Dreadful riots surge through Manchester with military clash
Manchester endures a dreadful riot night as General Warre marches troops into the district. Crowds gather, the Riot Act is read, and muskets and artillery prepare to quell the unrest. Mills close, fires rage, and 1000 special constables are sworn as authorities plan a nationwide response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Wade
Mounted
Harpurhey
Martin
Dragoon Guards
Rifles
Ancoats
Stockport
Oldham
Rochdale
Leeds
Salford
Granby-row
Doyle
Wemyss
Col. Wemyss
Daniel Maude
Jas. Kershaw
Esys
Higson
Eversmill
Cheshire Yeomanry
Charlton
Medinck
Hulme
W. NiEvp
Granby-row-fields
Lord F. Egerton
M.P
Curriers
Worsley
Stayley Bridge
Glossop
Mottram, Sc
W. Nield
Oxford Road
Little
Ireland
Spa
Tey
Medlock
Samuel Bagnall
Dale
Bagnall
Royal Infirmary
New Bailey Court-house
Borough of
W. Neitp
Late Earl of Lichfield spent £150000 in family contests
In the past five years the late Earl of Lichfield expended no less than £150000 on various family members during contested elections. Rumors of royal visits to Derbyshire and the continent are treated with caution while notes on banking, coinage, and Newfoundland governance appear among other brief items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl of Lichfield
Majesty
Prince Albert
Duke of Devonshire
Pees
Derbyshire
Chatsworth-house
Aix la-Chapelle
Queen Victoria
Continent
Rhine
Duchess of Kent
Harvey
Newfoundland
St. Pierre and Miquel
M. Prosper Ledret
St. Pierre
England
Zari
Leicester
Corsace
Liverpool Abduction Case at Denman Trial
Indictments against John Orr M Gill Richard Jones Margaret Jones Jane Clayton John Osborne Quick and Thomas Rogerson opened for trial in Liverpoo l. Prosecution described a complex plot to abduct Miss Ann Crellin seize her wealth and force marriage. After a lengthy trial the jury found Rogerson and Jones not guilty while M Gill Quick and Clayton were convicted with sentences of 18, 15 and 12 months respectively with hard labour in Lancaster Castle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baines
Ann Crellin
Heywood
Martin
Copeland
Miss Crellin
M‘gill
Rogerson
Egremont
Liverpool
St. Paul's Church
M'Gill
Mrs. Jones
Chamley
Jones
Mr Gill
Mrs. Chamley
Scotland
Road
Roby
M. Gill
Quick
Clayton
Parkside
Birmingham
Lancaster
Thomson
Gretna-green
Juiik
Carlisle
Mrs. Clayton
John Orr M‘gill
Richard Jones
John Osborn Quick
Jane Clayton
Lancaster Castle
Hints to Erectors and Local Loss at Rotherhithe
August deadlines for objections to county electors and borough electors are listed, including service of objections to overseers and lists of elector objections. A barge owned by Mr Joyce sank near Rotherhithe, spilling provisions into the river. some cargo recovered, losses around £200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce
Rotherhithe
The Drama at Enosian Opera House and Theatres
A review of Monday offerings across London venues including The Broken Home and Blue Beard burletta with strong cast notes, followed by Surray Theatre and Victoria Theatre reports. Also covered are Va uxhall Gardens equestrian feats, the Olympic concert, and the Thames tunnel visitor turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enoisn Opera House
Artizan
Lynne
Theatre Royal Drury-lane
Marquis de Beaulieu
Nina
Miss Faucit
Diddear
la Fourche
Blue Beard
Madame Vestris
Paris
Boudieu
Covent-garden Theatre
Farley
G. A.beckett
Miss Romer
W. Smith
J. Webster
Victoria Theatre
Richard Temple
South Australia
Allen Townley
Ellen ‘Femple
Otway
Tenice
Vauxhall Gardens
Mollle
Caroline
London
Molle
Molle Caroline
Olympic Theatre
Mainzeran
Tames Tannel
Thames Tunnel
Shooting Challenge At Windsor Ends In Bagging Forty Three Rabbits
The Hon C A Murray master of the household wagered to kill forty rabbits with a single barrel rifle within twelve hours on a royal preserve near the Great Park Windsor. He began at six and within four hours bagged forty three rabbits with five shots failing. In unrelated news Van Amburgh lost a finger at Falmouth after an earlier bite by a lion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birtz
C. A. Murray
Her Majesty
Royal Establishment
Great Park
Windsor
Norfolk Farm
Mr. Murray
van Amburgh
Falmouth
North Devon
Crosby-Hall
Bishopsgate-Street
Charles Mackenzie
A.M
St. Helen’s
Bishopsgate
Metropolitan Literary and Scientific Institution
Gill
Charles-street
High-street
Deptford
Field and
Jenkins
Braidwood
London Brigade
Southwark Bridge-Road
Kent
Joux Yarde Buller
Charing-cross Hospital
Duke OF Beaufort
Arlington-street
Piccadilly
Hampton-court Palace
Kensington
Augusta Somerset
Smith
Barnard
Bolton Street
Sporting Intelligence Ties Up Trumpeted Racing Odds
A long report on betting at Tattersalls and Doncaster ahead of the St Leger, detailing odds on Attila and other horses, notes a collapse in betting activity. It criticizes Jockey Club rules, comments on Weatherby enforcement, and mentions Doncaster fast approaching. Also covered are Woolwich watermen races, Kent versus England cricket, Windsor garrison cricket, and a Bungaree versus Reuben Martin boxing scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tattersall
Incrvals
Attila
Dodger
Brighton
Col. Anson
Forth
Lot
Ramsay
Cabrera
Ferguson
Scott
King
Clark
Thomas
Bowes
DeEnpy
Doncaster
Hyde-park-corner
Reynolds
Jockey Club
Boulogne
Weazer
Messrs. Weatherby
Newmarket
Drury-lane
Richard Thornton
CraveEn
Woowich
Woolwich
London
Bridge
Joseph Bryant
Absalom Hopkins
Joseph Berry
William Phillips
Edward Bryant
John Hawkins
Prand
Green
Yellow
Light Blue
Watermen’s
Gentlemen OF
Kent
Enatanp
Beverley
Canterbury
England
Felix
Mynn
Harenc
Walter Mynn
Fagge
F. Bathurst
Craven
Thackeray
Captain Mundy
A Mynn
Windsor
Windsor and Eton
Willful Murder on the High Seas Charged at Thames Court
George Lorimer, about thirty, late chief mate of the brig British Queen, is brought before Mr. Broderip at the Thames police office, charged with wilful murder of Captain Robert Micklejohn aboard the ship off Africa. Testifying seamen describe sightings of a struggle, the captain's plunge, and the mate's admission to the act. The body was never found. sharks were suspected. The prisoner remains silent aside from denying memory of the event. The case proceeds to trial with the crew report and magistrate remarks. Captain Micklejohn, 25, was a Scottish native and Lorimer's fellow townsman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Lorimer
St. Katharine’s Dock
Broderip
Thames
Robert Micklejohn
Admiralty of England
Hodgson
Pelham
Joseph Smith
Aghway
Africa
Glasgow
Joe
Lorimer
John
Rum
Cook
Mickle
Smith
Witness
Lucas
John Smith
Henry Hannaut
Sey
Micklejohn
Thomas Green
George
William Judge
Newgate
Scotland
Assize Intelligence Western Circuit Aug 8 Crimes and Trials
The Western Circuit report opens with a detailed list of crimes including arson manslaughter burglary robbery forgery and larceny. It covers a case of shooting wounding and attempted murder by gamekeepers and a later acquittal for the prisoner while describing accompanying burglaries and concealment of birth prosecutions spanning Aug 8 to Aug 9 in Wetzis and nearby locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wetzis
Justice Spaian
Crown Court
Justice Cresswell
Nisi Prius
Axp Wompine
Muerder
Joseph Gauge
Joseph Tucker
Strand’s Hill
Agoom Pante
Tucker
Mosley
Tuckar
Edwards
Pullman
Mr. Moody
Justice Wightman
Moody
Quantock
James Smart
William Baynton
Long Ashton
Carrow
Baynton
the Angel
Ashton
John Right
William Simmons
George Harris
Joseph Menken
Stone
Simmons
Bridgewater
Harris
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sporting Intelligence
Reuben Mastin
Bungaree
No Man’s Land
Reuben Martin
Horrocks
St Croix
Dickenson
Crook
Aoteen
Bentley
St. Croix
Byles
Pardoe
Astell
Wilkinson
Lord Drumlanrig
Byles Sane
Lord Bolland
Eckes S. Peck, Esq
Rauce Eaee — Butler, Esq
Cleave Aveeeee
Wood
Preven
Cleave
Mr. Rance
Bentley Wee
Weight
Bolland
Vaughan
Venee
Goodchild
Sedding
Smith Mr. Hyde
Assize Intelligence
Manticip
Lord Denman
Elizabeth Russell
Paget
Therisoner
Wilkins
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