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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 25, 1836
Page
4
A crowd of satirical callers and readers skewer various authors and publishers, mocking names, typographical quirks, and press timing while denouncing political factions and media influence with sharp, period voice. The piece catalogs the targets and teases their works, titles, and reputations.
A correspondent praised by a well-wisher discusses the Weekly Chronicle and Weekly Times alliance, denying MP editors, arguing for wider circulation as the paper’s grand aim, and noting no price increase unless page size grows. He invites further suggestions from the well-wisher.
Notice announces Sixteen Comicalities from Cruikahank Heath Lisle and Philips as the first of a planned one hundred engravings to illustrate the paper every alternate week. An error delayed the promised twenty this week but twenty will appear on October 9 in The Weexty Chronicle with no extra charge. It lists manufacturing district agents and country agencies with names and addresses across Liverpool Newcastle Manchester Birmingham Leeds and London.
London papers debunk a circulating claim that King Leopold's visit to Britain aimed to negotiate a marriage between his nephew Prince Ernest and the Princess Victoria. The Morning Advertiser critiques the political role of Mr. OConnell, arguing his focus remains Ireland, not the kingdom, and predicts upheaval among English Radicals if he dominates their cause.
Report notes a peaceful revolution in Portugal as Deputies arrive for the new chamber in Lisbon and trigger a jubilant proclamation of the 1820 Constitution with the Queen’s reluctant assent. The event strengthens liberal forces in Spain and places both Britain and France in an awkward position regarding Radicals and Louis Philippe’s stance.
A Royalist commentator warns that Louis Philippe faces dethronement or death as Frenchmen, driven by a fever for blood, cling to the tyrant's destruction. Private Paris letters suggest mounting danger and a volatile political climate.
The passage portrays the ruler’s escalating fear and irritability as threats mount from within France and abroad. It contrasts his shrinking capacity to respond with the rising, hopeful cry for human liberty across Europe, which he hears as ominous and terrifying.
The article promises a detailed list of parishes that successfully resisted Church Rates in England and pledges to maintain a chronicle of this civic effort. It extols patriotic action, urges readers to join the cause, and cites a quaint adage that good deeds are infectious.
The letter exchanges between Sir William Molesworth and Sir J. C. Rashleigh stir strong sentiment among Radicals in London. Molesworth’s Cornwall constituents back him, yet are pressured by Whig and Tory landlords to vote as directed. Rashleigh’s shift to oppose Molesworth shows Whig ministers’ plans to oust him, sparking nationwide resentment and a warning to ministers and radicals alike.
The piece rails at Tory support for Spain’s civil conflict while predicting a constitutional Cortes revival and a united party to end the fighting. It notes growing ministerial fragility in Europe and a surge of associations among all classes as a sign of political change and self-government spreading beyond England.
The article discusses Mr. Spring Rice's plan to raise interest on Exchequer Bills to avert Treasury pressure, focusing on about 10 million pounds in exchangeable bills while unfunded debt exceeds 20 million. It warns of potential consequences if September bills discount and notes ongoing gold export, volatile foreign markets, and a Lisbon revolution impacting Portuguese bonds, with bankers’ prudence urged to counter the financial blunder.
News notes no foundation for rumors on the king's health. Windsor improvements include removing tenements near Long Walk to form a shrubbery with palisade. King Leopold's brief Windsor visit, interest in botany, and the Greek prince's expected stay in the metropolis are reported alongside dynastic disappointments and European affairs.
Reports describe the central trial of Mary Jones and Matthew Feaks for conspiring to lure young women from Ely to London for prostitution. Witnesses recount transport by waggon to Lombard Street and Fleet Street residences, payments by Feaks, coercive life under Mrs. Jones, and multiple testimonies from victims Elizabeth Vale, Ann Vale, and others about coercion, bribes, and alleged arrangements with prostitutes in the Borough area.
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