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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 09, 1864
Page
2
A Reading court reveals that a newspaper report of a public board’s decision on a gas lamp contract is privileged. The verdict held the Mercury’s account truthful and without malice, guarding press freedom and public access to local government actions.
Legal notices describe Cullen's Executors v Johnston Thomson's Trustees and Kerr taken from court with each party paying its own expenses. It reports on Irish and Danish finance measures, sherry shipments from Cadiz, cotton experiments in Port Denison and Moreton Bay, and cotton prospects in Paraguay Natal and Greece, plus Western Australia samples.
The South Saint Ives Tin and Copper Mining Company prospectus circulates detailing a £15000 capital in 6000 shares at £2 each with 5s on application and 10s on allotment. Leases run 21 years with a 12 1/2 percent royalty. Multiple mining concerns report dividends, sales of ore, and price quotations across Cornwall and other regions, including Nova Scotia notes and Australian company meeting dates.
Central Executive Committee in Manchester notes June 25 figures showing more mills operating full time and a drop in the unemployed. Factory operatives at 288,869 full time, 80,066 short time, with 105,161 out of work. Relief distributions decline, and many unemployed seek outdoor casual work.
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