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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 29, 1842
Page
3
A garbled OCR passage lists fragmented names and phrases including mentions of rivers and markers. It reads like a scattered historical note with unclear context and several unreadable sections. The readable bits suggest potential references to people and places but lack coherent structure or complete facts.
In Leicester a man named Copson faced trial on a charge of attempting to murder John Kenney after a dispute over rent and threats. An earlier distress on goods led to the stabbing, with medical verdicts noting the knife wound was near fatal if the blade took a different path.
Fragmentary OCR text presents no coherent event or names. Readable bits mention festive elements and wind, but lack concrete actions, dates, places, or organizations to form a factual summary or identify individuals.
The Evening Post notes Chief Justice Mennellather refused transfer from the Queen's Bench to the Rolls Court. It reports appointments: Mr. Blackburne as Rolls master, Mr. Smith and Mr. Greve in legal posts, and Mr. Wsler as third sergeant-at-law. The piece adds praise for Mr. Gray, a stipendiary magistrate, amid government changes and debates on compensation and Irish governance.
Fragmentary OCR hints at a misplaced phrase about silt and wear. No clear people places or events readable. Unable to extract concrete facts or names from the text provided.
The letter-like passage reflects Irish devotion and pride in labor for Ireland, followed by a sensational tale from Drogheda about a depot soldier who, in a public house, swapped clothes with a mason to see if he could pass as the other, fled in disguise with 6d and was caught, losing an eye to a guard and ending in custody as punishment.
Reports outline potential swaps in Scotland's representation with Sir William Rae's seat at Buteshire likely to pass to Hon. James Archibald Wortley, backed by Marquis of Bute influence, while Duncan M'Neill may seek Buteshire or Edinburgh as candidates. Options include Ramsay resigning Edinburgh seat and Patrick Robertson possibly elevated to the bench, amid kirk intrusions and fast-day reflections.
National Anti Corn Law League issues a call for public support and a fifty thousand pound fund to press repeal of grain tariffs. The letter outlines past efforts, the plan for county committees, subscription cards, and a January 1843 league meeting in Manchester with ministers and peers invited.
An inquest at the Dudley Arms Paddington green returned a verdict of wilful murder by unknown person or persons in the case of a newborn female child found dead in Giblet's fields. Another inquest at Queen’s Bench reported Mr J W Hawkins dying in the prison after long illness from consumption. A fatal bus accident in Oxford Street left Mrs Mary Attwood trampled and badly injured.
The piece notes widespread belief that Parliament will assemble early in January after the privy council in Windsor on November 2, with ministers to be kept in town for finalizing the date. It also relays Prince poem patronage attempts and reactions from Sir Robert Peel and a detailed church-rate vote in Newport Isle of Wight.
A London to Birmingham down train collided with a bull that jumped a hedge near Leighton station. Three carriages derailed but all passengers escaped unharmed. The bull died from the impact and the up-train was delayed over an hour.
The Literary Chronicle praises Mary Howitt's Wonkaxp Wages: 3 Tale for its kind forgiving spirit and keen observation. It portrays a servant girl's hard life and the burdens placed on maids, reflecting on domestic class dynamics through vivid sketches of households and their often fraught relations with servants.
Two sisters scrutinize their maid Jane with a system of spying and gossip, recounting how careful they are about cleanliness and truth. They fear Jane’s entanglements, consult neighbors, and plot to uncover imagined misdeeds while mixing social chatter with fiction and a long critique of servants.
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