Inquest on Stock Broker Charles Chapman Death by Laudanum
An inquest at the Spread Eagle, Camberwell, found stock broker Charles William Chapman died from taking laudanum while in an insane state. Evidence cited a farewell note, prior financial ruin, and family concerns, with witnesses describing his mental deterioration and possible insanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bricklayers’ Arms
Southampton-street
Camberwell
Carter
Gracechurch-street
Ile
Witness
de Eased
Brookman
Massey
Hugh Brookman
C. W. Chapman
Cornhill
Thomas Massey
Church-street
Chapman
Witneas
Norton
Mansion House
Susan Stevens
Gracechurch Street
Watch Stolen From Judge Ends with Lenient Dismissal
A German valet of Mr Justice Williams stole from the household for years and was found with a watch duplicate at pawnshops. The judge released him without prosecution though he would have bound over another to prosecute. Separately a labourer Daniel Sullivan fell from scaffolding in Chelsea, broke both legs and suffered severe internal injuries with slim chances of recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Williams
Williams
John
Sloane Square
Chelsea
Daniel Sullivan
Star and Garter
St. George’s Hospital
Defeat and capture of Brigadier Lopez near Brihuega
Madrid reports Lopez and his column were defeated and captured after ammunition ran short. Lopez surrendered in Brihuega’s church with no cartridges. Brigadier Alaix then attacked Gomez, recaptured guns, rescued wounded, and chased the rear to Cifuentes while Gomez considered routes to Valencia or Navarre. Cordova is declared a deserter for leaving command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Lopez
Gomez
Brihuega
Alaix
Espartero
Cifuentes
Trillo
Tagus
Valencia
la Mancha
Navarre
Cabrera
Basilio
Old Castile
Cordova
Arrival of the James Watt with the 9th Regiment at San Sebastian
From Our Own Correspondent detains the James Watt with the 9th Regiment arriving at San Sebastian. The troops are praised for discipline and endurance amid Castor operations. Reports claim 5 000 enemy forces and 26 Carlist guns nearby. A riot incident involving the 8th Regiment and a Spanish picket ended in a fatality but underscored obedience as core to military life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Sebastian
James Watt
Santander
Castor
British Legion
Battle near Brihuega Ends In Allied Retreat
The Spanish column halted its march after intelligence from Espartero. Brigadier Lopez’s 2,000 men were defeated as Gomez led 5,000 to Brihuega where Lopez surrendered. Espartero’s approach at Bujalalo may threaten Madrid, with Cabrera and Carlist bands possibly joining.
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Alcala DE Henares
Espartero
Gomez
Trillo
Lopez
Siguenza
Guadalajara
Madrid
Matillas
Brihuega
Bujalalo
Baratell
Rodil
Don Basilio
Cabrera
Quiroz
Aragon
Perona
Alcala
Gerres
France Aids Spanish Carlist War With Provisions Across Frontier
Report from Bayonne describes French frontline supply aid to the Carlist faction in Spain. Observers noted heavy wagon convoys from San Jean de Luz toward Biobi across the Bidassoa frontier as supplies were dispatched to northern provinces.
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France
Spain
Biobi
Bidassoa
San Jean de Luz
Biobi supply chain reshapes Franco Carlist aid during frontier clamp
The writer reports that after Thiers' resignation France plans to close its frontier to provisions for Carlists and Christians. Biobi becomes a hub as French couriers and agents finance and move rations to Carlist camps, with genuine alarm over the ruling government's stance and General Shaw's arrival affecting the Legion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biobi
M. Thiers
Paris
France
Spain
Bordeaux
Christiao
Mole
Shaw
England
Legion
Inquest on Arsenic Death and Accidental Homicide Verdicts
An inquest at Skinners Arms Clerkenwell on James Duff a 35 year old compositor who died after swallowing arsenic verdict temporary derangement. A second inquest into a woman run over by the Paragon omnibus at Islington and a third into a suspected murder by her husband near East Wickham concluded accidental death. A separate inquiry at St Thomas’s Hospital studied Ann Richardson burned to death by a candle accident with verdict accidental death. A Bermondsey inquest into Jeremiah Boyle and his mother found death by accidental circumstances in a well in Marygold street.
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Skinners’ Arms
Skinner-street
Clerkenwell
Stirling
James Duff
G. A. Buchanan
Myddleton-street
Meredith-street
Paragon Paddington
John Ruthan
Hatton-garden
John Priest
Angel-place
Pentonville
Angel Inn
Islington
Battlebridge
Hill
Thomas Warboys
Grove-street
Lisson-grove
Carpenter
Paddington-green
Ruthan
Paragon
Munper
East Wickham
Welling
Joseph Taylor
C. J. Carttar
Kent
Nag’s Head
Taylor
Cornelius Carter
Bexley-heath
Joseph Furminger
Westwood
Fox and Hounds
Ann Furminger
St. Thomas’s Hospital
Southwark
Payne
Ann Richardson
Marygold-street
Bermondsey
Carter
Surrey
Jeremiah Boyle
John Brady
Marygold Street
Savey
Caroline Boyle
Mary Boyle
Shaw
Beadle
Boyle
Sketches by Figaro No 1 A country gentleman vs gambling gang
John Bull a wealthy Bow Street petitioner exposes a gang of gamblers who hoodwinked him at a Westminster house. Robert Peel and Red Herring Rice conned him into managing his estate, leading to rack rents drunken servants and a costly playhouse scam. After a failed sting Bull fights back but Rice escapes. The magistrates caution him and the gamblers vanish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bow-street
John Bull
Purlieus
Westminster
Mr. Bull
Arthur
Chelsea
Squire Frog
Bull
Robert
Dolly
Rice
Drowning on voyage and other Glasgow looms notes
The Duke of Wellington arrived from Aberdeen after a cook leaped overboard and drowned. Passengers observed Lord Wharncliffe among the travellers. The ship faced stormy weather with cargo losses including live cattle and pigs. Other items note Glasgow loom growth and factory output, a theft at Amwell Street, a large sherry vat shipment, Irish Waste Land plans, and public health concerns over spoiled meat.
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Aberdeen and London Steam Navigation Company
Duke of Wellington
Walker
Aberdeen
Lord Wharncliffe
Cook
Allan
George Allan
Glasgow
Atheneum
British Association
Cooksey
Amwell-street
Pentonville
London
Brilliant
Cadiz
Spain
Messrs. Cassaigne
Salisbury--street
Irish Waste Land Improvement Society
Old Broad-street
City
Ireland
Wapping
Shadwell
St. George’s
J. Morley
Aylesbury
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