Explosion at Waltham Abbey Powder Mills Kills Seven
A catastrophic blast at the Waltham Abbey powder works destroys four corning and associated buildings. Seven men, including master Thomas Sadd, perish, with others injured or missing along the river Lea. The explosion tears through wooden structures, shatters a buttress, and reverberates to nearby towns as authorities prepare a coroner’s inquest.
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Waltharmones
Corning-House
Ards
Thomas Sadd
fAeer
John Newland
John Dudley
James Luck
Berar Ba
James Cole
Sadd
Lionel
Varker
Sing Ho
Ladd
Austin
Cumming-House
Nich
Waltham-abbey
Soth Eastern Railway
Waltham-cross
Trinity Chapel
Chapel-Of-Ease
Cheshunt
Aues
Tewene
Skin
Tone
Essex
Waltham Abbey
Irun
Fred
Hertford
Ewing
Autus
Gove
Inquest On Waltham Abbey Powder Mills Deaths
An inquest at Waltham Abbey police station examines the accidental explosion at the royal gunpowder works. Witnesses describe the scene, ages, and the careful safeguards under Captain Tulloch and staff, with a verdict of accidental death and praise for the mill’s safety measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waltham-abbey
Lewis
Copener
Essex
Henry Castell
Ladd
Corning-House
Robert Walker
Sarah Adams
Corning House
Mr. Ladd
No. S
Mr. Finlay
Benjamin Stroud
James Luck
William Adams
No.1 Corning-House
No. 1
Curning-House
Austin
Robert Dixon
Austen Ex
Boleing
Newland
Hertfordshire
Talloch
Ordnance
Tullock
Hoe
Waltham Abbey
Thomas Austin
No. 2
Tulloch
James Cockburne
Royal Laboratory
Woolwich
Whitmore
Charity gifts and fires and inquests from the Strand to Ramsgate
The Queen Dowager and Duchess of Gloucester donate funds for a new Chelsea area chapel. A Strand fire at Haunt’s cigar divan causes major damage and prompt rescue. A Ramsgate inquest returns drowned verdict for Ann Roberts, age 28, after Waterloo Bridge suicide. Special commissions costs listed for Lancashire Cheshire Staffordshire. Dramatic notices cover theatre bans and performances bemused by misconduct and Madame Garcia.
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Chelsea Hospital
the Duchess of Gloucester
Gunnell
Strand
Exeter-hall
Chandos-street
Mullins
Medlicutt
Grist
Ramsgate
Wapping
Ann Roberts
Waterloo Bridge
Banbury-court
Long-acre
Devereux
Surrey
Thames
Ives
Hill
Thames Police
Thames-police Court
Foun
Special Commission
Stafford
Chester
Liverpool
Derby betting shocks backers at Tattersalls
The Derby betting scene reveals heavy wagers and sharp moves. Murat and Cotherstone faced long odds while Corsair Wakeel and Marshal Soult drew support. Oaks and Two Thousand Guineas quotes shift as 1842 Craven class patterns recur, with many horses listed at varied prices and totals.
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Murat
Cotherstone
Gamecock
Aristides
Parthian
Coriopean
Corsair
Wakeel
Marshal Soult
Maria Day
Waterford
Gilly
Bowes
Lord Eglinton
Lord Chesterfield
Bell
G. Heathcote
Duke of Richmond
Goodman
G. Bentinck
Westminster
Griffiths
Newcourt
Colonel Peel
Lord Exeter
Lord Orford
Duke of Grafton
Mr. R. Wood
Ely
Lord Bruce
Rosalie
Scott
Italee
Lord Westminster
Maria
Winesour
Maccabeus
Napier
Cataract
Monimia
Earl of Richmond
Amorino
Languish
Progress Colt
Blackdross
Cornopean
Gaper
Farintosh
Canton
Diversity
Cheviot
Victoria Colt
Vulture
General Pollock
Elixir
Jamal
Mahomet
Moscow
Caen
Khorassan
What
New Brighton
Peter the Hermit
Captain Cook
Baldersale
Fox
Zsoph Marius
Tom Slape
the Thom
Ainsworth
Fickle Colt
Ebenezer
Bother'em
Grey Hercules
Judex
Extraordinary Seduction Case in Oxforp Circuit
In a sensational 1841 seduction case near Prestwich, Alice Grinnell, 16, testified that farmer Wells, 33, a poor law guardian and distant employer, forced advances on multiple occasions. She described being kept against her will, resulting in a child born in 1842. Witnesses, including Wells’s workers and a butcher, supported her account of alleged repeated assaults and coercion. The jury awarded the plaintiff damages of £300 after a lengthy trial on first impression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxforp Circuit
Groucsetex
Truxspay
Niet Paul Covst
Justice Erskine
Broadway
National School
Peestwich
Manchester
Alice
Alice Grinnell
Ne. Godson
the Nations
Prestwich
Mr. Wells
Carter
Mr. Welle
Sergeant Talfourd
Wells
Buckland
Serjeant
Talfourd
Powed
Steen
Elisabeth Phillips
Greaves
Little Buckland
Stewart
Hannah Faulkener
King
Grinnell
Godson
Joseph Wells
Stanton
Defendant
Alias Grinnell
Thomas Carter
Greaves Sas
Davis
Miss Grinnell
William Stewart
Jordan
Butcher
Michaelmas
Elizabeth Barnett
Law of Review and Edmonds Bankruptcy Hearing
The court adjourned to the 19th to hear a petition in bankruptcy involving Mrs. Edmonds who faced extensive debts and a contested balance sheet. Witnesses including Mr. Bell described furniture removal and a large mahogany sofa as part of the inquiry into assets, debts, and the capital claimed by the bankrupt. An adjournment of six weeks was ordered as creditors debated the case and its potential asset prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Love
Strand Theatre
Princess's Theatre
Oxford-street
van Amburgh
Strand
Madame Eugenia Garcia
Messrs. Balls
Oxberry
Madame Garcia
Ciana Novetto
Exeters Hall
Novello
York
Woolley-moor
Wakefield Journal
Cerito
Batrr
Balfe
Opera Comique
Chollett
Odrien
Henri
Madlle
Darcier
Anna Thillon
Balfo
Erard
Raoass
Fosnasant
Mozart
Taylor
Marenzio
Western Society
Luca Marenzio
Launea
Ratner
Royal Dock Yard
Sheerness
Medway
Pepperlee Company
Whitehall
Palace
Scotland Yard
Chapel Royal
Carlisle
Joseph Hanby
Almonry
St. George
William IV
Archbishop of York
Edom
St. Quentin
Grandmamme
Galignani
Fara
Mr Stone
Mount Pleasant
Gray
Ino-Road
Deestors' Court
Henry Hetherington
Whitecross-street
Thos, Savage
Tottenham Court-Read
John Purkess
Commissioner Law
Wepvespar
Mancanez Epsonos
Bangruptcy
Evans
Colonel Copland
Lord Huntingtower
Arlington-street
Chambers
Old Bond Street
Edmonds
Old Bond
Chambera
Bell
Champion
Bond-street
Reynolds
Davis
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Lancashire
Cheshir
Cheshire
Staffordshire Special Commission
G. d
Nesire
G. Move
Sporting Intelligence
Tattersall's
Tavasnaz
Earl of Chesterfield
Lord Stanhope
Rome
Tae Hox
Grantley Berkeley
Odin
Five Bucks
Royal Harts
Charborough Park
Windsor
Lord A. St. Maur
Watkin Williams Wynn
Martyn
Queen's
Lyndhurst
Hanpehires
Balderwood
Forest
Dogmersfield Park
Ellen Glyn
Ascot
William Russell
Brancepeth-castle
Wynyard
Durham
Earl of Hillaborough
Willoughby Dixie
C. M. Musgrave
Ennemen
Lillywhitte
Sussex
Kent
Chalvington
Pilch
Brighton
Shillinglee Club
Hawkins
Dean
Millyard
A- Mynn
Aget Hawkins
C. Taylor
Lillywhite
Brighton Gazette
Sheriff's Court
Red Lion Square
Torspay
William Ruddy
Williams
Tusesway
Cam Con
Thom Meredith
London
Jim
Jaeya
Miss Walker
Hoxton
Plantif
Thomas Corsox
Epwanp
Ricwanp Apans
Croydon
Annerley
Croydon Canal Company
Croydon Railway Company
Wallingford
Colson
Altrac
LAW
Tozsvar
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