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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 10, 1842
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR content shows names and numbers but lacks coherent events. It appears to reference admission, officers, titles, fees, and a person linked to a ship or ward context with uncertain timings and metrics. The readable entities include personal names and scattered figures without a complete narrative.
A London sewer commissioners memorial asks for Old Broad Street to be paved with wood. The item also recalls Queen Mary’s Leith arrival, tea trade figures, coast landings, a fatal carriage accident near Stannington, and grim descriptions from China and Russia with brief notes on mushrooms and virtue. Also notes Chartres women grain buyers, Hastings regatta in tubs, and humorous letters from India.
From Dalkeith to Perthshire the Queen's royal cortège was greeted by loyalty displays as she reached Dupplin and Perth. A deputation presented an address at Dupplin, Scone Palace hosted a banquet, and Perth lit up with arches, bonfires, and tens of thousands of admiring spectators along the Great North road.
The article details stage plans at Droing Lane Theatre with a late October opening and star names like Mrs Nisbett and Miss Romer. It also covers Olympia and other venues upgrading interiors, new pieces, and expected tours as the season begins.
At Windsor House the Marquess of Conyngham’s residence in Southampton a fire alarm sounded at ten. Curtains in a servant’s bedroom caught fire and were torn down by the marquess and others who then pushed furniture out of the window. The fire was extinguished, sparing the residence and avoiding disruption to the marquess’s family. The household is highly regarded in the town and may settle there permanently.
A gas lighter fell from a ladder while cleaning a lamp opposite Dr Buss’s in Broad Street St Giles. He struck his head on the kerb stone, bled profusely, and was carried to a surgeon’s. After an hour he recovered enough to return home, citing a short iron rest as the cause. Also notes Minorites’ doomsday prophecy and pew subscriptions in August 1842.
Sporting intelligence reports betting odds and outcomes from Warwick and Doncaster. Key races include Leamington Stakes, St Leger trials, and Warwick Races results with winners Pharaoh Vulcan and Wiseacre, plus numerous odds on favorites and longshots and notes on bets and takers across the card.
A London match on the Thames drew vast crowds as six top scullers, all in prime form, contested three heats from London Bridge to Westminster. Charles Hill won heat one, while Thomas Coombes led heat two and later triumphed overall in a fierce three-part wager backed by the London Iron Steamboat Company.
Greenwich hospital commissioners direct public access to the chapel and painted hall free on Mondays and Fridays from ten in the morning until six in the evening. Admission limited to those properly dressed.
The letter from Mr Rennie advocates immediate extensive emigration to New Zealand under company auspices. Aimed at founding a settlement on the eastern coast of the Middle Island, it details surveying, town and wharf construction, and a staged land allotment scheme with 1600 allotments and 140000 pounds from land sales to fund emigration and public works. The New Zealand Company replies it will consider the proposal as a national colonization instrument.
In distress country, the court may entertain a proposal for a settlement on New Zealand's eastern coast, provided Her Majesty's government consents and terms offer reasonable remuneration for risk. The plan's outline is acceptable but details wait for maturation. Directors note readiness to discuss once government approbation is secured.
Final examination of Grace Chapman, once running a large Islington dairy and other farms near London, discussed. Creditors sought proofs of partnership debts. commissioner Fonblanque urged proof against the bankrupt’s ostensible property. Chapman’s nonappearance noted by a letter stating intent to go to America. outlawry proclaimed at 3 pm. Debts around £20,000, assets about £5,000, with prior seizure near Liverpool.
A few days ago an unknown friend visited treasurer Mr. T. Farmer and presented a munificent donation of £200 to aid the charity's funds.
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