The Derby Case of Grocock and Eliza Allwood
William Grocock faces trial after Eliza Allwood, about eleven, testified of a Friday attack near the bridge and Lord Middleton’s park. She described being compelled along the London road, a hammer injury, and threats to kill if she screamed, with Grocock then committed to assizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Grocock
J. Bell Crompton, Esq
Bent
Olice
Eliza Allwood
Grocock
Eliza Anne Allwood
Lord Middleton’s
Bghter
Derby
Nottingham
Beeston
London Road
London
Wright
Thompson
Assizes
Bradley
Park Row
Execution of James Ratcliff for Wife Murder at Stockport
The Chester assizes murder case ends with James Ratcliff hanged at the city gaol after his conviction for stabbing his wife. He faced execution with religious observance and a final plea, then died at noon as crowd members cried out. The report also covers the Leicester murder inquiry into Mr Messenger, where evidence remains contested and a verdict of wilful murder against unknown parties is expected. A separate note recounts the sinking of the sloop Good Intent near Grimsby, with two drowned and the captain's young son lost, while the captain and wife were rescued.
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Chester
James Ratcliff
Murper
Stockport
Cheste
Chester Assizes
City
R. W. Eaton
Mvgver
Leicestershire
James Garner
Clarke
Latham
Goodyer
Mr. Messenger
Messenger
County Bench
Leicester
SuipwReck
Good Intent
Moverly
Grimsby
Spain
Madrid
Aapestadir
M. Mendizabal
Isabella II
Duke de la Victoria
Cortes
Aranjuez
Lopez
Don Jose Salamanca
Lspectador
M. Salamanca
Augsburg Gazette
Coire
Bologna
Italy
Marquis Tenara
Zambecieri
M. Melara
Savigno
Count de Salis-Zisisere
John Edwards
Gallywermen
Llanow
Carmarthen
Bayswater
Westbourne Terrace
Ponsford
Paddington
Weat of England Fire Insurance Company
Cambridge Square
Edgware Road
Derpy
Thomas Growcock
Nottingham
George Gee
Maricourt
Charlotte Street
Gee
General Hospital
Gee’s
Allwood
Beeston
Derby
Glasshouse-street
Bradley
Hunt's
Park Row
Chapel-bar
Growcock
Leen
Hunt
Hell
Lenton
Eliza Ann Allwood
Lincolnshire
Mansfield
Sne
Winslow
Cadogan Hotel
Sloane Street
W. Obias Tillard
Richard Tillard
Harford
Huntingdon
Hertford
City Police Committee
John Key
Mansion House
Mr. Pashfield
Guiltspur Street Cometer
Evans
Pashfield
Bow Street
Tuee Barpee
Sicus
Hannah Dixon
Waterloo Bridge
Myers
John Titsell
Barney Carroll
Mr. Twyford
Charles-street
Covent-garden
Carroll
Marylebone
Mary Osborne
Star Street
Mr. Long
George Davis
Paul Street
Portman-market
Marlborough Street
Henry Mashday
William Mashday
St. Martin’s Street
Glass-Mounter
Susannah Cox
Union Hall
Madamze Grorce
Madame George
Cottingham
Kent Road
Mr. Cottingham
Snd
Greenwich
Westminster Hall
Salisbury-place
Walworth
Francis Carter
Hammersmith-gate
Hammersmith
Windsor
M‘dougal
West India Mail
Medway
Falmouth
West India‘islands
Bermuda
Camter
Ireland Island
Prettyjohn
Snith
Smith
R.N
Experience
Robertson
Belfast
Irvine
Placida
N.W
Clyde
John Smith
Ayr
Jerusalem
Marseilles
Count de Lantivy
Porte
Pacha
Beyrout
Louis Puitrrre
dArmoricain
Brest
Tréport
Count de Paris
Mers
Her
Southampton
Peninsular
Mediterranean
Oriental
West India
West Indies
London
Vigo
Oporto
Lisbon
Cadiz
Gibraltar
Malta
Greece
Ionian Islands
Egypt
India
East Indies
East India
Baker
London Hospital
Mary Rewe
Whitechapel
Webley
William Russell
Frederick Place
Goswell-road
St.Thomas’s Hospital
William Hagley
Royal Exchange
Ebenezer Trotman
Westmacott
Witness
Deceaser
V.R
Cornhill
Tite
Mr. Wakley
Notting-hill
Ann Hurren
Kensington
Durham-place
Notling Hill
Tosacco
Excise
Toplis
Bermondsey Street
Southwark
Excise Office
Blaby
J. Clarke
Siy Reynard
Leicestershire Journal
Welcome of Ex-Regent Espartero Sparks London Court Debate
The Court at Guildhall debated recognizing General Espartero as ex-regent of Spain arriving in exile. Resolutions expressed sympathy for Spain, condemned foreign interference, and approved presenting an address to the regent. The lord mayor announced a formal presentation at the Mansion House with council dine-in after.
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Conmox Council
Common Council
Guildhall
Espartero
Spain
England
Peacock
Deputy Green
Peter Laurie
Lord Aberdeen
Robert Peel
Anderton
London
Kingdom of
Ireland
France
Recorder
Mansion House
Esparteno
Great Britain
Savary
Europe
Prince of Peace
Britannia
General Espartero
Reform Club
Catholic Howley appointed third sergeant-at-law a landmark
A Roman Catholic, Mr Howley, named third sergeant-at-law in place of Mr Keatinge, signals a potential easing of Dublin Castle’s orange dominance. The move, likely tied to Peel and de Grey discussions, may provoke orange and ultramontane critics and be seen as groundwork for reform amid repeal agitation. cricket notes follow with Marylebone and South Hants matches and a Nottingham clash result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Peel
Earl de Grey
Howley
Orange and
Orange
Hewley
Tipperary
Orange Press
Manry Lenoxe Crus
Group v. S
Bodle
Lillywhite
Box
Marylebone
Dean
Cowboy
Mr. Dark
Sewell
S. Pickering
R. Kynaston
R. W. Keate
South Hants
Huddlestone
Tent Bridge
Nottingham
Marylebone Club
F. Ponsonby
E. Bayley
C Good
R. W. Seate
B Clarke
C Guy
H. Nethercote
Il Hartopp
C Butler
B Guy
Il Hillyer
St Brown
Hollis
C Chapman
Parricide Suspected in Cobham Fatalities at Cobham Park
Reports describe a suspected parricide involving Richard Dodd killed his father Mr. Robert Dodd after luring him to Cobham to discuss his troubled mind. A search by laborers and gamekeepers focuses on Cobham Park and the paddock hole where the body lay. The deceased, a chemist and public lecturer, was a reformer and respected local figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodd
Cobham Park and Wood
Dawes
Cobham
Richard Dodd
Cobham Park
Cobham-hall
Lyster
England
Thomas Phillips
Sutherland
Messrs. Moseley and Son
New Street
Covent-garden
Rosherville Gardens
Gravesend
London
Daniel Beachy
Strood
Richard
Mr. R. Dodd
Gillingham Church
Chatham
Robert Dadd
Brompton
Stephen Dadd
H. M. Dockyard
Messrs. Turner and Co
Chatham Iiosophical Institution
Mechanics’ Institute
Greenwich Railway Toll Talks End In Litigation Drift
At the adjourned Greenwich proprietors meeting at the London tavern, officers heard a report on proposed mileage tolls and land conveyances. Negotiations with the related lines faltered, but a modified plan offering reduced fares for short trips and third-class passengers was tentatively accepted, though many favored further litigation to protect interests. Proposals to adjust the toll and routes await directorial action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwich Railway
London Tavern
Bishopsgate Street
William Shadbolt
Greenwich
Brighton
Croydon
London Bridge
Manchester
Bradford
Leeds
Leadbitter
Bow-street
Methley
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