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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 07, 1841
Page
3
The report notes cannon fire affecting residents as sleep and life continue beneath shells. Pepe Pazos' partner Candelaria Eckart was struck by a cannon shot on the 28th last month, dying after a serval impact. Three other deaths followed from splinters and injuries, with several lingering paradely injuries reported.
Readable fragments describe a Metropolis meeting of the Phrenology and Society with Sir George Mus on society and the Royal Society, noting discussions of investigations, Italian and Parisian connections, and aims to promote the study of music and literature through lectures and exhibitions. The report covers chairs, resolutions, and attendees amid a broader London civic scene.
A tragic accident in Sirmingham at the Cup public-house Mallbrook Street left Mrs. Snape dead after a boy of about fifteen fired a fowling-piece at her during breakfast. The weapon misfired twice, the gun exploded, and Mrs. Snape suffered severe injuries before dying at the scene. The boy, John Swan, was taken into custody as the police investigated.
In Dusty Nov 1, the new Dublin aldermen and town council gathered at William-street to elect a lord mayor. Alderman O Connell was praised as a champion of freedom, while amendments favored Sir Edward Burroughs and Sir John Power. O Connell was ultimately elected and vowed impartial justice, with Catholics admitted as freemen in the future. The ceremony featured grand robes, cheers, and a crowded street celebration.
The piece surveys reviews and snippets from various periodicals. It highlights Coburn’s New Monthly Magazine under Hood, Jerrold's tales and gags, and Priggins sausages recipe. It includes a dramatic dialogue on stage effects, a club dinner debate, Hook’s dinner prank, and Ingoldsby’s National Vanities with Paris and Seville imagery. The tone is periodical wit and literary critique.
The exchequer bill fraud saga continues with delays in examination, arrests, and ongoing treasury investigations. Rapallo and associates face remand as prosecutors outline forged bills, large sums, and systemic fraud tied to exchequer securities.
A tale recalls Theodore Hook improvising as an onstage oracle at Drury Lane during a melodrama, triggering a thunderous roar of fate and the shout Burnet For Ever. It also notes a later Haymarket incident with a wooden trumpet used to punctuate a Quaker song in Liston’s Finger-Post performance.
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