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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Jul 31, 1841

Page

5

Second Edition Overland India Mail Reports May Disruptions

Telegraphic despatches note mail reached Marseille on Thursday morning with dates from Bombay June 19, Alexandria July 19, and Malta July 24. Bremer left Calcutta for China with reinforcements. Paris dispatch reports a peaceful July revolution commemoration with limited disorder. Spain’s Chamber backs property alienation of secular clergy by 109 to 2. another Spanish boat captured near Algesiras. bonds drifted to mid- to high-20s on various dates.

Yarseilles Bombay Alexandria Malta China G. Bremer Calcutta Paris Moniteur Toulouse National Guard Martres Chamber of Deputies Spain Algesiras Gibraltar

Britannia's swift Atlantic to Mersey in under ten days

Express from Liverpool reports the Britannia reaching the Mersey after a 9 days 19 hours Atlantic voyage from Halifax via Boston and England with about 100 passengers. The dispatch notes political and naval developments in the United States and Britain, including M'Leod’s murder arson case and the state of the economy. The report also covers other shipping movements and public notices from London to Liverpool.

Liverrool Coburg Dock Boston Halifax England Mersey Alexander M‘leod Union Great Britain Fox Webster Leod Utica Senate New York House of Representatives Thomas Butler King Committee On Naval Affairs Britannia Allice Columbia

Death of Lambeth tavern keeper linked to bankruptcy

Intelligence from Rochester reports the body of Joseph Dix, 44, owner of the Three Jolly Gardeners in Broad Street Lambeth, recovered from the water near the bridge. His death is deemed likely not accidental, linked to recent bankruptcy and troubled finances after a career as a licensed victualler. He left home a week earlier with little money to visit relatives before meeting creditors.

Hoxton Wm. Cleak Robert-street Messrs. Galsworthy and Nicholls Cook’s Court Lincoln’s Inn Baker Crown Inn Nicholls Robert Quinlan William Cleak Samuel Pummell Kensington Kensal-green William’ Cleak R. D. Thompson Kensington Church Walker Madame Laffarge Robert Dundas Thompson Gower Street Maria Lovett Conquest Mrea. Underwood Jarwood Rochester Joseph Dix Three Jolly Gardeners Broad Street Lambeth Kent G. and O. Allison Haberdashers and Hosiers New-road St. George’s Messrs. Cook and Thompson Mersey Barbadoes London Nore John Robinson Guy’s Hospital Payne John Luke King William Cliff Blackwall

Goodwood racing day shifts and heated conclusions

Sporting Intelligence recalls Goodwood racing with a late start, heats, and a slate of notable results. Mulatto wins Craven Stakes, Passion takes Lavant Stakes, Ralph bests Cesarewitch and Mustapha, and other stakes victors include Black Bess and The Currier, as overcast conditions mix with strong betting and crowd scenes. The report also covers Eton regatta and Greenwich races with detailed heat-by-heat results.

Goodwood Tagapay Mr. Etwall Melody J. Day Conolly Duke of Richmond Eaglesfield Lord G. Bentinck Passion D.S.C Mustapha Ralph Captain Gardner Jemmy Mr. Goodman Colonel Anson Mr. Bowes Black Beck Capote Lord Westminster T.Y.C Mr. Wreford Taurus Victoria Hester Barrier Firebrand Goodwood Club Naworth Osbaldeston Captain Reus Lord Chesterfield Johnny Faa Duke of Beaufort Camel Miss Craven Cllytrap Johnny Fan Flytrap S.W Mr. Shelley Heron Chapple Mr. Smith the Maid Muleteer Isabella Monops Exit Wirrestrew Tommy Henri Quatre Carlotta Monsieur le Sage Lady Liverpok Krestrew Lady Liverpool Orelia Corsair Mr. Treen Benedetta Conelly Mr. King Strawhat G. S. Byng Garry Owen Mr. Osbaldeston Currycomb Lord Eglinton Potentate Rogers Belgrade Sir C. Cockerell Currier

The Drama at Drury Lane Opens with Concerts d ete

Drury Lane theatre opened the season under Mr Eliason with Concerts d ete. New stage decor in pink and white, mirrors and a Venus grotto impressed patrons. Jullien conducts as Konig Pilet Hancock and others perform while encores signal strong audience satisfaction. The page also notes Olympic Theatre revival of The Old House at Home and praise for Lawes Daly and Widdicombe, plus a Vauxhall Gardens balloon ascent by Mr Green with numerous dignitaries watching the descent near Farningham, Kent.

Setre Spankie Peel Whitley Houston Cornwall Newdigate Hughes Turton Foster Currie Steerer Thetis Domville Captain Burton Ruggles East Spike Higginson Monk Boughton Finch Surrey-hall Windsor Greenwich Sophia Matilda Admiral Stopford London Thomas Humphries James Groves Thomas Reid Groves Reid Humphreys William Reed Samuel Simms Edward Libet Simms Libet T. Reid Banksine Recarra Bankside Joseph Harris John Harrison J. Weed W. Neville London-bridge Blackfriars Pink Red London Bridge Clink Liberty Southwark Lamarta Recatta Lambethstairs Bishop’s Walk Stary’s Lambeth Shelton Thames Havre de Grace Lewis Richards George Wylde White George Wilson William Richards James Maynard Edward Perry Green Westminster Bridge Brunswick Hotel Surrey Shore Hungerford Henry Maynard Chas Maynard Edward Maynard George Maynard William Rolls Richard Wilson Vauxhall Bridge Purple Church of Allhallows Barking Daniel Jewson Gye Konig Pilet Hancock Richardson Frisch Deloffre Prospero Jullien Olympic Theatre Astley Farmer Greenland Miss. Daly Sydney Foster Michael Wright Mrs. White Covent-garden Theatre Vauxhall-Gardens Nassau Mr. Green Dudley Ward West Soper J. H. Leach W. Adams Ravel Ducrow Prince George of Cambridge Duke of Brunswick Count d'Orsay Viscount Casbereagh Earl Craven F. Craven W. Paget Arthur Hill Lord Sandys Dyce Sombre G. Fitzgerald Dudley Stuart Farningham Kent Vauxhall Gardens Cootes Greenhills Garden Norwich Barclay

History of the Speakership and successive contests for the chair

A dense survey traces the election of speakers from William III through George III, detailing contested and uncontested returns, bribes, party shifts, and notable figures like Trevor Foley Harley Onslow Hanmer Bromley Grenville Norton Sutton Wynns, with references to parliamentary divisions and ministerial influence. The piece weaves in late items on postal reforms, Boulogne monuments, and local misfortunes and accidents.

William III John Lowther John Trevor Foley T. Littleton Treasury E. Seymour Charles Tr Harley Ralph Lord Somers R. Onslow House of Commons Mr. Harley Thomas Queen Anne Duchess of Marlborough John Smith Bromley Marquis of Granby Mr. Walpole Mr. Smith Earl of Dysart W. Strickland Tindal R.onslow P. King London T. Hanmer Great Britain Sacheverell William Bromley G. Pitt Arthur Kay Lord Scudamore Mr. Bromley George Earl of Hartford Lord Finch Spenser Compton George II Whins Marquis of Hartington Arthur Onslow Onslow George Nit G. Grenville Viscount Barrington John Cust John Lord North Exchequer Rigby F. Norton John Cavendish Lord G. Sackville T. Townshend Sir F. Norton

Parliamentary Speakership Contests and Key Elections

The house debated and re elected Manners Sutton as speaker by 24 votes amid opposition over his political alignment, then chose Abercromby as speaker by 10 vote majority, and finally Shaw Lefevre won the chair by 317 to 299 as reform advocates pushed for a reform minded leader. The sequence highlights party loyalties and debates over the speaker's role in Parliament.

F. Norton Sir F. Norton Lord G. Germain Welbore Ellis Charles Wolfran Cornwall Dunning T. Townshend Cornwall Pitt Exchequer Marquis of Graham the Treasury G. Howard Fox Speaker Cornwall Earl of Euston W. Pulteney W. Wyndham Grenville Lord Grenville F. Montagu Gilbert Elliot Grenville Grosvenor Henry Addington Addington Lord Hawkesbury Foreign Department J. H. Browne John Mitford Sheridan C. Dundas Ireland W. Grant Abbott J. Nicholl Littelton C. Manners Sutton Dickinson M. W. Ridley C. Wynn Manners Sutton M. Sutton Hume Edward John Littleton O'Connell Lord Morpeth F. Burdett F. Egerton C. Burrell Denison J. Abercromby Ord Lord Stanley R. Peel J. Russell Abercromby C. M. Sutton Royce Handley Shaw Lefevre Lushington England C. Lefevre Wilson Patten Goulburn

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