Lords meet for peer trial committee and Scottish church bill
The Lords discuss the Cardigan indictment and possible committee of peers to inspect journals and minutes, with summons to the lord chief justice of the Common Pleas. The Copyhold Enfranchisement Bill preps for second reading while the Church of Scotland question remains unresolved. The Address ceremony at Buckingham Palace proceeds with unusually thin attendance.
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Central Criminal Court
Earl of Cardigan
Tuckett
Adolphus
the Common Pleas
Lord Repdesdale
Church OF Scotland
Earl of Happineton
Viscount McLnourne
HappineTon
Lord McLyvcrne
Buckingham Palace
Lord Brabazon
Grantley Berkeley
Dottin
Busfield
Tufnell
B. J Stanley
Garden and farm tasks for February in old horticultural guide
Instructions for winter to early spring farming and gardening. It lists field and orchard work such as hedges, drainage, sowing oats, preparing hot beds for cucumbers, transplanting cabbages and herbs, pruning fruit trees, combating pests with cow dung lime and ashes, and bee care. It also notes garden observations and miscellaneous letters to the editor from 1841.
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Laurustinus
Law, police, and victuallers clash over enforced orders
In a heated exchange, A Licknsep VicTUALLER criticizes the law as harsh and ill aimed, arguing that police discretion risks targeting respectable victuallers while the act fails to curb disorder. He urges enforcement balanced with protecting legitimate leisure. The speaker backs cooperation to press for a remedy that restricts excess without harming lawful enjoyment.
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Jardine
Calendar for Britain and Ireland Sunrise Sunset Rules
A dated calendar section explains methods to compute sunrise and sunset times for Great Britain and Ireland using latitude adjustments above and below 51 deg 30 min. It also lists high water times at major ports with specific hour and minute differences from London Dock timing, noting variations for Bristol Orkney Falmouth Hull Milford Haven Brighton Cowes Dover Dublin Holyhead Liverpool Port Glasgow Southampton and other harbours, and references Notices to Correspondents for further calendar information.
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Great Britain and Ireland
London
Bristol
Ork
Cove
Falmouth
Hull
Milford Haven
Brighton
Cowes
Dover
Dublin
Holyhead
Liverpool
Port Glasgow
Southampton
Enlarged Weekly Chronicle Debuts With Expanded Sheet
The Weekly Chronicle presents its first enlarged sheet at fourpence halfpenny, claiming a genuine increase that exceeds twelve old columns. Editors praise reader feedback, promise tighter labor, and declare the largest, most compact body of solid type yet offered in the United Kingdom.
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Weekly Chronicle
United Kingdom
Session of 1841 shows blunt clash over Speech and revenue
In a brisk polemic the paper rejects Peel's view on royal speeches as concealing thoughts and predicts trouble from a Tory push. It notes nine of fifteen speech paragraphs focus on foreign affairs, questions funding by revenue reform, and critiques government notices. It highlights planned bills on Poor Law reform, justice administration, and voter registration, while urging cautious, targeted changes that do not destabilize the economy.
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O. Legal
J. S
E. W
A.worcester
L. W
C. A. Clarke
Doctors’ Commons
Iver
Joshua Barnard
B. C
T. B
R. J
Frederick William
Win
Robinson
W. M
House of Correction
H. W
Robert Peel
Machiavelli
Lord Melbourne
House of Commons
Baring
Ireland
Stanley
Secretary of the Treasury
Labendiere
Board of Trade
Ewart
Labonchere
John Russell
Lord John Russell
Lord Morpeth
Lord Stanley
Ulster Conservative Association
Debate on Franchise Reform and Criminal Code in 19th Century Britain
The piece critiques the Stanley Registration plan and prospects for franchise curtailment, noting unpopularity of the Stanley shears and reactions in England and Ireland. It previews upcoming bills by Mr Fox Maule and Mr Fitzroy Kelly on County Courts and death penalties, praising prudence. It condemns lack of relief in the Poor Law and laments political motives, arguing liberal governance cannot defend the current system.
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England
Ireland
O’connell
Stanley
Fox Maule
Fitzroy Kelly
Commons
Lords
Leeds Meeting and the Suffrage Debate
The Leeds Meeting softened old prejudices between Middle Classes and Chartists, proving gradual progress toward wider suffrage. Roebuck’s speech impressed. Chartists aim for universal suffrage, while editors urge staged expansion and broader basis for representation rather than fixed finality.
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Leeds
Holbeck Moor
Fergus O'Conner
Northern Star
Leeds Mercury
Jeremy
Fragmentary political notes on divisions and leadership
Fragmented OCR text recounts parliamentary friction around divisions and leadership figures, mentioning Mr Brotherton and a motion tied to sessional orders and a post twelve o'clock suspension. It hints at rivalries, claims of personal feeling, and unclear references to 1841 division entries.
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Parti
Meus Salford
Dfennui
Dreier
Dinner to Mr Parker and Mr Ward in Sheffield
A Sheffield Independent report covers a dinner given to Mr Parker and Mr Ward by leading constituents the day after a town meeting at the Town Hall. It notes Mr Py’s speech endorsing principles linked to the Triport inquiry and discusses a Carlisle meeting on corn laws with Mr Philip Howard and constituents.
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Sheffield Independent
Whch
Parker
Ward
Afr. Py
Triport Py
Lord J
Carlisle
Philip Howard
py.Howard
Howard
Dar Teff
The Elections and Campaigns of Parliament Voices
The coming week features pivotal contests at Walsall and Canterbury with East Surrey in view. Liberal hopes hinge on Alcock's early entry while Conservatives defend their monopoly and Anti Corn Law sentiment grows. Col Ferguson wins Kirkaldy Burghs as Bowring clashes with Liberal rivals and Bowing’s defeat prompts reflection on public principle.
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Walsall
Canterbury
East Surrey
Alcock
Gladstone
Returnel x
H. Wilson
Col. Ferguson
Kirkaldy
Bowring
Col
Ferg
Scotland
London
The French Cock Crows and London Laughs At It
The piece mocks Lord Palmerston with a caricatured French play about Lecoq the giant killer in a National Guard uniform. It follows a sequence of ironic jokes from the Marseillaise to mock-heroic boasts, ending with a note on translation and audience understanding.
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London
Paris
Lord Palnerston
Biranger
Monsieur Guizot
England
Courier Francais
Lord Palmerston
Lecoq
National Guard
Republic
Vienna
Berlin
St. Petersburgh
Lecog
Delons
Europe
Quotidienne
Twelve O Clock Road to Immortality in Parliament
Reportage notes Mr. Brotherton's nocturnal habit of speaking past midnight in Parliament. The piece lampoons his insistence on late debates, comparing him with Napier and Charley Napier, and portraying him as pursuing an eternal “Twelve o Clock” path through political sessions.
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Napier
Acre
Count D’orsay
Mr. Brotherton
Charley Napier
Brotherton
West India mail routes and Dartmouth port cited in official letter
An official correspondence outlines plans for the transit of London and western mails to Worcester via the Birmingham rail route set to commence on the fifth of the ensuing fortnight. The Dartmouth port is confirmed as the West India mails station, with government deliberations stressing stationing and compensation concerns, while weather and naval notes alongside brief notices on the Styx launch close the item.
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London
Worcester
Birmingham Aiter
Dartmouth
Treasury Chambers
Her
Treasury
R. Gonpoyx
England
St. James's
Regent
Hye
Round Pond
Kensington Gardens
Bey Humane Society
Kensingtom
Ningpo
Nankin
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Gulfo
Wallace
China
Alampshire
Lauxeu
Styx
She ™ Ness
Sheerness
John Hill
Atkins
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