Murder at Kingswood near Bristol ends in double tragedy
In a wild Kingswood district cottage near Bristol Samuel Cook, 55, killed his sister Edith Cook, 46, then wounded himself in a fatal throat cut after a morning quarrel linked to poverty and typhus illness. Edith lay dead in the garden, Samuel died hours later after surgeons fought to save him. Inquest heard both were religious yet quarrelsome. a razor and blood evidence tied to the scene.
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Kingswood-hill
Kingswood
Samuel
Zabeth Cook
Eare
Peacock
Cook
Samuel Cook
Edith Peacock
Edith Cook
I: Arms
W. Joyner Ellis
Maham Fry
Hanah Paul
Marka
Ainith
Mr. Biggs
Peter Peacock
Isaac Peacock
Fund Edy
Halal
Edith
Sammy
Fry Brittan
Riad
Frith
Sauel Fry
Sam
Nel
Furnell
James Biggs
Eawis House
Hatabe
Witerd
Pre Ridell
Eliza Joy
Joy
Outa
Panticu.ars
Bristol
Ie Cook
Ee Cook
Sis
Ingswood
The West Middlesex Insurance Swindle at Kinston Assizes
At Kinston Assizes Napier v Hore, the plaintiff sues as originator and principal of the West Middlesex Insurance Annuities seeking £900. The case depicts a fraud scheme, with testimonies about directors, payments, and losses, and results in a verdict for the plaintiff. Multiple related actions against Hole yield damages ranging from £96 to £400.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinston
Napier
Hore
Baron Gurney
West Middlesex Insurance Annuities
West Middlesex Assurance Association
Baker-street
Portman-square
Henry Alexander
Cross
Williams
Hart Street
Bloomsbury
William Wilson
Edgeware Road
Bedford
R. Ayre
Hope
Fergusson
Wm. Wilson
Thomas P. Price
W. Wilson
T. P. Price
Knowles
Hole
Ditto
Gloucester-place
Surrey Street
Maida-hill
Peter
Judas
W. Hoxt
Hoxtun
Assurance Company
Esquire
William Hole
Bank of England
Scotland
William Edward Taylor
Greathead
Mr. Williams
Mr. Platt
Chambers
Hanvey
Horx
Hopkins
Nomaria
Hotz
White
M.jones
Letitia Jones
Holmes
Barnett
Howard
Scougall
Bean
Platt
Melancholy Inquest on a Child's Death in Ham
An inquest at the New Inn Ham found Master Frederick Barnard aged six died from accidental injuries after a Shetland pony dragged him when his stirrup entangled. Verdict: accidental death. Also noted: insolvent Debtors' Court proceedings for Rev. Lionel Buller of King's College Cambridge adjourned sine die with ten days' notice to creditors. Post Order Notice announced Hamburgh mail and New York ship letter bag arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ancholy
New Inn
Ham
Wm. Carter
Frederick Barnard
John Barnard
Cooke
King’s College, Cambridge
Harris
New York
Great Western
Ateamer
Easter Theatre Season Features Macbeth Revival and Bonn Operetta
The report reviews London's Easter theatre offerings with Macready in Macbeth praised for his portrayal and a Bonn students operetta noted for its disguises and ensemble humor. Covent Garden presents The White Cat burlesque, while other venues like Haymarket, Olympic, and Surrey stage new pieces and lavish spectacles. The era’s theatre scene emphasizes strong casts, scenic effects, and festive holiday programs across major venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davurn Lanz
Macbeth
Macready
Macduff
London
Warner
Lady Macbeth
Anderson
Phelps
G. Bennett
W. Bennett
M‘ian
Hecate
Phillips
Davenant
Locke
Mesdames Romer
Keeley
P. Horton
Mr. Macready
Covent-garden
Bonn
Burschen
Marie
Maries
Allen
Miss Romer
Hudson
Wunsaponatyme
Mr. Bland
King Lear
Bland
Madame Vestris
Miss Murray
Miss Lee
Marshall
Harley
Jingo
School of Reform
Suzanne
World of Dreams
Bassano
Madame Celeste
Olympic
Whittington
Bow
Times Office
Murphy
Mouser
Cheapside
Mr. Fitzwarren
Puss
Indies
Asia
Barbary
Bayaderes
Cat
The
Surrey
Persia
Ducrow
Victoria
Vincent
Red Rover
Sapiens Wells
Christine
Crown jewels display draws 623 visitors at Tower exhibit
On Monday the Tower opened its regalia display to the public at ten o clock. Admission tickets at six pence sold to 275 visitors and 348 viewed the small armouries. Total visitors for the week numbered 623, with more arriving after four. The crown jewels were moved to a new jewel office, a bomb proof Elizabethan structure, and the room housing the regalia was described in detail. Greenwich Fair begins amid ships skeletons and crowding stalls, with plentiful steamers and boats bringing visitors. crowds rise Monday, dip Tuesday, and peak again on Wednesday before rain ends the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madame Laffarge
Marchioness de Brinvillieres
Olympic
Vestris
M. de la Reynier
Hall of Justice
Lyon
Adelaide Gallery
Mr. Clarke
Charles
Scott
Gymnatus Electorius
Clarke
Kingston
Bay of Naples
Dublin Bay
Asylum Harbour
Royal Porttechnic Institution
David Roberts
Holy Land
Birmingham
Hampton-Courtt Patack
Windsor-castle
National Gallery of Art
Ruffano
Frederick the Great
Gondomar
James Stuart
Pretender
Ganymede
M. Angelo
John de Mabuse
Titian
Brunswick
Benedict XIV
George III
Stuarts
Cardinal of York
Venus
Holbein
Rafaelle
Liquidis
John the Baptist
Christ
Francia
Queen Anne
Henry VIII
England
Paul
Elymas
Sorcerer
Midas
Rebecca
Abraham
Prudentia
Pugna
Pudicitas
Melchisedek
Salem
Tobit
Evelyn
Wolsey's Hall
Mainute
Commissioners of Woods and Forests
South-western Railway Company
Nine Elms
National Gallery
Wrstminst&r Apsty
London
Foster Owen
Westminster
Pauut
Pew
Land
Bridge, Lee, &c
Swifte
Earl Delawarr
Martin Tower
Surveyor General of the Ordnance
Sword of Justice
Sword of Mercy
St. Edward
Messrs. Rundell and Bridge
Greenwich
Johnson
Nelson Lee
Algar
Polytechnic Institution
Greenwich Hill
Watermens
Watermen
Black Funnel
Richmond
Thames
Greenwich Pier Company
Watermen’s Company
Richardson's Theatre
Nelson Lee and Johnson
Crown and Anchor
Lord Francis Egerton
Adelaide Kemble
Butler
Bridgewaterhouse
Died at 66 in Lunatic Asylum After Murderous Attack
Thomas Popple, long inmate of a lunatic asylum, died aged 66 after a March 18 1832 assault in Bottle-lane. He struck his wife, battered his child to death, escaped almost naked, and was later found non compos mentis. An inquest ruled wilful murder. he was placed back in the asylum where he remained uncontentious. Also Lloyds meeting awards funds and medals for shipwreck rescues, a Dublin coroner fined for drunken disorderly conduct with seized items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porrote
Lunatic Asylum
Thomas Popple
Goodall’s
Bottle-lane
Mr. Lineker
Wason
Baron Vaughan
Nottingham Journal
McKcErtine
Liorn’s
Lloyd’s
South Sea House
G. R. Robinson
Thomas Oliver
H. Disney
Trinity
Slater
Kenny
Widgeon
Minerva
Jersey
Calais
Dublin
Camdenstreet
J. Macgy
Tattersall's Thursday racing notes and Epsom meeting
Sporting intelligence from Tattersall's reports a lively room with minor price shifts on Chatham and Passion. At Chester and Oaks betting, few moves. detailed odds listed for numerous horses. Epsom Spring Meeting profiled brutal weather dampening crowds, with a false start for Mosques and a dramatic finish as Vibration wins, followed by Dromedary’s four heats and a dubious Derby Course match where Goodman’s horse dominates Little Wonder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epsom
Weprespay
Baron de Tessier
Gilbert Heathcote
W. W. Wynn
Greville
Gardner
Colquitt
Ives
Thompson
Mr. Higgins
Mr. Heard
G. Heathcote
Bart
Mr. H
Physician
Muley
Mr. Foster
Mr. Lawrence
Lampede
Pannakeen
Wyndham
Singleton
Capt. Gardner
Camel
Cecilia
Mr. S. Scott
Mr. Baichin
Mr. Garrard
Mr. Balchin
Balchin
Nightingale
Nick
Goodman
Muley Meloch
Melody
Mr. Goodman
Clearwell
Sam
Burke
Little Wonder
East Sussex Hunt Races and Cheltenham Steeplechases
Reports from East Sussex Hunt Races detail wins by Craven and Oak Apple, Langham and The Orphan, Imperial and Rebel, plus Triumphs at Pytchley and Canterbury. Highlights include two heat victories, course records, and substantial prize allocations. Regulars and notable horses compete across the Gold Cup era style meetings with colorful entries and close finishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Sussex
Murpay
Capt. Green
Craven
Matthews
Lord Gage
G. Harrington
Louisa
Barchard
Thunderbolt
Verrall
J. Langham
Johnston
Mr. Sheppard
Peeper
Mr. Blencoe
Leopold
Easter Monday Hunt at Windsor Draws Royal Attendance
A Windsor Easter Monday stag hunt attracts thousands as Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales’s beagles, and a long royal retinue join the field near Stoke Common. The deer Mouse, later Frightlyer, is chased through Burnham Beeches toward Fulmer with 200 riders in pursuit and the stag captured near Moorpark, Hertfordshire after a hour and a half. Royal plates and aristocratic onlookers fill the scene as crowds witness the festive, stormy spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Her Majesty
Stoke-common
Windsor
Slough
Prince Albert
Prince of Wales
Great Park
Beagles
Earl of Rosslyn
Prince George of Cambridge
Earl
Burnham Beeches
Hedgerley
Fulmer
Moorpark
Hertfordshire
Saltbil
Royal Stag
Salthill
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West Middlesex Insurance Company Swindle
the Theatres, &c
Sporting Intelligence
Tattersall
Chatham
Wreford
Derry
Forth
Lot
Anson
Attila
Peel
Lord Westminster
Auckland
G. Clark
Lord of Holderness
Lord Chestefield
Joanna Colt
Bowes
Meteor
Gregory
Duke_of Grafton
Belccour
Gunter
Osbaldestone
Cheltenham
Wildfire
Mr. Barker
Dick Turpin
Spring Flower
Mr. Robinson
Imperial
Tom
Col. Charlitte
Napoleon
Mr. Bennett
Rebel
Mr. Herbert
Pytchley Hunt
the Conqueror
Mr. Bell
Fernely
Burbidge
the Flyer
Swan
Morton
Forest Lass
Chesterfield
Clark
Osbaldeston
Foster
J. Day
Fanny
Mr. Sherrard
Mr. H. Mann
Epping
Bonifaces
O’connell