Smuggling Yorkshire Cloths Shake U S Trade
A Philadelphia letter reports massive Yorkshire woollen cloth seizures in New York Boston Philadelphia and Baltimore with duties evaded by four main smuggling schemes. Merchants and perjury charges follow as authorities seize and warehouse vast consignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
China
Siam
John
Jonathan
Yorkshire
Philadelphia
United States
Far-Sl
Tistead
Atlantic
New York
Bestor
Baltimore
Liverpool
Bullmore
Boston
Sam
Messrs. Davis and
Broadbent
Front Street
Blackburn
Churchalley
Leeds
Sandleworth
England
Philacelpt 2
John Horgan
London
Bombay
Calcutta
Rob Roy
Canton
Bozue
Whampoa
Eliot
Ediet
Meiiam
Execution of Charles Wakeley at Ilchester Gaol
Charles Wakeley, convicted of wilful murder at the Somerset assizes, was hanged at Ilchester gaol on Wednesday. A large crowd witnessed the execution. He expressed deep contrition and wrote a long farewell letter to his parents pleading repentance and urging them to seek salvation. A correspondent noted sermons by two chaplains moved him. he gave no clear motive for the crime beyond stating God knows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Wakeley
Somerset
Elza Payne
Worle
Ichester
Wekeley
Ilchester Gaol
Emmet
Mercy
Christ
A. Reeves
Mary Davis
Jane Payne
Eliza
George Payne
Elizabeth
Ann Payne
Samuel Jay
Bridgwater
P.S
Avery
C. W
Wm. Dyer
Wm. Buckler
Davis Held On Assault Charge After Disclosures
A man was held on a charge of assault with intent after a court appearance on Lam Street. A sixteen year old girl had been brought up again as the constable stated he had learned from her parents that she had run away for weeks and may have prostituted herself. The father claimed she lived this life, but neither she nor he appeared when ordered to attend. The prisoner was discharged to await further hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Lam ‘Ine Street
A Plea for Mercy at Old Bailey and Election Frauds
A speaker pleads with a judge at the Old Bailey, describing harsher scenes of the gallows and crowd reactions. The page then reports election fraud attempts in Manchester and Leeds, noting forged letters aimed at suppressing votes, and outlines how Southwark’s police provisions under the Metropolitan Act alter enforcement and jurisdiction within the borough.
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Tue HaneMan
Old Bailey
Busin Bessy
Stripling
England
Blackguard
Wakefield
Gregg
Manchester
Leeds
Southwark
Surrey
Metropolitan Police District
Michael Angelo Taylor
Peel
Union Hall
Police Courts
City of
Westminster
Tower
Steam Navigation to India via the Cape Vernon departs on test run
A large gathering of naval and East India Company officers witnesses the Vernon depart for Calcutta with a 30 horsepower steam engine, the first practicable steam-assisted voyage from England to India via the Cape of Good Hope. The vessel measures 170 feet, 1000 tons, with coal and water- making capacity, and achieves speeds up to seven knots. The experiment aims to shorten long India voyages by using steam to supplement sail power.
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Royal Navy
East India Company
Vernon
Thomas Grenville
Calcutta
England
India
Cape of Good Hope
Sne
Blackwall
Woolwich Beach
Northfleet Hope
Gravesend
Loss of the William SCHOONER OF OSTEND in the River
The William schooner cleared London Docks for Ostend laden with sugar on deck and in hold. A sudden squall near Erith Reach capsized her. crew and a custom-house officer escaped in a waterman’s boat but the vessel sank. The Pearl stopped nearby and rescued two men. Cargo is lost and insurance status unknown. Wreck of the Royal George follows with further diversions and explosions led by Col. Pasley. Casualties reported on the vessel Success. repairs and recoveries described. Marylebone bench set early for police readiness.
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William
Ostend
London
Thames
Erith Reach
Custom House
Gravesend Diamond Company
Gravesend
John Pinder
Custom-house
Pasley
Spithead
Royal George
Beckford
Col. Pasley
Met.j
Pisley
Hampshire
Baw Street
Marylebone
Trial of M Peytel for a double murder in Ain court
The Court of Assizes at Bourg tried M Peytel for the murder of his wife and her servant after accusations of forgery and theft. The 87 witnesses for the prosecution and 30 for the defence described a pattern of violent conduct, deception, and a staged will. The jury found him guilty with premeditation, and a death sentence followed amid a tumultuous crowd and final remarks from the condemned man.
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M. Casimir Broussais
Mme. Peytel
M. de Montrichard
Tribunal of
Belley
Leutenant
Olivier
Angers
Mme. Brouzeais
Peytel
Macon
Milo
Felicite Alcezar
Madame Peytel
M. C. Brousssis
Louis Rey
Court of Cassation
MM. Gaverni
Paris
Gin for Shaves and Tragedy in Bethnal Green Parish
A Victorian report notes barbers in Bethnal Green evading the Police Act by charging triple prices for close shaves with a free gin, drawing gin lovers and prompting Excise scrutiny. It also recounts a fatal mangle accident in Newtown, and describes heated vestry meetings in Hounslow Isleworth and Heston over gas lighting, revealing local tensions and votes for or against street illumination.
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Bethnal-green
Her Majesty’s Excise
Newtown
James Crook
Francis Crook
Hounslow
H. Pownall
Spring Grove
Rose and Crown Inn
Isleworth
Heston
Churchwarden Whiting
Hounsion
Heraud’s Sunlit Ego Riles Old Ebony on Poetry Clash
In a sharp critique from a Monthly Magazine notice, Heraud’s excess vanity and alleged plagiarism are mocked as he battles Kit North and replies to Blackwood’s editor. Old Ebony ridicules Heraud’s "transcendent" claims, praises Pope, Campbell, and Rogers, and derides the poet as a puffed up wit. A concluding poem, STANZAS, offers a brief romantic counterpoint.
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Monthly Magazine
London
Sherwood, Gilbert, and
Piper
Mr. Heraud
John A. Heraud
Milton
Sheridan
Kit North
John Wilson
the Monthly
Campbell
Heraud
Milton Institution
Cope
Rogers
Urbeus
Tence Campbell
Old Ebony
Coleridge
Pope
John A. Herand
Mr. Herand
Purlicus
Puriicus
Epping Forest
John Heraud
Wilson
Blackwood
Kit
John A. Heraud, Esq
Professor Wilson
Southey
Wordsworth
Ernest
France Renounces Tariff Change On Flax And Linens
Brussels reports from reliable sources that France will not alter tariff policy on flax and linens. The piece notes Fontaine Gridaine influence for Flemish benefits and criticizes King William’s choice of Luxemburg envoys as faulty, urging replacement with capable officials to serve the sovereign's true interests.
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Brussels
France
Flanders
M. Cunin Gridaine
Luxemburg
William
Dukes of
Alba
Belgium
Europe
Courrier Belge
Vienna
Prince Metternich
Johannisberg
Rhine
dynam_ Gazette
Veto
Dheys
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