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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 23, 1842
Page
6
A column surveys Sweden’s largely agricultural nation with 14,926 factory workers across 2,087 scattered plants, noting a strong church establishment but demoralization compared with Britain’s industrial population. It cites King’s Tour in Sweden and praises ale, then adds brief items on a naval skirmish, fly anatomy, and a barber’s joke.
The article explains an eastern method of telling time by a person’s shadow. Workmen gauge hours by shadow length, and workers cite waiting for their shadow as a cue to leave work. It cites Job and Roberts's Illustrations to support the idea.
The Duke of Wellington is listed as Knight Grand Cross or Knight in numerous European orders including Maria Theresa of Austria, the Danish Elephant, the Holy Ghost of France, the Tower and Sword of Portugal, the Prussian Eague, St George of Russia, the Annunciation of Sardinia, the Rue Crown of Saxony, St Januarius of Sicily, St Ferdinand and Merit of Sicily, the Golden Fleece of Spain, and the Sword of Sweden. A stage mishap in Brussels during Guillaume Teil’s opera caused laughter when a wig dropped during the prince’s famous apple-shot scene, disrupting the performance and drawing reactions from guards and audience.
The piece notes fishes endure vast temperatures from freezing to boiling. It cites the goldfish thriving at 50 degrees Fahrenheit and recovering after freezing. It mentions fishes in baths and springs from 113 to 120 degrees, plus accounts from Humboldt and Bonpland of fishes rising from volcanic bottoms in heated vapour near 210 degrees.
Article recalls Maria Malibran's passionate love of flowers during a Desdemona benefit. She warns not to crash her flowers as bouquets lie around the fallen actor. Also quoted is The Shadow of a Sad Thought reflecting on fleeting joy and the burden of melancholy.
Court proceedings reveal detailed accounting of losses on stock and old stock, robberies, and millinery. examination covers interest rates, loans from Cook and Gladstone, security leases, and pledging of plate. Cross-examination probes profits reporting, estate disclosure, and the bond contemplated for the bankrupt’s brother. The hearing adjourned to Friday.
The bankrupt underwent a lengthy exam with written requisitions from the official assignee. The court ordered written replies to verify accounts. Witnesses described loans, commissions, and securities involving Cook, Gladstone, and Glaister, detailing disputes over discounts and security worth about £3,000 to £4,000. The examination paused for further adjournment to Wednesday next.
In the Bail Court the solicitor general moved to show cause why a criminal information should not be filed against Isaac Arrowsmith and Ames Knight for publishing a libel about Charles Ellings, Esq. Rule nisi granted. Also details of a Queen's Bench case Watens v. Thanet about a bill of exchange and statute of limitations, and a Deptford inquest into a drowning on the Grand Surrey Canal. Memorial calls for coffee duty reforms and lower foreign coffee rates. Bow Street AR row reports a fine for Henry Plunkett and Dukes for assaulting a constable.
The trial resumed on Saturday with the defendant asserting a right to express his opinions and criticizing religious systems. He cited ancient thinkers as examples and urged the jury to acquit, arguing against persecution for opinion in the nineteenth century. The jury found him guilty after a long speech lasting about ten hours.
Advertisement touts Essence of Liquorice and Linseed as a cure for coughs colds asthma and lung affections endorsed by Dr G F Collier who reports rapid bronchial relief. Sold wholesale and retail by Hannay and chemists across the United Kingdom in bottles priced 13d and 2s 3d.
Claims to ease coughs colds asthma hoarseness and breathing difficulty by clearing chest obstructions and aiding expectoration. Sold wholesale and retail by R Johnston and by multiple London and provincial dealers at 1s 14d per bottle or 3 in one 28 9d.
Portable achromatic telescope advertised for Gentlemen in the Navy Army or Tourists with travelling ease and strap. Price £21 10s Best Glasses in common frames from 1s 6d to 3s 6d. Glaziers Patent Plough Diamonds variety 17s 6d. 57 Broad Street Bloomsbury direct line with Holborn.
Juel published the 12th Edition at 4s with free delivery on post office orders for 5s. The notice promotes NHE SILENT FRIEND a medical work on generative infirmities by R and L Perry and Co with multiple Birmingham Leeds and London suppliers. It touts Cordial Balm of Syriacum and Perry's Purifying Specific Pills for venereal disease with prices and addresses for pharmacies and consultations.
An 19th century advertisement promotes the seventh edition of Manhood by Curtis and Company London. It offers restoration guidance for excess indulgence and solitary habits with syphilis observations, listing multiple booksellers across UK and Ireland, and publishing testimonials from Old England Magnet Age Conservative Journal Statesman.
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