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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 23, 1842
Page
6
A large crowd of up to 5000 attended the Windsor area race day near Eton with major prizes and steeplechases. The event featured Lord Drumlanrig's Cardinal and Ormsby among top finishers, numerous fences and falls, and heavy betting at Tattersall's with odds on Frederica colt and Canadian among others.
Nat, who broke his collarbone last week at Newmarket and was bruised by the fall, is progressing well and will soon resume his business. The Goodwood Cup closed with 51 subs, and Tut Jockey Cups Mattixe. At a Jockey Club meeting Lord George Bentinck expressed regret for offensive language in his protest of February 12, and the club declared his statement satisfactory. In Adelaide Windsor officers of the 15th regiment staged hurdle tests on the bowling-green, clearing 50 and 100 hurdles in seven and ten minutes respectively. A Duke of Portland letter notes Mr. Thornton will not carry out Jockey Club decisions on warning defaulters off the heath.
Sittings in Banco heard a bribery case from Cambridge with a verdict of guilty and a motion to set aside due to juror remarks. The crown also faced a Devon magistrate oath case, with questions of jurisdiction and the use of affidavits in trial.
Edward Hopkins sued a titled gentleman named Butler claiming £16 16s 5d for goods sold to Ellen Burke alias Lady Galmoy, wife of Lord Galmoy. The case recounted two marriages to Ellen Burke in 1840, her alleged conduct, and accusations of abuse. The judge dismissed the civil action, noting complicating facts and potential remedies.
An inquest at the George, Wapping, on William Macdonald a 19 year old London docks clerk. Accused of suspension and payroll pressures, he consumed arsenic and died. Verdict temporary insanity. Also noted were inquests into Michael Bryan’s natural death after a fatal attack by a co worker and Francis Dagfield’s accidental drowning near Richmond after a wherry collision with a Maidenhead barge.
Downing Street reports a £500 contribution sent under cover to Mrs Goulburn by a self styled admirer praising the direct taxation stance. The money will be paid into the exchequer. April 18 1842.
A column in verse defends Stanley for bold speeches and reforming acts then laments his political decline. It references Erin and Dublin, the Whigs, and the Carlton Club while praising Milnes and a bard who might immortalize Stanley. The piece ends with hopes that the Tory Standard and Morning Chronicle spread his fame.
In the Belgian chamber on April 16, M. Dumortier and M. Rogier clash over a railway tariff. Accusations of favoritism and inflated employment costs arise as Dumortier questions 800,000 francs in gains and cites a supposed 200 new positions, while Rogier denies the charges. The exchange ends with the president's intercession and no retractations.
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