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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Feb 04, 1838

Page

4

Memoranda for the Present Week February Dates and High Water

A historical weekly calendar lists notable deaths and events with high water times. Entries cover Robert Blair 1746, Dr. Priestley 1804, Mrs Ann Radcliffe 1823, Sir F Burdett 1821, Sir Vicary Ses 1820, and the 1519 arrival of the first English vessel in the West Indies, alongside tidal timings for mornings and afternoons.

Robert Blair London Bridge Order of St. Patrick Dr. Priestley Flaxmin Ann Radcliffe Vicary Ses West Indies

Hartley case clarifies fund settled for wife use dies intestate

In Whitley v Watson the vice chancellor rules the wife held sole enjoyment and disposal of a fund settled to her life, she dies intestate, so property passes to her administrator. the assignee of the bankrupt husband loses claim. Other notes cover attorney costs, tenancy, and civic legal questions from the Hillary Term court chatter.

Whitley VY. Watson Hartley Ripley Wood Court of Hillary Holderness Mack Worth Platt Parker Alderson Gurney Scotland Wanstead Essex A. Stuart Rotherithe W. H Carlos J. W H. R Sheriffs Court William Barnes D. Tee W. M East Retford William and Mary J. M St. Alban’s Tallyho Doncaster Exparte King Watkins Dudley H.H Middlesex Whitecross-street Temple-bar

Medical and household remedies and garden notes recap

Readers receive a mix of medical potions and dosages for various ailments, turpentine enemas, and iodine applications, plus a rundown of common medicines and their uses. The page also covers home gardening tips, composting methods, plant care, pruning, and seasonal farming advice with notes on fruit trees, crops, and flowering plants.

S. P Babylon Strabo Diodorus Nebuchadnezzar Amistis Media Holland J. G France H. F Asia A. Z

Public letter on dismissal of Stafford JP and other notices

In a letter from Charles Carus Wilson dated January 29 1838 from Stafford Gaol he urges the Weekly Chronicle to publish the dismissal of Rev John Sneyd from the county bench and reflects on prior prosecutions. Our Manchester correspondent notes various queries from readers about stamps returns naval gunships Beaumier scale and other scientific trivia.

Newcastle-on-Zyne Shields Sunderland Week Weekly Chronicle R. C. Carruthers R. U.C London Chronicle Bath Johnson Eliza Manchester Liverpool J. L. Franks Ovid Leicester Erasmus Chesterfield Pilus J.S J. M Paternoster-row Weekly Chronicle John Sneyd Stafard Stafford England Abingdon House of Lords Mechanics'anxious Lambeth Beaumur Centegrade Boyne Portsmouth Westminster Abbey Canada Marinus

England and United States May Avert Shared Danger

The text discusses avoiding reciprocal damage between England and the United States. It argues that neither country should react to provocation, and that England would follow a prudent course under certain circumstances. Both nations are urged to cooperate to avert danger and protect mutual interests.

America England

Navy Island Rebellion Threatens US Britain Ties

The reforming revolt in Upper Canada led by M'Kenzie alarms the United States and Britain as Navy Island becomes a flashpoint. The piece warns of possible war, explains strategic positions, neutrality duties, and the risk of sectional collapse in the Union if conflict escalates. It condemns M'Kenzie and calls for immediate action to seize Navy Island and restore order.

Upper Canada United States Navy Island M‘kenzie Upper Union McKenzie Great Britain England Canadas Lower Canada New Brunswick Nova Scotia Cape Breton America Reissellaner Buffalo Niagara Mkenzie St. Lawrence Great Lakes Congress Canada New Orleans Mississippi Floridas Georgia Alabama Louisiana Texas Mexico House of Commons M*kenzie Galveston Havannah Caroline American Union Col. M*nab Jess M’nab New York MrKenzie

Rumors Ease Over British Ministerial Changes

The piece dismisses recall rumors about the Madras and Bombay governors and Steuart’s succession. It notes expected vacancies at home from Sir Andrew Leith Hay’s retirement and possible replacements for Lord Durham’s Canadian mission. It suggests difficulty in finding willing subordinates due to political scruples and constituency states.

Madras Bombay Robert Steuart Andrew Leith Hay Ordnance Lord Durham Lord Melbourne Shiel Divett

The Sacred Harmonic Society Plans New Oratorio

The Sacred Harmonic Society selects The Fall of Jerusalem by George Perry for its next concert. The piece is praised as a strong new oratorio and compared with Mendelssohn's St Paul. Distress among Spitalfields weavers rises as severe weather ends winter supply.

Sacred Harmonic Society George Perry Mendelssohn St. Paul Spitalfields

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