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SINGULAR BIRTH

... SINGULAR BIRTH. On Thursday the Stb inst. at the Workhouse, in Stokeupon-Trent, Hannah Bourne, a deformed dwarf, measuring only 25 inches ip height, was, atter a very tedious and diflic•ult labour, safely delivered of a female child of the ordinary size ...

Published: Friday 20 May 1808
Newspaper: Coventry Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 100 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

MILITARY FO EOF SPAIN

... of a new-born infant, wrapt in brown paper, was found exposed in Bury-street. St. James's, London —lt was carried to the workhoUse for the inspection of a Coroner's Inquest the week of a blow appeared on its head, but Mitt knoird winther that had beep ...

Published: Friday 08 July 1808
Newspaper: Coventry Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1600 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

20,000 Tickcts

... confined an the Poultry Comptcr for it, Which place he refused to leave, and vim turned out.—Sayers took him to St. orge's workhouse, the parish in which he was found, •:s a deranged and dangerous person. MY'Trsioua Arr. TIL—On Saturday se'nnight, a Corpse ...

Published: Friday 11 November 1808
Newspaper: Coventry Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 3379 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

A COMPLETE GUIDE

... in that county, in the occupation of the executors of Mi. Matthew Gurnbley, deceased;-8. Riley, for misbehaviour in the workhouse at Cbileer's Cuton, and Nary Harris and Ann Cooper, of the same parish, as persons of evil repute. Last week, were committed ...

Published: Friday 09 December 1808
Newspaper: Coventry Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 2354 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

FAIRS

... but to his great surprise, upon examination, he found in it a new-born child, which he safely deposittd in Mount-street workhouse. On IValne,day week, between eight and nine o'clock in the evening, two villains made an attempt to strip the lead from Mr ...

Published: Friday 16 December 1808
Newspaper: Coventry Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1365 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

~. suiVyysi ACCIDENTS & OFFENCES

... chymist, adjoining the theatre, who used his endeavours a long time to recover her, but in vain. She was taken to St. Martin's Workhouse, where she has lain ever since, speechless, supposed to be occasioned by alock-jaw. She has not been owned by any person ...

Published: Friday 30 December 1808
Newspaper: Coventry Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 854 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE

... She died the following morning. For some weeks preced, mg slur had been continually saying she he scut to some distant workhouse, w h ir l, i d ea h a d a t. fected her understanthne, and the Jury, in •arnse• quenee, gave a ierdict u(— Lunacy. On the ...

Published: Friday 07 April 1820
Newspaper: Coventry Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 2844 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

ROBBERY AND ATTEMPTED MURDER

... Tyers's sister, finding her brother in deplorable state, and all their property carried away by the robbers, the dread of a workhouse had such an effect on her mind, that, yielding to the impulse of the moment, she seized a razor, and terminated her existence ...

Published: Friday 02 January 1824
Newspaper: Coventry Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2226 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Singular Occurrence. —A few days ago check for 981. was presented to tlie banking-house of Messrs. A. Heywood, ..

... Magistrate. Being six mouths advanced in pregnancy, and unable to proceed any further, she applied to the master of the workhouse, begging that he would allow her remain there for the night, but he declined this very reasonable request, and she was obliged ...

Published: Friday 02 January 1824
Newspaper: Coventry Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2206 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE, &c

... strong convulsions, and a quantity of froth came from her mouth. A surgeon was sent for, who had her conveyed to St. Giles's workhouse, where the parish surgeon administered strong antidotes, which brought a quantity of corrosive matter from the stomach. She ...

Published: Friday 30 January 1824
Newspaper: Coventry Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1487 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Saturday, JAN. 24

... the card of address turns out a false 'direction. The poor woman, unable to suppoit the child, was about to take it to the workhouse, but calling upon respectable person, aud relating the circumstance, he undertaken to provide for the poor deserted infant; ...

Published: Friday 30 January 1824
Newspaper: Coventry Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3085 | Page: 1 | Tags: none