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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 13, 1846
Page
3
A long letter page discusses tenancy duties and payment timing, clerk ages for Customs and Dockyards, and a reader debate on English food capacity. It includes readers’ questions on rates, executorships, and church authority, plus editorial replies and a dated weekly horoscope marginalia.
The Weekly Chronicle condemns Lord Ripon and the alleged pressure on a Dunston clergyman. It recounts a parish dispute, a police warning at Nocton Hall, and a priest’s refusal to conform, urging clergy to defend ministry against aristocratic interference and misrepresentation while denouncing primogeniture rhetoric.
An inquest into the death of 19 year old Mary Ann Jones, formerly of the parish workhouse, adjourned for officials to attend. Witnesses described the shed where inmates were confined, harsh diet, and punishments, with statements of attempted self harm. The coroner noted abuse of the shed and the jury found Jones drowned herself rather than return. The jury urged curtailing the shed discipline.
A banquet for Mr Cobden at Salle Franklin in Bordeaux hosted by the Libre Echangistes drew 300 guests. Notables including M. Duffour Dubergier and Baron Sora attended as the crowd praised free trade, with Cobden stressing that protectionism harms growth and urging universal adoption of free trade principles. The piece also notes supportive Cobden signatures from Stockport electors and related political movements in Manchester and national arts funding news.
Suspicion arose after the death of Stephen Crab about one year and seven months ago. The body was exhumed and stomach contents sent to London for analysis. An inquest held on Monday was adjourned to Friday. Also a Railway Traffic Return lists receipts for the past week and compares with last year, naming multiple lines and totals.
A critical review of a pamphlet accused of misrepresenting the poor and inflaming class hatred. The author condemns would be tribunes who exploit ignorance, arguing genuine effort must resist sensationalism and avoid inflaming wealthier classes. It notes Parliament’s failures and questions the cure for poverty.
The article argues against landlord tenant self settlement on game damage and suggests Parliament appoint viewers for a district to survey cross and call juries if needed. It condemns private resolution and proposes a peremptory official mechanism to assess damage and set a fair price.
The piece argues landlords misuse tenancy crops to feed game and questions abolishing tax on game licenses. It defends existing laws against poaching, urges aligning game with tenant property, and calls for independent professional magistracy to administer game law.
Reports from Atalaya detail the capture and death of British officer Mr Wardlaw after a flag of truce exchange with patrols along the River Plate. Dewar and crew describe grounding the Racer, exchanges of fire, Wardlaw’s surrender, and his final words before disappearance. The incident follows broader depictions of colonial hostilities and local armed actions.
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