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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Mar 02, 1844

Page

4

Miscellany notes and oddities from early 1844 postings

A collage of notices and anecdotes: postal bag deliveries to towns, Admiralty vessel sailing from Woolwich, Bank of England loan terms, a Webster presidency letter reply, a Camberwell inquest on a newborn found near Primrose Hill, political and legal squabbles, a Lincoln’s Inn field attempted walk, a Dublin style prize fight report, education in the East and various racing and auction items with oddities and local scandal.

Moro Barnsley Belper Chester-le-Street Werlingto Derby Deshete Les Leicester Nottingham Jeffielda Woolwich Bank of England United States New Hampshire Aniel Webster Webster Canning Murpes G. I. Mills Middlesex Elephant and Castle Camdentown Burnham Regent’s Park Primrose Hill Cooper St. Pancras Johnson Harrisburg Lindenwold Martin van Buren Kinderhook New York Courier Bariston White Lion Hotel Spark Bucknall and Spark Great Western Railway Company Gladstone House of Commons Clare Constabulary Tomkins Brew Nenagh Guardian James Osbourne Farndouron Newark Emerald Isle Childs America Gainaborough Osbourne Pat Stamford Mercury Donna Maria Portugal Donizetti Don Sebastian East India House East India Company India House Court of Directors C. Napier Scinde Tate G. Smythe Cochrane O'Israeli Rous Robert Peel Smith O'Brien Ireland East Nelson India Bombay John Johnson Thames Mary Pilgrim Poplar New Town Elizabeth John Vickers Windsor Buckinghamshire Elizabeth Hancock Bowchurch Romford Ion Cowanty Prizz Fiest Dover Tass Parker Tipton Wm. Perry Parker Perker Caurros Monsieur Petit Leicestershire Messrs Tattersall Monarch Tattersall's Chester F. A. Millbank Sir Robert Sharrat the Prior Collett Cradock Pagan Tuting Tacita Stephenson Freedom Gough Greenfinch Lord Westminster Martyr W. Dawson Merry Andrew Lord Eglintoun Jamie Forest Lovesey D. Cook Forth Scott John Day Rogers Crockford Peel Orlando Lord Maidstone A. Wood Quinns Loadstone G. Heathcote Bowes Payne Thornhill Ae Sadler Johnny Broome Alchin

Fra Diavolo and Aged Forty at Drury Lane and Adelphi

The Drama, c c reviews Fra Diavolo with Mr Wood in the lead and praises Mrs Wood in Zerlina. Fortescue shines in Aged Forty, while The Young Scamp debuts with Keeley and Sala praised. Adelphi hosts Antony and Cleopatra with Wright and Miss Murray, etc.

Paincess Fra Diavolo Mr. Wood Miss Fortescue Drury Lane Scamp Joseph Mildew Keeley Madame Sala E. Homner Adelphi Theatre Wright Miss Murray Selby Miss Woolgar Cleopatra Antony Mr. Antony

Racing Odds and National Steeplechase Report

Sporting intelligence covers Tattersall's betting on multiple horses including Sir Robert The Prior and Tacita, plus long lists of odds and results from the Liverpool National Steeplechase. It notes limited betting, key favourites like Cockamaroo and Ionian, and the Derby Oaks outcomes with The Ugly Buck. The Liverpool event featured 16 runners, Discount winning by a wide margin, with The Returned, Tom Tug, and Caesar also placing, in heavy ground and a near sixteen minute time.

Dawson Merry Andrew Tuting Gough D. Cook Lord Eglinton Jamie Forest Lovesey Kent Robert Pharaoh Tacita John Day Peel Lord Exeter Forth Leander Crockford Orlando Lichtwald Maidstone Quin A. Wood G. Heathcote Campanero Mr. Bowas Payne Wat Thornhill Ongley R. W. Bulkeley Batson Mr. Bradshaw Sir Isaac Loadastone Feig-a-Ballagh Liverpool Eglintoun Lynn Wiverton Discount Marengo Mr. Quatermaine Crickmere S. Crawfurd Scott F. Goodrickens Beckley Cesar Barker Albion Lowland Tom Tug Peter Simple Charity Caravven Gapglad Robinson Heslington Gyre Coser Consul Laged Fitzmonarch Magic Luther Robin Adair Louis Philippe Zo Zengaro Saucepan Little Peter Nimrod

Seizure of Otaheite by the French shocks Paris papers

Paris papers publish Queen Pomare's letters to Admiral Dupetit Thouars and to Louis Philippe protesting France's occupation of Tahiti. They include the French admiral's report and the English commodore's criticism, with strong press comments in Paris condemning the move and noting British intervention.

Otaheite Paris Queen Pomare Dapetit Thouars Louis Philippe Nicolas Dupetit Thouars Papelle France Hontononta Pomane Tahitii Pomare Thouars Bay of Papaiti Tahiti England Society Islands Doureti Thouars Papeete Harbour Pomaroe Elmo Europe Provisional Government Lavaud Valparaiso M. Guizot Siécle Journal Des Debats London House Lof Commons National

French policy on Tahiti occupation and English influence examined

In a mid 1840s debate, M Guizot delays action while Lord Cowley hints at disavowing occupation. Le Monde and Charivari mock English power, with Sir Robert Peel and Guizot traded notes on Tahiti. Fontaine defends the government as presses in France and England clash over Admiral Dupetit Thouars actions.

M. Guizot Pomare Lord Cowley Tuileries England Robert Peel Otaheite Sir Robert Peel London Carthage France Guizor M. Fontaine London Morning Post Journal Des Tribunaur Dupetit Thouars J Journa Entente Cordiale Afessager Tahiti Chamber of Deputies Courrier Francais Presse Pritchard

Worldwide News Briefs From Atlantic Despatches and Europe

A digest from United States and European sources reports Senate debates over Oregon territory expansion, cotton market movements in New York, and Spain’s Alicante bombardment with dispatches on Yucatan, Mexican politics, and Paris stock activity. Paris notes Boulnton and others facing a Clerkenwell theater raid, while Oxford protests poor law changes and London sees a controversial stage raid crackdown. Also covers Stockholm king’s health bulletins and Stock exchange prices.

George Washington Liverpool New York Duchess of Orleans Havre Senate Hannegan Indiana Oregon Territory England Montreal Gazette Kingston Buchanan Cork and Connaught Welland Canal Charles Metcalfe James Macaulay Higginson New Orleans Texas Congress United States House Mexico Californias Montezuma Vera Cruz Campeachy Yucatan New Fork Journal of Commerce Mexican Republic General Congress Paris Aube Brest M. Barrot France Hayti MM. Barrot Republic Orleans Rouen Avignon Cours Authentique Rente de Naples London Rente de Naples Spain Madrid Alicante Jose de la Concha Alicant Roncali Olozaga Portugal Seville Hampunen Stockholm

Free Trade and Profits Echo in Cotton Twist Redivious No VI

The brief item touts free trade as a path to high profits and good wages while noting cheap bread as a key benefit. It frames the era’s economic rhetoric around cotton markets and labor conditions without detailing specific events or dates.

Man of One Idea and the Corn Provision Grievances

A clipped divergent letter from Philo Twist extols the virtues of a Man of One Idea while urging balance in political debate. It cites abolition, prison reform, vaccination, the New River, and gas lighting as pioneering efforts, and suggests addressing smaller issues like the enclosed alongside broader topics.

England Videlicet Philo Twist

Printer Certifies Receipt of Mr Twist Letter for Weekly Chronicle

The Printer of the Weekly Chronicle confirms receiving a letter addressed to him in Mr Twist's handwriting. An Autograph Note asks the printer to publish the enclosed in the Weekly Chronicle with Mr Twist's consent. The Editor agrees noting Mr P Twist's copy reads better than Mr C Twist's. Dated Imposing Stone Friday Morning.

Weekly Chronicle P. Twist C. Twist Stone

Letter to Sir Frederick Pollock on Cheap Law and the Poor

A correspondent urges Sir Frederick Pollock, HM Attorney General, to oppose the idea that Parliament offers cheap law. The letter argues cheap law harms the poor, inflates local oppression via local acts, and favors the rich, merchants, and officials. It condemns Huckstering Trust and small debts enforcement as ruinous, proposing limits or abolition for debts under forty shillings and wage attachment safeguards.

England Birmingham Butt

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