The Irish State Trials Prolonged Court Proceedings
The trial proceedings extended over days with Whiteside and Bute presenting addresses and witnesses. Chief Justice Blackburne gave the charge to the jury on insurrection, leading to a guilty verdict and a clemency recommendation for youth. The sentence followed for three prisoners as several peasants were arraigned and pleaded not guilty.
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Dobbin
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O'Donoghue
Meagher
Angen Cf
Speech at Irish treason trial ends with death sentence
Three prisoners Terence Bellew MManus Patrick ODonoghue and Thomas Francis Meagher face execution after their pleas before the Crown with each man asserting motives of country and conscience. They defend Irelands cause and condemn English rule while the judge pronounces death as the treason verdicts set by three juries are upheld.
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Pentonville
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Bolton
Weekly Chronicle
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Atestacy
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St Alban's
The Great Irish Treason Trial Ends in Hanging Verdict
The court convicts Terence Bellew McManus Patrick O Donoghue and Thomas Francis Meagher of high treason for levying war during July’s last week. The sentence orders execution by hanging with posthumous quartering, and the commission adjourns remaining trials to December 5.
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Mr. Meagher
Avery Wlowance
Terence Bellew M‘manus
Patrick O'Donoghue
Thomas Francis Meagher
Blackburne
Justice Moore
Hande
Meagher
Special Commission
Reprieve for Irish traitors discussed in press notices
Government intervention spares the lives of O'Brien and associates after widespread petitions and jury mercy recommendations. Also reported are Chartist prisoners sent to Milbank Penitentiary and a Holborn guardians’ plan to restrict relief to genuine cases. A Surrey Sessions case sees a man convicted of assault on a child with four months hard labor. A tragic inquest at Owslebury recounts a suicide and filicide tied to a captain’s desertion.
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Joseph Thames May
Mary May
Camberwell
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Castor
Mallicent Bald Maguire
Southampton
Thomas Besant
Bengal Infantry
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Winchester
Dorchester
India
Owslebury
John Henry Todd
Sony Empions
Lastabe
the George
Owslebury Coltege
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Australia
Alexander
Felone Se
Prean
Hants
Wednesdey
Legal and Miscellaneous Correspondence Summary
A compendium of reader questions and brief answers on wills, estates, debts, and property. Topics include tax and probate issues, landlord notices, stock and legacies, and queries about legal rights and remedies. Advice covers appointments, minimal actions, and administrator duties, with many references to creditors, tenants, and successors.
Calendar Calculations and London Harbours Note
This clipping outlines sunrise and sunset adjustments by latitude, lists high water offsets for major ports including Bristol Cork Falmouth Haul Milford Haven Brighton Cowes Dover Dublin Holyhead Liverpool Port Glasgow and Southampton, then shifts to European visit commentary describing crowd behavior and a guarded critique of hospitality and officials during a foreign visit.
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Ireland
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Cove
Falmouth
Milford Haven
Brighton
Cowes
Dover
Dublin
Holyhead
Liverpool
Port Glasgow
Southampton
Debate on Bishop Wearmouth’s Fat Living and Church Reform
The piece critiques Church and State loyalties in conservative circles while exposing the excessive income of Bishop Wearmouth’s rector Dr Wellesley. It compares parish funding to railroad subcontracting, questions overwork of clergy amid unequal pay, and calls for dividing wealth into multiple livings for better pastoral care.
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Wellesley
Duke of Wellington
Bishop Wearmouth
Lincoln
Horaman
bin Grace
Punch
London
Bisbop Wearmouth
Conclusion of the state trials at Clonmel on traitors
After five weeks the Clonmel trials conclude with four traitors found guilty and hanged. The piece mocks Meagher’s melodramatic address while praising O’Brien’s fate, noting English sympathy and Irish resolve, and reports how the court audience reacted with laughter at the end. The article questions the value of high treason as a charge and reflects on national sentiment.
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Clonmel
O'Brien
M'Cormack
Meagher
Bone
The French Invasion at London’s Royal Palaces
The Morning Chronicle reports French National Guards entered London, roaming the Tower, Palace, Poet’s Corner, and police courts. About 1200 soldiers walked the streets with arms at their sides, prompting reflections on Anglo French cordiality and mutual courtesy amid unusual civil exchanges.
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Morning Chronicle
London
Paria
Tower
Palace
Poet's Corner
Sir Philip Sidney
Birsate
Bank of England
Garde Nationale
Paris
France
Duchess of Sutherland and the Scottish Central Railway
A Glasgow newspaper reports on the Duchess of Sutherland’s failed attempt to ride the mail train to her father’s deathbed. The Scottish Central Railway defends its actions, saying they could not grant a special exception. Parliament is urged to curb private control over public transport, and a circulating letter urges share purchases via a church-aligned group, accusing private interests of religiously justified interference.
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Scottish Central Railway
Duchess of Sutherland
Te Wag
Grace
Sabbath Stock Appeal Stirs Investors and Clerical Debate
A reader urges support for Sabbath aligned stock investments, noting shares at about £29 with a potential 7 percent guaranteed dividend as the London and North Western and other firms join a plan. The letter links God’s Word to financial gain, criticizing mixing scripture with railway policy and urging shareholders to push directors for restraint.
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London and North Western
Lancaster and Carlisle
Caledonian
Edinburgh
Glasgow
London and North Western Railways Accounts Published
The London and North Western Railway Directors publish a summary of the company’s finances from Morning Chronicle. It covers main line revenue, capital outlay, and subsidiary lines with totals, subsidies, guarantees, and projected future expenditures.
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London and North Western Railway
Morning Chronicle
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