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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 23, 1842
Page
5
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions an individual and a place, noting an event or action but lacking clear names, dates, or details. The readable bits suggest a personal or legal context with minimal context and no verifiable facts.
A collage of notes on church appointments, railway safety, local curiosities, and a week of urban accidents. Highlights include a bishopric commission to manage duchy estates, a Stanely ferry horse-draw stunt gone awry, claims of political promotion for O Connell, and a long lost watch recovered after twenty two years, plus several court reports on deaths and inquests.
Friday Richard Gamble and Mary Good were brought up at half past ten. Mr Maule applied to remand as evidence was not ready but would be by Monday. Mr Pelham questioned the forthcoming evidence. Mr Hall believed there was enough to commit for trial but demped them until Monday.
A correspondent details Gretna Green lore from the old post coach networks to the three principal priests Baillie Linton and Laing. It notes bribery, the Carlisle innkeepers, Springfield and Gretna Hall, the toll keeper on Sark and the social mix of hand loom weavers and laborers, ending with a description of the state ball at Buckingham Palace and assorted royal and military notices.
A newly published bill expands taxes to property rents and profits from land, trades, offices, and annuities with detailed schedules and a network of land tax commissioners. It lays out rates per twenty shillings of value, allocates duties to various offices and corporations, and requires extensive lists, notices, and assessments, including penalties for noncompliance.
The excerpt outlines detailed rules for estimating annual values of lands and possessions in Scotland, including tithes, teinds, royalties, quarries, mines, ironworks, and related properties. It covers computation methods by averages and profits, who is charged, and procedures for assessors, appeals, and penalties, with notes on public notices and next installment.
A detailed critique of Plighted Truth at the Theatre, praising Sir Gabriel Grimwood’s bold villainy and Macready’s powerful acting in key scenes. The review notes defects in construction, strong supporting turns by Phelps and Elton, rich scenery, and overall costly, well staged production. It also covers The Lady of Lyons and The Gamester at the Haymarket, with royal attendance and notable performances.
An inquest at St. Thomas s hospital investigated the death of Charles Chapple 37 who after leaving the army with meagre savings and marital strain took arsenic and laudanum claiming temporary insanity. Another case reports two Martin household servants poisoned with laudanum in beer. the younger woman survived, the older was uncertain, and a bottle of laudanum was found.
A Salisbury Herald report notes a clergyman’s notice as a parish service plan and outlines robberies in Hammersmith churches during Sunday services. It also recounts Viscount Drumlanrig’s near loss of the horse Harlequin at Windsor steeplechase, the muddy Chalvey-ditch rescue, and a Thames police rescue of a man named Warwick from the river after drunkenly losing wages.
Sporting intelligence from the Craven meeting at Newmarket covers races, odds, and notable incidents. Canadian wins the 100-sovs sweep, Chatham breaks a collarbone, Archy and Flytrap secure major placings, and Attila and Meteor draw betting attention while Derby prospects look wide open.
Windsor hosted a premier steeple chase on a bright Friday evening as riders tackled a four mile course along Buckinghamshire shores of the Thames. The event drew a large crowd of sporting figures from across the country and was witnessed by many from town and gentry alike.
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