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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Apr 29, 1838

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The Abuses of the Press and Lord Broughams View

A critical appraisal of Lord Broughams Edinburgh Review article The Abuses of the Press. The piece argues for free press principles, defends journalism against libel prosecutions, and rejects the idea of press control or defense leagues while noting the presss role in shaping public opinion and holding officials to account.

Lord Brougham Edinburgh Review Duke of York Clarke Queen Caroline George the Fourth Henry Brougham Bridge-street Association

Coronation Preparations and Historic Ceremonies At Westminster

Carpenters work in Westminster Abbey as talks mount on the coronation anthem by Nathan from Masurgia Vocalis. The piece recalls ancient coronation rites, seating charges, and royal procedures from Saxon to George IV, noting ambassadors and legal petitions shaping the event.

Westminster Abbey Nathan Masurgia Vocalis George IV William England Prince Poutbouz Prussia Prince Schwartzenberg Austria Michael Woronzoff Russia Prince de Ligne Belgium Committee of Baronets Clarendon Hotel James I Karl Marshal Court of Claims Gildas Aurelius Ambrosius Olavus Magnus Denmark Athelstan St. Dunstan Kingston Surrey Solden Canterbury Henry II Becket York Durham Richard III Stow Speed William Rufus Henry I Stephen Richard John Edward Edward II Edward III Richard II Henry IV Henry VI Henry VII Henry VIII Edward VI Queen Mary Queen Elizabeth Charles I Charles II James II George I George II George III William LV

Parliament in Session Amid Reforms Push Stalls

A London gossip column notes six months of parliamentary sitting with a Christmas recess and a ministerial bid to abridge motions as arrears pile up to July. It criticizes lack of progress on Irish tithe and church bills, municipal reforms, imprisonment for debt, and the budget, while detailing court and church society intrigues and a gruesome Pyrenees superstition tale.

Apostolic Ciuren Ireland Anne Beresford Beresford Armagh St. Anne’s Soho London Canterbury Hautes Pyrenees Azereix Tarzes Circe

Copyright Bill Sparks Petition Debate in Parliament

In the House of Commons a host of petitions against the Copyright Amendment Bill are read as new members take their oaths. The debate centers on extending authors rights beyond twenty eight years with supporters urging broader protection and opponents warning of tax costs and potential harms to industry.

Ge Seraker Seale Kinsale Thomas Hepb East Lothian Waxley London The British Medical Association House Hume Kilkenny Edinburgh My. Hume Bank of England Letter Press Cambridge Sergeant Tatroogp Walter Scott Wordsworth Lockhart Hirme Wansurton Rezen Iments Gouch Protec R. Inglia Baronet Talfourd Pryme Aather Sergeant D'lerakwt Apery Warp Minves Sheffield Milnes Constituent Assembly of France Gnore Arromnex-Genenal Warsterer Sergeant Tavrevan P. H. Howard Sergeant TaLrour P. H. Howamp Sai House Seay House OF Commons London Grand Junction Railway Crawfoxp London and Birmingham Railway Company Grand Junction Railway Doxcombee Hann Grane Junction Railway Company Skinner Street Grand Junction Grand Humbug Railway Stock Exchange Humbug Company T. Duncombe Marylebone Grand Junction Railway Company Grand Humbug Company R. Iyenis P. Thomson Lord Teignmouth John Russell O’connell Jonn Russell Wietiams B. Incuis Goungwan J. Grawam Coventry Joan Russerl R. Pex Hear Canada Col. Davies Jamix Russian Lord J. Russell Maord J England S. Lefevre House of Lords J. Russecy E. Winter

Metropolitan sewer regulation leave urged in Lords debate

Debates in the House of Lords discuss 1830s sewer improvements and a bill for better metropolitan sewer regulation. Lords clash over factory child work, a poor house report, and a petition system while Commons passes several railway and navigation bills amid Ordnance estimates and education petitions.

Warp House OF Lords Lord Chanciller Earl Hamewood Yorkshire Earl of Wincuensea Kent Earl Durham Viscount Melbourne Marquis of Lanspence Earl Browntow Board of Guardians of the Grantham Union Wardiana Duke of Rutland London Crogher Ireland Marquis of Lawsnowne

Fleetwood Town and Docks Plan for Wyre Estuary

A prospectus outlines creating a town and docks at the Wyre entrance near Fleetwood to serve northern Lancashire including Belton Blackburn and Wigan. The project aims to raise £300,000 by a subscription with survivorship, arguing benefits for shipping, commerce, health, and recreation amid a dense industrial district.

Spain Bath Thompson Home Secretary Mr. Thompson John Russell Sally Parsons Gare George Grey Lord John Russell House of Commons Dickey Wyre Fleetwood

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