London and New Zealand useful works in Knight and Co catalog
A survey of Knight and Co publishing notes pricing of daguerreotype portraits and volumes in London, with commentary on Knight's London history series and Heaphy’s Narrative of New Zealand. It reviews the Corn Exchange paper, Ely-place, Goldsmiths Hall, and praises simple arithmetic guide Pocops, Shillings and Peace for mental calculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Knight and Co
Ely-place
Goldsmith’s Hall
Knight
James Cook
William Smith
Albion launch and naval ceremony at Devonport
The Albion, a four-decked vessel of about 4 masts, launched amid royal presence and naval fanfare. Mrs Drake broke a wine bottle on the bows as Adair Adm Pym and Lords of the Admiralty watched, and the ship was to be commissioned immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lausen
Devonpont
Albion
William Symonds
Lords of the Admiralty
San Josef
Burgoyne
Superintendent Pym
G. Cockburn
Lord Haddington
G. Seymour
Mr. Hawkes
Mrs. Drake
Admiralty
John Marquis
Accrington
Preston Guild
Preston
Marquis
Grandy
Bank of England
Yesterda
Blackburn
Boulogne Gazette
Globe Blairs
Shadwell
Woolwich
Eden
Newcastle
Robert Paul
Paul
Long Reach
Gravesend
Sunderland
Phillips
Albion-street
Hyde, Park
Basevi
Petersham
Smasuina
Ann Leonard
Caroline Barneby
Marlborough Street
Grapes
Oxford Street
James Williams
Maltby
Giblett
Barneby
House of Correction
Mint
Trial of the Clifton Rioters Opens as Jury Deliberates
The trial began with Chairman Mr. Foster and magistrates including Mr. G W Wood M P Mr W F Hutton and Rev Mr Mills presiding. Prisoners faced rioting charges for the Clifton disturbance of August 20 with 300 plus in attendance and clashes at Knowles colliery Clifton Moss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Nightingale
John Cooper
Thomas Orme
John Tipton
Joseph Salmon
John Dee Ee
John Jenks
George Hankers
John Fielding
Peter Singleton
John Wood
Thomas Sutcliffe
Thomas Charleston
William Hoffton
George Hay
Ralph Taylor
John Hargraves
John Marshall
Thomas Wood
Joseph Bowring
Richard Holt
Joseph Taylor
John Wolfenston
Samuel Scholefield
William Burgeass
George Rose
Brandt
Houston
Keen
Whigham
Kersall-moor
Manchester
Belton
1St Royal Dragoons
Warre
Knowles
Clifton Moss
Royals
Oldham
John Bramall
Green
League
John Holland
John Lemire
Hulton
Yorkshire Rioters Sentenced by Lord Chief Justice
Last Monday at York Lord Chief Justice Denman sentenced about 150 prisoners to terms of imprisonment with hard labour ranging from two to eighteen months. Also reports emigration to America as Hendrik Hudson sails from St Katharine's with 150 emigrants from Sussex Kent and Essex. Harvest progress in Ireland shows early completion and excellent quality with wheat yield likely below average but fine grain compensating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorkshire
York
Denman
America
New American Line
Hendrik Hudson
Morgan
St. Katharine’s Dock
New York
Sussex
Kent
Essex
Neland
Dublin Evening Post
Manchester
Gov
the Times
Nottingham
Roebuck
Walter
Anti Com Law League
Chronicle
Lord Ellenborough
Sanitary Report
Spectator
Times
London
Pall Mall
Scotland
Edinburgh
Windsor
Ireland
Dalkeith
Jammie Forrest
Dennie
13Th Foot
Jellalabad
Ordnance Department
Ashton
Bury
Macclesfield Chronicle
Robert Edward Henry Somerset
G.C.B
Grafton Street
Beaufort
St. Petersburg
Augsburg
Circassia
Zabozelo
Jerusalem
Alexander
Holyhead-bay
North Wales
Anglesea
George’s Pier
Holy
George's Pier
Liverpool
Skerries
Point Lynas
Liverpool Albion
Zablagen
Wurtemburg
M. Theodore Helgerad
Dublin
Tipperary
Cavan
Fermanagh
Meath
Henry Bailey
Waverley
Kingston Harbour
Cotrage
Leeds
Peel
Leeds Times
Daownixe
Brown
Westminster Bridge
Surrey
Smith
Lord Lowther
Mereworth
Canterbury
Ticehurst
Battle
Sturce
Joseph Sturge
Birmingham
James Graham
Whitehall
H. Manners Sutton
J. Sturge
Bombay Times
Robert Sale
Bengal
Civil Service
Sale
Lady Sale
Sturt
Tezeen
Cabul
England
Correspondence on legal costs and property rights in old news page
Readers discuss court costs in Sheriff s Court and who pays when the plaintiff governs taxation. Questions cover accommodation bills and third party value, tenancy and walls, selecting Ecclesiastical Courts, guardianships, and probate. Also noted are militia officer qualifications and Irish standards per Burn’s Military Law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LHGAL
Sheriff’ Court
H. T
J. B
City
W. Lintern
Enaign
Ireland
Burn
The Weekly Chronicle 1842 Sept 12 notes
The article reports on the dull spell in journalism, Queen Elizabeth's northern tour, and public notices. It discusses weather, astronomical details, and a long letter from readers defending against misreports about a chartist leader. It also covers gas lamp improvements and political commentary on the corn laws and unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambrensis
London
Tjme
Newgate
Weekly Chronicle
James Pilling
Stalybridge
Shapley
Torchlight Protest and Political Rhetoric Excerpt
A letter argues reform stalled by the Reform Bill, predicting that if workers are denied demands they will hold torches and abstain from labor rather than clash with soldiers. The writer urges reading the subject’s papers to reveal duplicitous doctrine and to awaken the populace to manipulation by the Tories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tims
Calendar of Britain and Ireland sunrise and tide times
A historical calendar lists sunrise and sunset rules for Great Britain and Ireland from September 11 to 18, with latitude adjustments and minute shifts. It also provides high water times at major sea ports and notes variations for Bristol York Falmouth Hull Milford Haven London Dock time, plus adjustments for other harbours and directions to see Notices to Correspondents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Ireland
London Dock
Bristol
York
Gove
Falmouth
Hull
Milford Haven
Brighton
Cowes
Dover
Dublin
Holyhead
Liverpool
Port Glasgow
Southampton
Chinese foes shaped for battle and sieges near Ningpo
The piece notes that Chinese forces, though not massed like Indian armies, exhibit courage and refine tactics such as street fighting and artillery. It discusses Ningpo defense, canal networks hindering march, and questions whether Chinese expedition strength should be increased before a Pekin operation. It highlights unfamiliar Chinese regional strategies in Eastern history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Gough
Ningpo
Pekin
India
England faces China war toll in a turbulent strategic view
The text argues Britain cannot endure another Afghanistan and must secure a decisive Chinese war victory. It criticizes frontier resistance, strategic limits, and imperial pride, warning that failure could ruin morale while urging ample support for Sir Hugh Gough's Pekin march and questioning negotiating leverage with a 260 million people empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clive
Wellington
England
Canton
Hugh Gough
Pekin
Cortez
Otumba
China
Ireland orange strife deepens over Maynooth and Lord Eliot
The piece argues Lord Eliot greenlights reform in Ireland and challenges Orange leadership. It details party feuding over Maynooth funding and education policy, plus patronage rivalries for Dublin University. A sharp critique targets Orangemen, Bishoprics, and Conservative strategy amid Union pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Eliot
Ireland
Maynooth
Jackson
Orange Party
Ward
House of Commons
Dublin University
Litton
Coleraine
Kilmainham
Trish
Smith
University of Dublin
George Alexander Hamilton
Dublin Evening Fair
Brewster
Lefroy
West
Orangemen
Letroy
Exchequer
Lord de Grey
Mr. Litton
University
Hamilton
Afair
Trish Orangemen
Robert Peel
the Mail
Mulgrave
Westport
Eliot
Mail
Reconciliation Between Masters and Men in Staffordshire
Report notes amicable settlement of disputes between coalmasters and workers in Staffordshire. It states work will resume in Midland Coal districts on Monday. Unlike Durham and Northumberland pitmen, Staffordshire groups agreed to return, suggesting local issues were resolved by explanations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staffordshire
North
Midland
Durham
Northumberland
Also Mentioned on This Page
New Zealand
Charles Heaphy
Heaphy
Simpkin, Marshall
ComWe
Clifton
the Weekly Chronicle
Murphy
Legh
Meteo
Ephem
Tresnay
Fox
Weather Murphy
Logic
E.N.M
Feanuts O'Connor
Darlington
Northern Star
Feargus O'Connor
Hill
Star Office
O'Connor
Paddy
White Conduit House
Mr. F. O'Connor
Corn-Law Party
Batty's Circus
Mr. O'Connor
Great Britain and Ireland
Weoneapay
Thursvay
Ferpay
E. Buller
Lord Denman
Justice Maule
Lancashire
West Riding
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