Colonization article deferred to next week
History and politics column defers the third piece on colonization to the following week, signaling a planned continuation and updated schedule for readers.
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03 Nov 1839
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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 03, 1839
Page
1
John Campbell praised for steady tactics in Edinburgh breakfast
A Whig gathering in Edinburgh praises Sir John Campbell for calm professional tactics and steadfast support of the Government. The piece notes his defense of the Education Grant, warns of Chartist roots in want, and urges Liberal unity while urging stronger reforms and drainage to strengthen the Government’s tenure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Campbell
Edinburgh
House of Commons
Edinburgh Review
Macaulay
Clay
Sir John Campbell
Peterloo
England
Herod
Lord Lyndhurst
Lord Lansdowne
Lord Melbourne
Robert Peel
Diplomatic Dinner Declined by Earl of Durham at Lambton Castle
Deputation led by Bernard Ogden W Bell E Muschamp and A J Moore with R Brown M D visits Lambton Castle to invite the Earl of Durham to a Sunderland dinner. He declines due to prior engagements sending thanks for the invitation. Also notes Menai Bridge repairs may cost over £10 000 with possible government grant. Irish trade figures show Belfast leading imports and exports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunderland
DurHax
Menai Bridge
Sane
Ireland
Dublin
Cork
Waterford
Belfast
Trelar
Queen Accused of Perjury by Canterbury Tory MP Bradshaw
A Canterbury Conservative Registration meeting hears Mr. Bradshaw attack Queen Victoria and her ministers. He denounces Papists, praises Protestant principles, condemns court intrigue, and urges the people to defend the monarchy and church against perceived secular and foreign influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradshaw
Canterbury
Kentish Society
Dr. Russell
France
England
Jess
Fee Farm
James
Arabesamet
Theovereign
Robert Peel
Lord Melbourne
Duke of Wellington
Lord Stanley
James Graham
Lord Normanby
Agland
Bath
Evans
House of Lords
Tower Hamlets
Boys of
Ireland
House of Commons
New Zealand
Mendicity Society reports meals and labor aid in period
A return to the Mendicity Society shows between January 1 and October 26 the society gave 92 065 meals plus money blankets and clothing. It also provided stone breaking flour grinding and oakum picking work to 1 83l men and 563 women, most employed for a month or longer. Lord George Bentinck chaired a Wash meeting in Wisbech where Sir J Rennie outlined a plan uniting the Ouse Nare Welland and Witham rivers to improve navigation and drain 50 000 acres for productive use. Rennie and Bentinck then went to Lynn to discuss with merchants, with results reported as highly favourable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Mendicity Society
Sessions House
Wisbech
George Bentinck
J. Rennie
Ouse
Nare
Welland
Witham
G. Bentinck
Lynn
Murder at Hull Ends in Manslaughter Verdict
In Hull a brutal murder case emerged as Mary Clark, an elderly resident of Edward Street, was beaten and died after sustained drinking and laudanum use. Inspector Tacey arrested her husband, and a post mortem by Dr Huntington found head injuries with brain blood, leading to a manslaughter verdict against him. The trial drew local attention amid a town unsettled by the violence and inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Clark
Edward-street
Tacey
Sven
Robert Clark
Huntington
Total Society
Death by self-inflicted wound in Dodford inquiry
An inquest before G Abbey J.P. heard Samuel Foster a 23-year-old Dodford tailor shot himself after a dispute with Ann Homan over marriage prospects. The bullet through the heart caused instant death. Homan was unharmed. The jury returned a verdict of temporary insanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Abbey, Esq
Samuel Foster
Dodford
Newnham
Secor Niee
Hartopp
Witness
Catherine Hartopp
Ann Homan
Homan
Thomas Maule
John Hartopp
William Homan
Ann
Clarke
Foster
Northampton Mercury
Murpen
Gravesend
Maidstone
Holland
Indies
England
Younger
King’s Bench
Westminster
Publican George Cont tried for rape at Central Criminal Court
In London at the Central Criminal Court George Cont, publican of the Windsor Castle in Holborn, was indicted for a rape on Jane Bolland, a barmaid resident with his wife. The trial heard vivid testimony from the prosecutrix, witnesses, and Joseph Edwards who confessed to a separate act, while the defense claimed doubt and attempted to shift blame. The jury found Cont guilty and the judge ordered death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Cont
Holborn
Baron Gurney
Central Criminal Court
Jane Bolland
Adolphus
Ballantine
Phillips
Bodkin
Windsor Castle
Srd
St. George’s Fields
Solomon’s Terrace
Joseph
Henry Bolland
Mary Bolland
John Balfour
John Wells
Jane Hollier
Joseph Edwards
Edwards
Mr. Phillips
Witness
Winess
George Williams
Thomas Shepton
Sarah Goodchild
Praia
Thuraay
Williamis
Esso
Mani
Brighton magistrates hear assault case against three boys
William Pullen fourteen George Hazlegrove fifteen and William Virgo thirteen were taken before Brighton magistrates on a criminal assault charge against Elizabeth Fellingham aged 15. Prosecution said Hazlegrove dragged the girl in a field while Pullen and Virgo assaulted her and Virgo blocked her cries with dirt. The trio were committed for trial at the assizes with Hazlegrove charged with capital felony and the others as accessories. all face possible death penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Pullen
George Hazlegrove
William Virgo
Brighton
Elizabeth Fellingham
Ivory Buildings
Patcham
Mary Fuller
Pentecost
Prosecutrix
Hazelgrove
Pullen
Virgo
Hazlegrove
Fuller
Stephens
Thomas Pentecost
Assizes
British Armies Capture Ghizny and Occupy Cabul
Intelligence from Malta reports a British victory at Ghizny after a swift assault by four divisions marching from Candahar. The citadel fell at dawn, with 191 British casualties and 3,500 Afghan defenders killed or captured. Dost Mahomed fled toward Candahar as the British advanced on Cabul, where Shah Sujah entered with British support. Plans for Santos and Kumaul expeditions, and concern over Egypt's blockade implications, are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Malta
Generose
Mehemet Ali
Alexandria
Berenice
Bombay
Suez
Candahar
Mookeer
Ghizny
Nance
Asia
Dost Mahomed
Cabul
Shah Sujah
Cureton
Shah Sajah
Sandpore
Kumaul
Afghanistan
Sattara
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Herods
M.P
Hull
Foreign Intelligence
India
Cairo
Brillante
Beyrout
Admiral Stopford
Benbow
Belleisle
Egypt
Waghorn
Constantinople
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