Ascot Races Week Highlights and Royal Attendance
A detailed report from Ascot chronicles multiple race days with notable bets, results, and performances. Highlights include Lanercost’s Gold Cup win, Janus’s Grand Stand Plate triumph, and Flambeau’s close second. Royal presence, crowd scenes, and police noted amid brisk winds and improved Grand Stand facilities.
Minaret wins at Brighton amid Derby unsettled betting
Racing notes report Minaret beating Myrtle and Greville's Myrtle in a division with Lord Albemarle's and Lord Grenville's horses. The Derby dispute lingers as many avoid payments while Thames Yacht Club matches produce a champion and Alarm walks over. Eton regatta tops the social scene with Cambridge, Coombes and Lett in close scullers battles. Kent defeats Sussex in cricket, and Waterford imports foxes for the Marquis's Pips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owsley
Albemarle
Minaret
Robinison
Lord Grenville
Mr. Greville
Myrtle
F.east Myrtle
Camelion
Camelion Received From Lord ‘Kelburne
Muley Moloch
Acton
Tuames Royan Yacut Cian
Thames Yacht Club
Gravesend
Green- Wich
Ada Jane
Greenwich
Messrs
Vanhill
Eton
Eton College
Arundel
1St Life Guards
60Th Rifles
Surley-hall
Windsor
Eyos
Bridge
Galland
Thames
University of Cambridge
Coombes
Lett
Jain Leti
Lambeth
Thomas Coombes
Vauxhall Bridge
Leander
Wandsworth
Robert Coombes
Charles Campbell
Cross
Drew
Rotheray
Barry
Gan
White
Surrey Centre
W. Brett
Philips
L. Denman
Selwyn
J. Croker
Jackson
Vincent
H. Jones
Shadwell
Nicholson
Lonsdale
Purler
W. G. Brett
Greenlay
Massey
Green
Middlesex Centre
G. Denman
Jarvis
Childe
Anson
Johnson
Cambridge
Westminster
Putney
Bells Tavern
Kent
Sussex
Lillywhite
Millyard
Minn
Hillyer
Kive’s Cottage
King’s College
Creas
Greenhall
Steel
Soames
Roachill
Powell
Austwick
Field
Crook
Shaw
Frazer
Hensley
Middlesex
Westminster-bridge
Battersea
Preen
Waterford
Bristol
Marquis of Waterford
Railway blasting accident leaves man fatally burned at Bletchingley
A man and colleagues blasting rock near Bletchingley on the London and Dover line triggered a failed gunpowder detonation. The blast threw him far, clothing ignited, and his injuries were fatal. In Romford, toll keeper Henry Gilburn faced a court for demanding toll from Rev. F Ward on a Sunday. the bench ruled exemption applied only within parish limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Thoman’s Hospital
Bletchingley
London and Dover
de Cighe
Romford
Henry ‘Gilburn
F. Ward
Law Count of Queen's Bench Monny Case at York
In a high court session the attorney general argued that the Archbishop of York had authority over the deprivation of Dr. Cockburn the Dean of York for simony and that no court should intervene. The case awaits judgment next week. A parallel petition seeks to erase a birth entry in Brixton registry after a fraud scheme involving a supposed doctor and a forged maternity claim, with the judge postponing ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen’s Bench
Monny
Ian Dean
York
Dr. Cockburn
Dean of
Privy Council
Cockburn
Canterbury
Lord Denman
France
Russia
Oxford Circuit Summer assizes announced for July dates
The Oxford Circuit lists the summer assizes to be held before Justices Coleridge and Coltman with firings across Berkshire Abingdon Oxford Worcester Stafford Shrewsbury Hereford Monmouth Gloucester and other venues from July 3 through August 15. Autumn circuits follow in October to December across multiple counties including Berks Oxford Worcester Hereford Radnor Glamorgan Bristol Bath Wells Devon Plymouth Cornwall Dorset Wilts Southampton Winchester and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Justice Coleridge
Justice Coltman
Berkshire
Abingdon
Oxfordshire
Worcestershire
Worcester
City of
Staffordshire
Stafford
Shropshire
Shrewsbury
Herefordshire
Hereford
Monmouthshire
Monmouth
Gloucestershire
Gloucester
H.R. Reynolds
Berks
Reading
Radnor
Presteigne
Brecknock
Carmarthen
Cardigan
Pembroke
Haverfordwest
Glamorgan
Swansea
Cardiff
Bristol
Somerset
Bath
Wells
Devon
Exeter
Plymouth
Cornwall
Bodmin
Dorset
Dorchester
Wilts
Salisbury
Southampton
Winchester
Midland
J. H. Harris, Esq
Essex
Chelmsford
Celchester
Suffolk
Ipswich
Bury St. Edmund's
Norfolk
Yarmouth
Norwich
Lynn
Cambridge
Huntingdon
Northampton
Peterborough
Lincoln
Nottingham
Derby
Lichfield
Oldbury
Warwick
Birmingham
Coventry
Leicester
Bedford
Bucks
Aylesbury
Northern
IT. B. Bowen, Esq
Rutland
Oakham
York
Sheffield
Wakefield
Hull
York Castle
York City
Richmond
Durham
Northumberland
Newcastle
Cumberland
Carlisle
Westmoreland
Appleby
Kendal
Lancashire
Lancaster
Preston
Liverpool
Cheshire
Chester
Flint
Mold
Denbigh
Ruthin
Anglesey
Beaumaris
Carnarvon
Merioneth
Dolgelly
Montgomery
Welchpool
W. J. Law
Kent
Dover
Canterbury
Maidstone
Sussex
Horsham
Hertford
Education abroad warned amid French schoolmaster expose
The lord mayor considers a letter outlining abuses at a Paris area academy a matter of public caution for parents sending children to France. The document names local correspondents and details alleged hunger and mistreatment, urging scrutiny of private tutors and promoting accountability for similar schools.
Boulogne School Abuses Exposed By Father and Parents
John Forrester of the Mansion House police establishment removed his son from the Boulogne academy after a boy described harsh starvation diet and brutal treatment. Mrs Earp inspected two sons, found emaciation, neglect, and forced drudgery, with walls and kitchens unclean and meals minimal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Forrester
Mansion House
Boulogne
Ruthven
Earp
Fleet-street
Academy
Gambol
France
Schoolmaster Accused as Parental Abuse Case Unfolds
A parish inquiry into alleged mistreatment of two underage children by a schoolmaster is underway. The boy’s mother testified of threats and beatings, with officials arranging an immediate inspection by a surgeon in the governor’s presence to thoroughly investigate the teacher’s conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dix
Maltby
Mr. Dix
Extraordinary bail hearing at Queen Square as Mayo MP faces charges
In a crowded hearing at Queen Square Magistrates Court Mayo MP Mr Browne and Mr Darcy clashed over bail, with arguments on rank and propriety. The case, tied to disputed bills and alleged threats, ended with dismissal on merits amid a tense backdrop. Also reported is a police station death of Samuel Byford found hanged in his cell after an indecency charge, with coroner notification.
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Queen Square
Mondabert Ds Browne
Mayo
Sean May
John Reeves Darcy
Dillon Browne
Pagy
Darcy
Hea K
Bigene
Forte
My. Glorie
Browne
Blake
Cenile
Jones
Darey
Tavistock
Covent-parden
Suricipe
Stariox
Barefoot
Samuel Byford
Gregorie
Destitute ragged children in court case at Hatton Garden
Four boys aged 11 to 14 were arraigned at Hatton Garden for destitution and sleeping in the open. One boy, John Cummings, ill with fever, said he had no family and wandered after leaving St Pancras workhouse. The magistrate committed all four to the House of Correction for one month. Separately at Worship Street, James Orridges faced a charge of driving an omnibus that killed a three year old in Hackney Road. bail was set and an inquest to follow.
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Taurus
Robin. Y . Chesterfeld
Muley Motoch
Acton
Pottus Langolee
G. Scott
Windsor
G. Heathcote
Emilius
Samarcand
Dyson
Camelino
Flambeau
Knight
Langolee
Mr. Meiklam
Templeman
Lord Kelburne
Pathfinder
Lon Broadwath
Swinley Post
Hercules
Conoly
Lord Bruce
Glaucus
J. Day
Col. Peel
Camel
Jason
Captain Williamson
Albania
Lord Exeter
Bellam
Dahlia
Rosalie
Mr. Payne
Welfare
Priam
Duke of Richmond
Currier
Seymour
Hyllus
Mobarek
Agst
Spangle
Pluto
Carrier
Janus
Arctic
Swinley
Mr. H. Combe
Rogers
Abie
Lord Lichfield
Lord Westminster
Satirist
Rameay
Lanercost
Thornhill
E. C
Wigram
Teleta
Dixon
Miss Stilton
Goodman
Belgrade
Betling
Oakley
Ridsdale
S. Bloomsbury
Ramsay
Roserder
Elephant and Castle
St.George’s Fields
John Reeve
van Amburgh
Duke of Rutland
Duke of Beaufort
Duke of Bedford
Marquis of Westminster
Marquis of
Normanby
Lord Erroll
Albemaine
Lord Uxbridge
Lord Kinnaird
Lord C. Manners
Milltown
Maidstone
E. Russell
Greville
Gardner
Payne
Irby
Bayley
Newton
Jun
Portman
Knox
Bulkeley
Sloane
Stanley
Martin
Hungerford
Rothschild
M. Stanley
Phillimore
Osbaldestone
Colonel
Galatea
Pettis
Colonel Peel
Whim
Nat
John O’gaunt
John O'Gaunt
Camelent
Chapple
New Mile Post
Mr. Goodman
Crouch
Mr. Pettit
Mr. Dixon
Pettit
St. Francis
Ridadale
Regent, Street
Hiyas
Peascod-street
London
Ascotheath
Prbding
Berkshire
Oxfordshire
Wokingham
Solleut
Pjesty
Prince George of
Cambridge
Duchess of Sutherland
Prince Albert
Wemes
Hibbert
Land
Division of Police
May
Grinsell
Pearce
Hughes
Partridge
Prince George of Cambridge
Duchess of Cambridge
Duke of Sutherland
Duke
Duchess of Bedford
Marquis of Exeter
Countess of
Erroll
Ida Hay
Earl of
Earl of Albemarle, Lord and Lady Robert Grosvenor, Countess of
Charlemont
Uxbridge
Jocelyn
Kinnaird
H. Wheatley
Paltimore
W. Lumley
A. Paget
E. Bowater
George
Mrs. Anson
Charles Murray
Barham
Harriet Lister
Amelia Murrey
Segrave
Lennox
Duke and Duchess of Beaufort
Marquis of Clanricarde
Earl
Countess of Lichfield
Earl of Chesterfield
Albemarle
Earl of Southampton
Earl Aboyne
Earl Jersey
Earl of Verulam
Earl Wilton
Earl of Pembroke
Earl Miltown
Earl Rosslyn
G. Bentinck
Kelburne
Somerton
J. Fitzroy
G. Paget
C. Paget
C. Manners
Andover
Macdonald
Drumlanrig
Lord Tenterden
Minto Farquhar
John Shelley
Francis Collier
B. Hall
W. W._ Wynn
Peel
Wemyss
Westenra
Synge
Hall
General Grosvenor
G. Anson
J. Macdonald
H. Baring
Petre
G. Fitzroy
A. Villiers
J. G. Villiers
R. Grimstone
Poulett
Charles Forester
Lord Albemarle
Robinson
Mr. Osbaldiston
Wright
Mr. Bradford
Mr. Shelley
Hellespont
Quicksilver
T.Y.C
Mr. Shackle
Bran
Buckle
Mr. Treen
Una
Conolly
Duke of Grafton
Florence
Mr. Ramsay
Liverpool
Noble
Bokhara
Bloomsbury
St.Francis
Glancus
C. T.Y.C
Pickwick
Jemmy
Westbrook
Scott
Abel
Lucas
Traitress
Pantaloon Scott
Exetera
Rna
Her Majesty
Heath
Marlborough Street
Vincent Daniel
Brewer-street
Gulden-square
John James Duncan
Union Hotel
Young
Piccadilly
Mr. Humphreys
Duncan
F. Dunbar
Waterford Arms
Haymarket
Scurry
Daniel
Maltby
Mr. Scurry
Weedon Barracks
Humphreys
Mr. Maltby
Old Bond Street
Sheppard
Cottle
St. Giles
Hatton Garden
John
Patrick Murray
John Connor
John Cummings
Greenwood
Harris
Harns
Islington
M.william
Murray
Connor
Cummings
Winess
St. Pancras
Murrays
King
Mould
House of Correction
Prsoners
Jello Cummings
Fr Soners
Fata
James
Giat
Broughton
Collins
Tilt
Hackney Road
Lam Bete Street Assault Remanded After Fractured Jaw
Walter Butcher a mechanic, detained on cutting and wounding John Jobson, appeared with Henry. It was alleged they quarreled at a Mile End public house when Butcher threw Jobson, fracturing his jaw on a door scraper. Jobson was taken to London Hospital in a dangerous state and Butcher remanded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtine
Walter Butcher
John Jobson
Henry
London
Accident at Norwood Ends With Fractured Thigh
A young man named John Robinson aged twenty two climbed a tall tree Sunday evening at Norwood to take a bird's nest. The bough broke and he fell more than forty feet, fracturing his thigh in a shocking manner. He was carried to Guy's Hospital in great agony.
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Brew
Norwood
John Robinson
Guy
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