Bank Court Proceedings Notice of Addresses and Readings
The report notes a fall of 20 percent and discusses attendance at the general court. Mr. Fielder voices harmony with court prepared addresses, while Mr. Black urges addressing the Sovereign and reading minutes on George IV’s birth. A dissenting member blocks an address to Prince Albert. the governor denies plans for large external bank improvements beyond internal changes and railing removal at Lethbury. The court adjourns.
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Fielder
Blackim
George IV
Bleskburn
Prince Albert
Lethbury
Prosecution of Blaikey at Birmingham Post Office Case
James William Blaikey, aged about 24, appeared for further examination on charges of abstracting money from letters at the Birmingham post office. Witnesses testified to confiscated cash, a confession later retracted, and remand granted for a week amid contested evidence on how the confession was obtained.
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Birmengham
Tuz
James William Blaikey
Thomas Clarke
Charles Shaw
John Towers Lawrence
Suckling
Eacock
Superintendent Stephens
Peacock
Poe
Burgess
Churchill
Mr. Stephens
Rowe
Shaw
John Forbes
F.R.S
Chichester
W.C. Newland
Dublin
Achonry
Dean
Dublin Evening Post
Greenoce
Holmescroft Brewery
Mr. Wallace
Wallace
Greenock Advertiser
Sheffield
Joseph
John Sorby
George
Denial
Thorncliffe
Hood-hill
Mortomley Lane
Joseph Sorby
Botanical
DUKE_ OF
W. J. Bagshawe
Music Hall
Ellison
Duke of Norfolk
Shefield
Shepfield Tris
Murder at Ashton-under-Lyne shocks town amid wage strike clash
In Ashton-under-Lyne Benjamin Cooper was killed by a large slug fired at a saw pit during a wage dispute between master builders and a workers union. Investigators seized an infernal machine and the Lawyers Union officials faced arrest as inquest opens.
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Ashton
Richard Whitfield
Manchester
Whitfield
Benjamin
James Cooper
Lintwistle
Mr. Whitfield
Lawyers’ Union
James Whitehead
King’s Head Inn
Coopers
John Williamson
Staley-bridge
William Shaw
Benjamin Cooper
Shaw
Williamson
Cheetham
Handforth
Mr. Quick
Newton
Edward Davis
Samuel
Henry Hardwick
Mr. Gatley
Stalybridge
Driver
County Constabulary
Asutox
Ashton-under-Lyne
William Smally Rutter
Swan Inn
Hadfield
Ben
Robert Newton
Murder at Whitfield Sawpit Inquest Adjourned
An inquest in Mancatster reports Thomas Hadfield and James Cooper witnessing a fatal gunshot at the Whitfield sawpit. Surgeon Mr Broadbent describes four wounds and three slug projects. Police probe widens as adjournment awaits further evidence and potential arrests.
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Thomas Hadfield
Whitfield
Benjamin Cooper
Tom
Ben
James
Cooper
Henjarde
James Roscoe
Mills
Goldthorp
Mr. Lees Broadbent
Ashton
Mancatster
Swan Inn
Murder on the Glasgow Railway and pursuit of killers
The sheriff led a force by horse and foot to Cross hill to pursue two Irish labourers suspected of killing Mr. John Green, a railway superintendent. Twenty men were seized as witnesses and suspects, with fifteen charged with murder. A reward of £100 is offered for the apprehension of Dennis Doolan, described as a tall swarthy Irishman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishopbridge
John Green
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Bishop-bridge
Glasgow
Cross-hil
Francis Rooney
Green
Auchinearn
Rovmney
England
Sheriff Bell
58Th Foot
Cross-hill
Bridewell
Stockwell-street
Noddies
Dennis Doolan
Lanarkshire
Doolan
Fire and Loss of Life at Chelsea Public-House Blaze
A Monday fire at the White Horse public house in Church Street Chelsea caused extensive damage and the death of Mr. James Bale. Fire brigades fought the blaze from multiple stations while rescuing occupants including Mrs. Winter and two youths Hall and Burchell. The inquest returned an accidental death verdict with criticism of delay in parish fire access.
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White Horse
Church-street
Chelsea
Bale
Butt
Shearing
Blandford
Winter
Whithall
Hall An Burchell
Davis
Bicknell
V Division of Police
Shepherd
Chandos-street
Crown-street
King-street
Baker-street
Messrs
Jampson
James Bale
Messrs. Betteridge
Mr. Burchell
Mr. Hoskins
Oxford Street
Wakley
M.P
Five Die in Aberdeen Fire at Victoria Tavern
A blaze at the Victoria tavern on Waterloo quay in Aberdeen destroyed the Howay family home and five occupants. Mrs Howay and her two daughters died in the flames, along with Howay, a male lodger, and another resident. Firefighters battled the fire for hours but most bodies were found blackened and unrecognizable. The cause remains unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
Victoria Tavern
Waterloo Quay
Howay
Waterloo-quay
Victoria
Destruction of Mr Hoare’s House in Westminster Fire
A mansion belonging to banker Mr Hoare in Queen’s Square Place Westminster burned after two o’clock in the morning. Despite rapid fire-engine response from Horseferry Road and ten London engines, the house and its furniture were destroyed, the chapel end damaged, four servants escaped, and horses nearby narrowly avoided loss.
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Hoare
Queen’s Square-Place
Westminster
Horseferry Road
London
Queensquare
Bell
Sun
Coldstream Guards
Wellington Barracks
Dorrington
Lady Monk
Devon
Honiton
Exchequer
Guildhall
John Peake
Morthington
Gray's Inn
House of Correction
Tus
Hexpox Union
Walley
Middlesex
Hendon
Williams
Board of Guardians
Boards of Guardians
Lisney
Wakley
James Lisney
Queen's Bench
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Literary Chronicle
W. H. Ainsworth
Richard Bentleys
George Cruikshank
Mr. Ainsworth
Lady Jane Grey
Jane
Angela
Heaven
Madam
Dudley
Beauchamp Tower
Beauchamp
Thomas Brydges
Feckenham
Brydges
Cholmondeley
Middle Tower
Tower-hill
Mauger
Confessor
Wollytt
Norrocold
Roger Ascham
Manger
Wolfyn
Jesus Christ
Feckenhawn
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