23 Oct 1842
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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 23, 1842
Page
1
A garbled OCR fragment records discussions, names, and numbers from a historic ledger. It mentions sessions, individuals, markets, and trade terms in a loosely connected sequence, with scattered figures and codes. Details are incomplete and not readily interpretable.
In a British view of American finance the author lauds Mr Webster for denouncing repudiation as national swindling and urges restoring public credit. He recalls Washington Hamilton and Madison, critiques the Compromise Act and tariff shifts, and warns that protective duties threaten future U S commerce and unity. The piece links credit woes to states rights and calls for honest finance and stronger national bonds.
The passage urges nations to avoid protectionist folly, arguing that American duties harm both sides. It cites Webster and Peel, warning that abandoning free trade worsens health and prosperity. It portrays protection as a costly mistake with long lasting consequences for labor and industry.
A royal note announces a privy council to be held at Windsor Castle on Wednesday at half past three. The item appears in a collection of brief parliamentary and ceremonial notices, with other items on Afghan policy and public lectures.
Latest intelligence notes strong French opposition to a proposed commercial treaty with England, with ministers unlikely to concede protections shielding French industry. Reports also cover the Spanish regent's youth, Turkish forces near Kos, Canadian capital plans, and a Brighton Albion boiler accident with casualties.
The page reports the Queen's delicate situation with doctors' visits at Windsor and confirms the forthcoming marriage of Princess Augusta of Cambridge to the hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Strelitz. It also covers royal rumors, clerical tensions, Wesleyan persecution claims, the ceremony of a Nova novice entering the Sisters of Mercy, anti corn law league plans, and local court listings at Old Bailey.
Yesterday's Law and Police details London's Saturday sessions before the lord mayor and magistrates. The report covers assault cases, liquor violations, a swindler's remand, a seduction case, a Bow Street theft matter, a dramatic town court scene, and a Marylebone theft involving a cunning allure.
In Piccadilly and surrounding streets, Lt Col Knox loses a pocket book and a suspect is arrested. A man charged with stealing a purse, a silver spoon and fork, and another man convicted for robbing a fish hawker appear before various magistrates. The cases showcase swindles, bold thefts, and a comical court dispute over an overcharged Wellington and a painted tea tray.
On Friday night near Clapham common Mrs. Lucas, crossing home from the Sweep in Wandsworth, was accosted by two men in labourer garb who demanded more money after she offered two pence. Threatened with murder, she surrendered her two half crowns. She later informed the station house despite warnings that she would pay for reporting them. The assailants were described as about five six, in smock frocks, but details were scarce due to her distress. Also noted is an inquest at the Penitentiary on Elizabeth Martin, aged, who died in infirmary after a life spent largely in confinement. She had been committed to transportation, later changed to imprisonment, and died of natural decay following long infirmary residency.
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