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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 15, 1847
Page
3
A chaotic election scene unfolds with poll results in Middlesex and Nottingham, while Lambeth hosts a memorial meeting for Mr Hawes. Reports detail bruising clashes, bribes exposed, and letters from electors, as crowds cheer new MPs and incumbents face sharp political critiques.
A letter to the editor denies a published sale of Stowe and Cunis Tiz and Manson. The note also rejects sensational reports on Mr. Thomas Duncombe’s health stating he is not dangerously indisposed. The item continues with notices of Dr. Andrew Combe’s death at 49, his royal society links, and his medical works.
A London correspondent laments attacks on a gentleman and calls for protection against anonymous accusers. The row includes omnibus duties, ferry boat rivalries, and calls for societal hunts of criminals. Other items discuss Lord Morpeth, fireworks near Lambeth, and public school fagging abuses.
The Shakespeare Society discussed aiding preservation of Stratford birthplace tradition, noting no conclusive evidence for the exact house. Tracing John Shakespeare’s Henley Street ties from 1552, they examine ownership, Maidenhead Inn linkage, and the likelihood of youth time spent at the tradition site.
The following are the railway receipts for the past week up to the date of returns, alongside the receipts for the same week last year. The figures show the current week’s totals and year over year comparison across the railway system.
A reader’s list of railway companies and connections appears with figures for numerous routes including Arbroath and Forfar, Dublin and Drogheda, Great Western, Midland, London and Blackwall, South Western, York & North Midland, and others. The fragmented data shows mileage or earnings figures, with many place pairs and route names across Britain and Ireland.
The guide explains calculating sunrise and sunset by latitude, adjusting times per degree above or below 51.0 deg, and adding or subtracting minutes. It also gives high water times at major ports with numerous city-specific adjustments, plus a dated weekly note with religious lessons, moon age, daylight length, and civil timings.
The paper reports three major electoral contests in West Gloucestershire Bristol and Monmouthshire showing a shift toward independent action within the Tory ranks and a Liberal surge. It highlights Lord Granville Somerset Captain Somerset and Sir Digby Mackworth, their debates on Maynooth, the Protestant Declaration, and the political fallout affecting local elections and party discipline.
A London Guild Hall proceeding pits two residents against each other over midnight door knocks. Alderman Humphrey fines both at 10s under the Police Act while barrister Mellor protests the lack of defense hearing. Report notes caution on magistrates courtesy and constitutional propriety.
Fragmentary excerpt recounts an old fable about an ass disguise as a lion to scare onlookers. The plan collapses as the crowd laughs, revealing the creature beneath the fearsome act and exposing the ruse. The passage preserves a moral about deception and reception.
The piece discusses how public figures reconcile Doctrines of trial by jury with Law and the Constitution. It cites Bridgewater and Bristol murder cases to illustrate jury fault lines and questions whether juries can or should judge the law or only the facts. It notes experts contrasting views on judicial authority versus popular verdicts.
Mr. Cobden arrives from Berlin after eleven days in the German capital and is met by numerous admirers. A farewell entertainment is planned at the Hotel de Prenase before he travels by Dantzic and Konigsberg toward St Petersburgh and Moscow. He is expected to arrive back via Stockhol, Copenhagen and Hamburg near the end of September, with Berlin hailed as a center of Zollverein influence and Prussian endorsement.
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