Riot Witnesses Describe London Stampede After Firing
A Manchester Square riot trial transcript details pistol fire from Life Guards during a Tuesday confrontation in Oxford Street and Tyburn toll house. Witnesses recount ongoing gunfire after the first shot, possible self defence, and misread Riot Act, with hospital death of a man and multiple bystanders affected.
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Hanson
Robert Benjamin Walker
Morgan Hughes
St. George's Hospital
Kingsgate Street
Holborn
Life
Phillips
Philips
Samuel Hill
Grays-yard
James-st
Manchester-square
Mary-le- Bone
Tollouse
Tyburn
Funeral arrangements for the late Queen aboard Glayton frigate
The state cabin on arrival of the coffin aboard the Glayton frigate is lavishly prepared with black cloth, a high bier, pall, Crown, candles, royal arms, and six foot high silver candlesticks. Officers of the Lord Chamberlain’s department sit on seven black trestles as the body lies in state. Dispatches from the Home Office awaited before sailing.
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Lord Chamberlain’s Department
Harwich
Home Office
Constitutional Association facts and a fatal crossing tragedy
At the Mansion House the printer Mr Mason and cabinetmaker Mr Moses stood bail for Charles Sanderson amid a blasphemy charge with bail set at three shillings. Mr Murray warned that a boy under fourteen could be convicted. A fatal accident followed at Parkgate where a man, wife, and child perished crossing sands with a horse and cart loaded with herrings as a Flint to Chester barge drifted. The child’s body was found. others not yet recovered according to the Liverpool Courier.
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Constitutional Association
Mansion House
Mason
Charles Sanderson
Carlile
Fleet-street
Thomas Moses
Widerness Fow
Sanderson
Murray
The
Parkgate
Klint
Chester
Liverpool Courier
Births and marriages from Ulverstone and Childwall records
Notices record births in Ulverstone and Brunswick-square and a marriage at Childwall Parish Church. Shipping and currency rates appear in the Amsterdam to Madrid exchange section, listing various ports and foreign gold prices, with references to Consols and local financial figures.
Prince Leopold of Coburg visits Heidelberg and departs
German papers recount Prince Leopold of Coburg arriving in Heidelberg and leaving for Amor. From the Maine, August 5, reports a pending Allied negotiation with Russia possibly entangled in war with Turkey. It notes Russia’s neutral stance and Europe’s concerns over aggrandizement and policy.
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Frankfort
Heidelberg
Prince Leopold of Coburg
Amor
Maine
Russia
Turkey
Vienna
St. Petersburgh
Europe
Oxford Election Canvass Questioned by Sir John Nicholl Committee
The Oxford election dispute centers on a preemptive canvass by Heber's supporters, deemed highly derogatory to university elections. The Nicholl committee asserts proof exists and rebukes calls for vote comparisons, citing time limits and uncertain results.
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John Nicholl
Heber
London
Oxford
St. John’s College
Hobhouse
Sir John
Entry of George IV in Dublin Howth Crowd Cheers
From the Dublin Evening Post report of August 14 a private royal landing at Howth drew an immense crowd. The King appeared on deck to wild, almost intoxicated, cheers from Dubliners. The piece notes a lack of formal pageantry and highlights the populace’s unity and festive spirit.
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Dublin Evening Post
Park
Dunleary
Howth
Dunleavy
Dublin
Baggot-street
Duniary
London
Confucius
Walter Scott
Pat
Tim
Paddy
Donnybrook Fair
George IV
Alexander
Babylon
Pompey
Rome
Ireland
Dublin Royal Visit Sparks National Testimonial Plan
The Dublin press reports a grand royal visit stirring Irish pride with plans for a nationwide subscription to mint a National Testimonial. A Navy display, grand procession, and addresses are outlined, with authorities inviting nobility and gentry to attend in court dress at Dublin Castle and the Royal Exchange.
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Ireland
Royal Exchange
Dublin
Bay of Dublin
Dunleary Pier
United Kingdom
Rodney
Howe
Duncan
Nelson
Exmouth
Corporation
Sackville-street
Public Entry Instructions for His Majesty Dublin Ceremonial
From August 15 1991 Dublin officials are urged to follow strict parade timing and spacing for the Public Entry of His Majesty. Carriages are to form in specified streets by group rank from Esquires to high offices, with arrivals limited to the procession line after 10 am and no later joiners or exits.
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Barrack-street
Tighe-street
Queen Street
Arran-quay
King’s Inns-quay
Upper
Companions of the Bath
Knights Bachelora
Knights Commanders of the Bath
Grand Crosses of the Bath
Essexbridge
Parliament-street
Dame-street
Trinity College
College-green
Stephen’s-Green
Harcourt Street
Leinstex Street
Clare-street
Merrion-square
Kildare-street
Nassau Street
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Mary Francis
Col. Cavendish
Life Guards
Gata
Francis
Oxford-street
Robert Baker
Yburn Gate
Cumberland Street
Cumberland-street
Ooxford-street
Jookin
Queen
Childwall
Thomas Bold
William Gott
Benj. Gott
Armley House
Yorkshire
Margaret
William Ewart
Mossley Hill
Lancashire
Amsterdam
C. F. Ditto
Rotterdam
Antwerp
Hamburgh
Altona
Paris
Seville
Gibraltar
Leghorn
Genoa
Malta
Venice
Naples
Lisbon
Oporto
Rio Janeiro
Bahia
Palermo
Siyluy
Bordeaux
Petersburg
Ible
Trieste
Madrid
Cadiz
Bilboa
Lark
Dublin Journal OF
Dublin Castle
His
Tuam
Cashel
Stephen's Greeny
Kildares Street
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