Trial testimony on Cricket steamer valve disorder and collapse
Witnesses describe Edwards complaint about valves tied down by Clark on the Cricket. Engineers, captains, and stokers attest to handling of safety valves, attempts to show alterations, and prior repairs. The inquest adjourns as more witnesses are called amid questions on responsibility and engine condition.
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Firotetti
Mr. Poletti
Hope Hare
Critian
Clark
Chambera
Adelphi Terrace
Joyce
Greenwich
M‘intyre
Edwards
Senith
Becaus
Battriss
Cahn
Strand
London Bridge
Joseph Wheldon
Russell Street
Blackwall
Haisman
Halsman
Cripps
James
Waisman
Haissman
Haismen
Mr. M'lntyre
Pater
Alfred Cripps
Bee
Edward Martin
Adelphi Pier
Kent
Exer
Dyer's Half Wharf
Nile
Afr
St Martin's
Silvester
Henry Knight
Spiller
Batterace
Solba
Gene Toe
Deadly boiler danger on Cricket steamboat inquiry
Witnesses describe repeated valve tampering by Clark and crew aboard the Cricket leading to dangerous low water, burst tubes, and near-explosions. Stoker Edwards was discharged after warning about unsafe practices. Hearings adjourned for further evidence as coroner probes safety negligence and potential fatalities.
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Bost
Clark
Greenwich
Mr. Batters
Wade
Butters
Bee
Mr. Joyce
Edwards
M. Smith
Mr. Smith
Mr. Clark
Oyun
Mr. Chambers
Lebreton
Edwarde
M‘intyre
Boccius
Jones
Mr. Boccius
Adelphi Terrace
London Bridge
Alfred Skinner
Deptford
Ant
Micham
Buttress
Mats
Sunrise and tides guide to coastal times in Britain and Ireland
The article explains calculating sunrise and sunset by latitude using a base table, adjusting by one minute per degree above 61 80 for sunrise and adding for sunset, and subtracting for latitudes below 51 80. It also lists high water corrections for major ports such as Bristol, Dover, Dublin, and Liverpool, then provides a weekly church calendar and astronomical notes including moon phase and daylight length for September.
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Great Britain
Ireland
London Dock
Bristol
Ork
Cove
Falmouth
Hull
Milford Haven
Brighton
Cowes
Dover
Dublin
Holyheld
Liverpool
Port Glasgow
Southampton
Royal Week at Windsor and Ardverikie Angers Reporters
The Weekly Chronicle notes the Queen will return to Windsor on Monday and criticizes reporters for intruding on royal moments at Ardverikie. It mockingly urges respect for privacy, urging no intrusion by Peeping Toms or eavesdroppers and laments royal publicity.
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Windsor
Ardverikie
Prince Albert
Parliament Privilege and Press Controversy in The Times
The Times defends reporting on parliamentary privilege amid a dispute sparked by Mr Duncombe of Finsbury. The letter from Duncombe argues for disclosure of anonymous authors behind two pieces and asserts that privilege should not be abused to persecute MPs or peers.
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Job
Legion
George Bentinck and Company
Malario
Malmoth
Monopoliats
Public figure vows to resign if judgment undesired
In a letter from Copgrove dated Sept 13, T S Duxconss of Boroughbridge defends his conduct before Parliament and the public against hostile scrutiny. He asserts that if the House of Commons condemns him after fair discussion, he will resign the public trust entrusted by the electorate for the fifth time. He requests the names and addresses of anonymous Times correspondents, challenging fair treatment.
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House of Commons
Finsbury
Times
Thas
T. S. Duxconss
Holy Cross rally to form tenant league in Ireland 1847
An 1847 handbill from County Tipperary calls tenant farmers, laborers, and the broader public to a Holy Cross meeting on September 9 or 10 to form a tenant league. It warns landlords aim to eject tenants amid potato famine, debt, and rent demands, and argues securing fair rents and secure holdings will boost labor and town prosperity.
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Ireland
Prince John O'Connell
Tipperary
County Tipperary
Holy Cross
Supposed Tenant Rights Meeting At Holy Cross Town
A handbill urges Tippeerary farmers and labourers to attend a May meeting at Holy Cross to defend life and property, circulate the call widely, and persuade five others to join. It questions landlord control, laments tenant discontent, and warns of political distraction and provocation amid calls for reform.
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Ireland
Tipperary
Tewan
Holy Cross
Ig Ny
Janus F. Laton
Trelend
Ulster
Uae
The Cheap System and Its Social Cost Debate
A critique of cheap publications and mass market printing argues that driving prices down harms skilled labor, lowers societal standards, and floods shelves with inferior work. It warns of moral and safety risks from penny newspapers to penny books and cites shockingly low wages and degraded quality as the price of cheapness.
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Rober
Peel
Calvbr
Adelphi Pier
Ues
Agatin
Broses’ Mart
Charles Knight
Petsy
France
Royal Commission report on Parliament art provokes sharp critique
The Royal Commissioners propose subjects for new Parliament art that critics condemn as bizarre and ill informed. They question historical knowledge behind works including Civil War decencies and images of slavery and ritual sacrifice. Critics fear the selections reveal oddities and push to sensational scenes rather than meaningful depictions.
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Parliament
Sylvester Daggerwood
Patrick
Andrew
St Patrick
St. David
Sega
Basing House
Felowsi
Oxford
New England
London
Gloucester
Rafmi
Bniao
Hesthen
Rome
Villeaage
Weare
Margaret Douglas Barvind
James
Warien
Wes
Panen
Solomon
Daniel
Daniel O'Connell
Lord Lyndburn
Cataline
England
Chester Goods
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Fostian
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Payne
St. George’s Stairs
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M. Halbert
Drara
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Thomas Hollingsworth
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Clare Market
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High Holborn
Hedgman
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Kenworthy
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James Styles
Grant
Clarke
Souteps Yard
Tom Moody
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