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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 08, 1847
Page
4
The article argues against knee jerk money cures and Parliament driven fixes, urging constancy amid panic. It criticizes Market Barometer folly, notes corn price spikes from stock limits, and predicts a revival in trade with more imports and disciplined spending. It cautions against overreacting to one day’s market swings.
The piece argues against decimal coinage as impractical, noting purity, exchange rates, and existing pound shillings structure. It recounts Mrs Bowden in Van Diemen's Land guiding reform through unmade cloth, bonnet and cloth manufactories to employ female convicts, and a judge's transportation sentence amid criticism of policy.
At the Middlesex Sessions a young girl convicted of theft petitioned to be transported. The Serjeant admitted the request, invoking humanity, while the bench considered the proper punishment and conditions for removal. The prisoner was remanded for inquiries into the broader policy of transporting women to Van Diemen’s Land.
A verbose 19th century piece reviews a Friday night debate on advancing half a million to the South Western Ireland Railway, defending the loan as safe and helpful to a fruitful country. It critiques Peel and Gemini on currency questions, notes bankers’ self interest, and mentions the Bank Charter renewal. An incident aboard the steamer Wye near Chepstow reports a blast scare with falling stones, narrowly avoiding injury to passengers.
In Duncix on May 5 a clash of Young and Old Irelanders overshadowed a dinner for Captain Clarke of the Victor. The joint meeting failed to reconcile the factions, ending in a boisterous fray as speeches lauded American aid while mixed loyalties and tensions erupted among attendees.
The latest intelligence reports shifts in Greek debt relief talks and British pressure on loans, with ministers resignations and new ambassadorial postings debated. European stock markets show declines and gains across Paris, Rouen, Havre, and other cities as fiscal sentiment tightens amid uncertain diplomacy.
The Edinburgh Witness reports on parliamentary race chatter across Berwick, Kincardineshire, Knareborough, Great Man Low, and other districts. It details candidate names, alleged retirements, possible coalitions, and anticipated electoral strategies, with emphasis on protections for agriculture, Poor Law debates, and local institutions.
A Birmingham meeting of merchants manufacturers and traders urged currency reform arguing that gold standard and Peel's bill have worsened distress. They condemned free trade in money and formed The Birmingham Currency Reform Association to press for a fixed value money system and regulated money supply.
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