Jury convicts solicitor Geach over forged notes and orders transport
The trial records a guilty verdict for William Foster Geach on forged promissory notes signed by Miss Rachael Herbert. He faces transportation for twenty years after sentencing notes a mercy recommendation, with Barons Parke condemning the fraud and detailing prior forging of bills totalling around £20,000 from 1835 to 1838.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baron Parke
C. Bellamy
Geach
Rachael Herbert
Richards
C. Phillips
Pontypool
William Foster Geach
Frost
Murder at Angel Inn ends in bloody throat cutting
A Bristol bootmaker William Millar Macreeth, staying at the Angel Inn in Ludlow, is found mortally wounded with throat cuts after a terror filled night. A man named Misters is detained under suspicion, with a razor recovered nearby. The case echoes a prior deadly assault with bloodstains and frantic cries for help across the inn.
Mystery in Ludlow: Razor found after fatal wounds
Witnesses report blood stained stockings and window curtains in a Ludlow room. A razor with blood was recovered after a search in the yard. Suspicion falls on a prisoner who had previously been seen at Shrewsbury fair and Unicorn inn. The distressed term Satanpay notes the commercial traveller is dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Ludlow
Shrewsbury Fair
Goodwin
Unicorn Inn
Legal Q and A on wills inheritance and debts
A long row of readers questions covers legitimacy of heirs, effect of pre 1838 wills, chancellery actions, debts and maintenance, apprenticeships, and notices. Answers discuss who inherits, how wills speak from death, tax and policy charges, and remedies in court or magistrates for various family and trade disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. S.T
H. Johnson
G.C
St. Luke's
Phenix
Atlas
Fou
Arcade
J. Clark
W. M
Plymouth
S. B
C. Li— Fou
Queen's Printer's
New Zealand Journal
London
Wr. Pitt
New South Wales
Union Bank of Australia
Old Broad-street
Middlesex
Westminster
J. W
Europe on the brink of war over Mediterranean crisis
The piece weighs the dangers of a French naval build up and a possible blockading action by the Five Powers. It argues any misstep could spark war, forecasts impacts on Austria Prussia Russia England Spain Belgium and more, and warns that peace hangs on restraint and careful diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Mediterranean
France
Mehemet Ali
Russia
Lord Palmerston
Monsieur Thiers
Syrian
Egypt
Pacha
Algiers
Toulon
River Plate
England
Journal Des Debats
Austria
Italy
Prussia
Rhine
Poland
Circassia
Scylla
Charybdis
European Alliance
Louis Philippe
Road to Distinction and War Punctilio Debate
Editorial notes condemn the War as folly tied to funding a dispute over how to settle a question. It discusses Guizot’s Windsor visit with the Belgian King and British leaders signaling hope for peace. The Revue des deux Mondes accuses Lord Palmerston over the Syrian Insurrection Convention, urging restraint despite tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monsieur Guizot
Windsor
Lord Melbourne
Palmerstoun
Revue Des Deux Mondes
Monsieur Thiers
Lord Palmerston
France
Lord Durham and His Successor in Canada
The Morning Chronicle defends Lord Durham against detractors and credits him with laying the groundwork for responsible government in Canada. It argues Sydenham benefited from Durham’s path, notes Durham’s personal efforts to aid Poulett Thomson, and asserts that Durham’s report proves the necessity and feasibility of responsible government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morning Chronicle
Lord Sydenham
Canada
Lord Durham
Poulett Thomson
Columbus
Robert Peel
Canadas
United States
Tory Union in Parliament and in the Press
A critical look at Tory unity, contrasting Parliament harmony with indications of faction in the Morning Post and Standard. The Times is said to steer a middle line, and the piece argues genuine agreement exists only in rhetoric, urging Tories to prove practical unity on policy beyond words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of Wellington
Robert Peel
Canada
Robert Inglis
Morning Post
Standard
Post
Pelf
Egypt
O’connell
Times
Sir James Graham
China
James Graham
Duke
Weather, Crops, and Corn Laws in Brief
The weekly weather picture speaks of relief from storms with rain benefiting grass and turnips while wheat and barley stand unscathed. A tropical sun boosts wheat housing and corn imports may rise with a two shilling duty. hoped peace and plenty may follow, yet corn laws leave little lesson on abundance.
War Prospects With France Amid Naval Power Shifts
The Courrier Français reports French ministerial visits to Paris and warns of preparations, while British and French fleets in the Mediterranean are analyzed. Dispatches describe Mehemet Ali negotiations, Boulogne protests, and a Syrian expedition, with naval strength tallies and officer transfers highlighting tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Courrier Français
Macaulay
Paris
Courrier Francais
London Morning Journal
Syria
Dublin
London
C. Smith
Gordon Higgins
Gibraltar
Ireland
Mediterranean
Times
The
Standard
Sante Petria
Revenge
Neptune
Cambridge- Ce
Suffren
Benbow
Alger
Edinburgh
Genereux
Trident
Hastings
Marengo
England
Jemappe
Charles Adam
Globe
Louis Philippe
Boulogne
Coates
Hotel du Nord
London Gazette
Channel
Naval and Military Commission
Admiralty
John Chesshyre
Robert Lloyd
Bendall Robert Littlehales
F. W. Austen
Charles Wollaston
Henry Hill
Charles Tinling
Sir George Mundy
Richard Peacocke
F. Warren
Nicholas Tomlinson
the Earl of Dundonald
James, Eaton
George M.kinley
Charles Bullen
John Wight
Henry Folkes Edgell
William
Naval promotions and preparations reported in Standard and Globe
The Gazette lists officers like Butterfield, Young, and Galwey taking ranks after senior admirals, with numerous names advancing in the blue and white fleets. Naval preparations include orders for enlisted sailors, a Downs tender for recruits, and a cautious note that war is not expected, amid Paris-Candia telegram rumors and mixed embassy signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.B
K.C.H
Reay
Hugh Pigott
Francis Temple
Charles Richardson
Henry Gordon Ee
Arthur Far Ht
John Surman Carden
J. R Dacres
John Wentworth Holland
John Impey
Henry Manaton Ommanney
An Duff
J. Sykes
D. H. Mackay
Francis Mason
C. Adam
Mediterranean
Wall Abbey
Atmos
Enfield Lock
Downs
Dover
Deal, &c
Admiralty
Paris
Candia
Freedom of the City ceremony for Prince Albert at Guildhall
Guildhall prepares for the 28th instant reception of Prince Albert with a staged arena for ladies and a short ceremony at 5 pm. The lord mayor and corporation will host about 2,000 at a Mansion House dinner and ball. the oath will be read by Sir James Shaw. The trumpet band will be led by Mr Harper. the mayoress is ill and will miss the Egyptian hall banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Lands Committee
General Purposes Committee
Guildhall
Prince Albert
Prince Leopold of
Saxe Coburg
Alderman Wood
Kent
Sussex
Gloucester
Lord Erskine
Court of Common Council
Mr. Clarke
Prince Leopold
Serene
London
Duke of Sussex
James Shaw
Queen Victoria
Chamber
Harper
Harvest reports and political notices from 1840s France and Spain
The Echo des Halles notes France harvest results with fair to abundant yields across departments, stressing wheat price declines nationwide. Reports mention Prince Louis Napoleon’s prison transfer orders, Paris failures, Espartero feast plans, and Balboa’s Madrid escape. Foreign dispatches cover Ibrahim Bey’s detention, Mehemet Ali’s envoy remarks, and Downing Street’s Nova Scotia lieutenant gover-norship appointment. The piece ends with an August voting objection deadline and a local commissioner's note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Paris
Louis Napoleon
Luxembourg
Courrier Francais
Svary
Espartero
Madrid
plate—El Corresporsal
Balboa
la Mancha
Gila
Cons
Spain
Ibrahim Bey
Mehemet Ali
Albania
Downing-street
Lord Falkland
Province of
Nova Scotia
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Lupton
Auc
Angelinn
Christopher
Misters
William Millar Macreeth
New Canal Street
Birmingham
Red Rover
Ludlow
Canal-street
Euprenhended
Leominster
Herefordshire
Wooding
William Russell
Angel Inn
Bristol
the Weekly Chronicle
Tory Union
Cela Segate
M. Thiers
Mehemet ‘Ali
Frauce
Bouloene-Sur-Men
Ince’s
Rue d’Assas
His Royal
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