Historic Calendar Notes and Maritime Tides Summary
A fragmentary newspaper calendar lists saints days and historical events from June including Holy Alban, Magna Carta, Waterloo events, and Queen Victoria, alongside tides at London Bridge and Waterford. It notes battles, deaths, openings, and anniversaries across 17 to 23 June with high and low water times.
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Joshua
Luke
Joshua xxiii
Dioclesian
London Bridge
Waterco
Murphy
Menpay
High Water
Waterloo Bridge
Tuxsday
John
Runnymede
Joseph Banks
Gu Hole
Calcutta
Moo
Mercury
Richard
Akenside
Court of Exchequer Rules on Writ Copy Irregularities
In a legal correspondence, the Court of Exchequer holds that inserting an unnecessary title in a capias writ creates an irregularity. The copy must faithfully reflect the original, and omitting even a surplus word like gentleman may require a rule absolute, though without costs, if not misleading.
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Court of Exchequer
TriniTy Teem
Cooke
Vaughan
Mansel
Wordsworth
Times
Ommnibus
Omnibus Concern
Cambridge
M. B
Deptford
Norton-street
J. U
England
Propagation and culture tips from a gardener’s week
The article outlines sowing ripe seeds for better germination and notes seeds must be used within a year. It lists sowing windows from April to September, bed and pot setups, weed control, and slug protection. It covers propagating sage, borage, marigold, savory, thyme, and sweet marjoram, plus pruning and flower timing for various plants including gladiolus and dahlias.
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Boxer
T. R
Gerardo
Poland
Highara Hill
Walthamstow
Japan
China
U. S
W. Smith
Dalston
The Coronation Described in Splendid Engravings
The paper promises a comprehensive account of the coronation with an illustrated interior scene at Westminster Abbey showing Her Majesty receiving the crown. It will depict the Buckingham Palace to Abbey procession and the grand cortege in a series of engravings. The July 1 issue will also cover the Two Days Pair in Fide Pare with full details.
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Bec
Edinburgh
John Sutherland
Calton-street
R. Groombridge
London
Cumming
Dublin
Somming
Ames Findon
Manufactory
High Holborn
Grand Junction Railway
Skinner-street
Snow-hill
Buckingham Palace
Abbey
Portrait of the Queen Portrait Gift to Six Months Subscribers
Proprietors announce an autumn presentation of a Superb Portrait of Her Majesty in Robes of State, engraved on steel by H. B. Hall from a Latilla portrait. Specimen plates and subscriber entry books are being delivered to Weekly Chronicle agents across the Empire.
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H. B. Hall
Eugene Latilla
Weekly Chronicle
Empire
Debate over Irish municipal bill turns into party struggle
The Monday debate on the Irish municipal bill is described as more a party clash than a novelty. The issue centers on whether Ireland should receive municipal institutions in reality or merely in name. Irish members argue that the Peel standard would bar many from rights, noting a £10 house as a high qualification.
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Kingston
Montem
Guy Fawkes
Jack
Tom Foolery
Exonian
Eton
Lord Brougham
Lord Abinger
Canterbury
Cheapside
H. Weddell
Howitt
Ireland
Sir Robert
Peel
Ireland’s franchise debate aims at a fair Dublin vote
A long critique argues that a £5 or £10 franchise with rating is unsuitable for Dublin’s 265,000 inhabitants. It urges household suffrage with a simple residence test and warns that forcing higher conditions undermines trust and risks alienating liberals and Irish voters.
Imprisonment for debt debate gains royal approval
A London commentary lauds the Lords for passing a debt imprisonment reform. It cites Lord Abinger’s speech and Lord Cottenham's guidance, noting the act limits arrest to property seizures and ends personal restraint, aiming to reduce prison victims and restore liberty.
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Lord Abinger
House of Lords
Lord Cottenham
Commons
Victoria
Reform in the Commons over privilege and tenant influence
A sharp Commons debate on Mr Warburton’s motion alleged privilege breach by Lord Cawdor. The discussion centered on ballot rights, tenant coercion, and whether landholders may dictate how tenants exercise the Reform Bill vote. The exchange highlighted the role of peers and commoners in representative choice.
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People's Representatives
House OF Commons
Warburton
Lord Cawdor
Lord Ashburton
Alexander Baring
House of Lords
Carmarthenshire
Debate on ballot and landlord influence in Welsh constituencies
The article analyzes a House debate over ballot usage and landlord power in Wales. It cites Lord Cawdor, Sir James Graham, Lord John Russell, and Colonel Trevor, noting abuses in electoral influence and tenant coercion, and arguing that reform is overdue to protect voters.
Fanaticism in Kent and a Canterbury election farce
A letters page criticizes belief in the revived Courtenay and exposes a Canterbury proclamation by eighteen property men pledging to support municipal candidates seen as following the revived delusion. The piece mocks the credulity of all ranks and notes Sydney Smith’s potential response to prebendal influence in the cathedral town.
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Courtenay
Canterbury
Morning Chronicle
Conranay
Thoms
England
Sydney Smith
Morning Chronicle and Mr Wyse on National Education
The piece critiques reporting bias in papers and defends independent parliamentary reporting. It praises Mr Wyse for his education speech and questions the Morning Chronicle’s focus on Lord John Russell’s replies, urging the Chronicle to pursue broader liberal perspectives.
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Treasury
Morning Chronicle
House of Commons
John Russell
Morning Post
Robert Peel
Wyse
Chronicle
Lord John Russell
Mr. Wyse
the Chronicle
Perry
Liberal Party
England
Bank cashier J Corbett Peele arrested in Amsterdam
J Corbett Peele a Manchester bank cashier who fled after a £1000 defalcation was arrested in Amsterdam on Friday morning and sent to the New Bailey, Manchester, on Monday. He is a young man from a respectable family and has been married about fifteen months.
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J. Corbett Peele
Manchester
Amsterdam
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Batin
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Britannia
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