Willful murder verdict in Coventry Street tragedy
A man and his lover Ann were found dead in a Coventry street towing path after a struggle. The killer claimed the mother’s threat drove him to murder. the jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against him.
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Abraham
Ann
Coventry-street
Bar-street
Black Prince
Chandos-street
Coventgarden
Mary Ann Willis
Mary Burton
Bedford Court
Trie Doloreux
Exeter-street
Strand
John Boddy
Islington
Exeter Hall
Captain Cotton
Bedford-place
Kensington
Warner-street
Old Kent Road
Vigs
Steam boat safety device hailed by American inventor
An American inventor named Blanchard unveils a steam boat apparatus claimed to prevent explosions by automatically closing the fuel door when water is low, hindering any explosion even by careless operators. The article also reports on a police constable's sudden loss and recovery of speech in Westminster and other local matters including Croydon magistrates addressing coach pace, a wife’s evidence in desertion cases, and postage grievances.
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Blanchard
Sreecu
James O'Connor
Vincent-shure
Westminster
Burne
Westminster Hospital
Drivine
Croydon
Brighton
Penfold
Croydon Petty Sessions
Noon
Board of Guardians of the
Croydon Union
Metropolitan Police
Serle
Dillon
Messrs
St. Paul’s Churchyard
St. Austell
Tonbridge
Cambridge
Marylebone
E. M
Belfast
Jersey
Liverpool
Annay & Dietrichsen
Royal Navy
Daiy
Gloucester Chronicle
Mesrs
Hannay
Dietrichen
Hannay and Dietrichsen
Bath Gazette
Bath Chronicle
Hannay and
Dietrichsen
Commons
Cogswell
Bath
Wade
Petty Cury
Smith
Scotland-road
Heywood
Oldham-street
Manchester
Gardner
Queen-street
Poitsea
Wate
Snowhill
Birmingham
Pring
St. Sidwell’s
Exeter
Ingram
Chapelbar
Nottingham
Guest
Stee
House-Lane
Heaton
Briggate
Leeds
Noble
Hull
Stephenson
Chaffey
Chard
Fraser
Edinburgh
Fireworks and Guy Fawkes Observance Roars Through London
Crowds celebrate the fifth of November with guys and fireworks despite bans. Children parade effigies from Blackfriars-road to Tower Hill while police deter disorder. A clash near St George in the East ends with two Irish youths detained and released after reprimand.
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Great Britain
Guido Fawkes
Blackfriars-road
Stamford-street
Westminster-road
Lambethmarsh
Madame Hengler
Towerhill
Guy Fawkes
Tower-hill
St. Magnus
London-bridge
Old Gravellane
St. George’s-in-the-East
Hugh Bird
Greenwood
Thames
Valentine
Ther Division of Police
Fawkes
Post Office Morning Mail for Scotland and Rail Arrangements
The Lancaster Guardian reports new morning London mail services to Edinburgh and northward via Fife, with Montrose and Aberdeen arrival times, plus a second London mail from Edinburgh. It notes the North Union Railway opening, Lancaster ceasing sorting, and hope for full metropolis connection in two years.
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Scotland
London
Montrose
Edinburgh
Fife
Aberdeen
Queensferry
Perth
Lancaster
Carlisle
Manchester
North Union Railway
Preston
Metropolis
North Union
15Th Hussars
Lord Hill
Horse Guards
Lord Greenock
Glasgow
Lord Robert Kerr
Fleming
Robert Kerr
Badcock
Scotch Reformers’ Gazette
Survivor Reay Details Northern Yacht Disaster
North Shields correspondent publishes a detailed account from John Reay the sole survivor. He describes leaving Shields on the morning of the 11th with six steerage passengers and a full crew, noting calm seas then increasing wind and a feared voyage toward Leith. By late October a second letter from James Moat describes spotting wreckage between Spurn and the Dudgeon light vessel.
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North Shields
Reay
Shields Harbour
Sunderland
Hatton
Durham
Eyemouth
Edinburgh
Tynemouth
Leith
Coquet Island
Darling
Fern Islands
John Reay
Wellington-street
Jas. Moat
The
Trent
Central registry call to aid locating bodies and inform relatives
During a coroner's inquest in Surrey a proposal urged establishing a central government registry for London and suburbs. It would publish information on found bodies and their dress to quickly inform relatives, addressing delays from press publicity.
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England and Wales
England and
Wales
Glebe House
England
Doddington
Cambridge
Stanhope
Durham
Blaxhall
Suffolk
Upwell
Winwick
Lancashire
Walsall
Bishopwearmouth
Hawarden
Cheshire
Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
Egmond
Salop
St. Botolph
Bishopsgate
London
Lambeth
Wigan
Houghtonle Spring
Hatfield
Bishops
Herts
Ashton
Warwickshire
Wrotham
Kent
Leverington
St. Giles
Cripplegate
Joseph Wray
Samuel Turner
Wray
Bishop’s Hatfield
Turner
Cromer Hyde
Mr. Robards
Roegreen
Terra Firma
Marquis of Salisbury
Herts County Press
Postal security questioned over 1830s losses and undelivered letters
A parliamentary paper shows 1830 to 1837 losses of £9,329 8s 5d from letter enclosures by Post Office staff. From 1829 to 1837, 10,293 applications sought undelivered letters containing property totaling £618,950, with £400,000 returned, confirming many claims as valid.
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Post Office Department
Post Office
Lord Lichfield
House of Lords
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R. Thompson
Ireland
Yorkshire
United Kingdom
Lord Lowther
Gorge Armitage
Alice Mona
Central Market
Hetherington
Berger
Holywell-street
Cleave
Shoe Lane
Fleet-street
H. Hetherington
Landells
Hans Hulbein
Stationers’ Company
Francis Moore
Goldsmith
Gentleman's Diary
Rider
John Partridge
Moore
White
Hyde Park-gardens
Victoria Gata
Charles Knight and Co
Kidd
Tavistack-street
C.vent-garden
Warwick Jane
Pitercoster-row
Baxcks and Co
J. W. Waythorn
N.B
W. Bidds
IDD
Henry Wickins
McKidd
Morning Chronicle
Ingat
Kms
Cruikshank
Literary Gazette
Kms Miniature “Domestic” Library
Spectator
Apothecary
Frice
Morning Herald
Fe Idd
Raymond Pencivan
the Times
Thad
Ax Oxy
Bell's Messenger
Perviser
Elthough
Andora
Price
Herald
CegNoscentTi
E.gravings
George Brummell
Morning Post
Trinity College
Crarg- Shank
Cruikshanek
Sir Francis Hocus
Railways
Epsom
Ascot
Panhe
Sza
Ion Rees
Morison
James Morton
C &c
British College of Health
Hamilton-place
King’s Cross
James Monison
New-rand
King’s Crops
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