Correspondence on wills and tenancy in old law notes
A long reader letter page discusses probate, illegitimacy, tenancy end dates, and actions against masters for indentures. It covers heirs, widow rights, trustees, public notices, and legal precedents, with samples and opinions from readers on English law and practice.
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Queen's Bench
Lord Denman
C.B
M. J
J . John
St. Clement's Danes Savings Bank
I.m-S
England
R. W
Fes
Hanover
Duke of Cambridge
Prince George of Cambridge
D. Pincombe
T.M
Ironmongers
de J.C. C
James
Samuel
J J
J. F
George-street
Bryanstone-square
Chambers
Bes J. P
Friendly Society
Blackstone
Justices of the Peace
Royal Commission
Knights of the Bath
Benex
Northampton
Admiralty
Sina
Sheffield
Clare
Chronicle
Eliza Cook
Dispatch Office
N. W. Smith
George the Fourth
Roe
Lord Eld
Exeter
Leyden
London
Internal state of France in the face of peace prospects
The piece notes little change in France's internal state and doubts peace can be preserved. It condemns the press for bias, cites renewed revolutionary sentiment, and warns of rising tension between government factions, the National Guard, and calls for dissolution to safeguard national honor under patriotic leaders.
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France
Journal Des Debats
England
Paris
National
Monsieur ‘Thiers
Revenue trends and political reaction in October quarter
The article reports a noticeable fall in revenue for the October quarter compared with 1839, detailing deficits in Customs, Excise, and Post Office income while Penny Stamps grow. It notes Tory journals’ favorable spin and defends the Chancellor and Peel-Goulburn plan as the best available, despite early cash flow issues and new duties not yet yielding farthing from Assessed Taxes.
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England
Exchequer
Mr. Goulburn
Robert Peel
Spain The New Ministry And The Regency Debate
The piece critiques Spain s Regency crisis amid Liberal dominance in the Cortes and regent Queen Christina. It questions the legality and sincerity of regency changes, warns of royalty's fragile power, and argues juntas and Espartero risk provoking a backlash if they press demands. It notes Madrid revolts and potential co regents Calatrava and Arguelles as debated figures.
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Spain
Liberal Party
Cortes
Juntas
Christina
Madrid
Espartero
Valencia
Calatrava
Arguelles
Ferdinand
Urquhart Faith and American News Attack on Palmerston
A critical expose of Mr. David Urquhart defends political sanity while denouncing his creed and denounces his loyalty claims. The Britannia brings 134 days Boston to Liverpool with American news on boundary disputes, elections, and financial tremors, including Webster’s push for a national bank and Harrison’s rising bid amid war rumors.
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America
Woodruff
Liverpool
Boston
Halifax
Great Western
New York
Britannia
Standard
Great’ Britain
Cushing
Congress
Messrs
Featherstonough
Thiers
France
United States Bank
Europe
Philadelphia
Daniel Webster
Webster
Harrison
Canada
Texas
United States
Maine
Fairfield
Vera Cruz
Moore
Florida
Denunciations of Palmerston and Blockades Debate
A critical analysis condemns Lord Palmerston for policy blocks at Buenos Ayres and Vera Cruz, accusing him of perfidy toward France and England. The piece mocks his Eastern affairs leadership and notes the author’s loss of respect for Palmerston’s strategic cleverness in handling Louis Philippe.
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Lord Palmerston
Buenos Ayres
Vera Cruz
England
France
Louis Philippe
Thiers Note Aims For Peace Over Egyptian Question
The French response to the memorandum seeks pacific aims in the Egypt Syria dispute. It argues France cannot approve deposition of Mehemet Ali while urging double guarantees for the Sultan and Egyptian Viceroy. It notes turbulence in British and Russian alignments and cites a Paris interview mocking Thiers as a Russian tool, while condemning Palmerston.
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Monsieur
Thiers
Monsieur Guizot
Turkey
Mehemet Ali
France
Egypt
Syria
Monsieur Thiers
Europe
Constantinople
Charles Attwood
Lord Palmerston
Settlement prospects with France and Paris murder in the streets
Despatches from London say talks favor a settlement with France and the British embassy in Paris notes a blockade on Alexandria may be suspended until October 15. In Paris a porter named Aiberty was stabbed by a man who then surrendered claiming to be the assassin after crying arrest me. The wound is life threatening and a medical man and police aided the victim at La Charité hospital.
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David Urquhart
Paris
Standard
Bedlam
Messrs. Urquhart
Attwood
Urquhart
Monsieur Thiers
Lord Palmerston
David
Mr. Urquhart
Great Britain
England
France
Porte
Alexandria
Aiberty
Boulevard Montmartre
Theatre Des Varietes
Terval
Cote
Ster
Mancheson
Gray S
Thomas
Gibson
Mani
Gib
Toomer
Anne
Tad Ibson
Ester
Thor
J.bair
R. Giben
Brooks
Oceedin
Canterbury
Frances
Gerbes
Augusta
Aimee
Mi c
Bithaca
Carl
Thos
Lei Pril
el James
T. Baile
Verdi
Charles Ce
Ee Martyn
Sts
Southampton
O'Connell
Mars
Ackney
M.P
Tatosti
Tatosti Beat Te ii Then “Arere
Dbe
Henry Martin
Cox
Alth D
Teac
Alexanderene
Ing
Fletcher
Owell Buxton
D Very Capacitch
Lushington
Alien i
Eag m, Esq
Mignie
Meniner Rae
Mirza
Ullinder
A. Graham
Prince Albe Ought
Albert
Greandseer
Astle-Hill
Slade
Nelson
Lord
Tion
Ats
Yates Slade
Pri
Wa Eman
Arenes
Lenin Lyne Manders
William Younrt
Hill
Jerse
Accus
Pierse
Rae
Tss
See
Ings Oorer
Norton Pate
Alice
Change of Government in Nova Scotia
Halifax reports the abdication of Lt Gen Sir Colin Campbell and the installation of Lord Viscount Falkland as Lieutenant-Governor. The ceremony drew thousands, with guards from the 4th 23d and 37th regiments and militia. It notes several executive council retirements and other royal notices, including appointments for Sierra Leone and a Bank of England policy change. It also covers local business, trials, and civic matters in Leeds, Manchester, and Plymouth dockyard fires, with details on public notices, prosecutions, and municipal reform tensions.
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Halifax
Colin Campbell
Viscount Falkland
Government House
Slayter
Sir Colin Campbell
Lord Falkland
Nova Scotia
Sir Colin
Her Majesty
S Executive Council
T. N. Jeffery
M. Tobin
H. H. Cogswell
E. Collins
Duke of Cambridge
Rumpenheim
London
Sir Francis Burdett
Embercourt
Thames Ditton
Arthur Chichester
Lord Arthur Chichester
Mauritius
87Th Foot
Marquis of
Donegal
Earl of Belfast
Royal Household
Dean of
Raphoe
Charles Kemble
Italy
Liston
London Gazette
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Miles Thomas Stapleton
Carlton
County of York
House of Peers
Baron Beaumont
John Jeremie
Sierra Leone
Owen Flintoff
Bank of England
Boutchers
Freemasons
George Byng
Middlesex
Challis
Charles Pearson
Giblett
Bondstreet
Deputy Hicks
Waltham-green
Liverroon
Leeds
Bristol
CuMmins
Cariss
Mr. Cariss
Warren
Sheerness
Henry
Wise
Camperdown
Murner
Compton Martin
Somerset
Compron Martin
Richard Rogerson
Chewstoke
Manchester
Gibson
Reform
Exchange
St. Ann’s
St. John’s Ward
Hayward’s Hotel
Bridge-street
Thomas Potter
Aldestinai Brooks
Alderman Walker
Jos. Heron
Mr. Gibson
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C.P. Villiers
A. H
Lancashire
Kingsland
War Party
Republican Party
L’abbe de Lamennais
the Weekly Chronicle
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