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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 10, 1839
Page
7
A poetic meditation on the origins of woman as the daughter of a dream. The speaker contrasts man's early loneliness with woman's emergence as beauty and mystery, suggesting the sun and stars hold unknown laws and brightness beyond comprehension.
In Berdley’s Miscellany a witticism from Beau Nash describes a man happy for life at ten pounds, provoking approval from temple witnesses. The Dodo tale notes the Mauritius extinction after colonization and museum relics. Coats of arms began in Crusades with Richard I known for three lions passant on England’s royal shield.
The piece notes that French women yield to the trottoir rule by stepping aside for gentlemen and that public space manners reproduce ancestral civility. It compares French politeness with a Russian wife’s fear of neglect and observes women defending French incivility in Paris.
The piece notes Bradley and Lord Chesterfield promoting the British Kalendar alignment with other nations. It recalls Lord Macclesfield’s 1754 Oxfordshire election cry Give us back the eleven days robbed, and mentions public backlash against calendar reform. Some attributed Bradley’s later illness to divine judgment for supporting the undertaking.
A reflective meditation on the oyster as a social staple enjoyed by all classes. The piece catalogs diverse scenes from stall to tavern, barracks to editor’s room, noting its restorative, convivial value for the poor and the privileged alike.
A compact excerpt discusses cattle as pioneers of emigration shaping land by grazing and soil changes. It also reviews medieval alchemy, noting aims to transmute metals and create life-prolonging remedies, with references to Edward I to III and Henry VI seeking the philosopher's stone and elixir of life.
Nature's dominion inspires a man to adorn his home with order and beauty. He should surround his wife and children with pleasing objects, neatness, and comfort to nurture cheerfulness and peace. Parents are urged to raise children in a pleasant, cheerful, and virtuous home, valuing character over wealth.
A poetic note on Chinese coronation customs describes presenting emperors with colored marbles and gravestone patterns. It suggests offering stones for burial to temper ambition with modesty amid royal honors.
The dispatch reports a destitute Welsh woman Mary Davis was shuttled between Hackney workhouse and Worship Street court after failing to gain relief from relieving officer Mr Dossett. Police and magistrates urged proper dwelling arrangements for relief and prompt aid, warning officers of dismissal for neglect.
Reports from China describe the imperial governor's stance on continuing trade with Canton under restrictions and critique British handling of opium. A Calcutta scrip, tied to Elliott's opium consignments, sold briskly at high price amid varied buyers. Irish registry notes follow with Tory gains and liberal reactions. Carlow hoax targeted MP Wiconrs.
An explosion and blaze in William Street, Westminster, killed six occupants of No. 10 and severely burned Mrs. Arding. Fire brigades from multiple stations fought the flames, extinguishing them by nine. Inquests found the deaths were from suffocation and burns caused by gunpowder in a densely populated area.
Two boys of about twelve from Banner-street St Luke's faced a blast when Bucknall lit a squib while Lisson worked gunpowder. Lisson suffered severe facial injuries with the left eye destroyed and possible total loss of sight. A lucifer match factory explosion near Fetterlane alarmed residents, blamed on dangerous manufacture. Authorities urged action against nuisance and risk in crowded areas.
Historical notice from Bombay reports the dethronement of the Rajah of Satara, the rise of his brother as Shreemant Maharaj Shaahjee Rajah Chatterputty, and details of the 1819 treaty and prior proclamations. It explains the British government’s actions, amnesty offer, and the dissolution of the alliance, with implications for control of the Satara territory.
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