Mary Ann Jones Died Under Harsh Workhouse Shed Conditions
An inquest at the Elephant and Castle, St Pancras, into Mary Ann Jones, 19, an inmate of the workhouse shed, heard testimony on confinement, diet, and abuse. Witnesses described scarce meat, frequent punishment in the black hole, and fear of being sent back to the shed, with the jury concluding Jones drowned herself from distress over treatment.
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Mills
Elephant and Castle
St. Pancras
Mary Ane Jones
Moinsture
Edward Hood
Siebing
Regent's Canal
Jane Develing
Mary Anne Jones
Tiffin
Develine
Caledonia Street
Desceased
Steve
Witnness
Miss Stone
Shears
James
Misa Stone
Witnega
Mies Stone
James Hill
Jones
Develin
Jee
Sarah Winkelman
Brstepayer
Margaret Algar
King’s Cross
Develing
Shed
Louie
Miss Stones
Cooper
Mr. Cooper
Aome
Mary Ann Jones
Banquet Honors Cobden in Bordeaux With Free Trade Rally
At Salle Franklin in Bordeaux on Istinat a grand banquet gathered over 100 guests led by M. Duffour Dubergier to honor Mr. Cobden. Speeches praised free trade as national expansion while attacking protectionism, with Cobden thanking the audience and affirming England’s shift toward freer commerce as a global movement. The event closed amid loud applause and continued loyalty to free trade.
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Cobden
Libre
Belangintos
Bordeaux
Istinat
Franklin
M. Duffour Dubergier
Cubden
Baron Sera
France
Gironde
M. Moullet
Cour Royale
M. Dosyuet
M. Durin
Society of Libre Echangistes
Paris
England
Egypt
Malta
Adam Smith
Storch
Russia
Italy
Spain
Theo Hon
RePRESENTATION OF STockPost and Manc hester notes
Requisition signatures for Cobden reach nearly 800 from a 1,200 electors with some abstentions and neutral voters. Manchester Reform Association delays a decision, awaiting a future unified stance as Bright supporters press for time.
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Mr. Cobden
Bright
Manchester ‘Guardian
Middlesex
East Sussex
Hertford
West Kent
South Hants
South Essex
W. H. James
League
County Registration
H. N. Brown
Wyan Ellis
M.P
Fox Maule
War Office
Joseph
Union
Lazabeth Walk
Lambeth
Draga
Jowy Smith
John Smith
Alderman Sidney
Hig
Legal and Miscellaneous Correspondence Review
The column compiles varied reader queries and notes on legal matters, ecclesiastical issues, taxation, and public notices. It discusses employment claims, rent and rates, age restrictions in civil service, church reforms, and property questions with brief editor responses and occasional commentary on current events and figures.
The Earl of Ripon and the Dunston Curate Controversy
A Hertfordshire editorial laments unchallenged charges about Lord Ripon and a Dunston curate, reproducing a letters page and clergy-patient clashes. The piece condemns aristocratic interference with parish life and defends the curate, linking alleged police action to broader claims about privilege and justice for the poor.
Sunrise Sunset and Tidal Times Guide for Britain and Ireland
An 18th or 19th century style instructions give methods to compute sunrise sunset by reference to place latitude and time of sunset with adjustments for degrees above 51 and below 6, and to adjust London high water times for various ports like Bristol York Falmouth Harbour and Dublin. It also lists liturgical readings and calendar notes, with commentary on the day length and moon phase.
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House of Lords
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Derbyshire
Chesterfield
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Juin Adkins
Mopens Propuers
Weekly Chronicle
the Times
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Jeremiah
Ireland
France
Herod
Buckingham Palace
Ong
P.S
Norwood—I
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Chronicle
Admiralty
R.D. G
William Cooke
W.L. B
Parmit Mio
Lord Ripon
Windsor
Nocton
Dunston
Henry Crowthen
Waddington Lincoln
Great Britain and Ireland
Londonu
Bristol
York
Cove
Falmouth
Bull
Milford Haven
Brighton
Coven
Dover
Dublin
Holyland Harbour
Liverpool
Port Glasgow
Southampton
Scotland
Trinity
St. Matthaw
Jerem
Jeremw
Pleading for the Poor Amid Mixed Motives and Fears
A critique argues that so called advocates for the poor can betray them by promoting false passions and counting on their ignorance. It warns against sensationalists who claim to speak for the people while inflaming hatred toward wealthier classes and calls for cautious, principled reform instead.
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England
Ian
Bis
Gracchi
Veluti
Coriolquita
Coriolanus
Game Laws and Tenant Rights Debate in Parliament
A discussion contrasts Tenant and Landlord interests over game law changes. It argues the Tenant loses under new ownership rules, notes mispricing of crop damage by landlords, and proposes appointing statutory Viewers to survey crops, convene juries when needed, and set binding damages.
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Grantley Berkeley
Bright
Ais
Treland
Reform of Game Laws and Feudal Privilege Explored
A speaker argues against feeding game on tenants crops and calls for abolishing licenses tax, allowing shooting on private land. They warn against dismantling law to justify poaching, urging independent magistracy to administer updated regulations preserving landowner rights and preventing demoralisation in hunting law.
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Ussery
Foreign Intelligence of the Week and Royal Affairs Report
The column surveys international arrivals from India and America, notes the cholera outbreak in Scinde with 6200 deaths including 1400 British Army personnel, and discusses fevers elsewhere. It covers British judicial reform requests in Bombay, U.S. peace and trade, Spain’s royal marriage, and Derby election honors for Mr. Strutt.
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India
America
Spain
Scinde
Sir H. Roper
Bombay
England
United States
British Isles
Jonathan
Heralds
Francisco de Paolo
Duks ‘de Montpensier
Infanta
Paris
Narvaez
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Ronseey Oy
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