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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 26, 1841
Page
6
The speaker pledges unwavering effort to uphold leading national interests and the welfare of his constituents, promising resignation if required to abandon his principles. He asserts a long record of duty and impartiality, receiving loud congratulations as two hours of speech conclude and the meeting ends in high regard.
The Herald and Post weigh Mr. Christopher's corn law proposals, questioning whether they reflect Peel's views. They argue a sliding scale may persist but shifted to a nominal duty, suggesting cautious government steps and a possible reform balancing landed interests with public benefit.
In a December 1841 court order, Lord Lyndhurst and colleagues revise the affidavit form for writs against Bank of England stock. The modified affidavit cites beneficial interest and stock description, omitting the previously objectionable language about danger to the applicant’s interest.
The judge held papers and documents sought were privileged communications and overturned the lower court’s decision. After ruling on lunatic petitions, the court adjourned to Hilary term, resuming on January 11.
The final adjourned examination of a diamond and jewellery dealer in St Mary Axe was fixed. Mr Commissioner Fenblanque warned against loose remarks and adjourned the court for disorder. The bankrupt was examined on dealings with J Hamlet of Princes Street Leicester Square and with Glandell’s, involving substantial sums and diamond inventory, with further adjournment of the examination.
A surgeon Mayberry sued Lord William Paget and family for £10 10s for attendance on Paget's gravely ill son at the Custom-house hotel in August 1839. Witnesses testified to fees and visits, and the jury returned £4 4s to the plaintiff. Lord Paget defended that no debt existed.
A nine year old boy named John O'Brien stood charged with leading a gang of youths in predatory incursions on a fishmonger in White Hart street. Witnesses described thefts of herring and cod and alibi efforts as magistrates ordered him to a location near Cold-bath Fields for Christmas. The report also covers threats to murder and a post office letter theft case plus various minor sensational incidents in London courts.
Two men named Samwell and Chillingford appeared under recognizances for begging as distressed weavers. Constable 139 E detained them with a model handloom. Samwell’s family was found in deplorable distress and a local employer vouches for his honesty. They received ten shillings each from the pool, promised not to beg again, and were warned of punishment if seen begging. A relief committee for distressed weavers was noted.
A drunken plumber from Edmonton, John Grimley, drives into a marching file of constables near West Hackney church injuring Policeman Millard. He pays £5 in fines for assault and drunken conduct and is discharged. Other cases include a Newmarket jockey accused of threatening his wife and a man charged with robbery and assault in Spitalfields. An attempted self harm case ends with a commitment for bail. An inquest reports a 15 year old apprentice died after a fall from a ship in a dry dock. verdict accidental death.
William Smith, a distressed looking man, was charged with threatening to stab Mr. Hughes, the relieving officer. The case centered on Smith's refusal to work at the parish stone-yard after relief was denied, with him vowing violence if relief was not provided. The incident followed a dispute over relief conditions and work requirements at the workhouse.
A fragmentary column combines a light verse Christmas toast about the old year and ale with notes on Christmas customs in India. It references festive offerings, servants, and the Doorgah poojah, detailing how elites and Europeans partake in lavish banquets amid Hindu festival practices and caste considerations.
A historical note describes a lengthy life influenced by a daily intake including meals and liquids passing through a stoma. The passage estimates a moderate consumption over decades, tallying ordinary portions of potatoes and vegetables with wine and other liquids across a long period.
Doncaster Gazette reports the removal of a famed pear tree linked to King Charles at the Priory of Carmelite site. The tree stood in the Leatham, Tew and Co. garden and was cut down due to surrounding building work. The article notes the priory’s dissolution and historic royal visits through the 17th century.
A poetic meditation on beauty and virtue contrasts a pure, sunny visage with inevitable life changes. The speaker questions whether physical charm can mask guile, noting that sorrow and disillusion will cloud even the fairest brow as time passes.
A historical medical note compiles Dr. V's figures from Bulletin Général de Thérapeutique Medicale showing blood weight at birth through age seventy for males and females, with many OCR errors. It also contains a travelogue excerpt praising punctual train service and a Christmas moral attributed to Bishop Latimer about Mary in the stable.
A remarkable instance of plant instinct shows an oak on a bare rock near Dunmore Hill sending a root bank down the precipice to reach soil. The branch curves inward, clings to the rock, descends, and grasps for nourishment in a striking foraging behavior observed in the Comrie woods.
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