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Newspaper

Courier

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Aug 26, 1815

Page

4

Mendicants in London Exposed in Beggar Inquiry

The committee reports a large, organized mendicancy in London with beggar companies and walks, led by a social system of relief and lodging. Witnesses describe luxury living on charity, false pretenses with children, arrests, and schemes to exploit parish funds while denying harsh conditions to the truly needy.

Wat Mendicants Streevsian Mennewag Beas Martin Messrs Curuie and Oy Royal Colleges of London Edinburgh Alyrays Messrs. Curtie and Co Hatton Hatton Gardin

Beggar Resistance Noted in St Pauls Church Yard

Fragmentary report recounts a tailor slain recently with two feet knocked out and the local constable’s difficulty in detaining beggars. The dog help, Bridewell transfer, and the suspect’s recidivism in St Paul’s Churchyard are described with conflicting parish notes.

Bridewell Se. Giles

Births Marriages and Deaths Notice Fragment

Births shows a daughter for Mrs Robert Winter at Claphnas common and another at Stapleford Park Letcestershire for the Right Hon Lady Sophia Whichcote. Marriages report William Franklin of Haydon hall Essex to Hannah Collin of East East and James M Knight linen-draper to Mary Smith of Cecil Street Strand. Died records David Baker 44 of Chatham place Blackfriars and Thomas Clowes of Paradise Street Birmingham aged 72 with memory of integrity and social worth. An infant daughter born at Holme Pierrepont Notts to Ford and Lady Newark. Mrs Scotland wife of Thomas Scotland Antigua noted at Hextable House Kent. George Curling Esq of Park Place Camberwell Grove referenced.

Claphnas-common Robert Winter Great Stussett-street Stapleford Park Letcestershire Harborough Sophia Whichcote William Franklin Haydon-hall Essex Hannah Thomas Collin East Thurday St. Clement's Church Strand James M‘knight Long Acre Mary Smith Cecil-stret Gray's Inn Carleton Farhill Margate David DB. Baker Chatham-place Blackfriars Thomas Clowes Paradise-street Birmingham Holme Pierrepont Notts Ford Newark Hextable House Kent Scotland Wile E.thomas Scotland Antigua Hs House Park Place Camberwell-grove George Curling

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