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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 11, 1846
Page
6
The meeting voices calls for free trade as laborers recount hunger and forced confinement in workhouses. A speaker condemns Poor Laws after a labourer and his family endured eleven months apart and desertion charges. Petition proposals circulate for House of Commons action.
The Commissioner faults the Poor Law for inflexibility between town and country. In Dunfanaghy the union costs exceed the aid provided, with one pauper costing £500 annually due to residents’ refusal to enter workhouses. Begging thrives, no vagrant act exists, and meals in unions are criticized for quantity and quality. The system corrupts local government but could aid order if paired with supervision. Rumors of Corn Law repeal and Income Tax rise circulate among ministers.
The Central Criminal Court reopened after adjournment with the Recorder and city authorities present. The first case involved John Heavisd a charged with ill treating a boy aboard the Nunez, including rope blows and coal injuries. The jury found him not guilty, and the boy’s indentures were cancelled with the captain’s consent.
A man named Robert Thompson was brought before the Lord Mayor at Mansion House charged with stealing a banker's receipt for £120 connected to forty shares in the British and Irish Union Railway. Witnesses described the exchange at the Hall of Commerce and the ensuing pursuit, with financial losses and questions of authority.
The Common Law courts reopen with arrears totaling 405 across Queen's Bench Common Pleas Exchequer. Improvements noted in Queen's Bench lists. A half-term lag for new trial rules may shrink arrears. first new trial rule moved in Hilary term.
A priest killed another at the De Girolamini church in Naples by slitting his throat with a razor last month. The assailant was surprised in the act and arrested on the spot. The motive remains unknown.
A royal warrant issued to promote non commissioned officers and soldiers for distinguished service. It outlines cash gratuities up to 20 while serving and up to 20 for regiment discharge, silver medals for select men, and rules for good conduct pay, pensions, and free discharges. It details eligibility by rank, years of service, and presence in regimental records, with safeguards on misconduct and defaulters.
A lively Haymarket review praises Mr. Welter's Crickes with Ferret as Caleb Phiommer and Buck-toneviel in Willy Siewung, while Jessy Lisa captivates with Dat and other leads. The piece also discusses Jenny Lind’s London plans, signings, and a heated dispute with Mr. Bunn over English-language appearances, with letters and royal intervention hinted. The report notes other theatre events and a vacation ending at the British institution Tur Brttisa Meseem.
Sporting intelligence from Tattersall's-Moxway reports a larger attendance chasing bets on the Chesser Cup with liberal odds on favorites like Spithead and The Traverser. Other notes cover harness and rail racing bets, a pedes trian race at Jem Burn's Greyhound, and a telegraph wire incident causing wildlife deaths on the Preston line reflecting a season of modest prize fights and matches.
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