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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 22, 1843
Page
7
Reports detail a catastrophic explosion aboard HMS Camperdown with decks scorched by fire and passengers injured. Witnesses describe officers and crew fighting fires, caring for wounded including several women, and a coroner's inquest into the deadly blast.
A Royal Navy court of inquiry found that the death from concussion aboard HMS Camperdown resulted from an explosion during a royal salute. Eyewitnesses testified that salt boxes and rockets were in their customary positions and that proper precautions were observed, with no negligence attributed to any aboard.
Dennis Ryan, a 15 year old, reappears before Mr Long on charges of attempting to stab police constable Knapp. Testimonies allege police brutality and harsh treatment of the boy and his mother in the Cleveland Street court, with the charge ultimately dismissed. Separate bankruptcy judgment suspends Abraham Crossfield’s certificate for three years, citing improper money lending and mismanagement as a money-scrivener and solicitor.
A massive explosion at Johnson and Pinchin turpentine works in Back Road St George's in the East destroys the factory, damages river arches, injures firemen, and disrupts Blackwall railway. flames spread to stores and nearby buildings as magistrates and police respond.
A notice boards along the line announce trains would restart today but none had carried passengers yet. A few empty carriages used the unsafe section, and readers urge the directors to inspect the dilapidated arches before public travel resumes. The line appears very unsafe at this spot.
A Saturday morning blaze at Messrs. Johnson and Pinchin’s oil, turpentine, and varnish warehouses on New Road, St. George's East, destroyed buildings and stock valued at about £20,000. No lives lost though several firefighters were injured. three railway arches under the Blackwall line were damaged but trains resumed after assessment.
Charlies Filder a brass chaser, in custody since the 5th inst, appeared at Bow Street bar for a third examination on charges of repeated loitering near Sir R Peel’s Whitehall gardens residence. Police inspector had traced relations and associates. remarks implicated him in discontent with government and Ireland. He was remanded to Tothillfields prison for a week.
A six horse drawn stone truck unloaded at the Royal Exchange led to a gray horse escaping, falling into a cellar and dying within twenty minutes. A five year old boy leapt from a second floor in Oxford Street after a household fire flare and was saved by a passerby. A Serpentine river drowning shows bystander apathy and calls for rope flotation devices. A young woman breaks shop windows in Cheapside and faces a harsh restraint order after threats. a Toulouse sculptor’s house collapse endangers residents. a Paris boat crew flee danger but resume their journey.
A clipping touts Stirling Bees' Essence as universally effective. It claims unanimous medical support for cures in difficult diseases and notes many doctors publicly use the remedy in unlabelled bottles as a safe, unfailing treatment.
A detailed promotional notice for Lucas on Manly Health by C. J. Lucas & Co. offering a guide to sexual health, marriage fitness, and restoration from debility induced by indulgence. It lists London and nationwide bookshop availability, educational aims for parents and guardians, and a required consultation fee of one pound.
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