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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Dec 13, 1840

Page

7

A Sailor's Account of Napier's Grand Exploits and Victories

A long narrative praises Captain Charles Napier detailing actions in the West Indies and Portugal, including the siege of Martinique, courageous landings, and captures. It describes Napier’s leadership aboard the Recruit, Euryalus, and Galatea, his wounds, promotions, and famed exploits against French and Spanish forces. The letter from Napier’s son accompanies the account, recounting the Acre engagement and prize money hopes.

Charles Napier Portsmouth West Indies Hautport Pompey Castor Alexander Cochrane Martinique Cleopatra Pigeon Island Fort Edward Fort Bourbon A. Cochrance Martime England Portugal Busaco Napier Corunna Thames Mediterranean Naples Furieuse Ponza Ualvi Corsica Eurralus He Armee America James Gordon Pontomae Euryalus Alexandria Washington Sartorius Don Pedro Don Miguel Syrian R.N Merchistoun-hall Stirling

City lands committee weighs Cheapside ground leases

The Commons debate centers on re considering plans to let ground at Cheapside end west toward Panger alley for building leases. Amended plans aim to extend improvements, but would fill open space near the post office and alter the St Paul’s view from St Martin’s le Grand. A large majority supports tabling the report.

Common Council City Lands Committee Cheapside Panger Alley St. Paul’s Cathedral St. Martin’s le-Grind R. L. Jones Mr. Norris Mr. Jones Norris Corn, Coal, and Finance Committee British and Foreign School Society St. Peter's Cornhill Pont du Carrousel Seine Edward Galignani

Extraordinary Charge of Killing a Husband

Cecilia Proudfoot a 47 year old Irish wife faced the Hatton Garden bar charged with biting her husband to death at their Gray's Inn Lane home. Witnesses described a violent couple night of drunkenness culminating in a fatal abdominal wound. defense claimed she acted in fear and that he fell on the bedstead. The case was remanded for further evidence with a coroner’s inquest recording conflicting accounts of biting versus tearing and possible misadventure rather than clear homicide.

Cecilia Proudfoot Carroll St. Bartholomew’s Hospital Patrick Proudfoot John Bostock Greenwood Miles Pollock Hatton-garden Mr. Greenwood Waddington Chadwick J. A. Bostock St. Bartholomew's Hospital Eliza Proudfoot Central Criminal Court Payne Tash-street Gray's Inn-Lane

Alleged outrage in Hypr Parx described by a woman

A young Bermondsey servant Jane Rogers claimed a dark complexioned man assaulted her near Hyde Park corner on the one arch bridge. She was thrown into the water and rescued by Carter. Police are investigating amid some doubts about her account. A separate Thames drowning case at Waterloo Bridge is reported with inquest details and a verdict of found drowned. Also news notes the loss of her Majesty's ship Fairy, a surveying vessel, in a recent storm with the midshipman son of Sir Charles Adam aboard.

Humane Society Jane Rogers No. 1 Griffith’s Bermondsey Kensington Waterloo-Bridge Thames Mears Myers Waterloo-stairs Tower-street Pincher Middlesex Carter Surrey York Waterloo Road Fairy Harwich Charles Adam

Working Classes Life Insurance and Fire Protection Society

An early prospectus outlines a self supporting Society led by H G Boldero and others to aid moderate earners, especially workers, with life insurance and property protection from fire. It offers insuring tools and gear from £10 upwards with quarterly premiums, plus life sickness provision, old age annuities, and child endowments. Prospectuses available at offices and agents.

H. G. Boldero E. L. Bulwer John P. Beavan James Bourdillon Duncan Campbell

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