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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 26, 1845
Page
5
Testimony in the Lords on Dublin and Galway rail speculation reveals irregular share subscriptions. Witnesses including Rev H Bruton and others discuss forged names, misrepresented payments, and letters enabling allotments as high as thousands of shares. General Caulfield discusses gains and boardroom attitudes toward the project amid parliamentary scrutiny.
Intelligence from Algiers dated the 16th reports Abd el Kader back in Moroccan territory with 500 to 600 horsemen, tying tribes to disrupt French control. He aims at Djehel Amour as a center for renewed attacks, promising plunder to Sahara tribes and seeking grain through Oudhde markets. foes caution against overreaction while noting Mesalic frontier tensions and Meride Soult’s Paris departure.
The King of Holland visited Woolwich on Thursday afternoon and proceeded to Mivart's Hotel for his forthcoming audience with the Queen. The Earl of Haddington greeted him with the customary honours as a Dutch government steamer of Cyclops forces arrived, signaling the royal entry and anticipation of royal engagements.
A letter to the editor discusses Mr. Hawes and Mr. Ward amid railway share concerns and potential conflicts of interest. It imagines Parliament under pressure from shareholders, questions integrity, and critiques the handling of the South Eastern Railway petition and Wray’s role. The piece cites parliamentary practice and press reports to argue for accountability and principle.
Column comments on a 1815 dispute involving Lord Strangford, Wray, and a South Eastern Railway award. The author defends Wray’s actions as a company negotiator and referee, rejects Spectator’s mischaracterization as a broad railway arbitrator, and faults press bias in framing the dispute. The piece critiques parliamentary privilege and calls for fair dealing in legal reporting.
A detailed obituary of Earl Grey of Howick Northumberland describing his death at Howick Hall at age 82, his dignified bearing, oratorical skill, and public career. It covers his family line, marriage to Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby, children including Henry George and notes on his roles as commissioner of the land tax, National Gallery trustee, Charter House governor, and Knight of the Garter. It recounts parliamentary work from opposition to reform, his stance during the French Revolution, and later offices in the Fox Grenville coalition, with emphasis on the abolition of the slave trade and constraints from the Crown on Catholic rights. It also outlines Grey’s background as part of the Grey family and the political legacy in Northumberland.
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