The following is from the London weekly
Dispatch Sunday Jan 17^th 1841

1^st Upwards of 100 seaman connected with
New Castle upon Tine perished in the storm
of Novembem

2^nd. The American Presidents Message to
Congress, A contrast drawn by the Editor
between England and America which was
interesting

3^rd England without a parliament, Publicola

4^th The Schooner Veritas burned & one man

5 The Royal Speech
To be deliverd frome the Throne by her
Majesty on the opening of Parliament on the
26^th Inst.

The speach is not understood to
be the composition of the sovreign. Parliamentary
usage for a century has esstablish as a maxim
that the speech from the Throne is to be discused
as the speech of ministers who are supposed to be
responsible for it. Royal speeches are often
compulsory upon those who deliver them

6^th Queen & {the} Commons a mere are at present a
mere completely ciphers

7^th An Interesting letter from John Frost who
was transported to Port Arthur Van Demans Land

8 Loss of the Thames Steamer. Awful destru
ction of human life 70 persons lost 3 saved

9^th Cholera at Paris 100 Deaths daily followed
by large mobs

10^th Singular & {melancholy}. Death of Sam Scott
the American Diver, Sam Scott who had
Dived 140 feet for many Days off from
several Bridges in London into the River Thames
while playing tricks actually hung himself
on the 11^th Jan 1841 in the presence of 10000
persons, he was born in Philadelphia in the
United States was in his 28^th year of his age

11^th Great Distress of the poor in Marylebone
£500 pound given to feed the hungry

The following is from the London weekly Dispatch Sunday Jan 17th 1841

1st Upwards of 100 seaman connected with New Castle upon Tine perished in the storm of Novembem

2nd The American Presidents Message to Congress, a contrast drawn by the Editor between England and America which was interesting

3rd England without a parliament, Publicola

4th The Schooner Veritas burned & one man

5 The Royal Speech To be deliverd frome the Throne by her Majesty on the opening of Parliament on the 26th Inst. The speach is not understood to be the composition of the sovreign, Parliamentary usage for a century has esstablish as a maxim that the speech from the Throne is to be discused as the speech of ministers who are supposed to be responsible for it. Royal speeches are often compulsory upon those who deliver them

6 are at present a completely ciphers

7th An Interesting letter from John Frost who was transported to Port Arthur Van Demans Land

8 Loss of the Thames Steamer. Awful destru ction of human life 70 persons lost 3 saved

9th Cholera at Paris 100 Deaths daily followed by large mobs

10th Singular & {melancholy}. Death of Sam Scott the American Diver, Sam Scott who had Dived 140 feet for many Days off from several Bridges in London in to the River Thames while playing tricks actually hung himself on the 11th Jan 1841 in the presence of 10,000 persons, he was born in Philadelphia in the United States was in his 28th year of his age

11th Great Distress of the poor in Marylebone. £ 500 pound given to feed the hungry