The Victorian

Times
Editor - David Bai
October 1, 1842
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Stockport Workhouse Attacked
The Stockport Workhouse was attacked by 20,000 unemployed in search
of foods. The protestors blamed the Tories, the Church of England, and its
Bishops for the presence of the poor and unemployed people .

Mobs of protestors stealing

breads led by several
leaders(left).

From Hyde, the protestors increased their numbers by turning out new
workers from print-works and the hat-making mills. Then, the group extorted
money from both mill-owners and shop-keepers before attacking the New
Union Workhouse, Shawheath. They stole 672 seven-pounds loaves of bread
and a large quantity of copper coins.
Eventually, government forces put down the whole mob of protestors.
Forty of the mob's leaders were captured and were bounded for over six
Victoria Visits Scotland
Famine, Irish: Blaming Britain
months of trials.
On September 1, 1842,
Queen Victoria along with
Prince Albert, her husband,
made their first visit to
Scotland. During their visit,
they stayed at various
castles as guests of
members of the Scottish
nobility.
From 7-10 September,
Queen Victoria and Prince
Albert were guests of Lord
Breadalbane at Taymouth
Castle where the hosts went
to a great deal of effort to
make the two stay. While
they were there, the castle
grounds and trees were
decorated with colored lamps
and flags.
However, Queen
Victoria kept well away from
Holyrood because of a recent
death from scarlet fever.

The Irish Potato Famine was a

period of mass starvation, disease, and
emigration in Ireland.
During the famine, nearly 1 million
people died, and a million more people had
emigrated from Ireland, causing the
island's population to fall by between 20%
and 25%. Many blamed the British
Government for the cause of famine
because Ireland had been directly
governed, under the Act of Union, as part
of the United Kingdom. The famine
changed the island's demographic, political
and cultural landscape, this resulted
nationalist movements and diasporas.
On the other hand, others blamed
the cause of famine on Phytophthora
infestans, a potato disease commonly
known as potato blight, which ravaged
potato crops throughout Europe during the
1840s.
As the press, we have to send food
Ireland now. Ireland will starve if we don't
act now.

Man's Attempt To Kill The

Queen.
On May 1, 1842, John
Francis came close on
assassinating Queen Victoria.
Francis stood on the
Constitution Hill where he
waited for Victoria and Prince
Albert to return from a
carriage ride through
London's parks.
However, before Francis
could shoot the Queen,
William Trounce had already
spotted him. However,
Trounce opted for loyalty, so
he returned to face the
carriage and salute; he was
deafened as Francis started
shooting.
Francis was then
seized, relieved of his pistol,
and later charged with High
Treason. At the end, Francis
was sentenced to be hanged.