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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Aug 09, 1845

Page

7

The Whitechapel Distillery Case and Crown Dispute

The Attorney General v Smith details a prolonged clash over a distillery in Whitechapel. The Crown claims a compromise, with £10,000 paid and premises separated, yet excise delays keep the distillery idle, 100 workers idle and stock and spirits locked or unusable. The dispute centers on permits, licenses, and board resistance to recommencement of operations.

Smith Ora Ihimary Comca Caf Messrs Trea Smiths George Smith James Smith Securities &. Che Erge Smith Excise Gaa Atensis J. S. Smith Whitechapel Corres The Times

Fragmented 1845 notes on game laws and violence in Louisiana

The item reports on a delayed inquiry into Game Laws while detailing grisly killings in Louisiana. It recounts a horse causing a fatal dispute between planters, followed by the murder of a planter, his daughter, and a subsequent manhunt. A Cincinnati editor and American paper dispute the sensational tale’s reliability. It also covers a Liverpool and Manchester Railway half year meeting noting dividends, extensions, and improved traffic and finances.

Cincinnati Deede Wachitta Louisiana Sega Anti Nety Ted Dmerican LiverPool and MaNchEster Railway Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company Etpool San Ap? Ie Sadon Grand Junction Wigan Bolton Bury Ubl Havin

Drury Lane Proprietors Meet Over Theatre Finances and Drama Policy

The Drury Lane proprietors held their annual general meeting to review accounts, elect committee members and an auditor. The report notes 223 open nights, royal patronage, and compensation disputes tied to the national theatres, with income around 5155 pounds and expenses about 4778 pounds. A heated exchange questioned remarks about the national drama and comparisons between rent receipts from Bunn and Macready, prompting a caution from the chairman.

Drury Lane Sonmisten Gerenteen B. B Cabbell Dunn General Committee General Assembly of Proprietors General Assembly Drury Lene National Drama Sadler's Wells Eagle Tavern Bunn Boon Mesars Sheridan Covent Garden National Theatres Major Naylor Phelps Spencer Mr. Bunn Macready Bat Bain

Feast of Lanterns in Golden Temple Dazzles Inauguration Scene

From Liaxpikros July 28, the Messrs Adams present the Feast of Lanterns in a laminated golden temple. The concluding tableaux blend pyrotechnic and scenic effects to rival Hyde Park Jubilee fireworks, earning high praise for ingenuity.

Vacxaatt Garvens Messrs. Adams Hyde Park Darby Aldridge Mr. A Colonel Powell

Royal review and railway accident report headlined

A royal inspection of Life Guards regiments at Hyde Park is followed by news of the South Eastern Railway Penarth Road collision. General Pasley probes cause blaming Tunbridge head porter and driver, with guard Shelly dismissed. Senior officials report injured may recover.

Household Troops Life Guards Royal Horse Guards 4Th Light ‘Dragoons Grenadier ' Guards Scots Fusilier ‘Guards Royal Horse Artillery Hyde Parh King of Holland Duke of Wellington Prince George of Cambridge Lord F. Somerset South Eastern Railway Tonbridge Pasley Government Inspector-general of Railways Charlewood Cubitt Penaharat Bhe Tunbridge Walker Shelly Board of Trade Hare Sir George Haylor

Goodwood racing and regatta scene at Charing Cross era

Amateurs dominated the Goodwood meeting with brisk betting and several heats. Prizes included the Chesterfield and Maidstone Cups, the Orange Cup planned for next year, and a Windsor Park warning followed by a Poplar and Blackwall regatta recap with notable finishes and a high society crowd.

Goodwood Farnar George Bentinck King The Netherlands Mr. W. Etwall Zegis Sharpe Needful Semiseris Garry Owen Philip Beaumont Ajax Quebec Monatache Miss Elis Vaudeville Ninetyone Arcants Skeleton Hersey Remorse Lothario Richard Cricket Goodwood Club D. R S.C Lord Howth Beatrice Moore G. Bentinck African Osbaldeaton Sorelle Montyn Alamede G. Bentincks Naworth Lord Maidstone Arcanus Lord Eglinton Wolf Dog Lord Chesterfield Cockfighter Refraction Queen Pomare Lord Maidetone Maidstone Course Duke of Richmond Red Deer Captain Williams John o'Gaunt Pythia Wanso Lord G. Bentinck Mr. Rolt Arcanos Sorell Mr. Oabildeston Phillimore Anna Johnstone Eac Hibbard Fagg Tattersall's Windsor Great Park Fremantle Porlar Blackwall Mondars Pengo Common All Saints Poplar Bleckwall J. Gadge J. Tyler C. Pressman Tyler J.carey J. Wheldon G. Linch Carey Wheldon Pressmen Lynch Gadge Blackwall Stairs Folly House East India Dock Brunswick Wherf Wigram’s Doccerr Fishmongers' Company Colley Cibber South Sea W. Jolliffe London Bridge Chebee Joseph Cobb Greenwich Edward Gellett George White Custom House Robert W. Toorndyke Surrey Canal Matthew Weed Bankside William H. Pratt Waterloobridge Pratt Weed Gellett Cobb Thorndyke White Weartminster Bridge Prett Blackfriars’ Bridge Westminster Cubb

Death of Mrs Lawngxee at Studley Park Leeds Yorkshire

Mrs Elizabeth Sophia Lawrence of Studley Park near Ripon Yorkshire died Wednesday morning at an advanced age. The wealth of the deceased is reported to pass largely to nephews Earl De Grey and the Earl of Ripon, and to Sir Lancelot Shadwell Vice Chancellor of England, who is also a relation.

Lawngxee Stuptry Panx Elizabeth Sophia Lawrence Studley Park Rippon Yorkshire Earl Dea Grey Earl of

Murder at the New Bailey Prison Hospital in Salford

A murder occurs at the New Bailey Prison hospital where William Tweedale is slain by fellow inmate William Clapbarn. Clapbarn, a 23 year old felon, attempted to kill with an iron bar amid suspicions of mental unsoundness as guards report his rambling conduct and a prior drowning confession. The incident unfolds as guards secure Clapbarn and prisoners recall the brutal assault in the hospital ward.

Salford Clapham Bagahawo Lincoln Queston John Taylor Veale William M'Carton M'Carton M‘carton Taylor Hal Carton Shuidham Ocacamund Henry Martha England Ermpoora Europe The Cape Afr New South Wales Bombay Jodpoor Alexandria Egypt Downing Hore Hoondees Crossneas Barton Scotts Zee Down Ing Huldam Edward Major Downing Octacamund Neilgherries

Mortality in the Metropolis and Provinces 1845 report

The registrar general presents quarterly and five year mortality tallies for the metropolis and 115 English provinces. It covers deaths in spring to June 1845, with district breakdowns, smallpox impact, vaccination notes, weather effects, and comparative averages across 1840–44. It notes 11,267 metropolis deaths in the quarter and outlines districts with above or below five June-quarter mortality, alongside climatic data.

England Jane Maidstone Brighton Isle of Wight Winchester Windsor St. Albens Wycombe Oxford Northampton Bedford Cambridge Colchester Ipswich Norwich Yarmouth Devizes Dorchester Exeter Plymouth Ath Redrath Penzance Bristol Clifton Stroud Cheltenham Hereford Shrewsbury Worcester Kidderminster Dudley Walsall Wolverhampton Birmingham Coventry North Midland Leicester Lincoln Nottingham Basford Derby North-Western Stockport Macdlenfield Liverpool Blackburn Preeton Rochdale Bury Bolton Wigan Prescott Chorlton Manchester Saltor Ashton York Sheffield Headdersfield Halifax Bradford Leeds Yar Hull Sunderland Gateshead Tynemouth Newcastle on-Tyne Carlisle Kendal Cockermoath Abe Scarlatina Astronomer Royal N.N.W Graas Heaton Norris Great Marlow West North Nouth Fenwich Choriton Merthyr Tydvil Holywell Anglesey Metropolis Devizen Redruth Macclesfield Presco Newcastle On Tyne Wretham Greenwich

Destructive Black Sea Steam Boat Collision Fatality Told

Dreadful collision near the Bosphorus between two Turkish steamers results in 135 lives lost. Both captains were English, engineers English, and Turkish inquiry offered little clear explanation. The disaster invites scrutiny of English naval oversight in Turkish service.

Constant Tinorex Black Sea Bosphorus Ons Trebizond Scatari Dobbie Lambert Janc Scutasi

Deaths by drowning and railway accident noted in London

A Poern Mary Fisher aged thirty nine was found dead in Surrey canal after leaving Stepney workhouse on Monday week. Jury rule death by own action but lack evidence of means. Also report of Mr Dean civil engineer age 48 died from injuries after London and Birmingham Railway collision near Chalk Farm.

Carter Bridge House Old Kent Road Mary Fisher Stepney Union Kent Road Surrey Canal Peckham London and Bir. C. Dean Gaudy-street Exeter London and Birmingham Chalk Farm Monae Dean Earl of Devon London

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