Letter From Newgate Reveals Blakesley Penitence
A crowd gathered at the bar as Lock, a Newgate turnkey, delivered a letter addressed to Mrs Blakesley. Mrs Burdon identified the handwriting as Robert Blakesley and destroyed the missive. Gov. Cope disavowed any copy or knowledge of the letter. Blakesley is reported improving, reading religious works, and penitent, while his wife is urged to forgiveness and a reunion. The written copy to his wife expresses remorse for a crime and asks for forgiveness and later visitation.
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Lock
Newgate
Jem
Blakesley
Carver
Robert Blakesley
Sevenoaks
Buakestey
James
Blakesley health update from Newgate prison cell details
The report to Friday shows Robert Blakesley recovering from admission weakness after examination by the lord mayor. He eats and sleeps well, rises at six, and spends days near the chapel in a central cell. Contacts with his wife and visitors are restricted as authorities try to ease his distress.
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Robert Blakesley
Newgate
Cope
Blakesley
Greenacre
Pegsworth
Marchant
Corvoisier
Mr. Burdon
Mr. Cope
Mr. Cove
King’s Head
English
Burdon
Murder mystery and storm distress reach far coast
Reports detail a murder in progress house with clues of a hidden killer and a large reward while heavy hurricane weather lashes coastlines. Wilkinson the police pursues the culprit as ships suffer delays and farms flood Essex marshes. Floricultural show at Salthill proceeds despite weather with royal patrons absent.
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Wuirsy
Wilkinson
Park Herald
Lars Gate
London
Essex
Thames
Dantra Exeipirion
Salthill Floricultural Society
Botham’s Hotel
Salthill
Prince Albert
Duke of Buckingham
Sahtill
Botham’s
Bent
Ian Druck
Duke of the
Central Criminal Court Sentences and Sessions Results
The Central Criminal Court sentenced numerous individuals to transportation for terms from seven to fifteen years, with many named offenders listed. Additional sentences included imprisonment and hard labor for various terms in the houses of correction, plus periods of private whipping, traverses to next sessions, or liberty on recognizance. The court adjourned to Monday, the fifth of October next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Jeffs
James Smith
William Smith
James Spurre
Alexander Munroe
J. Brown
Wm. Bottomley
J. Smith
Jeremiah Rogers
J. William Berry
Michael Savage
Mary Haroy
J. Franklin
Thomas Martin
Edward Jones
Cecilia Inman
W. Jones
Joseph Cook
William Jones
W. Smith
George Wood
J. Horne
W. Wyatt
Abraham Titmus
W. Chiffney
W. Scott
J. Hinge
J. Howard
John Comber
Alias Marchant
George Jenkins
James Williams
William Cox
Daniel Welland
Mary Briant
Ellen Campbell
Mary Ann Pope
William Goodwin
John Winford
William Sanders
Edward Sherrett
John Green
John Howard
Ann Simmons
Rowland Owen
William Sharp
William Wells
Mary Ryan
D. Lloyd
Mary Hughes
Charles Phillips
Richard Parsons
W. Gray
James Potter
J. Horsey
J. Wright
James Sallow
Thomas Smith
Ron Smith
William Lynn
Sive
Elisabeth Dixon
Mary Ann Swift
Elizabeth Dalan
Ellen Cullen
Ann Campbell
Margaret Ford
W. Thompson
W. Bradbury
James Watson
John Lowe
Charles Hamilton
J. Sanders
William Hollingdale
John Jones
W. Lee
Henry Hall
John Round
George Vernon
Thomas Sterne
David M‘cue
John Andrews
Joseph Brown
John Brown
Richard Price
F. M‘donald
J. Chappell
N. Bowden
Frederick White
Thomas Edwards
William Johnson
John Labberton
W. Ayres
Elizabeth Langford
Caroline Lee
Mary Ann Hill
Mary Ann Oliver
Sarah Putterell
Sarah Thompson
Mary Sullivan
Mary Coleman
Eliza Jones
Elizabeth Wetherall
Catherine Reed
Elizabeth Paul
John Williams
Samuel Stone
Jos. Cooper
John Burfitt
John Birkett
Thos. Burke
Samuel
William Bailey
Mary O'Connor
Joseph Isaacs
Conductor charged after assault on Mrs Moss at Whitechapel
Police report details a Pearson and Co Fulham omnibus altercation where conductor James Baker allegedly dragged Mrs Moss from the Royal Exchange stop, injuring her arm and leg. The case proceeds with bail set and intent to prosecute. Separate items note a Begging charge in Great Ormond street and a brutal melee by American sailors at East Smithfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Baker
Pearson and Co
Fulham
Moss
Whitechapel
Royal Exchange
Indecent Books Seized From Charterhouse Street Shop
James M Danell a Charterhouse Street bookseller surrendered on a warrant charging him with exposing five indecent pamphlets in his shop window. The case, under the Vagrant Act Amendment, prompted by the Society for the Suppression of Vice, includes objections on public exposure and details of police actions at Roseman Street station and the shop.
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James M.danell
Charter-house-street
Long-lane
Clarkson
Society For the Suppression of Vice
Wontner
Alderman Humphery
Alfred Charles’ Smith
Roseman-street
Kershaw
Indecent pictures case ends with punishment and public note
A Bow Street case details a master printer failing to desist from selling indecent pamphlets after a society order. The defendant promises to stop, but is committed to the House of Correction for one month. Separate summaries cover a handbag theft and a brutal knife attack by Louisa Norton, leading to Newgate commitment.
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Wontner
Kershaw
Clarkson
Alderman Humphery
Charterhouse School
Continent
Alderman Figmphery
House of Correction
William Johnson
Richard Wilson
Fleet Street
Wilson
Man Charged With Stolen Silver Watch At Euston Square
Henry Harris was arraigned for stealing a silver watch and wearing apparel from Thomas Draper of 16 Drummond Crescent Euston Square. Draper housed him about ten days earlier, Harris fled with the items, then surrendered to S division and confessed. He remains fully committed for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Harris
Thomas Draper
Drummond-crescent
Euston-square
Pair charged in Soho burglary and pawnbroker fined
William Webb and John Vine, with John Smith, faced charges for stealing furniture and deeds from a loft in Plough-yard Crown-street Soho, with a £49 reward offered for recovery. All three were committed. In Queen Square, pawnbroker George Ravener faced a summons for charging more than lawful interest on a pledge, convicted to a mitigated penalty of 20s 3d and costs after witnesses testified they sought evidence to prove excess interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Webb
John Vine
John Smith
Crown-street
Soho
Smith
Queen Square
George Ravener
Queen’s Row
Brompton
Mr. Humphreys
Charles Wyatt
Humphreys
Wyatt
William and Mary Ann Gibbons Led Riot At Workhouse
Mary Ann Gibbons and six fellow female paupers aged 15 to 18 at St. Luke's workhouse faced charges before Mr. Bingham. The master described ongoing unrest, with a fire set in the girls hall by the inmates. Gibbons resisted orders, attacked him with a hassock and crockery, and a knife was thrown as others egged her on. Fire was also set in an out-office. Gibbons was remanded for Tuesday. others were committed 21 days to the House of Correction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Jackson
Richard England
William Hill
Richard Brown
Robert Lewis
St. James New York
St. Katharine Dock
G. C.norton
John M‘mahon
Phenix
East Smithfield
Johan Thomas
London Hospital
John Thomas
Samuel Seppen
Richard Maroney
St. James
Jackson
England
Thomas Ponsonby
Phcenix
Thomas
Hill
Alexander Robertson
Emma
Dundee
Phoenix
Lawrence Levy
Catherine Connor
New York
Norton
Lewis
Martin Moss
Charlotte Taylor
London
Thomas Taylor
St. George’s-in-the-East
Sir John
Woskxnousk
Mary Ann Gibbons
Mary Ann Smith
Mary White
Emma Fletcher
Elizabeth Ferguson
Sarah Ballard
Elizabeth Robinson
St. Luke's
Bingham
Gibbons
House of Correction
Thomas Smith
William and
Delia_Dobell
Assaults at Holywell Lane Shoreditch Lead to Convictions
In Holywell Lane Shoreditch a man named Smith was convicted of beating a husband and wife after a dispute over 5s 6d, with a third person injured in the melee. Henry Newman was sentenced for attempting to rescue Smith and for urging mob action, as police detained both men amid a crowd of about a hundred. Smith was fined and jailed for four months with peace-bail, Newman for six weeks.
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Holywell Lane
Shoreditch
Henry Newman
Smith
Holland
Holywell-lane
Newman
Bingham
Smugglers face £100 fine in Thames information case
Monday at the Thames office John Aylmore steward of the Lord Lowther East Indiaman faced a custom‑house charge for smuggling cigars. The judge ordered a £100 fine and imprisonment until paid. Similar tobacco charges arose against Wm. Jarrett of the Jupiter and a vacuum of details about the Jupiter’s pump well and a tinsnuff cannister of twelve pounds of foreign tobacco. The case noted the possibility of mercy if proven first offence or mitigating circumstances. A separate summons brought shipowner Thomas Ward before the court over a claim by two seamen for £19 each from the Say on Whaling voyage of the Darque Zephyr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Aylmore
Wm. Jarrett
Jupiter
St. Petersburg
Robert Grey
Scotia
Henry Morgan
Custom-House
Tin Cannister
Grey
Board of Customs
Thomas. Ward
Ratcliff
Broderip
Joseph Henry
Thos. Boyd
South Seas
Hodgson
Ward
Mutinous Crew Dismissed In Admiralty Proceedings
The case centers on the mutinous conduct of crew members after Captain Abbott's death. A protest by mate Fowles dated November 26 at Linea ore described insubordination forcing a course change to Amboyna, where Boyd’s bad conduct led to flogging by a Dutch captain. Hodgson noted the ex parte documents gave a strong case but warned admissibility issues. Broderip argued against paying the sums claimed, suggesting seamen pursue wage claims in the Court of Admiralty. summonses were dismissed.
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Abbott
Mr. Ward
Fowles
Linea Ore
Amboyna
Boyd
Bro
Derip
Hodgson
Broderip
Brentford Petty Sessions Horse Stabbing Case
William Fuller, a Hanwell tailor with a wooden leg, faced a Brentford magistrates panel charged with stealing and stabbing a mare owned by Mr. Rackliff of Ealing. Evidence shows Fuller allegedly stabbed the horse on Roxeth common, then sought to sell it to a slaughterer. the animal was later identified at Smithfield. He was committed to Newgate for trial at the Central Criminal Court.
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Brentford
William Fuller
Hanwell
G. Baillie
Daniel Rackliff
Ealing
Drayton Green-lane
James Lamb
Kilburn
Lamb
Paddington
Roxeth Common
Mortimer
Newman
Mr. Mortimer
Guildhall
Rackliff
Lawrance
I’ Division
Newgate
Central Criminal Court
Distressing case of Miss Mary Harrison inquest at Jermyn Street
An inquest at the Black Horse in Jermyn Street, Westminster, examined Miss Mary Harrison who died by hanging in her bedchamber. The 37-year-old dressmaker suffered mental distress after her sister's marriage. Verdict: she hung herself in a state of temporary mental derangement. A separate review covered four sheep‑stealers, including Wilson and Beardsmore, with charges tied to sheep thefts from Maidwell and Cater.
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Black Horse Tavern
Jermyn-street
St. James's
Higgs
Westminster
Mary Harrison
No. 4
Hersel
Ilford House of Correction
William Pierce
Daniel Maidwell
Leatherhead
Smithfield-market
Kingston
Beardsmore
Wilson
Rogers
Barkingside
Essex
Stringer
Romford
Inspector Richardson
Barking-side
Brentwood
Smithfield
Market
Jones
Maidwin
Sumnitees
C. EK. Wilson
Colonel Cater
Southend
Lewisham
Kent
Cater
Brennan
S$ Division of Police
Waa
Accidents and deaths from inquests in London area
Multiple inquests reported across London districts include an apparent self strangulation by a boy using a strap, a 70 foot fall from a parapet, a drowning in the Thames, and a cab accident with a five pound deodand. Also noted are a Greenwich pensioner found dead in water, a cabinet-maker who died after a fall, a seven year old killed by chimney collapse, and a man who died by prussic acid amid suspected temporary insanity.
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Baker
Trest
William Clark Boyd
Homerton Gate
Bo d
Sebowea
Trent
William Boyd
Arseery
Bowelinendr
Lincoln's Inn-fields
Rele
Harvey
Georga High Street
Shadwell
James Gummett
Mary Hare
Betts-street
St. George's
Cadiz
London
Henry
Higgs
Red Lion
Princes Street
Westminster
John Fos
Canning
Kino Street
Westminster Hospital
Grosvenor Arms
Grosvenor-meirs
Richard Mallen
Grosvenor-mews
Lineutarn Dear
Garenwich
Jead-Mills
Battersea Fields
Three Crowns Court
Royal Hospital Row
Barratt
Guy's Hospita
Payne
Wiliam Bradshaw
Regent Street
Kenningne
Cross
George Mason
Kennnsgton
Regent-street
Reader
Clapham Onmi
Nile
Wakley
S.P
Montpelier
Anderson
St. Paxeras
St. Panteras Road
Wiliam Elmes
Bow-street
Thomas Poore
Dawes
Maddes Street
Jardine
Ateniey
Gren “Iva
Emily Jane Tompkins
Herbert
James Waterloo Road
Coach and Horses
High Holbe
William Nicholson
Rainer
Hughes
High Holborn
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Richard Lees
Bucklersbury
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Louisa Norton
Thomas Reynoldson
Smith’s Court
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