Not Guilty For Assault In London Sessions Trial
A long Middlesex court report details multiple trials. Romain Bouchez, a foreign clerk, faced embezzlement charges with lenient sentencing considered by prosecutors. John Jones alias Al Cartey, M.D., pleaded guilty to kissing a child against her will, leading to a year in prison. A large list of sentences followed for various defendants including transportation and hard labor, with a grim York workhouse soup controversy and a vivid account of Maharajah Ranjeet Singh’s funeral procession in India.
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Chambers
Gibraltar
Thames
Thomas Lee
Dtota
Romain Bouchez
Storr and Mortimer
Ar. Clarkson
Mrr
Philhips
Sergeant Arabin
House of Correction
John Jones
al Cartey
Therisoner
Ranjeet Singh
Ganges
Hardwar
Delhi
Rajah Deban Singh
Jamahdar
Khooasial Singh
Rajah
Deban Singh
Kurruck Singh
Captain Ford
Fili Bukh
Emamsha
Sooltan Mamood
Shalahmar
Hamb
Barrah Durry
Monsieur Anstabili
Barrah
Mahetajah
Blowing up the wreck of the Royal George at Spithead
Reports describe Colonel Pasley firing a 2320 pound powder cylinder against the Royal George wreck at Spithead. The explosion sent a beehive shaped water column and rings across 90 feet depth, signaling progress in dismantling the ship to clear Spithead anchorage.
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Co. Pasley
Royal George
Spithead
Neaps
Pasley
Notice to send Communications to 12 Catherine Street Strand
Notices to the Constitutionalist must be forwarded to 12 Catherine Street Strand free of postage. Country readers may order the Constitutionalist via a London agent or by post paid to the office, with delivery every Saturday. Readers are reminded the price is threepence half-penny and profits are maintained on all formats. Anonymous communications will not be considered.
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London
Hannay & Doereierson
Hannay
Dietrichsen
Oxford-street
Hannay & CO
Oxford Street
Annan & Co's
Hannay & Co’s
Hannay & Dietrichsen
East Indies
Alnoy
Messrs
China
Catherine Steet
Strand
Catherine-street
The Constitutionalist on Peel Melbourne in 1839
In this 1839 Sunday issue the Constitutionalist argues Peel cannot win public support, questions his sincerity, and urges Melbourne to push reform or resign. It praises Macaulay’s appointment, cites past Cambridge Union figures, and notes shifts in Irish and British politics toward broader suffrage and ballot.
The Corn Laws and Bread First Principles
A civic editorial arguing against Chartist agitation and Corn Law ideology. It cites T. Carlyle on party aims, condemns hunger as bait for reform, and recalls Lord Grenville’s 1815 protest against monopoly. It frames famine as the core issue, urging bread before meat and urging open markets to ease prices.
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T. Carlyle
Lord Bacon
Mr. Villiers
Trish
England
Cobbett
Paddy
Ngland
Oastler
O‘connor
James Graham
Netherby Agricultural Association
James
House of Lords
Lord Grenville
Holyday treat for St George the Martyr boys at Wimbledon common
Elder inmates of the St George the Martyr workhouse joined by guardians and visitors on Wimbledon common for a country day. They enjoyed beef and plum pudding from workhouse stores, beer at guardians' expense, and games. Each boy received 3d to spend as he wished, amid debate over carriage costs and Poor Law Commissioners approval.
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Board of Guardians
Messrs
Moggridge
Marks
Day
Robinson
Wimbledon Common
Lovett
Great Suffolk Street
Poor Law Commissioners
St. George-the-Martyr
Finnis
Moggrnge
Hughes
St. George’s
Mr. Robinson
Wan Gt
Recent Changes and Ballot Politics in Edinburgh Speech
The article preview discusses Mr. Macaulay’s Edinburgh address awaited nationwide, promising an explanation of government plans. It notes Lord Howick’s damage to the Ballot Question, Melbourne’s strategic appointment of a Ballot supporter, and mocks Tory claims about Papistry. It asserts Liberals will not be swayed by Puddle Dock or claim that Shiel and Wyse undermine Protestant institutions. The piece contends the Vice President of the Board of Trade and the new Lord of the Treasury are Papists yet Ballotists.
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Macaulay
Edinburgh
Union
Cambridge
Ultra
Castlereagh
House of Commons
Canning Tories
Lord Liverpool
Liberal
Canning
Liberals
Gatton
Old Sarum
Peel
Burdett
Tory Canning
Brougham
Dan O'Connell
Dicky Shield
Jamaica
Ireland
Home Department
Lord Howick
Lord Melbourne
Messrs
Shiel
Wyse
Tipperary
Waterford
Board of Trade
Letters from The Allgemeine Zeitung on Egypts pyramids and Sphinx
A writer describes a Cairo departure and the long trek to the pyramids, noting the Sphinx's sand covered neck and the grand yet diminishing view from the structures. He visits Colonel Vyse, a lively guide in catacombs, and recounts climbing the smaller and great pyramids, exploring internal passages, and reflecting on ancient hieroglyphics. The narrative shifts to desert vistas, city gardens, and the Nile as the journey returns toward Memphis.
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Pyramids
Cairo
Jizeh
Strasburg Cathedral
Vyse
Morpheus
Msarra
Minutoli
Pyramid
Sakhara
Mierra
Champollion
Pharao Sophis
Herodotus
Cheops
Thebes
Queen's Hall
Eboldig
Easil
Napoleon
Mazorier
Belzoni
M. Caviglia
Africa
Alexandria
Guinea
Dashur
The
Nile
Memphis
Faulkner Elected Minister for St James Clerkenwell
The election at St James's Clerkenwell for a parish minister saw Rev W E L Faulkner chosen after tallies showed a steady Faulkner lead throughout polling. A large crowd cheered as the senior warden announced the result at St James's Church and Faulkner addressed supporters at the Crown Tavern Clerkenwell-green.
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ST. James’s
Clerkenwell
Witte
St. James's Church
W. E. L. Faulkner
Faulkner
Crown Tavern
Clerkenwell-green
W. Nicholson
St. James's
Alderman Copeland Urges Action Over Fraudulent Attorneys
In the Central Criminal Court Alderman Copeland condemns a recurring practice where men posing as respected attorneys draw city and county funds for court expenses. He moves to refer the matter to the solicitor for possible legal action to prosecute Gregg for using attorney Hughes name without consent to prosecute a Newgate prisoner. Sheriff Wood supports, others debate court power. the motion passes amid aldermen’s absence from the Central Criminal Court.
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Copeland
Central Criminal Court
Rota
Hughes
Newgate
Wood
Lucas
Harmer
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