Frightful Great Western Railway accident reported
A Bristol Morning Post dispatch details a deadly Great Western Railway derailment between Twyford and Reading. Eight people killed and many injured as a luggage train strikes earth slipped from embankment. passengers, mostly poorer travelers, suffer severe losses and confusion ensues at Reading hospital.
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Bristol
Morning Post
Barstoz
Great Western
Twyford
Reading
Paddington Great Western luggage train accident report
Frantic Paddington crowds hear of a fatal crash on a Great Western luggage train from Bath near Twyford. An earth slip buried carriages. ten bodies recovered early, eighteen wounded, three more later died. Coroner's inquiry set for Monday. rescue teams remove injured to Reading hospital. engineer escaped unscathed.
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Bristol
Reading
Paddington
Great Western Railway
Bath
Twyford
Collard
Seymour Clark
Forree
May
London
Slough
Hight
Mey
Berks
County Hospital
F. A. Buller
Marvie
Cheltenham
Gloucester
Bridgewater
Jabez Cler
Poh
Saunders
Paddington Ae
Joe
Lamentable Great Western rail accident at the gullet near Reading
A collapse of the gullet embankment on the Great Western line near Reading caused a deadly crash as a luggage train entered the wrecked section. Twenty plus passengers were injured, eight bodies recovered, and hospital reports noted serious spinal injuries and multiple recoveries. Authorities surveyed the scene, aiding survivors and reviewing the driver and staff.
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Reading Mercury
Great Western
Reading
London Road
Bristol
Cirencester
London
Paddington
Frederick Smith
Stoker
Mgr
Seymour Clark
Railway returns and political intrigue at Magdalen College
A compiled list shows railway company revenues across lines such as Birmingham and Derby Junction and Grand Junction and Chester, with figures in pounds and shillings. An intrigue unfolds over Magdalen College chair of poetical criticism with moves toward a Paseyite candidate, plus possible replacement for political economy, featuring Nassau Senior and other contenders.
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Werexty Raiway Retunna
Birmingham and
Derby Junction
Destiny Air
London
Birmingham
Gloucester
Brandling Junction
Chester
Birkenhead
Dundee
Arbroath
Eastern Counties
Glasgow
Ayr
Paisley
Greenock
Grand Junction
Crewe
Great North of England
Great Western
Cheltenham
Bristol
Exeter
Hull
Selby
Lancaster
Preston Junction
Liverpool
Manchester
Aylesbury
Blackwall
London and Brighton
Greenwich
Croydon
Shoreham
London and Croydon
Brighton
London and
London and South Western
Bolton
Bury
Sheffield
Leeds
Preston and Wyre
Ulster
York and North Midland
Lockhart
Quarterly Review
Pusey
Afr. Williams
Nassau Senior
Magdalen-college
J. Twies
D.C.L
University-college
Merivale
Exchequer Bill Fraud and the Process of Making Bills
The Gazette reports on an official inquiry into exchequer bill forgery begun by a royal commission led by Alexander Ashburton and others. It details the manufacturing, stamping, signing, and safeguarding steps for exchequer bills, including custody, verification, and penalties, while noting a possible internal breach and that over eighty thousand pounds of stamped bills may be spurious.
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Whitehall
Alexander Lord Ashburton
John Nicholl
George Carr Glyn
John Shaw
Lefevre
Pjesty
William the Fourth
Herald
Central Criminal Court
Beaumont Smith
Rapallo
Smith
Exchequer
Peils
John Newport
Lord Monteagle
Arthur Eden
Dudley Perceval
Lords of the Treasury
Eden
Comptroller-General
Comptroller
Billoffice
Bill-Office
Somerset-place
Bank of England
Jess
Commis
Eblic
Hamlet dazzles with child prodigy at Haymancer Theatre
In a Thursday performance at the Haymancer Theatre the nine or ten year old George Webster played Hamlet with clear diction and poised stage presence. Audience applause followed his curtain call as admirers praised his training and composure. Meanwhile Adelaide Gallery featured dissolving views and optical displays by M. E. M. Clarke, offering entertaining transitions and potential instruction for holiday visitors. The Royal Ponytectigic Institution announced a sixteenth set of dissolving views to open Monday, highlighting Bosphorus and Constantinople scenes with music by Weber and other pieces, alongside further holiday demonstrations and diversions for the young.
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Adelphi Theatre
Barnaby Rudge
Aasipht Sremesse Corps
Mrs. Yates
Rudge
Miss Chaplin
Mr. Yates
John Chester
Miggs
Mr. Lyon
Jo Willet
Wilkinson
Dolly Varden
E. Terry
Paul Bedford
Q. Smith
Hugh
Newgate
Simon
Wright
Haredale
Maynard
Cullenford
Binge
Dennis
Edward Chester
Yates
Optician
Adelaide Gallery
Cupid
Psyche
Barber
Oyal Ponytectigic Institution
Polytechnic Institution
Smith
Wrench
Bosphorus
Constantinople
Sporting Intelligence on Tattersalls and Corn Laws Debate
The report covers Tattersalls Townsday betting with many odds against top Oaks contenders and large bets on Passion as well as commentary on Mr Christopher's Lincoln speech about corn laws. It details alleged average pricing distortions, proposed reforms, and a plan to reform how market averages are calculated to curb fraud and protect producers and consumers.
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Tur Denny
Gregory
Duke of Cleveland
Anson
Attila
Peel
Chatham
Lord Verulam
Robert de Gorham
Lord Jersey
Joanna Colt
Ferguson
Sadler
Brutandorf
Christopher
Lindsay
City Arms Hotel
Lincoln
Times
Duke of Buckingham
Robert Peel
Mr. Christopher
Manchester
Baronet
House of Commons
John and
James Gregory
Wakefield
Norfolk
Lincolnshire
Louth
Gainsborough
London
Liverpool
Hull
United Kingdom
York
Haddington
Scotland
Algo
Hull, &c
Derbyshire grouse season closes amid strange bird illness
A Friday closing marks the grouse shooting end on Derbyshire moors while birds appear scattered and inactive as an unseen illness weakens them. A terrier of the true Dinmont breed reportedly drives off a large fox on Trenton farm, trapping the vermin after a brief skirmish, though the fox sustains a fatal fore foot injury from a rabbit stamp.
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Derbyshire
Streilep
Trenton
Reynard
Fifeshire Journal
Penny Postage Plan Urged by London Mercantile Committee
A deputation from the London Mercantile Committee on Postage inclining Sir G Larpent and others met the postmaster general to press the penny postage plan. They seek increased posting and delivery facilities in London and suburbs, similar measures in major towns, and wider county access, with the postmaster general receptive to Hill’s plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Mercantile Committee
G. Larpent
Messrs
Travers
Lestock
Wilson
Moffatt
Rowland Hill
Ostmaster
Hill
Cautious speech on corn laws and duty scales
A parliament speaker argues against fixed duties, proposes a sliding maximum and minimum duty tied to market prices, cites historical wheat prices, and calls for balancing protection of agriculture with consumer relief. He warns against fraud and urges a rational, data driven reform informed by official statistics and shared by constituents.
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England
Europe
Sweden
Prussia
Saxony
Westphalia
Rhine
Bordeaux
Beubare
Dantzic
Petersburgh
Trieste
Mr. Neville
Stock Exchange
Hull
Rotterdaus
Hamburgh
Rotterdam
Eng
Dan
Rot. Ham. & Sd S
Hamburg, &c
Corn-law League
Staud
Barton
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MBDY
Sonning-hill
Steventon
Sporting Intelligence
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