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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 16, 1837
Page
6
In Ballymoney 16 year old Tristram demonstrates a working steam engine for churning and unveils a fine model for public viewing. Nearby, Hastings sees ship Amsterdam stranded with mutinous crew and notable ancient sea encroachment data.
A detailed trial recounts the brutal killing of a fortune teller Hannah Mansfeld, her treasure hoard, and the trio Smith Timms and Warnham seen near Denver. Evidence tracks their movements from Downham to Doncaster with bloodstains, silver loot, and a jury verdict awarding £800 in damages.
A robber and three men were trapped at night in a farmyard near the Plattensee. With calm audacity the ropper ordered his men to shed arms and clothes, then led lanterns to the outer gate and told soldiers at the inner gate to seal it. The robbers slipped away unnoticed as the alarm spread.
Lord Mayor reviews a circulated notice from Gibbon and Co. alias Coster and partners promoting bills of exchange as temporary mercantile support. Officials warn traders to guard against swindlers, noting Coster’s continued activity despite prior exposure. Reports also describe a Niger frolic, a drunken disturbance, a theft inquiry, a starving woman helped by police, and insolvency proceedings involving Mr. Shillibeer and Mr. Cave.
John Lloyd alias Witt Stearton and two Watkins men faced a magistrate on charges of stealing a will, a box, and spoons from the late Mrs Davies of 28 Bath Street St Luke’s. Lloyd’s stay at Davies’s house and a savings bank book tied to a New Town address are cited. Evidence shows Lloyd fled with the box when Mrs Smale and others were away, with police later linking him to Watkins and his son. The case proceeds with further inquiries and corroborating witnesses.
Mr. Buckingham M. P. for Sheffield arrived to visit friends before leaving England for America where President Van Buren has offered him a secretaryship which he is expected to accept. The Leamington Chronicle notes a deplorable state of trade with a swift financial crisis emerging, large failures in London including an opera house debt and several firms in Liverpool Glasgow and South American trade, and local shop failures as early signs of widespread monetary strain.
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