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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 11, 1841
Page
2
A sweeping despatch reviews European political shifts in France and Spain, the turmoil in Portugal, and the Baltic and Black Sea theaters. It notes ministerial revolutions, tariff anxieties, and insurgent plots while detailing British naval actions, Philippine trade data, and growing tensions in China with Keshen’s fate and Canton fortifications shaping the looming conflict.
The Metropolis reports the consecration of a new cemetery near Mile End Gate by the Bishop of London with the lord mayor and sheriffs in attendance. In Bermondsey, the Southwark Horticultural Society held fruit and flower shows with prizes for peaches, nectarines, grapes, and dahlias. Other notes cover the Royal Dockyard launch of the Trident by the General Steam Navigation Company, and meetings on railway and reform topics, including Middlesex Reform Registration and the West London railway fund.
Intense night clash near Khelat i Ghilzie saw 3 000 to 4 000 Ghilzies attack Colonel Wymer s camp while Captain Macan pursued a feint. Sepoys and 38th Regiment held firm as the enemy suffered heavy losses and fled by dawn. Wymer s force could not pursue.
Intelligence from Scinde reports severe sickness among troops at Shoran Quetta Dadar and Moostung after the last overland mail. Two thirds of the force at Kotta are in hospital with 30 to 40 men falling ill daily and many officers incapacitated. Notables include Major Liddell Captain Rebenack Dr Carlos Lieutenant Reveley and Ensign Kunt of the 2d Grenadiers.
Reports from Chatham Twispay describe seaman Stone placed under guard on the Poictiers for striking his wife during a quarrel aboard their ship. An inquest found the death accidental due to a fall on the lower deck after their dispute. A coroner’s verdict and reprimand followed.
The Hants Advertiser reports a single hour of bombardment that left vessels wrecked and shivered sails, boats swamped, homes unroofed, trees torn from roots, and land and water showing extensive destruction. One schooner sank off Chapel wharf, four fishermen died near Calshot, and the district lay in frightful ruin though harvests near completion.
Ireland. Dustin. Sept. 6. Earl Fortescue will leave the castle Thursday evening and sail for England that night. The Queen's letter appointing the lords justices has arrived, but new household directions await Earl de Grey’s arrival. The August 7 meeting of the Tamworth association includes remarks by Mr. OConnell on Sir Robert Peel and Chartists. Ministerial arrangements list Pennefather as lord chancellor and Blackburn as attorney general. Chief Justice Doherty to be sworn in as lord justice. De Grey arrival delayed. A severe censure is issued against Dominick Corr and other magistrates for illegal imprisonment and improper language.
A Paisley county gathering of noblemen magistrates and residents convened to address severe job loss in the town and wider Renfrewshire. The meeting endorsed a subscription to aid 2,592 people relying on relief, with 830 pounds spent and 630 pounds raised to date. It named local officials to manage distribution and noted possible weaving work for 40 to 50 workers from Burnbrae.
Fragmentary excerpts recount Keshen’s memorials to the emperor detailing foreign ships, coast fortifications, and smuggling. He argues for stronger naval defense, cites Canton province troops as unreliable, and notes measures against rebels. The text includes his death warrant and imperial responses approving sanctions on Keshen and his family, with directives to Canton authorities.
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