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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

May 14, 1837

Page

3

Convict Outbreak Foiled Near Woolwich and Charlton

Saturday’s dockyard escape attempt by four convicts led to a large manhunt. Beutel Dalton Wallace Bannon and Beutel seized a sentry rifle before fleeing into Charlton woods, where a coordinated pursuit by Rifle Brigade under Captain Grove and Lord George Cosmo Russell recaptured Wallace and later detained the others amid a dramatic chase through gorse and gardens.

Woolwich Charlton Thomas Maryon Wilson Rifle Brigade Royal’ Marines Spain Woolwich Dock Yard Thomas Beutel John Wallace Thomas Dalton John Bannon London Road Hanging Wood Boutel Eltham Shooters’hill Dalton Steadman Bannon Grove Wallace Underwood Furze Gorse Bentel van Diemen’s Land Ganymede Armstrong Beutel Rifles Jess George Cosmo Russell Thomas Hislop Bouiel

Colonel Crockett and a Herd of Buffaloes

A hunting party reports a thunderous dust cloud approaching as a herd of four to five hundred buffaloes races toward a grove. They take cover as the animals thunder past, a black leader bull at the front, and one hunter fires toward the charge with his Betsey at his shoulder.

Colonel Crockett Tana Poutejan Horna Betsey

Murder at Regent's Park Bar Falls On Eliza Davis

A young barmaid Eliza Davis was found murdered at the King's Head on Freedenexe Street in Regent's Park. Her throat was cut and blood spattered the bar area as the alarm was raised, with police hunting a suspicious local modeller tied to jealousy and threats.

Anyearly-Kysr Innaowants Fréedenexe Street Regent’s Park Eliza Davis Wadley King’s Head

Extensive Fires in the Metropolis Do Notable Loss of Life

Across several days London fire crews battled multiple blazes from Tooley Street to Wells Street and Houndsditch. In one Tooley Street fire a fishmonger’s lower floors burned with fatal casualties, while neighboring shops suffered water damage. A Wells Street blaze was contained with sufficient water, and a Stoney’s Lane fire killed a woman in her home. inquiries and insurers noted Sun Fire and Globe offices' involved losses.

London Fire-Establishment Tooley-street Daniel Telleman Morgan-lane Southwark Watling-street Braidwood Globe and West of England Hernebey Green Grocer Beyner Wells-street Oxford-street Cock and Heap-yard Hart Stoney’s-lane Houndsditch Tlinde Jeffery~ Square Sun Fire Office

Voyage of Philip and Joan to Weymouth 155 When Held by Storm

An 16th century fragment recounts Philip of Castile and Joan sailing from the Low Countries to Spain in 155, their fleet dispersed by a storm near Weymouth. Sir Thomas Trenchard, then High Sheriff of Dorset, hosted them and sought aid from Henry VII. A young Spaniard named Russell helped broker talks between Philip and local authorities.

Henry VII Philip Joan Castile Low Countries Spain Weymouth Dorsetshire Sirug Troochard Weyrmouth Tale Sieléer Thomas Trenchard Phiip Jinan Fhowes Trenchard Mr. Russell Thomas Anak Weolverton Phi Earl of Arundel Windsor Fortrell Trenchard Sir Thomas Young Russell Levine Henry VIII Ion Mud Ely Saintis

Perjury trial and convict removals at Central Criminal Court

Central Criminal Court sessions opened with high procedure. Louisa Ivory faced perjury charges stemming from a case against Mr. Spicer of the Grapes, Seven Dials, with a verdict of acquittal after lengthy testimony. Removing convicts to hulks for transport to New South Wales followed, including life and multi-year terms, and a seven year sentence for embezzlement by Russell Tyerman.

Ségeant Arabin C. Jones Ballantine Adolphus Spicer Grapes Seven Dials Legassick Bow-street Middlesex Sessions Newgate New South Wales Thes. Jackson G. Smithers F. Ware J. Wright M. A Bracy W. James E. Baiey E. Eager H Davis Geeo. Herbert Richard Edwards J. Woodcock H. Jones Mary Malony E. Wilson W. Walker Thomas Henley Mary Cunningham H. Taylor G. Jones J. Burnham J. Coppin J. Osborn G. Spenser David Sawyer R. Brede Cors. Connely Guillen A. Connolly W. Heath J. Edmonds T. Johnson J. Geuge J. Wilsop J. King R. White Samuel Brown W. Hutchinson Violet Alexander C. Shepherd M. Stewart A. Murray Margaret Halstead E. Delany Margaret Green Julia Crawley Jane Gill Hanna Hawkins Isabella Hide M. A. Calvert M. A. Barnard M. Safforn Ann Ryder B. Henry Eliza Jacques Louisa Graham Ann_Roske Lacey Connor A. Jardine Ann Gray J. Conan Shad Cave J. Clark J. Wilson J. Smith J. Shute J. Verables W. Horne J. Mundley John Kerr Gale J. C Todd J. Epps T. Davis W. Yates J.T. Higgins W.appleton A. Davis P. Neal SN. Fielder W. Jackson J. Sear J. Brown G. Smith W. Smith W. Wilson T. Jordan Wm. Green E. Harris E. M.quillen Washington Yarrold Russell Charles Tyerman Samuel Hallen

Medallion of Napoleon and other oddities described

The piece discusses a French medal of Napoleon surrounded by portraits of marshals, notes likeness to monkeys especially Ney, and suggests rival work by Mr. Bate. It moves to a scene of a young pickpocket and a grim room with an old Jew, then reports a remarkable eye surgery by Dr. Scudder saving a girl's eye using magnets and forceps. It ends with whale news from North Shields and distress aboard the Grenville Bay and Dee, detailing scurvy, fatigue, and recovered crew.

Bate Dodger Scudder New York Star Furteen North Shields Grenville Bay Davis’s Straits Bay Stromness George Ringrose A. Sinclair Dee

The Humourist and Practicals of Stephen Satterthwaite

A lively reminiscence on Stephen Satterthwaite, a master of pranks in English country houses. The piece recounts his clever tricks on guests, the Major O Callahan incident, signs swapped, distressed housemates, and the wide circle of victims who could not avoid his schemes.

Return of Rfr Gillce for Huddersfield in Parliament

Nominations for Huddersfield after the death of Mr Blackburne drew large crowds and strict security. Richard Oastler led Tory supporters with Edward Ellice opposing, as polling showed Ellice 340 to Oastler 290 with 630 voters casting ballots.

Blackburne Robert Thomas Robinson Eags Queen Square William Stocks Richard Oastler Torough Mr. Oastler England John Whitacre Weedhouse William Brook Mould Green Edward Ellice Canada Huddersfield Lancashire Cheshire Baines Trent House of Commons National Church J. R. Stephens F. Lewis Ellice Oastler Crows Inn Eilice Elice Hiwisersfeld

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