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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 23, 1845
Page
2
The dispatch covers Paris politics with Jesuit dissolutions and rail shares allotment, Paris weather, and Franco British papers. It includes a Toulon fire assessment, a French trial of card players, Mezieres explosion details, Spanish and Greek affairs, Texas reunion news, and New York fire damage estimates.
The Southwark borough election faces a delay of at least three weeks due to Mr. Wood’s death being gazetted only Tuesday night, delaying writs for a fresh poll. Supporters of Sir William Molesworth, Jeremiah Pilcher, and Mr. Miall canvassed voters as the borough’s 1844 electors, 5,640 strong, are split among Whigs Conservatives and Radicals.
Reports from Alphington detail a robbery suspect Jonas Davis captured after a street fight near barracks. Bristol covers the Queen Dowager's arrival at the terminus with grand preparations and crowd reception.
The House of Deputies and ministers debate delays and a potential treaty with Britain. Despatches from Mr. Ousley are to be transmitted home, and a draft amity agreement reportedly places England on par with the most favoured nations as Chambers dispute remains unsettled. Nearby Vienna reports two murders and a theft by two hussars, with a garder slain by a journeyman. The Bahamas voyage of the Thunderer suggests pirate activity near Nassau with three ships missing.
A disastrous collision occurred when a smaller coal line engine and tender shattered, narrowly missing catastrophe as passengers scrambled to safety. An inspector noted a single track and a lack of proper signals at a junction. the Newcastle bound train also suffered major damage and injuries but less severe. Engines from Sunderland and Brockley Whins redirected passengers to safety while the north main line awaited.
Irish political chatter spans Mr Cleland seeking a supersedes, Orange demonstrations in Ennis killen, repeaters’ waning gatherings at Conciliation hall, and Daniel O'Connell urging voter registry to boost Repeal. Weather turns sour with sleet hindering crops near Dublin as rents rise to £224 145 3d.
James Ballantyne, a married Hawick labourer with a large family, was seized for snatching a four month old illegitimate child from a young woman at Hawick Moor. He was jailed after a public confrontation and transfer to Jedburgh Castle, amid crowds and police intervention. A second note recalls a past Irish case involving a chimney sweep named Flinn and a missing child, with local inquiry offered if requested.
A critical survey of Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton's Zanoni with scorn for its dedications and mysticism. Also reviews of Kino Reye's Davcurge translated by Jane Frances Chapreau, Maxual oy Astroxy by John Drew, A Dictionary of tax Scorrisa Laxovacs by Captain Thomas Brown, Tae Paschcat Coox by Joseph Bregion and Anne Miller, Mr Burns Nursery Tales edition praised for beauty and educational value.
The Sanctients Act confuses courts and practitioners as a bankrupt summons case reveals scant understanding among officials. The Sycee silver tender opened shows Rothschild securing most of the lot at high prices amid reports of rising demand driven by rail expansion and high domestic wage needs. The Mint remains active to address ongoing silver shortages while prices for February and July editions of the coinage era are cited.
The Civil Tribunal of the Srise sat for a separa tion of corps in a tale involving Victor Hugo. M. Biard sought to counter reports as his wife had a criminal liaison with the poet. The court granted separation, ordered Mme Biard imprisoned three months, with the child custody to the father and Mme Biard to receive 1200 a year for her maintenance. Mary Dillon, pro per, was found drunk near Regent Street and later discharged after a police inquiry.
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