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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 10, 1839
Page
4
A dated weekly diary note detailing saints days and calendar events from Sunday through Saturday. It lists high and low tides at London Bridge and key dates with brief references to saints, births, deaths, and notable historical events alongside astronomical markers such as moon phases and Jupiter rising. The tone is a period clerical almanac style with scattered dates including Hawkins and George Fox references.
Notices discuss a debtor John T. G A owing one hundred pounds to B and the risk of post dated payments to C. It covers bank dishonour risk, penalties for post dating, and potential actions against debtors and bankers. The page also includes diverse legal Q and A on age, tenancy fixtures, infant liability, and medical ailments with treatment hints.
The article discusses potato varieties and seed handling, advising on planting whole small tubers, spacing twelve inches, and storage in straw with dry mould. It covers leaf care for plant health, causes of crop failure from cutting seed potatoes, and notes on garden practice including turf sources and growing hyacinths.
Subscribers to the Weekly Chronicle may receive the paper with a steel engraved portrait and memoirs of public figures. An option exists to take the portrait without the memoir. Non subscribers pay 2s 6d for the Monthly Part. A portrait of the Marquis of Lansdowne appears with the current issue.
A critical editorial attacks Sir Robert Peel over his stance on loyalty and toleration. It accuses him of courting disloyal factions while claiming moderation, warns that aligning with bigoted High Church forces risks his honor, and questions his Civil equality rhetoric versus religious favoritism among ministers.
The piece denounces historic anti Catholic laws and modern Tory provocation led by Mr Bradshaw and Peel. It warns Liberals against enabling the Tory surge, urges unity among Whigs Radicals and workers, and cites Canterbury Ashton Stafford episodes as proof of religious and social intolerance.
A vivid Scottish chronicle recalls the Tournament and a banquet at Irvine honoring Lord Eglinton. The piece mocks pomp with playful wit, praising hospitality, bravery, and civic spirit while noting the era’s unromantic, crowd‑friendly passion.
A speaker warns that churches are man traps for seduction in tropical locales. He cites experience in Callao and Caraccas and notes Scotch bricks would hurt as much as bricks there if a roof or wall collapses. He advises prudent women to favor hillside safety over church surroundings.
The election results show no clear winner but conservatives hold slight overall advantage. In smaller towns liberals receded, while Bolton and similar places saw Tory gains amid Chartist-era tensions. The piece argues voters are practical, with intimidation claims likely exaggerated and notes the ballot and broader reforms may curb future abuses.
The report describes the Newport riot killings and Frost’s capture amid Chartist violence. It condemns the mob’s brutality, praises Newport authorities and troops, notes Frost's treason charge, and questions Feargus O’Connor’s absence.
A Canton May 1839 dispatch reports imperial orders to expel foreign traders for opium dealing, threatening capital punishment and confiscation. Jardine Matheson Co letter warns of firm dissolution risk as authorities impose strict enforcement and bar lingering foreigners from returning.
The 2d Life Guards and Rifle Corps reviewed at Windsor with Queen Victoria and Prince Albert aboard. Rain spoiled the ceremony. Reports swirl about Bank policy. The late fire at St Margaret's yields more remains and a dog corpse. A subscription fund aids survivors. Old Bailey prepares for the mayoralty term with a schedule of court days.
Chronicle reports a Glasgow financial failure of £60,000 today. The item blends scattered historical notes including regimental anecdotes from 1823 and a Brussels to Berlin to Sedan refuge sequence tied to Gen Geismar’s corps. Additional notices discuss a Wapping vaccination inquest into infant death amid conflicting medical opinions.
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