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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 07, 1841
Page
5
The text references Alice and a Monarchical system, claiming it would lift public morality beyond Western civility, critiques on Foreign Enlistment Bill timing, and mentions Spain with garbled wording implying political maneuvering and rhetorical doubt.
A London and Dublin commentary laments the Fifth of November as a scene of religious bigotry. It argues for ending annual celebratory rituals that mock Catholic relief and urges broader political liberalism to sustain English Irish union. The piece notes O Connell’s view of Catholic power and urges Parliament to suppress future church ceremonies.
The Overland Mail reports Sir Henry Pottinger and Admiral Sir William Parker arriving in China. English and Chinese residents note calm truce terms but anticipate decisive action as the expedition sails to Amoy and Tinghae. Pottinger’s first official address pleases for its rigour and clarity amid mounting tensions.
The Queen and Prince Albert held a court at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday at two o'clock with attendance from Lord Aberdeen and cabinet ministers. The Earl of Aberdein introduced ambassadors bound for Paris Berlin Constantinople Vienna to take leave for their missions. The royal couple later walked in the garden and drove in the park, appearing in good health.
British plenipotentiary Sir H Pottinger moves from Canton to Macao and Hong Kong as ships of the Sesostris Nemesis and other war vessels gather for an expedition northward. The Canton mayor and merchants are warned of danger while the fleet prepares to advance with about 3,000 bayonets and 40 transports.
France reports set for Que nisset’s trial on the 29th. Four artillery batteries near Toulouse to march to the Spanish frontier, two to Bayonne and two to Perpignan. Negrier’s dispatch from Constantin a recounts an expedition toward Actiy with 1,000 horse. Achmet escapes with 50. French losses 9 killed, 28 wounded. Spain: Regent orders passports for deserting forces in France, while Bayonne papers note mass deportations and 534 officers granted depots. Pampeluna occupied by national guard. India and China dispatches received. Major-general Sir W M Gomm to Jamaica district.
Overland mail brings Malta and Constantinople letters noting rapid Turkish military organization and large infantry regiments. Cabinet ministers visit Sir Robert Pee. Sibthorp abandons Anglicanism for Rome, provoking church debates. Market notes from Manchester and Liverpool show cloth prices steady, with improved orders for American markets and a dull Liverroot Corton Market after a week of varied activity.
A Saturday docket from the Court of Queen's Bench and related courts reports actions in several cases. Details include a Clifton Suspension Bridge Company dispute over calls, mandamus against a parish rector, an Argus life assurance payment dispute, a manslaughter related case from Bow Street, and a stolen goods investigation tied to a tavern keeper's staff with an Irish woman, with judges and witnesses described and outcomes noted.
Coverage of Adelaide Kemble’s English stage debut at Covent Garden in Norma. Reports extreme crowding, ecstatic reception, and praise for her voice and acting while critiquing the opera choice. Also reviews The Wrong Man farce and Nina Sforza tragedy with emphasis on performances by Rainforth, Harrison, Clement White, and Macready era context.
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