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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Nov 20, 1847

Page

5

Giant Mushroom And Ghostly Railways In Old Times

A two foot circumference giant mushroom was gathered in a meadow near Widemarsh Street. Reports describe railway tunnel accidents near Stockham with a haunting tale of a ghostly pickaxe and a powder can discovered after a rescue. Other items note a long-lived man, a canine transformation, a sensational Hamburg execution, editorials, peas in November, and a cat mothering rabbits among quirky rural anecdotes.

Williams Widemarsh Street

Literary legal clashes and public notices recap

A dense report details multiple 19th century court actions including a verdict for damages in a musical plagiarism case, a Surrey Review editor dispute over payments, a Maltese will legality question, and various petty crimes and parish matters. Included are trials of Frere, Keating, and Mornington-related cases, with police reports from Guildhall to Lambeth.

Trial Without Counsel Leaves Defendant Barely Represented

In a marked legal ordeal Neal’s case unfolds with retained counsel Ballantine absent at trial. The judge declines court aid, the defense laments fees and nonappearance, and Mr Meller offers to defend though knowledge lags. Trial proceeds, defendants urged to plead guilty, then acquitted on grounds of insufficient evidence and conflicting testimony.

Woolwich Wesalee Jefferson Byles Serjeant Talfourd Justice Cresawell Tusspar Henavp Lear Banco Foreign and Colonial New Quarterly Review Thi Review Worthington Trinsity College Cambridge Powell Heraud Review Mr. Powell General Proprietora Rale Wehestminethe County Court Wepneana Webster THE Ean. Oy Moanixarox D. C. Moylan W. Webster Earl of M Ton Mivart’s Earl of Mornington Lord Mornington Edward Layton Mivart Mornington Mivarre Wintt Weil Debs Costa Decemb Moxpiz Azsixox Coumist Serjeant Adams Cotri Bealt Barrat Edward Dx Neal Ballantine Gene Man Chancel Payne Mr. Meller Gality William Augustus Ghislin George Ghislin Martin Hansell Timm Ghisline Gregory Ghislins Tarving Ouf Timm and Co Ohicanrely Jardine Bow Street Trenlemon Richards

Marlborough Street theft case before Mr Bingham

Daniel Sullivan, a boy, stood charged with stealing a bundle of cigars worth 16 from Elizabeth Fowther of Castle Street Regent Street. She testified seeing him crawl from behind the counter with the cigars. he fled when discovered and later threw cigars toward her son. Sullivan claimed a man gave him the cigars to deliver to Portland Street. He was committed for trial.

Southware Robert Ede Susan Ede Lemuel Jackson Cotringham Charles Downs Catherine Greenwood Abe Collier'a Rents Southwark Ebout Jamey Winterbottom Jackson Marlborough Stedit Daniel Sullivan Bingham Elizabeth Fowther Castle Street Regent Street Ita Orford Street Blake

Foreign newspapers entering Russia next year list

The Russian post office publishes the list of foreign newspapers allowed to enter next year totaling six hundred six. It breaks down into one hundred fifty six German, one hundred three French, forty five English and two Polish titles. The report notes other items including Gallicia land value and a history of a local Essex inquiry into an attempted murder with details of a woman named Mary Cressy Challis and her assailant, Henry Charlie, who is held on two charges.

England Malta Antonio Micallef Courts of Justice Forether Mals Thie Point Dyer Thie Phillimore Somerville Stanley Bernet H. Jenner Fost Micallef Marylebone Tuxtare Mary Anne Riley Mr. Hickman Lincoln's Irierds Anne Simone Anne Simons Ballantine Hickman Simons Anne Day Ainve Anne Simons Ibs White Brown Prosecutora Humphreys Mr. Stinton Clarkton Stinton Marshall Mr. Marshall Hollen Street Graball Anne Simona Argyll Street Phillip Broughton Central Criminal Court Moses Phillips Phillips Denia Callaghan George Yard Whitechapel Hoapital Ano Weaver Abe Vann Rorgine Ax Emily Taylor Richard Harvey Kingsland Road Mary Frederick Taylor Hody Ball Twicle Sho Bruless Sam Jackson John May Mary Wall Jane Kearney Ellen Harrekan St. John’s Waterloo Road St. George's Parish Srse Mary Wallach Harregan Kearney St John’s Burial Ground White Lamb Peter Street Mary Wail Cottingham Anderson May Cotingham Lambeth Thomas Mary Ann Simpson Edwards Stepney Green Carch Edwarda Passera Base Cole Apatsha Southwark Campbell P Division Police Kidderminster Dawick Ed. Warde Tomlin Edwarde 63D Regiment Tospector Yates M Dmainn Commission Era Russia Poat France Thomas Gibson County of Essex Walthamstow David Adame Andersos Mary Cressy Challis Paat Howe Hedge Divison Lowes Uford Slalloy Witacoups

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