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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 31, 1844
Page
5
A Lancashire factory satire criticizes calls for Ten Hours and domestic mangling reform. It mocks arguments that shorter hours must reduce meals, arguing true reform lies in free industry, broader markets, and better living standards. The piece closes with a jab at Lord Ashley and a printer’s note.
From the Midland Circuit Kibworth rector loses ejectment claim over cottages while defamation suit Bloodworth v Gray ends with damages for the plaintiff. Judges preside as juries find in favor of the defendant in the first action and for the plaintiff in the second with witnesses detailing slanderous remarks and medical distress.
The vice chancellor ruled on the James Wood will dispute dismissing three demurrers in favor of the defendants executors. Westminster sessions cover a larceny case a 23 year old woman theft a satin shawl and a separate violin theft with a Pole suspect. Greenwich sheriff court reports defamation damages awarded £200 after jury verdict. Cigar-makers case at Guildhall seeks molestation charges under the Combination Act with judgments of imprisonment and appeals.
In Frimley Surrey the 32 year old plaintiff sued a man of property for damages over an illicit affair that began in 1831. The jury awarded £250 after the defendant’s liaison with the plaintiff produced a child in 1835 and he later married another woman.
A Monday court session heard Lydia Sanders charged with participating in will forgeries led by a set of linked defendants including Mrs Richards and Georgiana Dorey. In a separate case, Mery Farley faced murder and attempted suicide charges after the death of her infant George Farley, with evidence from Thomas Gardiner and police detailing the drowning and Farley’s distress. The week closed with final examinations of Buckmaster Procter and partners, who plundered poor workers, including a cabman ousted from earnings and forced to invest in a bogus business.
The National Anti Cornlaw League held its weekly gathering at Covent Garden Theatre with a crowded platform. Milner chaired amid cheers, followed by MP Thomas Gisborne who argued that manufacturers have aided farmers through higher wages and better goods, countering landowner rent. Bright discussed tariffs on carraway seeds to illustrate trade fallacies, noting how tariffs affect payments and imports. the meeting then adjourned after Mr Fox spoke.
Witnesses recount Emma Slack identity and links to prisoner Barber and Philpot in a 1843 dividend fraud. Emma Slack described as light hair in black dress with veil, seen with Mrs Dorey and later in Bank of England dealings. Court remands prisoner for further hearing with others.
A married woman Jane Blackford jumped from a second floor window at No 7 Carnaby Street Golden Square after a quarrel with her husband. She died days later at Middlesex hospital from multiple injuries. An inquest noted on other cases including illegitimate birth murder verdict and accidental railway death with coroner proceedings.
A fragment from a column hints at satirical verse about American symbols and British responses. It mentions Miss Wickliffe, a postmaster's daughter, and notes on phrases used by American and British speakers. The text also references a Lowell factory girls interview and a general remark on decorum versus slang.
A House of Commons committee report notes that factory smoke injures plants near London. Camellia grower Mr Chandler says chimaies from factories soil hands. China roses and rhododendrons near the metropolis struggle to survive. Chelses curator Mr Anderson cites bitter smoke damaging evergreens and cedars, with soot clinging to resinous leaves and hindering photosynthesis.
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