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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 14, 1843
Page
3
A damaged OCR fragment shows partial words and unclear context with no clear event, names, dates, or locations readable enough to summarize a distinct news item or notice.
A violent thunder storm swept through the Sutton area with hail and high winds. Lightning struck near Prestbury and damaged three houses on High Street, yet no residents were reported seriously harmed.
A large cow belonging to Lord Dunsany escaped at Smithfield and charged through streets trampling people and animals. Police constable 180 was injured, a pig was killed, and Dr. Metcalf of Blackhall Street lay in serious condition. The beast wrecked storefronts before a smith killed it with a sledge hammer to its forehead.
Reports claim government rejects altering church laws in Scotland while Glasgow and Edinburgh see public gatherings of schismatics and a violent attack nearby. Middlesex notes recount canal assault, a near-fatal throat wound, and the sensational murder of an elderly woman by her son, with relentless pursuit by authorities.
Literary Chronicle notices the third and fourth volumes of Frederick the Great by Thomas Campbell. It lauds the biography and war details, highlights amusing extracts on indecencies of French officers at Berlin and court life, and praises Campbell's language for engaging reading. The account recalls sieges and winter hardships at Rothkretcham with Frederick’s witty command to prevent damage.
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