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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Nov 11, 1838

Page

4

Market Prices Across Towns for Wheat and Grains

Reports from Appleby Bath Birmingham Carlisle Cockermouth Doncaster Devizes Dublin Edinburgh Exeter Kendal Lancaster Liverpool Preston Shepton Mallet Southampton Wakefield Warminster Worcester on a week of grain trading detail prices for Wheat Barley Oats Beans Peas Flour Oatmeal and related staples across numerous market towns with notes on demand, supply and price movements.

Appleby Bath Birmingham Carlisle Cockermouth Doncaster Dublin Perdin Burgh Egremont Exeter Kendal Lancaster Liverpool Ireland Preston Shepton Mallet Southampton Wakefield Warminster Worcester Bradford New South Wales East India London Leicester Lincolnshire

Christ's Hospital Scholars View Comet With Sir James South

Fifty senior Christ's Hospital scholars visited Sir James South at Kensington to observe the comet. He lectured on telescope use and astronomical observation then provided an English supper before returning to the school singing God save the Queen. A Sussex writs matter at St Andrew's Chapel followed. Huskisson memorial tablet at Parkside replaced by Liverpool and Manchester Railway shareholders. A Donnington Primitive Methodist preacher tore off coat and waistcoat and hurled a brass candle-branch into the crowd but caused no further harm.

Christ’s Hospital J. South Kensington James Kensington-hill Charles Serase Dickins Elizabeth Dickens Everard Owen Marden Huskisson Parkside Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company Primitive Methodists Donnington

Diary Memoranda for the Present Week

A compact weekly diary notes saints' days and events from November 11 to November 17. It lists High Water times for London Bridge and death anniversaries of Sir John Hawkins and Dr Hawkesworth, and marks key dates such as Westminster Bridge opening and notable deaths and discoveries.

John iii London Bridge John Hawkins Hawkesaworth Eied Westminster Bridge Queen Charlotte Lord Erskine

Auditors and Parish Accounts in St Pancras Case

In Middlesex, the court refused a prohibition to stop quarter sessions from auditing parish trustees accounts for St Pancras under the General Vestry Act. The case threads through previous rulings on auditor inspections and mandamus, with the trustees having submitted accounts late, prompting debate on parish control over expenditures.

Legaz Bart Court Quizn’s Bench Middlesex Exparte ST. Pancras J. Campbell Hoggin Hobhouse Court of Quarter Sessions Williams

Health of the metropolis shows uptick in burials

Weekly mortality reports reveal 30 more burials than prior week with 51 unaccounted deaths. Recognized causes include consumption 33, convulsions 22, fevers 22, age and debility 19, brain and lung inflammation 17, smallpox 16, and dropsy 16.

J.H. T Norwich H. M Catt m J. F Pilus E. C. Ww H. E Wanstead L. K Bath

Compound decoctions and tonics in medical letters and prescriptions

A column of medical notes and requests with recipes for tonics and remedies. It lists doses of aloes valerian lytte gentian tinctures and various preparations, discusses safety and propriety of treatments, and includes patient letters urging dietary and liquor restrictions.

A First Lesson in Botany and Garden Operations

The article presents a botanical primer on plant parts from a lily including corolla pistil stamens and pollen and Linnaeus system. it then outlines weekly gardening tasks such as mulching pruning tulip planting and bed care. reader notes from various contributors discuss grafting almond origins and plant care in dry houses and miscellaneous reader feedback.

Linnius Linnaeus China G. K Tottenham Cross Hereford Pliny Lucretius Barbary England Deptford Marguerite

Portrait of the Queen Portrait Engraving Release Jan 6

The engraving delay ends and the proprietors announce the issue begins Sunday January 6. All subscribers of six months' duration will be entitled to receive the portrait.

Portrait of Her Majesty supply notice for December

The paper’s agents are notified that the Portrait of Her Majesty issue will not exceed their supply on December 1. It is necessary to determine in advance the exact number of portraits required in each district.

R. F J. Vay J.C A.W Rome Great Britain West Indies Joan Carpenter Newcastle Newcastle On- Tyne Carruthers J. C London Marcellus Gill’s Hill Cottage

Lord Durham Resignation and Canadian Policy Debate

The Weekly Chronicle reviews Lord Durham's resignation from Canada and praises his policy aimed at uniting English and French settlers under a British framework. It critiques the Lords for disallowing Durham's ordinances, warns of continuing feuds, and notes colonial discontent with Parliament's actions and the amnesty issue.

The Norwich Demonstration Exposed by a Critical Voice

The piece condemns the Norwich demonstration led by Jack Cade alias the Rev Stephens describing his speech as violent and reckless. It argues the movement harms liberty and warns against adapting constitutional reform under the influence of such firebrands. It praises moral force versus physical force and calls for separating rational workers from violent agitators.

Norwich Jack Cade Stephens Herod Histoire Parlementaire Pere du Chesne Hebert Robespierre England Mr. Stephens Stepheny Norfolk Birmingham Manchester Bristol London Courtenay Kent North London Working Men’s Association Feargus O'Connors Stephenses Oastlers

Durham policy praised despite home opposition

The article argues that Lord Durham’s scheme in Canada and the United States succeeded in policy terms but was thwarted by domestic faction. It credits Durham as the link to the mother country and defends his proclamation against Tory criticism, urging patience for a new settlement and warning of potential race and creed conflicts if Parliament blocks his plans.

Lord Durham Canada United States Ministerial Chronicle Morning Chronicle

The Tories and the Registration Debate

A critical view of Tory influence in registration courts contrasts ministerial doubts with Tory gains. The piece cites Liberals’ apathy and funds shortages while Tories hire attorneys in districts to sway electors. It argues the people, not party leaders, drive public service and politics.

Fraser's Magazine Blackwood Quarterly Review Party of the People Party of Common Sense

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