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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 18, 1855
Page
3
The New York Herald reports that grasshoppers crickets and locusts threaten Mormon crops across Utah risking extermination or expulsion from western territories within years. Saints face famine and possible exodus as insects devastate green vegetation and feed on all crops.
The Administrative Reform Association circulated a pamphlet analyzing Mr Vincent Scully Motion for Open Competitive Examination. It notes 269 voters 30 officials. non officials 127 for 112 against. argues the Premier’s bloc seeks to convert a 15 vote majority into an official majority.
Her Majesty and the Princess Royal attended the Royal Yacht Squadron Regatta in Cowes aboard the Fairy with the Elfin nearby. The royal party observed rowing matches and duck hunts, generously rewarding competitors. Prince Albert was away at Portland. The Fairy then sailed up the Solent before returning to Osborne House. The Squadron dinner followed.
The 20 successful candidates include seven from Oxford. Others include West Butler, W Cornetti, H Reynolds, W Heeley, C Arthkison, W Moss King, R Pome roy, Wilson, H Perkins, W Jones, J Pedder, R West, and C Daley. The total candidates 113, Oxford reps 8, Cambridge 6, London University 2, King's College London 1, Harrow 0, Irish and Scotch entries shown. highest mark 2254 from London, lowest 1120 among successful candidates.
The opinion favors deep knowledge in one language over broad but shallow study across many subjects. It notes successful candidates excel in English, classics, foreign languages, natural science, and moral science, but not in mathematics as the strongest choice.
A Select Committee of the House of Lords issued a report on obtaining accurate agricultural statistics across the United Kingdom. It recommends national collection, enforcement powers, centralized supervision by the Board of Trade, and annual returns of livestock and crops with specified deadlines, plus legislative action to implement the measures.
Practical advice on winter wear and low risk alternatives to umbrellas. Encourages hooded cloaks for rain, broad hats for ladies, and warns against spun glass tissues and brocades. Recommends safer substitutes for pigments and arsenic in house maintenance, with emphasis on cleanliness and responsibility.
At the Guildhall a Large gathering under the Early Closing Association urged London to adopt a two o'clock Saturday closing. Speakers urged rest for workers, wage timing on Fridays, and support from employers, lawyers, and officials to advance a metropolitan half holiday.
French engineer M. Favre outlines a 30 kilometre Channel tunnel with a 25 metre sea clearance and a double brick and iron arch. He notes hard rock along most of the route, cites prior tunneling feats, estimates costs from several long tunnels, and proposes fixed-price contracts to avoid shareholder disappointment.
A Madras Governor and Council inquiry reports torture practices by authorities for revenue and police purposes. A 1440 case review finds widespread abuse, with several hundred more allegations to examine. Officials warn the evil pervades native society and undermines governance.
Parliamentary returns show half year expenditure under the Poor-law Amendment Act. In 623 unions £1,920,893 was spent in the half-year to Lady Day 1854 and £2,033,283 to Lady Day 1855, an increase of 112,390. Paupers relieved rose from 796,081 to 810,893, with adult able bodied relief up 6,782 to 132,049. Widows numbered 48,589 and 51,351. wives of service members rose from 1,265 to 2,206.
The Louvre to receive a curious sarcophagus with a Phoenician inscription translation by Duke de Luynes. The text names Ezman Azir king of the Sidonians and warns against disturbing his tomb. Lancashire and Cheshire Institutions plan a visit to Knowsley Hall to meet Earl of Derby and view art and grounds.
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