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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Jan 20, 1844

Page

3

French Cabinet Crisis Reflected in Market Decline

Latest intelligence reports French debates showing Thiers opposing the current cabinet. Stock markets opened lower with Three per Cents at 62f 80c and Fives at 124f 95c as observers midweek noted ministerial defeat in Uzes election and potential royal influence.

Faris M. Thiers Orleans Rouen Havre Avignon M. Teste Lateanager Paris Spain Madrid Narvaez M. Martinez Dela Rosa Progresista Party Corresponsal Arguelles Olozaga San Miguel Cantero Iugan Mirales Sagasti Anguio Calatrava Zumalacarregui Vallejo Observador de Ultramar Fernando Po Annabona Venus Nervion Hervé Feluccas Cadiz Athens Otho National Assembly Greece Francis Burdett Sir Francis St. Jamess Place Henry Davis Lord Napier China Sir Henry Pottinger Hong Kong Ms Davis Rppeat Lewis FitzGenato K.C.H Robert Hae Mx Dickens Peter Ferley Wigram House of Commons Clive Earl of Denman Baron Alderson Midland Tindal Baron Gurney Norfolk Lord Abinger Justice Patteson Oxford Baron Parke Coleridge Northern Justice Coltman Baron Rolfe Western Justice Wightman Cresswell South Wales Justice Williams North Wales Justice Maule Erskire Chambers Noel Byron Wellsborough Leicestershire Fixn Arts Lords of the Admiralty Nelson Trafalgar Square Admiralty Ds. Warrs Poultry Alers-Hankey Isaac Watts Watts Wo. Greig Twankay Hysons Messrs Keeling and Hunt Labrador Bond New York Ceylon Cassia Lignea West India Mauritius Bengal Baskruptcy Bank of England Pankruptcy Charles Kean Richard the Third

Committal of a Father for Murder by Setting His Child on Fire

An inquest at the King's Arms Birmingham concluded with a verdict of wilful murder against Richard Andrews in the death of his four year old daughter Eliza Andrews. The fire occurred in Vale Street, with witnesses detailing screams, an arson-like scene, and Andrews’s conduct before and after the incident. The child died next morning at the Queen's Hospital.

King’s Arms William-street Bishopsgate-street Birmingham Eliza Andrews No. 10 Court Vale-street Queen‘s Hospital Richard Andrews Andrews Queen’s Hospital Mr. Moore Queen's Hospital Eliza Chambers Mr. Pearce Betsy Woodhall Pearce Chambers Sophia Griffiths 19 Court Vale Street Mr. Bell Lucy Ridding Sarah Griffiths Caroline Pearce Joseph Pearce Stinton George Hawker George Ingram Thomas Hall Joseph Stinton Eliza Johnson Bmery Whittaker Henry Sherples Willy

Dreadful Murder and Execution in Jamaica Prison Tale

The Jamaica papers recount a horrific case of rape and murder, confessed under torture, with Pendrill and Reeve executed at Falmouth on November 30. Spectators described a brutal scaffold scene as the rope failed, cap blown away, and the prisoners maintained innocence amid grisly death throes.

Jamaica Pendrill Reeve Chitty Falmouth Kingston Thomas Anderson Caitty Cornwall Chonicle Bacchus Jesus Hell Riae Mr. Macintyre Sam Reeve

Disturbance at Cheltenham Parish Council Meeting

During a parish church service at Cheltenham a woman stood and announced a message from God to Frank Close causing a scene. She was escorted out, later discharged by the magistrate with a promise not to disrupt services again, appearing of unsound mind and previously at Gloucester asylum. Also notes on ships and Ionian Banks assets from 1843.

Cheltenham Gloucester Saura Sun London Mozambique Channel Charleston St. Helena Euphrates New Brunswick Gallapagus Tus Toxtan Isrus Ionian Banks A. H. Loveman Corfu

The Weekly Chronicle Opening of Parliament Advo ca te of Free Trade and Reform

The Weekly Chronicle promotes its role as a reformist weekly with extended suffrage free trade and education of the people. It touts superior paper, broader coverage including literature science arts and sport, and its independence and party alignment. Editions include Country Town and Town formats with varied prices and post subscriptions. line notes about Irish state trials may affect next week’s issue.

Ireland Weekly Chronicle London England Chronicle Pernassien Trish France O'Connell Manchester John Ormerod Bacup Sir Robert Peet Burslem Agricola New Zealand United States Archibald Balbus Omar Thos. Andrews G. Hf. Reesgood Batz East St. Michael's Church Trug Finsbury St. Paul's Cathedral Anne Quebec Hill St. Omer Pas-De Calais H. B Jack Neptune P.S Honest Jack J. R T. L Truro W. R

Enlistment of pauper children for the army exposes abuse

A letter to the Weekly Chronicle accuses unions and workhouses around Chatham of supplying pauper children for military service. It details cases from North Aylesford, Dartford, Brixton, and Maidstone unions, noting underage enlistments, false age certificates, and possible coercion by authorities.

Chronicle Lam Frepertc Wuerzirna Rochester Chatham Chelmsford Cranbrook Dartford East Ashford Hollingbourne Medway Maidstone North Aylesford St. Barylebone Brixton James Potter North Aylesford Union 3D Buffs Union Guardians of the Union John Mitchell Dartford Union Rochester Bridge Cannanore East Indies India

Time Calculations for Sunrise Sunset and Tidal High Water in British Isles

The article gives methods to estimate sunrise and sunset by latitude adjustments above or below 61 and 41 degrees, with minute additions or subtractions per degree. It lists high water corrections from London Dock to other ports such as Bristol Cork Falmouth Holl Milford Haven Brighton Cowes Dover Dublin Holyhead Liverpool Port Glasgow Southampton, noting a mix of time additions and subtractions. It also records calendar notes for January 21st with Lenticular weather ephemera and notable historical birthdays and deaths.

Elizabeth Burchard Guy Place Great Britain and Ireland London Dock Cork Cove Falmouth Holl Milford Haven Brighton Cowes Dover Dublin Holyhead Liverpool Port Glasgow Southampton

Digest of Irish State Trials Proceedings Tarnished by Critique

The column promises a concise digest of the Attorney General speech and long testimony to avoid exhaustive boredom. It criticizes the opening remarks as diffuse and irritable, notes alleged omissions from jury panel coverage, and questions the government line about conspiratorial guilt and promised revelations.

Post O'Connell Smith T. B. Smith Robert Peel

Macaulay and the anti Corn Law League dispute

A letter praising Mr. Macaulay for independence and Free Trade support argues he should repudiate the Fixed Duty fallacy and endorse the Liberal reform program. It condemns hesitation under League pressure and urges open backing of the People’s Reform Bill amid opposing interests.

Macaulay Edinburgh Lord Melbourne Mr. Macaulay League John Russell Bright Mr. Cobden Cela

Free Trade and Corn Law Debate Aims and Delays

The article critiques Whig hesitation on Free Trade amid Corn Law tensions. It argues the League acts boldly against tardiness, while landlords mobilize tenants to resist change. It surveys leaders like Lord John Russell and Cobden, noting indecision from Ex-Whig cabinet members and potential capitulation harming the country’s commercial policy.

League Edinburgh Gibson Craig Macaulay House of Commons Mr. Cobden Robert Peel John Russell C. Wood Lord Spencer Marquis of Westminster Lord Fitzwilliam Halifax Lord Morpeth Huddersfield

The Queen and the Ministry in Morning Herald Row

The Morning Herald asserts the Queen’s ministers depend on the Duke of Wellington’s life, a claim ridiculed by critics who warn such conjecture risks Whig and Tory maneuvering. The piece notes Tamworth and Chatsworth visits fuel rumors of royal confidence shifts and urges prudence until clear policy emerges.

Morning Herald Standard Duke of Wellington Robert Peel Spencer John Russell League The Albert Peel Mar Lord Spencer Herald Anti-Cornlaw League E.J. Stantey C. Buller Tamworth Duke of Devonshire Drayton Picquet Prince Albert Chatsworth

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