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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 25, 1842
Page
2
Westminster revision court hears disputes over eligibility for the electoral roll. Arguments center on insolvency, occupancy, and occupation rights, with judges weighing whether tenants and assignees maintain voting status. Fees, possession, and income tax voting rights are debated amid broader registration procedures.
A detailed argument before the revising barrister questions whether objections to electors must prove publication of lists on church doors and whether the overseers’ duties require formal proof. It disputes if a party objected to must prove qualifications and if common law rights apply. Judgment deferred with peers of Parliament deemed ineligible.
Paris papers discuss the sultan's shift from reaction to reform with Raouf Pasha named grand vizier and Hahl Pasha likely to direct public affairs. The Syrian question to be resolved with Europe and a collective note from the powers to the divan. Mentions French salvage of gum trade, new Anglo US slave trade treaty, and Dubost's mission to Britain for postal accords. Brazil, Spain, Austria, and Turkey items follow in brief, with Libya’s unrest and Balkan upheavals noted.
Dispatch from Cape Town dated July 15 reports Colonel Cloete landing reinforcements with Captain Smith's small garrison under siege. Boers retreat from Congella after finding stores and a shot foundry, while Caffres attack Boer forces. Panda and Zoolars move against Pretorius, who retreats toward Maritzburg. Captain Smith's stubborn stand praised as troops endure famine and siege.
Guernsey Star reports Captain Ross and the Antarctic expedition at the Falkland Islands. Observations include pendulum studies, thermometers, barometers, winds, and a magnetic observatory. Botanist Hooker drafts grasses while the crew logs evaporation rates. Tussock grass may boost peatland economies. the party praises Falklands for colonization prospects.
A neat and commodious school building near Southampton Street Pentonville was opened for the children of the poor. The total cost was about £600, of which £570 was raised. annual expenses are £70, with £30 in subscriptions. The meeting honored the occasion with remarks by H Pownall and local clergy, and £35 was raised to clear the debt.
In Cornwall at South Caradon a blasting mishap nearly killed two miners, Verran and Roberts. Verran sacrificed himself by sheltering under a plank as the explosion tore the shaft. Roberts survived, while Verran’s heroic act drew praise as a noble Christian deed and divine providence.
An English schooner of about 200 tons burthen, cork laden, was seen burning rapidly with masts gone, the name obscured by smoke. A nearby observer, near the waters edge, kept watch as flames persisted late into the evening while attempts to board the vessel failed.
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