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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Mar 29, 1840

Page

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Corn Law Campaign Moves On Though Uncertain Times

The Corn Law debate deepens as factions agree only in broad aims. Readers of the movement, led by Mr Villiers, weigh petitions from Sheffield with 12310 signatures and age conditions, while London meetings show weaker attendance and uneven sentiment. A slow shift in Ireland, led by Mr O Connell, and a cautious Melbourne ministry temper expectations, with two years of sustained effort urged before repeal seems possible.

London Sheffield Ward Lord Ashburton Morning Post United States Mark Lane England Lord Melbourne House of Lords Ireland O'Connell Dublin Sharman Crawford J. O'Connell Eople

Court and Fashion Levee at St James and Royal Appointments

The Queen will hold a levee at St James's Palace on April 1 and a drawing room on April 9. Major Richard Henry Bonnycastle is knighted, and Lieutenant John Thompson, RN, is named lieutenant of the port of Gibraltar. Prince Albert receives honors and attends rehearsals. Countess of Minto hosts a grand ball with notable guests. Badminton preparations for the Prince of Saxe Coburg. obituary of Lady Mary Hussey.

St. James’s Palace St. James's Palace Richard Henry Bonnycastle Royal Engineers John Thompson R.N Gibraltar Queen Encziniz London Limerick the Chronicle Richard Franklin Globe Prince George of Cambridge Royal Prince Albert Cambridge-house Prince George Queen Dowager Marlborough-house Princess ‘Augusta Claresses Home Duchess of Gloucester Gloucester-house Duke Duchess of Cambridge Christ's Hospital Duke of Wellington Buckingham Palace University of Oxford Earl Howe Lord Burghersh Archbishop of York Box Moscheles Minassi W. C. Ross Yas Weippert Royal Albert Terpsichore Sarah Villiers Antrobus Fanny Cowper Mary Howard Caroline Georgiana Campbell Fielding L. Paget Anne Louisa Primrose Earl of March Lord Loftus Viscount Leveson Earl Shelburne Prince Jean Soutze C. Gore Lord George Paget Viscount Grimston Mr. Villiers Badminton Prince of Saxe Duchess of Beaufort Robert Peel Lord Haddington Apsleyhouse Lord Lyndhurst Deats Mary Hussey Chesaam-place Horatio Earl of Orford Thomas Hussey

King of Hanover land holdings spark debate at Commons

A Morning Chronicle report notes the King of Hanover’s access to about 500 acres of Crown land and several St James's and Kew properties. It cites a call to resume the annuity and property, amid rumors about vacant apartments to house the Duchess of Kent, and details a 1840 return of funds and Crown lands held in England.

House of Commons Hanover St. James’s Palace Kew Hume Duchess of Kent Buckingham Palace Commissioners of Woods and Forests Morning Chronicle King OF King of Hanover Crown of Hanover Ee An W. Saxcent England St. James Kew-green Old Palace of Old Deer-park N.B Duncanyon Her Majesty's A. Milne Cuarles Gort Office of Woods, &c

Plymouth boatswain pensioned for flag at Lord Howe 1794

Mr W Buck, boatswain of Plymouth dock-yard, who nailed the British flag to the Royal Sovereign at Lord Howe's 1794 engagement, has been superannuated with a pension of 160 pounds a year. Inverness-shire election: Baillie not contested. Baillie walks the course. Consecration of Trinity Cornish Greenwich: Blackheath church consecrated by the Bishop of London. will open for divine service next Sunday.

W. Buck Plymouth Lord Howe Plymouth Journal Inverness-Shire Baillie Trinity Cournca Greenwich Blackheath-hil Alphege London

Inquest on Child’s Death and Islington Murder Trial

An inquest at Red Lion Borough-road heard how Charlotte Small aged four was injured by landlord Ellis Coward after a mother left in care. verdict Manslaughter against Coward. The Islington murder case of Mr Templeman continued with Gould and Mary Ann Jarvis and others, amid crowded courts and tense public interest. Witnesses described threats, shelter, and alleged rent disputes as part of the unfolding proceedings with adjournments and gatecrashing crowds.

Payne Red Lion Pearl-row Borough-road Charlotte Small Catherine Francis Surrey Street Little Union Street Witness Surrey-street Hounslow Coward Hawks Brixton Mary Ann Curry Defeased Bucke Mary Annn Curry Edward Evans Stones'end Ellis Coward Central Criminal Court Gould Jarvis Alon Waddington Mrs. Jarvis Combe Lord Kensington Lord Montford M.william Collins Allen William Turner Jem James Rogers No. 7 Dorset-street Spitalfields Arthur Nicholson Richard Ith Hee Dragoons Mr. Mallett Fina Jackson Manchester Row Holloway Wallis Miller William Pelham Jay London-wall Eagle Tavern Mr. Jay Daniel Butler Pelham Rogers Mr. Combe Pans Pocock Cope Newgate Mr. Wakley Wakley Home Office Richard Gould Nicholson Mary Ann Jarvis Clerkenwell John Templeman Walker John Bush William-street Barnsbury Park Islington Spring-cottage Pocock’s-fields Templeman William the Fourth King Deer Greenwood Old Bailey Hell Lord Normanby Kilsby Hatton-garden Barnsbury Castle James Miller N Division Harpur Nicholson John Jarvis Hatton Garden Inspector Miller Bell Tubbs Edward Joo Brown's Buildings Highbury Square

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