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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

May 20, 1838

Page

4

May 20 1816 Tide and Saints Calendar Notes

Sunday entries mark readings and tides with high water times at London Bridge. May 21 shows sunsets and Venus rising. May 22 notes Princess Elizabeth of England's birthday. May 23 recalls Bona massacre and Algiers battle chronicles. May 24 Ascension Day and Victoria's birth in 1819 are listed with high water. May 25 notes Paley and Malone deaths. May 26 Augustine’s church legacy and Napoleon’s Italian crown.

London Bridge Venna Husspay Prncess Hesse Homberg Elizabeth England High Water WipNespay Bona Algiers New Moon Queen Victoria Faipay Paley Malone Satunday Augustine Canterbury Ethelbert Napoleon Italy

Legal wager case in money had and received ruling

A trial discusses whether an illegal wager can support a money had and received claim. The judge holds the contract illegal and rules the defense should be pleaded specially, with emphasis on illegality of consideration and implied contracts. Other notices and local commentary follow.

Martin Mr. O Coltman Humfrey S. Martin Whaley Paget Elliott Bos. & P Farmer Park, J Potts Bosanquet W.B A. B.C Stepney W. P Amavit R. A Greenwich T. Tomkins H. F J. D Lambeth

Garden and press equipment for proper plant specimens

Instructions describe using grey and white paper, a two mahogany board press, and a screw to dry plants at full bloom. Methods cover selecting branches, preserving parts for identification, and timing tasks for onions and various vegetables while noting medical diary items and miscellaneous notes.

D. F Hammersmith France Italy Emma China

Debate ends with Narrow ministerial victory in two-night session

The debate closed Tuesday night by a 319 to 300 vote in favor of ministers. The lengthy two-night discussion featured dull first hours until Lord Stanley spoke, with Lord John Russell feigning passion and Sir Thomas Acland offering no clear reasons for his stance. The assembly drifted into a soporific pace before Stanley stirred the chamber with sharper wit and logic.

R. Pitcher Esher Sir John Amavit Yorkshire York Richmond Doncaster Stepney E. P W.H.L B.T Sir W. Somerville Lord Stanley Lord John Russell Duke of Wellington Thomas Acland Milnes Pontefract

The Baronet Doings and Easter Pantomimes in 1838

A critical portrait of baronets in Easter 1838 with Sir George Sinclair Sir Francis Burdett and Sir Thomas Acland. The piece notes a restless pursuit of notoriety among baronets and mocks their political theatrics and shifting loyalties amid Tory dynamics and Peel’s leadership.

Byron George Sinclair Francis Burdett T. Acland Baronets F. Burdett Sir Robert Peel Burdett Robert Peel House Westminster Thomas Acland

Debate on Catholic Question Ends in Narrow Victory

Ministers faced ambiguity as Lord Morpeth and speakers argued over Irish Catholic rights and government concessions. OConnell delivered a powerful speech, Peel was criticized as weak, Spring Rice closed with vigorous points. Several peers missed votes due to illness or death as the Tory campaign against coronation peers faced a setback.

Lord Morpeth Litton Lefroy Lascelles Reddington Benett Wiltshire Townley Cambridgeshire Lord Sandon Ward Ireland Lord Teignmouth Bellew Shaw O’connell Robert Peel Baronet Thomas Acland Robert Spring Rice Lord George Lennox Duke of Richmond William Molesworth Leader Potter

A Modern Janus in the House of Commons

The article denounces Sir Eardley Wilmot for a double faced stance on Irish church revenues, praising Mr. Ward’s rebuke and tracing Wilmot's political shift from liberal to Tory alignment with Peel. It warns of future letters damaging his reputation and calls Warwickshire readers to reconsider his conduct.

House of Commons Ward Eardley Wilmot Thomas Acland Baronet Mr. Ward Ireland Eardley Wil Robert Peel E. Wilmot Janus

Melbourne peers and the coronation batch debate

The piece argues Melbourne should include Sir Thomas Acland in the new batch of coronation peers. It credits his timely motion with saving the ministry from a crisis caused by tampering with the government’s foundational principle, noting Acland’s unintended role in preserving the administration.

Melbourne Thomas Acland

Canada and the Durham era peril and plea for mercy

An editorial warns that delays in Lord Durham's departure have sparked harsher Canadian punishment for insurgents Lunt and Matthews. It condemns high treason as a vague charge, urges clemency and amnesty, and appeals to Queen Victoria to grant pardons to heal the two Canadas.

Lord Durham Canada Toronto Lunt Matthews Plunty George the Third Hanover Ernest Lord Eldon Liberal Party Two Canadas Mackenzie

Election Committees and the Decline of Public Justice

A critique of parliamentary election committees condemns compromised verdicts and bribery in Norwich and Gloucester. It argues such expediency defrauds voters, undermines justice, and threatens the integrity of the electoral system as Mr Hope’s return appears near certain.

House of Commons Norwich Smith Lord Douro Gloucester Hope Peter Borthwick Berkeley Colonel Webb

Peter Borthwick's Dinner Plate Gift and Duel Tale

A report claims Mr. Peter Borthwick accepted a plate from former constituents and recounts a duel with a former colleague. Two shots were reported, but private accounts suggest only one could harm anyone as misfires occurred and both men fired harmlessly into the air.

Peter Borthwick Evesham Niger Rencontre Peter

The Budget Taunts and Timid Hopes for Debt Reduction

The budget proposal is criticized as a tepid document with deficits and reliance on credit. Critics doubt the forecast of public charge reductions by 1867 and note last year’s expenditure exceeded receipts by £505,000. The debate ends with adjournment before deeper discussion.

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