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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 13, 1838
Page
2
Barnstaple town council resolved to form a committee with power to add members to raise a subscription for a poor dinner on Her Majesty's coronation day and to cover related amusements. The move aims to enlist town gentlemen to support the event and its expenses.
Reports from Paris and Bayonne describe debates on grants for a widow’s pension, with King Louis Philippe planning a southern journey and troop movements near Bayonne. Paris dispatches order Rear Admiral Lalande to readiness aboard the Jena while Crocodile and Styx sail. Royal Madrid notes royal events and loan negotiations, with uprisings in the north and a Saragossa deputation. Russia and Egypt convey tariffs, rail accidents, and military campaigns, including Ibrahim Pasha’s plans and Bagdad, while Greek affairs mark national celebrations and insurrections.
In St Pancras, Horatio Green, a Hatfield carpenter, faced a weekly charge under an affiliation order with £11 6d due. He offered to pay £5 that evening and the rest in two weeks, citing unemployment and family strain. Overseers considered leniency but disputed expenses, while the bench ordered inquiries into costs and warned committal remains possible if terms fail.
A critical essay condemns Lord John Russell appointed recorders as biased Unitarian or anti established church figures. It details Buckle and Chilton failures and delays in Worcester and Hereford Gloucester appointments. The piece accuses Lord Russell of political patronage and calls for resignations, praising moral courage and criticizing solitary confinement.
A Hastings fisheries report laments lack of government protection as the Flower loses sixty nets after a French boat tears them away. Railway riots near Alfreton prompt cavalry protection and a guard at Clay Cross. A convict’s New South Wales letter expresses life on the chain gang and longing for liberty, while a reader’s piece argues the Church is in danger due to its vast revenues and clerical wealth.
Sunday morning the new Wellington Barracks chapel was opened for divine service with 2000 household troops and spectators. Queen not present. Rev Dr Dakin delivered a solemn sermon as Fusileer Guards band performed sacred music. Duke of Wellington seen in park. crowd gave cheers. Gretna Green superseded. immunity at Peak Forest Chapel allows quick marriages under certain conditions.
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