Dyce Sombre Insanity Hearing Reveals Delusions and Letters
Testimony portrays Mr Dyce Sombre as deluded about his wife's fidelity with charges and lunatic behavior. Witnesses describe pistols, spiritual visitations, and letters to ministers, with doctors diagnosing insanity and a jury deeming him of unsound mind since late 1842.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dyce
Asia
Dee
F. Burdett
Mary Anne
Imine
Ma'Montgomery
W. Parker
Mr. Dyce
Hut
J. Lushington
East India Company
T. Eushington
R. Jenkins
Ventura
Dyce Sombre
B. Campbell
Treasury
Williaip’ Sherriff
Dyce ‘Sembro
Conolly
Monroe
James ‘Clarke
Dyc@ Sabre
Comely
Howell
Sir J. Clarke
The
Clarendon
Montgomery
Vng
Spirita
Dreva
India
Willoughby Cotton
Hydepark
James Clarke
House of Commons
Dyke Sombre
Supreme Court
Court of Directors
the East India Company
Canterbury
James Clark
James Clay
Her Majesty
Duel over a disbond ring sparks widow’sclaim
Fragmentary report notes Colonel Fan and Colonel Miles involved in a dispute over an engagement ring presented to Mrs Miles. The incident centers on the morning of a duel and the alleged security surrounding the deceased.
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Ian
Awcett
Temah
Miles
Camden Armé
Jonal Fescett
Ieee
Fan
Seduction case verdict in Western Circuit damages set at sixty pounds
The assize panel found for Margaret Allen in a seduction suit against Abram Jeffery. The plaintiff testified that after repeated meetings at Devonport and her home, he assaulted her, induced abortion methods, and avoided responsibility. The jury awarded damages of 60 pounds. Several witnesses and judge Coleridge debated damages based on the woman’s conduct and expectations.
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Western
Xan Suty
Aram
Seduczion
Ablen
Jeffery
Cockburn
Greenwood
Crowder
Slade
Oshburn
Jan’ Margaret Allen
Torpoint
Robinson
Devonport
Plymouth
Pescas
Bay Sister
Atecl
Marines
Kingsbridge
Justice Coleridge
Lzwes
Sussex
Clint Sipk
Thomrsox
Noakes
Baron Parke
Thesiger
M. Chambers
Mr. Platt
Mr. Hughes
Frances Thompson
Mary
Price
Russell
Matilda
Shoe
London
Lewes
Tunbridge Wells
Henry Russell
Burwash
Fanny Thompson
George Noekes
Frances
Mr. Thesiger
Witess
Herboaring
Raspuectraty
W. Tompson
Mr. G. Noakes
Mailém
Fanny
Kore
Burglary Case at Melton Mowbray Estate Trial
At Crown Court in Midland Circuit, Francis Bailey and Thomas Smith faced burglary and receiving charges over a Sunday night break in at Egerton Lodge, Melton Mowbray, with extensive loot including £520 in bank notes, a gold watch and jewels. The trial featured witness accounts and a defense stressing lack of seduction proof. Bailey had prior service at the estate and was identified with marked money sightings.
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Midland
Smith
Whitehurst
Macaulay
Barnally
Croxton
Park Races
Lord Wilton
Mélton Mowbray
Bailey
Leicester
Loughborough
Notable Bank Robbery Case Ends With Transportation
In a trial before Lord Abinger, Bailey and Smith were found guilty of robbing a bank in Grantham. Bailey admitted taking a gold watch and notes, and testimonies described a night of theft, misdirection, and a plan to flee. Bailey received life transportation. Smith was slated for fifteen years. Property stolen was largely recovered.
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Bank-of-Hogland
Grantham Bank
Elizabeth Bailey
Loughborough
Aeid the Beileys
Bailey
Smith
Frank
Grantham
Duke of
Welington
Crowner
Edward Fisher
Ahs
Burnaby
Lord Abinger
William Benson
Leicester
Earl
Thomas Smith
Insolvent Debtor in Court Over Debt and Costs
George Price, an insolvent barrister, opposed by Mr Woodruffe for Mrs Sarah Phillips, faced a writ for eight pounds owed to his creditor who kept his chambers and laundress duties for that sum weekly. The case, defended by Price, raised costs to over ten pounds, double the undefended total.
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Torsuay
Groner Patox
George Price
Woodruffe
Sarah Phillips
Insolvent Adjudged to Imprisonment Four Months
The insolvent was sentenced to four calendar months imprisonment after the commissioner Pollock criticized the defense strategy used in the case. The act of parliament required surrender of all property and the key to the property was yielded.
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Phehale
Price
Phepuiinick
Pollock
Insanity and theft in early London court scenes
Two women Louisa Turner and Hannah Lyons faced the lord mayor for repeated vandalism and threats where Turner flaunted violence against a wife and police. Turner was ordered to prison for twelve months while Lyons received three tenths. In the Quadrant, Samuel Hunt faced pistol discharges and a bail-keep peace verdict. Edward Billington, alias Edward Edwards, fleeced a Welsh visitor in Regent Street with pretended wealth, ending in committal for felony.
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Drasonteat Thazars
Louisa Turner
Hannah Lyons
Mansion House
Louisa Turners
Crusty
Louisa Turnler
Hanndh Lyons
Bridewell
Atay
Mrs. Prentice
Louisa
Hennah Lyons
Bintyaap
Samuel Hunt
Hardwick
William Smith
Hunt
Mr. Hardwick
Edward Billington
Edward Edwards
London
Maltby
Fingl
David Williams
Wales
Regent-street
Wigs’ Hall
Ayde Park
Park-lane
Regent Street
Kirkman
Extraordinary Attempt At Alleged Extortion Case
A long inquiry at Marylebone police station involved George William Hamilton a solicitor of 39 Somerset Street Portman Square accused of extortion. Witnesses described a scheme to ruin a Bayswater family with letters and threats demanding money to protect reputation and reveal alleged immoral behavior.
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Marylebone
Station House
George William F ‘Amilton
Somerse Street
Portman Square
Clarkson
Humphreys
Hopper
Bayswater
Ellen Shaw
Jessie Hopper
Jessie
Emily Hopper
Emily
Mr. Ross
R. Bent
P.S
Somerset Street
Jeasie
Derby Terrace
Satirist
Mr. Hamilton
Long
Derby-terrace
Hamilton
Somerset-street
Som
Rapier Berx
George-street
G. W. Hambroy
Mr. Woodhouse
Bell
Addressing Scorched Barley Malting Fraud and Spitalfields Death
Notices report government action against scorched barley sold as malt aimed at beer production defrauding crown revenue. It notes condemnation and planned destruction of 400 to 500 quarters stored near Croydon and seized by excise officers. Also covered is a coroner’s inquest in Spitalfields for Eliza Slater with verdict of manslaughter against John Facey and his committal to Newgate for trial.
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Lara Szizunescy
Commissioners of Excise
Isgudd
Fissisi Hbotehood
Croydon
Her Majesty’s Court of Exchequer
Nore
John’ Benjamin
Facey
Toroner
Baker
A Verdict of Judge Lynch and a Duel in a Forest
A narrative style piece recounts Judge Lynch in Alabama delivering stern justice to Silas Fixings after a deadly bowie knife duel. The crowd gathers as Lynch uses an ambush tactic, killing Fixings, then returns to town amid cheers for enforcing the law. Also listed are Napoleon’s residences from October 1784 to 1815 across Paris and royal sites.
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Alabama
DUKE
Nehemiah
Lynch
Ike
Rome
Silas
Judge Lynch
Smife
Nehemiah Dodge
Briar
Macbeth
Kean
Silas Fixings
Frangais
Napoleon
Paris
Quai Conti
Hotel de Metz
Rue de Mail
Droits de l'Homme
Rue Des Fosses
Montmartre
the Elysee Bourbon
Notice to Electors on Arrears and Franchise Loss
The Bridgwater bellman reports an overseers notice requiring all rate and tax arrears to be paid today or tomorrow at Mr West in North Street. Otherwise the debtor will lose the franchise, as Mr West will collect the sums today and tomorrow.
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Bridgwater
West
Powmode Lands Charter Found From Malcolm Kanmore
A medieval lands charter attributed to Malcolm Kanmore was discovered in 10357 in an old chest. The document grants Powmode and surrounding bounds to Barron Hunter upner and metiey Lamnia with wide territorial rights and hunting provisions. Witnesses Margrat and Mall attest to the charter’s authenticity.
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Powmode
Malcolm Kanmore
Barron Hunter Uper
Metiey Lamnia
Hoop
Hooptown
Mall
Swan with two necks sign changes to doubles
Poetic note recalls old inn signs such as The Swan with Two Necks and The Hop Pole The Goose and Gridiron and their meanings. The piece suggests modern times demand a different sign to avoid confusing guests and raising bills, reflecting changes in hospitality.
Adroit Compliment Of A Courtier In Cambyses Court Scene
Cambyses asks courtiers if he equals Cyrus and is told he is greater for adding Egypt and the ocean to Cyrus's realm. Croesus disagrees and remarks that Cambyses is not worthy of his father, implying his lack of a son equal to Cyrus.
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Cambyses
Cyrus
Egypt
Ocean
Croesus
French and English Barristers at Trial Anecdotes
The article recalls Charlotte Corday's trial for Marat’s murder and a brave English barrister who defended her without compromise. It also notes a circuit judge’s rebuke of a lawyer for overcharging a widow, arguing the payment burden fell on the distressed client. It comments on Horace Smith and a related piece on scandal.
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Charlotte Corday
Marat
Horace Smith
Golburn
New Monthly
Philosophy of Club Life and the Exclusion of Strangers
A keen preface on club life exposes egoism and social rituals. It mocks exclusive member lists, the pride of belonging, and the fear of obsolescence as the long club list seals away old names like Smith and Fitz Boodle.
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Shiverton
Sweetenham
Cramley
Jenkins
Smith
Ember
John
Fitz Boodle
George Savage
Sir George Savage
Bart
Fitz
Trumpington
Rhine
Punter
Ruff
Fraser's Magazine
Hidden Elizabethan Vaults Found Beneath North Terrace
Brassbound arches and underground chambers were uncovered beneath the north terrace of the royal residence. Builders revealed six arched vaults connected by low openings, dating to Elizabeth I’s reign and unused for nearly 200 years. Stalactites and stalagmites line the vaulted ceilings and walls, preserved as curiosities. The entrance has been bricked up and access may not reopen for centuries.
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Wixpsor
Winchester
Elizabeth
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