Fraud and corruption in silk trade revenue system exposed
A detailed account describes how silk and lace firms allied with officers exploit customs to dodge duties. It outlines schemes with case shipments, mislabeling, and “short shipping” to swap silk for cotton and claim drawbacks. The report names the inquiry, its key figures, and the push for reform and stronger oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Custo House
Tuter
George Robert Dawson
Messrs. Dowding and Weston
Board of Commissioners of Customs
Revenue Commissioners
Liverpool Branch of Customs
London Department
Liverpool
House of Commons
Ovatlow
Tuskisson
London
Tris
Master in chancery announced for Litton
The Dubilin Evening Post reports that Mr Litton will certainly become the master in chancery. The article covers debates on residence and eligibility for voting, including several cases of alms-house occupancy and the Reform Act criteria. It mentions James Harmer and the Dispatch newspaper staff, plus the legal interpretation by Sir John Bayley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Litton
Dubilin Evening Post
City of
Guiliball
Ingress-hall
Kent
Warmer
Fleet-street
Wansey
Harmer
Marr
Dispatch
John Bayley
M.christie
M‘christie
John Chambers
Clarke’s Court
Bishopsgate-street
Leathersellers’ Company
Ion
Vines
Grentleman
Chambers
Lord Tenterden
Aynshire Colniers
Ayr Advertiser
London
E. Smith
Wellington-street
Strand
W. Strange
Bequests of Dr Ireland Include Oxford Professorship and London Education
The will of Dr Ireland, late Dean of Westminster, leaves sums to multiple institutions including £10,000 to the University of Oxford for a theology professor, £2,000 to Oriel College for an exhibition, £5,000 for a chapel in Westminster, £2,000 for Westminster Hospital after life interest, £1,000 to a London education society for clergymen's sons, £1,000 to Ashburton poor, and £1,000 for King's College religious education, among other legacies. The Sierra Leone Watchman notes slave ship timber used in twenty of twenty-six Wesleyan chapels on the coast, and a new dye from harmela shrub named harmela red, discovered by M Goebel in Crimea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolfe
Dalhousie
James Andrew Ramsay
Susan Georgiana
George
Marquis of
Tweeddale
House of Lords
Baron Meldrum
Baron Hill
James Ramsay
E. Moncrieff
Baron Panmure
Royal Company of Archers of Scotland
East Lothian
Chisham-place
Belgrave
Square
Dalhousie Castle
Edinburgh
Dantwouth
Earl of
Thomas Legge
London
Edward
William Legge
Charles
Dartmouth
Devon
Tangiers
James
Lord
Tower
William the Third
William
Anne
Lewisham
Great Britain
D.C
A.S
Earl
Frances Charlotte
Earl Talbot
William Walter
Frances
Viscount Barrington
Viscount
Talbot
Barrington
Aylesford
Guernsey
G. W. Starrington
Heneage Legge
G. N. Grenville
Magdalen College
A.C. Legge
Life Guards
Henry Legge Chresher
A. K. Legge
G. C. Legge
Duchess of Gloucester
St. James’s Square
Sandwell Park
Birmingham
Woodsome
Huddersfield
Freyse
England
Ireland
Leinster
Ballymacnoge
Wexford
A de Vreyne
P. French
John French
Carrickdrumrask
Carrick-on-Shannon
Arthur French
Baron de Freyne
Artagh
County Roscommon
Oxford Terrace
Edgware Road
French Park
Ashburton
University of Oxford
Oriel College
Sierra Leone
Her
Mixed Commission
Crimea
M. Goebel
University of
Russia
Mortgage and marriage advice in a reader correspondence column
A long reader letter page covers legal guidance on tenancy double rent, landlord notices, and court actions. It includes notes on marriage with a niece, attorney costs, probate inquiries, wills and legacies, entitlement rules, and a weekly ephemeris with weather and events for 1812.
Remarkable 103-Year-Old Jacobite Rememberer Kirsty Fraser
Aberdeen Herald recalls Kirsty Fraser of St Nicholas parish poorhouse who at 103 recalls Culloden battle scenes the Flora Macdonald cave and Prince Charlie. She recalls a bygone Aberdeen with work then poverty and teetotalism in later years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Nicholas
Kirsty Fraser
Kirsty
Culloden
Flora Macdonald
Prince Charles
Flora
Prince Charlie
Aberdeen
Kirsty Frases
Aberdeen Herald
How to Find Sunrise Sunset and High Water Times in Britain
This excerpt explains methods to compute sunrise and sunset by adjusting times according to latitude, plus instructions for calculating high water times at major sea ports. It lists specific time adjustments for Bristol, Dublin, Dover, Liverpool, and others, and notes these will apply to smaller harbours as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain and Ireland
London Dock
Ates
Bristol
Jork
Cove
Falmouth
Hull
Milford Haven
Brighton
Cowes
Dover
Dublin
Holyhead
Liverpool
Port Glasgow
Southampton
Newspaper Stamps Return for Weekly Papers 1842
A government notice lists the return numbers of newspaper stamps issued to weekly journalists at One Peony, detailing stamps distributed in April May and June 1842 and the weekly average sales for each period. It records quantities per publication and calculates periodic averages for compliance.
Ashburton Treaty Debate Split by Liberal Press Clash
The Weekly Chronicle defends the Ashburton Treaty against liberal critics and the Morning Chronicle, arguing the pact secures a sound boundary and strong commercial ties. It criticizes sensationalism, praises the Examiner’s nuanced survey, and notes public opinion leans toward compromise over further war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashburton Treaty
Morning Chronicle
Ashburton Treaty debate and Franco-American tensions
The piece argues against a censure of the Ashburton Treaty negotiator, noting concessions and domestic opposition to high aid measures. It contends the treaty's value lies in limiting French leverage against Britain, while French journals push Guizot’s position. It questions whether the policy or its execution failed, given differing French aims and expectations of US cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashburton
England
House of Commons
Monsieur Guizot
France
United States
Lord Ashburton
Peel, Pickled Pork, and the Free Trade Debate
The piece argues for free trade in grain and criticizes tariffs as inconsistent. It cites corn as staple with fear of large imports, praises Mr. Conyers for his two P's, and notes rising pickled pork prices from the United States. It warns Peel’s policy may harm the economy, urging removal of all import checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conyers
Falstaff
United States
Standard and Fane on Affghanistan policy provoke critique
The piece denounces Colonel Fane and the Standard for urging retreat from Affghanistan and bargaining over the release of English prisoners. It argues against surrender, praises Wellingtonian victory, and warns that viewing captivity as tolerable corrupts Britain’s honor. It condemns pacificism and calls for a robust, honourable response to protect prisoners and national dignity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fane
Lord Ellenborough
Affghanistan
Overland Mail
India
St. Paul's
Channel
Akbar Khan
Affghan
Lady Sale
William MacNaghten
Mahammed
Colonel Fane
Duke of Wellington
England
Sale
Jellalabad
Cabul
Indus
Election of Lord Mayor in London amid clashes over Wood candidacy
A crowded Guildhall witnessed the Lord Mayor election as Alderman John Humphery won over Alderman Thomas Wood. Wood denounced false charges, urged inquiry, and pledged to continue as a magistrate if not chosen. Humphery, elected by a large majority, spoke of duty, hospitality, and keeping politics out of his year in office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of London
Thomas Wood
Guildhall
London
Humphery
Alderman Lainson
Gibbs
Church of St. Lawrence
Jewry
Lainson
T. Wood
Court of Aldermen
T Alacre Coal Company
Wilson
England
Alderman Thomas Wood
Alderman Humphery
John Humphery
Aldermen
Recorder
Alderman Wood
Wood
Magnay
Rogers
Cape arrivals shape Natal relief amid Boers siege tensions
The report notes fresh arrivals from the Cape after Captain Smith's relief, marking renewed hostilities between Dutch Emigrants and the Zoolaks. It praises some Boers' cause but condemns massacres and atrocities against women, urging Natal forces to end the horrors. It argues for conciliatory Cape policy to convert Boers into peaceful settlers in Natal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape
Captain Smith
Cloete
Natal
Pretorius
Cape Colony
England
Smith
The Farmers and the Farmers Friend Peel and Pickled Pork
The Farmers face renewed excitement over the Peel Policy as cattle thefts alarm farmers. Foreign cattle dealers import live cattle into Dublin, challenging local markets and triggering concern about Spain produced oxen and Vigo’s impact on Smithfield trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Vigo
Smithfield
Dublin
Unsettled council after swearing in new sheriff and mayoral debate
After the swearing in, aldermen return to the old chamber but lack a quorum. Alderman Farebrother offers to retire to prove oppression. Alderman T Wood defends his prior service and resists a year-long delay. A letter from Alfred Mayor Raypatt notes Alderman Lainson cannot attend Guildhall, requesting non-nomination for the junior civic chair. The Lancashire Ten Hours Bill and Lord Ashley’s factory labor aid is discussed, plus a fire at Lazarus’s premises and a Burlington arcade blaze linked to Mar Drew’s warehouse and Ward’s cigar divan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Wood
Farebrother
T. Wood
Lainson
Guildhall
Alfred Mayor Raypatt
Royal College of Surgeons
Lancashire
Lord Ashley
London
Lord
Ashley
Manchester
Marylebone-lane
Lazarus
Piccadilly
Burlington Gardens
Burlington Arcade
House of Mar. Drew
Ward
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Dacre
Vaux
Hubert
Ranuph
Robert
Gillesland
Ranulph of
Meschines
Cumberland
Ranulph de Vallibus
Prand
Thomas de Noulton
Margaret de Moulton
Ranulph de Dacre
Dacres
Jane Dacre
Richard Fienes
Humphrey Dacre
Edward IV
Richard
Jane
Lincolnshire
Vauxes
Wil
Bamekeepers
Gregory Fienes
Lennard
Richard Lennard
Lord Dacre
Chevening
Inigo Jones
Francis
Ranulph Dacre
Howard
Thomas
Earl of Sussex
Baroness Dacre
Ropers
Baron Willoughby d’Eresby
Baron Clinton
Samuel Charles Whitehead
G. H. Seymour
Chesterfield-street
Hoo
Welwyn
Herts
Darnocsiz
North Britain
David the First
Alexander Dalhousie
Middle Marshes
Roxburgh
Douglas
Hermitage
Duke of Rothsay
Perth
Alexander
John
James the Sixth
United Kingdom
British North America
A.K. W
Westminster
Middlesex
P.H. W
Fou
Costa
T. B
Inquirer
Ewan Clum
Senopay
Murphy
E.N.M
Mownapay
Meteo
Ephem
Tee
Ein.m
Legh
Meteo Ephem
E.N.M. Fair
Metro
Loru Brotanas
Rae Leros
Lord Brougham
Gentionen
Dassure
Leeda
Eather
H. Brevouam — Brougham
Tur Legausen
Weekly Chronicle
Herta
A. B.C
New Tuwarre
Pappinctox
Church Street
Paddington
Loveridge
J. P.—Ditto
Horse Guards
J. S
J.S
A. B
Scotland
Palace of Holyrood
C. R
John Ward
New Zealand
John Osborne
Ditto
Exeter
Admiralty
LUGAL
Taper
Es Wee Weekly Chronicle
Bell
Len
Examiner Wee
Hritannia
Kraves
Atlus
the Weekly Chronicle
Webster
Lord Palmerston
Lord Aberdeen
Chronicle
Voltaire
Canada
Lord Grey
Azorning Chronicle
Colonel Mudge
Featherstonhaugh
St. Croix
Jonathan
Liberal Party
Examiner
Standard
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