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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Jun 30, 1839

Page

2

Colonies and Trade Shifts Prompt Emigration Policy

A discussion notes rising exports to British North American colonies and the West Indies, and highlights rapid shifts to colonies like New South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land. It argues for emigration schemes to develop new communities, expand markets, and extend the South Australian colonization model with government-backed land sales and loans to fund emigration.

West Indies Australia New South Wales van Diechen Weden Norway Denmark Sweden Denm van Diemen’s Land England United Kingdom Colonial Department South Australia

Arrest of Martin Bernard and fear of renewed insurrection reported

Paris dispatches note the arrest of printer Martin Bernard and the search for a catechism linking members to a treason society. Trials before the court of peers are postponed to Thursday, with guards strengthened at Luxembourg and Tuilleries as authorities warn of strict measures. Reports also cover European diplomacy on the east and Carlist activity in Spain with conflicting signals from Constantinople and Alexandria.

Paris M. Martin Bernard Court of Peers M. Bernard Society of the Seasons Philippe Soult Duc de Broglie Luxembourg Tuileries Polytechnic School France England Austria Russia Europe London Univers

Egyptian Fleet Moves as Mehemet Ali Ships Dispatches

Reports state Ibrahim Pacha ordered an attack while Hafiz Pacha is near his entrenchments. On the evening of the 23d the Egyptian fleet was ordered to load ammunition and sail. Mehemet Ali boarded before departure and carried dispatches to Ibrahim. The packet George Washington brought New York papers with later Mexico and Buenos Ayres news and mixed markets updates.

Spain St. Sebastian Amurrio Espartero Balmaseda Sentinelle Des Pyences Maroto Bayonne Don Carlos Durango Orduna Respaldiza Arciniega Oguende Liodio Cabrera Constantinople Augsburgh Gazette Nourri Effendi Hafiz Pacha Gazette Gallipoli Dardanelles Alexandria Aleppo Ibrahim Pacha Mehemet Ali Mehemet Ibrahim America New York George Washington Henry Holdridge Mexico Buenos Ayres Bank of the United States General Macomb Florida United States Great Western Liverpool Union England Sir George Arthur Kingston Brockville S. G. Weeks Newcastle Lord Durham Quebec Fort Henry New South Wales Windsor Pointe-a- Pelee Island Toronto Prince Epwarn Leor-Latore William Cooper Halifax Nova Scotia Lewis M. Wilkins Alexander Stewart Legislative Council House of Assembly Mexia Urrea Puebla Bustamente Santa Anna Tampico Tauc Vimiera Arthur Wellesley Greenwich Association of Fead Wa. Jones Woolwich Dundas Napier Deptford Dandas Barnard Westyas Methodists Methodist New Connection Leeds Mercury Halifax Express Manchester Worth Shields King Street North Shields Oswestry Celliers, &c Portsmouth Hampshire Telegraph Shrivenham E. Cowder Barrington Arms Viecount Barrington M.P George III Windsor Journal Isle of Skye Lanfern Steinscholl Skye

Disorder in British Guiana Governing Bodies Sparks Critique

Demerara papers up to the ninth ultimine arrive via Archer from Liverpool. The governor and combined court clash in British Guiana as authorities in many colonies face disruption. The governor ends the court session and delivers a rebuking speech. The Guiana Chronicle notes planter reliance on laborers and warns colonies risk ruin without improving labor conditions.

Demerara Archer Liverpool British Guiana Guiana Chronicle

Embankment Plans for Thames from London Bridge to Vauxhall

The City of London court approves embankment plans on both river banks from London Bridge to Vauxhall Bridge. Engineers Walker and Leach to define lines with joint government and corporation funding, considering prior surveys and potential alterations after soundings. Plans to be reported back with recommended routes and private accommodation adjustments.

Thames London-bridge Vauxhall-bridge Court of Common Council City of London London Bridge Vauxhall Bridge J. Walker Commissioners of Woods and Forests Stephen Leach Thames Navigation Corporation Richard Lambert Jones Bridge-house Telford John Rennie Mylne Vauxhall Blackfriars Walker Leach Commissioners of Woods Sigsed Ford Hale Henry Pritchard Henry Burn John Hoard John Atkinson Thomas Cerney John. Lainson Thomas. Mitchell James Lake James Frisby J. Thomas Jhames Embankment Great George-street Shentrrs Monrday Middlesex Guildhall William Evans Wheelton James Shaw St. James’s Square Westminster George Sinclair Bart British Empire Society Scheer W. B. Cooke A. F. Ridgway Langslow Blackwall United Service Benevolent Institution Willis St. James’s England Duchess of Cambridge Gloucester Kerr Wright R.E Duchess of Gloucester Sir William Lumley G.C B Nabob Onde Hussein Khan Mirza Fatti Louis Napoleon 1St Regiment of Life Guards Metropolitan Anti-Bripas Toki Association Water- Joe Southwark Mary Lesone Dr. Fellowes Earl Manvers Skinner Wilson Mr. Kensett Lord Nugent Lord Kenyon

Discovery of a Salino Sulphureous Spring in Bristol

A shaft near Tunnel No. 3 on the Great Western line uncovered a spring with Harrowgate like properties. Dr Fairbrother tested the water and found heavy sulphur content. a silver test darkened quickly. The spring, near Avon banks, may support baths and pump rooms for Bristol and surrounding towns.

Bristol Great Western Railway Bath Harrowgate Moffat St. Bernard’s Wells Fairbrother Philosophic Institution Park-street England Avon Great Western Exeter Bristol Mercury Cork Ringabella Bay Samuel Slodder Ringabella House Cove Dephinus Clehiceps Cuvier D. Deductor Scoresby Bdover Baxqquet Duke

Mistaken Prestige in a Biography of Margaret Beaufort

A critical review of a 1839 prize essay on Margaret Beaufort critiques the author Coy for overemphasizing noble connections. The piece questions the work’s scope, bias toward high lineage, and insufficient general material. It also notes missteps in preface claims about a female sovereign and the lineage argument.

Marcaner Beaufort Richmoy Derby Henry VII Carolin A. Halsted London Smith Elder Coy Gresham England Margaret Beaufort Victoria Lady Jane Grey Mary Jac Dnishand Margaret of Beaufort

Mystery of a Nine-Year-Old Heiress Betrothed by Fate

The text recounts a young heiress famed for precocious understanding. At not quite nine, she faced two royal marriage proposals from Henry VI and Edmund Tudor. Guided by a nun and Bishop, she allegedly chose Edmund after a dreamlike vision, a choice linked to providence and later pivotal Lancaster history.

Conrad St. Nicholas Edmund Lord Welles Margaret House of Lancaster Bosworth-field

Bosworth Field and the Rise of Henry VII

The August 22 1455 battle near Bosworth is described as a life or death struggle shaping England’s future. It recounts Richard III and Henry VII, the staged coronation on the field, Stanley’s pivotal role, Richard’s death, and Henry’s ascent ending Plantagenet rule.

England Bosworth Earl of Richmond Richard Cadwallader Britain Merlin Taliesin Richard II Richmond Henry V Agincourt Lord Stanley Isle of Man Treasur Lord Strange John Cheyney Wills Brandon William Stanley Henry of Test Nanits Hee Reginald Bray Stanley Henry the Seventh Henry Westminster Abbey Richard LT Perkin Warbeck

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