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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 15, 1842
Page
6
In Bakewell on October 11 Charles Shaw recounts chaotic scenes as proclamations read by the mayor failed to quell unrest. Police were ordered to disperse marauders but stopped by mayoral orders, leaving authorities claiming no credit for keeping peace and praising local inhabitants.
The Ny Debtors Court in Monnare examines William Norrington alias Morton. Credit references and false names emerge as Bramah Prestage Co. and Harvey and Co. goldsmiths testify. Carded goods, dating from 1840 to 1841, and forged bills reveal a pattern of deception. The insolvent admits prior prison for swindling and acknowledges liens, yet claims no ongoing business. The commissioner grants discharge after two years’ custody.
A young woman sought protection from threats after breaking off an intended marriage upon learning her fiancé had been imprisoned for robbery. The lord mayor ordered bail for the mother and immediate arrest of the son, while the father was discharged. Also, a separate case: Robert Lindsay Crawford, claimed peerage, jailed for returning from transportation.
In Marylebone Dennis Gorman, held on murder assault charges against police constable Overton, fights with a four pound weight and a knife, leaving Overton badly injured. Two other assaults occur as Samuel Ogden and a female witness recount attacks, with fines imposed. A Greek minister’s secretary questions wine theft from a cellar. Rawlinson clarifies charges remain uncertain. A separate case in Clerkenwell involves Mrs Cline and a threatened murder linked to a church wedding dispute, with humorous testimony about a planned marriage and bigamy concerns.
William Russell a general post letter carrier was charged at Bow Street with stealing a letter containing a sovereign and a half sovereign sent to Mr. Tucker upholsterer near Westminster Abbey. Assistant inspectors testified the letter was marked and intended for delivery between nine and ten, but Russell failed to hand it to an assistant for delivery and was then detained after a search recovered sovereigns.
A court logged a repeat offense by a man who claimed the sovereign as his own and was ordered committed for trial. In a separate case an apprentice named George Phillips faced a month in the House of Correction for insubordination after his master Mr Wyld testified. A request led to a reduced sentence of seven days upon the apprentice’s master’s appeal.
In a crowded sessions of the Old Bailey style court two cases unfold. A prisoner denies attempting to wed a married woman, claiming she already has a husband and marriage was halted by a clerk. In a separate fraud case, Thomas Davis and Edward Waddilove face remand on charges of conspiracy to defraud multiple tradesmen and larceny with perjury allegations tied to rented houses and unpaid goods.
Monday proceedings address a fraud charge against John Sabine who was committed for obtaining £50 from a coachman by claiming a forthcoming marriage to a wealthy lady. Accused allegedly deceived others, including a £200 scheme, by posing as an army officer with a £4,000 reversion and letters from a supposed heiress. A detainer was proposed if a compromise arose. Separate examination concerns a forged £34 1s bill of exchange by surgeon Fonceny and testimony from shipowner Aaron Smith regarding discounting the instrument.
A raucous Kensington hearing deals with a vagrant preacher jailed for blasphemous talk and unsupported means of support. The court remands him for inquiry while a separate scene recounts a wild drunken disturbance at Captain Hopson s house with Field Rae Murray and bailiffly action. Field and Rae fined for drunkenness and Murray for resistance.
A lament for Robin Hood and his outlaw band as nature mourns in autumn and winter. Trees, streams, and echoes cradle a wistful vision of the outlaw’s absence, with somber lines urging forests to hide their beauty and sing a mournful hymn for the long-lost hero.
A Cork Examiner letter dated September 27 1842 reports nightly showers of butter falling on lands near Dunmanway since the 14th. Peasants gather each morning to collect the butter to treat diseases with some cures claimed by the writer James Scanzan secretary to the Dunmanway Temperance Society.
The report sketches Shapoo on the gulf north of the river Tsiang tang, opposite the Chusan Islands, as a flourishing emporium of foreign trade. It notes crowded junks at Shang Hai, private trade, friendly locals, and the town’s fertile cultivation, lofty walls, and canals. Ophthalmia is noted as common.
A French minister candidate for horse fodder savings proposes a bread made of oats and potatoes to replace oats, claiming large annual army savings. The report also recounts a dramatic alpine goat story aiding a injured man, and a vivid profile of Anne Royall’s multi skilled maid Sally who performs many tasks for her mistress.
A male and female Afghanistan deer from Calcutta are aboard the barque Peruvian in Glasgow near Broomielaw bridge. They are domesticated and feed from hands, nearly as large as Scottish deer, with brown spotted coats and a dark back stripe. The male has shed antlers but the pair are described as fine lookers and worthy of introduction to country parks.
Cambridge Observatory observer Mr. Glaisher records a striking meteor event on the night of the 4th. A bright streak appeared in Orion about 20 degrees long, with a central light as bright as Jupiter, fading after about two minutes. The line ran southeast from Orion's belt, center light north of the belt, and lasted ten seconds before vanishing.
A speaker reflects on age and usefulness unable to dance or sing but offers to keep the candle and remain of some value. The poem contrasts ruined vitality with perseverance and care despite being forty five.
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