Weathering Politics and the English Reform Debate
The article links weather forecasting with political foresight, arguing that public opinion and reform in England require unity, clear leadership, and a rallying point. It analyses the state of reform, party divisions, ignorance, and the need for prudent, principled action to energize the nation and restore public confidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heaven
Earth
Democritus
Friends of Reform
England
Paul
Cephas
Hall
Peel
Wellington
Morning Chronicle
Ziska
Royal Windsor notes on court life and Jocko the monkey
The Windsor court reports Queen Victoria not planning a Brighton visit and details a royal visit by the Queen Dowager to the Duke of Devonshire. It also recounts the death of Jocko the monkey at Windsor, his burial plans, and the handling of his skin for display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor
Brighton
Guardian
Coatsworth
Duke of Devonshire
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
Princess Augusta of
Cambridge
Kentish Gazette
Weimar
Albemarle
Tower Stairs
Royal
Tripoli
Windsor Express
Monxry
Coburg
Cross
Windsor, Castle
Jocko
Surrey Zoological Gardens
Monkey Island
Thames
Extraordinary Convictions At Kirkhill Communion Case
Inverness Sept 19 Hugh Fraser schoolmaster charged with breach of the peace and profanity for intruding at the Lord's Supper in Kirkhill parish church in 1838. Jury found him not guilty of breach of peace but guilty of unlawfully disturbing the congregation. escheat of his movable goods declared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inverness
Hugh Fraser
James
Kirk
Kirk-Yaird
Ogier
Kirkhill
Church of Scotland
Alexander Fraser
William Campbell
Muir
Kirkton
Alexander Sinclair
Bunchrew
George France
Alexander, Fraser
Alexander Frazer
Pannel
Edward Gordon
Alex. Fraser
Campbell
France
H. Fraser
Pamnel
John Fraser
Witness
John Rose
Gordon
Lord Mackenzie
Mirage Seen in Boston Harbor Stirs Curious Sight
A Boston afternoon report describes a rare mirage over the harbor with inverted ship images. The phenomenon echoes similar sightings in Plymouth and the North River, noting vessels appearing above the horizon and others beyond direct vision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Plymouth
England
North River
Newburgh
Heaven
Mahcemet
Arabia
Italy
New York
Funeral of Admiral Hardy in Greenwich Observes Quiet Respect
Greenwich residents mourn Admiral Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy with a subdued funeral procession from the Royal Hospital to the mausoleum. Notable attendees include Sir J Brenton and Sir William Parker, while Lt Rivers, once of the Victory, leads the escort and bears his own war wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green‘wich
Hardy
Nelson
Thomas Masterman
Hardy, Bart
G.C.B
Greenwich
Hospital
St. Alphage
Admiral Hardy
Governor's Guard
J. Brenton
Mr. Lloyd
Gold
Fisher
the Royal Hospital
Elton
Tucker
Rivers
M. Hardy
Bedford
Huskisson
G.cb
Larkan
Mansfield
Bolston
Lord Easton
Fitzhardinge Berkeley
Berkeley
John Paul
Lethbridge
Jessop
Richard Dobson
Domville
Edward Williams
John Carslake
Victory
Eternit
Lord Nelson
William Parker
William Symonds
Barclay
Lloyd
Thos. Hardy
Trafalgar
Politician pensions amid colonial fever updates and royal manners
The Globe notes Lord Mounteagle’s anticipated retiring pension of £2000 yearly and Sir John Newport’s £1000 pension charged to the civil list. A Demerara letter reports fever outbreaks in the 76th regiment, deaths of Major Fitzgerald and a band-master, and heavy losses among troops. The Times editor defends Lady Portman in the Flora Hastings affair. News covers shipboard escapes near the Isle of Wight, Dundee’s anti corn laws stance, currency fears in Britain, and agricultural techniques for saving wet grain. Alexandria reports physician deaths in Syria, a grand English consul fete, and KN George Arnott’s medical lectures at King’s College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe
Lord Mounteagle
John Newport
76Th Regiment
Georgetown
Demerara
Mountaineer
England
Heyder
Fitzgerald
Berbice
Tydd
Whitter
Charivari
Prince of
Portman
the Times
Sir
Marquis of Hastings
Lady Portman
Flora Hastings
Bryanston
Howitt
Richard Howitt
Bakewell
Lord Goderich
Mr. Greeves
Launceston
van Diemen’'s Land
Port Philip
Sophia
Sydney
Isle of Wight
London
Portsmouth
Assengers
Doncaster Chronicle
Dundee
Ireland
Bank of England
Chronicle
Lancashire
Scotland
Leeds Mercury
Alexandria
Syria
M. Meissonnier
Avignon
France
Aleppo
Bosco
Col. Campbell
Tantah
Seid Ibrahim
M. Asgate
Nile
Journal de Smyrne
Arnott
Knixe's College
King’s College
Amott
St. Bartholomew's
King's Colle
The Harvest and the Corn Laws Debate in Yorkshire
The piece discusses variable harvests across regions with improved weather boosting late work, notes good wheat yields but barley deterioration in the Midlands and West, and cites Scotland’s mixed results and Ireland’s generally favourable outlook. It condemns corn taxes and links them to suffering, urging bread as a right and appealing to scripture and history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Scotland
Ireland
Meath
Antrim
Louth
Down
Connaught
Galway
Bradford
Steven Fawcett
Leeds
Fimes
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