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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 03, 1843
Page
3
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A coroner's inquest in Middlesex investigated the death of two year old John Lidgrove from extreme starvation at 48 Wentworth Street Whitechapel. The impoverished family lived in a single attic with five people amid squalor. Relieved by the parish, the father and mother described chronic illness and privation, with the coroner recording natural death accelerated by privation. The report also notes thefts from Woodin's near London Bridge and other local misfortunes, including a child kidnaping case and coroner jury delays.
Report on a ladies reform institution notes 102 females received aid since foundation, 39 placed in service, 24 restored to friends, 1 died, 1 sent to parish, 17 left or dismissed, and 20 still supported. Speakers urged sympathy and pledged ongoing support. Also reports daily paper price rise from 5d to 6d due to larger sheets and rising global intelligence costs.
In Ashton and Stalybridge master manufacturers discharged over 6800 power loom weavers and sympathetic workers quit to back demands for higher pay. Deputations to nearby towns seek aid while only two mills remain open. profits cited as evidence against worker claims.
Reports from Scotland note a Canobie public worship under ducal interdict imposed by the Duke of Buccleuch, with large outdoor congregations despite rain and opposition. Local sentiment alleges influence from Sir James Graham. Edinburgh Witness cites broad indignation and sustained devotion.
The Duke of Bordeaux attracts French nobles and British observers in Belgrave Square as he tours Britain. Royalist luminaries like Berryer and Chateaubriand meet him, while speeches praise France and loyalty amid a tense postrevolution context. The visiting list swells beyond 300, then 500, with tours planned to Wales and ports.
Fraser's Magazine review highlights reminiscences of Leopold King and the Havannah letters about Fanny Elssler, with vivid stage tableaux and Paris ballet anecdotes. Also covers The Chronicle of Clover nook, Knight's Old England museum project, Sporting Magazine notes, and Napoleon at St. Helena excerpts.
A stoic convict known as Stolzer, perhaps renamed, is moved with seventy others to Milbank Penitentiary under a life transportation sentence. He shows persistent apathy from Newgate trial through to removal, offering no curiosity or gratitude at every setback. Authorities sought commutation, initially failing, and his reaction remained restrained to the end.
Corzarx's Moxtarty issue is largely foggy and damp with dull humor replacing Hood's wit. Mrs Trollope contributes The Value of a Shawl, not to be catalogued as dull. Laman Blanchard's Confessions of a Keyhole stands out as an exception. Recollections of Napoleon continues as the most engaging feature across the magazine.
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