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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 16, 1839
Page
3
A satirical sketch reviews Floreston and a political tale with Maxey and Mr Tripup discussing Lord Nabknocker’s misadventures at the Lumsbury Arms. The excerpt mocks aristocratic life, notes a mill purchase episode, and teases a larger critique of social pretensions.
In the morning after a brutal assault on Garris, Byng's brigade takes the hill as Portuguese soldiers discover Allied troops roasting flesh from slaughtered enemies. Troops suffer heavy casualties, with Fearon and Clitheroe killed, while amid the columns the slogan I say Posaneses, how are you off for carne de porcot echoes.
At Worlds End near Keighley Yorkshire resides William Sharpe who will be 62 next January. He has slept in bed for about 30 years after his father took from him three guineas twice. He never works yet meals arrive four times daily. He never speaks and lies rolled up like a hedgehog. He is removed monthly for clean sheets. His beard is grizzled and teeth protrude. He is said to be due great property but remains bedridden by habit.
Witnesses describe a brutal night in Clement's Lane and Holborn where William Joel SEE 48, a carpenter, was struck after defending a friend. Stones and a paving slab were used, policemen declined charges, and the inquest was adjourned for further evidence and a post mortem. The report also notes arrivals of Mr. Webster and a Dublin sign anecdote.
Petitions flood in for penny post and corn laws from St George Southwark residents, while Lords debate Chancery arrears, proposed appeals, and Jamaica emancipation measures. Jamaica bill faces fierce opposition over vagrancy and land issues as Jamaica’s assembly battles imperial oversight.
Petitions from several locations supported penny postage. Glasgow cotton-spinners complained of act evasion and biased statements by a commissioner. Discussion touched on Roman Catholic disabilities and Church Discipline Bill with a select committee upstairs. The house adjourned after remarks by Lords and bishops.
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