22 Oct 1843
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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 22, 1843
Page
1
Reports from Paris and Madrid survey financial gains, political maneuvering, and military action across France Spain and nearby regions. French taxes rise as empire rumors and Lamartine led coalitions stir politics while Barcelona siege actions unfold and Iberian elections loom.
In the War of Independence narrative Prim fails a siege on Girona, saving his attackers with a truce. Barcelona, Zaragoza and Girona remain revolted, Lam partun backs the junta, and there are reports of dissension and disarmament as exchanges continue. Portugal news notes Lisbon unrest and tariff talks progress.
The East reports a civil war in Morocco ending with a decisive victory by the Emperor at the center of Zemar-Chely. Rebels were routed after skirmishes. many were slain and hundreds captured. The victory promises lasting peace and revived trade, while his forces impose fines and seize hostages before Rabat.
The report sketches a wide arc from London and Paris exchange rates to storms that destroyed Fort Leon in Florida and a house at Great Falls Nova Scotia. It notes a dented peace in Lower Canada after a riot at St Pie, aggressive ruffians in New Brunswick, and expansive rail projects along Welland Canal. Also covered are Oregon disputes, Canadian forest fires, Cuba’s government shift, and Ampudia’s control of Tabasco amid soldier sickness.
The Metropolis notes the Bread Street ward scrutiny over the alderman race. Hughes Hughes defeated B. Lawrence after the recount, both candidates spending heavily. A single contested vote by William Morgan consumed two and a half hours of argument and cost about £25 per candidate, signaling a costly contest and potential commercial fallout.
A detailed critique of the Broad Street ward contest accuses the city’s governance of corrupt practices. It condemns freemen voting near polling, rate-book errors disfranchising voters, and the cost of franchise to electors, urging broad constitutional changes and stricter ward administration. The piece notes public displeasure and calls for reform.
A suave impostor in Cambridge posed as the illegitimate son of the Duke of Wellington, gaining trust of dissenting families, getting baptized, and courting multiple brides before police linked him to a Greenwich robbery of 200 to 300 pounds. In Carmarthen, a Rebecca impersonator terrorizes a bailiff at Towy castle, while Doncaster hears Cobden and Bright defend free trade amid a large farmer meeting. Exmouth Bishop Phillpotts’ suspension of sleep becomes a mock anecdote in Exeter cathedral after Dr Coleridge’s sermon.
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