Outlaw Robber and Sleepy Night Ride Ends at Farmer’s Door
A young outlaw and his companion creep back to a farm at night to steal supper. They are confronted by a calm farmer, who remarks the door was not bolted and retires to sleep. The scene shifts to a mixed critique of Van Voorst illustrations and Wright’s Eton Greek Grammar, praising plain English and noting calls for reform in old schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob
Betty
Robin Hood
van Voorst
Wright
London
Joy, Piternoster-row
J. M. Wright
Bloomsbury Grammar School
Eton
Candidate for the Crown in London Court
A man calling himself W lide or Bishop Byrne faced charges at Marylebone police court for attempting to seize Byrne's place on Edgeware Road claiming to be the rightful heir to the crown. He argued his wide estates and produced an old act of Parliament but admitted lacking funds as he sought lodging and bread. The magistrate urged legal action and granted temporary aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marylebone
Oxford Street
Bowles
Rawlinson
Lancashire
Bourne
Rochdale
Byrne
Mr. Riwlinson
Mr. Rawlinson
Royal Arms
Sdand
Jamaica
Wilberforce
Duke of Manchester
House of Assembly
Legislative Council
Iscal
Marquis of
Sligo
Lionel Smith
Evan M’gregor
Barbadoes
Bromegton
House OF Lords
William Cunkliffe
Suffolk
England
Exeter
Guriney
Government OF
Sergeant Mereweather
Mr. Burge
Great Britain
House of Commons
Barney
Colonel Woop
House
Pryme
G. Strick Laned
Barnesy
Barneby
Durham Court of Pleas
R Gorpox
Cresswell
Liverpool
Gourner
LanapaLe
Davy
Burgovenes
J. Jervis
Harry Verney
Major Handley
Brotherton
Plumptre
Estcourt
M. Philips
Pease
Gordon
Duke of Rutnanp
Albemarle
Lord Brovenam
Duke of Bremanp
Sussex
Egypt
Lord Broveham
Constantinople
Paeda
Viscount MelBourne
Mehemet Aji
Porte
Exeter Deanery
Captain Berkeley
C. Dundas
H. Parnell
Baring
F. Berkeley
Bristol
Maynooth College
Lorron
Old Dungannon
EastHors
Leicester
David Jones
Mr.Thoroughgood
G. W. Woop
Joint Stock Banks
Ume
Bank of Ireland
Gipson
Sir R. Penn
Her
Mr. Creswext
Crancelror
C. Stout
Excarquer
Messrs
Fourdrinier
T. Artwood
Birmingham
Messrs. Fourdrinier
O’connor Dow
G. W. Woon
Mackinnon
Court of King’s Bench
Lord Tenterden
Messrs. Fouldrinier
Exchequer
Hawes
Wales
Carmarthen
Lianon
Rhys Goring Thomas, Esq
Lianen
Ebenezer Morris
Rhys Goring Thomas
St. David
Court of Queen’s Bench
Lushington
LaNcGpate
Sergeant Talfoord
Consistorial
Arches Courts
Master of the Rolls
Ireland
Committal of a Husband Charged with the Wilful Murder
An inquest at the Globe Tavern Inn, Bury, heard the case of Mary Heywood, wife of James Heywood, found dead after violent abuse. The 28 year old mother left a young boy and a nine week old daughter. the husband, known for harsh treatment, faced brutal testimony of repeated blows and threats, she cried for mercy as the assault escalated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
M‘whipp
Globe Tavern Inn
Bury
J. E. Dearden
Mary
James Heywood
White Bear Inn
Elton
Walmersley
Heap
Heyweed
Cockpit
Holcome
Jem
Juin
Heywood
Uniform Postage and Ireland Crime Debates in Parliament
Reports from the Lords and Commons detail petitions for penny postage and debates on Ireland crime, Jamaica governance, Jamaica prisons, inclosure bills and public rights, and the Exeter Deanery Bill. Jamaica arguments focus on colonial rights and internal legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House OF Lords
Ireland
Lord Rapsor
Lord Roden
Lord Stradbroke
Lord Duncannon
Deanery OF Exeter
Bishop of
Exeter
Man Charged With Wilful Murder After Wife Dies
In a domestic tragedy, the wife lay dead on the bedroom floor after a dispute over speaking, leading to Heywood being taken into custody. Pathologists reported suffocation as the cause of death. The jury found Wilful Murder and committed Heywood for trial at Kirkdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arto
Margaret
Execution at Gloucester Details William Davis Murder Case
William Davis was executed in Gloucester for the murder of a labourer named Butt. He claimed he acted in revulsion after being provoked, saying a long-used stick was the weapon and that he robbed Butt after the blow left him prostrate. The Bristol murder occurred within city boundaries. Davis received religious instruction and a final farewell with the chaplain before the drop fell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Davis
Gloucester
Butt
Bristol
Moss
Davis
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Imperial Parliament
House OF Commmons
Buckely
Gleatershire
D. W. Harvey
G. Berkeley
North Eastern Railway
Lord Linfield
Baxter
Mancraser
Stowe and Rugby
Leith
Murray
Scotland
Supreme Court
Lazoucnenr
Robert Penn
R. Incuis
W. Burge, Esq
Gopson
Sergeant Merewether
Reynolds
Burge
Charles II
Lower Canada
Jamaica Assembly
Manchester and Birmingham
Enclosure OF Commons
G. Somerset
Harvey
NAVY
Lord Extor
W. S Harris
Admiralty
E. Caprincton
Lord Incestre
C. Woon
Pennett
H. Berkeley
Plumitre
C. Apam
Hume
Warp
Colonel Davies
F. Trench
Brovuhham
Lord Brougham
Newfoundland
Earl of Aberdeen
Noble Earl
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