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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 18, 1836
Page
4
In a letter to correspondents Chelsea R Coates argues that the 12th Section of the Act only covers fronting obstructions to foot passengers and not the case faced by our correspondent. The writer urges a summary treatment and magistrate intervention to prevent recurring offences, condemning minority tyranny and oppressive acts.
A long, irregular column covers legal disputes, apprenticeship issues, and social debates. It discusses who may sue over commissions, engagement refunds, apprenticeship guarantees, and the conduct of public figures, with critical commentary on newspapers and political parties. It also notes Bristol's status as a city and county under royal charter.
One of the proprietors travels to the countryside to recruit news agents and arrange efforts to push Weekly Chronicle distribution to the utmost limits amid rising demand.
London readers confront a heated exchange over the Examiner Whig. The piece questions the paper’s sudden conversion to Whig fidelity, probing motives and accusing the editor of using Tory labels as weapons. It contrasts ministers, Radicals, and Tories, naming Lord John Russell, Mr Grote, Spring Rice, and others while demanding consistency on reform and press freedom.
The excerpt shows Lord Lyndhurst backing total repeal of newspaper stamp duty, with Sir Robert Peel less opposed than the current Ministers. The passage criticizes ministers as ignorant of the people they legislate for and suggests time will expose the Examiner’s missteps in its shift from Radicalism to Whiggism.
The London Anti Corn Law Association gains momentum with twenty leading Radical MPs and about forty prominent figures in politics and letters. The notice urges bold action for repeal of the corn tax, preaching free trade and mass petitions to press rulers who ignore public will.
A contemporary critique notes Lord Stanley's Tithe Extinction Bill shifts liability to landlords when tenants refuse tithes, prompting Exchequer actions and even a planned military show of force. The piece frames parsons and landlords as colluding to enforce tithes, contrasting this with calls for reform and political regeneration.
A pamphlet notes the Association for the Abolition of the Stamp Duty on Newspapers nearing renewal of efforts for press freedom. It cites historic circulars promising ongoing work, predicts a third campaign, and warns ministers against imposing read bans or police searches targeting workers who read newspapers or pamphlets, arguing such laws would be atrocious and unpatriotic.
The letter from Sir William Molesworth to Oldham Reform Committee calls for Whigs and the popular party to unite on Ballot and Peer reform. He laments Whig disappointments yet urges cooperation to win public support, urging leaders to back open questions and maintain party leadership while Radical MPs push for reform.
In a sharp polemic, Sir William Molesworth is urged to align with radicals against aristocratic power. The piece accuses Whig ministers of hypocrisy while claiming Tory interests drive the union with the popular party. It warns readers to beware leaders whose titles tempt hourly aristocratic favors.
The ministerial Globe lobs gratuitous insinuations about workers in Manchester after Mr Faulkner's factory fire. It mocks writers supporting labor, calling them Whig or mob sympathizers. We denounce false imputations and urge aristocrats to face their own misrule and idle wealth.
The mercantile scene shows cheering credit with no major failures, securities holding near last week’s peak as capital pressure eases in London and abroad. American exchange expectations rise, grain demand stays brisk, and imports lead to specie exports from the United States. Public confidence is recovering. British stocks see cautious trading while foreign bonds show mixed movement.
A St Petersburgh letter reports a rumour of the Probasinski Guard showing revolt, amid unclear causes. In London, a Tuesday meeting at Freemasons Tavern aimed to promote Islington market as the great metropolis rival to Smithfield, adjourned due to absence and concurrent Agricultural Meeting. Fire at Knight soap works in Shadwell destroys工 significant stock and buildings, with £5,000 insurance and praise for Hand K division and police. A German Catholic charity sermon at St George's Chapel Southwark raises funds despite poverty, with Mozart performances and contributions from clergy and choir members.
The Courier Francaig reports protested bills of exchange drawn by Miguelites in Portugal and Genoa linked to Algarvian revolution plans with King of Sardinia alleged to withhold aid. It covers Eastern Counties Railway outlays totaling about £36,561 in eleven months, including payments to solicitors engineers and surveyors. London and Greenwich Railway opening crowds gather near London Bridge with Lord Mayor present, reviews, addresses, and a grand luncheon, amid no accidents. British aid to Spanish forces under Evans includes stores shipped from Woolwich and other ports for six months, with 200 invalids aboard the Swiftsure hospital hulk awaiting funds to pay arrears. contractors in St Sebastian suspend provisions after December 14.
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