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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 24, 1839
Page
2
Paris papers report mounting activity around candidates while accusations of manipulation persist. In Madrid the Cortes are prorogued by royal decree amid shock and crowd opposition, with rumors of dissolution and widespread press condemnation.
A Marylebone vestry meeting heard a petition signed by 4000 rate-payers urging steps to fix high water prices and impurity. Deputies ask for a public meeting to gauge support for an artesian well. a committee was appointed to carry the resolution forward as evidence of poor supply and costs.
A royal party led by the queen rode out from Old Oak Common in Hackney but heavy rains forced a change of plan. Langley, a longtime servant, refused to permit a nearer meadow crossing and the party returned the way they came. In other news, Thames fishing cases and a Westmeath election ruling are noted.
At Rye two men Woollett and Terry were charged with stealing thirty packs of wool valued over £600 from Henry Brazier the Chapel Warehouse housed £20,000 of wool with £600 stolen in four weeks. A gamekeeper Spot Woollett taking a heavy load to his Tanpit farm. An excise search found 25 packs at Woollett home. Other items note lunatics in Chelsea workhouse and Buckingham MP election results. Norwich pike sales and cruelty to eels case in Worcester. Incendiary fire in Romsey and a Marylebone accident conclude the chunk.
The Marquis of Normanby bids farewell at the Castle amid grateful Dublin addresses and thousands gathered at St Patrick's Hall. He vows to pursue Ireland’s welfare, defends his policy, and asks friends not to weaken ties with Great Britain as he departs for new duties.
A gig was driven toward the hedge to avoid a collision but was struck. All occupants were thrown out. The occupants were the same persons from Spalding that the gentlemen planned to meet, who had set out to visit them.
Reports from St Catherine to Barbadoes and Demerara reveal plans for a colonial meeting to address property preservation and a memorial to the Queen. The governor tours the island urging freed workers to return to wages. Food scarcity fears rise in Barbados while Demerara notes currency debates move to repeal of legal tender Joe notes.
The Lords discuss laying on the table correspondence with the Earl of Durham, India papers, turnpike trusts, and a plan to reform controverted elections with an independent tribunal. Sir Rufane Donkin takes Sandwich seat, a Devonport writ issued, and new Factory employment measures introduced by Mr. Fox Maule.
Parliament debated total repeal petitions on corn laws from multiple towns and leagues while Canada correspondence and Lord Durham notes drew attention. Discussions covered judges salaries Scotland bill and church measures as the session adjourned.
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