Adjourned Inquest On Lion Fatality At Astleys Theatre
This morning coroner W Carter resumed the inquiry into the death of Smith known as Jarvey who was killed by a lion at Astleys Theatre on Monday morning. Surgeon Nicholas Misken testified detailing extensive wounds including neck injuries and skull trauma consistent with a lion attack. The evidence described a lion enclosure breach and cloth over a cage, with doors opened inward and ropes securing panels. Disraeli and Mrs Miersell were noted to have passed through town later.
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W. Carter
East Surrey
Buckland
Life Guards
Lawton
Carter
Lt. Withers
Edward Brown
Inquest Into Fatal Liverpool Express Accident
An adjourned inquest at Drummond Arms Euston square investigates the fatal 4 May 5:15 pm Liverpool express crash near Primrose Hill tunnel on the London and North Western Railway. Wm Michael Kelly of Baker Street dies. several passengers injured. railway officials and experts examined carriages and wheel condition amid frosty weather and crowded court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.S. Brent
Middlesex
Drummond Arms
Drummond-street
Euston-square
Liverpool
Primroge-hill Tunnel
London and North Western Railway
Michael Kelly
Bakerstreet
Regent’s Park
W. Cawkwell
J. E M.connell
Capt. Bruyares
H. Wodehouse
D. Stevenson
Mr. Cleather
Crowder
Mr. Horsley
Kelly
Euston Square
Abraham Thomas
Manchester
Cleather
Yolland
Corperdown
William Johnson
Crewe
Thomas Swinnley
Serious accident on the London and North Western Railway near Harrow
Early morning near Harrow a composite carriage of the limited mail from the north derailed on the Pinner side. Four passengers were aboard the end compartment. Mr. Craig of Glasgow sustained a severe leg fracture and was taken to a nearby hotel for care. One lady injured, others unhurt. Carriage damaged. axle or tire failure suspected.
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Harrow
Euston
Craig
Glasgow
Therrific Tiger Feat at Liverpool Menagerie
A Bengal tigress in Shaw's Mene gerie at Shaw's Brow Liverpool injures Maccomo during a performance. He coolly restrained the animal with a knee and hand, called for hot iron, and after the bar was applied, struck the beast with a stick to complete the act. His bleeding hand testified to the danger faced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maccomo
Bengal Tigers
Munder
Shaw’s-brow
Liverpool
Looker On
Liverpool Mercury
French Academy
Paris
France Centrale
Father Lacordaire
M. Guizot
Father Lacordatte
Garzot
Order of St. Dominick
France
Academy
Bosmet
Chambon
Sir J. Bowring
Horniman
Orstman
Breach of Promise Case in Westminster Court
In a breach of promise action at the Court of Exchequer in Westminster before Baron Martin and Common James, Miss Fricker sues Marten van Holst over an engagement made in 1860. Evidence includes ardent letters, an intended August wedding, and a formal breakup letter. the jury awards £25 damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huddleston
Q.C
Powell
Edwin James
Eanex
Staines
Marylebone
London
Worcester
Euston-square
Miss Joy
Lauughter
Fanny
Wm.v
Tondon
Hyde Park
Mijas Fricker
Margate
Sam
Marturas
Stainen
Crogs
Leather Frauds Perjury Trial Ends in Guilty Verdict
Central Criminal Court heard Tiwmeas Chapman face trial for wilful perjury linked to bankruptcy transactions. Prosecutors repeated prior perjury accusations about removals of property between August 11 and 21 and about property at Kingsthorpe moved in July by order of Cooke. Jury found Chapman guilty while sentences were handed to Poole six years penal servitude Ventris four years and Bellingham eighteen months with hard labour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiwmeas Chapman
Ballantine
Hall
Harrison
Mr. Sleigh
Chapman and Ventris
Bellingham
Westminster Man Charged With Assaulting Wife and Officer
Thomas Hanks of Westminster was charged with assaulting his wife and a constable, John Croome. Cries of murder and police were heard on Old Pie street as Hanks allegedly attacked the officer with a poker after entering Perkin's Rents where the wife lay bruised. The wife did not appear. Hanks claimed drunkenness and that the constable struck first. Paynter ordered 10 shillings fine for assaulting the constable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster
Thomas Hanks
John Croome
Old Pie-street
Perkin’s
Terrible Colliery Accident at Red Pit Brownhill
Inquest opened at the Railway Inn Brownhill Staffordshire into six deaths from smoke suffocation at Red pit Wyrley Common near Brown hill. Names: James Cooper 26 Thomas Craddick 37 John Cooper 30 Charles Coledrake 41 Emmanuel Millington 14 Lavi Craddick 11. Evidence on candle light and a fire in the pit, with an adjournment for inspector attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Hooper
Enq
Railway Inn
Brownhill
Staffordshire
James Cooper
Thomas Craddick
John Cooper
Charles Coledrake
Emmanuel Millington
Lavi Craddick
Red Pit
Wyrley Common
John Meason
Cooper
Richard Mason
Hall
White
Red
Messra
Harrison
Manchester Examiner
Forty Men Lost in the Snow on York Moor
Severe weather paralyses York shire moor traffic with endless snowstorms. Partridges and geese driven to town in hunger, many birds starved. Railway works halted, workers displaced. forty men trapped two days at Esklet Huts, hypothermic and exhausted before thaw began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorkshire Moora
Rosedale
Manchester Examiner
F. M. Herring
Basinghall Street
London
Shipping Intelligence This Day in London
Shipping news reports noon deals and arrivals with vessels passing, winds, and routes. Ships leaving for London include Omar Pawis and Leghorn bound vessels. arrivals include Metropolis from Guernsey and Edward OBrien from New York, amid SE winds and flood tides.
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Deal
Omar Pawis
Cardenan
London
New Orleans
Rangoon
Liverpool
Starkadder
Gothenburg
Leghorn
Sheerness
Genii
Alice Maud
Lizard
Wind
S.E
Gravesend
Metropolis
Guernsey
Jacine Hirondelle
Marans
J. W. Page
Portland
U. S
Sarah
Jessy
Margaret
Letter from Mr Bright on Edinburgh Annuity Tax
The Scotfish Press publishes a letter from Mr Bright M P denouncing the Annuity tax and urging passive resistance. He urges a united refusal to pay the tax, praising public virtue and predicting repeal only with strong resolve. The note notes dissatisfaction with Parliament and urges citizens to resist, hoping for swift success through collective action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotfish Press
Bright
M.P
Macnish
Association For
House of Commons
Roshdale
Edinburgh
JoHs Burn
Neil Macniah
Weather Across Europe Brings Severe Frost and Communication Delays
Frost tightens in Paris with temperatures plunging to 45 degrees below zero with thaw only briefly. Skating on Bois de Boulogne and ice on the Canal du Midi mark a harsh winter. Telecommunication lines suffer as snow and ice disrupt Marseilles mails, Seeland rail, and submarine cables. Reports describe widespread ice, frozen rivers, inundated meadows, and heavy snow in Scandinavia. incidents include a broken Sound cable and halted navigation.
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France
Paris
Bois de Boulogne
Isére
Drome
Vaucluse
Marseilles
Canal du Midi
Gard
Aime
Marne
Oise
Somme
Havre
Copenhagen Dagblade
Sth
Seeland
Sweden
Norway
Scania
Iceland
Money Market News and London Stocks Quiet at Open
Markets opened steady and dull with slight improvements later. Railway settlement underway, money in good demand on the Exchange. Consols 91 to 92 for account, Old Stock ~2204, Five per Cents 94 to 95, Exchequer Bills 7s to 2s. Foreign bonds quoted, contangos high, American shares steadier, banking shares firm, Australian Agricultural shares up to 35.
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Stock Exchange
Alhambra
London and North Western
Midland
Leeds
Great Western
South Western
Great Northern
Caledonian
South Easterns
Closing Prices Consols Money Sale 92 Tod
Closing prices row notes Consols money sale for account at 92 today.
Mining Intelligence Tars Day
Mining shares movements show little change after settlement with quotes stable. East Russell closed at 9? United Mexican at 3? indicating modest activity in the market for mining stocks today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mining Intelligence
Tars Day
East Russell
General Markets Report on Corn and Grains Today
Market notices weak due to frost and cold weather. Wheat quotes unavailable. foreign grain shows fair demand at late rates. Cargoes scarce off coast but sought for shipment. flour, barley, oats, peas, beans in varied demand with precise import quantities listed in arrivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bers
Seo Rante
Pesto Nacden Media
Nik
MINCING-LANE THIS DAY Markets Quiet with Firm Tone
Stear market shows no change as 460 holds. West India 6000, Madras new, Bengal 2000 for tomorrow. Coffre 56 bags long berry Modia due auction tomorrow. Saltpetre dull but not amber. Tea sales planned for Wednesday. Scotch pig iron quoted 49s 8d per ton, spelter 18s to 18s 10d, Linseed oil 28s to 28s 3d. quiet overall.
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Stear
West India
Madras
Bengal
Coffre
MIT aLs
Metropolitan cattle sale shows cautious buying and lower prices
An early market report notes a larger livestock supply with buyers cautious and prices generally two pence per stone lower. Beasts total 4,040 and sheep 19,700 amid dull demand. veal and pork also down about two pence per stone. Beef ranges 4s 2d to 5s 2d, mutton 42 2d to 5s 2d, veal 4d to 5s 2d, pork 6d to 2d per stone of 8lbs.
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Norfolk
Suffolk
Scotland
Ireland
Provisions price report from Thames Street market
This day on Thames Street the price of Dutch butter fell by four shillings per cwt for fine qualities, Friesland butter at sixteen and a half pence per cwt, bacon in scarce supply with little on offer, and cheese arriving in small quantities and selling without change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thames-Street
Friesland
Hops Demand Steady as Prices Edge Up Locally
A steady demand for hops keeps prices higher than last week though reports of foreign hops have ceased. Local prices remain lower than those on the Continent or in America, with no anticipated immediate competition to alter the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Liverpool Cotton Report Signals Steady Demand
This day by telegraph notes cotton in good demand at full rates with no changes. Trade mentions large imports around 11,673 and 15,000 figures, indicating sustained activity and robust market interest despite limited details from the fragmented source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Norwich cattle market news with quiet demand and price notes
Cattle market report from Norwich shows moderate store cattle supply and demand nearly met. Trade quiet with fat beasts at 8s to 8s 6d per 14lb and fat sheep at 4 6d to 9s per 14lb. Weather described as severe then thawing, with temperature 10 degrees higher than earlier. Cork butter prices listed amid a fragmented report.
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Norwich
Ely
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Astley's
Disraeli
Mrs. Miersell
Torquay
Marquis and
Marchtononef Salfebery
Hatietd
Partord ON
Worth
Western Rail
LAW Intelligence
Miss Fricker
Central Criminal Court
Old Court
Justice Blackbuin
Police Intelligence
Wind and Weather Report
Jvas
Electric and International Telegraph
Westher
Aberdeens
Belfast
Jersey
Berwick
Brighton
Bristol
Miford
Cardiff
Newcastle
Derby
Petarbo Frost
Dublin
Plymouth
Dundee
Southampton
Hartlapool
Falmouth
Alma
Clouty Glasgow
Whitehaven
Yarmouth
Bolhead
York
Shipping Intelligence
Telegraph
MR. Bright
Great Britain
Thompson
Simpson
Mr. Simpson
Mr. Thompson
Robert Smith
Whitby
Robert Walker
Leith
Peter Anderson
Isaac Fisher
William Salbery
Harry Hunt
Scrutton and Co
Bridewater Times
Mayber
Rev. L. Price
Glastonbury
Mra. Mayber
Hollowax
Holloway
General Markets
Cork
Milas Tate
ASL
Wes
Cornwaill
Lonion
Abutham
Dower
Jane
Lake Huron
Ger Wester
Canada
Dew
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