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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 18, 1842
Page
3
The article describes September 18 improvements in ground glass wall panels and ceiling pannelling. A lobby spans the rooms and connects to a large waiting area, with three compartment ceiling treatment. The changes are praised as admirable and aim to replace a flat roof disfiguring the hall.
A man reported a missing girl and a quantity of hair cut off. Police arrested the girl in disguise with most of the stolen property near Melton. She was brought before a magistrate and committed to the quarter sessions.
In Dunlin a large wheat seizure at 8s duty yields 21 000 quarters and boosts August revenue. A Dublin Morning Chronicle report covers a lengthy interview with Lord Eliot, opposition to contesting Hamilton, and a letter denying bishopric lure claims. A Belfast correspondent recounts tensions between Tennent supporters and ultras over electoral strategy, with a street encounter and a reconciliation note.
In Cambridge petty sessions Eliza Denman wife of John Denman faced charge of fraudulently obtaining £20 from grocers Matthews and Gent by posing as the sister of the Hon Richard Denman son of the lord chief justice. Evidence showed a forged draught and an annuity claim. magistrates freeing her for lack of sufficient proof.
The Duke of Sutherland, with agent Mr. Loch M.P., toured Dunnopin Castle near Dornocu. He visited Wick and Pulteney breakfasting with public officials, received an address, and dined at Leith's hotel. En route to Dunrebin he visited Dun Beach Castle, famed as Montrose's last stop before capture. Meanwhile Edinburgh papers report robberies and a brutal murder near Jedburgh after a harvest home celebration.
An inquest at Guy's hospital looked into the death of Ann Elizabeth Wheeler a 40 year old wife from East street Walworth who after a night of drinking with companions was found in Kennington road two hours after a late taxi ride. She died at Guy's hospital from injuries alleged to be caused by a vehicle. The coroner adjourned the inquest to Wednesday for more evidence.
Mass protests and clashes erupt in Manchester Salford Stockport and beyond as power loom weavers and cotton spinners protest against wages and tendered advances. Police and military disperse crowds hundreds jailed and mills forced to close with sporadic violence across towns.
After a prolonged inquiry, Walker received two months of hard labour at Salford House of Correction. The other two defendants were sentenced to one month each in prison.
James Jackson, a Simons Dale constable, testifies that rioters broke windows and damaged property at a mill and warehouse. He fired two guns in self defense as mobs tried to gain entry. several rioters were repelled, a constable lost two teeth, and the prisoners were committed for trial at Chester assizes for rioting and demolition. Bolts of unrest spread to local mills as talks with employers continue.
A literary chronicle reviews W C Taylor's Lancashire manufacturing district tour, praising his humane, reasoned critique of factory life amid the early distress and turnouts. It notes his contrasts between grim conditions and moral dignity, and highlights observations on mills, accidents, wages, and political economy.
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