Unusual Incidents
A Ruse Uncovered
“Southampton, April 4: A circumstance has occurred in the neighborhood of a large town in Hampshire which has occasioned much conversation. A young lady,... Read More →
Wife Sale
“A few days since, the following extraordinary circumstance took place at the White Hart, Sittingbourne: A woman of the name of Coveney was led... Read More →
Determined Petitioner Rebuffed
“July 2: Yesterday, just as His Majesty’s carriage arrived at the Queen’s palace, a woman decently dressed attempted to force her way into the... Read More →
Look Again
“Suffolk: A gentleman with a small independent fortune was surcharged for keeping a livery servant and not giving in a proper return to the... Read More →
Damsels in Distress
“Sept. 7: Yesterday as Miss Mellon and her friend, Miss Stevenson, were driving in her chariot along Little Russell Street, Covent Garden, a coal... Read More →
Carriage Accident
“June 15: The Earl of Sefton met with a serious accident yesterday afternoon. As his lordship was driving his lofty barouche at a great... Read More →
Big Dipper
“In consequence of the curious account given in the public prints of the swimming Elephant at Poonah, the people at Margate were lately surprised... Read More →