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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 04, 1840
Page
2
Witnesses describe Captain Reynolds as an exemplary officer and gentleman. Testimonies from Major Jenkins and Major Forrest affirm his conduct as highly honorable and uninsubordinate, while Cardigan and others challenge evidence handling during the trial proceedings.
A reader query explains who bears the tithe and highway rates when tithes are let to others. The court rules that parishioners do not bear the rate, even when tithe flows through a tenant, and details related to life contingencies, leases, and landlord notices.
A long reader column presents varied legal opinions and correspondence on debt, tenancy, voting, imprisonment, and social issues. It includes notices on window duty, beer act references, pensions, cauls in the navy, and a lengthy letter from Kipperminster defending a governor during a workhouse incident.
A letter from J. Blacket, Chairman, appeals to the City of London livery on October 3 1840. It defends Alderman Harmer against alleged disgrace from press and livery hostility, urging justice mercy and reflection to avoid injustice by newspaper calumny and political maneuvering.
The London weekly reports on French Premier Thiers and the French press labeling Chartists as troublemakers. It argues anti English rhetoric risks derailing East relations, noting Britain’s stance on blockades and non interference in various disputes while urging restraint and a tempered approach.
The article notes preliminary estimates of £150,000 for damage from a major blaze at a shipyard, dismisses rival theories from The Morning Herald and The Globe, and states the fire likely was not accidental. It warns against assigning blame without evidence while a formal inquiry proceeds.
Dispatch argues General Espartero will mediate between Queen Isabella II and the Juntas, forming a Liberal ministry to preserve constitutional monarchy. It dismisses joint English Austrian Russian interference as unfounded and notes public desire for sincerity and pledges beyond ministerial changes.
A Dublin address targets Irish Protestants and Irish Members, urging a purge of Protestants from Parliament and pledging uncompromising Protestant principles. It claims two thirds of Ireland’s population are enemies unfit for rights under the British Crown.
The piece defends Captain Reynolds amid his court martial over letters to Lord Cardigan. It critiques aristocratic command, urges justice for officers of unimpeachable character, and warns against swaddling clothes leadership in the British Army.
A crowded Guildhall vote unfolds with Alderman Harmer favored by many liverymen as poll opens amid cheers and hisses. Ramsay Johnson Pirie and others face opposition while a seven day poll preserves the contest for lord mayor in rotation.
The piece condemns religious intolerance promoted by evangelical figures at British city halls and notes the Irish Protestant response to the Municipal Bill. It contrasts the Expediency group led by Peel and Shaw with the Winchelseas Kenyons Philpotts and Inglises, praising the latter as the honored leaders of a principled Protestant brotherhood.
The London Gazette reports Hobson proclamations asserting Queen Victoria's sovereignty over New Zealand's Northern and Middle Islands following the February 1840 treaty. Documents dated May 21 1840 at Bay of Islands Government House declare full sovereignty to the Crown.
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