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Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Oct 07, 1838

Page

2

Rumors of Cabinet Recomposition Tie to Ex-Finance Minister

The Moniteur report notes the arrival of a former finance minister in Paris and talks of a possible cabinet reshuffle. Rumors gain traction as he meets Louis Philippe and as perfunctory court factions vary in favor. International dispatches describe unrest in Spain Portugal and Switzerland with Carlist actions and militia mobilization.

NCH Moniteur Mann Louis Philippe M. Lacave Laplagne Finance Department Paris Chambers of Commerce Moniteur- Republicain Rue St. Benoit Minor-Lecomte Pepin L’ Homme Libre Spain Marshal van Halen Central Army Valencia Arragon Narvaez Old Castille Nogueras Toledo Ciudad Real Correo Sahagrin Cabanero Cimballa Castille Taraba Sentinelle Des Pyrenees Saturnino Gastrar St. Jago de Compostela Cabrera Morella Forcadell Falcet Tarragona Viscarro Arsau Chelva Valdes Utiel Isalde Cura de Allo Ebro Sartaguda Arnedo National Guard Egea de Los Caballeros Portugal Lisbon la Granja Tagus Don Pedro Duke of Azores Brazils Hanover East Friesland Diet Waterloo Square Monbrillant Luneburg Ghorde Dahlmann Switlerland Zovazica Louis Napoleon France Austria Switzerland Confederation Lucerne Napoleon Zurich

Riots and drunkenness at Brighton Shoreham railway works noted

Magistrates hear complaint by Mr. Fuller from Portslade about labourers at the Brighton to Shoreham railway project drinking and rioting after Monday rain. Only one policeman stationed for 200 workers sparks calls for more guards. director Mr. Heaviside says plans to assign one officer per 100 men are under way.

Blatchington Brighton Heaviside Buckingham John Inns Cheltenhama Darine Rosssry Wm. Watkins New-street John Phillips Watkins Phillips Dunstable Aitken Church of England London Wesleyan Baptist Meeting Exeter Clyst St. Lawrence Exeter Church Charity Clyst St. Lawrence Girtford York Down Wright Beeston-cross Glasgow Eaton Socon Hastings St Leonards Cubitt Hertford Bey Plymouth Norton Polytechnic Institution Regent-street Wasley Jordan Poole Holden Mullett Reading Hesding Mercury

Murder at Whitley Cheshire Ends in Willful Murder

Thomas Barlow, a wheelwright from Appleton, is accused of fatally shooting Luke Speed after an evening at a Whitley beer-house. An inquest at the Chetwode Arms heard how Speed was killed when Barlow raised a double barrel gun during an ensuing confrontation. The jury returned a verdict of wilful murder and Barlow was committed for Chester assizes.

Whitley Cheshire Grand Junction Railroad Lancashire England Thos. Barlow Appleton Thomas Lyon Daresberry Chester Luke Speed Whitlow Chetwode Arms Lower Whitley W. Caldwell Barlow Witness Speed Haddock Norton Brook Hyde Taylor John Haddock William Taylor Greenall’s Common John Jetts Stretton William Read

Court-leet in Southwark warned on short weight in trade

At a Southwark court-leet held in the Town hall the recorder urged the leet jury to enforce penalties against short weight offending traders to aid the poor struggling with bread and meat prices. The Smyrna letter recounts a Greek woman Euphrosyne's dramatic misfortune including a child’s rescue at sea and eventual guardianship.

Southwark Smyrna Constantinople Euphrosyne Marmora

Inquest Into Deaths At Leeds Street Chapel Collapse

An inquest in Liverpool reviewed the fatal collapse at Leeds street Chapel during demolition. Geo Fairhurst and Thomas Williams died, with several others severely injured as ceiling joists and runners failed. Witnesses linked the accident to roof removal work by Hill, Robinson, and others, with the coroner adjourned the case until Monday for hospital testimony. William Curry died next day from injuries, leaving a widow and children unprovided for.

Liverpool Albion Philip Finch. Curry Geo. Fairhurst Thomas Williams Leeds-street Chapel Leeds-street W.M. Hornby John Hornby Plumbe-street Plumbe Street Fairhurst Witness Hill Hugh Hughes Robinson Daniel Grimes Ousley Highfield-street Fairhurt Rose and Crown George Neile Amnett Northern Hospital Amott Joseph Yates Ashton Leed’s-street Chapel Ambrose Hill George Robinson Great Homer-street William Curry

Deer chase ends with shot on Beny Glo hill in Thynne hunt

An account from Buarz Forest describes Lord Edward Thynne pursuing a deer on September 20 from dusk to near nine, the animal baying at the Tilt and Beny Glo where four dogs kept it at bay until it was shot by Mr. Butter of Faskally after a 17 hour pursuit. The dogs were exhausted but unharmed. Also in Selso Mail natives of Australia excerpts depict Major Mitchell praising aborigines for alertness, intelligence, and hunting prowess, noting a naked hunter’s swift movements and use of the wammerah.

Buarz Forest Edward Thynne Beny Glo E. Thynne Ben Y Glo Butter Faskally Selso Mail Australia Major Mitchell

Highway Robbery and Murder Attempt at Denham Marsh

A daring daytime highway robbery and murder attempt near Denham marsh beyond Uxbridge left Mr. Eggleton gravely injured. His attackers, two men described as railroad workers, fled with pistols, watch, money, and goods. a reward of £20 is offered for their capture. Local constables pressed for clues.

Buckingham Denham Marsh Uxbridge Eggleton Smithfield Market Lowdham’s Chalfont St. Giles Bucks William Eggleton Rickmansworth Hertfordshire Denham Chalfont Mr. Eggleton Prendry Benjamin Prendry Benjamin Way Denham-lodge Morton Berkshire Charles Murray Darvill

Linen Drapers' Assistants Urge Earlier Hours in London

A letter from an assistant draper signed A Lover of Liberty protests late shop hours that keep young workers from study and air. He cites many shops closing after eight or nine, calls for a seven o’clock close, and warns of potential legislation if reforms are not pursued. He credits Mr. Pearce of Waterloo House and others pushing for change to aid workers and reduce oppression in the trade.

Pearce Waterloo House Cockspur Street

Palace Dinner Jests and Napoleon's Swiss Exit

The report notes Lalande seated between Mme de Stael and Mme Recamier at a grand dinner. It includes Mme de Stael’s quip on wit and beauty and a Buckingham Palace bed observation. It then prints Prince Louis Napoleon Bonaparte's letter announcing his withdrawal from Switzerland, citing respect for Swiss dignity and thanks to Thurgau, with wishes for future asylum coordination and hoped reconciliation.

Lalande Mme. de Stael Mme. Recamier Sam Buckingham Palace Louis NavotEon Louis Napoleon Bonaparte Landammann M. Anderwert Canton of Thurgau Switzerland Duke de Montebello Diet Federal Directory Europe Arenenberg Napoleon Lovts

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