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Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Jan 06, 1844

Page

2

Perjury case ends in acquittal for defendant at Bow Street

In a partial trial at Bow Street, Mrs. Phillipe was found not guilty of suborning perjury. Witnesses testified that police constable Rolla and others saw the defendant at chambers belonging to Mr. Price, with discrepancies over duties and payments. The recorder criticized the conduct of prosecutors and police witnesses in cross examination.

Mr. Price Robert Rolla Homan Acton Mr. Charnock Price Middleton Bow-street Inkpen Dehtors’ Court Het John Acton Louisa Congreve Recorder

Paris and Madrid Dispatches on New Year Observances and Spanish Cortes

The Foreign Intelligencer reports New Year ceremonies at the Tuilleries with high attendance by diplomats judges and officials. It notes M Sauzet’s election as president of the Chamber of Deputies and ministerial gains, rising bread prices, and Paris earthquake shocks. Spain moves to dissolve the Cortes with Isabella II’s decree, while Portuguese and Italian reports cover unrest, diplomacy, and colonial rivalries.

Tuilleries Corps Diplomatique Paris M. Seuset Chamber of Deputies M. Guizot M. Sauzet M. Dupin Merabere Chamber of Peers M. de Pontecoulant Duke de Broglie Messrs St. Marc Girardin Nizard Desmousseaux de Givre Bignon Baumen Hebert Channel Isles Bourbon Diego Saurez Madagascar Algiers Patagonia Cape Horn Falkland Islands Mauritius France Cape of Good Hope England India Africa Marquesas Otsheite Nossi-Béy Otaheite Sandwich Islands New Zealand Indian Ocean Nosse Bey National Spain Maria Christina Maria Christina Isabella Ir Council of Ministers Madrid Infante Louisa Courrier Francais Rome Gonzales-Bravo Cortes Senate Isabella II M. Gonzales Bravo Ayuntamientos Espectador Eco Progress Party Asturias Gijon Count de Revillagigedo M. Castor Canedo Caceres M. Olozaga Ceclaron Portugal Iriarte M. Carrasso Espartero Catalonia Phare Bayonne Figueras Lasauca Prim Baron de Meer Barcelona Ametler

Treaty licences for Russian ships to search under 1841 accord

Notices from St Petersbourg and Danube frontier report the first Russian licence to English cruisers under the 1841 treaty to search and detain merchant ships flying Russian colours suspected of slave trade, with licences drawn in multiple languages and a shared signal. Also noted are Danube Bosnia conspiracy arrests, Polish propaganda traces, and a Ragusa earthquake update plus a Paris news item about a physician’s servant theft and alleged motives.

Marche Aux Fleurs Lisgox Senor Olozaga Portugal Castello Branco Lisbon Oporto Coimbra Linton Warspite Prazeres Hospital of Saint Joseph Rosamberg Duke of Brunswick France Don Carlos Spain Rosambers Court of Assizes Russian Board of Admiralty Danube Bosnia Braila Caelsrhue Knapp Hamburg Ragusa Gazette Des Tribunaux Rue du Temple

Fires in London 1843 and Coal Whippers Act Regime

A 1843 fire report from the London Fire Establishment notes 901 alarms with 29 large fires causing 40 buildings lost and cites major blazes at Rolls and Gunstone Old Kent Road and Toppings wharf Greenwich. It outlines causes, especially careless servants, and praises police aid. Also covered are the Coal Whippers Act implementing registry, penalties, and port scope, plus plans for a Royal Exchange thoroughfare and income tax appeals in London.

East India East India Company W. S. Clarke Loudon London Fire Establishment Watling Street Braidwood Messrs J. Rolls Gunstone Kent-road Mark's Leicesterplace Greenwich Topping’s Wharf St. Olave's Church Watson's Telegraph Turpentine Rotherhithe Golden Lion Bexley-beath Pinchin and Johnson St. George’s-in-the-Eoat Newberry’s Fetter-lane Limehouse Wapping Westminster St. Martin’s Court Candle Manufactory Paradise Street Lambeth Brahmah Pimlico Coal Waterers Government of Coal Whippers Coal Whippers’ Register Coal Whippers London London Bridge Gravesend Jackson Prince Albert Loxpoy Basinghell Street Cripplegate

Provincial Halifax Heroines Workwomen Case in Huddersfield

In Huddersfield magistrates court the first prosecution under Lord Ashley’s new law banning women from mines was heard. J W Moorhouse coalpit owner faced fines after four girls aged 12 to 17 were found working as harriers at Lidgetton, despite prior warnings. Evidence showed the girls’ employment and Moorhouse’s alleged resistance. Judgment imposed five pounds per girl, total twenty pounds plus costs.

Halifax Lord Ashley Guildhall Huddersfield J. W. Moorhouse Wooldale George Haigh Almondbury Lidgetoit Harriers Hannah Moss Elizabeth Moss Nancy Goldthorpe Mary Senior Haigh Mr. Floyd Moorhouse Bradley Holmfirth Joseph Greenwood Mr. Moorhouse Flood Northern Hospital Cassidy White Jones Michael Ennissey Woods Manchester Duke of Bridgewater Wardley Lane Little Hutton Isaac Matts Robert Bradshaw James Stephenson Stephenson Stutter Swan Inn Worsley Stocks Bradshaw and Matts Manchester Guardian

Funeral of Valentine Maher M P at Thurles churchyard

The remains of Valentine Maher M P were removed from Turtulla house to Thurles churchyard for burial in the family vault. The procession drew a long train of carriages and locals closed shops in mourning. Clergy attended and tenants dressed in scarves. the scene described as solemn and imposing. The piece notes Maher’s will and codicil leaving £5,000 a year in land, £7,000 stock, and £1,000 to charities, with annuities passing to the crown.

Fourerat Turtalla Thurles Tipperary Free Press Tipperary Fox-Hounds Valentine Maher Maher Nicholas Maher Major Lidwell Arthur Hume Dawnon-street Dublin Kingstown Dalkey William White Kilmainham Skibbereen Macroom James Moody John Limrick Lionel J. Fleming Michael Gallwey James Redmond Barry O'Driscoll Samuel Townsend Henry Townsend John Notter Richard Townsend Thomas Somerville Henry Beamish John Gore Jones R.M J. Jones Seriatim Bantry Cork Kilkenny Clonmel Tipperary

Small Applicant Tide Tests County Tax Office

The passage notes a limited pool of applicants this year for a county tax post, with commissioners set to conclude their duties soon after a period of impartial handling of taxpayer concerns under the income tax regime. The tone reflects a formal public service proceeding and anticipated leadership change.

Robert Peel

Verdict of Manslaughter in Essex Case

The jury, after four days careful investigation, find that Joseph Clark died from a kick or blow by Simon Viall of Middleton-hell, Essex. They return a verdict of manslaughter against Viall. A rumor says Viall has absconded. Ipswich Express.

Rochester Henry Winter George Bassett Chatham George Davis William Gladdish James Smith Jacob George Bryant David Harden New Brompton Winter Chatham Dock-Yard Hook Chatham Parish Bassett John Hurrell Brompton Defendant John Morgan Sudbury Joseph Clark Simon Viall Middleton-hall Cross-street All Saints Viall Middleton-hell Essex Mr. Viall Ipswich Express

Scotland Scheme for Erecting Five Hundred Free Church Schools

In Edinburgh Witness report the Free Church scheme led by Mr McDonald aims to build 500 schools. £50,000 is to be raised, with £20,000 already secured. Greenock Glasgow visits boosted donations as McDonald plans Edinburgh trip next week, urging local support for the national Christian project. Anti-Rook League notes a meeting at Dumfries to curb crow damage and crow depredations with a 2d subscription per person toward the cause.

M‘donald Free Church Greenock Glasgow Free Mc Donald Edinburgh Witness Dumfries Nithsdale Dumfriesshire Robert Peel Galloway Register

Trade and Manufactures to Portugal and Brazil

A summary of ten year trade data with Portugal Madeira Azores and Cape Verde from 1831 to 1841 shows shifts in British and Irish exports, cotton and linen goods, butter and cheese, hardware and cutlery, and a note that 1841 exports lag 600,388 below 1840. Also discusses British refined sugars to the Caribbean, rising Brazilian duties on British goods, and general trade and railway property trends.

United Kingdom Portugal Madeira Azores Cape de Verde Islands Great Britain Wisa 3 Islands Spain Balearic Islands France Gibraltar Etey Lucar Brazil Cuba Three Kingdoms West Indies Mauritius Liverpool West India Liverpool Times Brizil Rio England Hamamen Holstein Lower Elbe Holstein and Meck Meck Eider Husum Vetches Beruix London Hanaure Hamburg Ditto Stockholm Grantley Berkeley M.P Trinity Board Christchurch Bay Hampshire Christchurch Ledge Exmeck Duchy of Brunswick Duchy Brunswick Ammensen Trimsaran Carmarthenshire Welchman Globe Braithwaite Poole Liverpool Dock Committee London and Birmingham Manchester Grand Junction London and South Westerns Manchester and Burtons Leeds Midland North York North Midlands Great Westerns Great Western Manchester and Leeds London and South Western North Midland Glasgow and Greenock Bolton Bury Lonpox Metal Manker

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