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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 02, 1843
Page
7
A column laments the fall of a renowned law lord nicknamed Broom. He was cast off by Tory and Whig factions, now dwindling to a twig. The verse laments the dirty politics that shortened his career and hints at unfinished work.
A fragmentary 19th century exchange shows Sir Abel and Handy debating Peel's repeal agitation as a house burns. The dialogue mocks preparedness with lines about extinguishing flames and a fire engine, ending with doubt whether the blaze will die out.
In a heated debate on the Irish Arms bill Mr. D Israil i hints at a distant great man to rescue the nation from embarrassment. Sir Robert Peel retorts that the rising figure offers grand plans but fails to detail them. Lane Fox recounts a private prophetic interview linking D Israi to a coming Messiah, a tale Peel later uses for sly amusement.
A quotation extols mutual aid as essential to human survival. From birth to death, society depends on assistance and no one with power to help should refuse. The speaker, Sir W. Scolt, asserts a moral right to aid for the needy.
The piece recounts a quip by Professor Vince of King's College Cambridge in a duel debate. Asked what to do if someone called him a liar, he joked that he would insist the person prove the lie, and if proven false he would accept the affront, ending the matter.
Poetic meditation on concealed passion where love flourishes unseen as stars glow, trees sprout, and shadows drift yet remain hidden. The verse contrasts hidden tenderness with the bright days that mask it, celebrating love that thrives in secrecy.
The Heidelberg students feel ill-used by distinguished peers who mingle rarely with them, living as rough and free in a beer fueled academic freedom scene. They drink nightly, smoke pipes, and boast a gallant image while the town supposedly questions their conduct. A rumour of a retaliatory pipe smoke attack near the bridge is mentioned but doubted.
A satirical tale recalls Lord Gardestone and famous cures that ended in death. In a French courtroom a defamation case concerns a dog named Prénislas accused by two elderly lodgers Goulet of being a liar thief and hypocrite. The judge dismisses the case as a waste of court time and orders Brodier to pay costs.
An excerpt from Dublin Freeman's Journal contrasts loyal monarchy with true patriotism, mocking canting loyalty. It critiques wage money worship, censorship by the powerful, and calls out hollow deeds as the timid serve tyranny. The poem likens weak compliance to a slender water weed doomed by fate and jeers at those who boast fear and hollow piety.
A vivid recounting of two days of siege demonstrations at Chatham Dockyard with multiple brigades, sappers, and engineers. Royal Navy officers and engineers directed assaults, breaches, and a dramatic detonated bridge, ending with renewed fire, parole signals, and a planned third day. Distinguished officers and foreign observers attended the display.
The Travellers' club interior gains praise for Lang's arabesques and new attic. A new Conservative club rises in St James's street and Religious Tract Society initiates grand stonework in Paternoster row. A fatal fall from a fourth window prompts an inquest. Joseph Warner dies of brain concussion. Vestry debates paving New Road with wood versus stone, cost analyses favor wood long term. Bermondsey struggles over workhouse expenditures amid dissent.
Rumor of a Cyclops capture near Cork misled readers as reports circulated that a French schooner carrying arms to Ireland had been seized by British forces. Correspondents trace movements of the Cyclops and note no vessel with arms entered Cork or Cork port during its Irish voyage, while reporting a prior Waterford seizure of cannons and ammunition.
Local taxation in England and Wales yields about £12,000,000 annually with 150,000 largely unpaid officers. the report suggests consolidating rates under a common system. A lunacy commission at Camberwell investigates George Tibbs of Peckham House, deeming him lunatic under care since 1838 with grand delusions of vast wealth and property. Nearby, a wild dog near Windsor/Clewer is killed after years of menace, leaving two litters of pups discovered at the scene.
A large mob of about 800 Rebecca supporters raided the Llanelly road area and the Ed wards home injuring none, destroying glass and garden property. They attacked a gamekeeper’s cottage, plundered goods, and warned others to lower tithes as they moved toward Carmarthen, where toll gates were seized and flogging of a constable occurred after toll-house destruction.
A special train brought the third battalion of the Grenadier Guards to the London Brighton line terminus at five minutes past eleven. The men marched to barracks in Church-street as the royal party prepares to visit. Officers lodge at the Royal Oak. the royal family are due Tuesday. A royal salute marked Prince Albert’s birthday, and crowds flocked to welcome the procession.
Saturday sessions show Samuel Wand convicted of forged deed fraud and ten years transport. Leopold Mayer and Berg sentenced for theft and transportation. Blackheath arrest for burglary. indecent assault near Clerkenwell. disturbances at teetotal meetings. attempted murder case at Wandsworth. Belfast steamer attack during repeal confrontations reported with injuries.
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