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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 11, 1841
Page
4
A heated Leicester Chronicle analysis denounces rapid Tory additions to the magistracy, listing new and nonqualifying names, noting partisan aims, potential abuses in licensing and elections, and urging vigilance over royal prerogative in local justice appointments.
The Times calls the Charlists rank and incorrigible. The Standard brands them stupid and ignorant, unable to understand the New Poor-law question. News notes two Wigan MPs arriving this week to face a minor election bill exceeding £3,000, as reported by the Manchester Guardian.
In the Hayward v Bartow exca case the jury awarded £20 damages after testimony on a long marriage troubled by alleged infidelity. Evidence described affectionate conduct early on, with later visits between Mrs Hayward and Mr Barlow while she lived with the plaintiff. The trial contrasted defense and plaintiff arguments on damages and propriety, concluding with a verdict for the plaintiff. Cambridge authorities meanwhile banned students from driving tandems and four in hand carriages, under threat of discipline.
Important notice for advertisers detailing the return of stamps issued to London newspapers during the halves ending December 31, 1840, and June 30, 1841, printed by order of the House of Commons.
A garbled OCR fragment lists varied items and figures such as Globes 6 percent, Patriots, True Suns, standards and records with several percentages, plus scattered titles and volumes like Evening Chron and Couriers 803. Content is largely unreadable but indicates a catalog or price list from an old newspaper page.
A collection of legal queries, parish notices, weather forecasts, and public notices from the Weekly Chronicle. Items include apprenticeship obligations, marriage licence costs, descent law, birth evidence, and a variety of 1841 calendar notes, advice on child safety, financial questions, and commercial references.
Instructions describe deriving sunrise and sunset times by latitude adjustments from a guide. It also covers high water times at major ports by adding or subtracting specific hours from London Dock time, listing ports like Bristol Dublin Dover Holyhead Liverpool and more. It notes consulting Notices to Correspondents for calendar details.
The French Parliament faces a baptism by fire as Thiers Molé and Guizot realign blocs before the sessions. The opposition drills Lamartine as a potential president while the King’s advisers may resist changes. Guizot’s moderation fuels Europe’s respect yet stirs domestic unpopularity amid press prosecutions and Toulouse paper persecutions.
A London review argues for wide adoption of Wakefield’s self supporting emigration plan. It urges Peel to back a Parliamentary grant tied to land sales, plus a formal sale framework and strong guarantees. The piece condemns opposition and calls for clear colonial sale controls and non discretionary ministerial interference.
The piece argues for a fixed share of land sale proceeds to form an Emigration Fund held sacred until law changes. It endorses Parliament backing an Emigration Loan, discusses objections from Chartists and Corn Law foes, and asserts emigration as relief amid distress while acknowledging slower reforms post Corn Law repeal. It cites figures on 40,000 emigrants in a year and compares domestic and colonial prospects, urging action to aid those left behind.
A conservative critique attacks government attempts to dodge liability to Exchequer Bill holders amid Smith Rapallo conspiracies. It links Puseyism with Shrewsburyism, detailing Lord Shrewsbury and Maria Méris visions of two Italian mystics Estatica of Caldaro and Addolorata of Capriana, described as miraculous figures with stigmata and ecstasies, framed as a broader debate on church authority and miracles.
An editorial argues that public credit inquiries must be thorough and rigorous, condemning fraud while preserving innocent holders. It emphasizes accountability for all claims and warns against robbing individuals who invested in Exchequer Bills, urging strict examination and enforcement.
The death of Lady Durham removes not only a trusted guardian to Lord Durham's children but the guiding influence in his political circle. Her sudden or anticipated passing follows illness, leaving one son and deep sorrow in the large district tied to her late husband. She was widely regarded for gentleness, sound judgment, and devoted public service as wife, mother, and political partner.
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