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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 06, 1840
Page
1
A dense essay outlines a proposed natural history of the Liberal Party, defining party elements, strength and weakness, and policy directions. It surveys party divisions, shifts from Whig to Radical and Conservative strands, and previews future influence on government with a critical, reflective tone.
A memory richly recalled tells how the Dun Cow once fed a parish until drained by a fool who milks through a riddle. The tale says she died for abuses, leaving one rib two yards long hanging in St Mary Redcliffe church in Bristol, a relic of the notorious reformer era.
Reports from Buckingham Palace describe the christening of the Princess Royal postponed to February to allow broader legislative attendance. A Belgian king is named as godparent potential, with the Queen Dowager possibly to sponsor, and conjecture surrounds names to be given at the font.
In Guildhall on Saturday George Jones, a 15 year old, was charged with feloniously stabbing Thomas Cousins during a dispute at Mr. Rawlins's workshop in Fore Street. Cousins' arm wound was two and a half inches deep and both boys were described as idle apprentices. Remanded pending outcome.
A man named Captain Nicholls, who leaped from a second floor window of his Villiers Street lodging, died Thursday evening at Charing Cross Hospital from a broken arm and leg and a fractured skull. He had suffered long mood illness tied to a prolonged East Indies residence. An inquest Friday returned a verdict of temporary insanity.
A 17 year old Derby-street tailor’s son Edward Jones was discovered hiding under a sofa in Her Majesty’s dressing room after midnight on Wednesday. He was seized by police and later taken to the Home Office for private questioning by Privy Council members. The incident sparked a special inquiry and a summary punishment at Tothill Street.
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