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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 22, 1839
Page
5
The Liberals of Southwark are urged to abandon the label if they accept the current representative. The piece dismisses Mr. Walters return as a misfortune and disgrace, while noting fear only if Tory strength grows amid Liberal infighting.
Sheffield mechanics issue an anti corn law address urging nationwide unity among workers to press repeal. The document argues tariffs harm trade, raise rents, and devastate livelihoods, calling for peaceful but firm agitation and widespread petitions with trades and residences listed.
A London briefing suggests Dr Bowstead, current Bishop of Sodor and Man, will become Bishop of Lichfield. The note praises his liberal principles and public service record.
A collage of overseas disasters, political shifts, and odd local tales. Reports detail a Spanish castle siege, Swiss political upheavals, avalanches and property losses in Italy, and English social curiosities from storms to theatre leases and public notices.
The piece surveys rehearsals and performances with praise for the orchestra and chorus, previews new works by Benedict and Loder, and reports on Miss Austin's Covent Garden engagement dispute. It notes changes at Hanover Square and mentions a humorous incident with Lady Macbeth’s beard during a royal procession in Anglo India.
In the Court of Bankruptcy on December 17 Commissioner Merivale examined Alfred Bunn, former lessee and manager of the theatres royal Drury Lane and Covent Garden. The balance sheet showed receipts and losses across seasons 1834 to 1839, with notable reductions in receipts and large theatre expenditures.
Betting across the Derby and Oaks shows varied odds on multiple horses including Brother to Euclid and Currency with prices from 8 to 50 to 1. Distinguished hunting feats by Mr. D. are recounted along with the City Steeplechase results at Romford and a record fox in a Botanic Garden pursuit.
Lees admits murdering his wife after a quarrel over a pawned gown and a bottle of medicine. The sentence was carried out at Newgate with priestly visits, a public crowd, and a somber ceremony as witnesses described his calm stoicism and penitence.
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