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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 13, 1838
Page
4
Railway era text notes a small cottage or shop near London outskirts used for shaving and hairdressing. Describes direct post paid by Mr Edward with an address at Chapel Place Chapel Street Fanville.
In a dated coastal note, May 18 marks the Fourth Sunday after Easter with high water timings and moon phases. Entries mention lunar quarter on May 16, Jupiter rising May 17, and Buonaparte’s May 18 rise to power in 1864, alongside historical references and listed high-water times for Mora and surrounding locales.
In a bar. court ruling, Robinson v Whitehead and others, the court grants a rule nisi for costs against the plaintiff who arrested the defendants for £90 claiming wages and repairs. An arbitrator awarded £43 9s 4d. tendered £60 pre-suit. The judge cites Lewis v Ashton and Lipton v Gardner to stress evidence must support arrest. Rule absolute.
An article extols the joy of studying plants beyond naming, advising amateurs to build a pressed herbarium, sort flowers by shape, and learn botany through simple at home projects. It lists weekly garden operations and notes on plants, plus assorted miscellany and reader inquiries.
Weekly Chronicle reports Sir George Sinclair's wavering stance and public doubt as his allies Peel and Stanley distance themselves. The piece portrays the Tory crisis, Sinclair's claimed humility, and the prospect of him facing a formal vote amid party fractures and national fatigue.
News from Spain notes ongoing weary conflict with two bright spots. Basque provinces declare independence in Navarre as a native chieftain pursues liberation from both sides. General Espartero defeats Conde de Negri with 5000 troops, taking 2000 Carlist prisoners and boosting anti Don Carlos morale despite past delays.
The piece critiques an unlikely Tory radical alliance to oust ministers, noting Peel’s caution and preference for stability. It contrasts past liberal defeats with today’s fragile political arithmetic, urges unity behind a better ministry, and warns against sectarian religion driving policy. It emphasizes religious toleration as essential to national welfare and argues for broad civic unity over narrow sectarian aims.
The piece denounces the Controversed Elections Bill as a total failure. It argues no good will come until jurisdiction moves from the House of Commons to an independent, responsible tribunal. It criticizes parliamentary bias, calls for an established code of laws and a system where justice cannot be corrupted by delegation.
The piece argues Sir Thomas Acland has disrupted Tory restraint over the Irish tithe bill by insisting the appropriation principle remains. It predicts ministers will refuse to abandon the principle, forcing a division with Liberals, and warns that delaying action may be preferable to betraying the 1885 resolutions and principle.
The Spectator’s long standing, conflicted stance toward the King of Hanover is examined. The piece notes prior opposition to Hanoverian changes, praises Hume for challenging the pension, and questions the broader liberal reaction to the King’s acts and the succession issue. It concludes with liberals’ votes against the pension, save for Mr Baines.
Historian notes that Sir Robert Peel introduced a bill on Thursday to settle contested elections by a new method. His speech aimed to justify the reform while exposing a grievance that honest men could no longer tolerate, signaling political pressure for electoral change.
The passage attacks the Tory stance against Colonel Seale's corn bill and the corn monopoly, calling the opposition stubborn and ruinous. It cites Mr. Charles Villiers and likens the politics to East Retford and Birmingham reform disputes, urging concessions to avert downfall.
Brief report on Poor Law Commissioners dismissing weavers to stone breaking, with memorials to Somerset House and criticism by Edwin Chadwick. Lord Bishop of London and Captain Wood back humanitarian aid as 4,000 unemployed appeal for relief and new labor options. Also notes on Isle of Dogs robbery case and Dorchester labour funds, plus a Parliament Yard accident injuring two workers.
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