27 May 1843
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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 27, 1843
Page
1
A satirical introduction on daguerreotype portraits of political figures, praising modern photography while humorously depicting a series of citizen sketches. It features portraits of leaders, a sporting politician, a turnpike official, clerical figures, a lord chancellor, a court scene, and a prophecy of further plates, dated 26 May 1842.
Royal birthday observances include salutes and standards with a serenade from the 1st Life Guards. Duchess of Kent joins at Claremont for lunch, and gifts include 12 gilt bronze figures of the throne room in Munich. Reports describe Greenwich and Woolwich celebrations, a Chatham ball, and the grand fashion notes featuring capotes, mantles, robes, and caps in current styles.
Turbulent Manchester reports deadly clashes as soldiers from the 15th Regiment join mobs against police. Rioters assault officers, destroy station windows, and clash again with reinforcements. Mayor James Kershaw and police chiefs restore order after multiple arrests. ongoing danger noted. Deaths and injuries amid widespread disruption.
A London dinner honored Rev W J Fox for 25 years of civil and religious liberty work at the London Bridge Hotel. The piece notes gifts presented by friends and outlines concurrent Chartist and anti Corn Law activities including meetings in Islington and Leeds, plus political moves on Canada and Ireland.
A large meeting at the Dissenters chapel Kentish-town debated the Factory Bill education clauses, denouncing the principle as unconstitutional and calling for an anti church and state league. Sir W W Clay urged toleration, petitions surged to 13,369 with millions of signatures, and other towns joined in opposition with resolutions and petitions. Delegates in Manchester and surrounding towns favored a Ten Hours Bill, seeking strict limits on daily hours for workers under twenty one.
The Bishop of Strasburg directed his clergy to uphold Roman Catholic rights while promoting persuasion over force. A Whitehall deputation from the Metropolitan Improvement Society, led by Lord Grosvenor and others, sought a new Thames river line to connect the Essex road with London's west end, a plan welcomed by commissioners. Earl Manvers withholds support for St Mary’s Nottingham church repairs until a church-rate principle is conceded, with £2,500 needed plus £1,000 for pews. Additional notes cover hop harvest progress and a large Liverpool warehouse fire with 6,000–7,000 bales damaged, plus several inquests including a drowned dock laborer and a Mrs Budmore death by suspected self-destruction.
The Sugar Bill passed by 286 to 975 after an amended clause delays the duty rise to 1344. The government backed a plan to shut beet sugar with indemnities but faced opposition. Peers may block, risking cabinet credibility as Ireland and Spain politics ripple through Paris papers.
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