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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 25, 1841
Page
3
A poem by Cuarres Mackay dramatizes three ancient tyrants who dominate the earth with conquest religion and famine. War intolerance and ignorance join in triumph until a commanding voice proclaims their doom and a brighter order for mankind. Included is a quoted critique of Shakespearean moral balance by Charles Knight.
A grisly murder at William Robinson's Eskdaleside home leaves Mrs. Robinson dead with the head nearly severed. Police pursue two Irish reapers. a pocket-book leads to their detention in Whitby. Inquest adjourned. £33 in gold reported missing. motive appears to be robbery.
Reports from Limoges and Falaise recount a diligence accident with multiple injuries and a total awarded of 14 700 francs to victims. A later Parisian tale describes a sow executed publicly after devouring a child, with the judge presiding on horseback and a father forced to witness the punishment.
A special commission of lunacy convened at the Swan Inn Old Brompton to assess solicitor William Augustus Newton formerly of Gray's Inn and Amersham Bucks now at Elliott's Lunatic Asylum. Testimony described his vivid delusions of naval service and vast wealth, with medical witnesses declaring permanent insanity. The jury found him of unsound mind since November 12 1839.
A fragment depicts Petrarch’s ghostly meeting and death omen in Gascony, Rome’s call, and a friend’s warning. Then a satire on names and a note on clever wordplay about Herr Tidht and Whewell. French works commented with humor and literary critique.
A petition presented to Sir James Duke MP calls for a meeting of ward inhabitants to urge the Queen not to prorogue Parliament until corn import laws and provisions are reformed to boost capital, industry, employment, and stable prices across Britain. Deaths from drowning reported in four inquests. Frederick Jackson 10, Sarah Hoppins 35, James Lisk 18, William Bond 20. Accidental and found-dead verdicts given. cases heard at Three Mackerel, the Crown, and Aldgate locations.
A large gathering at the West India Dock tavern Blackwall celebrated the sailing of the New Zealand Company's second colony to Port Nicholson. Royal figures including the Duke of Sussex and Duchess of Inverness attended, toasts were given to Queen Victoria and the royal family, and NHS officials praised Lord John Russell for colonial fosterage as vessels prepared to sail with improvers aboard.
The Levant Mail relays letters from August and July noting France may not oppose Turkish authority over Tunis after Abd el kader peace. It mentions Tripoli's pacha Askar defying the sultan, and Britain planning recall of Syrian fortifications officers. Ottoman steps against Askar and French intrigues with Maronite clerics are also discussed.
Paris reports calm with fears for Duc de Bordeaux after hip fracture revival and fever talk. London and Manchester markets show strong commodity activity, anti corn law fervor grows, and crime notes include a shipowner acquitted, widespread petty thefts, and public disorder cases.
Daning Williams a police constable faced charges for abandoning his beat and assaulting Sergeants McDonald and Reid while resisting duty. He was found guilty of a serious breach and fined 40 shillings or one month, with witnesses recounting insults and threats during his resignation and subsequent custody. Extensive embezzlement case follows with multiple sums unpaid to brewery firm Gates. Witnesses testified to missing payments and large sums not remitted. Swindling duo Palmer and Layer in Pennyfields are remanded for further examination as police probe continues. Steamer near Thames shore prompts safety inquiries by Thames officials after two French travelers allege dangerous handling by a waterman and captain. Union Hall hosts swell mob trio fined for assaulting two men after a night out.
A London gossip column reports a scandal involving a noblewoman allied with an Irish earl and a gallant member, allegedly ending in a fatal shooting amid secretive circles. Separately, Bath bank Hobhouse and Co suspends payments amid market strain, prompting city court actions and a planned £8600 law court project with broad consent from tradesmen.
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