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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 12, 1855
Page
6
The report notes possible outcomes in two major races with contenders linking Rogerthorpe and Sugar Cane. It suggests Rogerthorpe may win the Two Year Old Biennial while Sugar Cane could take the Weston Stakes.
In the Queen's Bench three actions were brought against Viscount Clifven on three £3000 bills of exchange. Separate proceedings in the Common Pleas involved John Morton and the Dramatic Authors Society over penalties for performing three plays without written consent. The jury found for the plaintiff in the copyright case, with the defendant given leave to move for a verdict in his favor.
Annabella Uphemia Preston Robertson pleaded guilty to bigamy at the Central Criminal Court. The case described her marriages in 1845 and 1654 to two men, with the Radermacher family seeking bail via her father to end further contact and for sentence to be deferred.
George Frewin, a country lad, faced a charge of unlawfully placing a chair on the South Western Railway tracks near Feltham. The jury found him Not Guilty, the judge noting the act risky but not proven willful with awareness of consequences. Frewin had been employed to scare birds and reportedly acted thoughtlessly, apologizing for the incident.
In London Thames Court and Marylebone Court, Jean Baptist Vanderhaggen and daughter Marian face charges of smuggling Brussels lace to dodge revenue. A boy and others are linked to chapel robberies and a major arson case at Mr Scott Russell’s floating battery. An alias suspect claims identity in a high-profile fire inquiry, while an MP is struck by a cab driver in Pall Mall.
A brief recap of notable items from the prior week's edition including top stories, community updates, and upcoming events. Mentions local names, dates, and places, with emphasis on timely, concise notes for readers.
Lord Panmure transmits intelligence from the Daily News detailing a night engagement near Sebastopol on May 1 2 and 4. Allies report capturing Russian rifles pits eight light mortars and 200 prisoners with French advances at Bastion No 4 and Quarantine Bastion. Russians mounted a later sortie but were repulsed.
The War Minister received telegraphic despatches from General Canrobert dated May 2 and 3 reporting a successful assault before Sebastopol. The enemy’s fortifications were stormed and held with heavy fire, eight small mortars captured, and losses expected to be below prior fears. The sorties against our counter-approach were repelled with intense cannonade and bayonet attacks on the Russians.
In a London Gazette supplement dated May 4 1855 Lord Raglan reports Omer Pasha's reconnaissance before Balaklava on April 19 with Turkish and French forces. He notes limited enemy presence, Turkish operations, and successful assault on night rifle pits by the 77th Regiment under Colonel Egerton, who was killed, along with Captain Lempriére and several wounded officers.
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