Cruelty to a Pauper at Haverhill Workhouse Inquest
An extended inquiry at the Greyhound Inn, Haverhill, Suffolk, into the death of John Webb 74, a Risbridge Union pauper lunatic, heard allegations of cruel treatment by nurse Slater. Witnesses described blows, insults, and neglect, with postmortem findings attributing death to natural causes from aortic ossification, while condemning the nurse and guardians for neglect and insufficient female nursing care. The coroner and jury recorded horror at the abuse while returning a verdict of natural death plus strong condemnation of the nurse and board for lax oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greyhound Inn
Haverhill
Suffolk
John Webb
Risbridge Union
Warman
Stennett
Arnup
John Forest Chater
Cit Union
Risbridge
Webb
Slater
Wurse
Leard Slater
George Munn
Eliza Wybrow
Samuel 3Rann
John Hearn
John Biford
Ivy Eps
Biford
Mr. Escot
Risbridge Unoion
The
Union
Porter
Wautton
Ilia
Mr. Hervey
Board of Guardians
Harvey
J. Harvey
S.S. G. Escort
Walter
Mr. Jackson
Jerdine
Hedingham
Essex
Jackson
Henry Martin
Jardine
Syer
Tle Wiah
Meeting against American slavery tainted Evangelical Alliance
In Manchester the Free Trade Hall hosted four thousand friends of abolition for a deputation from the Anti Slavery League. George Thompson Henry Wright and Frederick Douglass spoke with praise for abolitionists and accused the Evangelical Alliance of sheltering slaveholders, urging censure and demanding records be kept that acknowledge slavery as justifiable by some church figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Free Trade Hall
Anti Slavery League
Messia
George Thompson
Henry €. Wright
Garrison
Douglas
America
Councillor Shulleworth
George Thomson
Thompson
Friends
Evangelical Alliance
Friends of
Mao
Samuel Hanson Cox
Cox
Frederick Douglas
Ney
Henry C. Wright
Liefchild
Jesse
Dr.Coxz
New School Presbyterian General Assembly
Philadelphia
Dr. Cox
William Graham
Synod of Cincinnati
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
England
Ripley
Ohio
Anti Slavery Society
Birmingham
Dre. Olive
Leifchild
Prentice
Theanchester Timea
Culling Eardley Smith
Clowes
Ewbank
Liverpool
F. Douglas
Alliance Conference
Pringle
Newcastle
Preservation of Human Life Amid Desperate Moor Rescue
An elderly man, John Barton of Holmesfield Lidgete near Owler Bar, was found unconscious under a stone wall on the Derbyshire moors after an eighty hour exposure. He cannot recall how he reached that state but is now recovering, described as snatched from the jaws of death by a timely rescue near Baslow and Totley moors, as reported by the Sheffield T ris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derbyshire
Sheffield
John Barton
Holmesfield Lidgete
Owler Bar
Totley Moora
Baslow
Isaac
Sheffield Tris
Abstract of the Revenue of Great Britain 1814 and 1816
An abstract detailing the net produce of the revenue for Great Britain for the years and quarters ending October 10 1814 and October 10 1816, highlighting increases and decreases in comparative totals across periods. The document lists fiscal figures by year segment to show shifts in revenue intake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Mysterious Bank Note Theft Traced to Birmingham Case
Four years after a missing letter containing twenty pounds a ten pound note and an eighteen pound post office order surfaced. John Browning’s letter to niece Sarah Browning failed to reach her in Birmingham. A Bank of England note later returned led investigators to Henry Ivatts, a former carrier, who admitted taking money and altering the stack. Commitments and bail followed as Birmingham Journal details the thwarted scheme and court proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Browning
Ruthin
Nort Wales
Sarah Browning
Navigation-street
Birmingham
Bank of England
General Post Office
Browning
Mesara Spooner
Attroods
Jordan
Schofield
High-street
Henry Ivatts
Mies Jordan
Ivatts
Mien Jordan
Edearda
Clark
London
Tratts
Ge Spooner
Rev
M.P
J. Jamen
Thomas Beilby
Spurrier
Harding
Summer Street
Tvats
Captain Leary
Mr.c. Purcell
Nelson Street Weat
Birmingham Journal
The Weebely Chronicle on Cabbell and Empire Plans
A satirical critique targets Benjamin Bond Cabbell and rival William Robert Cooke, lampooning a radical “Empire of Peace” charter. It imagines a restructured Britain with a White Flag standard, global no-cost promises, vast peerage reforms, doubled incomes, universal two-acre plots, and public works, ending with a call to verify claims against Cooke at the Blue Coat School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Bond
England
Cadbeli
Benjamin Bend Cabbe
William Robert Cooke
Britain
Blue Coat School
London
B. B.C
Maser W. RR. C
Empire of Peace
Ponce
Prince of Wales
Prince Albert
Canterbury
Corres
York
Parliaeent
Robert Peel
Geoffrey Muffincap
Homer
Fensta
Benjamin Diaraeli
Hyde Park
Kew
Bia
Time and season notes from an early British almanac
The article outlines methods to compute sunrise and sunset shifts by latitude, gives corrections for various harbors and ports in Britain and Ireland, lists Saint Luke’s day lessons, and provides calendar notes including day lengths, moon age, and upcoming religious observances for October. It preserves period tone with numerous figures and place names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain and Ireland
Svaporte
London-Dock
Bristol
Cork
Falmouth
Bull
Milford Haven
Brighton
Cowns
Dover
Dublin
Holy Sad
Liverpool
Port Glasgow
Losthampton
Satirical critique of reform ideas and royal status in England
The excerpt contrasts Swiftian satire with New Light views on currency and monarchy. It ridicules calls for Corn Laws, aristocratic support, church building, universal education, and state expense, arguing that real progress comes from people themselves, not government largesse. it urges individuals to act rather than rely on law and Parliament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift
Miles
Eversbudy
Cabbell
Tessin
Boya
England
The Quarter's Revenue Shows Elevation Under Free Trade
The public revenue rise marks a favorable result of Free Trade. The year increase is about £83,000, with a quarterly surge exceeding a half million. Customs up £462,472 and Excise up markedly, while accidental items decline. Even after corn duties and Sycee Silver shifts, the overall picture remains positive.
British to refuse recognition of Montpensier marriage crisis
Spain reports that the British Government through its minister will not recognise any claim to the Spanish throne tied to the Montpensier marriage. The note implies a potential Carlist restoration if the Queen’s position fails, and observers regret the lack of earlier warning to French and Spanish cabinets. The piece suggests the ill-starred marriage may now be doomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpensier
Spain
Brights Return for Manchester Is Praised by Reform Group
A Manchester Reform Association statement urges nominating Mr Bright for Parliament. It argues his Free Trade work merits strong support, notes his controversial views but says they should not block a bid to represent Manchester, and calls for discussion to end with his return considered a lasting, honorable connection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
Free Trade Movement
Reform Association
Manchester
Press and Duelling Debates Over Honor and Courage
A critical look at a fatal duel sparked by insults to a wife and the press’s morality. The Times and Worning Herald face questions of courage, condemnation, and political anger as editors mock conciliation and Irish figures. The piece laments the loss of serious tone in Times coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Connell
John O'Connell
Mr. Lawlor
Worning Herald
Times
Herald
Ireland
Haves
Treatment of paupers and the run of workhouses
An article condemns the Ainbridge Union and broader Poor Law abuses, arguing that abandoning the poor to low class and bad men harms their welfare. It argues that periodic inspection fails to uncover daily evils in workhouses and calls for reforms beyond inspections to protect paupers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainbridge Union
Reforming Workhouse Abuse Through Strict Inspection
The piece condemns deterioration in Poor Law institutions and urges daily vigilant inspection and strict rule enforcement. It argues for harsher penalties and dismissal of underperforming staff, warning that without reform the workhouses remain hellish, despite any legal framework.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tenter
Rishridge
Letters on West Gloucestershire election stance split loyalties
A series of letters to the editor discuss Grantley Berkeley and Lord Fitzhardinge in the Western Division of Gloucestershire. They argue whether Berkeley is the true Liberal nominee and whether Fitzhardinge’s influence will help or hinder Berkeley’s re election amid calls for electoral independence and concerns over private arrangements.
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Sir
Grantley Berkeley
Gloucestershire
Gloucester
C v
Earl Fitehardinge
Grantluy Barkeley
Karl Fitzbardinge
Earl Fitzbardings
Grants Barkeley
Tuomas Kinascote
Joseva Watts
R. J. Prewece
BR. P
Sexsee
A. Stotcuroy
W. Jovver
L. S. Avstis
West Gloucastershire
Grantles F. Berkeley
Wes
Anzious
Grantley F. Berkeley
Liberal Party
Waat
Lord Fitzhardinge
Grantes F. Berkeley
Hardinge
Lord Fitz
Grandes F. Berkeles
West Gloucestershire
Grantley F Berkeley
Jostan Hest
Alchmondsbury
Wis Pentty
Evectios
Lord Fitzhardinges
House of Crnmons
Fitzuardinge
Berkeley Castle
Bristol
Fitzhardinge
Gaantrer F. Benxerey
Beacon Lodge
Earl
Reform claims and register revisions cross 19th century vote scene
The article discusses reform gains from claims allowed and added names on the voter register, noting a large pre revision Reform majority and shifts in electoral lists. It also reports Brunel leaving the Bristol and Exeter Company, hinting at competing London line projects by Great Western, South Western, and Bristol and Exeter companies, with three rivals anticipated next session.
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WraraTwinster
Nate Thay Wu
Mak. Brover
Tue Batstot
Exeten Ratiwat
Brunel
Bristol and Exeter Company
Great Western
London
South Western
Bristol and
Exeter
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Weebely Chronicle
St. Luke's
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Luke iv
Daniel vi
Gal
Jaya
Senpay
al Neorres
North Latitude
Risen
Taursday
Lus
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