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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 19, 1840
Page
2
An emergency aboard the vessel ends with the crew mastering the situation after an engine stoppage and a swift rescue of a passenger half a mile astern. Captain Hosken earns high praise from delighted travelers for exemplary conduct during the ordeal. The report also covers grim foreign dispatches and a Buenos Aires tragedy with executions and political persecution under Rosas.
The Humane Society held a general meeting noting life-saving acts by individuals including Arthur Assett and James Wickham. Honorary and bronze medals were awarded to several rescuers and ship personnel, with discussions on preventing ice danger in parks and rewarding firemen. a committee was assigned follow-up.
Birmingham police captured a gang later identified as forging Bank of England notes in Henry Street. Officers found a working press and plates, with three suspects, including a woman, committed for trial at the next assizes after detailed examination.
A literary column reviews a spread of inexpensive guides for housemaids grooms cooks and ladies maids praising their usefulness and portability. It also discusses The Celtic Language and a five act tragedy Glencoe by Macready approval, plus a long anecdote about Rattlebones and Pipkins with village mischief and a grim prank that ends with reconciliation.
A historical column lists pensions granted between June 1839 and January 1840 charged on the civil list, including Sir John Newport with £1000 for long public service, and recognitions for Hannah Aldridge and others. It reports an infant education bill, a York stage coach advertisement from 1706, and notes on treks, fraud weights, and a railway accident with the Eastern Counties line.
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