Rights of the Poor at Latchmore Common Vestry Meeting
A Battersea vestry gathered to discuss the enclosure of Latchmore Common under the Inclosure Act. Parish officers intend to grant allotments to relief recipients, while opponents question title, rights, and the need for expert legal advice. A plan to appoint advisers was approved, and a legal meeting is set within a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Setardey
Casis. Smith
Mattopolie
Edame
Smith
George IV
Latchmore Common
Nicholson
Mills
Waale
Mir. Mills
Surfing
Counser
Middlesex
Wright
Stirling
Milla
Lloyd
Spitler
Ir. Stirling
Daniel Larkin
Larkin
Sunday in France and English Sunday contrast
A weeklyTrue Sun piece contrasts French Sunday life with a somber English Sunday. It notes early church visits, open shops, street scenes, and public amusements in France, versus closed shops, long church services, and urban gloom in England. It also mentions a fire at Knowsley Hall, Lord Derby's seat, where the west wing roof collapsed after a rapid blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
England
Jon Jones
Knowsley-hall
Lord Derby
Parna Pais Tarktars Aw
London dispatch reports unusual activity described as Parna Pais Tarktars Aw occurring on a calm Monday evening in July. No further details available in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bill to abolish imprisonment for debt outlined
A circulated bill proposes ending imprisonment for debt. It details court rules for final judgments, debtor examinations, property seizures, and trustee assignments to satisfy judgments. Provisions cover traders, petitions, assignees, penalties for fraud, and transitional arrest rules beginning January 1.
Imprisonment for debt and the British inquisition debate
Letters to the editor attack imprisonment for debt as barbaric and unchristian, comparing it to bondage of slaves, denouncing the law as arbitrary and harmful to debtors and creditors alike. The piece condemns Parliament for maintaining a cruel policy while calling for repeal and justice.
Coroners Inquest On Gowitten Death At Hop Pole
At the Hop Pole on Union Street a coroner's inquest heard that William Henry Gowitten, a 29 year old jeweller, died after being found on his bedroom floor with a razor beside him. His mother Mary Anne Gwitten testified of his depressive state and inability to find work. The jury returned a verdict of temporary insanity.
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Union-street
William Henory Gowitten
Mary Anne Gwitten
Hay
Additional Loss of Life on London and Birmingham Railway
A Watford area disaster report details several accidents on the London and Birmingham line near a viaduct. It covers Thomas Russell and George Jolly among the deceased and describes injuries to John Hill Thomas Green and others, with an inquest returning Accidental Death and burial arrangements in Wat Hind parish.
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London and Birmingham Railway
Russell Wood
Watford
Thomas Russell
George Jolly
Russell
Bia
Wat Hind
Osbaldiston
Corvar
Tevel
Georg Jolly
Jolly
Jobn Hill
Thomas Grecn
Hill
Bushey
Thomas Green
William the Fourth
Horves
Desperate Outrage and Highway Robbery Reported
Mr. Deverell of Montague Place Russell Square reported a bold daytime attack near Dorking, Surrey. Two men stopped his phaeton, threatened harm, searched him, and stole a gold watch and a purse containing sovereigns before fleeing. One assailant was tall with black whiskers in rough trousers, the other short and stout. both wore handkerchiefs over their faces. The pair were seen loitering near Betchworth the previous day with begging papers bearing the name Eades.
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His Majesty
Buxton
OFBT
Waymuen
Saylock
Henry Carver Cooper
Locce
Galignani
Messengrer
Fiens
Zemela
Douaires
Qian
Abdel Kader
Mascara
Oran
Trezel
Miserghem
Foren Legion
Blidia
Aga
Ismael
Tbe
Misershhem
Figuier
Trelat
66Th
2D Chanseurg
Cattanon
African Corps
Algiers
M. Lamorciece
Morntor
Tlelat
Sig
Ali
Muntey Tamael
Oudinot
Lancers
Oudinant
Presious
Mooley Ismael
Kir Abdel Kader
Mazen
Bouchakour
Klif
Oght
Ankil
Chef d
Hs Monolaios
Arzew
Atdes-de
M. de Maligny
Loiret
Mers Et Kabir
M. de Lamorciere
Fort St. Philip
M. de Lamarciere
Montauban
Chasseurs
Cavaignac
Abdel Rader
Oine i
Argen
Mostaganem
Deverell
Montague-place
Rusell Square
Bow-street
Dorking
Surrey
Lis
St. Nec
Huntingdonshire
Betchworth
Eades
Murder Trial And Confession From 19th Century Nor
A man named Thomas Swift was committed to Aylesbury gaol for the murder of his grandfather. The trial was delayed as the jury ignored the bill, with Swift's confession describing the brutal acts and the struggle, while other items recount accidents, inquests, and public notices across Suffolk and surrounding areas.
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Thomas Swift
Tyg
Aylesbury
Wurder
Robers
Rowland Hill
Coe
Cage
Pat Doge
Ayton
Swanton
Woodbridge
Mirkete
Samuel
Stumpy Brown
L Ife
James Green
Brown
Ston
Green
Suffolk Chronicle
Bewdiey
Gata
A. Hill
Rock
Morris
Leamtoster
Aberystwith
Bewdley
Kidderminster
Dunkirk
Margulte
Adelaide
Tivol Gardens
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Battersea
True Sun
House of Commons
Defendaer
Wenly
London Gazette
Great Britain
Ireland
Customs
East India Company
Scotland
Mersons
Anouits
Bir
Altidatt
Banda of Say Comimis Kloper
Pangnre
Accountant-General
Peraons
Lettres
THE
Poole
Devereuscourt
Middle Temple
Gad
Tia
Kaur
Treze
Bag
Darrange
Quaraoline
Qudinot
Hrunedle
Vervette
Gerrard
Morse
Grosettard
African Light Infantry
Bularin
Juvefewity
Richard
Legion of Foreigners
Maussion
Star
Lagondie
Clarapéde
Jacquie
Engineers
Miesmer
2D Chasseurs
Millut
Alut
Princeteau
Newcastle
Tipperary
Kensington
George Warren
Defcndant
Fratz Ridge
John Neill
James Neill
Tallow
Waterford
Newgate
Chatham
James Sevenroft Bloomfield
Octavius Smith
Charles
William Mayn
Central Criminal Court
Laodon
Liverpool Albion
Morning Chronicle
Beerlane
Thames Street
Thomas Freeman
Elephant and Castle
Kentish Town
Joseph Guest
Broad-street
Bloomsbury
Lord Mansfield
Curtis
Monkhouse
Chertsey
Locke King
Durnford
Horsell
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