Cracking of Crticket Engines Stirs Inquest Hearings
Testimony from foreman coroner and crew detail gauge readings up to 40 degrees, tying down safety valves, and yarn attached to valve levers. Witnesses dispute whether steam was blowing off before the explosion as the Cricket, Ant, and Bee boats operated from London to Waterloo pier amid scrutiny of engine room duties and maintenance.
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Waterloo Bridge
Jaror
Cricket Company
Haisman
James
Clark
Heisman
Porter
Kent
Minerva
Richmond
Ant
Bee
Mr. James
Mr. M'lotyre
Adelphi Pier
London Bridge
George Ball
Regent Street
Blackwall
Waterman
Foot
Edwardo
Haiswan
Hamilton
Hockey
Benjamin Nash
Acacia Place
Acacia Road
St. John’s Wood
Ant and Bee Company
Edwards
Edwarde
Mr. Smith
Witnese
Witnness
Wen
Eing & Stoker
Smith
Jearor
Gage
Aoe
Cet
Wes
Pace
Clare Ee Tee
Pater
Oletti
Poletti
Mr. Chambers
Adelphi Terrace
Joyes
Greenwich
M‘intyre
Br. Smith
Buttries
Cricket
Cahn
Strand
Joseph Wheldon
Russell Street
Atcher
Cripps
Halsman
Edward Martin
Fox Under the Hill
Dyer’s Half Wharf
Edwards Thes
Lloyd
Explosion on the Cricket engines raises safety questions
Witnesses describe valves tied down or possibly manipulated by Clark and Kent, Edwards’s complaint, and witness observations of steam and valve handling before the blast. Capt. Martin notes knotty rope traces and previous alarms, while inquest details a woman found drowned near St George's stairs and a Birmingham swindle case involving a jeweller.
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Horsely Down
Payne
St. George's Stairs
Ferguson
Miskin
Cowen
Gilteper Street Compter
Birmingham
M. Halbert
Halbert
Bank of England Meeting of Proprietors on Dividend
A crowded General Court of Bank Stock proprietors discussed the Court of Directors proposal to declare a four and a half percent dividend for the present half year without deduction and added 26,412 to rest. Governors and directors defended solvency and rejected wider bye law reforms while plans for a Special Court next week circulated.
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Ames Morris
Henry J. Prescott
Court of Directors
Fielder
de Winton
Clark
Mr. Cook
Bear
B. B. Williams
Bank of England
Benk Board
Gentemen
Board of Directors
Slaugh
Levy
House
Peter Laurie
Jones Loyd
Court of Proprietors
Times
Kight
Eee
Timings for Sunrise Sunset and Tidal High Water
An old guide describes calculating sunrise and sunset by latitude shifts from 51 degrees 80 minutes, then adds or subtracts minutes per degree. It lists high water adjustments for Bristol York Falmouth Hull Milford Haven Brighton Cowan Dover Dublin Holyhead Liverpool Port Glasgow and Southampton relative to London Docklands. Also notes liturgical calendar entries and dates for late September with prayer lessons and atmospheric data.
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Great Britain and Ireland
Lasporte
Bristol
York
Cove
Falmouth
Hull
Milford Haven
Brighton
Cowan
Dover
Dublin
Holyhead
Liverpool
Port Glasgow
Southampton
Her Majesty to Return to Windsor Amid Royal Privacy Concerns
The Weekly Chronicle comments on the planned Windsor return of the Queen and Prince Albert at Ardverikie. It criticizes reporters for intruding on royal private outings and urges Mayors and Baillie bodies to respect royal health and amusement travel, ending with a plea for less public intrusion.
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Windsor
Ardverikie
Prince Albert
Privileges of Parliament and a Finsbury MP letter
The Times prints Dancombe’s letter on parliamentary privilege and defends the right of an elected MP to press his case. It argues privilege rests with the constituency, not the member, and warns against turning the issue into a personal battle. Dancombe seeks names of anonymous authors and defends the principle while condemning unfair treatment.
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Finsbury
The
Times
Dancombe
Duncombe
Doncombe
the Times
House of Commons
Shylock
Tom
House of Lords
Commons
Consolations in distress in the Free Trade debate
The piece critiques Monopolists who blame Free Trade for factory distress while urging state-backed rail investment. It argues that protection harms the economy, noting harvest failure, credit strain, and a cotton slump. Free Trade, it asserts, brings cheap bread, high wages, and jobs, despite current pressures.
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Job
Legion
Monopoliats
George Bentinck and Company
Maturin
Melmoth
Europe
Manchester
Letter from T S Dexter to The Times on political pressure
A correspondent letters The Times defending his conduct amid public scrutiny. He dismisses anonymous criticisms, says Parliament will examine the matter, and vows to resign if electors condemn him. He asks for writer identifications and addresses, signing as T. S. Dexcoxar Copgrove, Horoughbridge, Sept. 13.
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House of Commons
Wall
Finsbury
Times
Thas
Dexcoxar
Copgrove
Great Meeting Urged to Spread Popular Action Across Ireland
A long fragment argues for unifying farmers labourers and town tradespeople into a national effort. It calls for rapid distribution of a handbill to rally at least five peers to a preparatory meeting. It warns against reckless greed and urges collective action to defend tenant rights and rise against landlords.
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Ireland
Ted
Holy Cross
Bretise
Tevers
Ulater
Buckeshot
Cheap prints and market forces spark moral concern
A satirical critique condemns cheap publishing and reprints as eroding talent, lowering societal value, and fueling crime. It warns that vendors flood markets with lowcost literature and crude periodicals, harming skilled work and moral standards, while urging public scrutiny.
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Hoter Pee
Cathe
Joey Fr
Genera
Peel
Adelphi
Weil
Penn
Tsiers
Mones’ Mart
Charlie
Peo
Isdtag
Public meeting calls for tenant farmers league in Tipperary
A headbill promots a Holy Cross gathering on September 19 1847 to defend tenant farmers against ejectment and secure rights to land amid famine and rent pressures. It urges laborers to attend, linking wages and employment to land security and Ireland's future independence.
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Ireland
Prince John O'Connell
Tipperary
County Tipperary
Holden St Holy Cross
Holy Cross
Royal Commissioners’ Art Selection for Parliament Draws Fire
A leaked report criticizes proposed subjects for the new Parliament’s decor as preferring dramatic myth and controversial themes. It argues the list leans toward sensational histories, slave imagery, and political allegory, with calls to balance or repurpose panels to avoid offense and ensure clearer historical value.
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Sylvester Daggerwood
Christine
Andrew
St. Patrick
Sneath St. David
Basing House
Rea
Oxford
Leade
Gloucester
Reeve
Argyll
Villenage
Rizzie
Amy
Weare
Margaret Dugas
James
Herrurey
Ardas
Althue
Solomon
Davies
Davie O'Connell
Panier
Cataline
England
Chester
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Meeting of Proprietors
Rochester
Jay
Stockfont
Cobden
Weat
Yorkshire
Stockport
Alderman Kershaw
Kershaw
Victoria Park
Great Britain
Andreland
Lordor
Borth
Sonpat
Ezek
the Weekly Chronicle
London
Her Majesty
Citkap
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