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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 30, 1842
Page
4
A historical survey of English and Irish peerages focusing on the De Ros and Courtenay lines. Tracing origins from Robert de Ross through battles of Lewes and Cressy to the rise and fall of baronies, earldoms, and the Devon line. Details include attainders, restorations, and current holders with residences.
A long reader correspondence discusses equity, wills, and property division with references to family claims, tenancy, rents, and executors. It covers legal action, duties of guardians, and guidance on remedies, emphasizing cautious use of equity counsel and tentative outcomes in specific cases.
A fragmented 18th century style record lists Michaelmas Terin beginning Franktort on the Oder for manufactured goods and various weather forecasts by Weather-Murphy Legh and E.N.M. Ephem. It mentions parsons and cattle fairs, gunpowder plot, and public notices about a ship disaster at Deal. The text shifts to correspondence about labor, charter movements, and prison conditions with heartfelt testimonies from a destitute mother and discussions of reform.
The method uses place latitude to adjust sunrise and sunset by minutes per degree, with a standard 66 minute addition to sunset for high latitudes and 6 minute adjustments per degree below 61. It also lists high water times for major ports including London, Bristol, Cork, Falmouth, Hull, Milford Haven, Brighton, Cowes, and more, guiding readers to derive tidal timings from the calendar section and notices to correspondents.
The record tracks the number of newspaper stamps issued to weekly news items for the months of May and June. It notes a return of the stamp totals and mentions the weekly average sale figures, reflecting the distribution and authentication of published content.
A harsh, period-voice critique of the Morning Post and Tory press over anti Corn Law agitation. The piece condemns liberal dissent as dangerous Tory censorship, contrasts rational freedom with licentiousness, and questions how to separate reform from upheaval while noting Cobden and Villiers and the anti Corn Law League as central figures and forces.
The passage critiques a political league raising £50,000 to publish Tracts on free trade. It argues money can influence opinion but remains voluntary, and warns that true and valuable data will expose errors and potentially undermine the Corn Laws despite opposition from the Mourning Post.
A London paper laments Lord Melbourne's illness with high praise for his unequaled political charm and memory. It notes his unique bond with the Queen, his role as adviser, and warns the Whigs of irreparable loss should he depart. The article hopes for his recovery amid political uncertainties.
The piece critiques Lord Aberdeen's handling of naval conduct reports, noting concessions to France and urging discretion in parliamentary disclosures. It lauds Prussia's shift toward constitutional limits on monarchy, praising gradual reform as a positive evolution while cautioning about publicizing ministerial quarrels.
Sir John Tyrell and Mr Round face Essex farmers at Hinaford Agricultural Club where the speaker’s flaws and tariff jests elicit little cheer. The piece mocks Tyrell’s failed Commons efforts, notes drops in wheat prices, and blames landowners for price declines, while affirming that Protection persists despite Whigs' fall.
Fragmented lines lament agriculture’s hard times and demand for trade keys. The speaker criticizes using population growth to expand markets without increase in duties or returns, calling for clearer paths to favorable prices and manufacturing links to avoid mystification.
The Times and reformers debate Miss Mary Anne Walker challenging Chartist limits and advocating women's rights to sit in Parliament. The piece lauds Walker's stance, argues for female representation, and critiques male monopoly in politics while praising prominent women in science and public life.
The overdue French mails report broad opposition to proposed trade deals with Belgium and England. Chambers of commerce from Lille to Amiens have sent delegates to Paris to oppose the Belgium treaty, with agriculturists and major manufacturers set to join. Separate notes describe Viscount Melbourne’s illness and the Greenwich railway station project, plus mentions of medical demonstrations for asthma and consumption at Craven Street.
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