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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 24, 1839
Page
7
Details from Newport during the chartist rising. Ebenezer Williams is charged with harbouring traitors at the Prince of Wales beer-house where chartist meetings occurred in a room added adjoining the house. Witnesses describe witnesses, room layout, rent, and involvement of Charles Waters, Henry Frost, and others amid trials and police actions.
Testimony describes nightly visits to a house used by chartists, with statements about its purpose as a reading room or warehouse. Witnesses recall conversations, presence of chartist newspapers, and meetings attended by strangers, alongside references to local rioting and figures such as Mr Horner and Mr Rock. Magistrates bind the defendant over to answer future charges at the next assizes.
In Newport a chartist meeting led to charges of high treason and desertion among soldiers. Witnesses describe meetings at the Prince of Wales, armed men seen on the road, and Henry Frost and others under scrutiny. A young defendant, a 15 year old, is discharged as magistrates express caution and urge abstention from disruptive acts.
A letter from Mr. Homfray reports weekly wages in the Tredegar district across trades. Miners and colliers earn 22s-24s, furnace hands 35s, padlers and heaters 35s, rollers 50s-60s, smiths and pattern-makers 25s, carpenters 21s, moulders 24s, masons 20s, and laborers 2s-2s 4d daily.
A damaged letter fragment laments oppression and praises swift remedy through severe punishment. The writer suspects hidden operatives and threatens more charges, asking for action to stop the alleged tyranny and expressing hope for early decisive measures. The note hints at upcoming information from the author, identified by initials MYNAME.
Newport report states Jenkins Morgan, held since Friday, is further examined and fully committed to trial for high treason and sedition. Details will be provided in the next issue. Persia dispatch from London notes Shah of Persia agreeing to British demands, relaunching diplomatic ties and a commercial treaty. Lord Auckland’s policy praised for reducing tensions with Persia and Russia, aiding India security.
The Office of Ordnance gives notice of a public auction at the Tower on Tuesday December 3 1839 at eleven o clock for sundry lots from Old Stores including accoutrements clothing great coats boots bedding flags tents and more Catalogues and sale conditions available four days prior from the Storekeeper at the Tower viewing hours ten to four Sundays excluded by order of the Board R Byham Secretary
Financial tickers show Consols at 903 to 901 for Money and 903 to 905 for Account. Exchequer Bills at 2s today, Spanish and Danish bonds fluctuating, Colombian and Brazilian issues quoted with premiums. Rail stocks London and Birmingham, Great Western and Brighton shares move modestly with premiums and discounts noted.
The London Gazette announces insolvents including S Dalton Aldgate and others in various trades. Bankrupts include T M Donnell Pall Mall and H V Garman Stratford Bow with offices in London and Derbyshire, plus a long list of partners dissolving firms and certificates dated Dec 6 for Liverpool and Manchester traders.
Insolvents include A Galloway Holloway chemist W Luxford Trosley Kent butcher and J Ram Queen's buildings Bromptonupholsterer. Bankrupts include J Man Brickhill-lane Upper Thames-street and C Prockter Bridge-road Lambeth. Certificates Dec 10 include G D Watts and W Croft. Partnerships dissolved include Ebsworths Coleman-street London Lunn and Brigden Westmere and Brook and Swift Huddersfield.
London markets report from Mark Lane on Monday November 18 notes moderate Essex and Suffolk wheat supply with fair Kent demand, millers reluctant even at 2s decline. Foreign wheat up, barley prices down 3s per quarter, oats cheaper, flour down 3s per sack. Arrivals list English and foreign grains and flour stocks. subsequent Wednesday report shows thin demand, heavy wheat, few barley sales, dull flour trade with new arrivals tallied.
Smithfield. Monday. Beast 2 031 sheep 21 140 calves 87 pigs 550. Beef 3s 4d to 4s 4d mutton 4s to ds veal 4s to 5s pork 3s 6d to 4s 4d. Prime beef and mutton realises 2d per stone advance on Friday’s polations inferior beef not much demand for. Veal 4d advance freely.
Market notes show wholesale prices for turbots cod haddock whiting brill garnets lobsters soles herrings smelts and eels. Poultry and game lists turkeys geese fowls chickens capons ducks rabbits grouse partridges hares pheasants plovers ducks woodcocks and pigeons with steady or moderate demand and supply.
Hay markets quoted with Smithfield Clover Straw prices per 36 trusses show Hay 4 to 4 5s in Smithfield, Clover 5 to 5 6s, Straw 1 1s to 1 16s. In Huncerhorp Hay 4 to 4 58, Clover 5 to 6 5s, Straw 1 14s to 1 18s. Recent's Park Hay 4d to 4 10s, Clover 1 10s to 5, Straw 2 to 2 2s.
A coal exchange report lists delivered prices per ton across multiple collieries, with readers adding 10s to 12s to quoted figures for delivery free of charges. Prices cover Adairs through Windleston and note ships arriving since the last market day.
Births report a son to Lieut Col Vandeleur of the 10th Hussars and a son to W E Fitzmaurice of the 2d Life Guards both at Dorchester. Marriages note Henry R Dennys to Angela Lardner at St Olaves Hart Street and William Balfour to Anna Bishop at Kernaul. Deaths record Anthony Austin, Rev James Geldart, Margaret Ainslie, Jane Twigg, Wm Rowsell, Rear Admiral Kerley, James Templeton, Sir Francis Gordon, with ages and locations across London and England.
Printed at No 387 Strand Middlesex by Joan Norris of 68 Fetterlane Holborn London published for the Proprietors by Cuarnus Penny at No 37 Strand. Office open for communications and advertisements for the Sunday edition dated November 24 1839.
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