1823 in the United Kingdom — Events from the year 1823 in the United Kingdom.Incumbents*Monarch George IV of the United Kingdom *Prime Minister Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, ToryEvents* 20 February Explorer James Weddell s expedition to Antarctica reaches latitude … Wikipedia
Marshalsea — The prison occupied two locations, the first c. 1329–1811, and the second 1811–1842. The image above is of the first Marshalsea in the 18th century … Wikipedia
Elizabeth Fry — Born Elizabeth (Betsy) Gurney 21 May 1780(1780 05 21) Norwich, England … Wikipedia
Joseph John Gurney — (2 August 1788 4 January 1847) was a banker in Norwich, England and an evangelical Minister of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), whose views and actions led, ultimately, to a schism among American Quakers.BiographyGurney was born at… … Wikipedia
List of Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom Parliament, 1820-1839 — This is an incomplete list of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the years 1820 1839. For acts passed prior to 1707 see List of Acts of Parliament of the English Parliament and List of Acts of Parliament of the Scottish… … Wikipedia
List of Acts of the First Legislative Council of New South Wales — This is a list of the Acts of the Legislative Council of the Colony of New South Wales which was established by the New South Wales Act 1823 (UK). The numbers after the titles of the acts are chapter numbers. Acts before 1897 were referenced… … Wikipedia
Edinburgh — EDINBURGH, a city, the seat of a university, and the metropolis of the kingdom of Scotland, situated in longitude 3° 10 30 (W.), and latitude 55° 57 29 (N.), about a mile (S. by W.) from Leith, 40 miles (S.S.W.) from Dundee, 42 (E. by N.) from … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Convicts in Australia — The Fremantle Prison whipping post. The prison was built by convict labour in the 1850s. During the late 18th and 19th centuries, large numbers of convicts were transported to the various Australian penal colonies by the British government. One… … Wikipedia
Clerk of the Peace — A clerk of the peace held an office in England and Wales whose responsibility was the records of the Quarter Sessions and the framing of presentments and indictments. They had legal training, so that they could advise justices of the peace.… … Wikipedia
Court of Criminal Jurisdiction — The Court of Criminal Jurisdiction was a criminal court established in 1787 under the auspices of the First Charter of Justice in the British Empire of New South Wales, now a state of Australia. The Court of Criminal Jurisdiction was the first… … Wikipedia
