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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Jan 14, 1844

Page

4

Prices in iron trade hold firm amid union tensions

The iron masters meeting at Wolverhampton rejected a plan to cut bar iron prices by 10s per ton. Prices stay steady: bar iron £5 10s to £6, pigs £2 15s to £3 5s, hoops £6 10s, sheets up to £7 10s. Workers join Northern Union for higher wages, while masters previously raised pay by 6d daily. In Staffordshire, non unionists faced pit refusals, three ringleaders jailed, with possible legal challenge. News from Calcutta reports pilot establishment failures with underqualified pilots. Rail receipts show large year over year gains. capital in railways rises to £52m. Manchester trade paints a mixed picture with cloths steady, velvet brisk, and cotton markets volatile amid crop news and exports.

Wales Wolverhampton London Northern Union Newcastle-upon-Tyne Staffordshire Messrs William Darlaston Williams Stafford Calcutta Lloyd’s Gordon Reach India East India Company Paris Anp Rovex Railroop Birmingham Derby Birmingham and Gloucester Edinburgh Glasgow Great Western Paisley Ayr Great North of England Brighton Croydon London and Greenwich Shripnetstad Sapuchegsee Northern North Midland Newcastle and Carlisle Rouen Orleans South Eastern Dover Suefield Manchester York and North Midland Railway Catsetar Wall Liverpool Railway Magazine China Bradford Market Howe Delaine Londox Westminster Jan Lord de Grey Ireland Wwe Lquity Shaftesbury St. Clement Danes Sheffield Beckington JB. W. Wisbech B. Walker C. Cardwell Wells C.C D.D. J.C Weekly Chronicle D.W. M GA. L. G. Webley Receiver-General of Chancery Halifax J. B John Jones J.P. H L. P Minimus Lord Grey Groby House of Peers Earl of Stamford

Customs officer faces complaints over light gold coins

An officer in charge of salaries received a large sum in bank notes and had them exchanged at a bank. Since distributing the gold, many coins proved light, causing widespread complaints from landlords and tradesmen. Some coins were old or underweight, risking injustice to those who cannot bear losses.

Licatr Customs Portsmouth Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty James South Schumacher M. Faye Constellation of Orion Great Britain Europe Ireland Earl of Rosse Robinson M. T Barber and Fletcher Orricrat Rosnenizs Weekly Chronicle Stamp and Tax Office Sunscritzer Holme Tyou Country Post Kent P.P R. N Pacha of Egypt C. L S. M Lettens Tam Dublin London Mauritius England W.H Clapham W. K Hong Kong Wmn Murray West Bromwich W.truscott X.Y. Z

Weekly Chronicle Editions Clarify Publication Times Prices

The notice explains separate Town and Country and Town Editions of the Weekly Chronicle with distinct post times and marks to avoid substitutions. It lists advance subscription rates and urges subscribers to order via post or agencies, plus readers’ letters and guidance on price and stock questions.

Weekly Chronicle Tvo Henry C. Wilcox Carylebone London Chilton W.B. T Taunton

Notable 19th Century Tax Grievances and Letters to the Editor

A collector’s tax disputes and public pleas fill a 1843 1844 correspondence page. Readers vent about income tax, rents, and stamps while editors answer with legal advice and civic critique. Names include Punch Portsmouth Dublin and various correspondents.

Trial at Salisbury sessions and Wakefield naval career

A Salisbury sessions trial leads to imprisonment of an old schoolmate. Obituary notes Captain Arthur Wakefield R N dies at 43, recounting his naval service from youth to command in New Zealand Company affairs. Comments from New Zealand Gazette salute his energy and moral worth. A Middlesex deputy coroner letter dispute follows, with publishers reporting on the clash over inquest reporting profits. Local meeting in Covent Garden approves street improvements plan by architect T D Paine, with a deputation to seek Duke of Bedford's support.

Salisbury Cart Wakefield Arthur Wakefield R.N Edward Wakefield Burnham Essex Ireland Nisus Philip Beaver Balama Batavia Isle France Bladensburgh Washington Rhadamanthus Nelson New Zealand Company New Zealand Gazette George Ireland Mills Middlesex Wakley S. Fawcett Messrs Greene Thorne Mills St. Paul, Covent-garden T. D. Paine Coventry Street King-street Duke of Bedford

Almanac notes for Great Britain and Ireland Jan 14 1844 to Jan 21 1814

A calendar excerpt detailing sunrise and sunset calculations by latitude, plus high water times at London Dock gates with additive corrections for Bristol Cork Falmouth Aull Milford Haven Brighton Cowes Dover Dublin Holyhead Liverpool Port Glasgow and Southampton. Also includes weekly religious lessons moon age weather ephemera and notable dates such as Cambridge Lent Term and birthdays of Franklin Copernicus Watt.

Great Britain Ireland London Dock Bristol Cork Cove Falmouth Arbour Milford Haven Brighton Cowes Dover Dublin Holyhead Liverpool Port Glasgow Southampton the Welk Hoirheny Isaiah li Matthew xii Isaiah Meteo Ephem Zadkiel Monnay Cambridge Turspay Sir J. Moore

Whig Pamphlet Critique and Reform Outlook

The Weekly Chronicle reviews a New Whig pamphlet arguing for deeper reform and free trade, lauding Tory concessions yet warning Peel’s government faces opposition from both sides. It urges Honest Reform of social laws, fair taxation, and protectional changes, citing Ireland and the Lords as key fronts.

Robert Peel Robert England Ireland Scotland Lord Grey House of Lords Commons Crown Lord Melbourne Sir Robert Peel John London Canning Moab Gladstone Herr Dobler Wizard North R. Peel 4Fe Duke of Buckingham Anti Corn-Law League Wales Weekly Chronicle John Russell

How to Strike a Special Jury Across the Water

The piece attacks Irish Attorney General Thomas Cusack Smith for clinging to old sectarian notions. It argues Catholics now have political rights and cites Lord Eliot’s circular on equal rights and the need to forget religious distinctions. It condemns attempts to revive sectarian law as harmful to peace.

Father Sheehy Ireland Robert Peel Crown England T. B. Smith Sir Robert Peel Thomas Cusack Smith T. B. Cusack Smith Lord Eliot Macroom

The Agriculturists and the Premier Debate

The Essex Lincolnshire and Bucks gatherings propel a broader movement across Kent and Sussex. Critics taun t the rhetoric as trash, while landlords fund the effort to pressure Sir Robert Peel. The plan, seen as tenant led yet controlled by landowners, aims to delay Parliament and gain time.

Essex Lincolnshire Bucks Kent Sussex Chaplin Cobden Barber Sir Edward Knatchbull Sir John René Robert Peel John Tyrrell Christopher Tower Lord Melbourne Duke of Richmond Downing-street John Russell Whig Lord Spencer

Probable Abandonment in State Trials Exposed

The piece details a scandal over Catholic exclusion from the Special Jury List and a flawed jury panel. It alleges Recorder Shaw’s Dublin links, missing slips of 63 names, and calls for a full reveal of the guilty party, blaming the Recorder, High Sheriff, and government. It warns of justice slipping and demands accountability.

Recorder Shaw Sheriff Latouche Ireland Her Dublin

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