Weekly Times Warns Against Substitution and Seeks Battle Against Tyranny
The Committee of the Weekly Times warns against substituting another paper for The Weekly Chronicle and promotes its own paper as the best and cheapest. It laments stamp duty cuts, claims to broaden access, and declares readiness to battle despotism, aided by the threepence price and new engraving prospects.
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Weekly Times
Weekly Chronicle
Messrs. C. Walker and Slader
Cruikshank, Heath, Philips
Lisle
Political Liberty Rally Against Newspaper Stamp Tax
A polemical notice proclaims liberty and justice against stamp tax on newspapers. It denounces corrupt press practices, urges readers to unite with Truth, and condemns monopolistic news trade efforts while praising the Weekly Dispatch for joining the opposition and promising outlets through small traders.
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Trath
Chronicler
News-Trade New Newspaper Stamping Board
Dispatch
France's Future Ministry and Europe Policy Debate
The piece argues the new French ministry will shape Europe’s policy for the coming year. It questions who leads the regime, criticizing Guizot and Persil and forecasting Louis Philippe’s attempts to block liberty while risking a continental clash, all amid a headless government.
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France
Europe
Earl Grey
Polignac
Wellington
M. Thiers
Moun
Guillemot
Guizot
Ney
Lyons
Persil
Tuileries
England
Louis Phillippe
Napoleon
Satirical critique of tax cuts and press law biases
A reader denounces a Times vituperative article for misrepresenting the Chancellor of the Exchequer's five alleged tax relief shuffles and asserts Whig failures in passing laws. He notes the clause in the Stamp Duty on Newspapers act is infamous and calls out the paper's biased framing.
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Smithfield
House of Commons
Times
The Times Daubing Itself With Tory Honey
A newspaper excerpt attacks The Times for alleged partisanship in a Somerset House bill clause. The writer alleges the clause reflects official motives, not political honesty, and condemns party intrigue while defending honesty and truth against perceived deception. The piece likens The Times to scornful opportunism and predicts consequences.
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Ubiion
Sendhcanzo
The
Times
Timm
Stamp Office
Somerset House
Tories
Imm
the Times
Lisbon Revolution Aims 1820 Constitution Change
Our Lisbon correspondent reports a revolutionary movement on the evening of the 9th led by the National Guard, supported by troops and the public. The aim was the Constitution of 1820 and a change of administration, with no expected outbreak of violence after agreement on terms.
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Satunpay Mornine
HaArr
Lisbon
Valencia Surrenders Rumor Flares in Madrid Alarm
The Morning Post reports Paris rumors that Valencia fell to Carlists or was taken, Gomez nearing Madrid within five leagues, and the Queen-Regent fleeing toward Cadiz. Spanish funds drop to 274 amid unverified panic. Alcala Galland escapes to Oloron. Madrid correspondence through the 7th notes a loan robbery plan and a shoes supply to pursuing heroes.
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Paris
Valencia
Gomez
Madrid
Cadiz
Alcala Galland
Oloron
Loan
Paris Markets React to Peninsula News and Spanish Bonds
Paris reports sharp moves in bonds as rumors of Spanish turmoil spread. The Active Debt falls from 29} to 27{, while Three per Cents dip and Five per Cents ease. Amid telegraph delays, Valencia's fate and Madrid’s status draw attention. refugees stream into France with Alcala Galiano and others arriving in Oleron.
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France
Paris
Gomez
Madrid
Cadiz
Valencia
Moniteur
Oleron
M. Alcala Galiano
o’Ossuna
M. A. Olivan
Interior
M. Isturiz
Mame de Rayneval
Jaen
City Intelligence Attacks Bank of England Directors
The news column condemns Bank of England directors and the Governor for refusing to discount US bills, arguing the Bank's management harms national finance. It notes market strain from money scarcity, large sales of 3 percent stock, and reliance on Exchequer bills to keep prices from falling, urging swift reform.
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Bank of England
United States
Hercules
Drest
Murder at Arely Kings Near Stourport
A murder case shocks Arely Kings and Stourport as Joseph Hawkins is found dead in his shop. William Lightburn confesses to shooting Hawkins, then beating him with a log and hammer, after a series of preparations including a gun and gunpowder. Lightburn is remanded to Worcester jail after a Worcester Journal report.
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Arely Kings
Stourport
Joseph Hawkins
Arely Comnon
Harris
Hallen
William Lightburn
Metrefield
Light- Dhurn
William Metrefield
Merrefield
Hawkins
W. Randall
Stouport
Severn
Kidderminster
Worcester
Worcester Journal
Economic strains hit Exchequer bill market and markets tightens
Reports say Mr Spring Rice travels from Ireland to advise on looming emergency measures. Exchequer bills due this month face delays as holders consider options while Bank influence is limited. Discount rates show stress with 5 percent public bills and higher for short terms. Prices fall in British funds with heavy peso and Portuguese bonds weighing on the market.
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Spring Rice
Ireland
Lindon
Serious Coaching Accident Involving Rev Archibald Douglas
Monday morning on the Uxbridge road near Shepherds Bush a gig accident injured Rev Archibald Douglas his wife and his six year old son. The Rev Douglas shoulder dislocated and arm fractured above the elbow after the horse bolted into a brick cart. Mrs Douglas and her son escaped injury.
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Uxbridge Road
Shepherd’s Bush
Archibald Douglas
Hillingsden
Connaught-terrace
Edgware-road
Gig
Joseph Paxton
Rummell
Gelden-lane
St. Luke’s
St. Bartholomew’s Hospital
Royal Windsor health and legal anecdote blend in miscellany
The column reports Their Majesties at Windsor in good health, recalls Justice Parke and Serjeant Talfourd at the Gloster Assizes with a comic clash, and notes various items from Madrid to Ostend including Queen of Spain worries, Leopold’s English visit, and a new Custos Rotulorum appointment along with theatre news and local notes.
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Windsor
James Parke
Gloster Assizes
Talfourd
Parke
Jeneth
Serjeant
Ludlow
Bencu
Chancery
Raphael
Raphaels
Spain
Madrid
Prado
la Granja
M. Grimaldi
Paris
Ostend
Leopold
England
Isle of Ely
Manchester
Malibran
Ivanhoff
Warsaw
Nicholas
Zarskojeselo
Duchess of Berry
Prague
Trieste
Charles X
Duke de Bourdeaux
Gratz
Prines
New Russia
Siberia
Russia
Raikes Currie
Northampton
Chippenham
Queen's Theatre
Kate Kearney
A. Lee
Fatal Accident On Night Coach Near Bedford
The Peveril night coach from London to Manchester and London ran over its wheels after the pole hitch failed on a hill near Bedford. Mr James O'Brien, an Irish gentleman, died. the coachman and four other male passengers were injured, with several dislocated shoulders. An inquest returned an accidental death verdict and a deodand of £5 was levied. The proprietors were Charles Higgins and Horne & Co. A subsequent upset near Loughborough raised public safety concerns about speed and load on these coaches.
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Peveril
Manchester
London
Bedford
Falcon Inn
Bletsoe
James O’brien
O’brien
Cork
Herbert Baldwin
David O’brien Casey
Telegraph
Putney-heath
France
Hurst
Charles Higgins
Swan Inn
Messrs. Horne and Co
Pigot
Loughborough
Leicestershire
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Cornhill
Paternoster-row
Haymarket
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Innes
Edinburgh Evening Post
Price
John Limbird
Mackenzie
Rasselas
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Athlin
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Zeluco
Dr. Moore
Joseph Andrews
Humphrey Clinker
Edward
Roderick Random
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Farmer
Inglewood Forest
Cloln
J. Simpren
St. Clair
Bacon
Washington Irving
G. Canning
Plutarch
Great Britain
Brenton
R.N
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Exmouth
Earl Howf
Lord Duncan
J. Duckworth
C. M. Pole
Earl ST. Vincent
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Lord Exmouth
A. Cochrane
Lord Collingwood
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Henry Colburn
Great Marlborough Street
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Bell and Bradfute
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Trewaine
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