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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 11, 1841
Page
7
A Victorian style column blends a melancholic sonnet on blighted love with a humorous antique anecdote about Mathews and Dignum, then tours antiquities in the Temple noting preserved Gothic arches, a groined ceiling, and faded medieval remains amid modern intrusions.
The piece blends poetic reflections on mortality with historical notes on animal trials and legal curiosities. It recounts medieval and early modern cases where animals faced indictments and punishment, cites Chasseneux’s writings, and mentions pig, horse, and rat cases, plus a violin vibration experiment and court histories.
A December 2 1841 London gathering at Theobald's Road assembly rooms exposes a plan to raise a general fund for distressed workers. The meeting devolves into riotous chaos led by Captain Atcherly and M Connell, ending with votes against astrology and a dispersal amidst jeers.
Derbyshire Chronicle reports Sir Robert Peel plans barracks at Ashton-under-Lyne to house 3,000 soldiers. The Leeds market notes dull trade but steady prices. cloth halls see limited home demand while American orders persist. Manchester and Liverpool markets show cautious output with steady yarn and cloth prices amid high unemployment among hand-loom weavers. Shipping and railway returns list numerous totals and toll deductions across networks.
The Sevenoaks inquiry resumes at ten o'clock with Mr Adams, the union surgeon, detailing the state of the house on day four. He reports extensive disease among boys and girls, including goitres, scrofula, and skin conditions, while critics question the cleanliness, overcrowding, and separate bed provisions.
The inquiry into the workhouse, its master and mistress, and care for lying-in women concludes after exhaustive evidence. Witnesses address accommodation, removal causes, and possible dismissals. a final, abrupt closing prompts disputes among officials and guardians present.
Court Journal pieces discuss the queen’s churching at St James’s, royal christening plans with foreign godparents, and the Duchess of Cambridge’s musical talents. Also reported are Windsor flooding across parks, Eton cellars under water, and renewal of public works for royal access.
The Central Criminal Court heard Edward Beaumont Smith confess to forging an exchequer bill for £1000 dated June 16, 1841. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced by Baron Parke to transportation for life. The court noted his respectable family and warned others against similar crimes.
The proceedings were short with no observations from either side. Mr Walmesley of the house of Walmesley Keightley and Parkins acted as solicitor for the prisoner. We heard Sir Thomas Wilde's brief cost three hundred guineas.
In Hatton Garden the jury awarded William Baxter a verdict of 200 pounds against executors of Mrs Mary Bostock for alleged professional attendance over a decade. Evidence showed Baxter visited about twice weekly with various prescriptions, while defendants argued services were prepaid during her lifetime. The judge noted Baxter sought a legacy and instructed the jury to decide if the large bill was justified.
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