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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 07, 1841
Page
2
A lengthy mid nineteenth century dispatch notes unrest in Toulouse with arrests, municipal clashes, and troop movements amid a calm Paris, plus debates on France's finances and European politics. It covers Spain’s Cortes, Italian and German affairs, and colonial notes, with frequent references to ministers Humann and Duval and signals from Paris, Madrid, and Athens.
Report states the King of Sardinia, while riding in the park on the 28th, was dragged by a frightened horse after a fall. His foot remained in the stirrup, causing a dangerous incident before medical aid checked the bleeding and restored some confidence to the alarmed populace.
The Middlesex Reform Registration Club publishes its financial report covering Nov 1 1839 to May 6 1841. It notes a large balance due to the treasurer, subscriptions totaling £419 4s 6d with £200 from Mr Byng, and calls for renewed support to sustain liberal registration and electors’ protection efforts.
At the Brighton Town hall George Forth faced charges of burglary and sacrilege. Evidence traced a copper boiler top sold by a man named Wilson in Lavender Street, linking Forth to the Preston church case. Committed for trial after police action at Goodwood racecourse.
The bustling Billingsgate market saw oysters sold by numerous fishmongers and vendors with no accidents or interruptions. Fifty fresh schooners supplied goods while prices ranged from 12 to 14s per bushel for Cheyrie Rocks Rochester Whitstable Milton and Colchester varieties. St John’s Hospital at St John’s gate Clerkenwell reopens to aid sick poor. French Protestants relocate church space to Threadneedle Street area and plan a larger new chapel near St Martin’s-le-Grand with worship continuing at Founders Hall chapel in Lothbury.
Mr Newel Barron has become chairman of the vacant county bench in Limerick after Mr Fallon’s death. At Navan, Meath Independent Club backs supporting M E Corbally for Meath as O Connell seeks Cork seat. Weather and harvest prospects worsen in parts of Cork, Drogheda, Limerick, and Meath with crop damage noted. A Cork assizes case involves Miss Campion suing Drew for £5000 for breach of promise. A recent round towers discovery near Ardmore reveals a buried skeleton under a new mortar floor and floors added to allow access to the tower.
A Fraser sourced tale recounts Mr Bannister the elder and Young Bannister struggling with a thinning crown. In Brighton a wig was sought then revealed as a flawed fix. Family plans and public stage fame intertwine as truth clashes with vanity and pride.
A battered tale about Mr Quick and his indulgent wife and a six year old daughter who demands to dip her foot in gravy and ride the saddle of a dish during dinner. The parents quarrel with a guest present over how to handle the child’s whims and finally relocate her to a footbath while dessert nears. The piece twists a moral about parental folly and excessive indulgence.
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