14 Aug 1841
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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 14, 1841
Page
1
History and politics note an accident blocked the 12th letter of Cotton Twist to Sir R Peel after manuscript preparation. It will appear in our next issue.
A critical, period voice argues Lord Ashley misreads remedies for working conditions. It defends existing wages and markets, condemns his pastoral vision as impractical, and stresses the need to address real poverty and industrial conditions in Lancashire and across England. It cites Boaz and Ruth to critique idealized agrarian reform.
Windsor reports extensive royal renovations at Frogmore estate including grounds reduction, kitchen gardens, a terrace, walls, a gravel road to the gardens, and removal of the Mazestricht lawns. Contracts total about £11,000 to £12,000 with total project cost near £20,000. Duchess of Kent to occupy interiors as Queen Charlotte’s life wanes.
The German company from the Theatre royal Drury Lane under Herr Schumann departed by Rotterdam steamer from Tower stairs at seven on Sunday morning. The group including the director has returned to Germany. Manchester saw heavy losses for Schumann with £900 and legal actions delayed performances there for several nights. A German paper notes Madame Pasta lost nearly all her fortune due to a Vienna house failure.
Correspondent reports Boulogne marked by a grand inauguration of the Napoleon column statue set on a hill near the city. The bronze statue weighs about six tons, stands sixteen feet high, atop a 160 foot column with views of the harbor and Dover. The elaborate program includes inscriptions, military parades, bells, salutes, theatre performances, races, balls, and a royal presence hinted by Temps. Marshal Soult and the royal family are noted as likely to attend.
A compilation includes a post-election letter from Lord Howick thanking voters in Northumberland and expressing hope for a future return to office. It also reports Henry Pottinger and Admiral Parker leaving Aden for Bombay on the way to China, Pottinger’s expected August arrival, Parker’s disappointment, and remarks on Pottinger’s broad powers and China policy.
Lord Ashley toured Lancashire and Yorkshire during the week to study rents and conditions of workers. At Leeds he held a meeting in the Music Hall with Joshua Hobson chairing. resolutions backed a Ten Hours Factory Bill, no child under 12 in mills, and banning married women from factory work. Ashley urged fencing dangerous machinery, praised reforms, and pledged support for legal safeguards and compensation for accidents.
Distinguish lord arrives at George hotel to back a Ten Hours Factory Bill. Mill owners attend, pledge not to oppose while offering no aid. Evening gathering at Huddersfield court house hears resolutions supporting the bill, child labor limits, marriage ban for women, machinery guarding, and thanks to Lord Ashley. He returns to Leeds next morning.
A gentleman recently from the manufacturing districts reports widespread distress and fear of a serious crisis if Sir Robert Peel does not adopt a liberal policy. He notes general discontent and apprehension among workers and managers alike.
A severe pit disaster at Thornley colliery leaves several dead and many injured. Reported by Sunderland Northern Times, the tragedy unfolds with details on victims, the blast origin near a trap-door, and an inquest verdict attributing accidental death to inflammable gas ignition during ventilation failures.
Memorial presented to police commissioners at Guildhall by Rev. Hall of St Marys Moorfields alleges chaplain Rev Boddington bars Catholic readings and forces Protestant worship for Catholics at Giltspur Street Compter. Visiting magistrates debate authority, prayer books, and the right to admit Catholic materials amid church rules.
An inquest at the Queen's Head Poplar investigated a body found in the river off Brunswick wharf Blackwall. From clues the man, about thirty, stout and six foot tall, wore a blue coat and black attire with signs in pockets including a life guardsman glove but no papers. The coroner suggested advertising bodies to aid identification. Verdict: Found drowned.
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