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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 06, 1841
Page
3
Boat traffic on the river shifted as steamers crowded Gravesend and Woolwich routes. Tugs once ferried passengers in long voyages to Greenwich, sometimes two to three hours. Watermen, unused by holiday crowds, lament low fares and the rising power of steam.
A massive steam frigate of 1,871 tons named the Solway slides down the Royal Mail yard ways but becomes stuck in mud due to water shortage. With a second steamer aid she secures a mooring at East India quay next tide. The vessel marks the first of ten new steam frigates built for the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company.
In a Rolls Court application yesterday counsel sought an injunction on behalf of Sir Daniel Toler Osborne to prevent Caroline Jennett from entering judgment or issuing execution on a bond for 400. The case arose after an intimate relationship developed between Sir Daniel and Miss Jennett and the bond was given in that context.
The Scottish General Assembly yesterday deposed seven ministers of Strathbogie for defying the veto acts in Edwards of Marnoch and Auchterarder cases. Dr Chalmers led the charge with a majority of 222 to 125, while a protest signed by the accused followed. The assembly ordered vacancies filled and warned pulpits to publish the decree, with a court interdict pending in Edinburgh.
Captain Hosken defends the claim that the Great Western beat the Colombia across the Atlantic in a race. He argues timing shows the Great Western reached Liverpool eighteen hours earlier, disputing a Glasgow Courier report that the result was a dead heat. He seeks acknowledgment in Glasgow or alternative channels.
A literary miscellany column reviews Brytey’s monthly, praising Ghost Gossips of Blakesley House and Ingoldsby but urging thinner top notes. It recounts a long anecdote about a cobra in India, details a Mussulah boat voyage, and quotes vivid dinner scenes in Paris with beefsteak, wine, and partridge, ending with notes on various periodicals and literary sketches.
The House reassembles with petitions urging abolition of corn laws. Bribery allegations linked to Nottingham elections are debated, alongside privileges and adjourned discussions. MPs attack government finances, with praise and fault found in ministers’ Irish policy and the budget.
Reports from Liveroot describe a possible sighting by the Fortitude of a crippled vessel on May 25. The London, last night arrived from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, and was damaged by an iceberg on the 2th ult. The Fortitude captain’s diagram resembles the damaged ship, supporting the London theory. Uncertainty remains about the observer’s vessel identity and position.
Lords assembled at five o'clock. A message from the Commons brought up the Turnpike Roads Bill and several private bills. Petitions poured in from many places for and against any corn-law alteration. Adjourned.
The House read several bills a second and third time including Small Debts and Estate bills. Petitions for and against repeal of the corn laws were presented. Debate covered bribery at Nottingham and Sandwich elections, with O Connell defending his conduct as landlord and others criticizing ministry policy and the corn laws. Speakers argued consistency, constitutional questions, and Irish matters as the session adjourned.
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