Pegworth Execution Described In Old Bailey Scene
A vivid press room sketch recounts the Pegsworth execution at the Old Bailey. The reporter details prisoners, guards, the hangman Jack Ketch, and the somber burial service as the condemned man faces the drop with rare composure, followed by postmortem handling and observer reflections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arveen
Gett
Mr. Cope
Io the Coor
Jack Ketch
Mr. Catton
Pegsworth
Lord Jesus
Mr. Cotton
Baker
Lim
St. Sepulchre
Bega
Deville
Strand
Old Bailey
Miyself
Court Magazine April issue review and portraits
The April edition features essays on religious impostures and royal pretenders, praising the Family Library under Mr Tege. An engraving of Lady Catherine Long by Chalon and a Boz portrait are highlighted, with the letterpress deemed better than average though leaning toward essay style for light readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tege
Court Magazine
London
Ghurten
Chalon
Catherine’Long
Charles the Second
Boz
United States presidential installation details and reactions
The article describes the 1837 inauguration of Martin Van Buren as president, contrasting the simple republican ceremony with the lavish foreign minister regalia. It notes Jackson’s frail condition, Van Buren’s calm conduct, and the Senate’s reception, echoing on the self governing capacity of the American people and Van Buren’s anti slavery stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. van Buren
United States
England
Bath
Washington
Corps Diplomatique
Pompeus
Calhoun
Webster
Clay
Burton
Buchanan
Merry-Andrews
Constitution
General Jackson
New York
Senate
Senator Grundy
van Buren
Republic
Jackson
Drew
Cale
Bankrupt search warrant dispute and London theft case
A messenger seeks a warrant to reclaim concealed bankrupt property, clashing with magistrates over jurisdiction in England and Scotland. Bow Street reports detail John Scott's capture for stealing three watches after a pawn ticket ruse. A trio of urban disturbances follows, including a church bell ringer and a Clerkenwell fraudster, with restraints and orders issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pankrupt
Thomas Wood
England
Ireland
Scotland
Justice of the Peace
Alderman
T. Wood
Justices of the Peace
Denman
Curious Charge at St James Westminster Child Christening
Mary Ann Lindsey and two others faced Mr Burrell on a charge of securing a christening in St James Westminster under a Member of Parliament's name. Bail was set as evidence not fully heard. A separate case saw Joseph Walker fined £25 for illicit spirits after a man tried to prove dropsy by spilling liquor from concealed bladders. Emigrant distress at Whitechapel and a Stratford tragedy case prompted calls for aid and investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bow Street
John Scott
Rowlands
Regent’s Quadrant
Bowstreet
Fletcher
Bond-street
Mr. Rewlanda
Regent’s
Getleman
Martlebowe
Robert Grundy Waters
Rawlinson
Trinity Church
New Road
John Blaby
Mr. Rawlinson
Dawkins
Russell Square
Hatton Garden
Navy
G Division
Exmouth-street
Clerkenwell
Laing
House of Correction
Jiarlborough Street
Terence Hogan
Conant
Hall
Kitty Murray
Irich
Buckeridge Street
Teddy Hogan
Homer
Wetniss
Mr. Conant
Kitty
Queen Square
Mary
Ann Lindsey
Ann Newman
Susan Griffiths
St. Gilea’s
St. James's Church
Westminster
Burrell
Union Halz
Joseph Walker
Blackman-street
Guildford House of Correction
Greenwood
John Stacey
Cambridge
London
New York
Stacey
Mr. Greenwood
Tie
Board of Guardians
Symons
Whitechapel Union
Whitechapel
Liverpool
Lambeth Street
Stratfore
Gregory
West Ham
Essex
Hardwick
Thomas Cornell
Pigeons Public House
Stratford-green
Mary Austin
Cverell
Cornell
Kingsgate-Street
Priam
Dubois
Pye
Dan
Davies
Drew Priamg Kurtins
King Richard
O’connell
Saffronhill
Bloomsbury
CurBoarp Loyz
Ephraim Smooth
Philospher
Jeremy Bentham
Ephraim
Sweet Jack
Honest Jack
Falstaff
Llegal Conveyance Of Letters And Local Bird Plagues
In Birmingham area carriers between Birmingham and nearby towns reportedly deliver letters for one penny each, operating without a formal distribution system and likely facing minor penalties for their unlawful activity. A prominent Birmingham merchant notes that letter distribution locally far exceeds Post Office figures and questions enforcement. Separately the Lausanne Gazette reports many thrush and greenfinch deaths in the cantons, saying cold or hunger are not to blame. A form of inflammation of the spleen is suspected, and observers note unusual deaths among birds and domestic fowl, with earth-related causes suspected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Llegal
Birmingham
Hill
MoetaLrey
Antmals
Lausanne
Canton
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Guilbebali
Mr. Connant
Curt‘sying
Johnny Flannagan
Johnny
Mr. Hall
Paddy Lines
Murphy Welch
Dennis Mahony
Darby Johnson
the Childer
Treland
Mr. Gonant
Paddy Simpson
Murray
Thamhes
Museem
Chummy
Carter
Glazer
Skollard
Cornelies Mearty Mareh
Richard Boyly Glazire
Glas
Ars
Towlinson
Court of Conscience
Tee
Mr. Dubois
Mrs. Tomlinson
Keziah Susannah Tomlinson
Mr. Smooth
Lord Melbourne
Commissioner
Tront
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