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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Aug 15, 1846

Page

7

Various Octroi Offices Open for Money Orders and Local News

Notices posted at branches list offices for payment of money orders including 180 Strand and 65 Piccadilly with others in Lambeth and Bloomsbury. A Hounslow meeting demands abolition of logging in army and navy. The potato disease spreads with crop losses foreseen. Fire at Robertson's cabinet works in Temple Street destroys stock. insurer noted. Rocket explosion at Royal Arsenal injures worker Jacob Steel but building survives. Inquest into Emelia Lyre death reports natural causes. A defiant letter from Lt Col Wakley defends lack of concealment in Private White case. Railway traffic returns compare weekly receipts with last year.

Charing Cross Strand Piccadilly Queen's Row Pimlico L. Broad Atrest Bloomsbury Tottenbach Court Road Moor Street Lambeth Millitary Nova Fracoria Hounstow Hounslow Nag’s Head Lord Radnor House of Lords Bowring House of Commons Cantyet Maxo Robertson Temple Street Hackney-road West of England Royal Arsenal Woolwick Jacob Steel Sepvex Baker Crown Britanvia Street Hoxton Emelia Lyre Wise Britannia Terrace Wright Law Hooxstow Morning Chronicle Frederic White 7Th Hussars Wakley Medical Times Wide -Medical Times Erasmus Wilson Warren White James Macgregor Hall Wilson Trimmer Mischievou Thurley J. Waxts Hussare Hounslow Barracke

Slander The Queen v Robinson Clerk in Gloucestershire

The indictment against the Rev Disney Robinson of Cheltenham charged with publishing two anonymous libels about Mrs Jane Barker. The case showed letters warning her from an unnamed author in Wakefield and a later envelope with religious tracts, read in Cheltenham. The jury convicted Robinson of publishing libels with malice.

Jane Barker Worcester George Barker Harmon Cheltenham Pitville‘parade Ree Actonhall Dursley Woollott Wakefield Yorkshire W. P Acton Hall Serjeant Talfourd Afra. Barker Knox Lord Fitzbardinge Elizabeth Molloy No. 2 Pittrille Parade Barker Berkeley Castle Fitzhardinge Pittsille Parade Mr. Whateley George Hill Whateley London Lord Fitzhardinge Pittville

Fund for Bishop of Jerusalem Widows Fund Grows

A committee chaired by Lord Ashley reports donations to the widow and family of the late Right Rev Dr Alexander Bishop of Jerusalem amounting to 3500 pounds and more. An accident at Reapixe Railway Station caused minor injuries to a porter and slight damage when a carriage was moved to a rail. The incident did not affect passengers and was considered non serious.

Lord Ashley Alexander Jerusalem Reapixe Elstion Mercury

Le Dragon Noir and Le Philtre at Drury Lane Opera

The Drury Lane program featured Le Domino Noir and Le Philtre by Auber with English versions noted as mutilated. Belgium’s troupe first presented these works intact, drawing favorable remarks on acting, stage business, and musical ensembles amid a critical verdict on English adaptations.

the Philtre Hadaon Couderc Horace Angelo Maddie Chorton Angele Delannoy Gil Perez Bonelle Auber Dbrussels Opera Company Tay Harmonker Theatne Mr. Webster Nathan Thompson Eeesow Haymarket Douglas Jerrold Sheridan Knowles Bourcicault Marston M. Tournaire Alexander Lee Lee Naples Vesuvius Horse Guards Craven Head Tavern Drury-lane Sheerness Her Majesty London-bridge Battensbee Brother Brogden Brogden

Storm wrecks wildlife and floods game across Surrey counties

A late storm caused extensive wildlife losses with hail killing birds, drowning young fliers, and rain crippling streams. Hares and rabbits were found dead or washed from burrows, while pheasants largely weathered by seeking woods. Newcastle area moors report extreme scarcity. In Maidenhead a police sergeant, Anthony Thomas Styves, faces additional remand for a serious knife wound case against Henry Plumb, though Plumb’s medical condition delays proceedings.

Tug Tate Surrey Sussex Newcastle Munpenoys MarpeyuEap Anthony Thomas Styves Great Wester Railway Company Maidenhead Eton Henry Plumb Ward Burnham Larkin Burnham and Stoke Caledon George Dupri M.P Rice Richard Clayton Major Bent Thomas Carter J. J. Williams W. R. Ward Williams Plumb Henry B. Bevis Ir. Bellis Carter Bis Bed Stratus Cozy Ass Cyrd Te Beacoefield

St Leger Bets Fix Prices and Regatta Tragedy Reported

The St Leger betting prices are fixed after small wagers with Fancy Boy and Brocardo as top fancies. A deadly boating accident occurs at the watermen regatta near Vauxhall, with Hawkins drowning after a collision. Other regatta results include Lambeth and Woolwich events, while hunting reports note abundant game birds and moor conditions across Scotland and England.

Tattersall Fancy Boy Brocardo St. Leqer Gully Porrhus W. Scou Sir Tatton Sykes O'Brien Grimston Anton Tego Micklam General Shubrick Lord E. Russell Suing W.scott Frin-go-bragh Chesterfield Free Lance Dawson Paynton Cranston Cranebrook Ssnge Mount Callan Denny Egiintumn van Tromp Howes Agat Wurley Old Port Anson Bingham Clifton the Field Enon Hanphav J. Day Bourton Harcourts Druid

Accident to Sir Charles Wetherell near Maidstone

A severe accident befell Sir Charles Wetherell near Maidstone on Monday morning after a phaeton upset on the Medway road. He sustained concussion and could not speak. he was taken to Preston Hall for urgent care as doctors warned of grave outcomes. The incident followed a prior visit to Smarden and involved a driver and valet unhurt.

C. Wetherell Charles Wetherell Maidstove Maidstone Rochester Medway Wouldham Sir Charles Preston Hall Dennis Aylesford Taylor London Charles Smarden Gravesend Globe Aluros House Prucico Bedford Westminster Albion House Shaftesbury Terrace Pimlico William Mawby Warwickshire Smith Mr. Smith Baynton Barong

Destructive Accident at Bristol Dock Gate Construction

A large Cofer dam breach at the Bristol basin during lock and gate work caused a powerful surge and collapse of timber and piles. Witnesses describe a panic as water flooded the site, with few injuries, a captain’s narrow escape, and initial reports of greater damage later deemed exaggerated. The damage is now considered minor and the project will proceed with fencing rather than full reconstruction.

Cumberland Batia Oymen Mr. Jones Parfitt Swift Newport Quemag St. Vincent's Rocks Cuamber Hotwell House Sristol Journal

Skeletons Found Near Banbury Turnpike Confirm Murder Links

Three human skeletons unearthed in a straw pit near Stardy's Castle after a long chase tie to a gang of gypsies once linked to Biddle Sherriff and Skerry. The trio reportedly murdered for rents Hicks once paid and buried near Jackley. coroner to determine cause. Donoghue alias Green, fresh from a prison breakout, is recaptured at Kilworth with further escape tales and arrests across Cork, Kilkenny and Carlow.

Woodatuck Sturdy's Castle Jackley Banbury Oxfordshire Oxford Castle James Biddle Isaac Sherriff Mr. Mobbs Biddle Mr. Walker Oxford Stardy's Castle Hicks Stordy's Castle Skerry Stardus Neval Biddie Alany Monras Jack Sustrand Donoghue Alias Green Smithfield Kilworth Duxnoghue Main Street Mahony Buck Ned M'Auliffe Armagh Themeelven Donaghue Kilkenny Carlow Cork Callaghan M‘dermott M-Dermott Atill Kileorth Mountain

Criminal conversation trial ends without verdict in Wetherell case

Proceedings in the Cooke v Wetherell case resumed with extensive testimony about alleged improprieties involving Mrs Cooke and Miss Wetherell at Beaufort Arms Chepstow and other locations. The jury deliberated for hours across two days, but ultimately was discharged without a verdict.

Mrs. Cooke Mrs. Cook Queen’s Bench Prison Serjeant Chacnell Cooke Wetherell Beaufort Arms Toman Williams George Depreed Beaufort Armée Chepstow Williams Baynton George Rummer Bristol Ann Emanuel Miss Wetherell Guildford Rosa Themeelages Charles Wetherell Chambers Satunday

Arrival of the Lord Mayor at Windsor in grand civic pageant

Windsor crowds gathered by the bridge to glimpse the Lord Mayor and civic dignitaries landing from the Oxford state barge. The Lady Mayors arrived earlier from Reading as the procession moved to the White Hart hotel and planned departure for Staines tomorrow.

Wisnsor Wispson Royal Borough Oxford Windsor Currisges White Hart White Hart Hotel London Stour Staines R. Duss Prust R. Dunn A. Burdett Coutts Newgate Dunn Cope John Gurney King Edward-street Liverpoolrind Islington Stafu Quu Lemer

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