Prisoner Taken to Newgate After Hampstead Murder Trial
The prisoner Thomas Henry Hooker declines to speak in his defense and is committed to Newgate for trial on the coroner’s warrant. The report chronicles his court demeanor, the procession to the prison, and a memoir-like account of his courtship with Miss Sarah Philps, including their engagement attempts, letters, and family manipulations, up to three weeks before the Hampstead murder.
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Mr. Rawlinson
Mir. Rawlinson
Newgate
Hocker
Thamas Hocker
Thomas Hocker
Crouch
Marylebone
Atrect
St. Marylebone
James Tapping
T. H. Hocker
Edwards
Bath-piece
New-road
Eleanor Epwanos
Mr. Edwards
Sarah
Roadam
T. H. Hocxan
Bath Place
Bath-place
Miss Philps
Hampstead
Hicker
Hier
Sheffield
Ila
Sir Oswald Moseley
Sir Oswald
Hooker
Miss Philips
Sir Oswald Moseles
Portland-place
Afarslebone Palice
Haxerxe By Proxy and a Tarbes Myth in English News
A convoluted tale claims an Englishman condemned to death in Englord may hire a proxy for execution for seven conspirators sharing 7,000,000. The story, echoing French journals, sparked questions about offers and risks as Tarbes officials reportedly faced applicants seeking the large reward.
Paris Debates Heighten French Political Tension in Peers
Reports from Paris describe Count Molé and Count Guizot speeches stirring debate in the Chamber of Peers. Ministers face opposition defeats over pension and Five per Cent conversion bills, with signs of a brewing storm and potential government changes as private letters and editorials weigh the cabinet’s fate.
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France
Paris
Pepera
Count Mott
M. Guizot
Chamber of Peers
Count Molé
Count. de Montalembert
Guizot
Count Aloté
Mipiaters
Chamber of Deputies
M. Muret de Burd
M. Lacavo Laplagne
Wn J
Teels
M. Mounier de la Sizeranne
M. Lacave Laplagne
Council of Ministers
Journal Des Débats
M- Salvandy
Salvandy
Pasquier
Mole
Marquis de Boissy
Colbert
Marquis de Boisses
Gourgaud
Orleans
Rouen
Havre
Avignon
I Dael
Bois de Boulogne
M. de Beauvalon
Globe
M. Dujarrier
Presse
M. Dujurrier
Maan
M.de Boigne
Bertrand
Mf.de Beaucalon
Counte de Flair
M. de Quivilliers
Wooremen
Ansenal
Interna
Peninsular steamer Pacha stranded amid tempestuous voyage
Reports from multiple ports detail the Pacha delaying arrivals from Gibraltar to Vigo due to severe storms. Elections in St Ube witnessed violence with voters seeking shelter in vestries and churches as clashes marred ballot casting. Switzerland and Greece describe turmoil, government maneuvers, and shifting parleys touching free corps and ministerial control.
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Rtugal
Sovraawyrox
Peninsular Company
Pacha
Gibraltar
Cadiz
Lisbon
Oporto
An Vigo
St. Ube
Metropolis notes a society meeting in Hanover Square and river works at Limehouse
A Monday meeting of the Roran Acniceutunal Society of ExyrsxdD in Hanover Square chaired by the Duke of Richmond lists twenty two new members and fifteen candidates. Accounts show £7700 capital and £1296 cash, with £500 to be invested. Subscriptions and district collectors are planned, domains: Bedfordshire to Nottinghamshire, with five percent collector remuneration. The Journal Committee reports fifty five essays for agriculture prizes totaling £320 plus a £20 prize by Lord Kenyon for gorse feeding cattle, to be awarded at Shrewsbury in July. The council also revisits implements prizes for the Shrewsbury meeting. Separately, Limehouse reach works prepare to remove Whiting shoal using gunpowder under a city magazine barge, with southward clearances for vessels. The Metropolitan Drapers Association meeting at Exeter Hall, led by Lord John Russell, votes support for hours reduction in drapery trades and abstaining from evening purchases. A Ware town hall church returns to gown preaching and drops prayers for the Church Militant and offertory collections, as Bishop of London Charles James Long may oppose a return.
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Roran Acniceutunal Society of Exyrsxdd
The
Counsil
Hanover-Square
Duke of Richmond
K.G
R. Barker
F. Pym
Bedfordshire
Buckinghamshire
Cambridgeshire
Essex
Hertfordshire
Huntingdonshire
Nottinghamshire
Pusey
M.P
Society
Lord Kenyon
Shrewsbury
Sneptr
Sony
Tueaday
Caytsin Fisher
Limehouse Reach
Whiting
Thames
Limehouse Pier
Isle of Dogs
City Magazine
Meraorotitan Daarenys’ Association
Exeter Hall
Lord J. Russell
Barry
Bpace
J. Pierce
Lankister
Alder
J. Payne
Metropolitan Drapers’ Association
Rov
B. Noel
C. Buller
John Russell
Rar Cavazu
Ware Haa
Charles James Loint
London
St. Mary's
Bristol Inquest Over Infant Death Sparks Officer Suit
An inquest in Bristol on a newborn infant of Anna Gulliver, living with a mentally impaired partner, examined alleged brutal conduct by the district relieving officer F A Sims. Testimony described pregnancy, labor, and refusals of midwife orders, with a corrupt implication against decency. verdict returned as Slburg. A Liverpool report recounts prussic acid inquiries and a safety outcome.
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Bristolu
Bristol Journal
Bristol
Anna Gulliver
Niblett's Court
F. A. Sims
Elizabeth Fisher
Anya Gulliver
Gulliver
Ao Ure
Beraud
Bing
Mayor
Irare
Board of Currdians
Smith
Jane
Liverpool
Parnest
Samuel Dumbell
Messray, Meclure
Macdonald
Macgregor
Caastle-street
Messrs. Maclure and Co
Maclure
Colquhoun
Castle-street
Mr. Dumbell
Mr. Smith
Mr. Maclure
University of Oxford
Lady Margaret
Ellerton
Magdalen College
Oxford
Convocation
Times
Paassett
Lady Margaret Profvasor
Elterton
Preston
Gardner
Robert Gardener
Varmouth
Suirwngck
Oy Livy
Cockle Gat
George
Cowes
Mallora
Guernsey
Schuuner
Fire and injury dominate town fire reports and Easter plans
In Putney a servant suffered severe burns when her apron caught fire as prayers at the town hall continued. A massive Tolworth fire charred twenty to thirty acres of furze, visible from distant Wandsworth, drawing emergency crews who faced restricted access and a large crowd amid unknown ignition.
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Alder
London
Elizabeth Strickland
Robinson
Wandsworth Lane
Putney
Sbillito
Kingston
Tolworthcommon
Surrey
Furze
Furze, the Property of Messrs. Baker and Fuller
Wandsworth
Town
Henderson
Connorton
Wimbledon Common
Wreck of Brig Sheds Light on Winterton Rescue Efforts
In a perilous morning incident the brig drifted onto the Cockle or Barber Sang and wrecked near Winterton. Beachmen from Winterton Hemenby and Calster and others braved icy seas to save a single exhausted survivor while the master, mate, and crew were swept away as the vessel broke up. The tale underscores the peril faced by local rescuers and the devotion that inspires their dangerous work.
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Barber
Winterton
Hemenby
Calster
Oderm
Noralk
Queen's Irish Visit Expected in Autumn
Ireland dispatch reports the Queen planned to visit Ireland, with preparations at St Patrick Cathedral for a Divine service. The piece notes the anticipated visit as imminent and outlines local reactions and committees backing the royal journey.
Glasgow firm Pattison and Co. collapse amid debts
In Glasgow creditors of Pattison and Co. report debts in small sums and totals rising above £10,000 with £30 in England. A 5 member committee is to oversee the estate until Mr. F. Pattison returns from abroad. The group agrees to accept a committee draft composition, aiming for about 13s or 15d in the pound. The article also raises local social cruelties, including a widowed mother of two, one child an idiot, forced to beg relief while parish authorities delay support, and a separate incident of a house collapse in Forfar and a suspected arsenic case in Lockerby.
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F. Pattison
Cam
St. Cuthier
Troe
St. Cuthbert
Durdie-house
Libertox
Ces
Scotland
Esat
Forfar
John Allardice
Desirer
Tedcastle
Lockerby
Circuit Court of Justiciary
St Dumfries
Herseus
Speaker hosts last saturnine luvee at bia residense square
The Speaker of the House of Commons led a last supper style event last Saturday at a symbolic residence square. A central Agricultural Protection Society committee discussed Sir Robert Peel’s tax remission proposal and its impact on farming labor and soil prices. The motion, moved by William Fisher Heo and seconded by the Duke of Richmond, urged support for Protection Society aims.
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House of Commons
Bia Residense
Geaotle
William Fisher
Duke of Richmond
Protection Societies
Bar
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Hoochnr
Thomas Henry Hockse
Thomas Henry Hucker
Christ Church
Richmond Street
Edgware Road
Batty
No. 5
Charles-street
Portland-town
Delarue
Delarae
James Hocker
Charles Street
Regent's Park
Sarah Philps
Norfolk
Miss Philpsia
Cromer
Mrs. Edwards
Agein
Iss Philps
Thomas Henry Hocker
Ken
St. Martins
Hich
Meritage Mise Philps
Meade
Himelf
Stock Exchange
Englord
Journale
Tarbes
London Tavern
John Labouchere
Horneman
Russia
Saxony
Denmark
Austria
Prince Albert
Duke of Cambridge
Spain
Mavaro
Absolutist Party
Moderados
Liberale
Marquis of
Viluma
Salemanes
M. Bautista Carrasco
Toledo
M. Eguizabal
General Santos
Evarier San Miguel
General Aleson
Madrid
Cortes
Maraio
Clamor Publico
Bordeaux
Vittorial
Bayonne
St. Joan du ‘Luz
Bwitzreland
Switzerland
Paria Express
Helvetic Dist
Lausanne
Canton de Vaud
Grand Council
Revolutionary Party
Zurich
M. Neuhaus
Berne
Free Corps
Uri
Bis
St. Gall
Courrier Suisse
Argau
Bade
Bremgarten
Mellingen
Lucerne
Capton
Arma
Athens
Senate
Chamber of Representatives
M. Coletti
Teach
Eourrt
Alexandria
Burett
England
Constantinople
Wolff
Trebisund
Ameer
Bokbara
United States
Sheffield Line
Plymouth
New York
Washington
Texas
the Metropolis
Ireland
Pakenberg
St. Patrick
Repgat Association
Keshan
O'Connorr
Peel
Graham
Fe O'Connell
Corning
Nicholas
BH. F. Barringtin
John Ryan
Michester Place
Glo
Geant Moore
Dublin
Ted Ted Ts
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