Extraordinary Case Attempt to Commit Murder Explored
A seventeen year old Leicester migrant, Joseph Growcock, confessed to planning and attempting to murder a girl near Derby after luring her from a Nottingham-Beeston area. He described assaults with a hammer, gagging, and intent to flee or be hanged, while his father observed signs of agitation but helped reveal the plot to authorities. The girl survived with head injuries. Growcock was remanded for further examination as investigations traced a troubled pattern from Leicester to Nottingham and Beeston.
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Dezxly
Joseph Growcock
Leicester
Nottingham
East India Company
Growcock
Derby
Borrowash
Jane
Lord Harrington
Evaston
Grewcock
Thomas Growcock
Notingham
George Gee
Maricourt
Charlotte Street
Gee's
General Hospital
Gee
Tuerday
Allwood
Beeston
All‘oh
Gee’s
Glasshouse-street
Red Rover
Melmoth
Sting
Hunt
Seouer
Bradley
Hunt's
Park-row
Chapel-bar
Hell
Lenton
Eliza Allwood
Inshire
Mansfield
Hisoner
Incorporated Law Society
Hickinson
Kemsey
Hillhall
Eccleshall
Sarah Breese
Whitleyheath
Higginson
Breese
Buckridge
Brutton
Toll grievances and farmer meetings across South Wales
A Times reporter covers crowded Newcastle Emlyn and Abersytwyth gatherings where farmers detailed toll barriers, parish roads, and poor law issues. Magistrates, trustees, and local gentry debated toll reductions, with crowds pressing for relief and a Queen’s petition. Later reports note a large rally on Menydd Mawr with petitions to the Queen, and toll-bar discussions in Aberystwyth. Violent incidents and strikes in Carmarthenshire and Swansea are also described, including gate destruction and copper workers’ strike tensions.
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Newcastle Emtry
Times
South Wales
Salutation Hotel
Rees Goring Thomas
Augustus Brigstock
Lloyd Hall
Mr. Jones
David Evans
Principality
Hall
Newcastle Emlyn
Kilredding
Bwllcland-gatuu
James Evans
Pengwernarkar
Cardiganshire
Carmarthen
Llangellar
A. Davis
Evans
Wales
Welch
Cardigan
Aberystwith
Lloyd Halli
Trust
Swansea
Menydd Mawr
W. Chambers
Rees
Kilymaen
Abbrystwith
The
Turnpike Trust
Colonel Powell
J. Hughes
Heillwyd
J. M. Davies
Pantyfelwan
G. W Parry
Lewiards
P. Pryse
Theophilus Jenkins
Mr. Parry
Jenkins
Bullen
Evan Killen
Linxpovery
Zimes
Joshua
Binder
Middlebank
Middle-bark
Inquest Opens on Staircase Accident at No 83
An inquest at No 83 Basingball Street into the death of five year old William Coast Lewis, son of a Guildhall messenger, after sliding on bannisters and falling. Witnesses note prior warnings of danger. surgeon confirms death from brain concussion. verdict: accidental death.
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Payne
Basingball Street
City Police
William Coast Lewis
Guildhall
William May
Epitaph and Peel Repeal Exchange in Curious Column
A column titled for the curious features an epitaph for a “Great Law Lord” and a satirical exchange between Sir Robert Peel and Abel Handy about repeal agitation. The dialogue mocks political fire alarms, fire engines, and hopes that agitation will die out, noting the flames of political conflict worsening as they discuss remedies.
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Robert Peel
Abel Handy
Handy
Sir Abel
Bob
The Coming Man in Irish Arms Debate
In the closing debate on the Irish Arms bill Mr D Izraeli hinted at a great personage rising to lead the country from embarrassment to prosperity. Sir Robert Peel mocked the notion as a vague prophecy while Lane Fox revealed a private interview claiming a Messiah figure linked to D Izraeli. The tale spread, provoking laughter and secret understanding among a few.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. D'Israeli
Robert Peel
D'Israeli
Lane Fox
Ipswich
J. Lane Fox
Shrewsbury
Mutual Help Quote on Aid and Society
A reflective excerpt extols mutual aid as essential to humanity. It argues every person needing assistance has a right to seek help, and those with power to grant aid bear guilt if they refuse. The passage frames charity from birth to death as a moral duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir W. Scott
Mathematical Demonstration by Professor Vince at Cambridge
A late eccentric Cambridge mathematician, Professor Vince, recounted a duel avoidance reply. When asked what he would do if told he lies, he said he would demand proof. If proven false, he would accept the lie. if not proven, he would pocket the affront, ending the matter.
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Vince
King's College
Cambridge
Secret Love and Heidelberg Students Revelry Report
A poetic line on secret love contrasts with a Heidelberg students piece noting ill-treatment of locals. It portrays student life as rough and merry with beer, pipes, long beards, and a mock academy freedom, including a raucous rite at "kneip" with Cram Bambuli chant and possible clashes.
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Germany
Heidelberg
Silentium
Defamation of a Dog at Correctional Police Court
An elderly couple Goulet dispute a tale of defamation over a poodle named Prénislas. The lodgers accuse the dog’s master, Brodier, of wasting court time. the judge dismisses the case and orders Brodier to pay costs. The tale lampoons petty neighborly quarrels in a defamation setting.
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Goulet
Jardin Des Plants
Brodier
M. Brodier
Prénislas
Rights and heavenly titles versus earthly claims
The passage contrasts divine rights and earthly titles, arguing that human grants cannot exceed what heaven has registered. A second verse describes a long slender water weed that cannot rise against flow, whether gentle or rushing, illustrating limits of strength in different currents.
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Earth
Downing Street Appoints Falkland Islands Magistrate and Dominica Provost Marshal
The Queen named Charles Le Blanc to be magistrate at the Falkland Islands and William Brade Lockhart to be provost marshal of Dominica. John Dunstan Sheppard is approved as consul at Glasgow for the King of Hanover. Royal Navy promotions and fisheries rules are noted along with insolvencies, bankruptcies, and a detailed execution report of Hickinson for child murder.
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Downing-Strret
Charles le Blanc
Falkand Islands
William Brade Lockhart
Dominica
John Dunstan Sheppard
Glasgow
King of Hanover
Office of Ordnance
Henry Sebastian
Rowan
Buckingham Palace
British
France
Ireland
Privy Council
Royal Regiment of Artillery
Philip G. Pipen
Commissions Signed for Deputy Lieutenants in Stirling and Norfolk
Odd note of commissions by the Lord Lieutenant for Stirling and Norfolk appointing deputy lieutenants and a cornet. Also Holmepierrepont Troop appoints Lieutenant Byron and a promissory notes report covering average amounts in the UK four weeks to August 19, 1843, including Bank of England and private banks.
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Stirling
Charles Alexander Moir
Sir Henry James Seton Stuart
Bart
William Ramsay Ramsay
Peter Blackburn
Norfolk
Prince Albert's Own Corps
William Freeman
Cornet
Nottingham
Holmepierrepont
Southern Regiment of
Nottinghamshire Yeomanry
George Anson Byron
T. B. T. Hildyard
United Kingdom
Bank of England
England
Wales
Scotland
Bank of Ireland
Ireland
Victoria
Ngland
Henry L. Wickham
Great Britain
Henry Bicknett
Grocers’ Company
Surrey Place
Walworth
Sarah Eliza Scott
Blake Street
York
W.H. Hoggarth
Reform
Artillery Place
Woolwich
W. Wyatt
North Road
Irlams O
Eccles
Lancashire
R. Ayton
Frith Street
Soho
W. D. Hughes
Rufford’s
Islington
W. T. Sumpter
Brudenell Place
New North Road
J. Pickford
Hazlegrove
Cheshire
J. Allen
Alfreton
Derbyshire
J. J. M. M. Scott
Liverpool
T. Hitchcock
Alrewas
Staffordshire
G. Parsons
Long Sutton
Lincolnshire
J. Lythgoe
Cooper
J. Ricards
Oxford Street
Stamford Street
Blackfriars
J. Brown
Lancaster
E. Hipkins
Egremont
Chester
J. Oram
Chard
Somerset
G. Hewitt
G Hewlett
Manchester
J. M. Carthorn
March
Cambridge
J. Skill
Kidderminster
F. Markby
Peterboro
W. North
Bath
A. Carter
Custom House Chambers
Lower Thames Street
J. Rowe
Blandford Street
Marylebone
J. J. D. Deneulain
Leicester Square
D. G. Gordon
Mortimer Street
Cavendish Square
W. Densem
J. L. Foster
Jewry Street
Aldgate
Eyre and Jackson
Bristol
Henry Bruce and Co
George Town
British Guiana
Williams and Davies
M'Bride, Tapp, and Co
Kingston Upon Hall
Edwards and Martin
King William Street
Strand
W. and
T. Frisby
Leicester
Hosiers
Litchfield and Owen
Chancery
Jane
Forder and Hellingsworth
Groavenor Street
Commercial Road
J. and
W. Palmer
Tonbridge Street
New Road
Victuallers
Greene, Nyner
Sedgwick
Regent Street
South
Redness
Yorkshire
Silk and Winrove
St. Paul's Churchyard
Hatch and Blades
Wells
Hindley, and Co
Wigan
St. Helen's
Simpson and Nicholls
Stoke Upon Trent
John Davies, and Co
Shrewsbury
drapers—Fabrer and Newsom
Tottenham
Middlesex
Martin, Flint, and Co
Gutter Lane
TIRLING REES ESSENCE PROMOTES Rapid Cure
A Victorian advertisement extols Stirling Rees essence as superior for a wide range of maladies including rheumatism scrofula and blood disorders. It claims cures in three to four days and urges purchase through J W Craurion Stirling Chemist Whitechapel with prices listed and delivery by post.
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Tirling
Whitechapel
N.B. I
Lamert on Debility and Disorders From Excess
A sealed new edition announces Lamert on debility and nervous disorders stemming from solitary habits and youthful excesses. The work covers anatomy, treatment, and moral guidance, urging renunciation of marriage felicities, with details on purchase and consultation in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel La’mert
Beprorp Senate
London
University of Edinburgh
London Hospital Medical Society
Apothecaries
Manchester Chronicle
Manly Health and Happy Marriage Promote Restoration
Lucas on Manly Health offers a comprehensive guide to restoring vigor and marriage harmony after sexual excesses and youthful imprudence. The work, by C J Lucas & Co, details bodily and mental weakness, urges professional supervision, and explains remedies to regain health, vigor, and moral confidence. The authors advertise consultations at 60 Newman Street London with strict secrecy and a £1 fee, urging thorough case detail from country patients.
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Birmingham
London
Yenhe
R. and L. Perry
Perry
Messrs. Perry
Berners-Street
Oxford-Street
Greet
London Morning Journal
Goss
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Dublin Morning Journal
Dublin Weekly Journal
Sherwood and Co
Paternosterrow
Porter
Grafton-street
Dublin
Messrs. Goss
Strand
Waterloo-bridge
C.jucas
Newman-street
Oxford Street
Brittain
Paternostertow
J. Gordon
Leadenhall-street
G. Mansell
King Street
Southwark
C. Westerton
Parkside
Knightsbridge
Briggate
Leeds
J. Noble
Market-place
Hull
T. Lawler
Courier-office
St. Ann's-square
H. Whitmore
Market Street
Manchester
W. Howell
Dale
Church.street
Liverpool
J. Howell
Waterloo
W. Wood
High-Straet
Lucas
Bell
Messrs. Lucas and Co
J. Curtis and Company
Burgess
Medical Bookseller
Coventry-street
Haymarket
Barth
Brydges-street
Mann
Cornhill
Strange
Paternoster-row
Lonsdon
Guest
Bull-street
Sawler
St. Anns Square
Philip
South Castle-street
Faonmend Co
Bolster
Cork
Henderson
Belfast
Drummond
High-street
Messrs. Curtis
Clangland
Essex and
Herts Mercury
Mueasrs
Curtis
Messrs. Curtiss
Messrs. Curtis and Company
Frith-street
Soho-square
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State of South Wales
Baoom
Lord Gardestone
Robert Walpole
Bolingbroke
Winnington
Mountain Thunders
Freeman's Journal
the London Gazettes
C. C. Greville
A. Dunlop
Chorlton-upon-Medlock
W. G. Cranston
Brook Street
Hammersmith
W. L. Webster
Portmahon
R. Gillion
Sherburn
C. Cooper
J. Dangerfield
Bridge-row
Pimlico
R. M. Suckling
Hendon
James Hollingworth
Meltham
D. Crabtree
Bradford
J. Shorrock
Blackburn
M. Jobin
Hulme
J. Beazley
S. Deakin
J. Jeane
Poole
W. Timmis
Loughton
T. Eiackson
Sheffield
J. Knight
Preston
Mercer
J. Twiss
J. Bent
Dudley
Worcestershire
W. Mason
Boston
T. Hobbs
Nettlebed
Oxfordshire
Potter
Griffin and
Bedford
Hughes and Williams
Glovers
Stanley and Cryer
Ashton-under-Lyne
Dukinfield
R. and
J . Priestley
Tottington Higher-end
W. H
E. Fleck
Masbrough
L. and
Lombard-street
Nightingale and Richardson
Sictan
Sherwood
Carvalho
Fleet-street
Hannay