The Morning Chronicle, a newspaper in London, England, was founded in 1769 and published under various owners until 1862. It was most notable for having been the first employer of Charles Dickens, and for publishing the articles by Henry Mayhew which were collected in 1851 as "London Labour and the London Poor". Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7,421,328 and a metropolitan area population of between 12 and 14 million. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... 1769 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Dickens was a prolific writer who was almost always working on a new installment for a story and rarely missed a deadline. ... Henry Mayhew (25 November 1812 - 25th July 1887) was an English journalist and one of the founders of the humorous magazine Punch, and the magazines editor for its beginning days. ... 1851 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Founding

The first editor was William Woodfall. He was the first to report on proceedings in Parliament as a regular feature. Since note-taking was prohibited, he worked from memory, at least to the extent of writing notes outside the chamber. Woodfall's journalism slanted toward the Whig party in the House of Commons. An aerial view of Parliament of India at New Delhi. ... This article is about the British Whig party. ... British House of Commons Canadian House of Commons In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ...

Newspapers of the time were subject to persecution by the government, and in typical fashion Woodfall was convicted of libel and spent a year in Newgate prison in 1779. This fate befell some of his successors as well. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... 1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Later owners

The Chronicle was bought by James Perry in 1789, bringing the journal firmly down on the Whig side against the Tory-owned London Gazette. Circulation increased, and by 1810 the typical sale was 7,000 copies. The content often came from journalists labelled as radicals, a dangerous connotation in the aftermath of the French Revolution. William Hazlitt joined to report on Parliament in 1813, by which time several charges of libel and seditious libel had been levelled against the newspaper and its contributors at one time or another, Perry being sentenced to 3 months in 1798. 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the British Whig party. ... The term Tory applied to the Tory Party, the ancestor of the modern UK Conservative Party. ... The London Gazette , front page from Monday 3 - 10 September 1666, reporting on the Great Fire of London. ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The term Radical, from the latin radix meaning root. ... During the French Revolution (1789-1799) democracy and republicanism replaced the absolute monarchy in France, and the French sector of the Roman Catholic Church was forced to undergo radical restructuring. ... William Hazlitt (10 April 1778 – 18 September 1830) was an English writer remembered for his humanistic essays and literary criticism, often esteemed the greatest English literary critic after Samuel Johnson. ... 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Perry was succeeded by John Black, probably in 1817 when Perry developed a severe illness. It was Black who later employed Dickens, Mayhew, and John Stuart Mill. Perry died in 1821. Woodfall had died in 1803. 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... In 1851 Mill married Harriet Taylor after 21 years of an at times intense friendship and love affair. ... 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

Charles Dickens began reporting for the Chronicle in 1834. It was in this medium that he also began publishing short stories under the pseudonym Boz. Dickens was a prolific writer who was almost always working on a new installment for a story and rarely missed a deadline. ... 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... A pseudonym (Greek: false name) is a fictitious name used by an individual as an alternative to their legal name (whereas an allonym is the name of another actual person assumed by one person, usually historical, in authorship of a work of art; e. ...

The articles by Henry Mayhew were published in 1849, accompanied by similar articles about other regions of the country, written by other journalists. Henry Mayhew (25 November 1812 - 25th July 1887) was an English journalist and one of the founders of the humorous magazine Punch, and the magazines editor for its beginning days. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

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