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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 08, 1841
Page
4
Fragmented OCR recounts a Cornwall audience event with talks on shipbuilding, breakwaters, and coastal geology, plus a lengthy report on a technical society meeting. It mentions visits to Torpoint and Plymouth, debates on economy, agriculture, and public works, and notes on machinery, mines, and naval subjects.
William Hopkins landlord of the Hole in the Wall Fleet Street faced Sir Peter Laurie as James Scott a private in the 2d lancers of the British auxiliary legion under General Evans in Spain accused him of a swindle. Captain Roberts attended to support the summons after reading a letter dated June 22 at King Street Long Acre alleging a list of defrauded individuals by Alexander Somerville.
A public inquiry revealed Alexander Somerville forged endorsements on certificates of arrears and gratuities issued to British auxiliary legion veterans. The scheme involved multiple intermediaries Hopkins Gilbert Baudry Williams and Scott, who sold or transferred certificates at distressed prices. Investigations traced transfers to Melbourne, Glasgow Belfast and London, with over 4000 certificates still out and Somerville believed to be in the Isle of Man.
At Chester on Saturday two men previously convicted of robbery and given fourteen years transportation were recalled by Justice Erskine. He doubted the first indictment count, then re sentenced them to seven years. The report also notes many vessels injured or sunk by anchors in shallow river parts, with one steamer sunk recently and passengers’ lives barely saved when its bottom opened.
A London audience witnessed M. Delafontaine and an accompanying girl perform magnetic experiments. A man from St Bartholomew's hospital and two Cambridge youths were magnetised with catalepsy, pins, and shocks used without apparent pain. One subject bled slightly after a lancet was used. another slept within minutes and later described strong sensations and fainting-like experiences. The report questions imposture while noting the room's orderly, respectable crowd.
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