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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 06, 1848
Page
3
A ship's crew woke to smoke in the cabin with the vessel seemingly on fire. The mate alarmed the crew and police helped as hatches were removed revealing spontaneous ignition. The fire was quickly extinguished and the bodies of two youths and a porter were recovered amid debris.
A watchman named Jobn Rowlands was found murdered on the shore near the Britannia Bridge work site. Pritchard, another guard, described a night attack and an attempted cover up as investigators held a coroner’s inquest. The jury returned a verdict of wilful murder by unknown perpetrators.
A serialized tale titled Eastern Revenge unfolds a palace intrigue where the Rajpoet Goolab Sing falls for embroiderer Banafsha, is imprisoned, then released to face treachery by Ranee Radha. Azim the musician plots vengeance, seduces Anooph, and a deadly bath chamber plot ends with Radha’s death and a self-inflicted fate for Goolab Sing.
Detailed reports cover Lordships and Commons sessions with Sugar Duties amendments, Evicted Estate Ireland Bill progress, and discussions on West Indies refining in bond. Debates include Chancellor of the Exchequer reforms, Lord G. Bentinck remarks, and motions on church revenues and Irish insurrection.
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