Obituary notices for Smeaton and Smith with high tide times
In Sarunpay on October 28, John Smeaton died in 1792 and Charlotte Smith died in 1806. The entry also notes high water at morn and afternoon, twenty two minutes after one.
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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 22, 1837
Page
3
In Sarunpay on October 28, John Smeaton died in 1792 and Charlotte Smith died in 1806. The entry also notes high water at morn and afternoon, twenty two minutes after one.
Correspondence outlines a legal ruling that a wife who prosecuted her husband for assault with money advanced by a third party cannot recover the funds. The court held the prosecution not a necessary proceeding for the wife’s protection, so the husband is not liable for repayment.
Medical recipes and remedies appear alongside garden lore and botanical curiosities. The column lists prescriptions for toning glands, eye baths, and tonics, with doses and ingredients, followed by garden and plant propagation guidance, notes on dahlia cross pollination, olive cuttings, and clematis layering. It also touches on botany curiosities, seasonal reflections, and commercial commentary on trade and hops history.
A collage of reader questions and brief notices. Topics include executions, sheriffs and aldermen, pensions and salaries, recommendations, poetry requests, and complaints about police officials. Notes reference Governor Wall’s alleged execution, Lord Mayor’s status, and letters to Russell and the Police Commissioners.
The Office of Ordnance announces a public sale at the Tower on Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th October 1837 at eleven oclock forenoon. Lots include accoutrements militia clothing tents drums fifes kettles and more. Catalogues viewable a week prior by application to the principal storekeeper.
Notice to readers announces a Saturday and Sunday engraving of Guildhall interior for the November 9 festival with the Queen, Mother, ministers, ambassadors and city authorities. Early December subscribers receive a free 2 sheet Almanack for the next year, printed separately with an engraving. Order to agents or newsreaders urged to avoid disappointment.
The Weekly Chronicle wields strong satire to condemn Conservative county dinners, excoriating peers and clergymen for drunken boasting, pluralism praise, and insults aimed at O Connell. It denounces side-arm displays by foot guards as public danger and urges metropolitan MPs to curb Lord Hill.
A dated debate condemns Mr. Methuen for ejecting a tenant after a party fight and criticizes a defending agent. The piece blasts whig and tory landlords for pressuring votes, arguing reform must advance a representative system and reject old oligarchy. It warns against reviving rotten boroughs, naming Methuen and Londonderry.
A searing critique notes the satirical work The Wonderful Spy-glass by Lover alias Rory OrMore. It condemns Tory and Irish fanaticism, suggests readers consider the satire to see how Irish politics twist truth, and mocks various political figures as clergymen, patriots, and beggars amid calls for conservative punishment.
Telegraphic dispatch reports the Crocodile reaching Bona and delivering news of the expeditionary army arriving before Constantine on the 6th. Siege began that day with heavy fighting and substantial losses. Constantine fell on the 9th as the Bey torched parts of the town. Princess Marie wed Prince Alexander of Württemberg at Trianon. Carlists seize Valearlos and strike at Pampeluna and Puente-la-Reyna, cutting off key links. Espartero arrives to help and Carlists retreat. An advertisement notes the National Provident Institution prospectus, touting life endowment profits shared with the insured and dependents.
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