16 Jul 1843
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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 16, 1843
Page
1
A damaged newspaper segment yields partial details of a local notice. Readable items reference a time of 322 and a location near a roadway, with unclear names and actions. The fragmentary text implies formal proceedings or deadlines but lacks full context.
The debate concluded with a 243 to 164 government victory. The piece reviews major speakers, notes the shift away from party lines, praises Whig leadership and Lord Howick, and warns that continued inaction risks Ireland’s crisis and England’s prestige as the empire faces reform demands and a reduced church revenue.
The Queen will attend an Italian opera in state on Thursday the 20th with eighteen royal boxes planned and a grand royal cortège. The Philharmonic Society concert followed with royal attendance, featuring Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Other royal travel news and dispatches from Madrid, as well as details of the Belgians’ arrival and naval events, complete this crowded royal and international page.
The Queen and royal procession left Buckingham Palace for Claremont. A gig carriage fright caused by the escort led to two gentlemen being thrown into the crowd. one is reported killed and the Queen, Prince Albert, and suite were delayed briefly. The Coburgs are expected in England to visit, remaining two to three weeks.
A fire at two o clock spread through a long row of houses near Waterloo Bridge to Portland Place. The blaze, started in a printing office used by Gadsden and Percival, drew large crowds before engines from parish county and West of England brought it under control within half an hour. Loss estimated at 2 to 3 thousand pounds borne by the County fire office.
The right rev. doctor lay in state at Prior Park near Bath with a grand ceremonial display. Thousands from Bath and distant places visited the hall. the scene featured a black canopy, a raised bier, and the bishop's jeweled mitre, crozier, chalice, paten, and vestments arranged around the coffin. The solemn procession emphasized life’s uncertainty and vanities of rank.
Funeral services began at 9 am in a small chapel with strict privacy due to space limits and many applications. Clergy from distant districts attended along with four bishops, as the coffin received full episcopal rites and a Requiem Mass.
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