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Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Jun 05, 1842

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Parliament Hears Prophet of Gratitude After Attempt on Queen

Lord Russell voices humane outrage after a second assassination attempt on the Queen. A suspect is in custody as the House pledges gratitude to God for the monarch’s preserved life. The Commons approve a joint address to be presented to the Queen at St James's Palace.

Eering Commons Lord J. Russell Baronet Lascelles Tosean Lords R. Peel House of Lords Earl of Shaftesbury Lord Chamberlain Lord High Steward Lord Delaware St. James's Palace Robert Peel Joh Russell

HER MAJESTY'S LEVEE AND THE QUEEN'S SAFE ESCAPE

An expansive account details Her Majesty Queen Victoria and Prince Albert at the levee at St James's, the grand imperial ceremony, and the presence of numerous nobles, princes, and diplomats. It covers the palace audience, the address of congratulation, and the investiture of the Bath order with extensive lists of attendees and dignitaries. It also reports the public demonstrations of loyalty across theatres, the city’s corporate bodies, and civic gatherings following news of an assassination attempt, noting the Queen's safety and the nation's relief.

Mr. O'Connell Dublin House of Lords St. James's Palace Houses of Lords and Commons House of Commons Palace Prince Albert Lords Commons Ely Worcester Norwich Lincoln Devonshire Richmond, Sutherland Roxburghe Argyll Lansdowne Thomond Clanricarde Ormonde Abercorn G. Heathcote Colonel Peel Sidney Herbert Robert Gore H. T. Liddell Captain Carnegie J. Nicholl F. Egerton Peers Williams E. Wodehence Fleming Plumridge John Round R. J. Eaton B. Ferrand George Wm. Wood W. J. Hamilton Sharman Crawford D. Barclay William Jolliffe East Adderley Captain Boldero Neeld Edward Litton Acton Abel Smith E. Grogan Ffolliott Busfield Lord Howard J. H. Vivian Ireland Blackburne H. Broadley Rushbrooke Mynors Baskerville B. M. Mundy Dashwood Stuart Wortley Wm. Paget Lord March G. Cecil W. Forester George Clerk Robert H. Inglis Mr. Sturt Mr. Dugdale Mr. Compton Corry Stafford O'Brien Tumline W. H. Dawnay W. Cowper A’court R.ln R. Mangiles Barneby Layard W. O. Stanley Dickinson W. Collett W. Clay Gibson Craig Montague Gore Arthur Brinsley Brooke Sirohn Walsh Octavia Morgan Viscount Chelsea F. Hodgson John Seale H. Stuart Henry Fitzroy E. Rice Viscount Bernard C. Turner Bagge Maurice O'Connell John O'Connell Brotherton Wilshere Wodehouse Charles Hope Lord Duncan T. B. Hepburn Thomas Dyke Acland G. R. Philips Lord Norreys Hamilton Lindsay Mr. Shirley Robert Ferguson Captain Jones Milnes Burroughes George Cavendish Greene Lord Ebrington Mr. Ward George Grey Thomas Troubridge Viscount Duncan James Stuart Hawkes Q.c.rs.c Pechell Robert Palmer Viscount Marsham Scholefield Mitcalfe Lefroy Charles Cavendish William Lascelles Rice Clayton James Howard W. Ormsby Gore Vesey Rons Col. Bolleston Viscount Grim Honourable Corps of Gentlemen At Arms Edward Butler Military Order of the Bath Knights Grand Crosses Order Hunter Ede Duke of Sussex Duke of Cambridge Viscount Strangford George Murray Marquis of Anglesey Aston Blount Young York Lerald Count Mensdorf W. Martins Buckingham Palace Parliament James Graham Alderman Brown Alderman Lucas Duchess of Kent Stacy Rose Corporation of London Stevens W. Lawrence Court of Aldermen Court of Common Council Aldermen Corporation London Lawrence Mr. Anderton Wire Wilkinson Morris Ashurst Prendergast Covent-garden Corps Operatique Madame Schodel Herr Staudig Queen Olympic Theatre Charles Baker Wild Bakers Vining New Strand Queen's Surrey Victoria Sadler’s Wells Bank of England The East India Company Royal Exchange Broad-street Jord J. Graham Iyany Exeter Hall Mension-house Common Council Guildhall

Address of congratulation to the Queen after providential escape

A large Colonial Society meeting at Stedainehoinnice prepared an address to Queen Victoria praising Divine protection after the recent assassination attempt. Duke of Argyll and others planned to present the resolution, with support from Jamaica agents and London figures. Local meetings in Bristol and Hertford followed, urging loyal salutations and noting public excitement.

Elev Pirie I the Colonial Society Stedainehoinnice Duncan M’dougall Sir Augustus D'Este Sir Augustus Colonial Society Burge Jamaica British Empire Montgomery Martin Rolph Douglas Guest Pringle Taylor Smith Trinity Church Queen-street Holborn Charles II House of Hanover Oxford Bristol Prince Albert Duchess of Kent Hertford J. Davies Her Sessions House Clerkenwell-green Sergeant Adams Wilks Peter Laurie Sprom Privy Council Hall Sir Peter Laurie Shoprine SoverEreys England James Hatfield Theatre Royal Drury-lane George the Third Hatfield Duke of York George the Fourth William the Fourth Ascot Queen Hag Bedlam

Inspector links 1841 theft to present assassination plot

Inspector Maclean visits the Mansion House to inform the lord mayor’s clerk of a link between a man charged with robbery a year ago and a current alleged assassination attempt on the queen. He recalls John Francis, 18, of Tottenham Court Road, then held at Walling Street, with purse, snuffbox, and other items found on him. Bail is to be sought by order of the lord mayor.

Pantamert St. James's Meyneil Francis Seymour Scots Fusilier Guards Charles Welléchey Wilson Wortley Ogilvy 2D Life Guards Prince of Wales Sublieutenant Lucas Guetn Prince Albert Stots Fusilier Guards Prince Earl of Liverpool Earl Delaware Earl of Jersey Marquis of Exeter St. James's Palace Duke of Cambridge Stephen Duke of Saxe Meiningen Prince George Baron Drffa M. Lubeck M. Hergt Duke of Sussex Prince George of Cambridge House of Lords Duke of Wellington Order of the Garter Lord Hill Earl of Shaftesbury Joh Lord Campbell Rose Duke of Leinster Lord Redesdale Earl of Eldon Earl of Warwick Lord Bexley Marquis of Ely Marquis of Thomond Lord Hood Marquis of Downstire Marquis of Camden Lord Feversham Lord Somers Lord Camoys Earl of Westmoreland Duke of Roxburgh Marquis of Headfort Lord Paltimore Viscount Duncan Earl of Aylesford Lord Stafford of Jerningham Jar Crewe Lord Monteagle Canterbury Campbelly Earl of Fortescue Earl Bathurst Earl of Icklow Marquis of Northampton Earl Radnor Lord Bateman Lord Abinger Armagh London Lincoln Chester Worcester Derry Ely Llandaff Rochester Lord Lovat Colchester Gloucester Brictol Glenelg Marquis of Lansdowne Viscunt Hawarden Earl of Cawdor Earl of Home Duke of Richmond Archbishop of Earl of Clanwilliam Earl of Devon Lord Cottenham Earl of Dalhousie Lord Bolton Earl of Walsingham Earl of Minto House of Commons Mansion-house Whitehall Park Constitution Hill J. R. G.gaanam Roya Naval School Royal Naval School Earl of Haddington Admiralty Miss Pyne Mr. Hobbs H. Phillips Messrs How Taylor Atkins Goldsmiths’hall Alderman Copeland Guildhall Inspector Maclean Mansion House St. Paul’s Hobler John Francis Walling-street Tottenham Court-Road Charles Mendham Cannon-street Compter Charles Maclean Harriet Hill Medlam Mr. Mendham Bagatelle Place Maclean Newgate Magnay Mendham Meacham Francis Cooper Highbury Ald. Magnay Cope John Buckingham Palace Charles Johns Mortimer Street Home Office James Graham Baronet Mr. Johns Sir James Graham Privy Council Colonel Rowan Scotland Yard Pliverpool Duchess of Kent Stockport East Surrey Agricultural Association Croydon Edmund Antrobus Hatfield George the Third Britain East India House East India Proprietors Jame Law Lushington Weeding Twining David Salomons Hankey Middle Temple Hall Som

John Francis tried for robbery and queen's assassin tale

The 1841 Newgate case recounts Harriet Hill identifying John Francis as the suspect in a Cannon Street lodging robbery. Inspectors recount Francis’s movements, his mother and sister’s denied access, and a look into his finances and portmanteau. Public sympathy grows as privy councils, governors, and parish leaders praise the queen’s safety.

Fashions in Dresses and Accessories of the Season

The piece describes silk dresses in short glacé styles, redingote forms with tight sleeves, ceintures, long skirts with trims, and various cardinals mantlets and veils. Paris straw bonnets feature gravée silks and floral capotes, with lace, muslin, and coloured silks in wide use. A Weatherby case concludes with an obituary-like note of an old man found hanged at Sandys Row.

Paris Weatherby Sandys Row East India Company tjNs

Debated navy budget and search rights split in Paris chamber

Paris papers report a final Sunday debate in the Chamber on search rights and naval budget. Ministers faced crossfire over funding eight ships in peace, with Lacrosse and Mauguin clashing on economy. A large majority backed Lacrosse’s amendment, signaling a ministerial defeat and potential cabinet dissolution. The Moniteur notes tensions with the Two Sicilies and Belgium, urging mercantile caution.

France Paris M. Lacrosse Lalande M. Lacave Laplapn M. Thiers M. Mauguin Vf Navy London Marshal Sebastiani M. Salvandy Bing Tabie Moniteur Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Belgium

Spanish minister tendered resignation amid regent’s uncertainty

Spain, M. Surra y Rull, the minister for agriculture, tendered his resignation to the regent, Fike tf Bnaner, while M. Camba the minister of marine was expected to be named interim. M. Marliani is mentioned as a likely successor to M. Surra.

M. Surra Y Rull Mini Ag Kulpanish Fike Tf Bnaner M. Camba M.marliani Fikee M. Surra

Caledonia brings double Canadian mail and notes on US border talks

The Caledonia arrives with a double Canadian mail and passengers. Mr Webster’s letter to Maine and Massachusetts governors outlines Lord Ashburton’s plenary powers to settle the US-UK dispute, hints at waiving territorial claims, and discusses commissioners and a conventional line. Indemnification for the Creole nozroes appears unlikely. tariff debate looms in Congress. Santa Anna reportedly frees some Santa Fe expedition prisoners. A Halifax arrival also reports a wreck on the Great Britain vessel in the St Lawrence. A separate Detroit item reports a human body found in a pork barrel at Mr Elbert’s warehouse.

United States Canada Caledonia Liverpool Webster Maine Massachussetts Lord Ashburton Mr. Webster England Washington America Secretary of the American Treasury House Mexico Santa Anna Halifax Great Britain London St. Lawrence

Closing of the Bosphorus and Dardanelles to steamers

A Constantinople dispatch reports the Dardanelles and Bosphorus to be closed to merchant steam vessels after sunset. The Turkish Porte issued a circular to bar passage, with an exception for ships in distress, pending official replies and political concerns voiced by Sir Stratford Canning to the British administration.

Bosphorus Dandanelles Lloyd's Admiralty Constantinople Stratford Canning Dardanelles Porte Reis Effendi Stratrord CaNyin Earl of Aberdeen

Metropolis notes Parker Society meeting and New Zealand Company report

The Parker Society held its annual general meeting at Freemasons tavern London with Bishop of Chester Lord Ashley and other dignitaries. The report cited 4173 copies subscribed since July 1840 and ongoing publications from Ridley, Sandys, Pukinghoo, and Hutchinson. Receipts topped £6813 with a £70 surplus. Separately New Zealand Company proprietors met chaired by the governor Somes, electing six directors and discussing Nelson allotments. The meeting also approved director remuneration. Royal Sea Battle Invasion anniversary observed at London coffeehouse with John A. Warre presiding.

Parker Society Freemason’s Tavern Great Queen Street Chester Lord Ashley Walter Farquhar Professor Scholefield Benson Robinson George Stokes Charles Taylor Pittpreet University of Cambridge Ridley Archbishop Sandys Pukingwoo Roger Hutchinson Grindall Dean Nowell Cranmer Parker Whitgift Church of Engla New Zéland Company New Zealand Somes Lord Petre Srt Lyon Goldsmid Ralph Howard J. A.smith Marjoribanks M.P Mangles C. Buller George F. Young Naim Mr. King Gowen Heath Pilcher Eveningham Tabor C. Dawson Currie Bell Hamburg Nelson Dorset London Wellington Royal Sea Batalve Invinsany John A. Warre

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