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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Dec 17, 1842

Page

2

Barcelona Insurrection and Van Halen Proclamation, 1842

The report covers Van Halen's siege of Barcelona, the proclamation imposing martial law, disarmament orders, and severe penalties for arms possession. It notes 12,000 troops, arrests, and a push to suppress insurrection while awaiting English intervention and a contrast with 1840 reception.

Eet Barcelona van Halen Don Antonio van Halen Sarti Murphe Castaneda Peracamps Rat Corps d'Armée Duke of Victory Bargelonare National Guards of Ateraganes Catalonia Monjuich Sarrina Trelesrarnic Perricnan Formidable Cyclops Gassendi Port Vendres Oie

The Colonies Advancing Amid Trade Recovery And Church Mission

From Sydney and Port Philip reports dated June, the colonies show improving commerce with manufactured goods up 25 to 30 percent and wheat prices firm. The Sydney Bishop Selwyn's farewell scene and vow to missionary work in New Zealand drew tears as he left with Chaplain Cotton for their new field. Mauritius notes the bank issuing new one dollar notes to replace scarce coin, with strong public reception and credit.

Sydney Port Philip Legislative Council Launceston Sydney Herald Selwyn New Zealand William Cotton Christ Church, Oxford Church of England Australia Cotton Mauritius Focal

Income Tax Appeals Hearings in the City of London

The Metropolitan reports Monday adjournment day for income tax appeals in London wards. Commissioners faced high daily attendance, over 200 cases, with many difficult to adjudicate on schedules A B and D. A notice warns appellants to stay orderly. clerks earning under 150 pounds may be discharged, but commercial travelers are not covered.

Loxpoy Aldersgate Breadstreet Castle Baynard Cordwainers Queenhithe Cripplegate Farringdon St. Andrew's Holborn St. Bartholomew's Free City of London Basinghall Street Mr. Welsh

Academy prizes and public address at Trafalgar Square

A crowded Royal Academy meeting in Trafalgar Square, chaired by Sir Martin Archer Shee, awarded medals for painting sculpture and architecture, praised living model drawing, and criticized foreign art influence and press slander while electing officers for the coming year.

Tur Royal Academy Academy Trafalgar Square Martin Archer Shee Richard Westmacott Wm. Ross A. Cooper R. Cooke H. P. Briggs Wm.Etty C. L. Hastlake Philip ‘Hardwicke D. Macline Wm. Mulready Thos. Uwins Wyon Wm. ‘Collins Edwin Landseer C. R. Leslie J M. W. Turner C. R. Cockerell John James Chaton W. T. Wetherington D. Roberta E. H. Bailey Guido Walbrook James Clarke Hook Barry, Opie Fuseli Alfred Bankley J.C. Hook John Clayton St. Stephen's Church James Harwood Alfred Gatley England Great Britain United Kingdom General Assembly Council New List Charles Barry George Jones Alfred E W. Wyon School of Painting Henry P. Briggs Charles L. Eastlake Chas Robert Leslie Thomas Uwins W. Collins W. Etty David Roberts J. M. W. Turner Kay Sir Richard Westmacott Thomas Sutton Charterhouse Carthusians Order of the Brethren Archdeacon Hale Hodgson Dra. Babbington Paul Messrs Walford, Hodson Webster W. P. Hale Blore Willie Meyer Aldersgate Street Herring Wood William Batty Edward Groom Yates R. Rowley Lord Carrington Brinp Painters’ Company John Stock Painter’s Hall Queenhithe Robarts Cambridge Heath Hackney Fletcher Edward Winslow Henry Pownall Bague R. Carpenter James Dixon Digby J. Carpenter

Man of Cambridge in 1830s mental decline and family isolation

An educated man, about 35, pursued at Charterhouse and Trinity College Cambridge, later developed paranoid delusions of conspiracies and poisoning. After medical care from 1835, he was treated at Hampstead and by family, deteriorating through 1839 with violence, seclusion, and self-destructive behavior.

Charter-house Trinity College Cambridge Aldis Sutherland Roots M‘creight Halford Mr. Broome Hampstead Upper Seymour Street Teddington Globe Water ComPanies Thames House of Commons Wandle Wakley Skinners’ Arms Hart-street Paddington Emily Churchill Mary Jackson Yorkshire London Charles Emily Adleu Emmy Churchile

Suicidal death by self-inflicted wounds in Accrington

In Accrington, surgeon Mr. Roger Rankine died by cutting the left arm’s main vein and artery with a penknife after a troubled night with alleged private matters and a troubling Haslingden business link. An inquest ruled death by insanity. Separate mill accident in Fielden and Co. injured a boy who lost his right arm above the elbow in a machinery mishap. amputation performed and patient recovering. Also brief note of a jury request for lodging costs and a Wakefield coroner scene involving Mary Oastler.

Blackburn Roger Rankine Accrington Haslingden Bannister Thomas Read Messrs. Fielden and Co Martland Messrs Fielden Paul v. Garland Wakefield Ixeuman Convecr T. Lee Indy Oe Mary Oastler

Unheard Cruelty at Lofthouse Leads to Death verdict

At Lofthouse near Wakefield a poor dying woman, enfeebled by illness, was forcibly moved by John Newton and Richard Studdard toward Wakefield on a frost night. She collapsed, was wheeled in a wheelbarrow, and left by the roadside. She later died at the Wakefield workhouse. post mortem cited stomach and bowels inflammation. Jury found natural death but condemned Newton and Studdard as highly culpable and to be punished.

Workhouse Bradford Wakefield Leeds Lofthouse John Newton Richard Studdard Studdard Newton Stanley Susan Ellis Lofthouse-gate Dickinson Ellis James Thompson James Appleyard J. Burrell Wakefield Union

Alteration of the Scotch Poor Law letter from Sir Robert Peel

A lengthy letter from Sir Robert Peel to Mr. Wallace discusses the Scottish Poor Law and the distress in Greenock. Peel explains government plans for a full inquiry, declines public funds relief, and urges voluntary contributions while noting potential shipyard work transfers to Greenock. The article also notes legal opinions on church matters, a grain-store collapse in Glasgow, a ghost chase in Jack's Brae, and Peel’s follow up with Edinburgh officials.

Robert Peel Wallace Drayton Manor Fazeley Baine Greenock Scotland Lords Commissioners of Admiralty C. Scotrish Courcil Lord Cuninghame Auchterarder Robert Ferguson Court of Session Supreme Civil Court House of Lords Inner House Lord Mackenzie Lord Fullerton Lord Jeffrey Caledonian Mercury Glascow York-street York Street Messrs. A P. Rintoul Glasgow Argus Tas Mystery Reveater Gilcumston Aberdeen R. Pee Whitehall Earl of Haddington Earl of Lincoln Edinburgh Commissioners of Woods and Forests Robert Pael

Versailles Left Bank Railroad Trial Verdict Report

The trial into the May railway disaster on the Paris Versailles line began May 22 and concluded December 10 with the conclusion that the accused bore no criminal liability. The court dismissed all charges, though the tragedy killed fifty three and left many severely injured. the case centered on engine sufficiency, placement of engines, and the train’s speed.

Chambre de Conseil Council of Administration Paris and Versailles M. Jules Bourgeous M. Bordet M. Henri Paris M. Bricogne Directeur du Matériel M.lamoniiare Versailles M. Milhau Ita M. Apian Tribunal Meudon Matthew Murray George Sevres M. Perrot de Chéxelles France Correctional Police

Desperate father threatens razor murder after ruin

A distraught man, George Radford of Roxey near Harrow, appears at Marlborough Street Police Court claiming his three children have been murdered. He admits poverty, denial of relief, and intends to end his suffering with the razor found on his person. An overseer provides temporary relief while checks are made.

Marlborough-street Tice Oliver Maltby Roxey Harrow George Radford St. James’s Dore St. James's

Aylesbury Train Derails Killing and Injuring Passengers

A serious crash on the London to Aylesbury line near Northchurch fractured an axle causing carriages to derail. The accident left a woman dead and several others seriously injured, with medical staff tending to wounded as investigators examine the faulty iron and axle design. Trust in engine driver Charles Callum and the line’s maintenance chiefs is scrutinized as inquests continue.

Aylesbury London Northchurch Berkhampstead Ens Taran T. H. Hilla Herman Oxford Age Hill Easton Tomkin Boxmoor Mary Eye Mary Bye George Hd Dungon Barker Toker Henry H. Hilder Berkhamstead Mr. Brown Mr. Whately Hilder Joseph Channell Matthew Lowe Lowe Tomlyn Erle Tran Callum John Dodd Tring Henley Station Anamt John Pemberton Charles Callum Frederick Parker Wolverton Bury Bol Come Locom Mr. Bury Massey Birmingham

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