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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 07, 1841
Page
4
The report details witness testimony from Rapallo and associates, including Mariner and De Berckem, about forged exchequer bills. It covers admissions, handling of bills, stock gambling links, and the ensuing examination at Bow Street with calls for remand or bail and the commitment of Rapallo for trial.
The Stock Exchange committee suspended quotations on exchequer bills, halting general dealings and resuming only small bills at eight shillings premium. Two £20,000 forged bills found in London banking firms raise total fraud to £270,000, with Coutts rumored involved. A suspected member, linked to Rapallo, lacks proper accounts and tried hiding records after leaving office. Jewel hoard in exchequer office valued highly but likely overstated, possibly pledged in late reigns.
On Friday morning a thief lifted a silk handkerchief from a passerby named Smith in Cannon Street. George Webb, identified by the lord mayor as a dangerous character, was sent to Bridewell for two months with hard labour after being caught. The whole incident lasted about thirty minutes.
The speaker claims inquiries were made and reports sent to commissioners with no further instructions given. He declares the report a foregone conclusion and says his charge has been proven, reserving one more fact about animus toward the Reporter for a forthcoming communication.
The page lists numerous publications and counts in a summary style. It notes the Weekly Chronicle prints an aggregate yearly number across periodicals such as Examiners Globes St James's Chron John Bulls Boundary Express and others. The item mentions the accredited organ of Sir and hints at advertising advantages through the issue.
The method uses latitude adjustments from 51°80 and 51°30 to modify sunrise and sunset by minutes per degree, and adds or subtracts fixed hour offsets for high water at major ports such as London Dock Rates, Bristol Cork Falmouth Hull Milford Haven Brighton Cowes Dover Dublin Holyhead Liverpool Port Glasgow Southampton with further notes on smaller harbours and related calendar information.
The Weekly Chronicle argues Peel's government enjoys broad popular support, citing newspaper praise and municipal election results to claim the people chose the ministers. It criticizes press partisans and warns that true popular government will reveal itself after policy tests.
The editorial argues the Tower Armoury fire exposes the poor quality of stored arms and advocates replacing outdated muskets with percussion locks. It notes weather reliability, calls for phased funding, and emphasizes practical weapons like boarding pikes and cutlasses over flashy long guns. It warns other powers already use percussion systems and urges modernization.
The article notes Bowman Smith as the sole person convicted so far over fraudulent Exchequer Bills, while suggesting many associates and a lax morality among Stock Exchange figures enabled prolonged undetected activity. It points to wary, clearheaded men handling time bargains as central to the wrongdoing.
Editorial praises Lords Ellenborough and de Grey for liberal promises and strong performance. It questions Lefroy and Northumberland's roles, doubts a Tory bias, and argues Ellenborough brings tested knowledge and seriousness to India. It asserts his judgment could bless the empire if he acts on his stated principles.
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