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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 23, 1847
Page
2
Across several towns, rioters and miners’ crowds overwhelmed markets and mills over corn prices. Special constables were sworn in as authorities intervened. in Jersey a riot at the mills led to the Riot Act being read and military ready, but peace largely held by nightfall.
Nine men were charged at the New Bailey with breaking the peace and assaulting James Hibbert Wacklyn a Salford magistrate and Francie Cox a county police officer after a Saturday melee at Crumpsall near Wacklyn’s residence. Cox was beaten and dragged, Wacklyn rode up to intervene, and the mob used improvised weapons and stones. Captured by Captain Willis’s police, the prisoners await bail with two sureties each in forty pounds.
Paris reports a hidden conspiracy plot involving twelve individuals linked to secret societies and police probes. Arrests followed a patrol at the Barriere de la Chapelle revealing bombshells and compromising papers while Neuilly security for the King and royal family was heightened with troops and sentry boxes around the palace.
In a provincial police court Haonah Ruuae faced examination over suspicion of poisoning her family of six but was released on recognizances after authorities noted a likely attempt but found no sufficient facts. Ann Staunton, accused of concealing a birth and linked to a child’s body found in a garden, was committed for trial at the next assizes. A Beeston colliery gas explosion killed seven and injured eight, with six bodies identified by name and age. coroner to hold inquest. A Worcester report details an assassination attempt on Dr Turley, a pistol shot breaking a pane and narrowly missing him, with a witness account of steps and dog alarms surrounding the incident. A mutiny in Blancchester against the Corn Laws drew Chartist opposition and a mayoral dissolution of the meeting.
Ireland's Intra Confederation Young Ireland movement shows gains with a large turnout at the Rotterdam gathering. Mr Smith OBrien and allies urged choosing between Repeal and Confederation as mobs clashed with authorities in Clare and Limerick. Reports detail disturbances, arrests, and violent incidents including a fatal shooting and a bridge collapse injuring several.
A mixed review of a three volume romance titled Literary Cheronigle and a long excerpt describes Evelyn with a diamond case, the Duke’s subtle courtship, and a dramatic interruption by Arthur Sherborne. The critique notes ornate language, moral tension, and a climactic moment as Evelyn confronts competing affections and social expectations.
The report notes the character of the aborigines and anticipates benefit from Mr B Hawse's appointment to a coronial post, praising his prior contributions to the cause and marking the proceedings as concluded. The Ragous Society meeting, chaired by Lord Ashley, discusses 16 open schools, 34 Sabbath schools, 44 buildings, 80 schools, and 4,000 children with 540 teachers, plus a juvenile refuge fund and a £200 bequest from Strut Avery. A separate item covers the annual sale of metropolis roads north of the Thames, detailing bid results for Tyburn, Kilburn, Edgware, Highgate, Hampstead, City Road, Hackney, and other routes, with prices and outcomes. A music school selection at St George's Friars presents sacred works performed by pupils, and a fire incident at Mr A Davis's factory on St Mary Axe is noted.
Avy House is described as a short dim middle aged gentlemanly figure. Footsteps are traced on the gravel walk and an active investigation is ongoing into the clatter. No cause can be assigned for the attempt.
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