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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 24, 1848
Page
2
The Paris election scene grows tense with Louis Napoleon leading in early returns amid Red Republican strain. Reports cite scattered clashes near the Bourse, police mobilization, and warnings of a potential Bonapartist surge as ministers weigh cabinet changes and domestic unrest.
A Southwark gathering at the Educational Institute endorsed the Canadian Land and Railway Association plan to emigrate the unemployed. Resolutions urged colonisation uniting labour, skill and capital and noted government support. promoters outlined gains for emigrants including land purchases in New Brunswick and a Halifax to Quebec railway.
An inquest at Willenhall near Birmingham found Maria Jones guilty of wilful murder in the deaths of Edwin Jones aged eighteen months and Mary Spencer aged twelve years. The mother, once thought sane, exhibited violent and calm phases before the verdict. The case exhibited brutal details of severed heads and attempted self harm as witnesses recounted the tragedy.
The coroner in Cannick ox Surz opened the inquest on Patrick Keating who was shot during the Glenbower attack on September 12. Witnesses detailed the siege at the barracks, volleys from insurgents and police, and the death on the road. Verdict: Keating died from a gunshot wound inflicted by police. The coroner deferred further orders, with military involvement ongoing.
Letters from Constantinople report fresh Ottoman instructions to Soliman Pasha to be reserved toward the Provisional government of Moldavia and avoid official ties with it. Walachian deputies met the Foreign Minister to air grievances about Prince Bibescu while Ali Pasha said Bucharest must decide the matter. Russia’s menace and England's stance shape Turkey's cautious posture as Russian reinforcement is noted. other dispatches mention a Constantinople fire, Breton’s Madrid posting, unrest in Valencia and Aragon, and Montemolinist fears at Ronceveaux.
The market is heavy with little activity while the potato crop appears abundant though fears of rot exist in agri districts. Southern states report months of dry weather impacting corn, yet vast plantings suggest a nationwide bumper crop. Telegraph messages from America note Webster urging the President to oppose expansion of slavery and war, with Taylor support. In New York yellow fever alarms rise from Staten Island. in Canada, Quebec unrest follows arrests over repeal support and Emmet Rifle Club activity, with cannon balls found on a vacant guard room site.
A severe blaze damaged property valued over a thousand pounds with large elm trees at the back of the ricks. Firefighters battled flames at the hall and bay ricks, hoping to save several tons of bay as two bays burned and corn ricks were totally destroyed. The house and outbuildings remained uninjured.
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