British China fleet news and Canton negotiations 1841
Reports from China and India describe Sir Henry Pottinger and admiralists arrival at Macao, the Canton truce, and rising hostilities. Typhoons devastate Macao and Hong Kong routes as ships like Nemesis, Atalanta, and Sesostris prepare for northward operations. Preface warnings urge foreigners to seek safety and outline protection limits amid war preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarseilles
China
India
Canton
Singapore
Paindostan
Sinpeavey Oelor
Calcutta
Gredras
Bombay
Atalanta
Macao
Hong Kong
Elliot
Kow Low
Nizam
Badamee
Scinde
Shikarpore
Major Outram
Persia
Herat
Kamram
Aden
Tharawaddie
W. M‘naghten
Henry Pottinger
Sir Henry Pottinger
Empire
Hong-Kong
Hrwry Porringer
Louisa
A. W. Beauclerk
Mr. Swanmaster
G. Bremer
Charles Elliot
Hebe
Lantao
Owen
Kovwlan
Tylow
Feisha
Wongleongtow
Heangshan
Fowler
Collinson
Derry
Forfarshire
Algerine
Thomas Grenville
Sylph
Lintin
James
James Laing
Prince George
Hall
Kong
Eran
Greyhound
Hong
Adaro Boon
Poole
Amjee Cowasj
Bombay Times
Sesostria
Nias
Mr. Johnston
Sesostris
Hugh Gough
Major Malcolm
Kwang-Chow-Foo
Howqua
Neoqua
H. Pottinger
Malcolm
England
Lord Palmerston
Amoy
Canton River
Correspondence on property and legal notices in weekly issue
Readers discuss life estates debt remedies tenant rights and probate questions. The letter column covers shares of grandfather’s estate, widow dower, rent surrender, stamp duties, and security for loans, with advice on actions, equity, and court procedures.
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W. X
Emily
T.O. H
Manchester
W. King
Charles Hyde
J. B
Peckham
Commons
Inns of Court
N.B
Common Law
Equity
Chancery Bar
X.Y. Z
Bank of England
I. A.W
Stamp-Office
Somerset-place
London
R O
M. A.P
Birmingham
A. B. C. Crispin
J.T. K
Bradford
Elizabeth
Edward Crowther
Principal London Newspapers Ordered by House of Commons
A list of principal London newspapers ordered by the House of Commons during the half years ending December 31, 1840, and June 30, 1841. The order sets the official publication status for these papers.
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London
Princep
House of Commons
Weekly Chronicle
Globe
Observer
Atchman
John Bull
The Weekly Chronicle Advertises Its Reach and Editions
The Weekly Chronicle lists multiple newspapers and publications it prints alongside the Morning Post as the accredited organ of Sir R. Prxz. It claims broad advertiser value with hundreds of issue copies and references to various periodicals including Examiners Globes and St James's Chronicles.
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St.James's
John Bulls
True Sans
Weekly Chronicle
THE
Morning Post
Sir. R. Prxz
Orrier
Stranp
Co operative colonies and the ballot debate in 1841
A letter to the editor discusses building libraries and workshops to advance science and commerce, proposing transition colonies for education and boarding, funded by cooperative systems. It argues for reduced competition, wider access to knowledge, and future inventions driven by shared facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weekly Chronicle
Owen
Mr. Owen
Fiuman Nahire
Calculating Sunrise and High Water Times in Britain and Ireland
Provides rules to compute sunrise and sunset by latitude with minute adjustments per degree, and adds or subtracts hours to London Dock high water time for major ports including Bristol Cork Falmouth Hull Milford Haven Brighton Cowes Dover Dublin Holyhead Liverpool Port Glasgow Southampton.
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Great Britain
Ireland
London Dock
Ates
Bristol
Cork
Cove
Falmouth
Hull
Milford Haven
Brighton
Cowes
Dover
Dublin
Holyhead Harbour
Liverpool
Port Glasgow
Southampton
Extraordinary Popularity of Sir Robert Peel's Government
The Weekly Chronicle defends Peel’s ministry as the people's choice, cites Times praise from multiple towns, and questions opposition rhetoric. It argues municipal election outcomes do not prove popular support and warns that true colors of Peel’s policies will reveal themselves next year. It dismisses claims of royal influence in minister selection.
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Marquis of Westminster
Africa
Royal Agricultural Society of England
Bristol
National Gallery
Europe
Licutaouss
Discnaree
Lonp Waldegrave
Captain Durrn
Lord Waldegrave
Duff
Foreign Office
Hull Chamber of Commerce
Her
Hull Rockingham
Quebec Gazette
Amanda
Limerick
Portsmouth
Hants
Leicester
Leicestershire Mercury
Royal Academy of Arts
Trafalgar Square
John Rogers Herbert
John Watson Gordon
Patrick M‘dowell
London
Lord Sydenham
Murdoch
Canada
Quebec
Orcury
Westminster Hall
John B. Bosanquet
Lord Lyndhurst
Serjeant Goulburn
Lapy
Poremic
Wellington
Protestant Association
China
Mauritius
Calcutta
Holborn
Her Majesty’s Royal Arsenal
Woolwich
Sir Robert Peel
Robert Peel
Minta Farquhar
Lord Palmerston
the Times
Harwich
Bury St. Edmonds
Gravesend
St. Albans
Lichfield
Rochester
Liverpool
Preston
Wigan
Times
Edinburgh
Leeds
Dublin
Lord de Grey
Nottingham
Walter
Ireland
Scotland
England
Manchester
Birmingham
Derby
Shrewsbury
Warwick
Bedford
Cambridge
York
Philip
Robert Inglis
Norwich
Venice
Prospects of Spain and Louis Philippe’s Policy
A detailed analysis argues the Insurrection is quelled but danger remains as Louis Philippe pursues Spain. It criticizes French nationalism and notes suspicions over Basque frontier customs shifts. It compares trade smuggling controls to past Dutch loans and warns about tariff liberalization implications for Spain.
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Louis Philippe
Courrier Francais
Madrid
Christina
Tereno
France
Biscayan
Gibraltar
Kentish
Spain
Loss at the Tower Armoury Spurs Shift to Percussion Arms
The article argues the Tower Armoury loss should be a national blessing as old muskets and pistols are clumsy, unreliable, and prone to misfire. It urges adopting percussion locks used by Prussia, France, and Russia for speed and weather resistance, planning gradual replacements with emphasis on useful stores and modern weapons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bon
Trek
Canton
Prussia
France
Russia
Alent
Exchequer Bill Forgeries and Fraud Reflections
A London column discusses the Exchequer Bill forgeries felonious schemes led by Bowman Smith and associates. It traces lax morality, banking links, and the credit network that sustained the fraud, and questions Treasury actions and accountability for the Monteagle affair within the Whig period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowman Smith
Stock Exchange
Messrs. Smith and Co
Rothschild
Exchequer Bill Office
Messrs
Ott Barclay
Monteagle
Lord Monteagles
Treasury
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Overland Mail
Marlborough-house
Sudbury Hall
Davin Davies
LEGAL
Murphy
Legh
E.N.M
St. Arm
Martinmas
St. Brutus
Loughborough
Farnham
Eer Murphy
the Weekly Chronicle
Ibea
Ws. Gavern
Qours, &c
Veritas
P.S
Northampton
Tue Henatp
Northampton Herald
Church of God
Monarchy of
Vernon Smith
Currie
Northamptonshire
Herald
Fearsley
Land of Song
W. H
Madeira
Charles Callow
Bath
Chiltern
Wiltshire
J. W
Turkey
Gibbon Merle
A. B
John
T. B
G. R
Privy-gardens
Whitehall
J. T
Scholasticus
Strange
W.W. Gardiner
Chess-Players' Chronicle
R. Hastings
Carey-street
Lincoln's-inn
United Kingdom
Wales
Bank of Ireland
Victoria
Scornano
E England
Henry L. Wickxax
Great Britain and Ireland
Espartero
Pyrenees
Bourbong
Cadi
Barcelona
Louis XIV
Journal Des Débats
Thes
Bayonne
O'Donnell
Spa
Charles Wetherall
Mons Oca
Duke of Wellington
Diego Leon
Hanover
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