A Daring Rescue at Sea and Tides of Tudor Conflict
Narrator recalls a wreck where a young girl is saved from drowning after clinging to rigging amid a violent storm. two strangers aboard survive as the vessel sinks. The text then reviews novels and works on religious liberty under Mary I, praising historical drama and naval discipline literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurora
Te Ees
Peterson
Oldjunk
Peters
London
Saunders and Otley
Henry
Bonner, Snithfield, &c
Rachel
iCorn Laws as Public Health Question in 1810
The article argues that food scarcity from the Corn Laws drives high mortality among the poor, linking malnutrition to infectious diseases. It asserts that better nourishment is a stronger factor than ventilation and drainage, criticizes official reports for downplaying hunger, and discusses destitution as a disease that spreads typhus and dysentery, with broader social implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weekly Chronicle
England
Wales
Poor Law Commissioners
Chadwick
Somerset House
Ireland
Poor Law Commission
Mortality from Fever Rooted in Short Food Access
A physician from London in 1842 argues that preventable deaths from fever arise chiefly from food scarcity and poverty created by laws. He cites mortuary registers showing about 50,000 annual fever deaths and urges collective will and legislative reform to avert the deaths, blaming both learned and powerful for inaction.
Legal Advice Nuggets on Tenancy and Debt Rules
A column of reader queries on leases, notice periods, stamp duties, and remedies. Topics include double rent after lease expiry, when a contract is enforceable, six year or twenty year limitation periods, actions for recoveries, and guidance to consult a solicitor for complex cases. The advice references English and Scottish law, insolvency, and property covenants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lhogal
W. T
B. J
Boz
Lot
John Green
A. X
Fou
T. Pi—Fou
D. BP
Cupar
Fife
England
Scotland
W.W.W
Alpha—af
J. M
Eisner
Yute
M. Burdette
B. H
Advent Sunday Calendar and Weather Notes
A historical weekly column lists Advent Sunday lessons for morning and evening, celestial data, moon phase, sun declination, clock offset, day length, and dawn and twilight times. It includes multiple weather references and upcoming fairs, with brief notices and a reprint of Times correspondence criticizing Whig misrule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaiah i
John
Murphy
Frost
Legh
E.N.M
Meteo
Munovay
Gloucester
Trisway
Epheim
Werpwespay
St. Andrew's
Warrington
E.N.M. Fauir
Ephem
Trvrspar
Dee
Bury St. Edmunda
Rotherham Ditto
Bonaparte
Fair
N.M
Times
Weekly Chronicle
Vimes
J. W.M. Leicester
Halifax
Manchester
Liverpool
Time of Sunrise Sunset and Tide Timings in Britain and Ireland
Instructions for calculating sunrise and sunset times across Great Britain and Ireland using latitude adjustments and minute corrections. It also provides high water times at major ports with additive or subtractive offsets from the London Duck dates, listing Bristol Cork Falmouth Hull Milford Haven Brighton Cowes Dover Dublin Holyhead Liverpool Port Glasgow Southampton and notes on other information in the Calendar and Notices to Correspondents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London and Greenwich
Pubiety
London
Deptiod
Greenwich
Ies
Deptford
Higes
Rising Sun
Charles-street
Grosvenoy-square
Sarah Adey
Phillips
Lower Brad Street
Wm. Bryant
Grenadier Guards
149 A
A My
The
Humane Society
Frederik Hart
Pitt-street
Fitzroy-square
Botk
Baker
Great Western Railway
Dudley Arms
Mr. Young
Pati Watn
Tattersall
Pall Mall
Clarence Club
Chandos-street
W. S. Ramsey and Co
Upper Thames Street
Grimalkin
William Stoveld
Davidson
Sheernoss
Leghorn
Cape Trafalgar
Turow Parysi
Tronate
Glasgow Journal
Great Britain
Ireland
Bristol
Cork
Cove
Falmouth
Hull
Milford Haven
Brighton
Cowes
Dover
Dublin
Holyhead Harbour
Liverpool
Port Glasgow
Southampton
Newspaper Stamps Issued to Weekly Newsmen 1842
Return detailing the number of newspaper stamps at one penny issued to listed weekly newspapers for the months April and June 1842 and the weekly average sale for each. The document records counts per publication and the average sales across the periods.
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Aurel Muay
Victories in the East Lift British Pride in Afghan War
The piece lauds British triumphs in Afghanistan and China, praising General Nott and General Pollock for recapturing Kabul and Bala Hissar, and extolling the army and navy collaboration. It also critiques New Zealand governance, warning of Hobson's costly administration and urging reform for sustainable colonial revenue and policy.
Gallant Actions and Trade Outlook in China News
The account honors a Tartar General who chose death by fire rather than escape and a valiant Admiral who died amid close combat. It notes this reflects honour and contrasts with military strikes, then shifts to economic impact. News of China’s opening spurs London money markets and optimism for British trade, with new ports seen as cargo hubs for manufactured goods despite initial bad speculations.
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Jackson Horner
4Th Battalion
R.A
Royal Regiment of Artillery
Woolwich
Robert Harvey
Portsmouth
Royal Marines
John Wilson
8Th Regiment of Hussars
Barnsley
Wood
Times
Leeds
Leeds Mercury
Aberdeen
Stade
Hanovera
Hanover
Lord Aberdeen
Lord Palmerston
Morning Chronicle
Army Axp Polce
Foot Guards
Jeremy Bentham
China
Afghanistan
Ghuznee
Nott
Pollock
Akhbar Khan
Cabul
Bala Hissar
Affghanistan
Bygrave
England
Indus
Herat
Europe
Hong Kong
Henry Pottinger
Admiral Parker
Hugh Gough
Nankin
Henry , Pottinger
Chin-Kiang-foo
Controversy over convict settlement and land policy in New Zealand
A lengthy critique argues that land sales and immigration funding will burden the colony with debt, while condemning Lord Normanby and Lord Stanley for supporting convict labor and penal settlement plans. It cites Hobson, Parkhurst convicts, and policy shifts from Downing Street, warning of moral decay and governance failings.
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Colonial Office Colonization
NEW Zealand Budget
Parkhurst
Lord Stanley
Lord Normanby
Hobsoun
Auckland
New Zealand
England
Laing
Hobson
Lo Normanby
Downing-street
Archbishop Whateley
Two party lines clash over China policy and empire
The article argues against ministerial press distortions praising the Peel Ellenborough policy and credits Palmerston with guiding the China expedition. It critiques Sir Thomas Cochrane’s absence from command, defends Palmerston’s plan to reform engagement with China, and labels Ellenborough’s Afghanistan conduct as weak. It notes the Seik contingent’s good performance and praises united action in the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peel
Ellenborough
Lord Palmerston
China
Henry Pottinger
Thomas Cochrane
Ipswich
Vidi
Vici
Andi
Chin-Kiang-foo
Nankin
Lord Saltoun
Palmerston
England
Canton
James Graham
Robert Peel
Duke of Wellington
Carlton
Downing-street
Sir Robert Peel
India
Lord Edenborough
Afghanistan
Lord Ellenborough
Pollock
Affghanistan
Lahore
Seik
Barcelona Riots Spark Unclear Spanish Turmoil
Spain remains perplexing as Barcelona’s late movement triggers a riot and general rising. National militia clashes with authorities over trade and reform, forcing garrison withdrawal after about 500 casualties on both sides. Possible outcomes include Don Francisco becoming Regent or Barcelona declaring independence.
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Spain
Barcelona
Pyrenees
Catalonia
England
France
Don Francisco
Espartero
Barcelonia
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Exatain
Browning
Royal Navy
Carter and Clark
South Australia
Sis
LiveRiTisHavy
Forkiexs
Eenoreux Qvan gEnty Tarsan
Teclidens Reanold
EB. Taylor
Wordsworth
Rosetti
Goethe
Aity
Great Britain and Ireland
Trorspay
Sarunpay
Vo Rp
Dl ‘Sunvay Wee
Avril
Bell
Lon Bell
Spectator
John Bull National Advertiser
New Weekly Mess
Atlas
Observer
Arpus
Great League
George Wilson
the Weekly Chronicle
Yate
Hudson
Charles Terry
F.R.S
F.S.A
Colonial Office
Isle of Wight
Pennsylvania
Stephenses
Stanley
Penn
New South Wales
Terry
Victoria
Wellington
Nelson
Survey Department
Dep
Genth
Mitte
An. Maneeman
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