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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 09, 1838
Page
4
The item notes Ann Hyde daughter of the Earl of Clarendon married James II in 166 and as mother of two queens Mary and Anne. Charles Fox died in 1806. High water times given as 8 minutes after 9 and 58 minutes after 9 in the morning.
Correspondence discusses a country ejectment where S Martin seeks judgment against a casual ejector. The court rules rule absolute in the Hilary Term, noting preexisting service and the potential equity issue and costs. The page includes varied letters on legal fees, stamp duties, church access, debt recovery, and property leases.
External use of nitrated mercury ointment and lac sulphur in milk were advised at night and morning. The article notes the mixture may resemble spermaceti ointment and warns that a daily eye fomentation is improper and could cause harm. It also mentions cold bathing and smoking as aggravating factors and questions an omitted prescription form.
An article discusses a Somersetshire orchard showing vigorous trees once decayed, revived by a technique attributed to Mr. Forsyth, once Kensington palace wardener. The method fills cavities with a lime and urine mixture, coated with a wood ash plaster, then covered and allowed to bind to form new wood, producing a long lasting tree with careful management.
The column lists how to obtain monthly plates from Mr Reice in Hart Street Bloomsbury for 10s 6d per half year and mentions forwarding rules and entitlement. It also contains reader letters criticizing police misconduct, editorial responses, and notices about correspondence deadlines and subscribers, with various names and locations referenced.
The Proprietors announce that Exquisitely Engraved on Steel by H B Hall from a portrait by Eugenio Letitia will be presented to every subscriber of six months' standing. Specimen plates and books for entry of subscribers' names are being delivered to agents of the Weekly Chronicle throughout the empire.
The article denounces Richard Oastler and his followers for urging resistance and even violence amid debate over the new poor law. It argues for moral power over force, critiques the Times, and blames leaders for stirring unrest. It also analyzes the Yarmouth election and corruption, praising voters who rejected bribery and restored representative choice.
Spain's civil war saga continues as Morella siege ends in retreat. Espartero’s forces failed to take the fortress after heavy artillery and supply shortages crippled General Oran. Madrid faces public anger and a weakened Ofalia cabinet amid calls for firmer rule and an end to the conflict.
We confirm the newly elected member Mr Wilshere accepts the Great Yarmouth seat after prior hesitation. The outcome restores him to representative duties and ends local speculation about his candidacy.
The Iris reports two upcoming public meetings in Sheffield. On the 7th at the Town Hall Mr Ward will present his parliamentary construct to his constituents. On the 25th Attwood and Scholefield attend a workers meeting proposing resolutions in favor of a national petition.
The King and Queen reached Ramsgate by the Widgeon post-office packet and lodged at the Albion Hotel. A salute was fired at Windsor, a pool of casualties occurred when a pier gun exploded injuring a man who lost his arm, and royal news linked to a potential marriage arrangement involving Queen Victoria's niece. The report also covers Hawkins's lunatic asylum case, the Forfar Canvass, and a note on penny posts affecting 1,973 towns.
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