Murder at Howard Street Described in Inquest Report
A Friday evening discovery in Reading reveals the death of Mrs. Spicer at No 16 Howard Street. Neighbors report screams and signs of a violent struggle. husband Samuel Spicer is jailed after an inquest hears allegations of ill treatment and possible plotting before the fatal fall down cellar stairs.
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Spicer
Ira
Cook
High-street
Howard-street
Osford-road
Castle-strest
Russell-street
Mr. Tomkins
Its. Spicer
Mrs. Tomkins
Tomkins
E. Hodger
Houston
Charlotte Tomkins
Henry Tomkins
Howard Street
Reading
Antessabe
Betsey
Mr. Spicer
Mrs. Spicer
Resding
Makersley
Berkshire
Hooper
Murder Trial and Inquest Details in Reading and Salisbury
Fragmented report recounts a murder case in Reading with a post mortem linking temple wounds to a bloodied stone found by a policeman, and a separate inquest verdict of wilful murder against William Spicer. Nearby, Salisbury case covers Elizabeth Woolford’s disappearance and a Not Guilty verdict for George Woolford after witnesses linked him to her death.
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James Gutteridge
Gutteridge
F. B. Hooper
Hooper
Reavixe
George Essington
Broad Street
Spicer
the Royal Oak
Tre
Martha Gordon
William Spicer
Odiham Beerhouse
William Walden
Walden
Henry Tonkina
John Heather
Reeding Police
Briant
Sonning
Elizabeth Spicer
William 5Icer
Time of Sunrise and Sunset in Great Britain and Ireland
Methods to compute sunrise and sunset by latitude are given with adjustments for degrees above and below 62 and 6 degrees respectively. The piece also lists high water times at major ports with hours added or subtracted for Bristol York Falmouth Hull Milford Haven Brighton Cowes Dover Dublin Holyhead Liverpool Port Glasgow Southampton. It then provides liturgical notes for Sunday August 17 and calendar entries for several days with moon phase, daylight length, sunrise, and twilight times.
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Heidre Sir Ntindal
Wellington Henry Vallance
Duke of Brunswick
Croydon
Serjeant Shes
Jones
Serene
Eliza Grimwood
Lancaster Guardian
Baron Andlau
Barnard Gregory
Gregory
Count de Witts
James
Baron Andiau
England
Beiley
Graeff
Count de Wilts
Isaac
United Kingdom
Luot
Talfoard
Talfourd
Queen's Bench
Serjeant
Rhee
Duke of
Brunswick
Shee Anid
Acasaizea
Tindal
Great Britain
Ireland
London
Bristol
York
Cove
Falmouth
Hull
Milford Haven
Brighton
Cowes
Dover
Dublin
Holyhead
Liverpool
Port Glasgow
Southampton
Peter ii
Tezaway
Wennespar
Electora
Tuonspar
Farpar
Satvarpay
Review of the Session in The Wheely Chronicle
A concise assessment lauds the recent session for intense work and improved private business handling. It praises Peel’s leadership, notes progress on Income Tax and tariff reforms, critiques Maynooth and Irish measures, and foresees further shifts toward free trade while warning against lingering protections.
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House of Commons
Robert Peel
Shaw
James Graham
Lord Lincoln
Webley
Bai
Ireland
Lord Devon
Land Commission
House of Lords
Pitt
Spain
Lord Howick
Mr. Villiers
Mr. Cobden
Texas annexation debate sparks political clash in Chronicle
The Morning Chronicle reviews a recent Texas article from the Western Chronicle and questions government responsibility for Texas annexation. It contrasts Liberal and Tory positions, accusing some press of misrepresenting motives and urging careful analysis of diplomacy and policy.
Texas, Palmerston policy, and English interests in Mexico
The author defends prior Mexican policy views and criticizes Lord Palmerston and Lord Aberdeen for backing Texas independence and potential annexation by the United States. They argue England should have opposed U S expansion, insist that Texas independence was misused to pivot toward annexation, and blame the British minister for tying hands and worsening relations with the United States and Mexico.
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Morning Chronicle
Aorning Chronicle
Texas
United States
Lord Aberdeen
Mexico
England
Weekly Chronicle
Lord Palmerston
Ing Chronicle
Xu‘weil
Mr. Canning
New World
Poinsett
Cuba
Spain
France
Santa Anns
Europe
Naver
San Jacinto
Santa Anne
Pacific
Mexican Gulf
Trana
Atlantic
Canadas
St. Lawrence
United State
Teras
Washington
Californias
California
Oregon
The Sunderland Election and Sunderland Victory
A Times report honors Mr. Hudson's Sunderland win over Colonel Thompson, noting the North’s prestige for Hudson and the Free Trade cause. It argues Thompson failed to unite supporters and that Labour’s League influence shaped the result, while praising Hudson’s moderate campaign and the dangers of alliance with the League for his future.
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Sunderland
Times
London
York
Thompson
Hudson
League
Colon Thompson
Lancashire
Tos
Bright
Cobden
Bre
Robert Peel
Colonel Thomass
House of Commons
T' League
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