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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Dec 18, 1841

Page

6

Love in a Masque Reveals Love’s Masquerade and Hypocrisy

A reflective column explores love as a wilful, ever changing masque. It shifts through personas from Spaniard to Turk to English and French types, arguing love hides true intent behind outward appearances. The piece portrays love as both deceitful and sincere, a dramatic face and a vulnerable heart.

Wholesale Perjury Conspiracy at Bridgemaster Election

Lord Denman presided over the Queen v MacNamara and sixteen others in a City of London bridgemaster election case. Prosecution described a wide scheme of perjury personation and bribery, with witnesses detailing repeated votes under false names, payment arrangements, and cross examinations revealing extensive fraud by Gibbs supporters and others.

Court of QuEeEn Lord Denman Queen London Gibbs Mr. Ledger Mr. Gibbs Ledger M‘namara Sampson Bridgemaster D. R. Harker Murray Tyre Sherwin Haggett Powell Job Jones Morris Reynolds John Reynolds Redcross-square Mr. Tyre Haberdasher Russell-street Whitechapel Samuel Sherwood Dyer Curtain-road Shoreditch Huggett Mr. Smith Cardmaker Paul-street Finsbury Policeman Keel Thomas Smith Farrier Huntingdon-street Hoxton Jones John Jones Windsor Street Islington Isaw Powell Booth W. Powell Browning W. H. Morris Snow Silverthorne Hogg Langley Salmon Clarke William Smith Plumber Old Street Road Harker Thorne Brewer Castle-street City Hagegett Hoge London Wall Sherwell Black Witness Hlaggett Yowell Haggett, Snow Darrow Plumbers’ Company Red Cross Square Grand Jury Namara Smithfield Kelly Simpson Jervis Chadwick Jones Brookes Gibbe

Beautiful Nymph of Nature and Youth by Andrew Parke

The verses praise a fairy nymph of nature, celebrating youth beauty and innocence. It laments life’s changes yet cherishes mental charm and lasting bliss, urging nurture of joy, lightness, and noble hopes as the subject grows from childish grace to enduring inner beauty.

Defense voices clash over bribery and conspiracy verdict

In a jury trial, counsel challenged Morris as an unreliable witness and argued bribery payments to voters were not illegal. They pressed for acquittal of M Namara and Simpson, noting lack of direct links to unlawful acts. Lord Denman outlined which counts held weight, with verdicts returning guilty for six defendants and acquittals for others.

Morris Simpson F.kelly M‘namara Mr. Kelly Bridgemaster Mr. M‘namara Gibbs Kelly Payne Heaton Lord Denman Ledger Hinker Cayle Croucher Perkins Court of Justice M'‘Namara Silverthorne Langley Salam Snow Darrow Bradstock Trye Sherville Haggett Jones Powell Hagrett Murray Hogg

Threatened resignation over ballot voting in Lord Mayor case

At a common council meeting, heated debate over voting by ballot for lord mayor sparked acrimony. Alderman Callaghan withdrew his motion after Lord Mayor McLoughlin warned of leaving the chair if the ballot was adopted, claiming it would erode independence. The council adjourned with the mayor contemplating resignation, then rescinded it.

Cos. Lin Common Council Callaghan Alderman Purcell Corn Exchange Fitzpatrick Cornelius M‘loughlin George Row Alderman O'Neill M‘loughlin Bank of Ireland Garrisey Henry Laporte Smith Royal Court Smith John Smith Cork Ireland Hilary de Gavis Agnew Guernsey Commercial Banking Company John Quely Liverpool Messrs. Kinahan and Co Carlisle-street Dublin Kinahan, Son England London Messrs de Lisle Janvir Guernsey France Paris Calais Committee of Defence Louvois Toulouse Pau Senor Raphael Sanchez Torres Cortes Privy Council Robert Peel Lord Wharncliffe Earl of Liverpool Earl of Delaware Canterbury Prince of Wales Prince Albert Prince Order of the Garter United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Earl of Chester Standad George II Nicolas Order Henry VI Knights of the Garter Prince Edward Edward IV Richard III Edward VI James I Charles II Princes of Wales H. Nicolas George IV Marter Earl of Westmoreland Duke of Rutland Earl of Lonsdale Wellesley Duke of Newcastle Duke of Wellington Marquis of Anglesey Duke of Northumberland Marquis of Hertford Duke of Dorset D. Davies Lady Gore Sudbury Hall Dublin Corporation Bury Kinahan Palace Crat Court Garter Prince ‘of Wales Woods Heralds’ College Windsor Buckingham Palace Prussia Saxe Cobourg Sussex Cambridge Hanover Prince George House of Leards House of Lords Exchequer Bill Office Beaumont Smith Bank of England Kimmel Park Lord Dinorben North Wales Armagh E. Hudson Dublin Freeman Beresfords Elsinore Denmark Joseph Sturge Sharman Crawford Manchester

Stormy Atlantic arrivals and dockside court scenes

Reports from Falmouth describe the steamship Oriental arriving from Alexandria with mails and setting course up channel while H M S Powerful loiters off the Rock. At Fal at large, the Magnet packet prepares for Madeira and the Brazils as the Acheron left Gibraltar for Plymouth with notable passengers among them Sir William Pell and Mrs Wilson. In London, a long court day reveals a civil action for damages in a case of alleged criminal intimacy, and a series of minor criminal offenses plus railway noise disputes and shop incidents across Red Lion Square Marlborough Street Lambeth. The proceedings include juries, verdicts, and fines, with merchants and tradesmen figures prominent throughout the record.

United Service Covent-garden Whistleborough W. Farren Demosthenes Commons Malthus Pacific R.N Mr. Bartley Enfield Bam Mr. Harley Coo Glover Miss Polecon Tayleure Jack Rivet Mr. C. Mathews Dulness Charles Mathews Rivet Coore Richards Coote Carrie Crus Ais Roya Prince Albert Duke OF Cambridge Mremsens Freemasons Great Queen Street Lincoln's Inn-fields Cuff and Bacon Earl Spencer Lord Aboyne Mr. Wilson Sibthorp S. Wood Chaloner Wood Middlesex T. R. Barker H. Hindley C. Hillards W. Beasley W. Grantham W. J. Webb Duke of Cornwall Earl of Leicester Mr. Gibbs Duke of Richmond Royal Agricultural Society of England Metropolis Francis Chantrey Royal Academy Catholic Church of England High Church Friends of the Oxford School Low Church No Church Church of England Church of Mipnam Derby Lancasterian School United States Heard Messrs Dean Wakefield Werbert Bradley Wilson Roberts Carrier Vickers Morley Stratt Johnson Cartwright G. Larpent J. Easthope Cobden Bowring W. Evans Dean Lyons Earl de Grey Ireland Marquis of Sligo Earl of Altamont Birmingham Derby Junction London Gloucester Chester Birkenhead Dundee Arbroath Eastern Counties Glasgow Ayr Paisley Greenock Grand Junction Crewe Great North of Wagland Great Western Cheltesham Gristo Exeter Trafic Wail Selby Ladwasser Preston Junction Liverpool Manchester Aylesbury Blackwall Brighton Greenwich Croydon Shoreham London and South Western Bolton Bury Sena Sargeens Saege Midland Cownties Carlisle Easten Eunties North Midland Leeds North Union Preston and Wyre Sheffield Ulster York Morratry Oriental Loy Falmouth Alexandria Malta Gibraltar Powerful Rock Margaret Lisbon Acheron Plymouth Maite W. Pell Court OF Exchequer Cha. Cox Catherwood Cassox Plaintif Beyrout Syria Gertrude Balbeck England New York Charles Square Hoxton Bryanston Square America Charlotte-street Portland-place Thesiger Sheriffs’ Court Red Lion Square John Herbert Anthony-street St. George’s-in-the-East Fitzroy Kelly Q.C Butt Austin Herbert Mr. Herbert Marlborough Street Matthew Wren Charles Mott Mott Mr. Hardwick Matt Wren Hardwick Westminster Bridewell Georges Ward Preston John’s Place Bedford-square Stepney Dover Bet Newport Salop Thames Office James Robertson White Hart Brod Street Ratcliff Ballantine Mr. Green Mr. Bowry Owbello Bowry Mrs. Bowry Mattters

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