Chartist Meeting Sparks East End Turmoil at Clerkenwell Green
A crowded Clerkenwell Green Chartist meeting condemns government force and class luxury while demanding fair wages. Speakers accuse Sir Robert Peel of murder by sending troops and hail Vox Populi as destiny. The uproar ends with crowd deescalating before 9:15 PM.
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Clerkenwell
Green
Sessions House
Pollard
Robert Peel
Vox Populi
Vox Dei
Manchester
Meeting of Chartists on Islington Green
A large Islington gathering of chartists grew from about 1500 to 4000 during the evening. Speakers praised the police and military, and a march to Clerkenwell and Lincoln's Inn Fields followed, ending with several arrests after clashes with officers. One man, Sweeny, was critically injured by brickbats. Disturbances were contained as authorities kept forces on standby.
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Islington Green
Webb
Parliament House
Messrs
Parker
Ballwell
Ferguson
Army
Navy
Clerkenwell-green
Islington-green
Johnson
Childs
Haynes
Home Office
Lincoln's Inn-Fields
Clerkenwell
Holborn
Farringdon-street
Fleet Street
Newcastle-street
Clare Market
Longsmith
North
Brenna
Brown
Bethnal-green
Smithfield
Palaceyard
Metropolitan Police
Lincoln’s Inn-Fields
Bow-street
Long-acre
Sweeny
Bowstreet
Murderous Shot by Soldier Near Barracks Sparks Public Outcry
Eye witnesses Bingley and Hall from Leeds Mercury describe a deliberate rifle shot in King Street near the barracks. An old rail-maker named Samuel Crowther was struck in the abdomen as troops retreated along Nelson Street. Crowther’s injury proved fatal, with women crying out as surgeons were sought, and witnesses noting the act as shocking brutality amid quiet streets.
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Bens
Bingley
Hall
Leeds Mercury
King-street
Hussars
Nelson Street
Messrs. Bingley and Hall
King Street
Samuel Crowther
Mr. Ingley
Mr. Hall
Mr. Bingley
Foreign Intelligence. Regency debate dominates Paris session
The Paris chambers refused interpellation and debated regency after the king's demise. Urgent cinema: Duclerc and Dubois defend republican views while Thiers and Guizot push for royal policy. A narrative of political fault lines contrasts with a personal escape from a hurricane wreck and Haiti aftermath.
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Paris
M. Dupin
M. I.herbette
Duchess of Orleans
Duc de Nemours
Louis Philippe
Representative Assembly
Chamber of Deputies
France
M. Thiers
M. Guizot
M. Duclerc
M. Dubois
le Globe
Reports from Madrid and Washington on loans and borders
Letters from Madrid deny an open rupture with Portugal and note actions against Catalan brigands. In the United States, Arcadia carries updates on the Maine boundary settlement with England, possible shifts in the St. John and St. Francis lines, and anticipated political reactions in Congress to the boundary treaty with Britain.
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Spain
Madrid
Portugal
Barcelona
Don Carlos
Catalonia
M. Misley
Arcadia
Mersey
National Intelligencer
Lord Ashburton
Madawaska
Maine
St. John's
St. Francis
England
United States
Lake Champlain
New York
Vermont
Canada
Massachusetts
Jackson
River of St. Lawrence
Lake of Woods
Weekly Herald of the 30Th
Washington
Senate of the
Senate
Netherlands
van Buren
Silas Wright
Buchannan
Mangum
Ultra-Locofocos
Warspite
Fox
Retreat from Cabul details 44th officers deaths
A detailed eyewitness diary describes the deaths and fates of most officers of the 44th regiment during the disastrous Cabul retreat. It notes Colonel Mackrell and Captains Swayne M Crea Robinson and Lt Raban dying in Cabul, with others killed at Koord Cabul Tezeen Jugdaluck and along the Jellalabad road, and mentions survivors and prisoners.
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Cabul
44Th
Kurnaut
Mackrell
Swayne
M'Crea
Robinson
Raban
Scott
Koerd Cabul
Leighton
Tezeen
Tulwar
Affghan
Dodgin
Cabal
Corps
Jugdaluck
Jellalabad
Elphinstone
Shelton
Henshaw
White
Collins
Soclock
Jellalahad
Lieut
Hoge
Cumberland
Cadett
Grenadier Company
Koord Cabul
Swinton
Harcourt
Peshawar
Balfour
Ett
Evans
Primrose
Souler
Luguman
M'Mahon
Spector
Kul Kuttendhobie
Kurnaul
Kul Kuttea
Dhobie. Ey
Polemic Tensions Rise Between Pope and Russian State
The Bishop of Podlachia has been seized and confined in a cloister amid growing strife after the pope’s public address criticizing the emperor. Western Russia reports new recruiting orders as clashes persist in South Dagestan. a Russian defeat is claimed with light casualties. General Grabbe remains in command and Prince Dolgorouchi is demoted for dueling.
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Russia
Podlachia
Rome
Dugsburg
Daghestan
Grabbe
Prince Dolgorouchi
Prince Jaschwill
Turbulent Midden East Crisis Deepens Across Persia and Ottoman Porte
The Persian Shah’s manifesto signals no peace with the Ottoman Porte as war seems inevitable. The Porte rebuffs frontier and indemnity concessions and eyes the Shah’s dethronement, backed by a rival claimant’s party, though England and Russia oppose such action. Internal disarray and failed missions threaten the Porte’s grip while arming shifts and diplomacy unfold in rival capitals.
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Turkey
Constantinorle
Persia
Abba Maya
Asia
Izzet
England
Russia
Shekib Effendi
Ghiko
Shelib
Servia
Seraskier
Syria
Omer Pacha
Porte
Athens
Leipsic
House of
Messrs. de Rothschild
Paris
Bucharest
Ghika
Duhamel
St. Petersburg
EarthQuake at St Dominco Refugees Describe 1842 Disaster
An 1842 Cape Haitian letter recalls a devastating May 7 earthquake near St Dominco. The writer and wife fled to a mud hut after houses toppled in five minutes, with screams, injured survivors, and ruined streets as the scene of God's anger. He recounts searching for his former home amid lifeless trunks and scattered debris.
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Ark
Cape
Wwe
St. Yague
Fort Liberté
Limbeé
Plaisance
Port du-Paix
Samana
England
West Indibb
St. Dominco
Cape Haytien
Metropolis Market and Benefit Society News
The half yearly meeting of Lonpox Ground Junction Railway owners shows a £3565 balance after £543 for law and expenses. dissolution debated to divide reserves. Market Gardeners Association reports Her Majesty's treasurer extension talks and committee reappointments amid concerns over fraud in fruit weights. Metropolitan Bullpin Society outlines fund-raising aims near London with ten year plan and inaugural officers. Metropolitan Benefit Society Almshouse parade highlights banners and a charity event at Albert Saloon. Woolwich artillery practice details for the city’s iron company and ordnance units.
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Lonpox Groud Junction
W. Cash
Sutton
Market Gandenens’ Association
Rainbow Hotel
King-street
Covent
Wilmot
Attwood
Adamson
Mandino
Claremarket
Metropolitan Bullpinc Association
London Tavern
E. Laurence
London
Newcastle
Richard Dresser
Tidd Pratt
A. R. Cutbill
Commercial Bank of London
E. Smith
Old Broad Street
Laurence
William
Metropolitan Benefit Societies
Metropolitan Benefit Society
Balis Pond
Lincoln's Inn-Fields
Waterloo
Albert
City Road
Asylum
Artilery Company
Woolwich
Board of Ordnance
Artillery Company
City of London
Middleton
Marjory
Cracklow
Artillery drill and Chartist crowd in London notes
Firing practice by a large artillery company near Woolwich impresses observers as superior, with commendations for drill and independence. In London, Chartist meetings at Stepney green draw thousands, ending with calls to petition the Queen to withdraw troops and adopt the charter. Re paving of London Bridge underway, with traffic rerouted and expected completion within a fortnight. Pentonville Prison project outlined with costs and salaries for key posts. Bartholomew fair reform resolutions push for later proclamation and stricter crowd control. Troop movements in Manchester echo national unrest. guards ready for rapid deployment. Coast Guard promotions proposed to strengthen sea service and infuse merit-based advancement.
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Hon. Artillery Company
Royal Artillery
Woolwich
Henry Will
Stersey
Metropolis
Stepney
Green
Manchester
Don
London-Nripge
Elephant and Castle
Brighton
Kent
Surrey
Sussex
Southwark Bridge
Southwark
Tae Mone
Pentonville
Europe
West Indies
North America
Great Britain
Ireland
Bartholomew Farr
Hicks
Corporation of the City of London
Mansion House
Alderman Wilson
Berwick-Upon-'t
Bartholomew Fair
St. Bartholomew
Court of Common Council
Smithfield
Smithfield Market
Messrs
Wombwell
Richard Hicks
Rutter
Bonser
Scots Fusilier Guards
St. John's Wood
Wellington Barracks
Charing-crogs
Grenadier Guards
Coldstream Guards
Tower
St. John’s Wood
73D Foot
Guards
Coast Guand Service
Gneexwich
Coast-Guard Revenue-Cutter
Admiralty
Board of Customs
Greenwich Hospital
Coast-Guard
Comptroller-General of the
Coast Guard
Bankruptcy Proceedings at Bristol Court The Acraman Firms
In Bristol on August 14 the second meeting of the Acraman and Co. bankruptcies proceeded. For Acraman Morgan and Co. the surrender of the bankrupts was the only action. Hulbert Layton and Co. re opened a claim for ten thousand pounds on promissory notes alleged to be drawn by Acraman Morgan and Co. and paid to the London tea brokers in settlement of a debt of Alfred Jobo Acraman. Mr Jenkins and Mr Martin appeared for Hulbert Layton and Co. to support the proof.
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Bristol
Messrs
Acraman
Acraman, Moreau, and Co
Acraman, Morgan, and Co
Hulbert, Layton
Hulbert
Messrs. Hulbert, Layton, and Co
Complex proof aims and party finance questioned in Bristol case
Testimony details how claims of assent knowledge and liability are used to prove a case against Acraman and Co. and how Hulbert Layton and Co. held deeds and notes as security. Witnesses describe large advances, forged or misdated notes, and transfers of title deeds amid contested authority and partnership dates. The commission adjourned without a ruling, noting the need for further documents and the risk of expense for Bristol proceedings.
Dusk Polls in Ireland Record Early Results
Ireland dispatch reports first day totals show Ross leading with 173, Tennent 170, Chichester 26, and second day results with Roas 463, Tennent 439, Chichester 184. Trial coverage details Mrs Byrne accused of murdering her husband with courtroom crowding and prosecutorial remarks outlining a complex case.
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Ross
Tennent
Chichester
Roas
Byrne
Huspano
Commission Court
Doherty
Baron Pennefather
Wall
Not Guilty in Kilmainham Case of Mrs Byrne Murder Trial
The Kilmainham court heard lengthy testimony in the Byrne murder case. Evidence described marital disputes, alcohol abuse, and a sequence of events around Mr Byrne’s death. Post mortem doctors debated cause of death with signs of decomposition and possible epilepsy, but the jury returned a not guilty verdict.
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Mr. Byrne
Bellewstown
Hester
Mr. Spines
Byrne
Bellews Town
Mrs. Byrne
Barry
Byrnes
Valentine Wall
Teli
Brewster
Kilmainham
Telt
Andrew Ellis
Curran
College of Surgeons
Fox
Brassington
Harrison
Geoghegan
Ellis
Baron Pennefather
Hatchell
Q.C
Adamson
Martley
Adams
Kirby
Shea
Queen’s Visit to Scotland Promises Royal Festivities
The Edinburgh Courant reports the upcoming royal progress to Scotland with Queen Victoria and Prince Albert likely to travel by sea to Edinburgh early September. Ministers and dignitaries may join, Holyrood Palace prepped, Dalkeith Palace favored, and public loyalty expected in a respectful, enthusiastic welcome.
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Scotland
Prince Albert
Edinburgh
Holyrood-palace
Dalkeith-palace
Duke of
R. Peel
Duke of Wellington
J. Graham
London
Manchester
Tweed
John Pirie
Mise Abercromby
William Riddell
Dunsecastle
Spittal
Dunse
Cornhill
Miss Abercromby
Berwick
Father Mathew
Scotlaxp
Apostle
Temperance
Greenock
Dublin
Catholica
Scott
Glasgow
Ondon
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Spitalfields
Foreign Intelligence
Franch
the Metropolis
Co Pee
W. E. Acraman
D. E
A. Acraman
Alfred John Acraman
W.E. Acraman
Jenkins
Franklyn
George Morgan
Layton
Alfred Acraman
Holroyd
Mr. Morgan
W. E
A. J. Acraman
Harrod
Morgan
Hyde
Mn. Stephens
Joseph Rayner Stephens
Nottingham
Walter
Stephens
Hystle
Manchester Guardian
Ipswich
King’s Arms
King's Arms
Nicholson
Needham
Peel
John Nicholson
Thornbury
Vincent
Gladstone
H. Vincent
Bathwick
Somersetshire
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