Horrible Murder of an Infant by Its Father in Tooley Street
A 27-year-old Edward Dwyer is examined for the murder of his three-month-old son in Tooley Street. Witnesses describe a violent scene at the Old King's Head as the wife and mother-in-law abused him, then the father reportedly dashed the infant's head on a counter. The infant died shortly after at Guy's Hospital. Dwyer is committing for trial. The inquest confirmed the brutal sequence and Dwyer’s distress, with witnesses noting the family quarrel and threats.
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Union Hall
Aman
Edward Dwyer
Cottingham
John Spelling
Greenbank
Tooley-street
King’s Head
Mr. Traill
Wiress
Guy's Hospital
George Stead
Greenacre
Havng
Havill
Tompkins
Bolton
Cook
Payne
Southwark
John Job Ward
Magdalen
Circus
Bermondsey
Dwyer
John Spilling
Daniel Donovan
Ireland
Birmingham
Commercial Bank of Enguand
Leeds Mercury
Rumney
Newport
Cardiff
Bristol
John Hoskings
Hero
John Hoskins
Bridewell
Kingston
Surrey
Messrs. Ashby
Staines
Nightingale
Moniteur Parisien
France
Belgium
Froemore House
Ducugss
Kenit
Office of the Woods and Forests
Phipps
Frogmore
Prisox
Dorset County Chronicle
Yeatman
Gentleman
James Graham
Sturminster Union
Sir James Graham
Sir J. Graham
Union
George Hagill
King’s-head
George Tompkins
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Guy’s Hospital
Central Criminal Ourt
Traill
Wilful murder verdict in case at Union Hall
Inquest at Union Hall and Central Criminal Court established Edward Dwyer as the wilful murderer of a child. Eyewitnesses testified Dwyer’s admission and threats, with medical evidence detailing skull fractures and brain injury from a blow. The coroner’s jury returned the verdict, and the prisoner was remanded for trial.
Legal and Miscellaneous Correspondence Chronology Delays and Advice
A compendium of reader letters and replies on property rights, taxation, and legal procedure. Topics include guardianship of absent heirs, occupancy rights for militia veterans, legality of public fireworks, writs and notices, partition deeds, and insolvency effects on indentures. Also letters critique postal routes and public office service with a focus on justice, taxation, and administrative efficiency.
City election judged through Tory press and Lyall notes
The Weekly Chronicle discusses the City Election and Tory press reactions. It critiques the Times and Post for their views on Peel and Baring, lauds the honesty of electors, and questions Conservative strategy and leadership amid calls for clearer distinctions between Conservatism and Whiggery.
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Weekly Chronicle
the Times
Baring
Mr. Baring
Robert Peel
Walter
Printinghouse Square
Times
Franklin
Mr. Pattison
Pattison
London
England
Carlyle
Nature
Earment
Post
Lord Melbourne
Sir Robert
John
Knayve
Lord Lincoln
Frederick Pollock
Pyrrhus
Mr. Lyall
S. Jones Loyd
Determining Sunrise Sunset and Tide Times in Britain
A guide to computing sunrise and sunset by latitude for Britain and Ireland, and to deriving high water times at major ports from London Dock time. Applies adjustments per degree latitude and lists add or subtract values for Bristol Ork Falmouth Hull Milford Milford etc, noting many harbours at inferior stations.
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Great Britain
Ireland
London
Bristol
Ork
Cove
Falmouth
Hull
Milford Haven
Brighton
Cowes
Dover
Dublin
Holyhead
Liverpool
Port Glasgow
Southampton
Weather and calendar notes from Swapay weekly almanack
The entry records Twentieth Sunday after Trinity with liturgical lessons, celestial data and daily weather notes for Legh including cloudiness showers and changes by Meteo Ephem and Zadkiel. It lists All Saints and All Souls days, local holidays for borough offices, and upcoming observances with brief forecasts. It notes Princess Sophia born in 1777 and the Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity with new calendar details and solar declination.
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Joel ii
Luke xv
Micah vi
Philip. iii
Legh
Meteo
Ephem
Zadkiel
Taxspay
Weapaxspay
All Saints
Bank and South Sea
All Souls
Sophia
Quiet transfer at Guild Hall fuels party stalemate
The quiet shift toward Mr. Baring cools as both sides pause after recent Guild Hall proceedings. Lord Aberdeen is blamed for Pattison's success through appointing Henry Lytton Bulwer to Madrid, provoking disgust among honest men and raising questions about government patronage and party loyalties.
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Baring
Guildhall
Lord Brougham
Pattison
Lord Aberdeen
Henry Lytton Bulwer
Madrid
Mr. Roebuck
Repeal views split by Smith O'Brien and U X Conciliation Hall
Dublin commentary analyses Mr Smith O Brien's stance with Repealers in light of Conciliation Hall events. It questions his move to join the Reposters, labeling him a Separatist and Middleman, and argues his influence in the Union is diminished. It also praises Warburton as a steadfast Free Trader and calls Kendal electors to back him.
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Dublin
MR. Smith O'Brien
Conciliation Hall
Smith O’brien
Morning Herald
Clontarf
England
Ireland
Smith O'Brien
House of Commons
F. Baring
Wis
Warburton
Kendal
Mr. Warburton
The New Tamworth Manifesto Revisited by Critics
A critical appraisal of Sir Robert Peel and his Tamworth Manifesto tradition. The writer lauds Peel’s perceived abilities while dissecting past and present positions on Reform, Emancipation, and land policy. Parable-like satire targets landlords, rabbits, hares, guano, and parish bulls as symbols of policy shifts.
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Tamworth
Guam
England
Ireland
Scotland
Sir Robert Peel
Robert Peel
Tamworth Agricultural Club
Robert
London
Express
Morning Post
Birmingham
Kendal Election Choice Warburton Favored By Liberals
The Kendal contest favors Warburton as the Liberal pick to succeed the late G W Wood. The piece lauds Wood as honorable but says Warburton shows firmness in supporting Penny Postage and backing Rowland Hill's 1839 plan, marking a step forward for the government.
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Kendal
Warburton
G. W. Wood
Wood
Melbourne
Hill
Rowland Hill
Lord Melbourne
The Barrett Blunder and Tory Business Failings
An analysis condemns the Conservative return as a failure of businesslike governance. It ridicules the Arms Bill handling, Chartist trials, and OConnell prosecution, accusing Barrett and Bond Hughes of misidentification, unreliable testimony, and biased reporting, while calling for cross-examination.
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Lord Lyndhurst
Goulburn
Frederick Pollock
Mr. O'Connell
Ireland
Bond Hughes
Barrett
Nation
Pilot
Mr. Barrett
Mr. Steele
Mullaghmast
Hughes
Steele
Dublin
O'Connell
Free trade debate at Alnwick and Kendal election talks
The article covers a meeting at Alnwick led by Mr. Cobden and Mr. Bright with Mr. Dickens opposing corn laws, plus a Durham MPs gathering. It also reports Kendal election enthusiasm for Warburton on free trade, a Salisbury vacancy hint, and a Mansion House butler’s suicide attempt following job loss news.
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Coppen
Bricur
Alnwick
Cobden
M.P
Bright
George Darling
Grainger
Durham
Dickenson
Manchester
Dantzic
Stettin
August Ludwig
Ipswich
Ipswich Express
Salisbury
Wadham Wyndham
Bouverie
Hussey
Corporation
City of London
Wyndham
Kenpal
Warburton
Agilionby
Odd Fellows’ Hall
John Whitwell
Mr. Warburton
Aglionby
Belgium
Saxony
Kendal
London
Edward Hawkes
Edward Brown
Robinson
Butler
Mansion House
Beadle
City Court of Requests
Basinghall Street
Persel
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