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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 18, 1841
Page
3
In this town, those able to pay 80 pursue coal for 800 families this winter. Although several hundred pounds have been raised, trade is in a deplorable state and many tradespeople cannot contribute as they wish. The Torcestershire Chronicle reports the effort struggles with economic hardship.
National Repeal meeting in the Corn Exchange discusses Irish manufacture and ballot voting. Dublin magistrates hear of an assault case and reform signals. Cork notes a mass influx of paupers. Drogheda records a brutal murder with a two-day inquest. Mountmellick sets bail on sedition charges amid landlord-attack rhetoric.
A preliminary dissenters meeting in Edinburgh planned a major anti corn law conference for January 1st and 12th. Invitations reach only dissenters but laymen and clergy are included, signaling broad protest against corn laws. The piece also reports weather easing farm work and various local economic strains and disturbances across Scotland.
A compilation of anecdotes about Frederick the Great from his youthful debauches to the accession era. It recounts his health decline due to debauchery, graceful tricks like disguising as an abbot to evade Hungarian raiders, royal politeness in Prague, military bravado, and early reforms including mercy for prisoners, tax relief, and justice reforms. It also notes Voltaire’s tension over cost and Frederick’s practical jokes with officers, plus a Dutch pasty episode and a closing notice on new engravings and book notices.
An inquest at the Crown tavern Westminster road found an accidental death for a man struck by a Clapham omnibus near the Crown tavern after crossing the road. The deceased, aged around 60 to 65, sold street ballads. Separate fire accident at Covent Garden injured Miss Anne Berrygate, 17, daughter of Colonel Berrygate, whose dress caught fire from a grate while reaching a bottle. She remains severely burned despite medical care.
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