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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 18, 1838
Page
2
A Paris cabinet council discusses Spain tied to power shifts while Molé delays five per cent conversions. Reports detail Franco Algerian manpower, policing gambling, and broader European tensions from Bayonne to Basle.
A long bore of notices reports snow delays on the east coast mail run from Fochabers to Pitmachy with a man lost near a cottage and rescued after digging through deep drifts. Other items describe coast guard fires at Newton-on-the-Sea and relief efforts in Axminster amid severe weather.
Tradesmen's Conservative Association announces erection of a 1500 capacity pavilion to showcase Conservative strength and host a Easter Friday ball for Leeds and surrounding ladies with guests wearing blue rosette colors. The report also covers a fatal river incident at Little Haywood, a Manchester coachman accident, fire at Salford, fish consignments to London, and various local incidents.
Long dispatches from New York papers dated Feb 20 recount Canadian unrest and U S measures. Reports cite General Van Renselaer rallying forces to invade Upper Canada with 800–1,000 troops plus Indians. a Lower Canada attack toward a proposed king is mentioned. Messages to Detroit describe arms shipments, wagon trains, and a growing Patriot force estimated 800–1,500 strong, with sources naming Van Renselaer, Brady, and M’Cloud amid warnings of imminent hostilities and neutrality strain.
Matthew Spilling found guilty of manslaughter in the Hirst case after surgeon’s life risking use of an instrument on Mrs Isabella Turner. The jury sentences mercy with a certificate. In a separate case David Jewison is found not guilty by insanity after shooting his father. SEDUCTION case Whiteley v Mills awards 300 guineas in damages to the plaintiff father for his daughter’s seduction by the defendant.
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