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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 31, 1837
Page
3
The item lists dates and events including Hampden impeached in 1642 Covent Garden Theatre founded in 1809 and the Duke of York’s death in 1827. It also notes lunar phase first quarter and several high water marks with times across January days.
The article recounts an action on two £250 bills drawn by W. G. and accepted by the defendant. The defendant was arrested on a capias, paid into court, and sought better particulars. The court discharged the rule after considering that the plaintiff should specify the amount truly claimed, likely £200, with the defendant entitled to know the precise demand.
A column excerpt lists several home remedies and pills with dosages for chronic ailments. It includes various mixtures with rhubarb, ipecacuanha, hyssia, iodide of potassium, and mercury compounds, plus a note on avoiding alcohol and cold exposure. It also mentions advice from correspondents and medical guidance, and ends with garden and plant notes.
A reader explains fish spawn counts for several species with figure estimates, noting markets are well supplied despite destruction of some stock. Various letters discuss trade practices, customs appointments, and historical notes on monasteries and charters.
The WEEKLY CHRONICLE offers a New Year gift Almanach with engraving for new and existing subscribers. Orders must be forwarded by Monday January 1 to complete the 1838 year set. The paper promises keen coverage of the Canadian War, party politics, and the Coronation.
During the disturbances in North American provinces readers may expect the earliest and most authentic intelligence from the seat of war. The newspaper has arranged with Liverpool and other places to receive the earliest information on the Canada conflict.
The piece laments 1830s party disunity amid a shattered Liberal coalition. It argues for mutual concessions and a focused reform plan, critiques the True Sun and other journals, and urges colonization to provide emigration avenues for hand loom weavers facing wage pressures. It emphasizes freeing capital, modern industry, and colonization to share prosperity.
The article recalls Mr Fielden’s motion on hand loom weavers discussed last week in the House of Commons and references a prior dispute with an anonymous but talented correspondent from July. It notes disappointment at appointing a commission to inquire into the weavers’ situation.
Reports from Augsburg and Hanover describe a February arrival and extended stay of the Duke de Nemours in Germany. Meanwhile Gottingen faces student unrest as professors leave and townsfolk grieve a dead scholarly town.
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