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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 04, 1838
Page
3
A miscellany column recalls a London court jest on a maid losing wages and a witty exchange with the Duke of Bedford. It then parodies Parisian feasts, slave-carriage rides in Cape Coast, and a series of pithy anecdotes on manners, lawyers, and public life with sharp, satirical tone.
A critique of the Jerrold collection, noting three volumes with nine tales that mix satire and moral reflections. The reviewer finds charm lacking in general toons yet cites vivid episodes like Adam Buff and the shirt loss as key examples.
Pickwick and companions linger over a Paris cafe episode about a debt collecting scheme and an Anti-getting-into-debt association. Weller and Pickwick discuss manners, then reflect on France versus England while a busy scene in the cafe unfolds with visitors and notes.
The report records Sir Robert Otway becoming groom in waiting to the Queen, with attendance duties at Buckingham Palace while holding the Nore command aboard the Hawk at Sheerness. It also details the Earl of Encombe’s will probating at Canterbury with about £700,000 estate, appointing Lord Encombe as principal devisee and listing legacies and codicils, plus a politico bacchanalian canzonet and symbolic “Tree of Liberty” poem concluding the item.
An adjourned inquest at the Robin Hood Tavern Holborn investigated the death of Mary Warner 74 from neglect alleged against Maryatt of No 2 Dolphin Place Holborn. Testimony described confinement in a locked kitchen, emaciation, and lack of medical aid with a verdict of death from water on the brain attributed to neglect and strong criticism of Mr Maryatt's conduct. The coroner and jury labeled the case manslaughter in verdicts reflecting concern over withheld medical help.
An industrial boot maker in Marylebone recounts pressure from a wealthy voter to back Lord Teignmouth, noting such coercion forces clients to choose between political allegiance and livelihood, underscoring calls for the ballot to prevent corruption.
The 1st battalion will leave Doolin soon for England to take part in household duties as two battalions embark for Canada. If a regiment is withdrawn to Windsor, the 1st battalion at Athlone may be selected. Lt Tulloch becomes War Office calculator earning £300 a year and will retire to half pay once his company arrives. The Minerva from Madras brings officers and men to Gravesend, en route to headquarters in Catham. Royal Artillery details include Lt Col J Kirby as commander and recruits for Woolwich with five feet seven inch minimum height. Four Canada-bound companies to depart Woolwich next week. Prisoners sent to Colibathfield Penitentiary for hard labour. New officers wear cewecoatee. blue trousers to replace current light blue after present contract ends.
The Minder 74 Captain Sharpe left Gibraltar on the 12th with the 11th Regiment of Foot augmented to 600 rank and file, plus 180 women and 200 children. Jupiter troop ship carried service companies from Malta to Biardazoes to replace the 64th at Halifax. Wasp loses two men by drowning near Lisbon when a boat capsized. four in it went overboard, two saved. The brig Adelaide, from Halifax to London, was encountered near Cape Clear in distress after severe weather. Captain washed overboard weeks earlier, crew nearly exhausted, Lieutenant Murray and Wickham towed and saved her. Passengers express gratitude to Murray for saving their lives.
The London Gazette item lists bankrupts including William Nockells and John Batsham of Stratford Essex and several others across England. It also records forthcoming dividends on March 26 and March 21 and notes certificates to be granted by March 20 and partnerships dissolved in numerous firms across multiple counties.
Notices record multiple births including a son to Capt. Thomas Maitland of Wellesley and a son to Wm Leveson Gower. a daughter born to Barnett Blake. Marriages list Francis Cholmeley of Brandsby Hall to Harriet Fairfax, Richard Ford to Eliza Cranstoun, George Tyler to Henrietta Kirwan, William Witham to Anna Tees, and other unions. Obituaries include Capt. Wm Masters, Mrs Welding, Ann Bardsley, and Dowager Lady Chatterton. notable aged figures such as Sir John Lade and Gilbert Lowry are noted with brief remembrances. The column also references a Sunderland wedding and a Bremen church rite.
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