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Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Oct 16, 1842

Page

2

Distressed Paris Trade Crashes Hit Café Anglais Amid Bankruptcies

A Paris dispatch reports extreme distress in the trading classes with more than sixty sales during recent days. The National notes widespread closures, including Café Anglais, as luxury and common shops fail. A Strasbourg tribunal case concerns a gipsy healer promising buried treasure and facing conviction. Spain, Portugal, Serb revolts, and Canadian political shifts also populate the round of international updates.

National Journal Qrates Paris Café Anglais Angouleme le Grandier M. Bonnel Larborie Viseins Sisters of Charity Algiers Soscsry Strasbourg Jeannette Isenberg Valentin Schouller Jeannette Satan Ross Schouller Gipay Pamethanial Galignani

CHINA AND INDIA AND BRITISH AFGHANISTAN NEWS

Reports from Macao dated April nineteenth state English forces march on Pekin with 18,000 troops 40 warships 70 transports and 20 steamboats while missionaries enter interior China. A Calcutta correspondent questions Lord Ellenborough’s stance on Afghan withdrawal and asserts British policy remained firm and aligned with Britain’s cabinet wishes.

China India Univers Paris Macao Pekin Nankin Ixpiay Akbar Khan Sale Calcutta Long Ellenborough Afghanistan Pollock Affghanistan Lord Ellenborough Great Britain Candahar Jellalabad London England

Dover Magistrates Elect New Turnkey Buck In Office

In session at Dover the magistrates, with W Bodkin Esq presiding, elected Buck a police serjeant to fill the borough prison turnkey vacancy. They also certified Mr Macdonald as the former turnkey for eighteen months, praising his conduct and qualifications for turnkey gaoler or police inspector.

Uate Reformers Allan M'Nab Messrs Baldwin and Lafontaine Draper Ogden Messrs. Baldwin Lafontaine Mr. Baldwin Canada West Canada East Tese Baldwin Neilson Messrs. Lafontaine Draper and Ogden Davidson Girouard St. Eustache John Colborne House St. Francis St. John Graham Talcott New Orleans Yucatan Campeachy Vera Cruz Liberty New York City of Dublin Guadaloupe Laguna Ltch Mexico England Texas Matamoros Chihuahua America Nathan M‘kingey Scotland Swete Terra Firraa Charles Bryson Thomas Laurie New Fork Herald Glascow Anderston William M‘kenzie Jun. and Co Glasgow William Am‘kenzie Liverpool Glasgow Chronicle Dover W. Bodkin Buck Macdonald

Reopening of St Pauls Cathedral and City Improvements

The Metropolitan reports the reopening of St Paul’s Cathedral for divine service after cleaning and restoration of the interior. It notes the freed aisles, restored monuments, and cautions against vandalism. Also covered are Leadenhall market’s demolition for an iron, concrete market and a fortune forecast of poultry trade.

St. Paul's Cathepnat Leadenhall Poultry Market Corporation of City of London Navigation Committee Fisher R.N Port of London Apollo Thames Downs Seeepy Poon Law Commission St. Luke Chelsea Somerset-house Chelsea Board of Guardians Twiselton Morning Herald New Zealanp Company General Court of Proprietors New Zealand House Joseph Somes H. A. Aglionby Isaac Gouldsmid Sir Arthur Farquhar Charles Buller Ross Donelly Mangles Australia New Zealand Her Royal Free Hospitaly Gre.ville. Street Greville Street R. C. Packman Robert Grosvenor Gray's Inn-road City Light Horse Lord Onslow Lord Southampton Lord Sherburne Dickie Jer. Olive Clanencé Rarpway Georgia and Valtura Cornhill Henry Blanshard County of Durham Public Work Rowley Newcome Mr. Smith Law League Wapping Anti Corn-law Association Ratcliff Highway Hubbock Jackman Metropolitan Sidney Smith Marylebone Christchurch Anti-Cornlaw Association Lord High Admiral Tavern Church-street Murray Raynor

Chartist meeting and odd London notices in clerkenwell

A Hartist meeting pledges support for charter advocates, funds for families, and renewed zeal amid prosecutions. Reports describe Clerkenwell spring repairs, robberies at Hungerford piers, a Portman Square fire with heavy losses, Whitechapel ghost rumors, and William Sheen the infanticidal case with dramatic funeral violence and bail.

National Charter Association W. Balls Weill Ray-street Clerkenwell London Wakeling Aldgate Order of St. John of Jerusalem St. John's Gate Jerusalem St. John's Fields Smithfield St. John-street-road Roscheries Hengerrorny Ann Wrst Middlesex Westminster Bridge Thames Mer Ives Hanes Police Hungerford Pier Matthews Houghton Spring-street Portman, Square Baker Street Hing-street Sheen William Sheen G. C. Norton Lambeth-street Gormore Balugh City of Norwich Wentworth-street Whitechapel Churchlane Taylor Hill Mount-place Bill Sheen Mr. Norton Mr. Hill Witess Samuel Taylor High-street Osborne Street Wentworth Street HT Sey Clarkson Norton

Admission to St Pauls Gatekeeper Incident at Guildhall

A man told magistrates he was unfairly expelled from St Pauls as crowds entered for free admission at 10:30. The door-keeper allegedly called him a pickpocket and shoved him. The complainant said he was assaulted and the magistrate warned that the public should not be treated thus.

Mr. Norton

Death of Samuel Shaw at Charlesworth after assault

A coroner's inquest at Charlesworth Derbyshire probed the death of Samuel Shaw a 42 year old shoemaker from Charlesworth. Witnesses described a late Saturday night incident at a public house in Mothram where Ford a 24 year old from Lismore Ireland assaulted Shaw after forcing entry to Shaw's wife. Shaw died from head and facial injuries. Ford faces trial for willful murder and was committed.

Charlesworth Dennysuine Derbyshire Thomas Manders Glossop Samuel Shaw Mothram Ford Mpany James Hurst Clough Lismore W.land Manchester Sheffield Liverpool Ing Aterford Messrs. Leach, Harrison, and Co Ireland United States Liverpool Courier Dmaidstone Straxcké William Gear William Geary Sir William Geary William Messrs. Starling Vine Hyperse Hadlow Taylor Maidstone Starling Mr. Vine dWaidstone Journal Chester-street Hule Ars. J. Shore Flora-street Tiulme Shore Stockport Chardton Union Stretford Newroad Mary “ Penny Scott Shields Hutt Lawton-street Strand Heith Hases Gateshead the-upon-Tyne William Brown Northe Great Britain

Newport docks opening parade and speeches in sequence

A Newport ceremony marked by a morning procession from the mayor’s breakfast to the docks, with civic officers and regalia groups marching to the Henry schooner and the Great Britain. An afternoon dinner at the National School room featured toasts, including prosperity to the Newport docks, and speeches praising the project’s impact on Monmouthshire’s industry and population growth.

Board of Tract Bee Newport Docks N Cocks Ty Strivinie Mee Edwards Corporation Freemasons Druids Qi Wellows Dock Committee Route Bien Docks Charles Morgan Joge Dh Bail Joseph Bayley Benjamine Bart RH. Blewitt Henry Gate Dock Cardiff Green Rennie and Co Riscay Gellygroes Blackno Bedwelty Tredegar Penmain Victoria Henry the Rock Sirrhowy Waterloo Union Ebbw Vale Pentwin Varteg Abercorne Gra Rhywny Pont-a- Brig Machon Gullygaer Usk Hercules Great Britain Rothchild M.P Colonel Love South Wales Dr. Ashley C. Morgan Bart Wig O. Morgan J. Bailey T. Protheroe Malpascourt Gea T. J. Phillips D. Mackworth Burt Cole Vander Mutin A. Morgan Yinknyy 73D Regiment County of Monmouth Sir C. Morgan Baronet Mr. Blakemore Woolwich Dockyard Royal Arsenal

Seismic shocks and Portobello riot reported in Glasgow

The report details two earthquakes in the area with seismometer readings and affected pendulums, noting limited impact on instruments. It also covers a Portobello incident where Purves allegedly fired at Fife, wounding him, and a large Bridgegate riot in Glasgow with youths clashing with police, resulting in multiple arrests and sentences.

Stirling Tuesda Portobello Bowden's Viershill Urves Fife Purves Abere Bridgegate King-street Aubacls Bridewell Ner Glasgow Chronicle

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