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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 16, 1838
Page
2
Country markets report barley beans flour and bread prices across Bath Berwick and many towns. Weather disruptions halt harvests in Berwick while Boston Carlisle Cockermouth and Edinburgh show mixed grain prices and demand.
A scanned diary week entry listing saints days and historical notes from Sept 16 to Sept 22. It records events such as Demosthenes poisoning in 822 BC, the U S Constitution signing in 1787, battles involving Edward the Black Prince, and a Penrith pestilence of 1597, with daily high water times and sun/moon events.
A compact summary of court rulings on stay of proceedings when issue not joined, rule nisi to release bail money, and attorney re-admission with nominal fine. It also presents a long reader Q and A section with legal questions on lodging, theft, wills, property, and duties, plus medical home remedies and public notices.
A compilation of home remedies for gout and other ailments, with doses and regimens, followed by horticultural guidance on auriculas, garden care, and seasonal tasks. Includes contributor notes and brief scientific tidbits about plants, mushrooms, and notable specimen trees.
Readers debate emigration risks for individuals and the need for personal means and habits. A subscriber reports erratic Devonport post deliveries, suggesting official inquiry. Other notes condemn intemperate address to soldiers and remind submissions close by Wednesday morning.
A steel engraved portrait of the Queen in Robes of State by H. B. Hall after Eugenio Latilla is offered to every Six Months' subscriber. Specimen plates and subscriber name entry books are being delivered to Weekly Chronicle agents across the Empire.
A London periodical weighs Milan coronation ceremony as hollow for Lombardy B is lords in Italy and reports unrest in Hanover Spain and Britain. It notes Hanover theatre closure and Cabral’s piracy near Valencia amid renewed calls for reform and cautious franchise expansion.
The report highlights Mr Ward’s Sheffield tour as a landmark precedent guiding other towns and members to curb septennial irresponsibility. It stresses reciprocal duties between the member and the constituency as franchise exercise continues.
The Great Yarmouth election returns are disputed as Mr. Wilshere faces a challenge to surrender his seat after allegations of bribery by the Tory candidate. Mr. Thomas Baring is accused of seeking a seat through bought votes, with calls for a full inquiry into suspected arrangements between the Treasury and the Carlton Club.
Crowds gathered at Aldgate church on Wednesday afternoon for the funeral of Oakes and Ludditt who died from foul air in a grave last Friday. Nearly two thousand attended as coffins were carried to the church and the burial service was led by Rev. Jones. The two men were interred at the north east corner of the burial ground amid a solemn gathering.
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