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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Oct 21, 1838

Page

2

France and Iberia Mirror Shifting Power Struggles

Reports outline Marshal Vallee opening a road to Stora Port, signaling French hold on Constantine, with Bey Achmet seeking asylum in France. Paris sees petitions for National Guard electors while libel prosecutions rise amid sugar duty debates impacting slavery in colonies. UK and Portugal updates follow, along with Spain and Swiss tensions and Russia Turkey diplomacy shifting.

France Marshal Vallee Constantine Stora Bey Achmet Paris Louis Philippe Tuileries Louis XVI Antoinete Procureur de Roi M. Schutzenbach French Guiana Saracossa Christiae Pardinas Africa Cabrera Saragossa Don Carlos Arragon Portugal Lisbon Paulo Midosi Diario de Governe Prince George of Cambridge Cintra Mafra Torres Vedras Alcobaca Batala Tagus Cadiz Gibraltar Ereceira Praya Das Macas Collares HeLuanwy D States General Haarlem Conference of London Friends of Frankfort Leist Swiitzerland The Helvetic Besancon Bellort 12Th Regiment of Artillery St. Laurent Janin Duke de Montebello Diet Louis Napoleon Switzerland Confederation Mazzini Granges Soleure Neufchatel M. Resinger Russia Turkey Porte M. Boutenieff Akif Pacha

A Villain Damages a Providence Hill Boiler Damper

In Bradford a mill boiler damper and safety valve were tampered with early yesterday week risking a catastrophic explosion. Owner D Lilingworth offers £20 for the offender but no clue has surfaced.

Bradford Providence-hill Thornton-road D. Lilingworth Brightom Sir Edward London Liverpool Shoreham Harbour Dublin Limerick Chronicle Horshama Leith Bext’s Schoor Amlwch Anglesey Beaumaris Bay Joffy Penmanmawr Liverpoool Transatlantic Steam Company Bianchester Manchester Manchester Guardian Montrose Rossie Island Aberdeen Messrs. Richards and Co Dun Bridge Penrith Cumberland Carlisle Westmoreland Henry Howard Greystoke Castle H. C. Lowther William Crackenthorpe Newbiggen Hall Major Aglienby Beye St. Vatery Boulogne Continent Paris St. Valery Rve Worcester Lopaixas St. Nicholas

Destructive Storms Across Aberdeen and Newcastle Areas

A severe late week storm battered Aberdeen and district towns with hurricane force winds and heavy rain. Reports describe damaged chimneys, broken glass, and unroofed buildings, plus a collapsed Esk bridge at Montrose and likely crop losses. In Newcastle, a north west gale toppled a 68 foot chimney, killed a joiner, injured several, and caused widespread damage to sheds and roofs.

W.N.W Drum College Street Union Street Aberdeen Union Johnshaven Bervie Esk Montrose Our Huntly Airdeen Herald Stonehaven Fetteresso Ury Dunnottar, &c Mill Inn Aberdeen Herald Newcastle Soda Works Messrs. Ridley and Co Ouseburn John Nixon Nixon Wallace St. Peter’s Quay Hogarth Scotland William Redhead Gateshead Windmill Hills Newcastle Journal

Excise case at Wood Bridge ends with quashed information

Read the retail beer seller faced a fine for allowing beer to be drunk on premises. An excise officer entered Read's home and drank, prompting Mrs Read to object. The magistrates quashed the information, excise officers appealed. Also a note on Adelphians vs Cab and Omnibus drivers complaining of nuisance and impact on property and public dignity.

Read Woodbridge James Devereux Excise Adelphians THE CAB Omnibus Classics Adelphi

Battle on the North Midland line stirs Rotherham turmoil

Irish and English railway workers clashed from Darfield to Swinton over wage rivalries. Irish crews defended makeshift hovels as English mobs attacked, fences were torn down, and a crowd gathered near Rotherham. Magistrates, Yeomanry, artillery, and special constables intervened. order restored with minimal further disorder.

Riot unrest in Doncaster area. troops deployed

Disturbances erupt as Irish workers clash with English locals. A large crowd gathers before Mr Stephenson’s residence with threats to pull down the house. Artillery and special constables arrest ring leaders. The Riot Act is read. Shops closed and business halted. Troops move between Doncaster and Rotherham to restore order. by six o’clock peace is maintained though alarm remains high.

Tuursday Tyree o’Crocx Stephenson Sheffield Henry Walker Clifton Sheffield and Rotherham Doncaster Conisborough

Outrage by Soldiers in Ipswich and Misprint Tax Feud

The Steam Boat public-house owner Burns reports a daring assault by a sergeant two privates and a policeman in plain clothes who seized him and claimed he was a deserter. After dispute the magistrates threaten committal, Burns withdraws charge with costs. The column also covers Wilmslow tax misprint, Quakers and church rates denial, postage reform debate, a puzzling clock, Countess Branitska, and opium penalties in Cuba.

Burns St. Clement’s Ipswich 4Th Dragoon Guards Thompson Ireland Wilmslow J. W. Morris North Mr. Morris Stockport Church Society of Friends Justice Room Hobler Edinburgh London Montrose Review Cox Savory Cornhill Branitska Potemkin Biala-Cerkiew Catherine Alexander Matushhe Count Woronzow Russia Empire France Dwernicki Lithuania Cuba Imperial Palace Kwo Se-ping Pekin Gazette

Late Duel Letter Defends Eliot in Public Dispute

A long letter argues Eliot did not provoke the duel at Wimbledon. It claims alibi at Epsom, denies aggressor role, and details exchanges with Mirfin, the second, and witnesses. The piece defends Eliot against press hostility and contends he sought to avoid bloodshed.

Eliot Epsom Mr. Mirfin Mr. Eliot Mr. M Wimbledon Mirfin Mr. E Miller Messrs. Young and Webber

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