Fragmentary notice with garbled names and places
Unreadable OCR fragment mentions several partial names and terms. unable to identify a coherent event, person, or location. Likely a damaged local item with missing details.
10 Jul 1842
Page 1
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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 10, 1842
Page
1
Unreadable OCR fragment mentions several partial names and terms. unable to identify a coherent event, person, or location. Likely a damaged local item with missing details.
A scrambled OCR fragment hints at a mall incident or miscommunication at West Gate involving a market area. No clear names, dates, or places are readable. The fragment suggests confusion or a mistaken reference to a sale or event occurring near a mall, with no actionable details.
A late 19th century editorial blasts juvenile plots to pistol Queen Victoria, arguing for harsh corporal punishment as a deterrent. It warns that Clemency fails and urges swift, public flogging for young offenders to restore royal safety and public order.
France and Italy section survey a swirl of election controversies and diplomatic tensions. Notes on British bribery rumors, Paris interment unrest, Ottoman protests, and Amberden moves. Added are Madrid Cortes timing, Rio de Janeiro disturbances, and London tax debates affecting fundholders. Also coverage of Damascus Jews under British protection and Anti Corn Law conference briefing with Peel.
The committee reported a Belfast late election petition compromise by two gentlemen not involving the sitting members or petitioners, noting widespread Conservative bribery and voter personation by four Monaghan men, and calling for major voter registration reforms. Also deaths and wills, a ship launch, and a plan for a metropolitan court were noted.
Court of Common Pleas at Guildhall sat Saturday for the case of Miss Anne Bailey suing James Smith, administrator of Robert Smith, for £2875 on a note tied to an I O U. Dr Bailey testified to payments and an investment understanding, leading to a verdict for the defendant after long argument.
A soldier forced a prisoner into a sentry box with a bayonet after an indecent assault. The guard commander failed proper reporting, leading to the accused’s later arrest. Bail set at £600 for both parties as deposition proceeds.
The report details the condition of Loins William Bean in Newgate noting his quiet behavior under tight confinement. He receives daily visits from Rev Carver and high officials, reads religious books, attends chapel, and defends his claim that the pistol was aimed at the ground to avoid harm. It questions the truth of his statements, mentions payments to witnesses, and notes the upcoming trial date, while confirming the Queen’s safety and resumed drives.
A Sunday forenoon near St James's Park saw a deformed youth aim a pistol at the royal carriage carrying Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, and the King of the Belgians. The gunman was seized by a bystander before police could act, questioned, and the weapon retained. officers later dismissed the report as a hoax, prompting a rapid police and political response with officials summoned to the Home Office amid a public outcry.
Police and privy council witnesses recount a humpbacked youth's attempt to shoot the Queen in St James's Park. Constable Partridge describes seizing a pistol from the boy as crowds pressed, while 15 year old C E Dassett testifies he saw the act and identified the weapon. Officers examine the old flint pistol and find powder and paper wadding.
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