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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 02, 1841
Page
2
Government measures to suppress disturbances at Rouen during the census and reports from Lisbon Madrid and London describe ongoing tensions. Details include Gibraltar operations and financial measures, with references to marriage rumors involving Spanish royalty and multiple foreign observers.
Bradford Tory anger rises over Wilberforce defeat amid alleged bribery and treating and a threatened petition against Busfeild's election. In Pill Somerset a widow named Bullock is implicated in concealing birth and death of an infant. inquests reveal the child died from blood loss after birth. Bristol reports bank runs as Devon and Cornwall and Exeter banks face panic while public confidence is restored by swift gold payments. Plymouth notes Tory hopes for a liberal return, and Merthyr Tydfil reports a major accident at Penydarran ironworks with substantial loss of life.
Ireland dispatch reports Lord Chief Justice Bushe arriving in town and being sworn as a lord justice in pursuance of Queen’s letters patent. Despatch notes revived talk of his elevation to the peerage alongside other Irish public notices including a fire destroying Mr Callan's Dundalk steam mill and various court and staff appointments.
A Courrier Francais report claims three princes of Emir Bechir demand their inherited lands, after forty years of seizure and terror by the old emir. The nephew contests, the Beyrout cadi ruled for the princes, while a separate tale from Jaffa about English artillery near Mount Carmel alleges bribery to open St. Jean d’Acre gates, a claim not echoed in Levant journals or other dispatches.
A large group of masons in London refuse to work under a foreman after addressing employers by letters and deputation about hardships. They claim nationwide support and threaten abstention, while contractors Peto and Grissell deny the complaints and seek mediation with Lord Lincoln. City notices warn carmen and brokers on penalties for unlicensed operation and emphasize licensing rules. The Brewers and Distillers Fund appeals for support while Briton Company proposes dissolution after a committee report.
A boiler burst and ensuing explosion at a Merthyr works caused instant deaths of six workers and left eighteen severely injured many with gruesome burns and fractures. Names of the dead and injured are listed. coroner to convene a jury Monday to probe the disaster. Additional Woolwich inquests report four deaths from natural causes and accidents including a drowning and a fatal fall from a ladder during mortar handling.
In Glasgow registration court liberal claims secured a clear 441 vote lead over the Tories. A Dundee ship Undaunted praised for crew safety after foundering near Sable Island on the voyage to New York from Dundee. Proposals to canal Balloch on Loch Lomond to Bowling Bay are discussed as feasible with potential mining and trade benefits for Glasgow and Leven valley. Selkirkshire election sees Mr Pringle re elected following his appointment to the treasury.
The excerpt discusses Bonnycastle’s Canabas Canada publication and cites a Montreal river scene. It describes steamers pulling against the rapid St Marie current, where oxen were once needed to tow boats upstream. The piece notes the river’s power, the difficulty of navigation, and the high costs and risks faced by towboats despite steam power.
A British traveler extols orderly American steamship life while contrasting cabin dining customs and social conduct with English norms. He argues for shared human virtues beyond national stereotypes, notes English influence on American manners, and cautions readers against sweeping judgments from brief observations of New York, New England, taverns, and dialects.
A critical account discusses the Family Compact's hold on Upper Canada, arguing offices must open to all British subjects and warning of the fate of loyal Canadians if reform is blocked. It contrasts French Canadian attitudes toward Indigenous people with English liberal ideals, and describes voyageur songs, Indian and half-breed depictions, and a governor’s reception by Micmaq as a formal gathering unfolds.
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