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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 09, 1840
Page
5
A 19th century column mixes poetic war imagery with critiques of art commerce. It laments cheapened reverence in manufactured designs, praises Malibran’s philanthropy, and threads through notes on Indian fishing, the ant bear, and Dryden verses. It closes with personal reflections and snippets on Frederick VI and Ranjeet Singh.
At Nottincham on Saturday six men including two Walsters and five others Holmes Henson Derry and Hitchins faced trial for abducting William Trickett a Newark voter intended to secure support for Mr Thesiger. Evidence said Trickett was seized from a chaise near a voting booth driven to Beesthorpe and back. Judge Lord Chief Justice Tindall presided with verdicts of guilty for several defendants and one acquittal Hitchins.
A lengthy Newark session records guilty verdicts for Hitchens Pearce and Milford for an offence against English civil rights, with Merton found guilty of assault and mercy recommended. John Dickenson is convicted of perjury amid a dual identity controversy, while Daniel Grey and others face fines or imprisonment for bribery and related offences. The court’s long day concludes after late-night sentencing.
A Monday dinner at White Conduit House honored William Lovett and John Collins for their Warwick gaol release. MPs Wakley and Duncombe led toasts praising reform, liberty, and the Charter while noting health declines from imprisonment and urging peaceful, lawful change.
The London Edinburgh and Dublin Life Assurance Company promotes its policy strengths offering indefeasible contracts and mutual profits shared among participating policyholders. It notes liberal commissions, medical reports paid, and a half premium credit option to aid loans, with a table illustrating death benefits at various premium levels.
Fragmentary OCR lists Independent West Middlesex Assurance Company offices and directions across London Edinburgh Glasgow and Dublin. Mentions empowerment under acts of Parliament from the Georgian era and early Victorian law with managers referenced but not named.
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