Glasgow Assizes Report on Murder Trial and Expected Sentence
The Glasgow Assizes review covers the murder case tried in Edinburgh and Glasgow railway circuit court. Doolin and Redding shown strong minds, Hickie faces possible transportation for life per jury and judges, with mercy recommended for one. Bishop Murdoch attends prisoners, letters from Ireland reveal no hope for commutation. execution at the railway likely to shock locals and railway workers. The Chronicle recalls a 1769 Howgate-head hanging as a historical parallel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Hickie
Edinburgh
Monet
Doolar
Redding
Huckie
Bridewell
North Prison
Murdoch
Doolan
Ireland
Andrew Marshall
Howgate-head
Allen Robert
Giasgou Chronicle
Law and Court Proceedings Preview from the Queen's Bench
Reports cover a rate case against the Bristol Dock Company over Clifton parish relief, a Birmingham election expense dispute, Dunn v. Alexander judgment issues, bankruptcy administrator changes, Wakefield bankruptcy assignee choices, and a sheriff court wage suit featuring a French defendant and a female advocate.
Police Reports of Fraud and Assault at Finchlane and Temple
In Finchlane Sir Peter Laurie heard a case about a misleading newspaper ad seeking a clerk and the misuse of Bell's office to harvest postage stamps. A Dublinized scheme led by two men duped letters and exposed a broader deception. Separately at the Temple, Joseph Flogdell was charged with assaulting Mary Ann Benyon, a chambers cleaner, after a struggle in No. 10 King's Benchwalk. The magistrate warned against such violence and ordered the dagger to be destroyed or kept beyond reach, with further redress to be pursued by the victim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevel Swinpuine
Bell
Finchlane
Peter Laurie
Times
R.J.S. and Co
Zmes
R.J
Central Criminal Court
Ady
Taonas Jones
R.J. 8. and Co
Mr. Bell
England
Temple
Joseph Flogdell
Mary Ann Benyon
King’s Benchwalk
Fetterlane
Johnson and Wilson
Alderman J. Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Alderman Johnson
Mr. Combe
Mr. Daley
Ms. Daley
Ireland
Inspector Jarvis
Division of Police
Plaintiff Wins Full Amount After Courtroom Laughter
Madame's examination and her speeches to the jury drew repeated laughter in court. After the solicitor for the plaintiff spoke and the learned under sheriff summed up, the jury retired and returned with a verdict for the plaintiff for the full amount claimed.
Insolvent Captain Impett discharged in debtors court
Captain Impert, a half pay army officer, appeared in the Insolvent Debtors Court seeking discharge. His insolvency stemmed from gambling losses totaling about £3,500 over two years with large private coach and amusement expenses. Commissioner Bowen suggested listing gaming house numbers. the debtor claimed they still exist but could not provide numbers. Selby named assignee. the insolvent discharged.
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Bowen
St. James’s Street
Jermyn Street
Commissioner Bowen
Cooke
Impert
Selby
Impett
Lord Algernon Chichester
Man and wife charged with assault at Clerkenwell
A sequence of London magistrates court cases reports Thomas Daley and his wife Hannah with beating a boy near Sutton Street Clerkenwell and a threat with a dagger. The boy’s father corroborates the scuffle and the weapon. additional items describe a French inventor’s fraudulent disposal of blocking machines at Worship Street and other cases including an attempted suicide by a woman in Lambeth and a solicitor accused of assault.
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Thomas Daley
Milman Street
Bedford-row
St. Andrew's
Holborn
Hannah Maria Daley
Combe
Alfred Edward Newbold
Richard Newbold
Suttonstreet
Clerkenwell
Mr. Daley
Witness
Daley
Execution of Murray for the Cooke murders at Peover
A detailed Chester Chronicle report recounts Bartholomew Murray’s execution at the city gaol for the murders of Mr. and Mrs. Cooke at Peover. The account notes his composed demeanor from arrest through confinement, the religious rites administered, the ceremonial procession, and the final hanging at five, with no public burial, amid a large crowd on the city walls.
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Murray
Ireland
County Castle
W. J. Seller
J. Carberry
Glover's Stone
Davnstan
Hill
Haswell
W. G. Eaton
Carberry
Ronan
Mr. Eaton
Bartholomew Murray
Chester
Vessel destroyed and mining disaster reported in late 1800s records
Accounts describe the loss of a new 250 ton vessel on its first voyage with Captain Adam Yule noting a cargo of wines spirits turpentine vitriol sulphur tar and coal and six female passengers aged under eighteen. The fire was blamed on bursting vitriol, with five thousand pounds loss, as crews evacuated in lifeboats.
Inquests Open At Westminster On Several Fatalities
Multiple inquests reveal accidental deaths and a fatal drink related case. Nine year old W Connor died after a coal wagon wheel struck his foot. William Miles, 47, a carman, was crushed between two wagons. four year old John Quinlan died from scalding after spilled tea. Delirium tremens proved fatal for Charles Poole, 82. An elderly carpenter, John Simmond, died after a fall from a plank. A teapot accident injured Priscilla McCann, eight months old, leading to death. A child run over by a Langrea omnibus caused accidental death verdicts. Fire destroyed property at Kingsland Road and Kingston Street timber yard. Concealment of birth case, two men in a Westminster beer shop fight led to tragedy. A South Eastern Railway worker died after being crushed by a wagon. a drunken engine-driver on Great Western Railway faced fines.
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Fara Accipixta
Higgs
Flood-street
Westminster
W. Connor
Great Chapel-street
Broadway
Westminster Hospital
W. Miles
Messr. Cooper
Milbank Street
Westminster Bridge
Messrs. Elliott
John Quinlan
Duck Lane
Garstein
Hornip Castor
King’s College Hospital
Portugal-street
Lincoln’s-inn-fields
Charles Poole
Stocks
Holborn
Wakley
M.P
St. Pancras
John Simmond
Bell
Bayham Street
Camden-town
Harrington
Linch
Waterford Arms
Old Brentford
Hannah Goldney
Joseph Langreaus
Isleworth Omnibusses
Joseph Goldney
Henry Longress
Kingsland Road
Brading
Atlas
Gibbons
King's-street
Rotherhithe
Queen Street
Sum
Hull
Messrs
Popple and Co
Gell and Higgs
Red Lion
Strand
Sophia Hillyer
Germany
Faral Arrray
Hunt
Humphrey
Humphreys
Evans
Carter
Havers
South-Eastern Railway
Wm. Carter
Surrey
Crowhurst
Godstone
Robert Smith
Great Western Railway
Eton
John Mann
Great Western Railway Company
Lord Seymour
Sidney Godolphin Osborne
Charles Clowes
Seymour Clarke
Charles Stewart Voules
Paddington
Wootton Basset
Slough
Venetian 1544 Petrach Sonnets in royal velvet binding
A 1544 Venice edition of Petrarch's Sonnets is described as beautifully preserved its back bound in dark crimson velvet with large royal arms in silk and gold. The volume once belonged to Edward VI though the arms do not match his.
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Petrach
Venice
Edward VI
Bodleian Library
Sonnet to an Infant from Eden’s Bowers
A tender plant from Eden’s bowers is praised as a child growing under guardianship. Love nourishes the infant with gentle care to shield from harm, promising strength to endure storms and sun, and a divine beauty blossoming into harvest. The verse concludes with the image of a golden fruit stored for the harvest day.
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Eden
H. M. BR
Coins Found in the Thames Highlight Roman London History
At a Numismatic Society meeting Charles Roach Smith describes thousands of Roman coins found during Thames riverbed excavations for London Bridge approaches and coffer-dams. Coins span emperors from Vespasian to Nero and include a colossal head of Adrian. Findings suggest a Roman bridge once stood over the river and coins likely deposited during its construction or later repairs.
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Thames
Numismatic Society
Charles Roach Smith
F.S.A
River
London
New London-bridge
Old Bridge
Vespitntian
Domitian
Titus
Adrian
Diocletian
Severus
Constantinus
Claudius
Nero
Britain
Southwark
Eoins
Silk stockings enter English court fashion in Elizabeth era
Henry VIII received silk stockings from Spain but knitted silk stockings were unknown until Elizabeth I. Mrs Montague presented a pair of black knit silk stockings as a New Year gift. The queen approved and ordered more stockings, marking silk hosiery's rise. Stockings soon became common and evolved in width and style with fashion, influencing petticoat breeches.
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Henry VIII
Spain
Elizabeth
Mrs. Montague
Cautions on Ear Wax and Deafness in Aural Surgery
Fearsley's Contributions 9 Aural Surgery warns against ear syringing and improper aids. It stresses listening to physicians, notes that ear wax can indicate health, and warns that deposits are not always the cause of deafness. It urges caution with heat, discharge, diet, and exposure to weather.
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Fearsley
On a Noble Child Early Dead
Poetic lament for a child who died young, recalling a nursery picture of the Christ child and praising the departed's purity. The speaker fears worldly dangers and notes the child bore a cross of love without agony, preserving a sacred likeness.
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Assize Intelligence
LAW
Court OF Queen's Bench
Saruznsr
Queen Vv
Baristol Dock Company
Frederick Pollock
Erle
Hedges
Clifton
Bristol Dock Company
Cumberland Basin
Birmingham
Charles Wetherell
Sturge
Humfry
Lord Abinger
Dunn
Alexander
Mr. Dunn
Baron Alderson
James Clarke
George John Graham
William Turquand
Buru
Wakefield
Commissioner Evans
Broad-street
Thomas French Berney
Merton-hall
Sheriffs’ Court
Red Lion-Square
Turepay
Aeranees Hardiman
Mansion House
Hatton Garden
Worship Street
Thomas Leroy
Broughton
M. Simon
Paris
Pelham
Westrow
Marlborough-street
Beaucoeur
Boudon
Langlebert
Worship-street
Therisoner
M. Beaucour
8Th Regiment of
Imperial Chasseurs
Ion
Thomas
Lambeth Stree
Caroline Weaver
Henry
Norton
Somersetshire
Wapping
Tower-hill
Hoe
Cook
Bristol F Police
Caance Acarnet
Luke Arnold
Mary Ann Butler
Castle-street
Arnold
William
Day
Arnnnold
Smith
John Bull
Comlainant
Organ
Tieus & Case
Bristol Gazette
Reed Reid
Tynemouth
Tyne
Mouth Barracks
Tez
Australia
Adam Yule
Cape
Yule
Winiieron Pir
Willington
Newcastle
North Shields
Martin
Dotchin
Thomas Lacey
Michael Ranson
Henry Dunn
George Charlton
James Pearson
Robert Black
John Crawford
Richard Cooper
Campbell
Jonathan
Joe
Ned
Annie
United States
Joseph Milleths
Miss Anna
Mr. . Yard
Rio Janeiro
Voltaire and
Swift
Voltaire
Dean
Maidenlane
Pern
Corserden
Lusus Nature
Austin
St. George's Tavern
Lambeth-road
John Wi
Borrens
Applethwaite
Kendal
Natural History and Scientific Society
Perkin Warbeck
Baron Bolland
Leigh Sotheby
Afani
Techel
Phares
Belshazzar
Daniel
R, M, Mzrwes
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