Courtroom Farce Ends With Emmeline and Suitor Parting
In a comic court scene the complainant agrees to surrender property to Mr Henry Manvers as Emmeline clings to the actor, while her rejected lover leaves with a constable, the magistrate promising safe passage to avoid further trouble.
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Henry Manvers
Emmeline
Police Constable George Trew Convicted At Sessions
A London magistrates court found police constable George Trew guilty of gross misconduct after a tense confrontation with John Badman and his wife Eliza in Houndsditch. The case included taunts and an arrest of Mrs Badman. Trew paid a 20 shilling fine plus costs. The report then details the plight of Ann Griffiths, wife of a sergeant, denied passage to accompany her husband to Canada, and provided modest relief by the magistrate.
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John Badman
Grapes Tavern
Albermarle-street
George Trew
Pavilion Theatre
Houndsditch
Eliza Badman
Price
Trew
T. Constable
Epsom
Ewell
Broughton
Badman
House of Correction
Sorpier
Ann Griffiths
Woolwich
London
Liverpool
Horse Guards
J. Broughton
St. Luke's
Hamblin
Ireland
New South Wales
Sailor’s sham wedding and debts expose Morphew scheme
An able seaman William Heaney sought help to recover clothes from Morphew after a wedding hoax fueled by debt and drink. A long bill ledger details lavish wedding expenses, alleged licenses, and liquor tabs, with Morphew accused of exploiting the sailor while Morphew’s bachelor-like establishment hosts a bribed ceremony and a court adjournment for further inquiries. The magistrate called for witnesses and ordered investigation into Morphew’s house and parish indictments.
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William Heaney
Henry
Morphew
English
Mr. Henry
Orphew
Shadwell Church
Ratcliffe
Highway
Shields
Cook
WANDSWORTH Bigamy Trial Reveals Parish Aid Controversy
In Wandsworth, Joseph Parnell a butcher faced felonious bigamy charges after his second wife aided by a child’s burial in Deptford. Evidence showed the parish refused to bury the child without a parish coffin, while a clergyman offered help. The case exposed alleged parish discredit and complex marriage records, with Parnell committed for trial and the complainant receiving charitable support.
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Wandsworth
Joseph Parnell
Mary Anne Maria Wood
Langton
Wtting
Paynter
Clive
Carmarthen Place
Deptford
Constable
Mr. Paynter
Ellis
Allhallows Church
Lombard-street
Banns
Letiitia Poulter
New St. Pancras
Charles Stannard
Greenwich Extinguishing the Gas Lights in the Thames Tunnel
Henry Hudson Heath of Mile End Road was charged with pulling down a branch gas pipe and turning off the gas in the Thames Tunnel on Sunday night. An officer testified he and two others entered about 20 yards in before the act. Heath claimed it was to light his cigar. Smoking cigars was denied. Heath had no cigar. The judge called it a dangerous act and possible imprisonment up to two months. Heath was fined 20 shillings or seven days in jail.
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Thames Tunnel
Henry Hudson Heath
Devonshire
Thames Tunnel Company
Jeremy
Investigation into Welsh turnpikes exposes Romney-bridge fraud
State of South Wales reports Her Majesty's inquiry in Canbirr into turnpike trusts. A detailed account describes the Romney-bridge scheme with a banker and two lawyer sons, a failed bridge, inflated costs, double tolls, and lost funds. Card if trust seeks buyouts as critics call for abolition. other grievances include poor law rates and local taxation. Tomorrow the inquiry moves to Merthyr Tydvil as 68 writs of certiorari loom from Wales.
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Cardiff Trust
Cowbridge Road
Cowbridge Trust
Romney-bridge
Romney-bridge Trust
Newport Trust
James Stuart
Carmarthenshire
Romney
Glamorganshire
Monmouthshire
House of Commons
Newport Bridge
Newport
Romney Bridge
Romney-gate
Cardiff
Newport Market
Merthyr Tydvil
Wales
Crown
Appointment of Maitland as Cape governor and other diplomatic postings
The Queen nominates Sir Peregrine Maitland to govern the Cape of Good Hope. She approves new consular and legation secretary postings in Gibraltar, Washington, The Hague, Naples, Rio de Janeiro, Stockholm, and Brussels. Also presents ministers to Ordoun and Rothiemurchus, with numerous regimental promotions and public notices on insolvencies, bankrupts, and declarations.
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Naples
George John Robert Gordon
Rio de Janeiro
Stockholm
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Stutgardt
Waitenart
James Flowerdew
Ordoun
Kincardineshire
James Leslie
Andrew Rutherford
Rothiemurchus
Inverness Shire
Charles Grant
Kingussie
Orrice
Regiment of Foot
Thomas Patrick Mathew
Clerihew
6Th Foot
Henry Balguy
26Th Foot
Birch
Philips
Ath Foot
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Hodgetts
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Balguy
Charles Cameron
Johnstone
Kenneth Menzies
Pine
32Nd Foot
William Airde Birtwhistle
Purchase
Stanwell
34Th Foot
Henry Hugh Oxley
Leutenant
Blake
Mandistry Gaussen Best
Yent
Oxley
John Allen Lip Foot
Scott
Charles Henry Montresor Smith
Foot
Charles Thursby
Jasper Byng Creagh
Patrick T. C. Paget
Thursby
Francis Fane
Paget
Valentine Greatrakes Coates
Fane
61St Foot
William M. de Butta
Charles Campbell
Henry Hugh M‘kenzie Fleming
de Butts
76Th Foot
Robert Dampier Hallifax
Patrick Grieve
James Henry England
Hallifax
Robert Boyd Brown
England
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Brown
Charles Frederick Tyler
Royal Military College
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Isaac
2D West India Regiment
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Tathill
Hosritan Starr
Charles Theodore Staples
Jameson
Shelton
28Th Foot
Hill
Walter Swayne
Sith Foot
Chatham
William Gry
62D Foot
County of Kincardine
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William M‘troy
James Farquhar
Robert Lyal
Alexander John Kinloch
John Carnegie
Alexander Crombie
Primitive Methodist
Kirkheaton
Yorkshire
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Manchester
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Bristol
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Ecclesfield
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Commercial Road
Lambeth
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Bridge Street
Southwark
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Wakefield
J. Jake
Old Street Road
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Teabury
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Oxford
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C. Cole
Little Guildford Street
R. Taylor
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Berkeley Square
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Blackheath
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Dalston
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Hackney Road
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Duke Street
Piccadilly
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Essex Street
Hoxton
J. Warr
Chard
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Liverpool
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Merthyr
Tydfil
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Alfrick
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Llanrwst
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Sheffield
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Hutton
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Miller
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Hunslet
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Leigh
Lancashire
Bennett and Sons
Chymiss
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Oldfield
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Hampstead Road
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Whitcombe Street
Haymarket
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Trim and Fox
Sandbach
Cheshire
H. and
T. Merry and Co
Cobalt
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G. Williams and Co
Heaton Norris
Smith and Co
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Colchester Street
Whitechapel
Butt and Lemere
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Essex
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Cartwright
Carpenter
Z. Blisset
Inverness
D—D. Smith
Dundee
J. Henderson
Brechin
A. Murray
Edinburgh
P. Crichton
Bankfoot
Forthshire
Yd Philipps
Kipling
Kinnon
State Prosecutions and Irish Murders Skip-Through
State prosecutions advance as agents rent chambers near the four courts with January 15 trial date. Reports allege a cruel conspiracy around the death of Rev Tyrrel, while Dublin and Limerick coverage condemns sensationalist rumors. A fatality in Norra Tipperary follows a civil-decree arrest, with David Ryan murdered and a coroner’s inquest returning a verdict of wilful murder as authorities pursue suspects.
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State OF Ireland
Dustin
Dublin
Evening Packet
Tyrre
Packet
Frynor
Limerick
Thomas Waller
Thomas G. Stoney
Nenagh
Finnce-house
Norra Tipperary
Fogarty
John White Ryan
Carrigatogher
Ryan
Marshalsea
Bryan Toohy
David Ryan
James Carroll
The
Freeman’s Journal
Halse to Settle in London After Galvanic Success
From the Devonport Independent we learn Mr. Halse, formerly of Richmond-house, Torquay, plans to move to London due to his notable triumphs in galvanism. He will reside in a respectable city district as his galvanic batteries are praised for improving the science. The Western Times notes an advertisement elsewhere titled Paralysis.
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Devonport Independent
Halse
Richmond-house
Torquay
London
Devonshire
Western Times
N.B
Parliament Prorogation Extended and Governors Appointed
Friday December 15 Gazette reports prorogation of Parliament to February 1 and plans to dispatch urgent affairs. Windsor notes Richard Pakenham sworn to Privy Council. Sir Peregrine Maitland named governor of the Cape. Paul Ivy Sterling appointed Hong Kong attorney general. War Office items list promotions and appointments across Dragoon Guards, Light Dragoons, 18th Foot, 22d Foot, 64th Foot, and medical staff changes.
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Privy Council
Windsor
Richard Pakenham
Sir Peregrine Maitland
K.C.B
Cape of Good Hope
Downing Street
Paul Ivy Sterling
Hong Kong
War Office
Regiment of Dragoon Guards
John Carstairs Jones
7Th Regiment of Light Dragoons
James John Majoribanks Wardrop
97Th Foot
Alexander Sinclair
M.D
Patent Lever Truss Promises Simple Rupture Support
The advertisement touts the Patent Lever Truss as a simple, effective rupture device using a lever attached to a light pad to regulate pressure without springs. It claims strong support, invisibility under clothing, and suitability for riders and the frail, offered at 213 each from Mr White in Piccadilly with postal delivery for one shilling. It also mentions an umbilical Truss on the same principle.
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Mr. White
Piccadilly
Blair's Gout and Rheumatic Pills Advertised by Prout
A 1842 communication from Richmond chemist E Lloyd lauds Blair's Gout and Rheumatic Pills for gout relief with a six year track record of no relapse after a single dose. Testimonials from multiple named individuals are cited, claim fast relief and cures in days, with sale through Thomas Prout at 229 Strand, London, price 2s 9d per box.
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Lair
Lloyd
Richmond
Surrey
Prout
Strand
London
St. John’s-green
Yesteray
E Lxoyn
Blair
Masters
Hawley
Bagshot
Royal Newfoundland Veteran Companies
Lomberg
Chevalier de la Garde
Cosher
Beaconsfield
Richard Stowe
Luton
Chambers
Maidstone
John J. Giles
Frimley
Lance
Blackwater
Innwood
Pirbright
R. Mandall
Doncaster
Thomas Prout
Galvanism praised by cured patient in 1842 letter
A reader endorses galvanic treatment by Mr Halse after rapid recovery from paralysis. The letter, dated December 14 1842 from Dodbrooke Kingsbridge, cites dramatic gains in standing and walking within days and weeks, urges more general use, notes prior medical advice failed, and mentions a pamphlet offering cures by galvanism.
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Flying Post
Mr. Halse
Halse
Geo. E. Bignell
New London Inn
Dodbrooke
Kingsbridge
C. G. Owen
Rescent
Brompton
Untirling Rees Essence Advertised By J W Stirling
A medicinal advertisement touts Untirling Rees Essence as superior for blood disorders and secondary symptoms, claiming rapid cures in three to four days and benefits for debility and female health. Prepared by J W Stirling of Whitechapel, with price options and official verification on the government stamp.
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J. W. Stirling
High-street
Whitechapel
N.B
Courton
Silent Friend and Perry Cure Advertisements in London Catalog
An old promotional page lists medical works and cures for sexual debility and venereal disease. It advertises The Silent Friend by Perry and Co with pricing, ordering details, and multiple London sellers. Also promotes The CORDIAL BALM of SYRIACA, Perry's Purifying Specific Pills, and related products with consultation notes and addresses.
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Birmingham
London
Perry
Messrs. Perry
Berners-Street
Oxford-Street
Samuel Lamert
Bedford
Reprorp.square
University of Edinburgh
London Hospital Medical Society
Apothecaries' Hall
S. Gilbert
Paternoster-row
John Field
Revent-quadrant
Jackson
New Bond-street
Gordon
Leadenhall-street
Noble
Chancery Jane
Mansell
King-street
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Knightsbridge
Heywood
Oldham Street
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Newton
Church-street
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Snow-hill
Barracle
Manchester Chronicle
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Bedford-street
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Princes-street
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Greenside-street
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Dame Street
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Brydges Street
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