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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 24, 1839
Page
6
A column surveys wealth and life span with Casper’s table from Gotha and Berlin, notes on riches and poverty, and a tale of the Royal George survivors. It also inlines a comic vignette about Cael Timms and rain that creates a new corner in the bed.
A quotation from Wilds British History notes the Parliament's radical religious austerity in the Puritan era. It cites bans on amusements such as horse races bear-baiting and cock-fights, prohibition of Christmas revelries and even pies as profane, and abolition of maypoles, highlighting widespread hypocrisy in England's era.
A naval surgeon on a frigate off Africa faced a deadly fever that bred fear and despondency among sailors who believed the illness was infectious. He drank wine from a patient’s vomit to prove there was no antidote or infection, then walked the deck for hours to reassure the crew. His selfless act restored spirits and dispelled panic, preventing further debilitation.
Fragmentary 18th century miscellany notes on a WASP era science snippet about making magnetized needles from simple tools, a storm description, a Balaam anecdote in the Lords, a deer poem, Chatterton monument plans, a Chartist meeting and a charity ball at Guildhall with Polish refugees.
From the Southern Australian June 2 report on Dr Russell being committed for trial on a misdemeanor charge for dissecting the body of M Intosh. The witness William Tate alleged the brain was removed and buried in a garden, with Russell later attending the inquest. Medical witnesses discussed post mortem norms and the intent to obstruct justice. Russell was committed for trial with bail set at £100 and two sureties of £50 each.
A Ipswich banquet gathered mayor T. M. Gibson and the town council to toast the Queen amid debates on religious liberty and education. Speakers condemned Protestant zeal, defended Victoria's governance, and argued for inclusive civil rights, noting opposing voices from Canterbury and the Tory faction.
Shortly after nine o clock Thursday morning Prince Ernest and Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg with Count Kolowrat Baron Alvensleben and Lord Alfred Paget depart the castle for Dover. They will visit the King of the Belgians in Calais en route to Brussels then Germany. Return not expected before March. They are followed by Lord Alfred Paget.
A London inquest recounts the Widegate alley blaze that killed two known adults and three children among others. Witnesses describe alarm from the engine house, flames bursting from the engineer shop, and attempts to rescue residents including Flood family members. The coroner adjourned the hearing as several bodies remained unidentified and the extent of casualties under the ruins remained uncertain.
A bank director and chairman of the Great Western Railway, Mr Sims, aged 45 to 50, died Friday at his Maddox Street residence. An inquest found temporary mental derangement as the verdict. Witnesses noted sudden mood declines amid heavy business, while his sister’s illness and wealth raised questions about motive.
The Quebec ship from New York reached Portsmouth with New York papers to the 23rd. Colborne resigns as Montreal governor amid loyalist farewells. The Quebec Gazette notes the frigate Pique bringing Poulett Thomson and General Jackson, while the Canada steamer returns without the frigate. Reports from Toronto and financial distress in the States accompany broader global notes.
An inquest at the Swan Whitefriars examined the death of Mr Thomson a barrister of Inner Temple who cut his throat in a recent act of temporary derangement Inspections by Temple officers described a severe mental decline prior to his Friday night suicide The verdict cited temporary derangement and the scene described a horrid display near his chair and bedcurtains.
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