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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Dec 06, 1840

Page

3

Destructive fires and legal wrangles mark crowded parish matters

In a parish vestry crisis, a fivepence rate was debated to fund repairs including unpaid salaries and roof damage while dissents argued for delaying or reducing the levy. Across Liverpool and London, inquests and fires erupted with dramatic insurance losses, including a major Leicester Square blaze and a Rotherhithe conflagration that ruined multiple shops and homes.

Explosion of Gas in the City

An early morning gas explosion under Clement’s Lane in Lombard Street injures Mr. R A Williams and a porter, damages the wine vaults and shopfronts, smashes hundreds of bottles, and lifts nearby pavement. Fire services extinguish smoke and inspectors trace a burst pipe. property loss estimated at 800 to 1000 pounds with damage to adjoining Seamen's Hospital Society offices.

Leicester-squans Leicester-square Sydney Coventry Street Simmons Sydney’s Alley Wharton Sydney's Alley Dixman Stagg and Mantle Silk Mercers Messrs Dean and Co Leicester Square Sun Fire Office Elam and Sons Westminster Fire Office Lieicester-street Messrs. Dean Leicester-street Beaver King’s Sur Baker Beresford Jarvis St. George’s Barracks Charing-cross Rotherhithe MN Division Rotherhithe Wall Beazley Cross Farr Rotherhite-street Dover Castle Imperial Victuallers T. W. Cross Ship-Hardler Phoenix Rotherhithe-street Thompson D. Field Alliance Company British Mgr. Adams Imperial Fire-Office London Assurance Company Mr. Eyles Mr. Beazley Mr. Simpson Cork Miller Thames Hornsby R A. Williams Clement’s-lune Lombard-street St. Clement's, Church Williams King William-street Messrs. Irish Mr. Williams Clement Irish and Son Watling-street City Gas Works Seamen's Hospital Society Messrs. Irish and Co

Election of Sir James Duke as alderman for Farringdon Ward

In the New Court Old Bailey the wardmote unanimously elected Sir James Duke alderman of Farringdon Without ward. Duke pledged to support corporate reform while defending citizens rights, and to resign the gown if required. He praised Palmerston and Russell, affirmed government confidence, and urged broader education and religious instruction to curb crime.

Harmer New Court Old Bailey James Duke Fearon Pontifex London Christ’s Hospital J. Duke Boston City of London St. Jean 'Acre Admiralty Lord Palmerston John Russell Blacket James Harmer Galloway

The two thieves clash with a London constable and rob a grocer

Saturday report recounts Policeman George Drew of H division pursuing two known thieves through Sunstreet and Bishopsgate near Old Bailey. A struggle over a stolen box of raisins ends with the thief fleeing after tearing the officer's coat and injuring his leg, with the box weighing about half a hundredweight. The long passage continues with unrelated Poor Law inquiries and literary notices referencing a tale of Jonathan and vengeance in classical siege scenes.

Rice Harland Henry Sewell Warden Wilkins Liverpool Mexiper John Lewis New York New York Packet George Washington William Atkins Denison Street Oldhall Street Lilly Hanah Wallace Mr. Newton Denison-street Susquehanna Henry Snider Leeds Caareil Ny Gas New Town Holmfirth John Shaw Shaw Surrey Shepherd's Wood Burgess Croydon Collier Lorton Beddington Park Fuller Worthing Jane Dean Mangle Bess Harris Headborough John Harris Paine Orde Myself Mrs. Fuller Assizes George Drew Sunstreet Bishopsgate Old Bailey George Drew Kensincron Ayron Kensington Union Wright Madden Union Elizabeth Friry Elizabeth Fuiry Dr. Kay Ryan Chelsea Rauch Catharine Ryan Elizabeth Fairy Mr. Wright William Farry Ireland

Irregular Harbors Slip and Slay in Ancient Skirmish

In the engagement described, Josephus orders a fenny Greek preparation poured on planks to make the enemy slippery, causing chaos as Romans struggle. The Jews attack as the Romans fall, with heavy losses and 300 wounded afterward. The scene shifts to literary notices and verse from a 1810 periodical with poems, reviews, and quips, including a tale ending and a Greenwich anecdote about Opposition Bill.

Josephus

Salmon spawn math shocks Newport reader

Newport resident Mr. Cornelius Evans estimates that 10,000 salmon eggs from a single spawn would yield about 62 tons of salmon, if each matured to 14 pounds. He notes this underlines the need to preserve salmon in the Severn and other rivers.

Cornelius Evans Newport Welch Walton Evans Severn Gloucester

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