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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 16, 1841
Page
7
A collage of patriotic refrains and historical vignettes laments liberty and pays homage to martyrs. It includes verses on Hampden Russell Sydney and Worcester, alongside a tale of Pope Clement and a necromancer. The piece then shifts to a punishment of a quack and ends with a fiscal table on malt and spirits consumption across years and regions.
From Records of Parliament a 1602 folio recounts how in 1586 the Lords informed the Commons that Queen Elizabeth I had granted a commission to dissolve Parliament by Feb 4. The vice chamberlain then led the House in a kneeling prayer for the queen’s long reign and the realm’s preservation.
A page fragment lists population figures for Wales and the United Kingdom alongside numerous titled figures. It names Lord Palmerston, Rt Hon Fox Maule, Lord Jermyn, Gladstone, and many peers and MPs, with population totals noted for Wales and the United Kingdom. The text reads as a census-like enumeration tied to political figures and districts.
In Mirrono v Monyxeux the jury awarded £1000 damages after a trial in the Secondaries' Court for criminal conversation with the plaintiff's wife Lady Georgiana Mitford, wife of the Hampshire gentleman cousin of Lord Redesdale. The defendant Mr Molyneux, secretary to the Frankfort legation, faced evidence of a liaison on the continent.
In a re examination at St Alban's the prisoner and Pearce are linked to a fatal home episode. Corporal Richardson testifies to blood on the shirt and a throat wound bed scene. Surgeon Webster notes Pearce too ill for examination. The prisoner is remanded for a week as authorities recount events and a murder claim emerges.
Biographical sketch of Francisco Jose de Francia tracing his rise from Paraguayan jurist to dictator, detailing his austere reign, brutal enforcement, and the transformation of Paraguay while neighboring regions faced upheaval. Describes his birthplace, education, appearance, and sequestered life, and notes his death ends an era of non-intercourse policy and regional dominance.
The death of Lord Monson is reported. Born February 1809 he succeeded to the peerage in infancy and married Theodosia in 1832. He left no known children. his heir would be William John Monson, born February 1829, eldest son of the late Hon. Colonel William Monson. The notice notes the succession and family details.
The Prince de Joinville arrived in New York on September 19 and was warmly welcomed by both French countrymen and Americans. A Delmonico's meeting followed with resolutions to honor him and invite him to a proposed banquet. The consul relayed that a deputation would meet him aboard La Belle Poule, with a steamer ready from pier No.1 at 1 p.m.
The New York Journal of Commerce reports the MLeod murder case will be tried in Utica by Judge Grindley due to the chief justice’s illness. It notes strong belief of acquittal among observers and discusses potential diplomatic fallout between Britain and the United States over jurisdiction and wartime precedents.
The New Orleans Bulletin reports John P Caldwell as a likely English forger who forged a 25000 dollar letter of credit from Maunsel White Co to Brown Brothers Co in New York, with connections to cotton consignments from Georgetown. another account notes two similar 25000 dollar forgeries on Brown Brothers and Fletcher Alexander. The Elmira Republican cites a fire at Sylvester S H Brown’s South Creek home, killing four people including two Brown children aged seven and five and a daughter of Ezekiel Campbell aged eleven. Reports also cover political faction fears, Lord Sydenham’s death in Canada, Greenwich Hospital vacancies, Manchester and Leeds market updates, and numerous crime and court notes across London and environs.
A fragment notes Mr Warren of Georgia and other respectable members discussing the abolition question at the opening of Congress. It is described as likely to add to general excitement and confusion, per the New York Inquirer.
Telegraphic dispatches describe O Donnell occupying Pampeluna citadel with 1000 men, Ribeiro in command in the town, and mutual movement between factions. Reports note French army friction, rising corn prices in several towns, and Madrid’s guard redeployments. Observations include money markets, Luxemburg customs, and Mehemet Ali’s Nile dispatches in Alexandria.
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