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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Dec 13, 1840

Page

3

Steam-boat Bachelor Run Aground In Thames Incident

Passengers on the Bachelor steam-boat, traveling from London to Vauxhall, are alarmed when the vessel runs aground near Blackfriars after misjudging a bridge arch. The ship is freed by nightfall with no damage reported. In a separate fire incident, Mary Noel is severely burned in Granby place Waterloo road. a constable and lodgers extinguish the blaze, but recovery is hopeless.

Thames London Vauxhall Blackfriars Bridge DnreaDrut Accipeyt Py Noel

Inquest on Rv Brack train tragedy at Tamworth KW

The Birmingham Derby line inquest concluded with manslaughter verdicts against two truck operators Barber and King after a train collision killed Black. The coroner cleared the railway company but pursued Mr. Marson for obstructing trams, while bail freed him later. Extraordinary cases from Brighton, Bury, Derby reveal murders, robberies, and curious trials across towns, with police and magistrates pursuing suspects and reporting on the deadly outcomes.

Birmingham Rv. Brack Derby Barthway Marson Barber King Tamworth Kingsbury Shesta Black Warwick Carter Lord Aylesford Lord Seymour Bury Lancashire Lancaster Castle Richard Hanser Abraham Wood Edmund Grundy F. M. Baker Bolton County Constabulary Hanser Aly. G. Armitage Baker Armitage George Brindle Thomas Stopford Robert Wilkinson Manchester Liverpool Derby Rex R. Mackuix Macklin Lord Byron Mr. Howard Imbyshire Chronicle Dublin John Robert Malone O'Connor Collage Street

Bank inquiry exposes alleged mismanagement at British and Australasian Bank

In a public inquiry at City Chambers, accountant William Richards reports that the British and Australasian Bank at Moorgate Street operated without proper authority. He details irregular share installments, unpaid balances owed by directors, and unverified colonial branch dealings, signaling potential swindle. attendees debate accountability and demand further evidence.

British and Australasian Bank Maxsion Hoost Mr. Richards Boucher Whitcomb Beddome Ashurst Chapman Marshall Peter Laurie Alderman Pirie South Australia Moorgate-street Frederick Boucher Wheeler South Australian Bank British and Australasian Bank Richards William, Richards Moorgate Street The Australasian Loan Company W. H. Burnand George Cox Daniel Fryett Sydney New South Wales Maitland Ditto Port Phillip Hobart Town van Diemen’s Land Launceston Adelaide Perth Western Australia Albany King George’s Sound George Whitcomb J. &. Gordon Walter Scott Bank of Australia Australia London Board of Bank London Ditto Colonial Dees J. H. Jennings Lagatibieesle Ca London & Westminster Bank i Neeee Austraassian Loan Company F. Boucher George Shadforth Ogilvie R. Compton Stephen Fussell Robert Morrison Meining James Brodie Gordon Beucher William Henry Scarnett van Diemen’s Land Company New Zealand I’. Boucher Mgr. F. Boucher F. Boncher T. Walker Walker Francis Grote Charles Grote Charles Loucher Charles Boucher William Richards New City Chambers Chatham Bank Gough Hank Chatham Australasian Duncan Mr. Duncan

Liverpool anti slavery society withholds support from new Buxton scheme

Report notes the Liverpool anti slavery society keeps its stance that abolition must come first, while withholding backing from Sir F Buxton's new civilizing Africa scheme. It also covers Burpex or Food Taxes in Mo xp y with long population estimates and tax projections, and a fall from a vat at Combe and Delafield brewers leading to two men seriously injured.

Liverpool Anti-Slavery Society Sir F. Buxton Africa J. D. Hume M‘gregor Board of Trade Combe Delafield Thomas and Roberts Messrs Combe and Castle-street Long-acre Westminster Hospital

The Viceroy by John Fisher Murray reviewed

A literary Chronicle praises The Viceroy, a political novel set in Ireland. The reviewer commends the liberal, sound treatment of governance and finds the political characters true to life, promising readers a vivid portrayal of the Great Agitator in Parliament amid Irish scenery.

John Fisher Murray London John Murray Ireland

The Liberator Upon the Irish Hills

Randolph and Charles encounter the famed agitator at Iveragh while touring with a hunting party. The burly reformer welcomes them to his abbey as hounds bay in the night, and the group is drawn into a cordial, theatrical hospitality that foreshadows a grand reception and political intrigue.

Trishman Anon Shakespeare Charles Liberator Randolph St. Julian Darrynane Iveragh Charles Harvey Gene Morgan Maurice Times Shakespeare Randolph Catherine Petrnchio Cahir Jack Randolph Fussileers Lord Alderney Marquis of Larias

Riot at Irish burial ends in mob violence and graveside chaos

In a churchyard scene described with vivid frenzy, a mob storms the grave, overthrows the Reverend Rufus Corrigan and clerks, reads the Riot Act amid stones and pistol threats, and hurls the magistrate into a fresh grave, as Ambrose and Charles Harvey aid in retreat.

Collin Rufus Corrigan Ambrose Charles Nut Churel Linn Charles Harvey Randolph Parih Ireland

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