23 Aug 1840
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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 23, 1840
Page
1
A critical review of Mr Attwood and his Urquhartite circle amid Chartist meetings. The Birmingham gathering is mocked for believability and hype, while Newcastle exposes the group’s pretensions. Observers blame ignorance, zealots, and merchant gullibility for the sect’s rise and weak support.
The Queen and court remain at Windsor as the Duke of Wellington leaves. On Monday the bands serenaded the Duchess of Kent for her birthday and a fireworks display ended without incident. Monday marked her 54th birthday with illuminations across London and Kensington. The Princess Augusta’s health remains stable, and it is decided that the Queen’s accouchement will occur in town. The royal couple inspected Windsor’s new riding-house works paid for by Parliament, with plans for extensive gardens and pleasure grounds, overseen by Mr. Ingram, and royal attendance anticipated for the Cwmriegyddion Society anniversary in six weeks. Rumors place the Duke of Beaufort as Ireland’s potential lord-lieutenant.
Mrs. Oxford and her solicitor met Sir Peter Laurie at Bethlem to discuss access to her son confined as a criminal patient. The interview revealed rigid rules, government roles, and fears of self harm, with discussion of Hatfield and Oxford cases, and a looming writ of error.
A rural festival at Cremorne Grounds collapsed due to rain as a grand balloon ascent and Italian concert failed to draw crowds. Mr Green and Ricuard Graves Macpoxnecht recount a perilous descent across the Thames to Rainham Essex, with injuries to Green but rescue by villagers and renewed funding for Polish relief.
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