Flogging in Workhouse Cries at Hoo Union Court
Harrowing testimony describes repeated flogging of pauper children and women at the Hoo union workhouse. Witnesses recount brutal punishments by master Miles and others, with cries heard in court as authorities consider evidence and adjourn to continue Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Barton
Eliza Screese
Ann Jefferies
Screese
Mary
Sarah Rayner
Bentley
Poor Law Commissioners
Mr. Essell
Elora
Mr. Pratt
Mr. Tufnell
Pratt
Mrs. Pearce
Mrs. Danes
Ann Jeffries
Mr. Smith
Mary. Lowes
Stoke
James Lowes
Hoo
Phillis Blake
Mary Pearce
Blake
Ruth Bills
Ruth
Mr. Ferrall
Fern
Phillis Danes
Hannah Lewes
Shea
Mary Paste
Fanny Roberts
Jemima Danes
Auper
Harbert
Sarah ‘Barnes
Maidstone
Mr. Elers
Withees
Thorp
Pattison
Bell
Hunston
Honston
Fendsbury
Essell
Tufnell
Durban
Death by Burnings and Mobster Murder Echoed in Obituary
An inquest in Buckingham reports Eliza beth Morris aged 19 burnt to death after her clothes caught fire while lace making. She cried fire murder and lingered until Saturday. The notice recalls Rev W Brookes’s 1812 death and cites Bellingham as an eye witness who later became the minister’s assassin, per Warwick Advertiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Cowley
County of Bucks
Buckingham
Elizabeth Morris
Bellingham
Murster
Pyrepoat
W. Brookes
Warwick
Warwick Advertiser
Intelligence from India and China overland details
The overland telegraph reports from India and China outline a sequence: Kurruck Sing dies, Now Nebal Sing dies at funeral, Shere Sing ascends the throne. China quarrel ends with English indemnity of three million pounds. Dost Mohamed surrenders to the English. The dispatches also recount a Macao battle where British forces seized Staunton, bombarded fortifications, and burned encampments, with Chinese losses uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
China
Overland Mail
Dost Mohamed
Messager
Marseilles
Malta
France
Kurruck Sing
Lahore
Nebal Sing
Shere Sing
Boupay
Bombay
Charlotte
Macao
Frederick Staunton
R. Turner
Canton
Cagsillabay
Bengal
Her Majesty
Hyacinth
Larne
Enterprise
Lame
Joss-House
Smith
Mee
Bengal Volunteers
Nearine
Casablanca
Capsingmoon
Chusan
Elliot
Gulf of
Pe-che-lee
Lin
Lanteo
Hong Kong
Alligator
Amoy
Kuo
Ningpo
Anstruther
Madras Artillery
Letters From Constantinople Confirm Rejection of Napier Convention
A 9th ult letter notes the Porte rejects the Napier convention and the sultan vows to keep his dominions, supported by Russia. It also suggests Stop ford's convention will be ratified. A British consul-general letter to Constantinople merchants explains an official foreign affairs notification about the blockade of the Syrian coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Corps Diplomatique
Thiers
Louis Philippe
France
Courrier Francais
Chamber of Peers
Duc de Noailles
Spain
England
Egypt
M.guizot
Isabella
Romainville
Marshal Soult
Seine
Baron Mounier
London
Mehemet Ali
Porte
Charivari
Baroness Dé Feucheres
Duke d'Aumale
M. Odillon Barrot
Algeria
Medeah
Blidah
Mostaganem
General Bugeaud
General Vallee
Count d’Appony
Count de Lusburg
Baron de Stockhausen
Hanover
Duke de Chartres
MM. Olozaga
M. Olozaga
The
Temps
Diaunion
Constantinople
Admiral Stopford
Syria
Lloyd’s
Also Mentioned on This Page
Deether
Martha Davis
Hop Union
Master
Frances Roberts
Eliza
Jemmy Davis
Sarah Rayn
Mr. Bentley
Missus
Mr. Gladdish
Phyllis Dane
J. Formby
Messrs. Essell and
Heywood
Hoo Union-House
Eliza Lecreese
Sarah Barnes
Ruth Bille
Heo Union
Miles
Foreign Intelligence
Formosa
Susrender
Dost Monamzo
Lord
Breadfoot
Engineers
Crispin
2D Cavalry
Ponsonby
2D Light Cavalry
Fraser
Nijrow
W. H. M‘naughton
Cabul
Moffat
Mohamed Khan
Bala Hissar
W. M‘naughton
Delhi Gazette
Madrid
Navy
Garros
National Guards
Espartero
Portugal
Turkey
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