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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 05, 1845
Page
7
A column offers thrift cooking and strange experiments from a past era, with recipes like soup from a plate of water and flour, plus notes on bread made from brewer's grains and chaff. It includes marvels such as an elephant sighting and musings on dead alive tricks, all framed in a period voice.
The Windsor meeting drew 20 000 to 30 000 spectators with 200 carriages and 15 000 horsemen filling the enclosure. The Cardinal won the Grand Military Chase by several lengths, with Cock Robin, The Impostor, and Axendon prominent, while Viscount took the Viscount’s sweepstakes in a tight finish. Additional prize races and steeplechases featured top handlers and notable horses, all amid a festive holiday atmosphere.
Madame Castellan, previously a concert singer, made a triumphant opera debut as Lucia di Lammermoor Tuesday night. Her performance drew unremitting applause and calls to the curtain after each act. The season begins with a fashionable crowd and strong noble attendance expected for the April 9 festival with Duke of Cambridge presiding.
The Queen left Windsor on Saturday for the Isle of Wight, arrived at Gosport by railway, and sailed from Clarence yard to Cowes with Prince Albert and the Princess Royal. She was greeted by Sir H Pakenham and others, in good health, the journey taking an hour and a half. Rumors speak of a magnificent Buckingham Palace gala.
The coroner and jury at Isleworth debated how to handle the remand of Ann Pendry in the newborn child murder case. Magistrate Twining and Inspector Lawrence intervened to remand Pendry to the New Prison Clerkenwell, while Wakley asserted the coroner’s authority to commit for trial at Newgate, leading to Pendry being conveyed there after brief detention.
A major fire at No 1 Acdington Square Camberwell began shortly before 3 am on Saturday. Mrs Mary Bond, a bedridden widow, escaped via a back window with a servant and a lodger as smoke and flames engulfed the building. Fire brigades arriving after long delays due to water supply eventually contained the blaze, but the original house and adjoining roof were gutted. Mrs Bond remained in a precarious state. Mr Stevens, the upper-floor occupant, lost all. Insurance covered the losses in two offices.
A Thames-era letter chain shows High Sheriff and Acton Tindall barring reporters from the County Hall for John Towell’s execution, despite Sheriff Darrell granting discretion to inform the public. The piece condemns the exclusion as contrary to public law, urging higher intervention to preserve the intended public moral lesson and transparency.
A detailed report recounts Towell's death by hanging at Aylesbury, noting the dress chosen for execution, the reluctance of his widow to learn the exact time, and the reaction of the public and local Quakers. It describes preparations, public interest, and a letter from Julia Tawell defending repentance.
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