuttleworth York Preston Kirkham Lancashire New College, Oxford Winchester Oxford Hook Wordsworth Lyall John Peel Canterbury R. Peel Globe Bisworrh Anderson Epward Krye Jellalabad Affghanistan Queen’s 13Th Light Infantry Richard Fitzgerald King Edward King King Henry King K.C.B Earl of Kingston Lord Cuance Lion George-street Hanover-square Lord Langdale Launcelot Shadwell Knight Bruce and Wigram Queen’s Bench Court of Common Pleas Exchequer John Cross Court of Bankruptcy Patteson Williams Coleridge Wightman Bosanquet Maule Coltman Erskine Parke Alderson Gurmey Rolfe Queen’s Counsel Queen v. Kendrick Court of Queen's Bench Byles

Time of sunrise and sunset for Britain and Ireland

Instructions to compute sunrise and sunset times by latitude using 51 deg 30 min as a reference. Adds or subtracts minutes per degree to adjust for other locations. Also provides time adjustments for high water at major sea ports relative to London Dock, with numerous specific port offsets.

Great Britain Ireland London Bristol Ork Cove Falmouth Hull Milford Haven Brighton Cowes Dover Dublin Holyhead Liverpool Port Glasgow Southampton

Peel must have a fair trial in a new Downing Street era

London editorial argues Liberals should avoid premature attacks and instead press for a unified, virtuous opposition aligned with Peel’s pending program. It urges a single, nonpartisan parliamentary speech to set the session’s approach, noting public hardship, the Queen's upcoming address, and the need for concrete measures rather than obstruction.

Examiner Morning Chronicle Liberal Party Robert Peel England Lord Melbourne Downing-street Home Secretary Lord Stanley House of Commons Mr. Villiers Mr. Cobden

The Reform of Tariffs and the Nation’s Judgment

A political column attacks theOpposition silence on tariffs and reform bills. It calls for action on the Cormin-Law and Customs bills, urges the government to present concrete measures, and warns that without clear accounts of fairness and taxation, the country faces ongoing deception and injustice.

Borrowed plumes in the Anti Slavery Convention dispute

A critical review questions Lord Aberdeen's role in the Anti Slavery Convention, arguing Palmerston originated the treaty and Aberdeen merely borrowed credit. It accuses Aberdeen of diplomatic missteps in Madrid, blaming Guizot and French diplomacy for an ill advised stance that could strand British representation and affect tariffs and liberal policy.

Lord Aberdeen Christendom Europe Lord Palmerston Foreign Office England Paris Revue Des Deux Mondes Count Rossi Monsieur Guizot Melbourne Amoy Foreign Department Madrid Morning Chronicle Louis Philippe Lord Cowley M. Salvandy France

Curious Coincidences In Tory Times At Northern Star

A commentary criticizes the government for meeting with a deputation claiming workers' wishes, deeming the arrangement hollow. It contrasts Peel and Stanley with Northern Star ideas on machinery and labor, arguing invention should boost employment and referencing parliamentary notes, industrial progress, and notable deaths.

Morning Chronicle Owen Feargus O’connor Northern Star Sir Robert Peel Mr. O’connor Lord Stanley Napier Manchester Liverpool Watt Arkwright England Robert Peel

Debates on Labour Wages and Socialist Critique in Peel Era

A dense editorial excerpt critiques the Salisbury era debates on wages, home comforts, and industrial reform. It contrasts Free Trade rhetoric with Socialist and Communist critiques, cites Sir Robert Peel, Colonel Thompson, and the Northern Star, and questions whether Tory leadership aligns with radical calls for land reform and workers' protections.

Robert Owen Sir Robert Peel Colonel Thompson Marshalls Greggs O'Connor Robert Peel Hobson Lang Times Ata Free Trade Party Thompson England Cliss Lim

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