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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 07, 1841
Page
1
A verbose critique in a periodical attacks Sir Robert Peel for backing Mr. Lefevre as Speaker. It argues the move reveals Tory splits, weak leadership, and internal dissent, citing newspaper opinions and a Pericles reference to warn that party interest must not override public welfare.
The British Association for the Advancement of Science met in Plymouth with numerous sections opening on Thursday and Friday. Notable events included a shipbuilding lecture by Mr Chatfield, a large excursion to Dartmoor tin and copper mines led by notable savants, steam vessel outings to the Eddystone lighthouse and Breakwater, and the launch ceremony of the Hindoostan. The Breakwater works were described as twenty nine years in progress since 1812, and the crowd witnessed the christening by Mrs General Ellis and a subsequent Caledonian flag-ship illumination.
Windsor reports detail the royal procession and outings of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert including carriage and horseback promenades, theatre plans, and remarks on the bagpipe performers and a pension grant. It also notes the Queen of the Belgians departure from Buckingham Palace to Woolwich and a forthcoming marriage announcement in Newcastle.
A Pennsylvania farmer marries a fashionable boarding school miss as his second wife. He is stunned by her eloquence and learning as she explains oxides and the gases in simple terms. He jokes he has been drinking ox gin and high gin all his life, mistaking air for two kinds of gin.
A subscription is opened to present a plate or suitable gift to E Barnes late M P for Leeds as thanks for three parliaments of service. The Leeds Times notes the fund will be collected in small sums to show broad support. Also a New Windsor meeting honored Rev J A Selwyn for appointment as Bishop of New Zealand and planned a testimonial plate with a collecting committee.
Canterbury reformers held a banquet beside the Castle inn to honor Thomas Twisden Hodges, their late reform candidate. Alderman Plummer presided as speeches praised Hodges, vowed to renew reform efforts, and urged continued liberal governance despite a defeat in February. A Tory gathering at the corn-market reportedly failed, as conservatives stayed away after a controversial Bradshaw speech.
A Westminster parish meeting chaired by John Rogers heard George Huggett outline registration gains and reformer momentum after past defeats. In St Pancras, 250 reformers celebrated with toasts praising the Queen and calling for self government by elective boards in parishes, amid cheers for liberty and reform.
In Booru v Barrett a breach of promise action heard by Mr Baron Rolfe. Plaintiff, a 40s–50s woman living with her sister, seeks damages for a broken marriage proposal by baker Barrett. Evidence covers repeated advances, a public house setting, a promised 12s weekly provision, and months of engagement. Jury awards damages of 160 pounds.
The Post reports Sir Robert Peel intends to support Mr. Shaw Lefevre for speaker of the new House of Commons. Conservatives acknowledge the aim, while critics fear a party-tied choice contradicts Peel’s 1835 principle that the speaker should be above party. A letter from “Pittacus” urges adherence to that stance. The Times weighs in noting Lefevre’s virtual election and questions the implications for party unity and precedent.
During recent excavations in the church of St Benigne at Dijon, the bodies of Philippe le Hardi and Jean sang Peur the Dukes of Burgundy were found intact and well preserved, complete with their robes and embalming items.
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