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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 15, 1842
Page
7
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Despatches report British plans to move troops from Candahar to Cabul and Jellalabad under Nott and Pollock, with divisions toward Quetta and the north. Akhbar Khan’s negotiations fail, captives are guarded, and preparations to resume campaigns in Cabul proceed amid political shifts. China updates warn of naval operations toward Nanking as war delays ease and cholera persists.
Paris papers report General Changarnier facing fierce Arab and Kabyle resistance on the Oran frontier with heavy French casualties, while the Moniteur Parisien offers a contrasting toll. Separately, the L Adolphe wreck off Saba bank endures with crew saved after days of hunger and exposure on uninhabited Ares island. Spars detail dwindling supplies, rescues by St Croix and St Thomas, and grim privations endured by Captain Brodeau and crew.
The remains of Richard Colley Wellesley, Marquis of Wellesley, arrived at Eton from Kingstonhouse by hearse and six. A funeral procession formed at the college featured the provost, fellows, and mourners including the Duke of Wellington and other nobles. The lying in state occurred, with 2,000 to 3,000 passing through, and the funeral service to be held next morning. Her Majesty suspended military bands as a mark of respect. The report also notes a smaller later burial at Eton and details of the coffin, heraldry, and mourners.
Twenty six of twenty seven Stafford prisoners convicted in a rapid verdict process for burning Rev Dr Vale's house. Hamlet Jackson escaped. Court adjourned to morning. other trials include stealing from a Stoke pawnshop, a riot, and attack on Mrs Paddock's house. In Kensington a Ridley case ends with discharge, Fielding linked to charges. Leicester Square Court of Requests features Barney O Leary in a comic case about a rent debt with Jack Daly.
In Hampstead-road a young woman known as Miss Eliza Eliza Anderson was charged with drunk and disorderly behavior and destroying bottles at Mr Henry Bird's chemist shop. She claimed a man conceived the incident, and was fined 12s or seven days. In Queen Square a solicitor alleges Mr Cooke eloped with the Rev. Wetherall’s daughter and claims ownership of the Eaton Place house. A Pimlico case follows with an impropriety involving a 16 year old girl and a timber dealer. The Greenwich bench handles an infant left with a woman, and coastal tide reports note flood conditions and tower gate flooding with extensive precautions.
An 19th century advertisement touts Dr James Graham's Family Pills as a universal cure and preventive aid. It claims to treat indigestion jaundice gout influenza spasmodic pains pimples and skin eruptions and urges families and travelers to stock supplies. Pills sold by listed chemists and agents across the kingdom in two sizes 1s 1d and 2s d with directions.
An advertisement proclaims Paul’s Every Man’s Friend as a swift painless cure for corns and bunions. It claims no cutting is needed, warns cutting corns is dangerous, and offers the product in leather boxes at 1s 4d or three boxes for 2s 3d, via John Fox and C King in London with directions.
A London sworn statement details a dramatic recovery of a man with fifteen running ulcers on his left arm and severe leg wounds after four hospitals failed. Dr Bright advised Holloway’s Pills and Ointment, prompting a three week cure, praised as a life-saving charm. Sale info for Holloway’s remedy is given from 244 Strand with varying prices and free advice.
A London medical book by P. Davis and Co. promises plain language on reproductive health, cures for syphilis gonorrhea and related conditions, and warnings about solitary habits and infection. It details how to obtain the work, price, and contact details including Arundel Street residence and outlets in Warwick, Oxford Street, Leadenhall Street, and Gordon.
Sealed envelope edition details a 19th century medical treatise by J Conris and Company on excesses and solitary habits, with observations on marriage and syphilis, gonorrhoea, and related disorders. Eleventh edition, published in London with multiple sellers across Britain and Ireland.
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