Assize sentences cover multiple murder and Chartist cases
In York, Charles Brown 42 was found guilty of a revolting crime and sentenced to death. James Bardsley aged 28 pleaded guilty to murdering his father and received a death sentence. Charles Burton committed fratricide of his sister and was acquitted on insanity grounds. March 21 results include Chartist sentences for Holberry, Booker, Peddie and others, with terms up to four years and multiple recognizances. Additional York suse cases include James Allen alias Cobbler Will charged with murder by beating and manslaughter plea negotiations.
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York
Manon
Justice Erskine
Charles Brown
Baines
Bain
James Bardsley
John Bardsley
Quick
West Riding
Peel
Cobbett
Charles Burton
Betty Burton
Keighley
Atherton
Sheffield
Samuel Holberry
Northallerton
Thomas Booker
William Booker
James Duffy
Beverley
William Wells
John Marshall
Thomas Penthorpe
Joseph Bennison
Benson
William Martin
Brapforp Coh
Robert Peddie
William Brooke
Thomas Drake
Paul Holdsworth
Bradford
Peddie
Beverley House of Correction
Northallerton House of Correction
Brooke
John Walker
Joseph Naylor
John Ryding
Phineas Smithies
Hutton
Rishworth
Walker
Naylor
Ryding
Wakefield House of Correction
Smithies
Barnsley
Peter Hoye
John Crabtree
William Ashton
Lancaster
Coleridge
Erskine
Queen's Counsel
Liverpool
Kingston
Mancy
Tue Morpent
Copyam
James Allen
Cobbler
Will
Thomas Chipps
Cobham
Clarkson
Dowling
Ryland
Harvey Coombe
Thomas Sakers
White
Sakers
Allen
Justice Littledale
Steamship Manchester replaces Tyrian after Gravesend collision
The steam-ship Manchester under Captain Polwart, which collided with the ill-fated bark Tyrian off Gravesend on the 12th ultime and caused five deaths, lies at Berwick awaiting investigation results. The Rapid, Captain Moss, of the same company, now operates in her stead. Authorities have marked the Manchester with the broad arrow and halted her sailing pending inquiry.
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Manchester
Polwart
Cunningham
Gravesend
Berwick
Rapid
Mossman
Edinburgh
Peile
Port of London
Staines-bridge
Yantlett-creek
London
Staines
Yantlett
C. Pearson
Wm. IV
London Bridge
William IV
Yantlett Creek
Medway
Staines Bridge
Windsor
Corporation of London
Police Reports From Guildhall And Union Hall Proceedings
A London police court roundup covers Mary Ann Antrobus’s detention after a suicide attempt, Ann Edwards’s laudanum case, and James Laurence’s embezzlement trial. Bethnal Green chartist Boggis faces reexamination, with riotous conduct at St Martin's Lane and a tree of iniquity complaint at Queen Square. A debate over common informers and city coal dues closes with Union Hall absurdities.
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Post-office
James Laurence
General Post-Office
Peacock
Steele
Jardine
Central Criminal Court
Bethnal-Green
George Edward Boggis
Pierce
Division of Police
Trades’hall
Hall
Hobler
George King
Williams
Neesom
America
Willoughby
Mr. Hobbler
Cotton
Watson
Hetherington
John Jackson
John Egan
Thomas Egan
Hail
St. Martin’s Lane
St. Martin's Lane
Jackson
Little Jack
Bowstreet
Berry
Victoria Road
The City Dusts on Coats and Inquest at Minories
Reports on city dues for cargoes of coal and disputes over river use, plus a lengthy Minories inquest into Julia Aarons's death linked to family hardship and suspected temporary insanity. The piece also notes a cautionary remark promoting water over strong drink.
Delegates meet to press repeal of corn laws in Manchester area
Delegates from major manufacturing districts convene at Browns Hotel Palace Yard to plan action. They aim to secure parliamentary support for Mr Villiers's motion, arrange meetings with Lord John Russell and the prime minister, and prepare lists of MPs to press for change. A Manchester loom-weaver report and evidence of rural misery are discussed as pressure mounts.
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Brown
OD Palace Yard
Dora
Arbroath
Brumley
Bradford
Birmingham
Bolton
Gleisceston
Chorley
Carlisle
Cheltenham
Doncaster
Dunfe Ches
Glasgow
Greenock
Huddersfield
Halifax
Kirkaldy Tatster
Liverpool
Leeds
London
Manchester
Paisle
Re Hicee
Southwark
Settle
Salford
Sheffield
Sowerby Bridge
Bridge
Wilsden
Staley
Aiken
J. B. Smith
Johnson
John Dixepke
Lord Nugent
Tare
Sidney Smith
House of Commons
Villiers
Ross
Gibson Craig
House Commons
Baines
Wallace
M.P
Villier
John Russell
Board of Trade
Browns Hotel
Palace-yard
J.B. Smith
Devonshire
Cornwall
Earl Stanhope
Great Torrington
Duke of Buckingham
James Graham
Bowring
Devon
Bacon
Maidstone
Mr. Paulton
Paulton
Notte
Mr. Bacon
Whitlaw
John Sinclair
Arthur Young
New York
de Wit Clinton
England
America
Lord Melbourne
Robert Peel
Lord Stanley
Viscoun Melbourne
William Holman
Watermat
Taunton
Self
Jones
Duke of Richmond
SirJe Graham
Edw
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Assize Intelligence
Whitecross-street
Holborn
Foster
Debtors
Old Bailey
Alderman Johnson
Compter
Ann Edwards
John Townsend
Smithfield
Peacne
Bow Street
Pimlico
House of Correction
Commissioners of Police
Colonel Rowan
Queen Square
Edwards
Burrell
Gregorie
Wiltshire
Court of Excise
Union Hall
St. Luke
Middlesex
Broughton
Smith
Board of Justices
Mr. Broughton
Mr. Smith
Lambeth-street
Court of King’s Bench
Como Cottage
Norfolk
Normandy
Thames Office
Broderip
Thames
Stephen Shirreff
Thomas Plant Rose
Rose
Newcastle
James
Anne
Geo
Victoria
Payne
Julia Aarons
Crescent
Minories
Woolpack Tavern
St. James's Place
Aldgate
Brixton
Elliott Aarons
Sarah Richards
Jaror
Harriet Rawson
Mary Roe
No. 5
Rachael Phillips
Prescott Street
Samuel Solomons
Prescott-street
Canesed
Liverpool Street
Pratt
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