Diary notes mark saints and tides for late September week
The entry lists religious observances for Sunday September 29 and upcoming dates through October, noting saints such as St Jerome and Corneille, tides at London Bridge and Mownbay, and historical markers including Admiral Keppel and Marquis Cornwallis with their years. It preserves calendar days, moon phases, and high water times alongside brief notes on openings and surrenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezekiel
London-bridge
Mownbay
Jerome
Tresnay
Corneille
London
Admiral Keppel
Saturn
Cadiz
Marquis Cornwallis
Mars
Legal Correspondence on Debts and Estates in 19th Century Advice
A dense missive era column covers debt collection using an attorney, tendering sums due with postage, and cost risks. small loans by a Westminster society. executor accounts via equity suit. public tenders for workhouse provisions. administration and inheritance rules. and a miscellany of legal QandA on contracts, tenancy, marriages, and medical remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
X.Y. Z
Testminster Loan and Investment Society
Buckingham-street
N.B. Archbold
Saunders and Benning
M.A. C
Wittaker
Rush
Imbl
Wms
Evnors
Zeno
Amilier
Hawkesworth
Hillary
Cotterell
Dutton
R. C
Court of Requests
Canterbury
Norvo
William Francis Richards
B.A. W
C. A
Medical letters advise dubious ear cure and potions
A letter column repeats old pharmacopoeia based remedies for ear and head ailments. Treatments include tinctures, creasote in almond oil, mercurial ointments, bleeding by cupping, and various pill regimens. Other writers discuss diet and a warning against excess wine while urging continued correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cologne
John D
W.L. W
Wimborne
London Pharmacopedia
Zeno
H. W
J. B
Appointment as Secretary of the Board of Control
To the electors of the Tower Hamlets I have been appointed one of the Secretaries of the Board of Control. The office does not require vacating my seat in Parliament but I accept to advance liberal reform and religious liberty. My duties tie to our East possessions and trade with India, with the aim of temperate constitutional reform and faithful service to the crown. Sept. 26, 1839. WM. CLAY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tower Hamlets
Board of Control
India
Fulwell Lodge
Twickenham
WM. Clay
Clay
Pease
National Gallery Portrait Memoir Offer Announced
Subscribers may continue the Werexiy Chronicle without Gallery purchases at Fourrence Hall Penny, price sixpence per paper with steel engraved portraits and bespoke memoirs or the memoir may be omitted. Non-subscribers may take the Monthly Part for 2s 6d. This issue includes a splendid portrait of Earl Spencer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Werexiy Chronicle
GaLery
Fourrence Hall
Earl Spencer
The Dead Season and Press Fatigue
The Weekly Chronicle laments the dead season for newspapers and politics, noting ministers away and little news. It jokes about a Martin's Act to aid editors in September and October, mocks dull reports, and contrasts daily toil with weekly burdens. The tone is wry and satirical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Manchester
Cambridge
Tipperary
Waterford
Moyes
Lord Howick
Thomson
Canada
Russell Ellice
Ellice
Martin
Let Newspapers Be Prohibited for Two Months
A writer argues that public servants deserve merit but the press harms public life. The piece proposes a six line parliamentary act to suspend newspapers for two months to allow minds to lie fallow, praising printers and lamenting the current news cycle during autumn months. It cites Peel’s pledge to remedy abuses in press and public attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mani
Boz
M.P
Robert Peel
Poulett Thomson and the Colonial Gazette clash over policy
The Colonial Gazette and our Contempo rary dispute over Mr Poulett Thomson's Canadian policy and his fitness for office. The piece questions how the Governor General would reconcile his stated aims with actions, suggesting possible contradictions and forecasting tension with Lord John Russell. The writer doubts clear local government reforms and predicts uncertain outcomes for Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Gazette
Mr. Poulett Thomson
The
Poulett Thomson
Her Majesty
Lord Clarendon
Colonial Office
Duke of Wellington
Canada
Lord Durham
Lord John Russell
Representation for the Colonies Proposal for a Colonial Board to advise before Parliament
A London periodical argues that colonists lack representation and proposes a Colonial Board of delegates led by the Colonial Minister. The board would discuss colonial measures before Parliament, vote publicly, and publish minutes to give colonists a constitutional voice without full representation in the Commons. The editors urge caution, noting its ingenuity while reserving judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenelg
Lord Normanby
House of Commons
Lords Day Bill Controversy Reaches Clerical Rhetoric
A discussion in the bench of Sir Andrews critiques Sunday rest laws and the Lords Day Bill. It notes repeated parliamentary defeats and argues the elite should lead by example rather than enforce strict moral duties on the lower orders, cautioning against proscribing common pleasures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Agnew
Sabbath Law Debate Sparks Derby Opinion Row
A Derby editorial denounces a Loughborough magistrates panel for fining a man 40 shillings over Sunday boot cleaning, calling the sentence hypocritical cruelty and urging reform. It condemns Sabbath day legislation and questions the government’s liberal path while forecasting future policy shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Fulham
Leicestershire
Loughborough
Derby
The Family Compact and Lord Durham Debate in Upper Canada
A defense of representative government contrasts the Family Compact with Lord Durham’s report. The piece argues the system favors a landholding minority and warns that extending power to the majority risks rebellion, while urging responsible government and continued British sovereignty in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Canada
Lord Durham
Legislative Council of
United States
Canada
Mr Clay Accepts Secretaryship to Board of Control
In a letter to the Electors of the Tower Hamlets Mr Clay announces he has accepted the vacant Secretaryship to the Board of Control. He says the move will not depart from his professed principles and will use his ability for efficient work in government of our East possessions. The address contains a passage raising suspicion about his motives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo
Stevens
Derby
Coventry
G.L
R. S
O. B
Curtis
Clay
Tower Hamlets
Board of Control
MR OCONNELL AND REPEAL IN IRELAND
A spirited critique of Daniel O'Connell s appeal for Repeal of the Union. The piece notes his claim that a domestic legislature for Ireland is essential for peace and happiness and discusses contemporary press reactions and political doubt about the timing and feasibility of repeal. It also references opinions from the Standard and Morning Chronicle about united opposition and potential consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Connell
O’connell
Trades Union In
Ireland
Secon Tee
Daily Press
Wiice
Morning Chronicle
England
Scotland
Parsons
Great Britain
Chronicle
Dibim
Monteagle Exchequer Reform Sparks Political Debate
A semi official reply challenges Times figures on Lord Monteagle's Exchequer appointment. It notes pensions for Ellis and Newport, asserts saving under Whig reform, and argues the government should acknowledge retirement costs and motives behind the appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Monteagle
Robert Peel
H. Ellis
N.B
Ellis
J. Newport
British Cabinet to wed Coburg prince in royal alliance
French papers report official British briefing to France about Queen Victoria's marriage plans to a Coburg prince. The Moniteur prints telegraph dispatches from Bayonne and other frontier alerts, including Navarrese forces near St Jean Pied de Port and Bastan crossings. Relatively minor notes cover Madrid funding to Carlist officers, Irish harvest optimism in Dublin, and rumours of Fitzhardinge Berkeley’s retirement after a wealthy marriage. Obituary notes include Mr Justice Vaughan’s death near Watford.
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Victoria
Prince of
Navarre
Trati
Bastan
Pamplona
Elisondo
Madrid
Maroto
Bilboa
Cabanas
France
Madero
Manuel de Amiso
Dubux
Cheltenham
Fitzhardinge Berkeley
Worcester
Justice Vauguan
Asibury Lodge
Watford
Justice Vaughan
Old Bailey
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KLY Chronicle National Gallery
the Weekly Chronicle
Lord Byron
Sempronius
Commissioners of Public Accounts
Lord Grenville
Pells
Exitus
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