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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 19, 1840
Page
6
The piece analyzes the evasion of purchase money by a chancery court, arguing the buyer gains the estate and its value while others sustain the cost. It questions borrowing at five percent and notes timber value and accretion as part of the profit.
The article notes that the forty seven translators of the authorized Bible, including Henry Saville, were eminent English theologians but few are listed for general literature. It highlights that their names show mainly religious scholarship rather than broader literary contributions.
A mournful lyric describing a mother’s death and a child’s grief on a warm day. The speaker consoles a child, recalls the mother’s struggle with illness, and imagines the sainted mother now at home with the heavenly throne. The verses urge reverence, faith, and memory.
In Elstree near Edgeware Road a large crowd harassed Mrs. Harris, mother of eleven and pregnant, as she walked home. She was roped of a half sovereign, fainted, and a man fled. John Beaumont, 27 or 28, was seized and identified. the magistrates fined him five pounds for common assault and ordered two months hard labor in Milbank prison, after his prior felony conviction.
James Taylor admitted to killing his wife after discovering her elopement with a lodger. He planned to shoot the man and then himself, but the gun burst. he also attempted to cut his throat. An inquest returned a verdict of wilful murder and he was sent to Devizes for trial.
In a Richelieu district trial a shoemaker named Henry Thompson faced charges of feloniously cutting and wounding Elizabeth Humphrey after a late evening walk. Witnesses testified to his erratic state. medical experts described him as humane yet unstable. The jury found him not guilty by reason of insanity and ordered custody pending Her Majesty's pleasure.
Attorney Al Geach sought bail for Frost’s indictment at Guildhall with a solicitor opposing over two days’ notice and indemnity limits. Alderman Gibbs overruled objections and admitted bail. The other section reports a fatal steamboat accident near Greenwich where a boat and several passengers were lost. Captain Fairbairn faces a manslaughter verdict.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a court notice style with references to ladies and gentlemen and numbers. The legible portions indicate a comparison or counting scheme tied to gender terms, likely a scheduling or eligibility rule. No clear names, places, dates, or actions emerge.
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