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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 06, 1847
Page
2
Reports from Paris and London depict worsening subsistence pressures as grain costs rise and markets strain. Contemporaneous dispatches note Franco British tensions, Guizot Normanby reconciliation, Tunis threats, Spain's ministry reshuffle, and broader European unease about war, finance, and uncertain alliances.
On Monday between two and three o clock a fire broke out at the Fever Hospital King's Cross near Battle Bridge. Flames erupted through the nurses ward roof. attempts to evacuate patients succeeded for the most part though some beds and furniture were damaged by water and removal. Fire brigades led by Mr. Braidwood fought the blaze but could not fully extinguish it. The origin was traced to a defective grate. Insurance covers the damage at the Went of England Office. In a separate Thames Tunnel Company meeting at Radley's Hotel, Hawes chaired a report lamenting poor patronage and prospects for selling the tunnel to a railway company as the facility sits in a degraded state.
Leeds police received notice of a bold Friday robbery on the Middleton Collieries road near Bellevale. James Heald, employed by Rev. Mr. Brandling, carried £117 108 in gold, five ten pound notes, and £5 in silver when three assailants attacked him, beating him nearly senseless and seizing the bag. Haward is offered for the apprehension of the trio.
Laments from Galway papers detail severe destitution in Oranmore and Ballinacourty with 34 starved deaths since December. A letter from Loughrea cites government blame and soaring prices, while Repeal Association activity and Irish relief efforts are described as waning amid financial strain.
An inquiry into alleged negligence by local relief officers concluded that Mr. Harrison and a fellow officer bore no fault. The commissioner found the evidence showed they and those they aided suffered from an improper tale and advised renewed applications for relief before the board of guardians.
Despite vast funds raised for Ireland relief a Lady recently contributed 200 pounds to the Strangers' Friend Society. The gift supports visiting and relief for the sick poor in London and nearby towns, aiding their own homes.
A long miscellany reviews Ole Bull’s Bologna breakthrough tale of genius and hunger inspiring a concert rise, with vestiges of Thackeray and Beckett critiques. It also surveys English and European authors pay, publishing practices, and literary culture, deeming England underpays but rewards with bold publishment, while France and Germany lag in author incomes.
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