Twenty-Second Letter to Sir Robert Peel on Mott Report
A letter from a correspondent in London dated November 19 1841 accuses Mr Mott of animus and suppressio veri in his inquiry into Boston Union matters. It attacks the clerk’s evidence handling and alleged bias, citing cases of alleged deaths from want and misreported verdicts. The writer promises further discussion of the Kirkham and Pierce cases and the broader inquiry.
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Robert Peel
Mott
Nateral
Geiaus
Robert
Board of Guardians
Jroo
Sienssia Veri
Emething
Totu
Pierce
Mr. Mott
Nancy
Art. Mott
Kirkham
Charles Mott
Boston Union
Kirkhams
Emain Ape
Rite Square
Ann Kirkham
Queen and infant prince celebrate royal birth announcements
The article reports on the Queen and Prince Albert receiving visitors at Buckingham Palace as word spreads on the birth of the Prince of Wales. Bulletin details show maternal recovery, the infant's health, and plans to move to Windsor. a nurse from Esher area is chosen for the royal baby's care amid generous royal patronage and widespread congratulatory actions across the United Kingdom.
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Richard Blagden
Turspay
Buckingham Prince
Prince
Buckingham Palace
Queen Dowager illness and mad Buckingham palace incident
Reports from Sudbury Hall on the Queen Dowager's condition show stable symptoms and comfortable nights. A London incident details a deranged man at Buckingham Palace, later identified as Charles Mann, who attempted entry with a writing desk and claimed royal identity. he is to be sent to Bedlam after medical certification. Windsor accounts describe his strange behavior and shifting claims during a visit, including professed beheadings and claims of being the Prince of Wales, with authorities deciding on confinement.
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Foreign Office
Downing-street
Duke of Buckingham
Duke of Wellington
Lord Stanley
Marquis of
Kerr
Newbottle
Oxnam
Jedburgh
Scotland
Baron Kerr
Kerraheugh
Cecil Chetwynd Talbot
Earl Talbot
Roxburghshire
Edinburgh
Robert Peel
Buckingham Place
Queen of England
M. Dumont
Smith
Knightsbridge
Cannon Brewery
Hyde Park
Albert
Westminster
Henry the Eighth
Lowndes Square
Westminster Abbey
Bayswater
St. James-park
Queen’s-square
Buckingham Palace
Dowsey
Palace
Gardner's-lane
Charles Mann
W. Phillimore
Deacon's-hill
Hertfordshire
Ridding
No. 5
Marylebone-street
Leamington
Warwickshire
Royal Horse Guards
Windsor-castle
England
Ireland
Windsor Castle
Russell
Bow-street
Hall
Home Office
Bedlam
Hanwell
Tothill Fields
Gardner’s-lane
King-street
James Graham
Home Department
St. George’s Fields
Viscount Hood
Great Western Railroad
Hanwell Lunatic Hospital
Dowsing
Tothillfields Bridewell
Hughes
Home Secretary
Lavies
Tothillfields Prison
Wakefield
House of Correction
Coldbath-fields
Mann
Gardner’s
Rex
Wood
Charles Prince of Wales
Gillman
Windsor Police
Pacific
Dennis
Sir Charles Menn
Prince of Wales
Augusta
Cambridge
London
Mr. Chater
Slough
Execution of Robert Blakesley at Newgate Prison
The morning after a dramatic change to mania, Robert Blakesley was executed at Newgate for murder. The condemned man displayed firm, composed demeanor, confessed that his real motive was to avoid public scrutiny, and maintained innocence of the Burdon murder. The scene drew a large crowd amid police order and public revelry, while spectators taunted the hangman and offenses like pickpocketing occurred around the scaffold.
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Blakesley
Carver
Old Bailey
Courvoisier
Newgate
James Burden
Burdon
Ordinary
Paris
Robert Blakesley
Courvosier
Greenacre
Indecent Orp Bainey Street Scene At Old Bailey
Crowds gathered opposite Newgate as a ghastly display of punishment loomed. Housekeepers and touts pressed passersby to “walk in” for a seat, while curiosity and ribald remarks dominated the scene. The incident raises questions about crime deterrence versus moral erosion.
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Lertine
Orp Bainey
Old Bailey
Newgate
Committal of Rapallo to Newgate in Exchequer Bill affair
The re examination of Ernest Rapallo, charged with uttering forged exchequer bills, resumed in the lord mayor’s private room at the Mansion House. The court discussed bail, access to books, and the prisoner’s defense, and Rapallo was remanded to Newgate with his legal team granted access for preparation.
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Rapallo
Newgate
Ernest Rapallo
Lord Mayor
Mansion House
Stock Exchange
Maule
Treasury
Waddington
Bodkin
Lefroy
Alderman Wilson
Alderman Gibbs
Thomas Wood
Peter Laurie
Mr. Bodkin
Mr. Rapallo
Mr. Mariner
Mr. Waddington
Compter
Sir Peter
Court of Aldermen
Hhis
Forrester
Child Burned When Clothes Took Fire in West Ham
A four year old boy named William Ware of No 24 Sunrose Street West Ham was badly burned when his clothes ignited while he stirred the fire alone at home. A neighbor extinguished the flames, but severe injuries leave little hope of recovery.
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Ayxotuya Dreaprut
William Ware
Sunrose Street
West Ham
London Hospital
Essex Herald
Chelimsford
Weekly Dispatch
Chilvers
Distressed State of the Country and Distress in Towns
Vestry notes summon focus on poverty and parish costs. 1800 workhouse inmates, 1700 more doctor orders than last year hint at widespread hardship. Reports from Stockport Oldham Manchester and Dumbartonshire detail rising pauper relief, wage cuts, factory closures, and for Glasgow and Nottingham rising unemployment and subsistence needs.
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Paris
Joseph
Soden
Prince of Wales
Anti-Corn Law League
United Kingdom
Maryletone
Nugent
G. A. Young
Lor
Ant:Corn Law League
Glasier
Carlisle
Carlisle Journal
Stockport
Stugis
Stuckyort
Manchester
Messrs. Lane and Sons
Messrs
Carr and Co
State of
Oldham
Bolton Free Press
Alanchester
Mencantile
Glasgow
Scotland
Nottingham Union
Villay
Renfrewshire
Glascow
Renrewshire
Relief Committee
Kilbarchan
Paisley
Patstey
Duke of Buckingham
Mendicity Society
James
Cheltenham
Emigrants from Melksham to Jamaica on coffee plantations
About thirty laboring people left Melksham Wilts for Jamaica where they are already employed on coffee plantations on the hills. The prior voyage of sereen is noted as doing well. On Sunday a calm northe seas allowed the salute at Dover for the British ambassador to France to be clearly heard at Boulogne.
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Melksham
Wilts
Jamaica
Dover
France
Boulogne
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