10 Dec 1837
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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 10, 1837
Page
1
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The Westminster gathering is criticized for not reflecting Westminster’s will alone and for letting nonlocal politicians shape resolutions. The piece urges the electorate to judge its leaders, call for the ballot, and mobilize major towns to press reform now.
In the next six weeks every government member who favored the ballot will back Grote on February 15. The move aims to disprove Lord John's theories and show haste in declarations harms a statesman. When the country’s will is clear no man or ministry can resist it.
Three men William Roach alias Paddy Morris Samuel Fletcher and James Sams were committed for murder and robbery of pensioner William Bennett. Each prisoner gave separate statements to Hertford magistrate Mr Carter with Mr Longmore assisting. the accounts closely matched, detailing a plan to ambush Bennett as he carried his pension. They followed him to a public house in Hertford and assaulted him, stole money and watch, and later learned his identity. Taylor eluded capture. Roach and Fletcher fled toward London where Roach sold the watch. The case continues to unfold as police pursue the remaining suspect.
The High Court of Chancery appoints Edward Titchener and others as Masters Extraordinary. A court martial at Chatham acquits and remits Ensign C. Dickson after mercy considerations. Excise cases report a private still found at Hoat's Place with illicit distilling gear and penalties imposed on Tom Kennedy alias Dan Sullivan.
A correspondent writes on the ninth report of the post office inquiry about the twopenny and threepenny posts. The letter delivery times, proposed reforms by Rowland Hill, and the commissioners recommendations are discussed with emphasis on stamping, weight limits, and district sorting.
A ministerial summary notes Lord Lyndhurst opposed the debt imprisonment bill while recognizing the principle. It cites parallels with bankruptcy assignees and debtor schedules, and commends altering arrest on mesne process. The piece laments the bill’s limited efficacy and hints the refer to a select committee may delay passage.
At the Crown and Anchor a large crowd of workers gathered to condemn the crown authorities for delaying the Glasgow cotton spinners trial without reason. Mr Hartwell chaired as resolutions urged prompt release or immediate trial, reflecting broad sympathy and heightened public interest.
Readable dispatches describe European ministers resuming cautious policy in Austria Galicia and Hanover, with correspondence from Hamburg and Celle clarifying constitutional stances. London notes a royal audience, cabinet gatherings, and colonial council plans, while Manchester reports spinners cases and a violent murder in Nottingham Court.
A large London gathering at the London Tavern discussed a parliamentary petition against four sitting members. Speakers defended the elected MPs while warning the petitioners’ aims to cripple liberal progress and increase legal costs. The Reform Association hired Joseph Parkes as agent and solicitor, with Charles Austin leading barrister work for the defense.
A New Orleans bulletin report details the Monmouth steamer collision near Prophet Island Bend on the Mississippi. The craft carried Creek Indians and hundreds perished. crews’ fault and charter operators for emigrating tribes blamed for the tragedy.
At the Insolvent Debtors Court on Friday, William Plumley Lasabury, unopposed, was discharged after his insolvency largely stemmed from railway speculation. Debts totalled about £14,000 with many listed as no consideration, while creditors’ claims and forfeiture of shares were discussed by Commissioner Harris before discharge.
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