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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 25, 1840
Page
3
A historic obituary style passage honors the reform battle and illustrious dead, sending peace to their ashes and praising Lord Holand. It urges the surviving worthies to pursue the good cause with honesty and constancy, ensuring its progress remains safe from harmful critics and foes.
An obituary from the Globe Lord Holland is remembered as a lifelong advocate for civil and religious liberty. He aided Roman Catholic emancipation and the 1832 reform act with Lord John Russell. His Kensington home was a famed neutral ground for all parties, and his wit, generosity, and scholarly taste made him a beloved figure in political and social circles.
A long note from a legal correspondence column discusses marriages abroad being recognized here, tenancy notices and waivers, widow's rights, annuities, and various questions about debts, partnerships, wills, and landlords. It provides case-like answers on rights, notice periods, and remedies, with readers’ names and cryptic initials.
A collection of terse Q and A style exchanges covers exemptions for shop windows and dwellings, proof of debt in Calcutta, powers of attorney, annuities tied to a daughter's children, devisees duties, and how indentures must be produced in court. It also notes apprentice hours, magistrates' authority to compel attendance, oaths for informants, penalties, and the master’s duty to preserve indentures.
A letter to the editor criticizes a previous article about government annuities. It highlights the Serle's Place Stanstead Bank in London as the sole issuer of government annuities and details payments to government for immediate deferred and term annuities totaling about £98,415, with additional savings bank receipts of £40,704 2s 24d since November. The correspondent urges public attention to deferred annuities and notes the Queen's name unchanged after marriage, plus references several editorial notes and misattributions from the paper.
The Globe report of Louis Philippe's assassination scare stirs alarm in France and Britain. Editorials defend Lord Holland, attack Toryism, warn against peace jeopardy, and urge restraint while evaluating Syria policy and possible abdication amid wartime mood.
The Queen Mother Abdicates rather than govern Spain amid a regency dispute. Espartero may rule alone or with a council including Infanta Don Francisco and others. France-Spain ties falter, Cabrera and Don Carlos looming, Carlist conflict possible, Cortes fate uncertain as Provincial Deputies clash over central leadership.
The text notes the Provisional Junta in Madrid fears a civil war if a military faction opposing Espartero gains unity and backing from those offended by the Junta's excesses. unity within the Army is seen as crucial to avoiding chaos.
A court martial sentence against Captain Richard A Reynolds prompts urgent critique. The piece argues punishment was excessive and biased, citing political influence, unequal treatment, and flawed procedures. It calls for discipline aligned with common sense while condemning perceived favoritism at the Horse Guards and Cardigan's conduct.
The piece argues the 1815 pledge by King Frederick William to form a common representation for Prussia must be honored. It contrasts popular resolve with the current king’s aristocratic stance, warning of a future struggle as Prussia’s army remains fundamentally national and citizens are soldiers.
A critical piece questions Lord Lyndhurst’s public morality and career shifts from republican to anti Catholic and pro Catholic positions. It argues Cambridge should reject him as High Steward, citing perceived opportunism and financial gain as motives, and contrasts him with Lord Lyttelton.
A Metropolitan Anti-cornlaw Association deputation to the lord mayor warns of a handbill purporting to be from the National and Provincial Anti-corn-law Board. The document uses the names of MPs and committee members to solicit money, prompting public concern over its legitimacy and aims.
The article reports a controversial anti corn law petition scheme tied to a National and Provincial Board. It exposes alleged misuse of distinguished names, signatures from multiple signers, and a front operation at 29 Tokenhouse Yard run by a man named J S Byng. The lord mayor condemns the scheme as unsanctioned and deceptive and calls for truth about the principals and Byngs identity.
A public meeting at the British hotel Cockspur street, presided by Lord John Manners, urged support for Lord Lyttelton as high steward of the University of Cambridge. The committee includes Trinity and Magdalene masters and prominent fellows, with many promises of backing. preparations continue at Trinity College and the hotel.
Extraordinary Paris dispatch reports Thiers and ministers resigning over royal speech draft. Mole and Soult named as possible new leaders, with court tensions rising around Louis Philippe as ministers debate policy toward the allied powers and the throne. A Washington-like market snapshot follows with bonds and rates fluctuating amid political upheaval.
The Right Rev Dr Alexander Bishop of Meath died after a long illness. He was a relative of the Earl of Caledon, consecrated bishop of Clonfert in 1801, translated to Down and Connor in 1804, then to Meath in 1823. Reports say he owned substantial wealth and a rumor hints that Dr Sadlier Provost of Dublin University may obtain the vacant see.
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