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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Jan 28, 1843

Page

7

Income tax satire and nautical notes in a late issue

A fragment from a column for curiosity satirizes an income tax and tax critique in verse and prose. It mentions petitioners and a call for a tocome tax, alongside notes on Mussoolah boats and wind whims. The piece blends humor, public finance jests, and maritime topics with literary quips.

Kingston Trial Reveals Horrific School Abuses

At Wandsworth police court a nine to eleven year old boy testified to indecent assaults by a London tradesman who ran a Surbiton and Kingston school. The case concerns a capital offence with multiple boys as witnesses, while prosecutor Paynter urged committal for trial.

Wandsworth Paynter D. E London Surbiton-house Surbiton-hill Kingston-on-Thames Witness Kingston New-town Williamson J. Gilham Mr. Paynter Gilham Oxford Street Ar. Paynter Mr. Gilham Kingston Conwall Kingston Newtown Central Criminal Cour

Clements Plans to Oppose Farnhams Nominee in Election

The report notes Mr. Clements son of a late member intends to oppose the Farnhams' chosen candidate. Both candidates are described as staunch Tories. The piece reflects local political tensions and party loyalties in the upcoming contest.

England Sinks After Hurricane Off Ostend Cape Captain Lewis Lost

Wreck reports confirm the England, a London ship owned by Ward and Son of Shadwell, foundered off Ostend after a violent gale. Captain Lewis, the chief mate Clark, and the cook survived by boarding a Dutch pilot boat. the crew of sixteen seamen and officers perished or were rescued as the ship sank in seventy eight feet of water. The vessel, bound for Sierra Leone with ballast, was not insured and wreckage was observed while the ship lay on its beam ends. The crew reached Flushing and Rotterdam safely, aided by local authorities and the Dutch pilot boat remained at the scene until the vessel disappeared. The loss marks the seventh ship for Ward and Son in eighteen months.

England Ostend Lewis London Clark River Thames Messrs Ward and Son Shadwell Flist Mats Sierra Leone Africa Eafe Downs Fairsley Beacheys Head Lewie Fairs Flushing Rotterdam Samarang Goodwin Sands Quebec Hull Franklin Bearse North

Lottery Ball at London Tavern for Licensed Victuallers' School

A Thursday night charity ball at the London Tavern Bishopsgate hosted by the Licensed Victuallers' School raised substantial funds. About 800 tickets were sold, with most attendees being ladies as dancing continued into Friday morning. The event featured prominent figures including Mr Walter governor of the Incorporated Society and Miss Walter, with Mr Keasley junior in attendance.

Victuallers’ School London Tavern Bishopsgate Street Balt Walter Incorporated Society of Licensed Victuallers Keasley Justice Williams George Cutts Chapel-treet Edgware-road John Cutts Praed-street Platt Clarkson Pine Apple Edgware Road Chapel Street Wilson Bassingham Cambridge Davis Lee Cooke John Orton Horsemonger-lane Harris Lnan Guildhall Axp Bault White Bygrove Ellis St. Andrew’s Hill Blackfriars Suzep John Thompson B. Mathews Whetstone Newgate-market Marylebone John Burke Harrison Oxford Street Newgate Mr. Long Clerkenwell Tri Taonee Ixconniar Bles Lambeth Street Danixe Burarary Romneau Janes Novy Miss Gardiner Whitechapel Miss G Thames Salton Cole Ratcliffe Highway Coar Burley-mow Tursdis Mothan Union Hall Messrs Harvey Lambeth-house West Minster-Road Mesare Gainsford Blackmoon Street

Not Guilty Post Office Letter Case at Bristol Sessions

At Bristol sessions Mary Crewe a post-office worker faced trial for opening a letter with a money order inside. The elderly prosecutor testified to observing the moistening of a wafer and reading the letter. witnesses for the defense claimed the practice was to reaffix torn wafers on other letters. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty, and the prisoner fainted during the trial. Also reported are the Marylebone vestry debates over the Scotch monument and weekly railway traffic revenues across multiple lines.

Bristol Mary Crewe Cathay Geo. Brigges Merthyr Therisoner Brigges Charles Wetherell Scorrish Marylebone Rezent Circus Commissioners of Woods and Forests Grange Hume Gomm Greenwich Northern Eastern Eastern Counties London and Birmingham Croydon Brighton Liverpool Manchester Grand Junction York and North Midland Blackwall Great Nork England Sheffield Leeds Midland Hull Selby Gloucester Edinburgh Glasgow Derby North Midland South Western Great Western South Eastern Dover

Manesty Health Promises Restoration Through Reserved Guidance

A controversial medical pamphlet by C J Lucas & Co advertises Manesty Health a guide on concealed causes of premature decline linked to solitary habits and sexual disorders. It lists extensive London and UK distribution, offers private consultations at 60 Newman Street and promises restoration through careful observation, with a £1 consultation fee and strict secrecy.

C.J. Lucas & Co London Newman-street Oxford-street Brittsin Paternoster-row J. Gordon Leadenhall-street J. Butler Medical St. Thomas's-street Southwerk C. Weaterton Parkside Knightsbridge OH. Phillips Oxford-treet Field Quadrant Regent-street Huett High Holborn J. Buckton Briggate Leeds J. Noble Market-place Hull T. Lawler Courier-office St. Ann’s Square H. Whitmore Market Street Manchester W. Howell Dale Street Liverpool J. Howell Waterlooplace Church Street Listerpool W. Wood High-street Birmingham J. Fryer Westgate-street Bath G. Davey Broad Street Bristol W. Grant Castlequare Brighton H. Guy Chelmsford W. and H. Robinson Greenside Street Edinburgh T. Price Dame Street Dublin United Kingdom Lucas New Bell Messrs. Lucas and Co Newmman-street Lannton J. . Curtis and Company Consulting Surgeons Burgess Medical Bookseller Coventry-street Haymarket Barth Brydges-street Strano Mann Cornhill Strange Paternosirrow Guest Bull-street Sawler Philip South Castle Street Manin and Co Gratton-street Bolster Cork Hewlersonu Belfast Drummond Messrs. Curtis Essex and Herts Mercury Curtis Messrs. Curtis and Company Prith-street Soho Square

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