Bolton Inquest and Tax Multany Meeting Report
An inquest at Deare From ite Lion Bolton heard Alice Blaxendale died after prolonged poverty and illness. Her husband described starving conditions, late notes on relief, and family hardship. A Liverpool Journal verdict cited natural disease hastened by want of life’s necessaries. A Bolton meeting debated barracks and military presence, urging bread not bullets, with residents opposing making Bolton a military station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ite Lion
Deangate
Great Bolton
Externity
Thomas Blaxendale
Alice
Belmont
Bolton
Gardener's Lodge
Liverpool Journal
Bowker's Row
Wemyss
Manchester
Charles Napier
Secretary of State For the Home Department
Boston
W. Wemyss
Secretary of State
Home Department
J. Winder
Dean
Grundy
Bury
C. J. Darbishire
Earl of Derby
Ashton under-Lyne
S.taylor
Stockport
Hear
Tr. Naisby
Thomasson
Balshaw
C. Napier
Job
Pether
Rushton
Bayle
Jbolton
The Following Being The Principal Newspapers
Advertisers notice lists principal London newspapers printed during the half year ending December 31, 1840 and June 30, 1840, issued by order of the House of Commons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of, ‘Commons
The Weekly Chronicle Advertisers Planets and Gazettes Listing
A fragment notes the Weekly Chronicle and its affiliated publications and periodicals. It lists titles such as Examiners, Globes, St James's Chronicles, Watchmen, True Suns, Britannias, New Messen, and others, with numbers suggesting issue counts or pages. The text references accredited organs, shipping gazettes, and couriers, implying a catalog of periodical entities connected to the publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sereatee
Globe
Shipping Gazette
Ditto
St. James's
Evening Mail
Evening Chronicle
Beil’s New
Messenger
Atlas
Argus
Examiners
Globes
St.James's Chrons
John Bulls
Mark Jane Express
Evening Man
Watchmen
True Suns
Britannias
New Messen
Patriots
Correspondence on Legal Matters From a Subscriber’s Desk
A column of legal guidance answers readers questions about debt payment and distribution of a deceased's estate. Topics include executor liability, widows and creditors, setting off debts, apprenticeship contracts, tenancy notices, and Sunday trading penalties.
Advent Sunday 332 days old moon phases and weather notes
A compact fragment lists Advent Sunday readings Isaiah and John for morning and Isaiah and Hebrews for evening, marks the year as 332 days old with moon phase on December 5, and records solar declination, clock offset, day length, dawn and twilight times. It then lists mixed weather forecasts and fair schedules for various towns and events across several days, including fairs at Gloucester and Warrington and notable dates such as December 1 and December 5. It references Napoleon coronation in 1804, Belzoni’s death in 1823, Hobbes’ death in 1679, and general atmospheric notes.
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Sonpar
Murphy
Gloucester
Harleston
Legh
Warrington
E.N.M
The Co operative System addressed to the editor
A letter argues against common remedies for distress, attacking improved morality via church education, corn-law repeal, and emigration. It critiques Owen's views, contending repeal harms workers and landlords, while emigration merely shifts competition abroad, leaving the nation poorer and rivals stronger. The piece urges reevaluation of proposed cures.
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Weekly Chronicle
England
Scotland
Owen
North America
Prominent campaign on Owen's views and military promotions
A colonial era letter discusses Robert Owen's economical views and hints at future writings on responsibility and private property. It also critiques military promotions in the East India Company scheme, urging inclusion of warrant and non commissioned officers in attainable commissions, and condemns current exclusion from officer ranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Owen
Mr. Owen
Hampshire
Winliam Ganrin
Pall-mall
Court ‘of Directors
The
East India Company
Madras United Service Gazette
England
Royal Army
London Gazette
Br. Mott
Mr. Mott
Norwood
Clapham
Bolton Union Guardians
Rochester
Cotton Twist
Godalming
Gilbert
Guildford
Bunsrugmine Dispatch
Weekly Dispatch
Omxzca
Alhambrosa’'s Vale
Robert Taylor
Dispatch
Gale Jones
Taylor
Carlile
Times
T. B
Thomas Clayton
Wareham
Stowel
War Weekly Chronicle
Beac
Eliza
Timetable Rules for Sunrise Sunset and Tidal High Water
The text explains how to compute sunrise and sunset times for Great Britain and Ireland using latitude adjustments, plus how to derive high water times at major ports by adding or subtracting hours and minutes from the London Dock timing. It lists specific port adjustments for Bristol, Cork, Falmouth, Hull, Milford Haven, Brighton, Cowes, Dover, Dublin, Holyhead, Liverpool, Port Glasgow, and Southampton, and notes the information relates to related calendar notices.
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Great Britain and Ireland
London Dock
Ates
Bristol
Bork
Cove
Falmouth
Hull
Milford Haven
Brighton
Cowes
Dover
Dublin
Holyhead
Liverpool
Port Glasgow
Southampton
England and Louis Philippe clash over Spanish politics
The Weekly Chronicle argues that France under Louis Philippe bungled in Spain and warns against a European intervention led by France. It praises Espartero as Spain’s national symbol, notes public support against municipal reforms, and condemns Mr. O Connell for opposing Spain’s liberty while aiding French aims. The piece highlights tensions between England, France, and Ireland and urges restraint and national unity.
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Espartero
Louis Philippe
MR. O'Connell
France
Spain
England
Lord Palmerston
Monsieur Thiers
Don Carlos
Christina
Verona
Madrid
Ferdinand the Seventh
Duke of
Ferdinand
Journal Des Debats
Camarilla
Madame Munoz
Charles the Fifth
Europe
Louis the Fourteenth
Bayonne
Times
Paris
Monsieur Guizot
Barcelona
Ireland
O’connell
Espartero and Ireland Power Debate
The passage argues Espartero and the Spanish People cannot be trusted with power, deeming him unfit to wield authority. It warns that Irish independence from England could lead to ongoing war or resource exhaustion, suggesting only a distant, paternal rule by O'Connell might exist as compensation, a regime unlikely to be welcomed even by estranged critics of Lord Eliot.
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Espartero
Ireland
England
Mr. O'Connell
Lord Eliot
Lord de Grey
The Birth of an Heir Sparks Public Meetings Across Boroughs
A London Chronicle laments mixed public reaction to the royal birth. Lambeth clashed over a congratulatory plan, while Southwark’s meeting backed a Chartist amendment. The piece argues working men are organized and entitled to speak, urging action to relieve widespread distress from bad laws and unemployment, with Wales and Paisley cited as urgent case studies.
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Lambeth
Bedford
Southwark
Maynard
England
Barclay
Bronterre O’brien
Duke of Buckingham
Wales
Iron Masters
Paisley
Exchequer Bill forgeries raise government accountability
A late nineteenth century editorial argues the state bears responsibility for Exchequer Bill frauds. It condemns lax paper control, cites Mr. B Smith and Madame Solari, and calls for clear policy to protect innocent holders while noting broader political and clerical conflicts including Puseyism and Oxford’s role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. B. Smith
Bank of England
Exchequer Bill Office
Madame Solari
Lord Monteagle
B. Smith
Investigation urged into forged Exchequer Bills scandal
The piece urges a government commission to probe a widespread fraud involving forged Exchequer Bills. It cites innocent holders harmed, names several implicated figures, calls for full data to clear suspicions, and seeks safeguards to protect public credit and deter future frauds.
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Stock Exchange
B. Smith
Rapallo
Lord Monteagle
Exchequer bills fraud case at Old Bailey hints
Reports from the Old Bailey session reveal charges of forgery and fraud connected to exchequer bills. The proceedings touch on the use of official stamps, imitation materials, and alleged bank and city involvement, with figures and names linked to financial firms and individuals under scrutiny.
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Old Bailey
Mail Snells
Deeny
Perceval
Perent
Coutts and Co
Messrs. Coutts
Bank of England
House of Coutts and Co
Lord Law
Lord Strangford
Aou
France
Paris
Bie
England
Balls and Co
Rams Curries
Price and Co
London
Broderip
Bell and Co
Bel
John
Shearman
Barcott
Hichens
Prowl Shaw
Ciariel
Harrison
Porasurer
Major Anderson
Edinburgh Exchange
Art of Scotland
Company
Royal Bank
Sir
William Forbes and Co
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Ath
Deat Bolton
Chronicle
Sirge
LEGAL
T. J
Graham-street
Islington
J. P
Court of Chancery
Rubin—Ijf
R. S
Bar. P. Eden
W. C
Goldsmiths’ Company
Moxvay S
Sun High Water
Seta
Morn
Aft
Oall
the Weekly Chronicle
Renfrewshire
QUEEN
Chur
Englandism
Axi Puseqites
Ucversity
Church of England
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