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Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Oct 02, 1842

Page

2

Death and memory of Marquis Wellesley in royal circles

The piece memorializes Richard Colley Wellesley, first Marquis Wellesley, detailing his birth in 1760, rise as Lord Mornington, governorship of India, victories including Seringapatam, governance in Ireland, and close with his Death in 1842. It notes his familial ties to the Wellesley-Wellesley clan, his public service across Britain and Ireland, and the extensive honors and offices he held, along with a portrait of his enduring influence in imperial history.

Robe Patterson India Bonaparte Perceval Lord Liverpool Lord Grey Duke of Portland Lord Wellesley Copenhagen Spain Cuesta Wellesley Mr. Perceval Marquis Canning House of Commons Marquis Wellesley Spanish Europe Ireland Robert Peel Dublin Orange Party Earl of Liverpool Mr. Canning Lord Goderich Earl of Earl Grey Lord Steward Melbourne Duke of Wellington Kingston-house Fort St. George Fast India Company Cowley Colley Walter Cowley Baron Mornington Garret Wellesley Wellesleys Wesleys Henry II Meath Kildare Mornington Lord Maryborough W. Hesley Paterzon Edward Bligh Long Wellesley Viscount Wellesley Lord Cowley Gerald V. Welllesley Earl of Westmorland Marquis of Tweeddale Marquis of Salisbury Earl of Cadogan Charles Bagot Fitzroy Somerset Robert Grosvenor St. Patrick Privy Council Alston New Windsor Baron Wellesley Central Junta of Garter Order of St. Patrick

East India Company grants to Marquis Wellesley in 1837

On November 2 1837 the East India Company resolved there were grounds to believe Marquis Wellesley faced pecuniary difficulties and proposed further acknowledgment. A £100 000 settment for him after Seringapatam was abandoned to the army. An annuity of £5 000 had been paid, and £20 000 was placed with trustees for his use. He accepted the grant in a letter to the chairman and held a pension of £2 698 as chief remembrancer of the exchequer in Ireland.

Brompton Kingston-kolling Duke of Wellington Windsor-castle Apsley-house Apsley Richard Colley Wellesley Marquis Weieley Garrett Earl of William IV Victoria Sather House of Lords Lord Mornington Lady Mornington Marquis Wellesley Viscount Eeley Eton College University of Oxford Lord Maryborough Lord Cowley Gerald Wellesley Viscount Wellesley Pitt Fox Burke Canning Earl of Mornington George II Prince of Wales George III London House of Commons Beeralston King's Borough of Windsor India Lord Cornwallis Wellesle Ganges Bonaparte Egypt Tippoo Saib Mysore Coimbatore Perim Straits Babelmandel Tippoo France Harris Seringapatam Mallavelly Mangalore East India Company Wellesley Gurwood Asia Europe Red Sea Jumna Scindiah Berar Assaye Lassawarree Lord Wellesley England Pauli Hyacinthe Gabrielle Roland Monsieur Pierre Roland Tony Marianne Richard Caton Turedy Levant Constantinople Alexandria Izzet Servia Syria Mustapha Ghasir Kesrouan Djani Sarim Rifaat Pacha Riza Pacha Halil Pacha Ahmed Fetha Pacha Turkey Old Raouf Reyrout Mahomed Pacha Ghazir M. Wildenbruck Beyrout Admiral la Susse Smyrna Vanguard Cambridge Jerusalem Alexander Cairo Pacha Ibrahim Pacha Samy Pacha Nile M. Mathieu Aslam Aga Lurin Gavaz Boulac Court of Proprietors Ireland

Cape paper notes 1842 colonial exchanges and Hong Kong coin rules

The Cape paper from July 27 1842 reports Port Natal advices dated July 15 noting peace and release of prisoners by Colonel Clovte in Pietermauretzberg and good treatment. It also transcribes Lloyds notes on Henry Pottinger’s Hong Kong proclamation detailing circulating media and legal tender rules for the China settlement, including peso rupees dollars and copper cash, effective March 29 1842.

Cape Port Natal Clovte Pietermauretzberg China Hone Kone Lloyd’s Committee of Privy Council For Trade Whitehall Lloyd's Hongeteam, &c J. M.grecon Lloyd S Henry Pottinger Jesty Hong Kong Government-house

Serpent of the Desert Sidi Ben Arach to Nogent Residence

Sidi Ben Arach known as the Serpent of the Desert, former minister to Achmet Bey and last Bey of Constantina, traveled via Aix on the 17th toward Nogent le-Rotron. He was sentenced to twenty years hard labor for issuing false coin and held at St Marguerite fortress. Recently pardoned after royal intercession, he was released on the 15th and placed in the care of an officer and a brigadier to reach Nogent.

Sidi Ben Arach Achmet Bey Constantina Aix Nogent le-Rotron St. Marguerite Provence Star Nogent

The Metropolis London Civic Affairs and Elections Report

A transcription of London city governance matters includes the recorder's opinion on electors and representatives for the common council, detailing the 11th George I. act and conditions for freemen householders, voting rights, and residency rules within wards. It also covers swearing in new sheriffs, the lord mayor election process, and notes on the City of London General Pension Society, Bethnal Green churches, and Westminster deanery corrections.

Comox Council Common Council City of London C. E. Law City of London M‘christie Francis Collisson Size Lane Grocers’ Company Marr Skinner's Place Size-lane Collisson Alderman Hooper Jeremiah Pilcher Middlesex Hardwick Catenton-street Pilcher Broad Street Guildhall Thomas Wooll Farebrother T. Wood Lainson Atrrep Mayer Ranpatt Royal College of Surgeons Lonp Mayon Thomas Wood Humphery Alderman Lainson Liverymen of Gibbs Church of St. Lawrence Jewry Wilson England Alderman Humphery John Humphery Aldermen Alderman T. Wood Johu Humphery Alderman Humphhery Hisses Mr. Wood Magnay Rogers City of London General Pension Society London Tavern Bishopsgate Street Viscount Lake H. Richardson Lord Stanley Bethnal Green Bethnal-green St. Peter's St. Philip's St. James's St. Andrew St. Bartholomew St. James The Metropolis Churches’ Fund Westminster Trelasd

Struggling City Paving and Zoological Arrivals Highlight Strand News

Articles describe the management of cathedral funds and canonries, delays in Strand pavement projects, and a flood of zoological arrivals aboard the Monarch including a lion, hyenas, and other notable species. Police announce a £100 reward for information in a shooting near Holylands, with Pierce linked to protest groups and a royal pardon offer for involved parties.

Corporation of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners For England Strand Monarch Hull Zanzebar Tnnsia Persia Cape of Good Hope South Africa Happy Jerry Arabia Surrey Zoological Gardens Metropolitan Police Robert Pierce Southampton Paradise-row Houndwell Kingsland-place Holylands Her Robert Peirce Pierce Francis Society

Crowded Dover Cropping Case Sparks Justice Clash

In Dover the magistrates confront Sir James Graham's censure over the hair-cropping case. They face potential civil action from Fitzjames and Gladstone, as public indignation grows at the keeper's conduct and the authority of the justices is questioned. IPSWICH hoax and Margate rescue headline nearby.

Gawler James Graham Messrs. Fitzjames Gladstone Geoler Her Majesty Dover Mesers Fitzjames Mover Chronicle Ipswich Home Department Margate Margate Sands Albion Rover Margate Susan Newcastle Liverpool Rover Kenlish Plymouth Rosseay Royal Marine Stonehouse Norman Horton Paysergeant Goodfellow Paysergeant Neet Fivefields Exeter

Death of Sir James Spittal in Edinburgh

Notice records the death of Sir James Spittal at his Newington home. He was the first lord provost elected under the Reform Burgh Act, hailed as a highly respected figure in the city.

James Spittal Newington Edinburgh Courant Ericram —Tayx Lennyson D’eyncourt Lincolnshire Oliver Eyncourt Freemasons’ Quarterly Review Kxt

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