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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 16, 1855
Page
6
Miss Morris endured five years of anxiety after her engagement to the defendant dissolved without formal break. The jury awarded £90 to the plaintiff after arbitration by mutual friends, with the defendant paying the sum to settle the dispute despite prior defending claims.
Louisa Harrison surrendered for trial on perjury charges in a case involving a man named Mallett previously sentenced for robbery. The Recorder doubted the theft occurred and the jury returned Not Guilty. Separate items include a betting-linked forgery case and a wholesale fraud involving falsified book sales to noblemen and pawnbrokers, with an eighteen month hard labour sentence.
Charles William Winchel Bevan 33 a secretary at the Deposit and General Life Assurance Company faced multiple indictments for misappropriating company funds. Evidence showed he used a 201 17s 6d cheque to pay personal debts and kept back larger sums from six reassurances. Not Guilty verdict returned after a long trial period, with further charges pending consideration.
Directors reduce minimum discount rate from 4 percent to 3 1/2 percent, with current rates for first class bills at 3 to 3 1/2 percent. Console Market falls about a quarter percent as realisations rise. Paris declines aid the market while railway shares show mixed activity and Bank shares remain supported. Green fruit demand fair oranges down Lisbon parcel sold public sale lower lemons rise on reduced stock.
King decrees suppression of 384 monasteries affecting 5598 people including 4125 monks and 1473 nuns 863 monks and 1699 nuns remain after suppression pension 500f per life for those displaced. Also telegraphic link Ferara Bologna announced and other notes on stamps and theater openings.
Fragmentary clipping notes a Saturday evening item with unclear details and missing names or events. The readable text provides no concrete actions, places, or persons to establish a full report.
Lord Raglan dispatches confirm a French attack that captured the White Work and the Mamelon after a day of intense action. The notice praises the bravery of French and allied troops with casualties not yet known.
The Merald reports intelligence received by electric telegraph that Rear Admiral Boxer has died at Balaklava from cholera.
A Daily News report describes a grim San Domingo scene as General Pelletier Aybar and Ruiz are sentenced to death for conspiracy. A mournful procession, grace pleas to Vice-President Regla Mota, and a 3000-strong guard precede the execution, halted by a pardoning proclamation.
Prince Albert inspected Alder shot works yesterday then the Queen and Princess Royal attended a Duchess of Kent evening party. Berlin letters warn the King of Prussia's health is gravely alarming. Lord Mayor's Paris police driven promenade caused a demonstration at the Palais de lIndustrie.
In the House of Lords yesterday the Bishop of London withdrew a motion concerning Metropolitan burials after learning the subject was under government consideration.
The debate centers on Russia and Turkey with Mr Disraeli arguing Black Sea risks and Danube strategies. Ministers and MPs including Cobden Barrett and Sir J Graham weigh neutrality, fortifications, and terms for a peaceful settlement amid calls for clearer postwar plans.
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