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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Dec 07, 1845

Page

6

Free trade meetings sweep across English towns in 1845

Reports describe large gatherings in Finsbury Tower Hamlets and Manchester urging opening ports for grain and food imports. Delegations press Parliament via court of Common Council, Lord Mayor delays, while Leith and Warrington Memorials call ministers to loosen corn laws. Bread and potato prices cited amid labor concerns.

Finsbury Sernne Beckwith Clerkenwell Wee Hauiets Tower Hawlets R.R . Moore Asharat Peacock Johnson Court of Common Council United Kingdom Great Britain and Ireland London St. Thomas's Day Ashurat Ashurst United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Mansion House Marylebone Ilebone Hume Jiama Mancies Robert Peel Mascarston Menchester Heywood the Treasury Manchester Barsat Robert Leas Meezine Serra Trinityhuure Leith Hutchison Andrew Rutherford George Berry United Secession Church Rutherford Robert Philip Arch. Young R. Peel Duke of Wellington Wharncliffe Stanley Ripon Haddington Boxpep Maxcursten Liverpool Salford Buckley Newton Staleybridge Manchester Guardian East Surrey Bere East Barns Heddingtonshire Mitchell Innes Scoleman

Swindon stop breach wins for refreshment room owners

In a bankruptcy court proceeding the Great Western Railway Company faced a demurrer over a covenant that trains would stop at Swindon for refreshments. The judges ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, holding the deed required all trains to stop long enough for refreshments, regardless of passenger willingness. The case highlights alleged mismanagement and loss alongside a separate magistrates session detailing a theft and transportation sentence.

Moxpay Great Western Railway Company Swindon Watson Ordships

Irish Gentleman Faces Fines for Street Altercation

George Whitley, described as a gentleman, stood accused after an incident near Albany Street involving Mr. Anthony and his wife. Anthony claimed insult by the defendant, who admitted a duel mindset. The magistrate fined the defendant £5 for each assault, plus £10 penalties and recognisance of £100 to keep peace for a year. costs were settled before court adjournment.

George Whitley Handresa-street Ramegate Rawlinson Anthony Hannelis-creacens Tslington Albany-street Ais. Anthony Tottenham-court-road New-road Anthony Abe Abe Bradley Hradley Henry Right Manley Lambeth Purency Mount Street Surrey Cor Bright Solomons Cox Purssey Tims Ogden Tiros Geo. IT Couras Geo. Iti Lim George Ssi Mr. Henry Ida George Georges Stamp Office Mr. Solomons Haxwell Hanwell Hughall Green Igrocer Macclesfield Street City Road Ian Seeig Mia. Wilson

Central Court hearing on Burgess assault ends with transportation

In a London Central Criminal Court session, William Curacy, Benjamin Bermett and William Lewis were found guilty of feloniously wounding Metropolitan Police constable Edward Burgess during duty near Whitechapel. Curacy received life transportation, while Barnett and Lewis were jailed for fifteen years each. The court also passed sentences ranging from death to hard labour for various others, with public reaction strong as defendants cried out.

Tareves Reily William Curacy Benjamin Bermett Edward Burgess Metropolitan Police William Lewis Bodkig Clerk Bray Whitechapel King’s Arms Try Carney Lewis Barnett Gurgess Myers Carey Landon Hospital Cocat Maystau John Horobin Mary Horobin Hiw BER Charles Carter William Carney William Edward Beard James Dixon Benjamin Barnett Adolphus William Bodill John Williams William Anderson Chertes’ Gibbs George Gamble Sarah Saunders Charles Phillips John Jones Charles Thomas Knight Charles Barron John Hammond James Pantry Mary Anne Sullivan Thomas Coltman William Prior Mary Baker Caroline Williams Thomas Owen Richard Aldridge Thomas Durrell Wranch Frederick Dean Thomas Kibble James Woodward Joseph Miers Frederick Pearson James Brown Richard Martin Martha Lynham Robert White Charles Lewis Benjamin Robert Leach Janes Tait John Willams George Houghton Mary Fowler Anne Hamesworth Mary Drake Henr Swith John Marshell Andrew Dark John Whitehead Joseph Burton William Winn Thomas Barefield Thomas Dodd William Jonson John Goma William Alexander George Booty Rachael Vinton Thomas Watson George ‘Reed James Munn Frederick Davies Eliza Russell Mary Anne Johnson Alias Hewitton James Harper New the John Roberts Robert Adlington William Pike Edward Powell Thomas Gould Edward Smith Charles Eim Thomas Jones Mary Switch Semenel Windham Jones William Becket Michael Doreng Richard ‘Turley James Jefferys Michael Crawley John Brown Jans Scott George Jevers Joseph Mares Ellen Quione Edwin Andrews George Bragg Mary Crawley George Messenger Thomas Howard James Jones Henry James John Bushell Henry Smith Frederick Morrison James Lockington John Bratt Moses Hakel Hannah Davin Nicholas Popert William Hall Robert Davis David Clary David Clary, ‘Henry Clerk, Mark Glazier, John Reebery, Reuben Wiles Williams King Edward Jones Thomas Gowett Emanuel Todd Charles Lee Jeremiah Steau John Matthews Patrick Bryan Robert Doolan Margaret Keily Eliza White Mary ‘Anos Curtis John Horrobin Grand Jury

Plans Flood Board of Trade as Rail Committees Rush to File

Sunday rush of plans and sections for railway projects overwhelmed the Board of Trade offices. Agents arrived in crowds, names misread, and late comers faced rejection. Despite chaos, many plans were deposited, with some submitted lithographically or in manuscript form, including a Belgium-led effort to speed work.

Railway Department Board of Trade House of Commoner Whitehall Vale of Vallambrosa Documenta Smith Surrey Railways Otway Harwich London Pimlico Tex Brest Hacer Pew Belgium Inc

Scene from Al You Like It Act I Scene 1 in Printing Home

A diarized theatre scene unfolds with Thunderer and First Devil debating railroads and market boasting, interspersed with mock-heroic verses and snippets of satirical dialogue about brokers, shareholders, and public spectacle. A fragmentary note mentions Church place Piccadilly and gas lamps dimmed by Blair Tron Works.

Square Oracle Reid Windsor Tom Pica Board of Trade Heraldua Anon Thunderer Blair Tron Dalry

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