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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 14, 1844
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss employment absence and welfare concerns for children and prisoners, referencing clothing, schooling, and earnings. Mentions institutional care and workhouses, with a critical stance toward public officials and figures like Dr. J Hook in a historical context.
A long critical piece debates the death of Lord Abinger and the impending appointment of a new Chief Baron and Attorney General. It weighs Sir Frederick Pollock against Baron Parke and Alderson, criticizes party deals, and weighs Kelly Thesiger Godson as successors. The piece laments patronage and forecasts political maneuvering in Peel’s government.
In the Central Criminal Court, the Barber case sees intense crowding as the attorney general presents papers linking signatures to stock transfers. Barrister Wilkins defends Barber, arguing prejudice from press coverage and urging a full defense, noting Barber sent for Fletcher and insisting his role be fully examined. The judge and jury await further proceedings as the defense challenges timetable and witness memory.
Anticipation of a vacancy prompts Huntingdon electors to seek an independent successor to the attorney general seat. Several local names are mentioned, with J B Rooper and James Rust discussed as potential candidates. Cambridge reform themes and unity are urged, while other notes report on Devizes, promotions, and promissory notes data for 1844.
The New Dover terminus tragedy follows amid theatrical notes on Bellini Puritani, Grisi's triumphant return, Lablache and Fornasari performances, and Don Pasquale at Drury Lane. A marriage of Ojibway interpreter Noteen-a-akm unfolds before an amazed crowd, while a Dover branch roof collapse at Old Kent Road devastates workers, casualties listed and an inquest opened.
Latest intelligence notes Tahiti dispute resurfaces as M Reine brings new documents. Nantes letters describe Queen Pomare's deposition, governor Bruat pensions, and mixed Franco British squadron terms. Reports from Naples and Madrid detail unrest, press law talk, and Holy Week events amid political tension.
A long polemic argues against Lord Worsley’s Enclosure Bill and similar measures. The writer accuses Parliament of crass legislation, urges Peel to abandon finessing and speak plainly, and defends the public interest over private land grabs, urging fair compensation for the poor and broad public benefit.
An inquest at the Three Crowns Soho considered the death of James Ingles a 35 year old baker. He had been drinking, left his lodging, and later was found dead in the yard with a head wound after apparently falling from an open stairway window. The verdict was accidental death.
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