Memoranda for the Present Week Notes Coastal High Waters
A compact ledger of high water times and historical milestones from London and Edinburgh. Entries include London bridge tides at morning and afternoon, a Lighthouse destruction at East of London, the 1681 Edinburgh College of Physicians erection, and the Times newspaper steam printing milestone of 1814. Also notes Bishop Young’s death and rising tide timings across Nov Dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edaystone
College of Physicians
Edinburgh
Legal correspondence and medical remedies column
A long miscellaneous column blends legal Q and A on wills debts and trusts with medical home remedies and patient guidance. It includes notes on bankruptcies insolvency acts legacies infant beneficiaries and adverse claims plus multiple named readers and doctors offering dosage instructions and lifestyle advice.
Ancient Remedies and Tea Cultivation Notes
A miscellany of medical recipes detailing doses for anemia and worm remedies, followed by notes on botanic gardening topics. Includes instructions for tinctures and pills, dietary cautions, and the cultivation and processing of tea between April and September. Also covers plant hardiness, dahlias, juniper, scammony, and fiscal debt data from 1888.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
France
Marseilles
P. Q
B. H
Stamford
Leeds
Charles M'Intosh
Syria
Aleppo
Portrait of the Earl of Leicester in Weekly Chronicle
The Weekly Chronicle presents a splendid portrait of the Right Honourable The Earl of Leicester published with the day’s paper. The feature highlights the subject's prominence and the gallery display accompanying the edition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Earl of Leicester
Catchem and Chetum mocked as plain no popery stunt
A satirical critique compares a proposed English firm named Catchem and Chetum to a New York partnership. It accuses Tory leaders of using No Popery rhetoric to manipulate the public, warns of civil strife from intolerance, and contrasts Peel’s cautious stance with historic Catholic and Protestant persecutions.
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Robert Peel
Catchem
Chetum
Marryat
Isaac
Uriah
Foreign Affairs Reflections on Spain and Europe
The piece critiques Espartero's paused Iberian campaign against Cabrera, warns of winter setbacks, and condemns Madrid's Moderado Government for weak governance. It notes French missteps in Algiers, and questions France's global aims while calling for cautious diplomacy amid Eastern tensions and Russian, British, Austrian interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Arragon
Espartero
Cabrera
Rapine
Madrid
Moderado
Cortes
Don Carlos
Lord Clarendon
France
Louis Philippe
England
Marshal Soult
Dardanelles
Herat
Constantinople
Caucasus
Russia
Algiers
Africa
Duke of Orleans
Europe
America
Buenos Ayres
Austria
Egypt
Disputes Over Religion and Politics Stir Public Debate
A lengthy opinion denounces sectarian strife and Tory tactics, calling out No-Popery advocates and leaders like Sir Robert Peel. It argues Canada and Ireland would ignite if pressed, warns against “Catchem and Chetum” policy, and contrasts modern politics with past bold standers. The piece laments bigotry, cowardice, and the manipulation of faith for party ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commons
Ernest
Queen Victoria
Ireland
Canada
United States
Robert Peel
Exeter Hall
M‘neil
M‘ghee
Berceval
Queen's Marriage and Royal Finances Stir Public Opinion
Commentary on the expected marriage of Queen Victoria to Prince Albert, noting the favorable reports from Walmer about his health, and arguing a foreign alliance suits Britain. The piece defends the choice against domestic jealousy, urges modest expectations, and warns about royal establishment costs and social distress amid hard times. It also mentions the Privy Council summons and anticipates the Queen addressing ministers in person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walmer
Prince Albert
Europe
William the Third
Holland
England
Hanover
Georges
John
Duchess of Kent
George the Third
The Penny Postage Preparatory Rate
A fourpenny postal rate is described as a preliminary step toward the Penny Postage system. The change aims to ease clerks into the new scheme, which will be implemented about six weeks after the fourpence rate begins. Government members support the measure, though some opposed it initially.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Thomas
W.W.C
S.A. M
Robert Stokely
Birmingham
David Lye
Y.L.N
Yarmouth
Richard Henry
The Queen's Manners and Chartists Stir in Wales
A report from London outlines the privy council's April marriage plan for the Queen and notes Chartists in Hirwain near Merthyr are in arms. It describes unrest in Spain, economic press from New York, and political tension in Britain with John Llewellyn's sedition trial proceeding after chartist meetings and accusations against him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morning Chronicle
Privy Council
Hirwain
the Times
Newport
Merthyr
Madrid
Benavides
Cortes
Senor Arrazola
Esparterd
National Guard
England
Waite
Liverpool
New York
United States
Exchange
Morning Courier
London
Paris
Amsterdam
Hamburgh
Bremen
Messrs. Baring Brothers
Daniel Webster
Caina
Morning Post
Elliot
Ariel
Notizie del Giorno
Rome
Thomson
Joan Colborne
PryMouth
Pique
Quebec
Sir John
Lady Colborne
Lyneham
J. C. Bulteel
C. P. Thomson
Portsmouth
Turnkey
Egypt
Zemps
Lord Ponsonby
Mehemet Ali
France
Rodschid Pacha
Sergeant Wilde
Lord Dumferline
House of Commons
Carlton Terrace
Stubbing-court
Chesterfield
Fink
Widegate-Alley
Bishops Gate
Peter Flood
Mary Flood
John Flood
Margaret Flood
Daniel M‘carthy
James Hennessey
Harriet Hennessey
John Llewelly
David Jones
Mr. Phelps
Pontypool
John Llewellyn
Pontnewenydd
Frost
Edwards
John Frost
Monmouth
Glamorgan
Carmarthen
Vincent
Wales
Yorkshire
Lancashire
Bristol
Bath
Trowbridge
King’s Head
Blue Boar-field
Crane Street
Jones
Llewellyn
Sun
Blackwood
Duke’s Town
Shell
Phelps
Newport trial tales of Etheridge and mob actions 1839
Samuel Etheridge faced high treason charges after a Newport mob incident described at length with sections plan for a militia like chain of command, witness testimonies from John O Dwyer and others, and a Monmouth gaol commitment while John Roberts was briefly discharged. The material includes letters from 1839 and reports of a crowd moving past Stow Hill and Westgate with firing at a rent door and injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Etheridge
Joseph Ady
Mr. Phelps
Ga Palace
Monmouth
Newport
Hudibras
John O'Dwyer
Stow Hill
Stow-hill
Westgate
Corn-street
Mrs. Dickenson
Napper
Roberts
John Roberts
Bath
Phelps
Blackwood
Also Mentioned on This Page
Monnay
Young
LEGAL
S.J. R
J. P
J P
J.P
Court of Requests
Court of Equity
Dagley
A.R.S
Lucy T
Harrison
Dalston
Ausiver
Medical
Charles Spencer
Ieee Prety
Charles Davis
Botanical
Weekly Chronicle
Brixton
Great Britain and Ireland
Lynn
Riches
Norwich
National Gallery
the Weekly Chronicle
Carlton
Billy Holmes
Cecil Forresters
Bradshaws
Ingestries
O’sullivan
Downing Street
Hastings
Louis the Fourteenth
Nantz
Mr. Perceval
George
Louis
Foreign Affairs
Turkey
Newport, Tur
Sind
Samuel Etherdgs
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