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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Jan 21, 1844

Page

5

Death by Starvation in West Street Union House

In a Smithfield coroner’s inquest, Dominick Cousins aged 58 died Friday last at the West Street Union Workhouse from extreme emaciation and want. Police, nurses, and a doctor testified to his rough care, lack of funds, and prolonged exhaustion before death, with verdict: death from natural causes produced by want of common necessaries of life.

Payne West London West-street Snithield Creemide Joseph Dudley Smithfield Union Wibneas Dominick Cousins Clerkenwell George Alfred Shaw Farrell Free Hospital Gray’s Inn-Road George Henry Davis Saxony London Banstreet East Smithfield Robert Howlett Ray Salisbury Square Rogert Lewis Firzen- Bld K.C.H Robert Lewis Fitzgerald Knt Bath Sir Robert Royal Navy Lord Bridport L’orient Vesuvius Havre Robert St. Pancras Wakley Johnny John Day Thames Sophia All Saints Poplar England Ballantine Calcutta Ntmo Poplar All Saints

Forsaken by Love a woman destroys herself in temporary insanity

At Bakera'-hell Harplane the coroner's inquest into the death of Frederica Mary Ann Schafer aged 28 found she committed suicide in Savage gardens Tower-hill. A letter to G H Hackett alleged cruel treatment and the jury attributed the death to temporary insanity.

Payne Bakera’-hell Harplane Tower-street Frederica Mary Ann Schafer Savage Gardens Tower-hill George Evans G. H. Hackett W. H Frederick Agar Trinity Square Hackett

Admiral Whitshed Promoted To Fleet Admiral In Admiralty

The London Gazettes report Admiral Sir James Hawkins Whitshed has been promoted to admiral of the fleet. Various appointments follow, including deputy lieutenant for Lieut. Col. William Fraser, and master extraordinary George Hamilton Verity in the Chancery. Insolvency declarations list numerous individuals. bankruptcies and superseded bankruptcies noted. dividends and certificates issued. partnerships dissolved. and Scotch sequestrations recorded.

Admiralty James Hawkins Whitshed G.C.B Red County of Kincardine William Fraser County of Euan East Essex Henry Eustace Independent Wheathamstead Hertfordshire J. Simpson Grosvenorrow Pimlico R. S. Taylor York Veterinary Ae Chapman Little Albany Street North Regent's Ark R. J. Reynolds Wallis's Yard Queen's Row Smlico M. Grist Portsea Hampshire D. Thorne Brentwood Essex T. Parker Leicester J. Sandbach Walton On the Hill Lancashire T. Wroe Dudley Worcestershire H. Webb Melvia Place Westminster Road T. Marsden Wellwalk Hampstead C. M. Brand Duke Street Manchester Square H. Clark Drummond Street Euston Square R. Mostyn Amineh Anglesey W. Dorlin Fordham J. Samuels Kent Street T. Heath Holywell Street Strand W. Wilks Leamonroyd Lock Yorkshire C. Armitage Sheffield J. Thompson Spaldington A Wedd J. Fox Manchester T. Loverock J. Patchett W. Dobbin Arundell Street Her H. Delf Stamford Street Blackfriars Road Rotherhithe Eleark J. Senior Thornhill Lees Beerseller M. Barnett Swanstreet Minories J. Whitaker Halifax W. Williams Llanrwst Denbighshire Tinman J. E. Oliver Queen's Road Bayswater E. Hawkes Church Street Chelsea R. Stevens W. Hughes Took's Court Cursitor Chancery Lane M. Brook Cromwell Bottom T. Thompson Barnard Castle Durham W. Cock Maidstone H. P. Wright Great Surrey Street Pecans Road G. Salter Tipton Staffordshire Oatman John Kidd Kendal Westmoreland J. and F. Harwood Fenchurch Street J. Piggott Richmond Surrey M. J. Dyke Romney Hants W. Bromley Gray’s Inn Square Gray's Inn Scrivener C. S. Sweeny Albion Place Hyde Park Square Colchester A. W T. S. Lowman Eastcheap T. H. Jackson T. W. Wilson Barnsley W. Sheppard Iron Acton Gloucestershire C. Pearsall Anderton Cheshire Tanner C. Leaf Wood Street Cheapside Warehouseman T. Wright Blackmore Street Cheesemonger R. Hale Eiarpate R. T. Millbank Burwood Place Edgeware Road Boothenary T. Martin Pavement Moorfields Victualler J. Mallett Hadley Miller Peach and Willis Melton Mowbray Leicestershire Ridway and Co Parker and Co Beckwith and Co Stockton On Tees Davison and Reinhardt Walton and Co Hetley and Co Salisbury J. D Great Winchester Street Blyn and Wiglesworth Leamington Thatcher and Co Midsomer Norton Somersetshire J. and W. Martin Gilbert's Passage Clare Market Hainsworth Tetley Liverpool Claridge and Co Pudding Lane Pratt and Bromwich Bridgnorth Shropshire Billson and Co Amy Scotch A. Mackay Musselburgh J. Cairns Kippendavie Perthshire W. Brown Troon C. Blair Allen

Army Promotions and Appointments Across British Regiments

War Orricr reports numerous promotions and purchases across the 2d Regiment of Life Guards through 95th and 80th regiments, detailing cornet, lieutenant, captain, and colonel changes. Also notes Brevet promotions, exchanges, and sick list moves, plus Royal Engineers transfers and a promissory notes summary for January 1848.

2D Regiment of Life Guards Hugh William Montgomery Purchase Viscount Drumlanrig 1St Dragoon Guards Henry Aitchison Hankey George Cathcart William Tuthill Chester William Gray Draper Cornet Tuthill 8D Light Dragoons Francis Laing 21St Foot Dartnell 4Th Foot 7Th Light Dragoons Lawrence Charles Lennox Peel 72D Foot James 4Th Regiment of Foot Nelson Dartnell 3D Light Dragoons William Parry 7Th Foot Richard Wilbraham Baker Aubrey Frederick Beauclerk Wilbraham 15Th Foot William West Turner 26Th Foot Norton 42D Foot Sir John Macdonald K.C.B 67Th Foot George Murray G.C.B 1St Foot 44Th Foot Richard Price Puleston 7Ath Foot Mollan Foot Henry Moore Brownrigg Jarvis Henry Daniel Carden Brownrigg Charles Brooke Carden 57Th Foot George Dean Pitt 48Th Regiment Leonard Smith Sweton Grant 76Th Foot Frederick Charles William Fitzpatrick John Clitherow 42D Regiment of Foot 68Th Foot Samuel William Henry Hawker Verner Robert James Peel 75Th Foot William Campbell Mollan 41Th Foot Puleston 80Th Foot Maurice Charles O'Connell 81St Foot John Taylor George H. F. Berkeley 80Th Regiment of Foot 84Th Foot Thomas Frederick Richardson William Johnston 95Th Foot Henry Hume Ford William Bridges Hume John Neptune Sargent Bridges John George Bonner Biss. E.1.c. Service East Ndies Commissariat William Hewetson Fulford Bastard Feilde Henry Francis Oriel William Locker John M‘farlan Redmond Uniacke Edward Monk Jennings James Knight Goold Francis Knowles John Nicolson Douglas Bennet Clarke Robert May Gardiner Fitzjames Edward Watt Alexander Thompson Munro Royal Regiment of Horse Guards Corps of Royal Engineers Scotland Bank of Ireland Ireland Bank of England

Price Of Sugars And Bankruptcy Notices In 1844 Ledger

The weekly price report shows Brown or Muscovado sugar at thirty-five shillings two pence per hundredweight, excluding duties, from the week ending January 16, 1844. The notice lists bankruptcy superseded and various dividends and dissolutions, including firms in Sheffield, London, Leeds, Manchester, and other locations with multiple trades and partners.

Great Britain Henry Biix Next Grocers’ Company Newcastle upon-Tyne W. Lewis Axbridge Somersetshire Bentley Smith and Bowers Dudley Worcestershire F. Butterfield Manchester Osiers Deans and Towers Salford Lancashire Jeiners Coates and Wright Ingleton Yorkshire J. Curtis Holbeach Lincolnshire Burbidge and Co Broad Street City J. Burbidge Daniel and Co King William Street Hatters— Kesterton and Hollinsworth Denmark Hill Camberwell Bovnett and Clayton Cambridge Hodgson and Hancox Liverpool Edie and Leatherdale Herbert's Passage Beaufort Buildings Strand Chipping Norton Oxfordshire H. Fryer Leamington Priors Warwickshire Robson, Estall Robson D. Gath Ellen Boyd Northowram Philp and Evans Bristol Echabatiele and Austin Leeds C. J. Lucas and Co London Newman-street Oxford Street Brittain Paternosterzrow J. Gordon Leadenhall-street G. Mansell King-street Southwark C. Westerton Parkside Knightsbridge Field Quadrant Regent-street Huett Princes-street Leicester Square H. Phillips Oxford-street T. Lawler Courier-office St. Ann's-Square WW. Howell Dale-street W. Wood High-street Birmingham HB. Robinson Greenside-street Edinburgh T. Price Dame-street Dublin New Bell Messrs. Lucas and Co Newmen-street

Marriages at Marylebons and a Baltimore wedding tale

A Maryland correspondent reports the April 12 marriage of the Hon Carroll Spence to a Carrollton descendant in Baltimore. The piece details arrangements, attendees including Jerome Bonaparte and Charles Caton kin, and the ceremony conducted by Dr Wyatt amid lavish parlors and masterworks.

Marylebons Richard Jennings Ridge, Herts Agnes Edward Hamilton Hick Baltimore New York Herald Carroll Spence Charles Carroll Carrollton Madame Bonaparte Richard Caton Lady Wellesley Caton Europe Jerome Bonaparte

Betts Patent Brandy Promises Pure Spirit Free From Foreign酸

Betts & Co promote their Patent Brandy as purer than French brands with testimonials from Edward Tuxner Josefa Hume and Joan Tomas Cooper. They announce a metal covered cork seal protecting buyers against fraud and a penalty for counterfeiters. Sold only at No 7 Smithfield Bar.

ETTS Smithfield BETTS J.T. Betts and Co Edward Tuxner University of London France Joan Tomas Cooper Mr. Betts J.T. Betts & Co Berrs Smithfield-barz St. John-street

Also Mentioned on This Page

the London Gazettes Scortaxn Fienry L. Wickham Dunany House Louth Hester W. Bellingham R. Cholmondeley Charles Fitzwilliam Fitzwilliam Joseph Strutt Derby Mina Pampeluna Davin Rircuise David Ritchie St. Andrew's Church Broughton Place Finlayson University of Edinburgh Grant Deate Sir Robert Andrews Douezas Bart Sir Robert Andrews Douglas, Bart Glenbervie Mauritius 12Th Regiment Douglas Baronet Kenneth Mackenzie Joshua Rouse, Esq Southampton Countess Dowager of Clare Belgrave Square Richard Chapel Whaley Earl of Clare Marquis of Hastings Bournemouth Donnington Park George Augustus Francis Rawdon Hastings Earl of Rawdon Viscount Loudoun Hungerford Molines Hastings Moels Cadbury Newmarch Peverill de Homet Rawdon United Kingdom Earl Moira County Down Francis India Flora Mure Campbell Countess of Loudoun Marquis Barbara Yelverton Grey de Ruthyn Paulyn Charles Henry Adelaide Augusta Lavinia George William Russell Marquis of Ailesbury Hamilton Fitzgerald Dearn Marzineuli Downside College Joseph Mazzinghi Mazzinghi Paul Et Virginie Sappho Et Phaon Covent-garden Drury-lane Opera Paesiello Italy Florence Royal Society of Musicians Joseph% Marsinghi Carlton House George the Fourth Prince of Wales Leopoldo de Michele Church of Rome Benjamin Hodges Baron French Colmar Hant Rhin Nichol UBLIC Her Majesty Grimstone Broad-street Lords Commons the Treasury Duchess of Kent G.J. Guthrie, Esq F.R.S J.B. Lachfield Esq Whitehall Thomas Andrews Abernethy Leeda Cockle Astley Cooper New Ormond-street A. Z E. Purser Bridge Street Blackfriars Exeter Flying Post Mr. Halse Geo. E. Bignell New London Inn Dodbrooke Kingsbridge C. G. Owen Robinson Eeena Nee Constable Yaiadi Marts. Rosixson Robinson and Relville Red Lion-street Holborn R. J. Culverwell M.D Royal College of Surgeons, &c Sherwood Paternoster-row Casalho Fleet-street Hannay Mann Cornhill Arundell-street Barclay and Sons Farringdon Street Canam Farringdon-street Tirling Sir William Sir William Blizard Stirling J. W. Stirling Whitechapel Parr Hon. Commissioners of T. Roberts and Co Crane-court E. Edwards St. Paul's Sutton and Co Olloway Duke of Portland Ann Mellish Holloway Welbeck-abbey Scott Porthamp Marquis of Westminster K.G Lord Westminster Mr. Holloway Eaton-hall Temple-bar Perry Messrs. Perry Berners-Street Greet, &c Goss and Company Lancaster-place Waterloo-bridge London Morning Journal Gosss Glasgow Dublin Morning Journal Dublin Weekl Journal Sherwood and Co Paternosterrow Porter Grafton-street Messrs. Goss Samuel La’mert Bepror Street Beprorp Square Loxpon London Hospital Medical Society Apothecaries Barraclough Fargate Davey D. France and Co Butcher Bank Newcastle-on-Tyne Patern and Love Nelson-street Manchester Chronicle la Mert Bedford-street Bedford-square J. L. Cuntis and Burgess Medical Bookseller Coventry-street Haymarket Barth Brydges-street Strange Guest Bull-street Sawler St. Ann's Square Philip South Castle-street Ferris and Score Chronicle Office Oxford Guy Chelmsford Independent Press Office Faonin and Co Gratton Street Bolster Cork Henderson Belfast Drummond Blair Street Messrs. Curtis Herts Mercury Age Argus Messrs. Curtis and Company Faith Street Soho Square
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