Humour and politics mix in royal pregnancy musings
The Spectator reflects on baronial honours, anticipatory pomp for a queen in labor, and the political heat around female power. It contrasts Christina of Spain and the Duchess de Berri with Salic law, Satirical notes on male vanity, delirium, and the need for constitutional restraining measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saale
Tocock
Sxeer
Spectator
Crogs
Panronrunt Montes
Nine
Robert Peel
Robert
Branxholm
Christina
Spain
Duchess de Berri
la Vendee
Mark Antony
Henry the Eighth
France and England trade and naval worries across Europe
The Courrier Francais reports England seeking Bank of France aid amid English financial strains. French trade rises to 2,000 million francs in 1840 and naval disarmament debates spark French-press criticism. Updates from Basel, Brussels, Spain, Germany, and Greece detail convulsions, rail receipts, and diplomatic tensions across Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courrier Francais
England
Courier Francais
Bank of England
Bank of France
Constitutionnel
Italional
Europe
France
Paris
St. Germains
Versailles
St. Cloud
Meudon
Corbeil
Descriptions of Atlantic News and Canada unrest mix in 1843 report
A London to New York packet ship arrives after a nineteen day voyage as Canada turmoil and Hunters Lodges influence the region. Reports touch on M'Leod trial, Webster cabinet rumors, Mormon pilgrims, and a Mexico revolt, with gunpowder thefts and steamship sabotage alleged along the Great Lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
New York
England
B. L. Waite
Liverpool
Macleod
Canada
Boston
Henry Clay
Commercial Bank
New York Herald
Kingston Chronicle
Attemor
DeEstrox Oun
Lake Entz
Toronto
Minos
Chippewa
Grand Island
Sandom
Grend Island
Buffalo
Lett
Navy Island
M‘leod
Betsy Morrison
Washington
Webster
New York Times
Navoo
Illinois
Gloucester
Quebec
Collins
Montreal Herald
Philadelphia
Leod
Great Britain
Utica
Strand
America
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Forces gathered to invade Texas and Mexico turmoil
Dispatches describe insurgent gains around Mexico City and Vera Cruz proposing a provisional junta for the port. Reports from Hayti, Jamaica, and Canada discuss political shifts, blockades, and trade concerns as tensions rise in the Caribbean and Latin America amid Anglo Spanish friction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Santa Anna
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Hayti
Jamaica
Commissariat and
Colonial Bank
Carthagena
Kingston
Carthagene
New Bedford
Sumatra
Havanne
New Orleans
Cuba
Madrid
St. Catherine's
Upper Canada
United States
America
United States Bank
Court of Common Pleas
South America
Guiana
Canada
Royal Asiatic Society notes and Bow bell incident
The Royal Asiatic Society held its first meeting of the session with Professor Wilson in the chair. Gifts included 110 volumes and Persian works. a Nascent collection from Signor Mitcellice and Dr Newbold. a unique agate Persian wine cap and moss from Ceylon. A report on Egypt’s monuments urged action to the pacha. Also announced are new honorary members Sir Thomas Phillips and Abdal. A Royal Naval School election replaces Admiral Cockburn with Sir Charles Ogle as president, with thanks to the Horticultural Society and retiring trustees. A Bow church bell gudgeon broke risking a three ton bell. A St Luke Anti-Monopoly meeting vows to repeal corn laws and oppose monopolies, with speeches by Colonel Thompson and Mr Wakley amid tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Asiatic Society
Wilson
Great Britain
William Jones
Signor Mitcellice
Naples
Newbold
India
Holt Mackenzie
Ceylon
Lieut
Upper
Egypt
Europe
Pacha
Thomas Phillips
Newport
Abdal
Calcutta
Rasselas
Royal Navan Scuoou
Horticultural Society
Regent-street
George Cockburn
G.C.B
M.P
W. H. Gage
George Seymour
The
Admiralty
Young
Griffiths
R. Dobson
Sweeny
Forbes
Dickson
Currie
Evans
Fead
Holt
J.B. Smith
Sackett
Hope
Lambert
Domiille
Tweedale
Witch
Mitchell
Henderson
Saunders
Gardiner
Morris
Jensop
le Gert
Marks
G. Seymour
Wm. Gage
Chas. Ogle
Royal Naval School
Charles Ogle
Sir C. Ogle
Sir Charles
Brighton
London
Sir Charles Ogle
George Martin
George Ogle
Henry Digby
Bow Council
CaEarsier
Bow Church
Cheapside
Watts
St. Luxe
Mipplesex
St. Luke
Middlesex
Cowper-street
City-road
P. Thompson
Allen
Shaw
Fussell
Birmingham
Wakley
Incendiary fire at Prior Park rick near Rookery field
In the Prior park estate a barley-rick in the barton caught fire about midnight. Estate workers, police, and students helped to stop the blaze until the West of England and Sun Office engines arrived, and the fire was extinguished after two. The incident is treated as incendiary. the property is insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Prior Park
West of England
Sun Office
Barton
Bognor
Chichester
Pasco
Portsmouth
Bolton
Wheatsheaf Inn
Belton
John Taylor
James Walsh
Patrick Walsh
Cross-street
Manchester Guardian
Margate
Usingal
Herge
Brown
St. Lawrence
Rochester
Crown Hotel
Phillimore
W. Wyer
Fort Clarence
Alexander Sinclair
Her Majesty
Wyer
Sinclair
Fussell speaks on principle amid meeting disruption
The chairman ruled Fussell should not address the meeting as Wakley speaks to defend his conduct in parliament. Wakley insists he would resign if required, proud of his representation, and questions the Franchise Association. The meeting ends after applause and thanks to the chair. The Meteorological Society reports rain excess over four months, with six inches above the 18 year average, and notes numerous meteorological records from observers nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doc
Fussell
Wakley
Franchise Association
Meteorological Society
J. W. Gutch
Tatem
High Wycombe
Dublin Lord Mayor O Connell Attends Mass in State
The Right Hon. Daniel OConnell M.P. Lord Mayor attended a solemn pontifical high mass at the metropolitan Roman Catholic church in Dublin with aldermen and town councillors. He changed outfits at the chapel door, rode in a new carriage drawn by two grey horses, and was cheered by crowded pews as his daughter Mrs Fitzsimon serves as lady mayoress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dvstix
Daniel O'Connell
Murray
Fitzsimon
Kerry
Dublin Gazette
Earl of Clonmel
Kildare
Lord Downes
W. Kemmis
Ballinacor
Wicklow
Lord Kilworth
Earl of
Mount Cashel
Cashel
Russell
Limerick
Dusuin
Dublin
Lucas
Phenix Park
Mansion House
New Law
Henry Pennefather
Court of Queen’s Bench
Dublin Castle
Joseph Devonsher Jackson
Dublin Evening Mail
Dustin
Evening Mail
Waterford
Walsh
Dungarvan
Ireland
Emigrant Guide to New Zealand and New South Wales
R J Jameson’s 1842 volume surveys New Zealand and New South Wales for emigrants seeking a home in the southern hemisphere. The reviewer praises impartial detail and liberal judgments, noting a large accurate map and deeming the work trustworthy and valuable for potential settlers. Extracts from the book are promised but not included due to space.
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New Zeealsup
Australia
R.J. Jameson
London
Smith, Elder,and Co
South Australia
Her
New Zealand
New South Wales
New Holland
South Australia in 1839 1840 population and wool prospects
In August 1839 South Australia’s population stood at 8500, rising to 13260 by July 1840 with half intended for interior distribution. Stock farming advances show about 250000 sheep depastured, needing nearly one million acres. wool could yield half a million pounds, with English market value £26000 to £30000 annually. Adelaide has 2300 houses, eight churches, Institutes, newspapers, clubs, hotels, and wool shipments, plus surveyed land for grain to reduce imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Australia
Adelaide
Mechanics’ Institute
Melbourne
Sydney
Society in New South Wales Portrays Elite Life Beyond Penal Roots
An English view argues New South Wales has shed its penal label since 1837 with 30,000 free emigrants and capitalists. Wealth has brought private life, elegance, and luxury including carriages and liveried servants. Proponents say property improves character and defines respectability across nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New South Wales
England
Society of
Botany Bay
Australis
Payment for Insult and a Britisher in America
A discussion on New Zealanders' customs for compensation after insults, contrasting with European abuse, and a review of A M Maxwell's 1841 Run Through the United States noting his favorable view of Americans. The piece suggests better Anglo American understanding and less prejudice through more balanced travel writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd
United States
A. M. Maxwell
R.H
London
Colburn
America
Parade and barracks visit at Buffalo by Colonel Bankhead
The observer details a military review at the Buffalo barracks with Colonel Bankhead on a white charger. He notes French influence in drill, precise gun handling, and varied evolutions. The facility is clean and well supplied, with liberal pay, libraries, a settler’s store, and a credit system for soldiers, plus a retirement fund paid on discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Bankhead
Refinement of American Help at Astor House Described
The writer notes a large US army presence and orderly discipline in New York's Astor House hotel. He details military style dining with field-officers of the day controlling service, describes pay and rations for officers, and contrasts delicacy with strict service routines. He also comments on American military influence in governance and society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Payne
Herida
United States Regular Army
Scott
Elizabeth Town
United States
Astor-house
Cubpeeian
Lawk
van Buren
The Washington Tomb and a Tour With A Glimpse of Mount Vernon
A party visits Mount Vernon and the Washington tomb, detailing poor site access, a rude black gardener, and the indignities of donor-influenced memorials. They note the tomb’s simple inscripted sarcophagi and a voyeur’s glimpse through a keyhole as they lament reception by guardians and the legacy of Washington.
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Mount Vernon
Washington
Potomac
Colonel Henderson
Mrs. Washington
Marquis de Lafayette
Manrita
Lawrence Lewis
George Washington
John Struthers
Philadelphia
S.d
Fort Washington
Cromwell
Napoleon
Almanacks and church news from distant shores
Almanacks remain popular with Manns Almanack set to outsell rivals. Also reports consecration of M S Alexander as Bishop of Jerusalem. Notices describe Strachan lineage and Thornton baronetcy, arrivals in Wellington, and slave import trends to Brazil. Danish slave escapees from St Thomas cited by Jamaica Royal Gazette.
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London
United Church of England and
John Strachan
Thornton
Clifden
Teignmouth
Devonshire
Alexander Strachan
Charles I
Strachan of Thornton
Richard John Strachar
G.C.B
Wellington
New Zealand
Mr. Swainson
I.R.S
Jane
Hobson
Auckland
Col. Wakefield
Katherine Stewart Forbes
Brazils
Africa
Mure
St. Catarina
Fourrier
St. Thomas
Tortola
Jamaica
Royal Gazette
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the Weekly Chronicle
Foreign Intelligence
Pefagees
Braganza
Germany
Valais
Argau
Hanover
Duchy of
Oldenburgh
Dugsburg
Sth
Sicily
Marseilles
Barcelona
Caselli
Marchesi
Gance
Cologne
Montenegro
Podgorizza
Niusitsch
Belgium
Leopold
M. van Beersel
Place de la Monnaie
Magazin Américain
Rue Des Fripiers
Amsterdam
Handelsblad
Maria Christina
Journal Des Debats
la Presse
Tuileries
Gaccia
Eco de Couureie
Re’ E'spectador
Pyrenees
Z’co
Don Carlos
Madame Munoz
Espartero
Fueros
Bayonne
Basse Pyrenees
Memorial of
Pau
Orleans
Tours
Gefe Politico
Ayuntamiento
Regiment
Zamora
Juan Antonio de Limas
Conde Vespagna
Conde d’Espagna
Tiumph
Aladrid Gazette
St. Sebastian
Guipuzcoa
Alcala
Senor Olozaga
C. Espartero
Quiroga Y Frias
Fulgosio
Princessa Regiment
Quiroga
Earl of Aberdeen
Redpanish
General van Halen
San Sebastian
Redil
Pampeluna
Bilbao
Portugal
Liston
Madeira
Azore Islands
M. Jose Estevao
M. Aguiar
M. Rodrigo da Fonseca Magalhaes
Tenaiis
Council of Ministers
Greece
Athens
Tzinos
Otho
Turkey
Constantinople
Syria
Lord Ponsonby
Porte
Nezib Pacha
Ruse
China
Amoy
Chusan
Elliot
Canton
Burrel
Adame
Royal 18Th
37Th Native Infantry
Bengal
Pekin
H. Gough
Ladrone Islands
the Metropolis
Sheffield
Dreaprun Murper
Stringer
Rogers
Red Croft
Heeley
Sheffield Iris
Irelana
State Prison
Auburn
Oswasco
Cooke
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