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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 03, 1839
Page
2
Dispatches from Paris and Madrid summarize naval and colonial tensions. Baudin and British observers influence potential peace talks while Abd el Kader consolidates in Ain Mahdi. Carlist uprisings, Maroto's Ribera march, and arrests mark Spain's unrest. Portugal and Hanover report crises and constitutional shifts. Belgium faces banking collapses and a diplomatist scandal.
Reports from the levee recount an attempt to gain admittance to the Queen by a deranged man and a navy officer who addressed the King incoherently. A foreigner mailed a harmless petition to the Queen’s carriage and was admonished. An inquest into George Turner’s death in Westminster highlights destitution and starvation. A public dinner plan honors Mr. Hume, with Irish MPs volunteering as stewards. Coroner election results show Wakley favored over Adey amid poll delays.
The coroner Wakley is declared elected after a poll tallied from Sheriff’s books showing Wakley 2015 and Adey 582. Wakley is sworn in, thanks electors, and the Hastings Court dissolves, amid cheering and laughter.
An inquest updates on the Seager murder near Otterden with details of the buried victim Hannah Giles. Footprints through snow led to a razor found near the scene and possible metal fragments. Ely the constable and others pursue leads as the mother denies quarrel with Seager.
A stream of notices details arrests and trials from Maidstone to Kilsyth, including claims of innocence, a mugging defense, and a dramatic well incident. Reports cover a chimney sweep school in Brighton, river thefts, and a daring bridge worker’s risk taking, plus a shocking infant barrel case near Kirkintilloch and a Cashel subterranean discovery.
Reports state arrangements are finished for a second daily mail service between Liverpool and Dublin with a morning and evening departure from both ports starting May 1. The Dublin Company and the Admiralty have completed negotiations, aiming to improve public convenience. Additionally, Irish representation concerns are raised, highlighting Wales' larger parliamentary bloc and Cork's small share. A murder trial is noted as Patrick Tivnan is sent to Kilnalag for the killing of his brother four years ago. Temperance groups in the north express a strong dissent and plan further action.
Letters from Malta report Queen Dowager improved health and departure plans for Rome and Genoa on March 15. Sir F. B Head uses Durham report to publish despatches with bracketed suppressions, arguing monarchic belief over democracy and warning of unrest in Upper Canada.
For want of this moral or explanation my policy in quelling the mutiny has been severely condemned, reflecting officials' dispute over ethical justification and the handling of the uprising.
Berlin reports a January 29 demand from the Ottoman envoy for three staff officers to form a model Turkish army staff. Two infantry and one cavalry officer would be paid 800 dollars travel and 4000 dollars yearly with extra benefits for a three year term. Lieut Col D Eisenhardt is the only applicant. The staff are aging.
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