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Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Oct 30, 1841

Page

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People of England and the Conservative Democracy

A polemic letter discusses Protestantism, dissent, and the People of England as the unforeseen sovereigns of change. It argues that practical, nonsectarian masses shape history more than doctrinal factions, warning that indifference toward institutions risks state instability and urging loyalty to established order.

Cartex Pwist Peel England Bolton Sinot Legion Tooley-street Beliganst Ultra Edward Jane Grey Mateus Tower-hill Tyburn Smithfield Alcen Esathyan

Royal birth near in time and gallery news in London

The Globe reports Her Majesty’s health improving and accouchement imminent with palace summons to clergy and ministers. Also covered are the Standish English Gallery at the Louvre and the Gayser steam frigate trial with Seaward gear, plus Char-nam dockyard activity and a remarkable 685 pound man Cornelius in Milford.

Home Office Archbishop of Canterbury London Buckinghaw Palace Robert Peel

Frauds of the Exchequer Exposed in Treasury Fraud Case

A sweeping treasury inquiry reveals forgery in exchequer bills linked to Mr. E B Smith senior clerk. Three duplicate bill sets, forged signatures, and a city network of confederates enabled long running frauds. Smith confesses while authorities seize suspects. few small denomination bills spared.

Treasury E.B. Smith R. Peel Exchequer James Graham Lord Monteagle Smith Comptroller-General Secretary of State Stock Exchange Times Bank of England Globe Monteagle Comptroller-General’s Office Sidney

Accidental death and escapes loom in inquest notes

Friday inquest at St George's Hospital examined Mary Tarplit aged 76 who died after severe burns from a fire at her Bayswater home caused during an evening of heavy drinking with Jones. The verdict was accidental death whilst intoxicated. A separate report records two convicts Joseph Porter and John Baptist Hennett escaping from the ship Tortoise bound for Van Diemen's Land after transportation for life and seven years respectively. Also an Westminster bridge inquest into Frances Pett, three, who died mesenteric disease accelerated by a fall when her foot slipped on a Westminster bridge curb causing a wagon wheel injury. The jury linked the death to the fall and dangerous footway height and repair.

Burgep Daux Jones Smith E. Dickenson Joseph Porter John Baptist Hennett Ann Storey Lissonprove Edgware Road Pilymouth-sound van Diemen’s Land Westminster-Bridge Peckham Alts J. B. Kimpton Westminster Hospital Westminster Bridge

Incendiarism and Want on Radbrook Farm and Distress News

Reports detail incendiary fires at Radbrook farm near Quinton in Gloucestershire with a £150 total reward offered, while other incidents of arson devastate Heath and Reach, and Essex railway workers face distress. Coverage notes widespread unemployment, calls for relief, and a Leeds survey showing over 20 000 people subsisting on under one shilling weekly, amid fears for public order.

Stratford Asociation Radbrook Farm Birmingham Fire-Office Heath-and-Reach Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Innwoods Bedford Ingatestone Essex Paisley Thomas Morris Paisley Fund London France America Hearne Lincoln’s Inn-Fields Chapel Leeds Manchester Daily Bread Society St. Katherine’s Docks Sierra Leone Marlborough

Prices of Food At Home And Abroad

The report compares bread and flour costs between Paris and London, noting Paris offers cheaper wheaten bread and flour while London prices are higher. It covers wheaten bread, flour per sack, wheat prices in Paris, London, and other European ports, and states a 22s 8d quarterly duty on foreign wheat, with percentage markups from various origins.

Paris London Marklane Mark Lane Bayonne Chatelleraux Caen Meaux Marseilles Rennes Germany Hamburg Naples Leghorn Ancona Genoa England

Nuisance and Gig Accident In City Streets

Tuesday afternoon a cab struck Mr J Thompson of Devonshire street near Queen's-square, injuring his leg severely and leaving him to a hackney home. A Doctor Cooke riding with a servant on a chaise near London Bridge was thrown when a frightened horse wrecked the chaise, both escaped serious harm as the horse bolted into a wall corner near Fishmongers Hall.

J. Thompson No.5 Devonshire-street Queen’s-square St. Martin’s-le-Grand Dr. Cooke

Trial of Alexander M Leod in Caroline case at Utica

The Utica Common Pleas opens in October 1841 with Judge Gridley presiding. Jurors are sworn, various witnesses testify on the Caroline raid and Durfee murder, detailing the attack on the steam boat, the escape attempts, and the Navy Island involvement. The defense and prosecution outline the case, noting the legal question of whether Leod participated in the assault and killing.

New York Herald Utica Gridley Common Pleas Hall Jenkins Oneida County Wood Niagara Seth C. Hawley Buffalo Alexander M‘leod Mr. Spencer Bradley Gardner Charles O’curtis Paris Edmund Allen Augusta John Mott Sangerfield Elijah Brush Rome Ira Byngton Camden William Carpenter Kirkland Isaiah Thurber Peter Sleight Westmoreland Asher Allen Seymour Carrier Steuben Esech Allen Floyd Volney Elliott Durfee William Wells Mr. Woods Caroline Schlosser Amos Durfee Spencer Field King Darfee Niagara Falls Canada Blackrock Dam Tonawanta Navy Island United States Blackrock Goverment van Rensselaer

Caroline Attack Witnesses Recount Grave Assault on Ship

Testimony details the Caroline steamer attack at Schlosser on December 28, 1837. Witnesses describe gunfire, sword clashes, Durfee's death, guards, and troops ferrying arms to Navy Island amid a violent confrontation.

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