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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Jan 10, 1841

Page

3

Syrian coast occupation and Syria crisis report

The narrative covers the blockade on the Syrian coast being raised, Ibrahim Pasha's ill health and Damascus return, Mehemet Ali's actions including appointing Said Bey and Abbas Pasha as resident administrators, Mehemet Ali's demand for military readiness, and unrest in Acre Beyrout and the Syrian mountains with supplies interrupted by the new Turkish governor. It notes Sir Charles Smith’s mission via the Hydra and the ongoing moves toward returning Ibrahim and his army.

Syria Sublime Porte Echelles John Cantwnricat Marseilles Alexandria Liverpie Cairo Mecca Ibrahim Pasha Damascus Egypt Mehemet Ali Admiral Stopford Ibrahim Sir Charles Smith Hydra Marmorica Charles Liverpool Acre Beyrout Porte Lebanon Said Bey Abbas Pasha

New Zealand Island Gazette Report on Pah Mutiny and Naval Aid

June 10 1840 Bay of Islands files reveal a night report of murders at the Pah and a delay in action followed by a military response led by Captain Lockhart. A dispute over two whale boats belonging to American vessels triggered tension with Pemare’s tribe. Soldiers fired unintentionally, caused alarm, and no natives were wounded. Pomare and local natives thanked the government for protection as American captains praised timely interference.

New Zealand Russell Bay of Islands Lockhart Pemare Pah Pomare

Misery and Destitution Inquest At Lambeth In 1840

An inquest in Lambeth examined Richard Pratt and his sister found in extreme poverty in Trafalgar court. The body showed emaciation and the house was nearly empty of furniture. Witnesses described years of harsh neglect, with no parish relief sought. Verdict: death from exhaustion and exposure to cold in severe weather.

Carpenter's Arms Brook Street Lambeth Carter Surrey Richard Pratt Trafalgar Court Mary Harrison Golightly Isabella Thompson Hepburn Beadle Colonial Bank London Tavern J. Irving C. A. Calvert Corp Payne St. Sepulchre’s West Street Smithfield Thomas Arthur Sadler West-street Whitechapel Church Hemp Sheriffs of Middlesex Hicks's Hall Lodryer Freeston Air-street Regent-street George Broadhurst James Ketterby Jones’s Hotel Covent Garden George Green Alexander Prince Chapel-place Kentish-town Joseph Bebb Robert Webber Thos Bland Bedford-row Joseph Levy Southampstreet Mornington Crescent James Leslie Gerald de Conway John Meyer Anthony Leith Hay, Bart Fulham T. Brookell Charles Manners Sutton Thos. Brockell William Henry Robinson Hugh Mills Banbury West Drayton George Henry Thomas Folger Distasss Spitalfields Lord Normanby H. Taylor All Saints Mile-end Bethnal-green Messrs Stone and Kempt Spital-square Tarrant Stewart-street Gibson Graham Pitt’s Head Pitt-street Stewart Street SkrathzLps Sonoot Dzsicx Echon Somerset House All Saints’ National School Spicer-street Henry Taylor Taylor Princes-street Shoreditch R.F. Burton Hackney Road New King’s Courts Board of Guardians Newcourt Burton Totality St. Bartholomew’s Cunica Roya Exchaxce London Sir C. Wren Toplis Royal Exchange Bartholomew Lane Mary Epens Vestry St. Marylebone Churchwarden Daniell Wandle Bushy Hall Meadows Watford Board of Directors and Guardians Foster Grange Lambeth-Waalk Afr Stray Mill-street Lambeth-walk Waterloo Road West of England Watling-street Light

Fatal railway accident near Hayward's Heath

Reports from Brighton detail a tragic collapse on the London and Brighton railway at a temporary heading through a hill. A locomotive and tender were derailed by falling rock, killing the driver and stoker. several labourers were also said to be buried, with inquests pending. A separate inquest later confirmed accidental death for three men killed during engine works.

Brighton Fats London and Brighton Hayward’s Heath Momian Maria Brett Thomas Harrison Harrison Brett Ball Bank Ralph Malkin Staffordshire Carmarthenshire Evans Menachdy Llanegwad Carmarthen Vans Hampshire Springhill House James Crabb Orger St. James's Church Shirley Crabb Hull Murpers Westwood Prince’s Street Soho Inspector Beresford Metropolitan Police Robarts Beresford Eliza Grimwood Waterloo Terrace Waterloo Bridge-Road Mary Carey London Bank of Jones, Loyd, and Co Court of Chancery Scotland Beverley Reading Robinson Robertson Porstmouth EmerTz Sporkmen Hampshire Telegraph

Desperation A Narrative Founded On Facts

From Colburns New Monthly comes a vivid extract set in 17th century London. A troubled man named Figgins seeks refuge in a cellar with oyster-seller Mrs Brawley, faces a murder confession, and a dramatic vow of mercy and risk amid fogbound streets. The scene blends grim fate with sharp dialogue and urban grit.

London Monmouth Street Monmouth-street Figgins Matar Mrs. Brawley Kean Pesc Stentor Colburn New Monthly

The Pooka and Irish Folklore in Hall’s Ireland

Tales recount the Pooka, a malignant shapeshifter of Irish myth, often a horse or bull, who lures riders to mischief and danger. Narrative fragments describe its lair near Galtee More, eerie lake phenomena, and repeated anecdotes of unlucky humans escaping doom by wit or luck, preserving legends from Hall’s Ireland.

Tuckhold Bantry Murdher Len Galtee Mountains Galtee More Dawson's Seat Clonmel Frairyhill Dawnon Glen Aherlow Jerry Deasy Ballyvourney Jerry Blackguard Curragh O' Kildare S. C. Hall Ireland

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