Death of Earl Spencer Reported in St James's Place
The death of Earl Spencer is announced after a rapid decline in Wiseton Hall. Dr Keate attended as the illness worsened, and the Earl expired early Wednesday morning. Details recount his long public service, alliances, and the political figures connected to his career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gortaxon
TRE Naval Ewrants
Who Sa
Windsor
Charles Carter
Jones
Naval Heighta of
Travers’ College
St. George’s Chapel
Obituary of Earl Spencer and political turmoil in 1830s Britain
A detailed obituary traces the life of Earl Spencer from his naval service at Navarino to his presidency of the Royal Agricultural Society and his role in free trade advocacy. It recounts political crises, resignations, and the 1830s government shakeups, noting his temperament, connections, and lasting influence before concluding with a list of mourning families linked to his death.
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Hull
Ireland
O'Connell
Altherp
Althorp
Aaid
Bfr
Sheil
Ward
Lord Stanley
James Graham
Lord Althorp
Littleton
Earl Grey
Limueton
Commons
Lord Melbourne
William the 10Th
Brougham
Earl Spencer
House of Commons
Smithfield Cattle Club
Royal Agricultural Society of England
Lord Brougham
Knoight
Society For the Diffusion of Useful
Lord Brougtam
House of Lords
Northampton
Royal Agricultural Society
Earl
Frederick Spencer, C.B
Elizabeth Georgraven Poyntz
William Stephen Poyntz
Morea Caste
St. Louis
France
Russia
Order of the Redeemer of
Greece
Order of the Bath
Worcestershire
Aldbuch
Exhibition results and lord mayor election turmoil
Readable fragments describe art commission plans for frescoes by Dyce and others in the House of Lords and Poets Hall, detailing subjects and sizes. The scene shifts to the Chatham ship Bulldog launch and a disputed London Lord Mayor election where Alderman Wood is rejected after a contentious vote, Johnson chosen amid protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tay Oapens
Dyce
Ethelbert
House of Lords
Messrs. Maclise, Horsley
Cope
Redgrave
Thomas
Messrs
Horsley
Herbert
Severn
Tenniel
Chaucer
Spencer
Shakepeare
Milton
Dryden
Pope
Maclise
Poets’ Hall
John Finchaw
William Symonds
Rennie and Co
Earl of Dundonald
J. Edge
F.R.S
Royal Navy
W. H. Shirreff
C. Middleton
Maidstone
Griffiths
Tongue
14Th Light Dragoons
Powell
16Th Lancers
Mr. Pittman
Brown
Royal Engineers
Angela Brown
R.E
Lord Rodney
Royal Marines
Marylebone and Pancras Voter Revisions and Debates
A London district revision of voters at Marylebone and Pancras saw contests over eligibility and proper descriptions. Liberal and Conservative agents pressed for rights of residents mislisted or omitted, with outcomes restoring about 150 electors and noting delays in completing revisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borough of
Marylebone
D. C. Moylan
Marylebone-lane
Moylan
Charles Stewart
Bell Street
Edgware
Road
Jane
Paddington
St. Pancras
Greenwood and Allen
St Pancras
Melancholy Event at Hounslow Draws Attention
Report from Hounslow details Lieutenant Martin Kerwan of the Lindh Dragoons being arrested on a charge of cutting and wounding Quartermaster Thomas Tarleton after a regimental dinner dispute. Tarleton’s condition oscillates with treatment, while inquiries, bail considerations, and magistrate proceedings unfold through Wednesday and Thursday with widespread local concern.
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Houmtowey
Hounslow
Percy
Martin Kerwan
Lindh Dragoons
Thomas Tariston
Daley
Horse Guards
Kerwan
Frogley
Hotmalow
Mr. Rogle
Wen
Jeeks
H. 8. Trimmer
Heston
Trimmer
Jreks
Quartermaster Tarleton
Three Pigeons Inn
New Brentford
G. Baillie
H. S. Trimmer
B. J. Arenstrong
Lawrence
T Division
Jecks
Colonel Daley
Tothillfelde
Tarleton
Jeckain
Tothill-Gelda Bridewell
G. Clarke
Hounstow
Fane
Masters
Magan
Fans
Kerwen
Hiis
18Th Light Dragoons
Tothillfields Bridewell
Tracy
Hovxstow
Thomas Tarleton
London
Delays in Monday Mail Delivery and Debts Jurisdiction Reform
Monday morning’s first delivery was delayed to 10:30 due to an influx of letters from America India and China. About 260 000 letters were sorted at the central office and despite efforts postal staff were not dispatched until 10:20. Plans are under way to enlarge the office and hire more staff to remedy the delays. A large meeting of Commissioners of the Court of Requests in Greenwich considered extending the Small Debts Act to their district and petitioning Queen in council to widen the court’s jurisdiction to recover debts deposes and damages up to £20. The motion passed unanimously and a memorial was to be prepared partir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alderman Wood
Howald
Bhose
Wood
London
Alderman Johnson
Thomas Wood
Johnson
Cheere
Cheera
Hisses
Allen
Aldermen
Hunter
Sidney
Obbard
Sydney
Tre Gexessl Postorvicz
Mafla
America
India
China
Intand
Smart Denrs
Court of Requests
Court House
Greenwich
B. Carter
Admiral Hardy
Clarence-street
Talmadge
Revision of voter lists in East Surrey amid disputes over property claims
In Bermondsey the revising barrister examined St George parish claims, noting over a hundred leasehold voters making them ineligible for county votes. Overseers faced accusations of political bias and neglect while a small freehold claim was rejected for insufficient value. Other districts reported mixed outcomes for free trade gains and local revisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Workhouse Committee
Bermondsey
St. George's
John Curling
B. Drew
Drew
Qualictt
Funeral of the Bishop of Wells in Wells Cathedral
The funeral rites for the late prelate were held yesterday in Wells Cathedral with full ceremonial pomp. The procession included a hearse, mourning coaches, the deceased’s private carriage, and clergy, followed by eight choristers and eight lay clerks. Crowds lined the route from Banwell to Wells as the ceremony proceeded with solemnity and mournful observance.
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Barn
Cathedral
Wells
Mates
Banwell
Penton
Everett
Bristol Gazette
Lyceum Tuxanus
A. Wigan
Jack Skylark
Walker
Farebrother
Jemima Evans
Miss Villars
Regent’s Quadrant
Jack
Miss Walker
Aailey
Jemima
Miles Walker
Mim Walker
Mr. Wigan
Wigan Most
Charge of Child Murder Against Husband in Leather Lane
A Westminister coroner testimony recounts a mother accusing her husband of cruelly abusing a baby who died from head injuries. The woman and witnesses describe frequent threats and beatings, while a surgeon notes a four inch skull fracture and the jury returns a verdict of willful murder against William Hill.
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Mr. Mills
Irene
Yoty Young
Mreet
Saturda
St. Tiwan
Somers Street
Mar
Asi
Catharine Sheppard
Mr. Mulline
Leather-lane
Hallon-wall
Witneas
Clerkenwell
Mary Foles
Snelling
Benson Whitfield
Lamb's Conduit Street
Sarah Swanston
Harley
Wm. Hill
Fatal fever on board the Eclair near Madeira
The Eclair, at Sierra Leone, sickened with a coast fever spreading rapidly after July 23. Despite aid from Growler officers and Dr M Clure, fatalities rose. 65 of 145 officers and men have died since April. The ship remains quarantined at Madeira and later at the Motherbank with six cases aboard.
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Africa
Sierra Leone
Goree
Bona Vista
Estcourt
Growler
Claude B. M. Buckle
England
Eclair
Charles Hartman
Buckle
Charles Coffey
Gawin M. M‘clure
Acteon
M‘clure
Madeira
Portsmouth
Eatcoart
M‘clare
Ma‘conochy
Kroomen
Harston
Motherbank
Nar Board
Admiralty
Aury Foors
Europe
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St. James's Place
Wiseton Hall
Keate
Wiseton
Maraborough
Lyttelton
Windsor Castle
Neate
Captain Spencer
John Charles
Dey
Second Earl Spencer
Cape St. Vincent
Camperdown
Nile
Northamptonshire
Lord Goderich
Earl of
Tierney
Huckisson
Mr. Herries
Exchequer
Heavening
Colonie
Haaskisson
Herries
Haskieson
Coalition
Canning
Goderich
Duke of Wellington
Robert
Peel
Huskisson
Mrs. Canning
Liverpool
Wellington-Peel
Canning-Goderich
Lord Altacrp
House of Commore
George the Fourth
ultra-Torr
William IV
Asell
H. Parnell
Wellington- Peel
General Gascoigne
Lords
Sir Robert Peel
Grey
Wes
Manners Sutton
Lord Canterbury
Church of Ireland
East India Company
Lord Altthorp
William Ingilby
Bank of England
eMeir
Hill
John Spencer
Charles Earl of Sunderland
Walpole
Anne
John Churchill
Duke of Marlborough
Sarah
Spencers
Wimbledon
John
George
William Jones
Duke of Devonshire
Earl of Lacan
Carlisle
Countess of
Granville
Earl of Besborough
George Quin
Watson
Middlesex
Lanselot Shadwell
Green Man
Bethnalgteen
Jamoa
Fitch
Liberal Party
Payne
Tories
Hicherd Henry Ashford
Hones
James
the Common Pleas
Baxter
Newman
Ashford
Toxspay
Shedwe
Lovefoe
Ludgatehill
Stephen Williams
Williams
Shadwell
Williama
Court of Common Pleas
Victoria
Actea
White Conduit House
Peter Kelly
League
Cheltenham
Manchester
Bristol
Kelly
F. Delman
St. Mark's Church
Dolmen
St. Mark's
East Surrey
South Lancashire
Bury
Rochdale
Ashton-under-Lyne
Manchester Guardian
Noaru
Cursaing
Altrincham
Crappenhall
Kentsford
Runcorn
Ibid
Brrowtox
Brighton
Town Hall
Robert Richmond
Brighton Guardian
Lesoue
League Rooms
Preston Guardian
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