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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 25, 1841
Page
5
A curious column blends verse and notes from 1835 London scenes. It fuses a child listening to a shell with fossil turtle display by Dr Mantell at Northampton's soirée, plus rapid city statistics and miscellaneous reflections on Parliament duration and American parties.
The readable text hints at a rural setting with women in bonnets and robes, names like Ma and Four, and a mention of five young girls in a blockade. The fragmentary dialogue suggests domestic or social drama with modest period details and a reference to a mother and relatives.
A divorce suit on adultery before Dr Lushington reviews the libel alleging Frances Dillon slept with a stranger at Gadshill near Rochester after their 1839 marriage and a Gravesend alibi. The court weighs evidence from innkeepers against alibi theory and examines condonation, cruelty pleas, and postcharge cohabitation.
The Court of Bankruptcy examination of Francis Wakefield and Charles Wakefield resumes with the elder admitting £75,154 and the son £37,256 drawn from the firm. Sir C F Williams condemns the fraud as systematic plunder of customers, relatives, and friends, noting stock sales and misapplied funds. The case sparks calls for tougher punishment, with risks to public confidence and law reform. Also an omnibus robbery on a Paddington bus targets Mrs. Blakeman, who lost eight sovereigns and other money after a cut in her dress hid the theft.
Fire broke through the oil-draped front of a Manogati's exhibition in Pall Mall when a taper ignited oiled silk near strong lighting. The flames spread rapidly but were halted by the engines. repairs and reopening are delayed and the proprietor, Mr Marshall, is uninsured.
An advertisement lists Amies's candles with prices per pound and per packet including wax varieties waxes, coconut wax, sperm wax, sealing wax and oils. It notes items for cash at Davies's old-established Warehouse 63 St Martin's Lane opposite New Slaughter's Coffee-house.
An advertising notice promotes treatment for syphilis and related conditions by Goss and Co and other surgeons. It targets men, families, and those entering marriage, promising discreet consultation, worldwide mail service, and several medical works including The Guide of Life and Hygeiana. It lists publishers and locations in London, Edinburgh, Dublin, and notes prices and posting options.
An infirmary offers treatment for strictures urethra syphilis gonorrhoea gleets and other genitourinary diseases. Despite closure the surgeon Mr Courtenay continues free advice at his home 42 Great Marlborough Street hours eight to ten mornings seven to nine evenings Sundays morning only.
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