18 Nov 1843
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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 18, 1843
Page
1
A fragmented report mentions defence examination for upcoming state trials and a dated letter from Downpath Vulcan lying for days. It notes a war steamer Audley’s roads near Strangford Lough and hints at possible reasons related to the naval activity.
State of South Wales reports that inquiry commissioners found broad grievances driven by extreme poverty, high rents, elevated tithes, and depressed agricultural prices. Calls for toll reform and landlord vigilance against middlemen appear, with looming farmer struggles and potential rent reductions as the era's pressure point.
Foreign Intelligence notes a Friday accident on the Versailles right bank line near Ville d'Avray. An engine derailed two carriages, injuring five and causing one death overnight. Other items include denials of a royal chaplaincy project, Franco-Bourbon travels, and Algerian colonisation critique.
A Berlin letter in the Cologne Gazette reports rapid gains in the recent negotiations between the Customs Union and Belgium. It says most difficulties remain, but little doubt persists that a treaty will eventually be concluded.
A Brussels dispatch reports the King’s arrival at the Chamber of Deputies and delivery of a long speech praising recent treaties and reforms. He notes improved finances, canal and railway progress, education laws, agricultural projects, and military reform while urging continued domestic and international policy work.
From Paramo Italy dated October 24 reports say garrison troops conduct nightly exercises and secretly load muskets with ball cartridges. Ten officers are named as victims of their men during these sham fights, though full truth remains uncertain. The piece notes a push for financial reform and national unity to improve the country’s state and treasury.
Our Constantinople correspondent argues Russia exerts undue influence with little opposition from Britain or France. He accuses Russia of inciting Ragha rebellion and claims the Greek revolution was Russia’s handiwork. The Porte plans an European style police at Constantinople. A Belgrade message notes ongoing Albanian brigand outrages near Nissa.
The Duke of Bordeaux departed Alton Towers for Sheffield to inspect Sheffield manufactures and visit mines, with future visits planned to Leeds and Burton Constable. The Post notes the royal party dispersed after cordial meetings with peers and commoners, while highlighting uncertain European stability and the prince’s restrained hope for a peaceful destiny.
In Exeter at the Guildhall Samuel Twiggs a weathered mariner elder brother seeks to reclaim honorary city freedom long granted to the younger sibling who now renounces the claim after the elder's return from eighteen years abroad. The mayor orders erasure of the wrongly listed name and restoration to the rightful holder.
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