Murder trials and sentences across the circuit courts
Reports from Northern and Chester circuits recount a March 30 acquittal in a Manchester drowning murder case. Currie faced wilful murder charges tied to Ann Ellison’s death, with post mortem findings suggesting strangulation. Northern and Chester calendars list numerous crimes and a Mersey area murder case involving Lynch Nowland Tallant with Burns as principal informer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Circuit
Favenroot
Ceance
Mugden
Maxcaesten
Nathaniel Currie
Ann Ellison
Manchester
Murray
Kirkdale
Currie
North Wales
Golding and Co
Liverpool
New Ferry
Birkenhead
Cheshire
Mersey
Michael Burns
Insolvent Debtor Discharged After Quasi-Tam Actions Case
Complex 19th century insolvency hearing details a young man famed in sporting circles seeking discharge under the act. He listed four creditors totaling £154, amid allegations of funds moved by his brother and a man named Wilson. The Commissioner ruled the actions were improperly brought but granted discharge, noting no malice and applicability of the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moxpar
Hesny Russell
George Bentinck
Cooke
Downe
Mr. Cooke
James Thomas Russell
Commissioner Pollock
Wilson
Pollock
Costa
House of Lords
House of Commons
Lord G. Bentinck
Central Criminal Court turmoil and trials at the sessions
The Central Criminal Court resumed proceedings before the Lord Mayor and senior justices. One hundred seventy two prisoners faced trial with charges including arson, multiple cases of cutting and maiming, and five murders. A testimony delay delayed the Greenwhich case as a witness illness postponed the trial, while at the gallows area a defendant faced a four months hard labor sentence. The House of Commons debated a bill to legalize Art Umiona with a privy council charter and exemptions from penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mospay
C. Marshall
Hunter
Challis
Tourspay
Gaiows
David Carter
Lemuel Dove
Michael Haydon
Wix
Cave
Greexwich
Justice Maule
William Richardson
Ann Maria Richardson
Theodore Horatio Richardson
Richardson
Bodkin
Brighton
Stenton
Lawrence
Clarkson
Ant Ustoxe
House of Commons
Privy Council
Obstruction case fines waggon driver five shillings
In Wood street a Pickford and Co. waggon driver was fined five shillings for delaying goods and obstructing the street. Alderman urged stricter enforcement due to many waggons moving to railroads. clerk said firm orders require prompt loading. The case ended with the small fine and a hope for compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ciary Folich
Hareway Waccoxs
Hen. Thompson
Pickford and Co
Wood Street
Alderaan
Messrs. Pickford and Co
Boy 12 Faces Charge After Self Harm Attempt
A 12 year old boy, William Henry Pearson, is brought before magistrate Mr. Troughton on a charge of attempting to hang himself at his mother's shop in Bethnal Green. He had previously been in custody for thefts, and his mother is said to have confined him to bed and restricted his clothing. He admits to the act, stating he chose to hang himself rather than be transported, and is remanded for a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Railway Junction Company
Wire
George Jones
London
Colely
Alderman Gibbs
Alderman Farncombe
Teague
Cleesenwholl
Manriace
William Bishop
Chelsea
Eliza Bishop
Thatelie
Golden Lane
St. Luke's
Mr. Combe
Miss Harries
Drury Lane Theatre
Pigott
Een
Combe
William Henry Pearson
Troughton
Austin-street
Bethnal Green
Bingham
Hows
Summers
Teakle
Broughton
Kitty Casey
Mint
Causeway
Jammy Donovan
Mary O'Grady
Mrs. Casey
Kitty
Donovan
Jemmy Donovan
Patrick O'Grady
Jemmy
Mrs. Grady
Mary Ann Brown
Cottingham
Gow
St. George's
Southwark
Brown
Surrey
Butcher
Land
Greenwich
Draper
Sullivan Brozan
Alies O'Keefe
Collins
M‘carthy
James Hastie
Deptford
Horeemonger Lane
Grove
William Sullivan
Patrick Brosnahan
Brunswick Square
Hastie
Sullivan
O'Keefe
Patrick Murphy
Mr. Austin
Hayward
Patrick Bro' Zap
Ffinch
Young Brosnahen
Brosneken
Michael Collins
John Roscoe
Colling
Cornelius McCartnhy
Patrick Bresnahan
Drisec
Hornerannger Lane
Gac
Hammersmith
Horsenraken
Edward Loade Dwyer
Rayal Navy
G. Clive
Wolfe
Stafford House
New Road
Eleanor Weiss
Stamford Cottages
Shepherd's Bash
Turnham Green
Falaa
Newgate
Lambeth
Charles Bardens
P Division
Metropolitan Police
Elliott
Thomas Dennett Gibbons
Animals’ Friend Society
Metropolitan Institution
Aaine
Walworth Road
Institution
Norton
Ear
Aberdeen
Royal Society of Antiquaries
Prince Albert
Sutlej
Ferozepore
Amballahs
Delhi
3D Irregular Cavalry
Oue
Lall Singh
Bekane Allie Khan
Cyowda
India
Sattej
Gallicia
Lemberg
Tarnon
Vistula
Kingdom of Spain
Cracow
Tarnow
Stanista Brevidi
Gorky
Gling
de Ligne
Erpinally
Dibiecke
Mendrzychow
Arthur Potocki
Morske
M. de Polignac
Benedek
Eviction at Gerrard estate sparks Irish evictions atrocity tale
A Dublin press abridges a Roscommon Journal report on Gerrard estate evictions in Galway and Roscommon. It describes wrecked cottages, burned roofs, and forced removals, with 270 people homeless from Newtown Gerrard and nearby villages amid sheriff and bailiff actions.
Prisoner remanded after alleged church subscriptions claim
The Weekly Chronicle reports a case where a man claimed the complainant handed him the receipt book to collect subscriptions. He cited local pastors and named committee members to approach. The treasurer and secretary were Mr. Chambers, an undertaker on Blackmen-street in the Borough. The prisoner was remanded for a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chronicle
Ous
Chambers
Blackmen-street
Brixton
Parsons
A Strange Tale of Lenton Visitations and Ghost Sightings
In Lenton, William Mather and family report supernatural visitations after Ill health, with Mrs Mather claiming apparitions in brown gown and bonnet and a man in a blue frock, while neighbours heard loud noises and smelled foul odors. Report spreads as crowds gather and curiosity grows amid sensational talk of demons and spectral figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenton
William Mather
Sarah
Kyte Street
New Lenton
Hasitg
Vettiallian
Journal
Norwich murder trial ends in convicting Lemuel Yarham
Lemuel Yarham, 29, was tried at Norwich for the 1814 murder of Harriet Candler in Yarmouth. He was convicted on new testimony from a female witness who claimed he confessed on three occasions. He received a death sentence with no expectation of mitigation as public sentiment surged in Yarmouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemuel Yarham
Norwich
Harriet Candler
Yarmouth
Grenadier Eunrde
Wellington Barracks
India
Harry Smith
Globe
18Th Foot
Chatham
Upnor
Meuway
James M'Callion
Royal Irish
Cheap Railway Travelling and Ancient Skeleton Finds
A Victorian audience at the Statistical Society discusses railway profit through heavy goods traffic and low charges, noting Belgium’s high-capital costs and canal competition. Separately at Temple Farm near Rochester, workmen uncover a medieval skeleton with a dagger fragment in a grave likely from late Roman occupation, and a second skeleton is found nearby with minimal accompanying remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple Farm
Medway
Rochester-bridge
Knights Templars
Henry I
Everisthon
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LAW
Court OF Chancery
Sarreray
Lexacy
Br. Duca Sombre
Court OF Bankruptcy
Icespig
Sin Joux Ross
Fonblangue
Arctic
Central Criminal Court
Tensatry
Gerrard
Roscommon
Galway
Dublin
Freeman's Journal
Newtown Gerrard
Mra Gerrard
Ginty
Connaught
Isomesay
Ireland
Netterville
Corbally
Meath
Lord Killeen
Lord Fingal
Gibbstown
Mount Bellew
Bultingless
Nilasche
Killyon
Moint-Bellew
Togher
Mathew Donovan
Balygar
Mr. Donovan
Browne
Cummings
Roscommon Journal
Saaw
Royce
Stanes
Feile
Jerrol
Eliott
William Hener
Edward Yordick
Royal Ock
Levenport
James Jarvis
Barrow Upon Stour Union House
Horse of Correction
Leicester Mercury
Statistical Society
Colonel Sykes
Butler Williams
Mr. Butler Williams
Belgium
Canal Company
England
Boulter Williama
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