Murder charges after confession in St Helen's case
A man is charged with willful murder of his pregnant wife after a police search found him with bloodstained clothes and a knife. The victim, 23, died from a deep throat wound while the suspect claimed it was self defense during a field incident.
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eRliam Storey
Olice
St. Helen's
St. Helen’s
Afr. Greenhall
M.P
Woods
Mr. Woods
Alr. Woods
Witess
Greenhall
Greenall
John Thompson
Liverpool
Wigan
W. Edmund Scudamore
Garton
Eccleston Arms
Storey
Kirkdale
Woman charged with poisoning husband in Manchester court
Mary Hunter of 13 Walter-street Travis-street London-road faced Manchester Borough Court with the charge of poisoning her husband John Hunter on the preceding Saturday evening by giving arsenic. The case details a disputed porridge serving, his sudden illness, and inquiries revealing two ounces of arsenic bought ten days earlier with a companion, Mary Dunn. An inquest was adjourned to allow stomach contents to be analysed.
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Leceptorrper
Masxchester
Borough Court
Manchester
Messrs
D. Maude
C. J. S. Walker
Mary Hunter
Walter-street
Travis-street
London-road
John Hunter
Beswick
Green
Davis
Mary Dunn
Gera Frost
Clerkony
Larwain
Hinses
Great Ormundyerd
London
Waternon Bridge
Crown and Anchor Tavern
Strand
Juin Rush
G. Powell
Rport
Westminster Bridge
Mtl
Sangster
Stedman
Mr. Rush
J. Beadnall
J. Rennie
A. Gardner
J. Walsh
Bhanks
America
H. Martineau
Cambridge
Spirming-house
Ipswich County
Devizes House of Correction
Chester City
Wakefield House of Correction
Surgeon
Willoughby Haley
Turin
Sournenx
Brecon County
House of Correction
Theen
Gosport County
Monmouth County Gaol
Haverfordwest County Gaol
Tulip
Norriery and Faster District
J.J
J. J
Spilsby House of Correction
T. G
Hingston-upon-Hull House
Walsingham House of Correction
Foerta
Soutwern Axp WestEenx
Gloucester County
Worcester County Gaol
Worcester City
Noabuery and
Easterns
Williams
de Beaumont
de Tocqueville
Eastern
Philadelphia
Northallerton House of Correction
Derby County
Jourmail
J. P
Portsmouth
Gaul
Page & Fist
Newthern
Eastveny
Southwell House of Correction
South House of Correction
Boston House of Correction
Surgeon's Journal
J. C
Emma T
Sarah P
Sortuean
Worcester County
Boehmer and Bassange
Prince de Rohan
Marie Antoinette
Marie Therese
Gardes
du Corps
Lamotte
Valois
Madame Lamotte
Boehmer
Marianne Lamotte
Retaux de Villette
England
Cardinal de Rohan P
Trianon
Oliva
Sue
Lerdui
Vans Pouvez Esperer
Hstce
Cardinal de Rolan
Graislalmouer
Versailles
Monsieur le Cardinal
Lamotte-Valois
Bastille
Horrible Effects of Solitary Confinement in British Prisons
Abridged official reports detail the mental and physical toll of solitary confinement across 1830s and 1840s British prisons. Cases include self harm, starvation, feverish weakness, and deaths, with surgeons noting dizziness, melancholia, and unsafe confinement conditions. several authorities call for limits and more exercise.
Solitary confinement linked to deaths and suicides in 19th century gaols
Compiled notes from reports across English gaols detail deaths, suicides, and near-fatal self harm linked to solitary confinement. Accounts cite fear, depression, and medical doubt, with multiple cases in York Castle, Wakefield, Gloucester, and Bristol alongside surgeon and chaplain observations on health decline from isolation.
Accident at Lowther Arcade Leaves Youth In Critical Condition
A seventeen year old youth named West, nephew of a Lowther Arcade resident, fell from a first floor window onto the Strand pavement. He sustained a fractured skull and severe brain concussion and was taken to Charing Cross Hospital in a hopeless condition.
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Lowther-Arcade
West
Lowther Arcade
Strand
Charingcross Hospital
The Queens of France and Countess Dubarri Memoirs
A literary chronicle reviews Mrs Forbes Bush's two volume work on the mistresses of Louis XV and Louis XIV era. It details Madame Dubarri’s rise at court, royal gifts, and prodigality, plus the infamous Diamond Necklace episode and its political fallout.
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McMorre
FraNck
Forbes Bush
London
Colburn
France
Louis
Light Infantry
Dubarri
Louis IY
Louis XV
Stowart de Vaubernier
Vancouleurs
Laris
Daumonceau
Commissaries
Saint Aure
Monsieur Diamonceau
Mademoiselle Gomwart de Vandernier
Paris
Mademoiselle de Gomart
Lange
Dunbarri
Gascony
Barrymore
Ireland
Dabarri
Lubel
Aiguillon
Madame Dubarri
Terray
Beanjou
Madame du Beéarn
Madame de Beauveau
Singular presentiment of the Empress Josephine
While confined as a prisoner, Josephine recalled a Martinique fortune teller who prophesied her fate. On a Saint Pierre coffee plantation she watched an old slave woman foretell, then reacted with extreme agitation as Tascher studied her hand. The tale frames her belief she would not be executed.
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Sibyl
Josephine
France
Mademoiselle Tascher
Gauler
Madame de Beauharnais
Duchess d'Aiguillon
Madame d'Aiguillon
Madame d'Beauharnais
Madame de Beaulamaiy
Pierre
Robespierre
Louis de Girardin
Madame Girardin
Naples
Joseph Bonaparte
Navarre
Martinique
Saint Pierre
Gravitating Inkstand Patent by Perry Makers
The Perry pen firm unveils a bronzed metal gravitating inkstand. A barrel shape pivots to feed ink into a cup and reverses to return excess ink to the reservoir. It excludes air to prevent fouling and includes a regulating slide to match ink supply, promising spill-free operation after trial use.
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Messrs. Perry
Christmas Hotspark and a Sunday Holiday Dilemma
A Bath Journal note says Christmas falls on Sunday and shopkeepers may close on the following Monday for a rare extra holiday, praising the custom as a humane release for workers. An inquest at Hampstead on John Nicholson, 58, concludes temporary insanity after self-inflicted throat injury amid longstanding gout and mental distress.
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Bath Journal
Fontexe
Wakley
Ship Tavern
Hampstead
John Nicholson
John Henry Robertson
Alred Street
Bedfordshire
Nicholson
Witness
Johnson
Mr. Johnson
E. Jolson
Alfred-street
Dinner of Yeovil Agricultural Society Highlights Free Trade Debate
The Dorset County Chronicle row reports Yeovil dinner where Somerset members Acland Dickinson defended free trade against protection. Sanford praised reforms, urged tenants to invest in drainage and long leases, noting improvements boost productivity and reduce rents while free trade pressures landlords. The Morning Post condemns the “desertion” of conservatives who shift toward anti protection.
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Yeovil Agricultural Society
Dorset County Chronicle
Yeovil
Somerset
Acland
Dickinson
Robert Peel
Gladstone
Sanford
Messrs. Acland
Mr. Sanford
Lam
Moody
F. H. Dickinson
Morning Post
Bickham Escott
John Russell
Revival of Lancashire and Devon manufactories in trade boost
News items report improved business in Glasgow with a £10000 power loom sale to China and revival of serge factories in Devon at Ashburton. Mills in Merseyside and Higher Ilkage near Stockport reopen, employing around 2000 workers, while Norwich and Hampshire areas see renewed factory activity. Agricultural labor tensions grow as workers demand bread. Fruit trade expands with oranges and lemons flowing to London and outports, aided by new brokers challenging old monopolies. A Nottinghamshire arson attack destroys a barley stack, oats, and a threshing machine.
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Glasgow
India
China
Devon
Ashburton
Plymouth
Times
Stockport
Mersey
Heaton Lane
Carr
Messrs. Lane
Rorton
Wanchester
Bletsoe
Harrold
Northampton Mercury
London
St Michael's
Fayal
Tercvira
Lisbon
Bow-street
Spalford
Nottingham
John Hill
Griten
William Rowe
North Scnale
Lincoln
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Exeter County Gaol
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Iuntingdon County
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Toucester County
Leicester Borough
Northampton
Carmarthen County
Newport
Isle of Wight
Bridgenorth
Walsall Gaul
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Boston House of Correction Neem
Oxford City
Torkcastle
Literary Chronicle
City of London
Smith and Elder
City of London Literary and Scientific Institution
Aldersgate, Street
Daniel Hardcastle
Whittaker and Co
Samuel Lover
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Polytecusic Journat
Phineas Quippy
John Poole
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