Seduction case at Northampton baronial court
A Northampton jury heard Mr. Humfrey and Mr. Hill defend and prosecute in a seduction suit brought by a butcher against surgeon Mr. Faircloth. The plaintiff’s daughter testified to repeated meetings and alleged medical interference, while letters and payments were disputed. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff on damages of 80 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Roddis
William Roddis
Miss Holmes
Waterloo
Hill
Mary Holmes
Miss Reddis
Albertine Watson
Charlotte Reddis
Mr. Faircloth
Houghton Road
Northampton
Elizabeth Lake
Miss Roddis
Rociises
Charlotte
Hur
Miss Penn
Martha Baker
Roddis
Manchester
W. W
Money Club
J. D
M. S
Mary
Warwick
Legal Correspondence and Readers’ Q&A Items
A 19th century column collects legal queries and reader questions on property deeds, apprenticeship rights, voting, and taxation. It covers judgments, prescription, landlord tenant repairs, and guardianship while offering brief official-style guidance and subscriber notes.
Time rules for sunrise sunset and high water in Britain and Ireland
Instructions detail how to compute sunrise and sunset times using latitude adjustments plus a set of hour and minute additions or subtractions for major ports. It also notes using London Dock gates as a base and lists specific offsets for Bristol Cork Falmouth Hull Milford Haven Brighton Cowes Dover Dublin Holyhead Liverpool Port Glasgow Southampton and general note about other harbours and calendar notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain and Ireland
London Dock
Bristol
Cork
Cove
Falmouth
Hull
Milford Haven
Brighton
Cowes
Dover
Dublin
Holyhead
Liverpool
Port Glasgow
Southampton
Election results echo Tory strength and Liberal doubt
The weekly Chronicle weighs final election tallies in England Scotland and Ireland predicting a Tory majority around 63 seats with potential rise to 74. It discusses Peel as likely to take office and notes key figures like Morpeth Grote Hume and Stanley among those displaced. The piece warns of trade and tax pressures while urging reflection on registration and voter protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Scotland
Ireland
Dublin
Waterford
Athlone
Robert Peel
Commons
Lord Morpeth
Lord Howick
Grote
Hume
William Molesworth
Campbell
Islay
Mr. Sanford
Stanley and
Wilbra
West Riding
Liverpool
Lancashire
Leeds
What is the price of Sir Robert Peel to England
A political broadside questions the cost of Peel's leadership, contrasting Liberal failings and Tory gains, and pledging a debtor creditor tally. It attacks Liberal imbecility, notes the fall of Whig fortunes, and cites defections among county and borough MPs as Peel builds a new government. The piece hints at the price paid by the country for political change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weekly Chronicle
London
Pall-nall
The
Universal Community Society of Rational Religionists
Walter Newatt
J. R
John William
S. M
Parliament
Oxford Street
Tur
Boulogne
Madame
W.S
B. B
Canada
Canada Emigration Office
W. J
South Australian Company
No. 4
New Broad-street
Mary Shannon
Office of the Spanish Legion
Regent Street
Robert Peel
England
Peel
Sir Robert Peel
Lord Howick
Northumberland
Lord Morpeth
West Riding
Wortley
Price of Sir Robert Peel in Irish and English policy
The piece argues that Peel's leadership inflates military costs in Ireland and England, risks unrest in manufacturing districts, and imposes taxes on wheat and sugar. It accuses Peel’s ministers of serving protected interests and landowners, blaming the Tory program for rising taxation and economic distress as a consequence of his tenure. It warns a second deluge awaits the providers of such policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Robert Peel
Ireland
Normanbys
Ebringtons
England
Robert Peel
Metternich Gentz quoted to praise Conservative restraint
A Journal reacts to liberal and conservative theories, arguing that progress must pair with limitation. It criticizes reliance on Gentz and Metternich, notes reforms from July Revolution and Reform Bill, and questions Peel's path forward amid Irish debt and deathly national issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitt
Metternich
Gentz
Robert Peel
Monsieur Gentz
Vienna
Prince Metternich
France
England
Spain
Metternich School
Peter Plymley
Lord Hawkesbury
Austerlitz
Ireland
Sir Joseph Yorke
The New Tyranny of the Irish Assessors
A critical pamphlet style critique denounces the Dublin Waterford and Athlone assessment actions under Lord Stanley’s plan. It argues misinterpretation and partisan bias disenfranchise Irish towns, foretelling violent remonstrance and denying lawful relief. It blames the Carlton Club and Tory assessors for biased verdicts and praises a Dublin assessor as a self serving reformer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commons
Ireland
Lord Stanley
Dublin
Waterford
Athlone
England
Scotland
Treland
Robert Peel
St. Alban’s
Carlton Club
Carlton
Waller
Mail
Objection to Registration Scruples Stir Dublin Irish Debate
A Dublin political clash condemns Tory registration tactics as dis franchisement through dual registration. The piece cites Orange faction influence from Waterford to Athlone and accuses West and his supporters of inflaming sectarian passions. It notes six seats hinge on the issue and laments mob violence and fake reports of Mr West’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grogan
West
Dublin
Evening Mail
City Politics and Scrutiny Prospects in 1842 Election
The article argues Conservatives are unlikely to seek a city scrutiny now and predicts a February 1842 delay. It criticizes partisan judges and suggests creating a competent tribunal to resolve election petitions promptly. It cautions the Tories to avoid stirring the issue, noting likely electoral irregularities and naming local figures such as Masterman Lyall Crawford and Pattison as potential real representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Peel
Masterman
Lyall
Messrs
Crawford
Pattison
Lord Howick and the Ballot in Northumberland Contest
In a Farewell Address at Alnwick Lord Howick laments the Ballot and the secret influence of great landowners over tenant votes. He argues the Ballot would have secured his return, while the lack of it exposes political service to coercive power and leads to his defeat and consequent inactivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Howick
Northumberland
Alnwick
Duke of Northumberland
Tankervilles
Grays
Lord Ossulston
Baker Cresswell
Chesterfield Union letter challenges Workhouse regulation claim
The Chesterfield Union Guardians reply to a prior report alleging the board regulated inmate stays at the workhouse. They deny misrepresentation and demand for an informant, defend their Poor Law stance, and note the story had circulated widely in Derbyshire and Yorkshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guardians
Chesterfield Union
Derbyshire
Yorkshire
Settlement of the Eastern Question treaty signed at last
The final arrangement for affairs in the East was signed at the Foreign Office on Tuesday. Lord Palmerston aims to complete the settlement before leaving office as Turkey comes under European protection. The Unkiar Skelessi threat ends, France moves from isolation toward a commercial treaty, with recent storms fading with time and prudence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foreign Office
Morning Chronicle
Hatti
Lord Palmerston
Turkey
France
Monsieur Thiers
Augsbury Gazette
Trieste
Candia
Plenipotentiarie
Austria
Great Britain
Prussia
Russia
Straits of the Dardana
Bosphorus
Mehemet Ali
Q. Sultan
Chronicle
Rome
Mons. Belli
Augsburg
Great Western
King Road
New York
Per, &c
James
United States
Black Lion Inn
Cardigan
Loxpon Erecton
Chinacle
House of Conunox
John Russell
House of Lords
AM. Woot
R. Peel
Court
Royal
Prince Albert
G. Anson
Windsor
Horse Guards
Buckley
Bouverie
Orangery
Duke Sutherland
Lyttleton
Miss Pitt
Carew
Madame van de Weyer
Melbourne
Lud Paston
Earl of Fingall
Eton
Duke
Duchess of Cambridge
Kew
Duchess of Gloucs
Bags
Leopold
Wobarn-abbes
du Bedford
Duke of Wellington
Lord Melbour
Morne
Lord Mello
Brockethall
Herts
Pansanger
Earl Cowper
Inisa
Carow
Reneweu A
John O'Connell
Tom Steele
Pete
Orangemel
Bruen
Thomas Dalton
Sam
Sy Py
Es A Smythe
O’connell
Yates
Cainé
Joy
Dalton
Keary
Corks Flight of the Tories and O Connell Triumph
Cork reports show O Connell leading Roche and Longfield with votes on the first day of polling as Tories vanish before opening today. By midday the liberal forces accumulate, while O Connell remains absent from Carlow awaited by supporters. Second day tally places O Connell far ahead with Roche and Longfield trailing. Blake and Browne elected without opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cork
O'Connell
Roche
Longfield
Forsayeth
Dan. Connor
Orange Club
Connor
M. Blake, Esq
RB. Browne, Esq
Derry and County Election Night Returns Reported
Fragmentary election notes from Derry and several counties show candidates such as Sir R Bateson Captain T Jones Major Macnamara and Sir E Hayes among those tallied. Reports indicate conservatives optimistic of a 50 vote majority while liberals press gains. final tallies and names include Brabazon Evans Canton Fortescue Grattan and O Connell with July 15 updates and late counts reflecting local political shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derry
R. Bateson
T. Jones
Cin Pe Crane
Major Macnamara
C. O'Brien
Gee Donica
E. Hayes
Conolly Eluset Wexrorp
Thomas Esmonde
Dustin
Cousty
Hamilton
Taylor
Brabazon
Canton
Tha
P.ti
Bruen
Bunbury
Yates
O'Connell
Ceetaly Donee
BF Grattan
Raiga
Grattan
Banzr
Reidhaven
Wwever
DT Kenny
Tratze
Brown
Blennerhassett
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Curwix
Clewer
Peckham
Bell
Isers
Murphy
Tegh
Monpar
Legh
Tursday
Howden
St. James’s
Medhurst
House of Correction
Tre Moon
the Weekly Chronicle
the “Times
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