Accident and loss of life on the Southampton railway
A detailed report recalls a fatal accident on the Southampton line near the tunnel between Andover road and Winchester. Six o’clock train disruptions and rescue efforts followed as engineers shore up earth, with twelve workers killed and many injured. Officials and nobles visited the scene, while public reassurance grew about reopening plans. Additional items note suicides, legal actions, and public notices, including a Lambeth river treasure find and a Waterloo picture review.
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Southampton
Express
Andover Road
Winchester
I . Os
Ioman
Kingston
Islay
George Bentinck
Fitzroy Somerdady Conroy
Lond
Vauxhall
A Second Greenacre Tragedy at Roehampton
A grisly murder near Roehampton Surrey shocks the village and surrounding area. A female body, dismembered, was found in the stable at Quelez Shiell Esq Granard-Iddge Roehampton-lane. Police found a trunk, headless and with organs removed, and ashes with bones in the harness room. Daniel Good, foreman at Shiell’s, is suspected. a boy aged about 18 months was found on the premises. Authorities issued 1000 murder notices and seek leads.
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Greenacre
Roehampton
Hannah Brown
Maelancholy
Putney-heath
Quelez Shiell
Granard-Iddge
Roehampton-lane
Patney
Rosherspton
Daniel Good
Couchman
She
William Gardiner
Columbine
Robert Speed
Champton-lane
Mr. Shiell
Gardiner
Good
Speed
Wandsworth
Oughton
Queenen
Obes Miseadhans
Mr. Columbine
Hayter
Tye
Shiell
Sergeant Palmer
Shillito
Allen
Palmer
Busain
South-street
Manchester-square
Bicknell
Commissioners of Police
Carter
Mysteries Face London City as Skull Found in Hoxton House
A coroner records a human skull found by workmen removing soil at No 12 Myrtle Street Hoxton an girls academy. Parish surgeon says skull belonged to an eighteen year old with no fracture mystery surrounds how it came to lie in the soil. current occupants held ten months, house tenanted over twenty years. Skull removed to the workhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roebuck
Robert Pool
Bath Chronicle
Baker
Shoreditch
Myrtle-street
Hoxton
Finer
Anatomy of the peers. Cleveland and allied titles in 19th century peerage
Overview of the Cleveland dukedom and related lines in the British peerage, tracing Henry Vane and Sir Harry Vane through Restoration politics to the present duke allied with Whig principles. Includes Clifden, Clinton, Fortescue, and Clinton baronies, their seats, residences, family ties, and mottoes.
Season Delays Mark London Neighborhood Tree Twigs
A Scots traveler brings twigs from a sycamore in London area showing fully formed leaves and seed blossoms despite lateness. The branch frame comes from a large tree near Polloch House, facing north, at Sir John Maxweil’s estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Scotland
Polloch-house
John Maxweil, Bart
Macbeth at Drury Lane with Royal Visitors and Kean Praise
The Drury Lane Theatre hosted Prince Albert and suite to witness Macbeth with Charles and Mrs. Kean. Reviews applaud his refined performance and Mrs. Kean as Lady Macbeth, noting her powerful stage presence and vocal strength. The piece also highlights subsequent viewings, other cast members, and related musical events and charitable efforts in the theatre community.
Art Union Prizes Distributed At Islington Meeting
The first meeting of the Art Union of Istinaron was held in Islington with Charles Woodward presiding. The secretary outlined a plan to award 20 prizes totaling funds from 456 subscribers with values from 3 to 50 pounds and drawings for works in painting sculpture and more. A Berlin naturalists’ society formed under Humboldt aims to create a zoological garden and the King of Prussia supports it with animals and aid. Also reported are two rapid inquests into unexpected deaths in London districts, one of Margaret Walsh and another of Elizabeth Coverdale, both deemed natural or sudden and investigated by local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakly
Johnen
Ebury-square
Flash Tavern
Luken
Brown
BucnTox
Bennett
Donald J. M. F
Scots Greys
Wigney
Wedness
Papster
Harford
Kchell
Iighton
East Iethouse
Hilton
Kney
Toleman
Heaviside
Edwards
Hugh
Lewes
L Williams
Coventry
Lambeth
Canterbury
Phelps
Ellis
High-street
Achbishop
Henry VIII
Kwiaur
Apbley-House
Knight
Leon
Rey Head
Hill
Pilesea
Lord Fitzroy
Henry Age
Duke of Richmond
Copley
National Gallery
London
Venn
Society of Scientific and Amateur Naturals
Berlin
Humboldt
Prussia
Peacocks
Dares
Baker
Margaret Walsh
Ed Cross
East Smithfield
William Walsh
Beloving
Mr. Brown
Crown and Sceptre
Globe Fields
Elizabeth Coverdale
Sweasee
Werileef
Nottingham
Mr. Loft
Creeper
Mr. Baxter
Sandbeck
Hon
J. H. M. Sutton
Laxton
sAlso
Lord Rawcliffe
G. H. More
Mr. Smith
Mr. Jones
Dyson
le Ao
Mr. Wright
Beda
Shaw
T. Orton
Perch Ranger
J. Hardy
Lansquenet
Hippodrome
Newmarket
Royal Hounds
Royal Horse Guards
Brick-bridge
Hawthorn Hill
Back Farm
Binfield
Lawrence Waltham
Shottersbrooke Park
Great Wood
White Waltham Tutchenend
Bray
Nyse
Benbow
Harry King
Holyport Green
Titchenend
Leicestershire
Queen's Hunt
Abergavenny
Mr. Langley
Rancour
Jones
Mr. E. Herbert
Tommy
Naver
Scotland
Messie
Derby betting mixed as Attila gains none of favor
Sporting intelligence from Tattersall's notes a shifting market for Derby contenders led by Attila fading in confidence while other horses such as Wiseacre Meteor and Moss Trooper attracted varied betting. Oaks and 2000 Guineas stakes discussed with notable bets on several Danebury and Osbaldeston horses. Ballinkeele noted as a well-built Derby prospect.
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Tattersall
Scott
Selig
Attila
Holder
Chatham
Auckland
John Day
Eleus
Wiseacre
Frederica
Danebury
Moss
Mr. Osbaldeston
Brother
Cantle
Devil
Stu
Syren
Meteor
Agat
Mr. Wr
Peel
Lord
Pettit
Wreford
Duke of Grafton
Batson
Forth
Gregory
Allen
Colonel Peel
Payne
Trelawney
Joamnac
Lord of
Holderness
Etwall
Holmes
Vulcan
Lord Chesterfield
Marshal Soult
Plummer
Alice Hawthorn
St. Jean D’acre
Thompson
Mr. Coleman
Gazelle
G. Ongley
Hercules—Biddicot
Captain Beecher
Beecher
Duke of Wellington
Ashe Park
Strathfieldsaye
London
Loss of a Bricky Fire on Seaforth brig near Shields
Lloyds records the Seaforth a Sunderland built 360 ton brig on voyage from Sunderland to Inverness was driven ashore at Herd Sands near South Shields by a north wind. Fire broke from the main hatch after being ashore overnight and burned through the vessel till morning. The fire destroyed the brig leaving only the keel. Loss estimated at £23,600 with likely insurance. Fire caused by lime in hold becoming wet.
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Lloyd’s
Seaforth
Sunderland
Dawson
Inverness
Dawton
Shields
Herd Sands
South Shields
Teignmouth
Addy
Frightful murder and suicide at Kingswood near Bristol
In Kingswood near Bristol a lane cottage witnessed a grim double tragedy. Samuel Cook, about 55, killed his sister Edith, 46, with a razor and then wounded himself, dying two hours later. The coroner’s inquest heard neighbours describe a quiet, reserved man, a dying confession left by Cook, and a curious money cache in Edith’s box. The scene drew many locals to the Batch area as details emerged.
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Kingswood Hill
Bristol
Kingswood Church
Samuel
Elizabeth Cook
Samuel Cook
Cook
Arden
Peacock
Edi Cook
Placin Cock
Mr. Biggs
Edith Cook
King's Arms
Kingswood
W. Joyner Ellis
Abraham Fry
Barton
Hannah Pan
Witess
Hester Peacock
Isaac Peacock
Edy
Edith
Sammy
Mary Brittan
Samuel Fry
Abraham
Richard James Biggs
Heather Peacock
Elizabeth Ridell
Eliza Joy
Samuel Joy
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Surrey
Cleveland
Earl of Strafford
Baron Roby
Roby-castle
Henry Vane
Vane
Harry Vane
Clarendon
William Russell
Henby
Charles I
Pym
Tower-hill
Sir Christopher Vane
Lord Barnard
Barnard-castle
Bishoprick of
Durham
Henry
Barnard
Darlington
William Henry
Roby
House of Lords
Winchelsea
Chelmsford
Ilchester
House of Commons
Earl of Darlington
Southalop
Sophia
John
Earl of Poulett
William Poulett
Augusta Milbanke
Louisa Meyrick
Arabella Arden
Robert
Duke of Cleveland
Cuifden
Viscount
Ireland
Gowran,castle
County Kilkenny
James Agar
Henry Agar Ellis
Dover
Mendip
Earl of Carlisle
Lord Churchill
Countess of
Shaftesbury
Devonshire
Countess of Granville
Duchess of Sutherland
Morpeth
Duke of Marlborough
Normanton
Dover-house
Whitehall
Castie Gowran
Clirrorp of
Caupleieh
Thia
Henry II
Walter Fitz Pont
Clifford-castle
Herefordshire
Clifford
Rosamond
Thomas Clifford
Baron Clifford
Chudleigh
Lord Clifford
Hugh Charles Clifford
Mary Lucy
Thomas Weld
Lulworth Castle
Dorsetshire
Charles Hugh
Holy Roman Empire
Baron Forbes
Baron Ward
Cardinal Weld
Mr. Langdale
Hake’s Hotel
Ugbrook Park
Cuinror
Clinton
Geoffrey de Clinton
Henry the First
Henry de Clinton
Osbert de Clinton
John de Clinton
Baron Clinton
Maxtock
Edward
Earl of Lincoln
Earl of Surrey
Geraldine
Earl Lincoln
Hugh Verennehs
Margaret Clinton
Lord Fortesque
Earl of Clinton
Fortesque
Margaret Fortesque
Earl
Margaret Countess of
Orford
Samuel Rolle
Baroness Clinton
George Walpole
Earl of
Robert George William Trefusis
Arabella Clinton
Baron of Clinton
Lincoln
Robert Cotton St. John
Charles Rodolph Trefudis
Elizabeth Georgiana Kerr
William
Marquis of
Lothian
Charles Henry Rolle
Baron Dacre
Baron Audley
Excise
Upper
Grosvenor Street
Hinton
Co. Cioguen
Robert Ponsonby Tottenham
Killaloe
Leighlin
Ferns
Alicia Maude
Lord Worsley
Marquis
Ely
Mivart’s
Brook-street
Palace
Clogher
Clowsrock
Dillons
Roscommon
Robert Dillon
Clonbrock
County Galway
Caroline Elizabeth Spencer
Luke
Almerick
Dover-street
Galway
Drury-Lane Theatre
Prince Albert
Shakspeare
Macbeth
Haymarket
Charles
Kean
Mrs. Kean
Lady Macbeth
Charles Kean
Hamlet
Ophelia
Hall
Orlando
Laertes
Louis Dobler
Windsor-castle
Mousic
Wilhem
Exeter-hall
Kay
Exeter
Londe
Chester
Dustin
Yates
Henry March
Graves
Morrison’s Hotel
Drury-lane
Covent-garden
Queen's Theatre
Queen's Theatrical Provident Fund
Ublic
P Roserxi
Bologna
Rossini
Lyceum
Europe
Donizetti
Clara Novello
Ivanhoff
Prince Bergiojosa
England
Tronpenas
Sporting Intelligence
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