Death in Great Hampton Street Inquest Sparks Turbulent Inquiry
A Birmingham inquest into the death of William Owen, who died after a street assault near Great Hampton Street, reveals a crowded scene with a large jury and evidence from witnesses about a group of young men. The coroner cites lack of conclusive cause from post mortem, and the jury verdict states death by the visitation of God with censure of the implicated party Maslin, plus charity subscriptions for the widow and family.
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Birainenam Journal
Great Hampton-street
William Owen
J. W. Whateley
Essrs
Thomas Ryland
John Gillins
George Whittle
William Cheshire
Samuel Tildestey
William Eliott
William Ratelid
Samuel Burton
Hunt
Sempronius Wyer
Thomas Ross
Samuel Loveridee
John Butcherd
William Perks
Samuel Wells
Isaac Averill
W. H. Gem
Gem
Ryland
Samuel Newby
Handsworth
Birmingham
Hockley Hill
T. M. Maslin
Mr. Maslin
Witneas
Mr. Gem
Niine
Newhall-street
Messia
C. Cope
Lawson
E. Willoughby
E. Cope
H. M.kin
J. Parkes
Cope
T. Bellis
Fitnness
Mr.Gem
Jie
Maslin
Thomas Fisher
Great Hampton Street
Tyran
Flo
Well-street
J. B. Hebbert
aJuror
Hipkiss
Waitness
Newby
George Walter James
Great
Hampton Street
Oodgson
Hodgson
James
Palisades
Alexander
Death at Leicester Rumored due to Want and Neglect
An inquest was opened into the death of Jarvis Watchorn a 62 year old water cress vendor found dead in his Burley s lane Leicester home on December 14. Witnesses described extreme poverty and a bedraggled sister living in squalor with little bedding and exposure to cold. Coroner Mr Gregory sought the inquiry to determine if parish authorities neglected the family as neighbours and observers reported lack of essentials and help.
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Jarvis Watchorn
Burley’s-lane
Churchgate
Leicester
Gregory
Sun
Church-gate
Wycombe-cum-Cauldwell
Vale of Belvoir
Francis
Towsley
George Aulay Macaulay
Nustleby
Macaulay
Dreas
Mr. Macaulay
Sr. Macaulay
Lerchey
Mystery Murder Trunk Found Near Pineapple Toll Gate
A female body trunk was found buried behind a flag-stone near Pineapple Gate on Edgeware Road. Police, surgeons, and crowds swarmed the Edgeware road site as investigators seek the killer, with mutilations judged to have occurred after death.
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Vaudinste
Pine Apple
Edgeware Road
Robert Band
Howard-ateast
Narent Plees Dursel-square
Margiebone
Edgeware-road
Kilburn
Pegler
Stampton
T 20
Groundwell
Paddington Poor-House
Cumberland-gate
Oxford Street
Edgeware
Canterbury Villas
Biers
Bond
Girdwood
Devonshire-place
Edgware-road
Piercy
S Division
Ile
Feltham
Hampton
T Division
Peeler
Death by own action from disappeared love tragedy
An inquest at the Old King's Arms on Kensington Road found Elizabeth Pearson aged 25 drowned in the Serpentine. Witnesses linked distress over a promised marriage to Mr Dodd an army officer. verdict found drowned with no signs of violence. Snowfall notes recalled 1799 revival of a long village tale.
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Old King’s Arms
Kensington Road
Higgs
Elizabeth Pearson
Kensington Gardens
Charles Griffiths
Royal Humane Society
Serpentine River
Thomas Burnham
Exeter-place
Brompton
Dodd
Manorterrace
King’s-road
Chelsea
Accidents and Offences Dossier A London Snowy Week
A crowded notice of crime and misfortune reports a string of thefts assaults and accidents in London. A Upper Morton street man swindles a muffler with a bogus Coutts check. A murder inquiry into John Dimsey and Marshall’s kin yields hefty rewards. A farmer John Scantin is slain near Spring House and Burke is arrested. Ship Windsor sinks losses exceed £100000. Falls on Hampstead Road fracture legs on London Bridge. Fire at Borough houses causes wide damage. A woman in Charlton street overdoses laudanum amid jealousy. Snow bound delays mail and raises plan for steamship delivery to coastal towns.
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Alexander
Morton-street
Paull
Regent-street
Coutt
John Dimsey
Marshall
Deborah Butchingen
Lincoln Chronicle
Innuman
John Scantin
Spring House
Tipperary
Robert Clarke
J.P
Burke
East Mora
Lloyd’s
Hoogley
Windsor
London
Bengal
China
Elizabeth Hincks
Robert-street
Hampstead-road
St. James’s Chapel
North London
Edwards
St. Thomas’s Hospital
London Bridge
Hathaway
Mason Street
Westminster Road
George
Temple
North London Hospital
Upper Gower Street
Bedford-square
S Division
Euston-square
Pearce
Jane M‘less
Charlton-street
Fitzroy-square
FinchLey
Finchley-common
Somerstown
Leech
Ngvrer Secunt
Dr. Davis
Red Lion Square
Perkins
Great Marlborough-street
Mr. Davis
Morison
Srapsine
Hackney Churchyard
Sarah English
Virginia-row
Bethnal-green
Fata
Brosnahan
Welbeck Street
Carvendish Square
Insolvents and Certificates Listed in London Gazette
The London Gazette lists insolvent tradesmen and merchants including Edmund Dowling grocer Tower Hill and Castle Street Shoreditch Richard Carruthers cheesemonger Edward Mathews silkman City Richard Witherby merchant City Thomas Marshall cheesemonger Whitechapel Jonathan Wincholson carpet bag manufacturer Holborn Michael Fowler cattle dealer Bushey Samuel Douglas Poplar omnibus proprietor John Platt cheese factor Burland Cheshire John Booth working jeweller Portsea Southampton Jonathan White Hawthorn cotton thread manufacturer Manchester James Elliott currier Derby Certificates dated Jan 17 include Henry Breakwell tailor Throgmorton Street Samuel Horsfall dyer Sowerby Bridge George Richard Nayler grocer Exmouth Street Sarah Hills schoolmistress Hammersmith John Deely miller Battlesbridge Rawreth Essex hames Street
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London Gazette
Edmund Dowling
King-street
Tower-hill
Castlestreet
Shoreditch
Richard Carruthers
Lewer Taaresicits
Vai
Edward Mathews
Silkman
Lad-lane
City
Richard Witherby
Nicholas Jane
Thomas Marshall
High-street
Whitechapel
Jonathan Wincholson
Southampton- Court
Holborn
Michael Fowler
Bushey
Hertfordshire
Paul John Bedford
Parcy-street
Tottenham Court Road
Samuel Douglas
Poplar
John Platt
Burland
Cheshire
John Booth
Portsea
Southampton
Jonathan White Hawthorn
Manchester
James Elliott
Currier
Derby
Henry Breakwell
Throgmorton-street
Samuel Horsfall
Dyer
Sowerby-bridge
Halifax
George Richard Nayler
Exmouth
Sarah Hills
Hammersmith
John Deely
Battles-bridge-mill
Rawreth
Essex
Hames-Street
Notable London Bankruptcy Notices and Trades
The London Gazette lists individuals including Simon Peter Rice and Philip Rice warehousemen Addle-street City, George Green coach-broker Eagle-street Red Lion-square, Samuel Thompson tallow-candler Upper Rathbone Oxford street, Thomas Hargreaves innkeeper Manchester, James Stout boot and shoe maker Liverpool, and Charles Milsom Full Moon Inn Stapleton Gloucester with bankruptcy implications.
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Bankerupts
George Green
Eagle-street
Red Lion-square
Samuel Thompson
Upper Rathbone
Oxford Street
Thomas Hargreaves
Manchester
James Stout
Liverpool
Charles Milsom
Full Moon Inn
Stapleton
Gloucester
Markets Report Prices for Grain and Seed Markets
Market notes show Wheat and Barley firming with advances, Beans and Flour steady. Oats in demand but prices uncertain. Seed trade slow due to weather and continental arrivals. Bonded Grain remains at full prices amid U S orders.
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Bawgtty
United States
Smithfield Cattle Market Prices and Holiday Trading Report
This detailed market note from Mownapary on December 26 describes a holiday market with limited numbers but adequate supply, dull beef trade with lower prices, steady mutton demand and maintained prices from last week, and scarce veal sold at last week’s levels. Pork remained near prior week levels. A subsequent entry notes a December 30 sale, with roads impassable and stock from near London supply, brisk trade for quality meat, higher beef prices than Monday, strong demand for prime mutton, and veal and pork steady at last week’s prices.
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Smithfield
Mownapary
London
Southall
Newgate
Leadenhall
Islington Cattle Market Shows Slushy Snow Silence
At Islington on December 26 the cattle market presents a miserable scene with snow covering the vast space and few buyers or animals. Prices are unclear as cattle calves sheep pigs beef veal mutton pork ranges are partially listed but no sales are confirmed. The market remains open on Friday December 30 but no business was reported.
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Islington
Fiiday
Meat and bread prices amid limited supply
Meat supplies were scarce this morning with no stocks from Scotland or the country. The trade was trifling and prices edged higher compared with the early part of the week. Bread priced per loaf at finest quality 83d to 94d, second quality 74d to 8d, inferior 64d to 7d.
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Scotland
Births and Marriages Notice From 19th Century Ledger
Birth announcements list a daughter to the wife of Thomas M. Wadd at Basinghall street and a son who died soon after birth to Mrs Edward Dalton of Grave lane Camberwell. Also a daughter born to Mrs William Law Ogilby at Sussex place Regent's Park. A marriage records George James Grant of Sydenham Grove Norwood to Elizabeth Sugden of Cripplegate Buildings City and Veawick street Liver.
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Thomas M. Wadd
Basinghall-street
Edward Dalton
Grave-lane
Camberwell
Sussex-place
Regent’s Park
William Law Ogilby
St. Bartholomew the Great
George James Grant
Sydenhamgrove
Norwood
Surrey
Elizabeth Sugden
John Evans
Cripplegate-buildings
City
Veawick-street
Liver
King-street
Portman-square
James Alexander de Riemer
Totness
Devon
John Netherton Edwards
Doughty-street
Edward Will
Rickmansworth
Hale
Hendon
Notice of Printing and Advertisement Office in Soho
Printed at the Office of Gapspen and Percivat in St. Martin's Lane Middlesex by Rotenr Gap speN and Raymond Percivat of St. Martin's Lane with Charles Penny publisher at No 14 Catherine Street Strand Middlesex Advertisements and communications requested Sun 1837.
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Gapspen and Percivat
Upper St. Martin’s Lane
St. Ann
Soho
Middleses
Rotenr Gapspen
St.Martin’s Lane
Raymond Percivat
Charles Penny
Catherine Street
Strand
Mddlesex
Sun
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Portsmouth
Poole
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Gravesend
Southend
Margate
Ramstate
Dover
Maberly
Steampacket Company
Simon Peter Rice
Philip Rice
Addle-street
Corn Exchange
Mark Lane
Hay, CroveEn
Doraawa
Sever
Portman
Hungerford