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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Apr 19, 1840

Page

2

Not Guilty Verdict in Templeman Murder Case

Gould is acquitted after a circumstantial trial in which witnesses placed him near the scene and alleged knowledge of the crime. The court notes Gould’s innocence claims while suggesting multiple parties may have been involved. Police are urged to continue investigations into the murder of Mr. Templeman near Prospect Place.

King Allen Mrs. Jarvis Thomas Bolton General Wolfe Gray's A-Lane Ralph Wilcoxon Inspector Miller Tottenham Court-Road Chambers Marsh-gate Mr. Wright Hannah Wilcoxon Wills Samuel Wills John Walker Wilcoxon Tottenham Court Mr. Jones Officers of Justice Mr. Chambers Wright Templeman Gould William Henry Smith Messrs. Hortors Messrs Horton Baron Alderson Richard Gould Paris Duc de Broglie M. Thiers M. de Broglie M. Duchatel Chamber of Peers Constantinople Egypt Russia England Pacta France Chamber of Deputies Paris Tribunal of Correctional Police M. Charles Ledru Lady Bulwer Thackeray Lawson Gazette Des Tribunaux M. Chaix de l'Estange Bulwer Cour Royale Journal Des Débats

London court conviction for forging prize money payment

At the Central Criminal Court John Turner Flynn aged 49 a former lieutenant in the royal navy and recently attached to the coast blockade was found guilty of forging and uttering an order and certificate for prize money intended to defraud Chelsea hospital. He was sentenced to transportation for life. Meantime reports from Scotland describe a fatal cliff fall in Ross-shire where two boys perished and a separate boating tragedy near Wick where three crew members died with others saved.

Central Criminal Court John Turner Flynn Royal Navy Chelsea Hospital George Langley St. Helena Buenos Ayres Nigg Ross-shire Caledonian Mercury Wick Lochbroom West Highlands Thurso River Mackenzie Macleod Roison

Foreign Intelligence From Paris and Abroad

Paris journals publish long reports on secret funds and Thiers's ministry and its limits on electoral reform. Spain and Bayonne dispatches note Carlist activity, minister resignations, and desertions. United States news cites New York packet ships, Maine fortifications, and dwindling cotton sales with steady tea prices and improving exchanges.

United States Canada Forrester New York Europe Cork London Havre Philadelphia Maine

Naples and Sicily war worries amid cross‑channel notices

British consul Mr Galway warns merchants of possible naval reprisals against Two Sicilies shipping as tensions rise over the Neapolitan sulphur monopoly. Paris and Marseilles report dispatches about troop movements, naval orders, and financial market reactions amid the Naples Naples conflict rumors.

Naples Sicily Paris Galway W. Temple Two Sicilies T. Galway Sémaphore de Marseilles Rhone Chamber of Commerce Charge D'Affaires France England Civita Vecchia Admiral Stopford Micuard Rovussian Temple Sud de Afarseilles The Sun Great Britain Both Sicilies Sud Europe Prince Castel Cicala London d'Haussonville Prince Cassaro Foggia Austria Ferdinand I Neptune Messina Ege Civic Guard

Elopement drama shocks communities in multiple cities

A British correspondent reports a celebrated English doctor fled Brighton with a married woman, was tracked to Paris hotels, and faced pursuit by the woman's father and a hostile husband. Paris witnesses described violent scenes and a later removal of the woman to England. The incident spurs calls to remove the doctor from British Association circles.

Literary Chronicle Excerpts on Military Life and War Tales

A lengthy selection from a periodical review discusses translations of Count Alfred de Vigny’s works on French military life and a vivid excerpt titled A Surprise to Nicaragua. It includes reflections on Bonaparte, battlefield scenes, and humorous sketches of soldiers and officers, with critical notes on the moral and political themes.

Z. Colburn Alfred de ‘Vi the Hentate Gny Atin M. Elgéarac Frederick Shobert Major Na Tes America Bourbonish Count de Vigny Nicar Napoleon Emperor Boneparte Bonaparte Grenadiers France Puicims Paris Parthenon Baalbeck Raphael Michael Angelo Dilletante Aml Poland Iome Joe Roya Spain

Royal Navy toast and £900 raised at society event

The gathering praised Britain’s wooden walls and welcomed about one hundred youths aboard the society's ship. Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence and Admiral Sir Charles Adam urged patronage, with the treasurer announcing nearly £900 raised, including a £100 gift from the sovereign.

Royal Navy Old England Adolphus Fitzclarence Charles Adam Messrs Ransford Turner, Ashton T. Young Wm. Astell Great Western Railway Messrs. Jones and Co Viaduct Newton Paddington Reading London Twyford Great Western Railway Company

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