Left Bank superiority shown in railway accident tale
The report asserts the left bank’s superiority in work and safety, noting the Matthews Murray engine failed under heavy stress. It denies circulating rumors about Mr George and Mr Milhau, cites his sobriety during calculations, and describes the sorrowful death and financial provisions for his widow and five children. A bizarre letter to Siécle claims a white hat hero saved a family from a wagon fire, detailing the rescuer’s actions and odd self-praise by a character named Arthur Trois Etoiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sfave
Matthew Murray
George
Mr. George
Mr. Milhau
St. Etienne
Paris and Versailles
B. Durieus
Montronge
Arthur Trois Etoiles
Sevres
Versailles
Royal Louis Lennon Dispensary Anniversary Dinner in London
The governors and friends of the Royal Louis Lennon Dispensary celebrated its 21st anniversary with a Bridge House Hotel dinner in London. Earl of Egmont chaired as patronage and new dispensary buildings were noted, while patient relief rose from 900 to nearly 4,000 and royal support was praised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal
Louis Lennon
Bridge House
London-bridge
Earl of Egmont
Meymott
Duke of Wellington
General Committee OF Elections
Lord Granville Somerset
Kinsale
Stafford
Barnstaple
Belfast
Waterford City
Athlone
Sunderland
Dublin
Duke of Buckingham
Worcestershire Chronicle
Tunbridge
Railway Times
Naval Anp Military Biste Society
Hanover Square Rooms
Marquis Cholmondeley
General Ord
Admiral Hawker
Major Anderson
J. Cumming
Guettenham and
Great Western Railway
Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway Company
Cirencester
Town Hall
Bricatox
Major Allen
George Faithful
William Hervey
Summers Harford
Lord Alfred Hervey
Lord William
North Street
William
Faithful
Harford
Charles Kean
Haymarket Theatre
The Murder at Highbury Court and Cooper Trial Beginnings
The article details Thomas Cooper facing further examination for the wilful murder of Timothy Daly, a policeman at Highbury. It covers courtroom proceedings at Clerkenwell and Central Criminal Court, Cooper’s health decline, potential poisoning, remand to Newgate, and testimonies about Daly's death plus new alleged robberies linked to Cooper in Hornsey. It notes police deposits, witness accounts, and Cooper’s demeanor and alleged past hostility to the new police. The piece also mentions an apparent Highbury Hornsey area fair-like scene as crowds gathered to view the events timeframe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Cooper
Greenwood
Clerkenwell
Harry
Horry
Daly
Edward Drewry
Park-place
Highbury
North
N 12
Islington
Thatcher
N Division
Timothy Daly
House of Correction
Newgate
Baron Alderson
Drewry
Waddington
Clerkenwell Court
Police
Bow-street
Metropolitan Police Act
Inspector Penny
G Division
M‘murdo
Cooper
Hornsey
Sware
Singleton-street
Hoxton
Hornsey-wood
Muswell-hill
Southall
Downham’s
Roach
Brookly-hall
Homerton
Lea-bridge
Scene of Daly murder and inquest unmasked by Highbury crowd
Report on the Daly murder at Highbury with Cooper as the assailant, the 15 000 visitors, the gruesome vandalism to the chalked spot, the funeral at St John’s churchyard, and the adjourned inquest led by coroner Wakley. It notes the public’s morbid curiosity, police efforts, and the ensuing legal proceedings.
Law report on libel case against United Service Gazette owner
In Queen's Bench the attorney general moves for a criminal information over a libellous publication about Captain Morris of Devonport. The defendant apologizes and offers costs if the rule is discharged. The case reflects on vindicating character and settling costs after the slanderous imputations. The second matter concerns a rape conviction and sentence under altered law to transportation for life, reviewed by Mr Justice Vallesor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court OF Queen’s Bench
Monray
A. A. Watts
United Service Gazette
Morris
Devonport
Thesi
Tse Queen
Urtinc
Durrant
Justice Vallesor
Central Criminal Court Proceedings Show Murder Trial Directions
At Old Bailey proceedings a grand jury was urged to consider murder in a case where a woman disappeared. The recorder outlined evidence linking the prisoner to the corpse, property disposal, and clothes, urging a verdict of murder if proven. Several misnomer and accessory issues were noted, then true bills were returned and transportation sentences issued in later cases.
Stabbing Case and Lodging House Dispute Stir Bow Street
A Tuesday incident at Castle street Longacre sees an elderly man John Lyman charged with stabbing his wife with a carving knife in bed. She survived with a wounded left breast and the assailant, said to be unbalanced, was remanded for a week. Also reported is a violent assault case at Tottenham Court Road where James Richard Smith of Stevens and Smith linen drapers was fined 40s and costs for injuring Mary Perry in Mansfield Place Brentish Town after a dispute over a marked article.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Combe
Suffolk
Pritchard
Edward Stevens
Hornsey-wood
Paddington
Thorpe
Norwich
Joseph Elmore
Ellenore
Prince’s-street
Corkham
Cookham
Cooper
Clerkenwell Police Court
Joseph John Elmes
Waddington
Greenwood
George Hopson
Turner
Longlane
Smithfield
Daly
Hopson
Elmore
Hornsey
Clerkenwell
Combe
Royston
Moss
Rencontre
Coorer
Murpexer
Charles Moss
St. Bartholomew’s Hospital
Thomas Cowper
Timothy Daley
Hormsey-wood
Mott
Posset
Woolwich
Clarke
William Stenley
Syria
Hin
Tin Pee
Ness
Postoyeice Ronnery
Thomas Grew
Tan Perty
Postmaster-Geniral
Briseier
Attecy Ae
Mats Rave
William Holland
Rebecca Powell
Payne Dei
Sover
Hackney-road
Christian-strest
Il Thine Road
Ion Iniy
Atelier
Tin
Sit
Ats
Melene Ag
Payne
Ellen Thomas
Drury Jane
Las
Tale
Erin Parker Tren
Evaus
Bow Street
Stapsinc
John Lyman
Castle-street
Longacre
Charing
James Richard Smith
Stevens and Smith, Linen Drapers, &c
Tottenham Court-Road
Rawlinson
Mary Perryman
Mansfield-place
Brentish-town
Marlborough Street Assaut Case and Ticketing Sharp Practice
Captain Duff faced Old Bailey assault charges after a ludicrous London life episode at Joe Bankes’s in St Giles. A second tale shows Samuel Gregory jailed briefly for mob activity over parasols at Leicester Square, with Maltby condemning ticketing tricks and discharging Gregory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duff
Old Bailey
Cridland
London
St. Giles
Joe Bankes
Samuel Gregory
Maltby
Messrs. Bycroft and Co
Commerce-house
Leicester Square
Aipman
Janke Lover
Ly (Lefendant
Inspector Hughes Assault at Union Place
A Mr Studldart accuses Inspector Hughes of intruding into his Union Place home at Clapham Road and hurling insults. Hughes claims authority from commissioners and admits lacking a warrant, prompting the complainant to seek magisterial action and commission review. The wife corroborates distress over the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughes
Studldart
Union-place
Clapham-road
Abs
Stoddard
Warner
Everstone
On-Vt
Adivisw
Axa
Metropolitan Police
Alcourt
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tattersalu
Tuersday
Newmarket
Auckland
Scott
Jack
Meteor
Lasso
Chatham
Lord of
Holderness
Tiptoe
Dexsy
Lot
Trelawney
Coldrenick
Anson
Attila
Greville
G. Bentinck
Bowes
Gregory
Barrier
Meikiam
Rogers
Pryse
G. Clair
Master Thomas
G. Heathcote
Arkansas
Robinson
Lord Chesterfield
Dilbar
Jersey
the Weekly Chronicle
Murpherep Poticeman Daly
St. John’s
Holloway
Cumberland-row
Islington-green
Islington Station
N and G
Johnson
Jervis
Islington Church
Highbury Terrace
Commissioners of Scotland Yard
Highbury Barn Tavern
Wakley
Mr. Wakley
Home Secretary
House of Commons
Wilson
Highbury-barn
Erasmus Symonds
James Wheeler
Highburybarn
William Smith
Highburypark West
F. Lams
Stevens
Prince’s Street
Hannah Burn
LAW
Central Criminal Court
Mondey
Marshall
J. Duke
Sheriffs
Lord Hale
Allan Cunningham
John Amos
Ells
Messrs
Wynne
Ellis, and Co
Haber
Dashers
Wepye
Daniel Good
Jane Jones
Alias Good
Mary Good
Good
Middlesex
Essex
Admiralty
Kent
Surrey
Joseph Wasserman
Lewis Lawrence
Thomas Middleton
J. Jackson
Wasserman
Mr. Ballantine
Lawrence
Denby
Middleton
Witess
Ballantine
Frederick Harris
Old Compton Street
Soho
Metropolitan Force
Tavurspar
Robert Wilson
Patrick Cavanah
C. Phillips
Elizabeth Kelly
Eltham
Robert
Marylebone
Marlborough Street
Union Hall
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