Deprivation of York Dean and Brixton Birth Case At Issue
In a law session the attorney general argued against prohibition to set aside York Dean deprivation by Canterbury Archbishop for simony. Lord Denman signaled judgment next week. Separately, Brixton registrar case sought erasure or margin note amid a fraud alleging a fake birth claim by a widow. Judgment postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ems
Cours SF
York
Sara Cockburn
Canterbury
Lord Denman
Cockburn
BrixTon
Thesiger
Hundred of
France
Russia
Summer assizes appointed for several counties
Appointments list for the summer assizes before Justices Coleridge and Coltman. Dates span July to December across Berkshire Oxford Worcestershire Stafford Shropshire Herefordshire Monmouth Gloucestershire Gloucester and city. Regional circuits outline locations and dates for readings and sessions.
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Oxford Crincurt
Justice Coleridge
Justice Coltman
Berkshire
Abingdon
Oxfordshire
Oxford
Worcestershire
Worcester
City of
Staffordshire
Stafford
Shropshire
Shrewsbury
Herefordshire
Hereford
Monmouthshire
Monmouth
Gloucestershire
Gloucester
Southern
H.R. Reynolds
Berks
Reading
Radnor
Presteigne
Brecknock
Carmarthen
Cardigan
Pembroke
Haverfordwest
Glaquorgan
Swansea
Cardiff
Bristol
Somerset
Bath
Wells
Devon
Exeter
Plymouth
Cornwall
Bodmin
Dorset
Dorchester
Wilts
Salisbur
Southampton
Winchester
Midland
J. H. Harris
Essex
Chelmsford
Colchester
Suffolk
Ipswich
Bury St. Edmund's
Norfolk
Yarmouth
Norwich
Eynn
Cambridge
Huntingdon
Northampton
Peterborough
Lincoln
Nottingham
Derby
Lichfield
Oldbury
Warwick
Birmingham
Coventry
Leicester
Northamton
Bedford
Bucks
Aylesbury
Northern
B. Bowen
Rutland
Oakham
York
Sheffield
Wakefield
Hull
York Castle
Yorkey
Richmond
Durham
Northumberland
Newcastle
Cumberland
Carlisle
Westmoreland
Appleby
Kendal
Lancashire
Lancaster
Preston
Liverpool
Cheshire
Chester
Flint
Mold
Dee
Denbigh
Ruthin
Anglesey
Beaumaris
Carnarton
Merioneth
Dolgelly
Montgomery
Welchpool
W. J. Law
Kent
Dover
Canterbury
Maidstone
Perbury
Sussex
Horsham
Exposé of a French education scam at Chateau de la Chapelle
The lord mayor is urged to read a statement at Mansion House exposing an alleged abusive English boys' school near Boulogne. Parents report starvation, harsh labor, and starvation diets as the master deceived families with a reputable prospectus. Depositions from parents, doctors, and pupils are cited to corroborate the charges.
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France
John Forrester
Boulogne-sur-Mer
Chateau de la Chapelle
London
Amer
Mansion House
Boulogne
Ruthven
Earp
Fleet-street
Academy
Marlborough Street
Vincent Daniel
Brewer-street
Gulden-square
John James Duncan
Union Hotel
Coventry Court
F. Dunbar
John Scurry
Young
Piccadilly
Humphreys
Duncan
Waterford Arms
Haymarket
Mr. Scurry
Scurry
Murrel
Daniel
Weedon Barracks
Mr. Humphreys
Mr. Maltby
William Bridges
Old Bond-street
Sheppard
Parish ScuHoots
Cottle
St. Giles
Parish schoolmaster accused of beating boy in workhouse
A parish official vows to return the boy to the workhouse after alleged beatings and threats of daily punishment. The mother, a widow, says the abuse is not isolated and fears for her child. Dix promises inspection by the parish surgeon and a full inquiry by the governor and board.
Exrnsorpionary APPLICATION in Queen Square court
In a Manchester style session, Robert Dillon Browne M P for Mayo faced a summons by John Reeves Darcy alleging threats and bodily fear. The case, heated and procedural, ended with the summons dismissed on merits amid cautions for peace. Also reported is the death of Samuel Byford, a police suspect, found hanged in a cell after indecent behaviour charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Square
Robert Dillon Browne
Mayo
John Reeves Darcy
Dillon Browne
Darcy
Browne
Gregorie
Mr. Blake
Jones
Tavistock Hotel
Covent-garden
Mr. Darcy
Superde
Barefoot
Samuel Byford
Hatton Garden Rogues and Vagabonds Case
Four boys aged 11 to 14 were committed for one month to the House of Correction as rogues and vagabonds found sleeping in the open air. John Murray, Patrick Murray, John Connor, and John Cummings were described as destitute and ill, with Cummings particularly starving and in fever after sleeping in a brick-field and in straw, having lost both parents.
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Hatton Garden
John and
Patrick Murray
John Connor
John Cummings
Greenwood
Harris
N Division
Islington
Cummings
St. Pancras
Murrays
Connor
King
St Pancras
House of Correction
Omnibus Driver James Orridge Charged Over Child’s Death
James Orridge driver of Barber's omnibus Hadmey to London faced a magistrate on a charge of driving over and killing a three year old child. Police testimony said the child slipped from the footpath under the right side wheels at a moderate pace. Bail of £50 and two £40 sureties posted. discharge until coroner's inquest.
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Fata
James Orridge
Hadmey
London
Broughton
Roddis
Hackney Road
Johnston
Collins
Lam beth Street Curtixne axp Wounpine
Walter Butcher a mechanic in custody for cutting and wounding John Jobson was brought before Mr Henry. They quarrelled at a Mile End Road public house and Butcher allegedly threw Jobson down injuring his jaw which fractured on a door-scraper. Jobson was taken to London hospital in a dangerous state and Butcher remanded.
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Lambeth Street
Curtixne
Walter Butcher
John Jobson
Henry
Mile-end Road
London
Bird's Nest Accident Injures Young Man at Norwood
Sunday evening a serious accident occurred at Norwood involving John Robinson age twenty two. He climbed a tall tree to take a bird's nest when the bough broke and he fell more than forty feet, fracturing his thigh in a shocking manner. He was rushed to Guy's Hospital where he lies in great agony.
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Bird's
Norwood
John Robinson
Guy’s Hospital
Desperate Murder Plot Ends with Self-Destruction in London
In Maida Hill and Lisson Grove the case of James Sears, a Green racer shopkeeper, unfolds from threats to murder his wife to a fatal act. After a quarrel and a drunken decline, Sears killed himself by cutting his throat while his wife lay gravely wounded. The coroner’s inquest found Sears not of sound mind when sober, indicating insanity during the act. The wife remained hospitalized with deep head wounds, a murky scene of jealous conflict and a fatal outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond-street
Maida-hill
Lisson-grove
James Sears
Teetotallers
Sears
Marylebone
Waksey
Richmond Arms
Matthew Saville
Phoenix
North Street
Henry Scales
George-street
Lucy
Charlotte Lucy
Upper Carlisle Street
Ajuror
Destructive Fire at Pratt Upholsterers Workshop
A blaze at Mr Pratt’s extensive workshop and warehouse on New Bond Street in Avery row was brought under control by multiple fire brigades after a roof collapse. The origin remains unknown. Pratt is fully insured. The incident caused heavy water damage to valuables.
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Pratt
New Bond Street
Avery Row
Bond Street
Marylebone Station
Chandos-street
Farringdon-street
West of England
Watling-street
Royal Exchange
Faran
Charles Penny
Weekly Chronicle
Higgs
Star and Garter
Green-street
Leicester-square
Don Saltero
Cheynewalk
Chelsea
Swan Pier
Hungerford Market
Hatton Garden
Bullock
Brunswick-street
St. John-street Road
Tindall
Hill
Clerkenwell
Greenwood
Sidney Taylor
Steele
High Holborn
Chancery-lane
Ombe
Taylor
Cooper
Calthorpe-street
NATIONAL ANTICORN-LAW HYMN Column for the Curious
A religious hymn calling God as creator and provider for daily bread. It invokes divine guidance for lawmakers, praises God for seasons, and urges justice for all tribes. Dated June 1841, the verse emphasizes national faith and gratitude, urging spread of the song across the land.
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Pleninae
The Bulleted Skale of an Old Soldier Skull
A skull with eight or nine swan-shot embedded in the front, found in Tarporley churchyard during excavation. Internally, projecting lead-like fragments suggest larger external bullets. Believed to belong to a Tarporley volunteer from the siege of Beeston Castle in the mid 17th century. Drawings by Mr. Musgrave, hoped for museum preservation. SIDNEY SMITH'S LAST Lord C asks about dissolution. Sidney Smith quips weather may force it.
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Tarporley
Beaston-castle
Charles
Musgrave
Sir Astley Cooper Courage Recall At Warsaw Siege
Sir Astley Cooper steadied nerves under pressure to perform a royal operation. The Polish struggle at Warsaw raged with 100,000 Russians and 25,000 Poles, two days of bombardment, 9,000 Polish casualties, and Warsaw's fall ending an eight month revolt. Also noted are a Cheltenham mushroom incident and a devotional poem about a sleeping boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Astley Cooper
George V
Sir Astley
Lord Liverpool
Cooper
Warsaw
Sypniewski
Poland
Candahar Evokes Mixed Views From A Modern Traveller
The Calcutta Englishman recounts the Candahar visit amid harsh cold in Quettah with frozen water and tents, describes the Bolan Pass climate, notes beauty of Shawl valley in summer, observations of wild sheep and goats, and condemns Candahar as a vile, dirty, meat-market city while detailing bazaars, dried fruits, mud, and rotting animal carcasses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Candahar
Bolan
Bojuck
Quettah
North Pole
Calcutta
Destructive kissing and ready wit in London items
A piece notes how devotion wears away bronze by kissing statues in Rome and at the Vatican, with the Saviour and St Peter works cited and protection added at Minerva. It also reports a Piccadilly incident where a butcher’s tray dirties a woman’s dress and a cheeky reply from a boy.
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Cicero
Hercules
Loretto
Peter
Vatican
Michael
Minerva
Piccadilly
Walpole's Strawberry Hill Library Exalted by Sale Hopes
The piece recounts Horace Walpole and his Strawberry Hill collection, noting its breadth, value, and rare items, including a Lucio Clovio illuminated work. It forecasts a notable sale beginning in July with George Robins handling operations. It mentions estimates and a manuscript with twenty-one illuminations and a total value around £50,000. It also quotes Free Trade rhetoric delivered by Mr. Buckingham at Leeds Music Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Walpole
Gray
Europe
Lord Orford
Strawberry Hill
George Robins
Julio Clovio
Forster
Henry Constantine Jennings
Webb
Strawberry-hill
Buckingham
Leeds
Heaven
Earth
Indus
Pale
Destruction of Astley's Amphitheatre and Loss of Life
A massive fire at Astley's theatre Westminster bridge district raged from late afternoon, destroying the building and adjoining homes. About fifty horses and other animals perished or were rescued by brave grooms and a German rider. Mr Ducrow and his family escaped the blaze by descending secret stairs, while a female servant Elizabeth Britton died inside. Fire engines arrived, but water shortages hampered efforts. by six the structure lay level with seven, insurance covered partial losses, and substantial properties on Westminster Bridge Road were damaged.
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Astley's
Westminster Bridge
Peel
Aly Theatre
Stangate-street
England
Europe
York
West of England
Waterloo Road
Westminster Road
Mr. Ducrow
York-road
Vauxhall
Ducrow
Division of Police
Ferguson
Elizabeth Britton
Mnside John’s Church
Wetwood
Attende
L Division
Cot Ae
Cve 3
Fenty Bey
Howell
Ened
Theaur
Cotterell
Hel J
Hein
Woodstock
Oliver Cromwell
Des Ducro
Jopetty
Cobbold
Ipswich
Royal Aelie
Imperial
West
Phenix
Westminster-bridge-road
Belone
Smith
Ined Austin
Seller
Idraper
Bee Field
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LAW
The
Curious
Sidney Smith
Lord C
Cheltenham Examiner
Paradise
Mark
Crorr
Astley
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