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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 06, 1840
Page
4
The judge summarily questions whether a plaintiff proved a libel against the defendant and whether Mr Stowell acted in sincerity. The defense argues a malicious slander cloaked as protestant truth, while the jury returns a verdict for the plaintiff with damages of forty shillings.
A London gold refiner bought old gold and silver near Clerkenwell and found rare Greek and Roman coins including Vespasians Julius Caesars and Titus. Also English pieces such as Alfred and William Rufus mix with others. Unclear if tied to a late robbery. seller appeared respectable. The report notes possible provenance questions.
A long reader correspondence section covers estate possession rights guardian duties apprentice discipline and wills. It discusses rights of a land possessor after forty years, share of prize money, improper writings, poor-rate arrears, letters of administration, apprenticeship penalties, and the legality of various acts and notices.
The column mixes brief curiosities and reader queries about fossils, a Beer Bill abstract, legal queries, and stray notices. It references General Evans, a regiment, a correspondent’s question, an English law principle on double punishment, and suggestions to contact editors for clarification on debt matters.
London dispatches describe Pacha Mehemet Ali's rejection of the Four Powers' ultimatum, with France insisting on independent action amid rising war talk. The piece weighs Britain's alliance with Turkey and Austria, and Spain's volatile political scene as Europe debates the path to peace versus empire.
A firm editorial argues against Mr O Connell while acknowledging his sincerity. It defends preserving unity and empire over repealing, criticizes his timing and pledge stance, and reiterates support for identifying interests across English and Irish MPs. It cites votes by Ward on the Coercion Bill and later Appropriation Principle to illustrate shifting positions.
The Shefield Iris hints that Attwood Urquhart and Monteith will perform a tragi comedic act in Paradise Square Sheffield. It ridicules their Russia links and Palmerston guilt claims, labeling Attwood an Artwood and the trio as charlatans while lampooning Tory snobbery and British politics.
The article condemns risky colonization ventures to Texas Central America and California. It warns settlers to bring their own laws, cites Mexican hostility toward foreigners, praises English consular aid, and endorses Wakefield style settlement with New Zealand added to South Australia. It notes Lord Durham’s colonial policy influence and praises Buller.
Letters from Alexandria report Turkish captains imprisoned for wary attitudes to fighting the sultan. Ayr advert contains John Parker's candid, radical political creed vow and odd self-portrait, praising the kirk, Owen, and Lord Chatham, with plans to marry, and ends with well wishes to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
A royal decree issued in Madrid directs the north centre Arragon and Catalonia armies into four corps. They will guard Navarre Basque Provinces and Aragon, distributing infantry and cavalry across the four regional forces with detailed battalion and squadron counts. In Russia Circassian war news, troops and divisions move through Bessarabia toward key cities as clashes with mountain tribes rise. Sydney trade and Port Essington hurricane damage reflect broader imperial concerns.
Reports from Ludlow describe a major court scene as the attempted murder case against a prisoner unfolds. Victim Mr. Macreeth recovers gradually while prosecutors press for full testimony. the court remands the prisoner to await further evidence and Mr. Macreeth’s deposition. The town buzzes with speculation, ad censorship efforts by police, and notices appealing for information about a marked razor linked to the case.
The King of Prussia grants a pension to the poet with the condition he spend a month each year at Sans Souci. Mr. Falconer is named revising barrister for the boroughs of Finsbury Tower Hamlets and Marylebone with first court on September 5 in Finsbury. The London and Royal Exchange Assurance Corporations donate twenty five guineas each to the Shipwrecked Fishermen Mariners Benevolent Society.
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