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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 30, 1836
Page
4
A political query decries wealth privileging and argues property ownership grants vast natural advantages. It asserts no need for confiscation or lockups, demanding a fairer distribution without harming the public.
Morning and afternoon time stamps show Hien Watee at 42 minutes after 8, then 5 minutes after 9. Hires for WaTer include morning 30 minutes after 9 and afternoon 55 minutes after 9.
On Sunday the 13th of November the Weekly Chronicle will publish a Supplementary Sheet titled A Comic Almanack priced threepence. It will include eighteen engravings by Heath and Leslie and have all usual almanack information. It will be printed on a separate sheet and cannot be mailed. country readers should order in time for coach delivery through their newsmen.
The article reports that in Paris conspiracies against Louis Philippe are rumoured while English voices condemn violent redress. It notes Montebello as a Louis Philippe agent in Switzerland to be recalled and criticizes French slave journals for railing at Switzerland. The Ordinary Diet is expected to act with firmness.
The article notes Mr. Hume proposed a public meeting to condemn France’s aggression on Switzerland, but Lord Palmerston blocked it, saying it would clash with protocols. It praises Hume as an excellent MP beloved by the people while criticizing any alliance with the Whig Ministry and Palmerston over Portugal policy.
A harsh broadside decries Whig misrule and clerical power as Ireland faces oppression and England debates reform. It attacks Dean Hawkins and Episcopalian money power, condemns Dunkerrin murder rhetoric, and mocks Earl of Minto for guarding old aristocratic privileges while denying parliamentary and press reforms.
A dialectician denounces fallacy as poison when undiluted and notes the Standard’s habit of masking ideas. It argues that the proposal to weaken the House of Lords would unleash money’s despotism, making wealth a dangerous, undemocratic force and not preventing abuses like primogeniture and monopolies.
A long letter from Richard Loastler defends Mr O Connell against charges about the factory bill and electoral pledges. It details dinners, debates, and alleged bargains with English Whigs and Mr Potter to keep O Connell in Parliament, plus a Dublin contradiction from Mr Candy.
City intelligence notes France withholding power of attorney for Swiss life annuities and rents, threatening French credit in Europe. It reports Bank of England actions, bullion outflows, and a fragile money market with Consols down and foreign bonds under pressure, amid calls for caution on monetary policy and a potential silver standard discussion.
The article presents a comparative analysis of foreign grain prices and London duties, detailing Hamburgh Berlin Amsterdam Antwerp and Stettin quotes for white and red wheat, their equivalent London prices, and the resulting bread tax implication. It argues that bread appears taxed, with London prices consistently higher than foreign markets.
Mr Edwin Forrest, debutant at Drury Lane, rose from obscurity in Britain to fame on the stage and as proprietor of the New York Evening Post. He toured Europe six months ago, returning to America without performing there. Captain de Coxinck of the Danish navy unveils a new Argand lantern: brighter, glassless, air-driven, weatherproof, suitable for ships and deck lights.
The article notes five different rates of interest used by the Bank of England across Exchequer bills loans to country bankers dock mortgages and other loans. It contrasts current bullion stock with December 1825 when the bank halted payments and mentions the broader financial context. It also recounts a separate tale of Hon. Fox Maule’s deer park incident at Taymouth Castle and a Lisbon rumor denied by officials.
A dispatch highlights sudden policy shifts as the Duke of Nemours plans to depart for Algiers and Talleyrand hints at retirement. Other items note aurora fears of a long winter, posturing ministers, Silistria garrison moves, and various legal and cultural curiosities across Britain and Europe.
The article notes strained royal finances affecting Queen Maria II and the Braganzas, with ministers pressed to fund troops. It then describes a near complete St Petersburg to Pawlowsk railroad project under a shareholder company, including six foot track, powerful locomotives, and planned gas lighting. Details cover trials of Stephenson and Hackworth engines, snow clearance gear, and a October completion target. It ends with steam locomotive collisions harming seven horses near Stockton and Darlington, per Sunderland Herald.
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