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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 27, 1840
Page
4
The passage lampoons consumer fads and medical quackery with a mock catalog of odd items. It references a learned pig, an alligator, an elephant, and a calf in barnyard caricature, followed by anecdotes about brandy cures and humorous notices from associations and readers.
A letter column discusses recovery of possession for rents under twenty pounds and related remedies. It covers warrants of attorney, notices from heirs, six months' notice to tenants, will reexecution, magistrate actions, and landlord tenant disputes with various named individuals and entities referenced in the advice.
In a letter from Hannan Oxworp of Lambeth dated December 21, he protests that £610 was listed as a bad debt in the insolvent debtor’s schedule, claiming no account was ever given for funds raised to defend his son Edward. He says Mr Pelham received over £90 for the defence, most for counsel fees, with many witnesses unpaid. He accuses Pelham of withholding payments and questions the motive, urging publication of the facts to show the debt is not his fault.
The piece surveys conflicts in Europe and North Africa. It weighs the France Morocco quarrel, Portugal’s bond to Britain, and Spain’s pressure on Portugal over the Douro navigation. It notes Espartero’s threats, Palmerston’s influence, and risks to English prestige amid King Mehemet Ali’s Syria position.
A British parliamentary note mocks Mr Milner Gibson calling him a Rat a France. It argues Gibson would be a defender of wider suffrage and criticizes the old reform system, urging a renewed push for broader constituencies and political change in Manchester.
The speaker notes practical grievances within the party, insolent opposition from rivals, rising country intelligence, and a sense of right. The Corn Law and Tory landowner claims threaten the land, and Whiggism and Finality are doomed by their alliance. The coming battle dates from the Conservatives’ return to power.
A polemical read on Mr. Tooke, Lord Nugent, and the Morning Herald controversy over debt, politics, and land reform. The piece criticizes Tooke, defends Lord Nugent, and argues against primogeniture, urging parliamentary action to rebalance property and rights in England. The tone recalls late 18th century public quarrels and party passion.
A long article debates property as a human institution, contrasts Tory and Whig views on land ownership, and questions how laws protecting property affect the broader community. It argues that concentrated land ownership risks dissenters and liberals, urging scrutiny of rights claimed by landowners. The piece also reports international and domestic notices, including the Paris fortifications, British elections, and a long excerpt from French commentary and 1840s news items.
A London exchange shows the Tory Morning Post and Tory Standard in a mutual rebuttal over expediency versus principle. The Standard accuses the Post of betraying its own stated aims while the Post replies that the Globe misreads Tory unity and aims.
Fragmented OCR notes detail an election for common councilmen with names, wards, and counts. The text lists candidates, turnout figures, polling results, and mentions of presiding officers and ward results.
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