Ludlow Murder Trial Reveals Blood Traces and Razor Clues
Witnesses describe blood stains from No 17 to No 20 door and a razor found near Misters bed chamber. Prisoner Josiah Misters faces examination at Ludlow with police searches ongoing and evidence linking two razors to his lodgings and to the crime scene.
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Misters
No. 20
Soto
Mr. Whatmore
Mr. Lloyd
Mr. Crawford
Hodges
Mackreeth
Davis
Angel Inn
Dr. Lloyd
Smith
The
Angel
Ludlow
Mr. Ludlow
Birmingham
Hammond
Jobson
Mr. Lacon
Josiah Misters
Worcester
Woofferton
Leominster
New Canal-street
Pice
Gagane
Bristol Gazette
Stephens
John Smith
Humphry Smith
John Hutchings
Richard Adams
Thomas Powell
Cooke
Lloyd
Lupton
Canal-street
Walsall
Mr. Whitmore
Edger
Legal Q and A notes on wages contracts and property
A long correspondence outlines that master wages must be fair and customary not any demanded amount. It covers freemason charity, apprenticeship indentures, estate and will questions, debt collection, and stamp duties with various opinions and references to authorities.
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W. W
Grove Place
Freemasons
Grand Lodge
Leamington
Bruton
E. C
F. W.M
M. J
Hercules
W. Watson
John Jones
T. Y
Court of Equity
Fadsworth
Wmn
Montegue
J. O
T. R
Agust
L. F
Court of Chancery
Lucy Raymond
Chitty
Archbold
Eastern Question and Syria Insurrection Debate Deepens
The article notes continued uncertainty over the Eastern Question as the Syrian Insurrection persists amid Egyptian repression. It warns that French and English interests may clash if aid to insurrectionists expands, while continental powers seek calmer discourse and caution in response to Mehemet Ali's stance and Russia’s leverage.
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Mediterranean
France
Lebanon
Mehemet Ali
Syria
Egypt
Monsieur Lamartine
England
Russia
Louis Philippe
Nicholas
Monsieur Guizot
Handley upon Corn and the Corn Laws displayed
A critical letter argues Tory landlords trapped by their own drought of imports. It contends speculative buying of English and foreign wheat, the effect on averages, and a planned 2s 8d duty to flood the market next week. It blames landowners for the misstep and defends corn monopolies as robbers’ gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley
Lord Segrave Attacks Penny Postage in Penny Post Critique
The article rebukes Lord Segrave for misrepresenting the Penny Postage reform while praising its outcomes. It notes rising receipts and growing use, argues the reform aids the poor and distant relatives, and warns that shifting police funding to a central fund would erode local control.
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Lord Segrave
Hill
Warburton
Turbulent Spain and Portugal Shake Up Monarchy
The piece reports on Portugal’s temporary suspension of Habeas Corpus and press freedom following a failed movement in Barcelona, with courts martial and a move to despotism. In Spain, Espartero’s fragile ministry, the Municipal Bill controversy, and the quarrel with the Regent show a semi constitutional system mismanaged, likely to resolve but with unclear timing or method.
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Spain
Portugal
Barcelona
Lisbon
Cortes
Diario Do Governo
Royal Gazette
Nicholas
Tiberius
Espartero
Moderados
Perez Castro
Dragoons
Valentin Ferraz
Malgré Lui
One Word More Upon Canada
The Morning Chronicle disputes our taste in Canadian matters praising Lord Sydenham while ignoring Lord Durham. We argued Sydenham fulfilled Durham’s plans as a capable statesman but denied sole merit to him. We stand by remarks on debt to Durham and oppose unearned flattery or exclusive praise.
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The
Morning Chronicle
Canada
Lord Sydenham
the Globe
Lord Durham
Poulett Thomson
Lord Durbar
A Word to Lord Palmerston on Rhodes Persecution
The Times exposes persecutors in Rhodes as motives behind Jewish suffering, praises Turkish inquiries that cleared the accused, and calls for the English Consul’s public dismissal as punishment for involvement in a cruel plot to corner trade. It condemns the despot’s reactions and warns England bears guilt for bloodshed.
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the Times
Rhodes
Foreign Office
England
Consuls at Damascus and Rhodes Criticized for Misconduct
The speaker argues no law can reach the issue and suggests dismissal from office as the only remedy. The disgrace tied to English and French consuls in Damascus and Rhodes should warn against careless officer selection and reflects on past barbarities, contrasting with Britain and France’s civilizing claim.
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England
France
Damascus
Rhodes
Various Naval Appointments and Liberal Anglican Controversy
The piece lists multiple 1840s naval postings and promotions including Sir Samuel Roberts and Lieut Livings, plus consular and vice-admiral moves. It also covers a column on Chester magistrates, parliamentary party alignments, and public notices about church preferments and political critiques in Britain.
Smuggling Trial Ties British Queen to Hidden Tobacco
At Thames police court, Joseph gunner of the British Queen faced charges from the Custom House for smuggling 350 pounds of foreign tobacco and 114 pounds of cigars found on board at Blackwall. A separate case against carpenter Philip Roche noted additional seized tobacco totaling 517 pounds. Prisons and fines followed with captain Roberts defending crew actions.
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Joseph Gunner
Melane
Thames
Barm Anes
Blackwall
Mr. Penn
Solicitors of Customs
Ee Reckneil
Paw
James Blackman Giles
Illantine
Giles
Mr. Ballantine
Robert Johns
Queen’s Warehouse
Commissioners of Customs
Ballantine
Clerkenwell
New York
Morgan
Queen's Warehouse
Negrohead
Cavendish
Capt. Roberts
Transatlantic Steam-packet Company
Roberts
Southampton
British Navy Defends Strength Against French Claims
A letter to the editor argues the Globe misjudges the British navy and counters Times and Standard criticisms. It claims many ships of the line are ready and that French shipbuilding trails Britain in sustained capability. A separate note describes a curious sighting of a woman in a night dress peering from a high window on a street.
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Globe
France
Times
Standard
Port Ourics
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Berlin
Wesleyan Society
Aulash Hann Aloert
Great Britain
Treland
LEGAL
the Weekly Chronicle
London
MR. Handley
Penny Post
Lord Palmerston
Nava
Samuel Roberts
Calcutta
Fitzgerald
Puddicomb
R.M
Plymouth
C. A
Packer
Chatham
Savage
David Turnbull
Havannah
Count Orloff
Russian Empire
Black Sea
Unkiar
Skelessi
Tames
County of Chester
Henry Winch
Litherland Villa
Seasombe
J. W. Harden
Liscard
J.C. Ewart
New Brighton
Liverpool Times
Otter
Hampden
Arnold
Oxford
Grey
Melbourne
Cambridge
Hereford
Longley
Ripon
Salisbury
Oxonians
Denison
House of Lords
Whitty
Lord Melbourne
Thirlwall
Pusey Party
Chichester
Royrat Yacht Squadron
Cowes
Isle of Wight
Royal Yacht Squadron
Earl of Yarborough
Bates
R.N
Baron de Rothschild
Therapia
Constantinople
Porte
Pacha
Laveson
Baron Rothschild
J. Howard Galton
Haddonhouse
Droitwich
John Thorogood
Chelmsford
Beulah Spa
Cremorne House
M. Guizot
Mr. Tuffnell
Boulogne
Mr. Hamilton
Vivas
Mr. Kent
Porte Des Dunes
Louis Napoleon
Apsley Pellatt
Holland-street
Thomas Vincent
Field
Staffordshire
Pellatt
Dennis Shea
Shea
Vincent
Yeeldham
Blackfriars-road
Nauticus
Queen Charlotte
Camperdown
Waterloo
Nile
Royal George
Bombay
Nelson
Hibernia
Canopus
Prince Regent
Clarence
Neptune
Achille
St. Vincent
Indus
Royal William
Foudroyant
Caledonia
Kent
Majestic Algiers
Mars Albion
Superb
Hannibal
Hindostan
Exmouth
Cumberland
Centurion
Collingwood
Boscawen
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