LAW SESSIONS AT TORSRAP Ruse of Parents to Punish Children
Susan Baker, indicted for assaulting her son James Baker and a 12 year old boy, faced a jury after witnesses testified to severe beatings and binding with a bedpost. The boy described repeated abuse while the defense argued parental discipline. Jury found guilty but mercy recommended. Baker jailed one month and bound to keep peace for six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miduleses
Torspar
Witham
Susan Baker
James Baker
Board of Guardians of the Kensington Union
Wilde
King-Street Kensington
Payne
House of Correction
Public Admission Claim Sparks Debate at Central Criminal Court
The April sessions opened before the lord mayor and sheriffs with 260 prisoners listed. The court discussed whether the public should attend trials free of charge, urging that orders be set by sheriffs and noting potential indictments for those who disrupt access. Later, indictments for forgery of wills involving Barber, Fletcher, Sanders, Dorey and others were read as trials began, with Griffin slated as Queen's evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mownax
Central Criminal Court
Alderman Kelly
Chapman Marshall
Sheriff Musgrove
Barber
Fletcher
William Sanders
Dorey
Eliza Burchard
Dun
Mrs. Dorey
Ilty
Letcher
Lydia Sanders
Georgiana Corey
Ann Slack
Griffin
Quean
Clarkson
Bodkin
John Bayley
Wilkins
Parry
Graves
Ballantine
Store
Pbinn
Sanderses
Will of John Stewart postponed by health concerns at Marlow
In a Billingsgate style court scene, the will case of John Stewart, tied to Marlow Bucks, is postponed due to the illness of Rev. Coxwell. Attorney General records delay and consents, with Barons Gurney and Coxwell discussions. cases shifted to tomorrow as the judge moves to protect justice and preparedness. Meanwhile a separate trial sees Ann Elizabeth Earnshaw and Emma Wells convicted on multiple theft charges, with Wells found guilty on all four indictments and Earnshaw acquitted on three but convicted on the fourth, both sentenced to seven years transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stewart
Treat Marlow
Bucks
Coxwell
Barber
Baron Gurney
Wilkins
Stewart
Ann Elizabeth Earnshaw
Emma Wells
Mary Ann Rose
Ballantine
Farringdon-street
Wells
Earnshaw
Thomas Clapham
Strand
John Smith
Clarkson
Her
William Burton Newenham
Frances Louisa Wortham
Gerard-street
Coburg-road
Islington
Southey
Bruce
Combe
Mr. Combe
Mr. Humphreys
Court of Chancery
Frances Louisa
Hawkins
Hammond
Furnival’s Inn
Stockwell Common
Mrs. Wortham
Mr. Southey
Infantiipe
Elizabeth Willey
Orchard.court
Orchard-street
Kingsland
Shacklewell
Orchard Court
Hackney
Frances
Elizabeth
Cranstone
Mr. Broughton
Ann Cranstone
George Follap
John Flowers
Hoxton
Horry
Westbury
Weymouth Terrace
Hackney-road
Follan
Flowers
Hackney Road
Broughton
Vine
Boulogne parcel theft and forged notes trial details
Evidence traces a leather bag containing six parcels from Boulogne to London. Witnesses describe delivery through Boulogne brokers, a ship captain, and a Boulogne clerk. Fraud cases unfold with two forged £5 notes linked to a Paris contact and a separate robbery of Bank of England notes aboard a steam packet. Prisoners are remanded as prosecutions proceed.
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P, Laurie
France
Tune
London
Sir P. Laurie
Tyne
P. Laurie
Baker
Strand
Child
Commercial Steam Navigation Company
Boulogne
Daniel Forrester
Read
Fornery
Henry W. Albert
Messrs
Messrs. Bolte and Co
Bremen
Rosing
Paris
Bolte
Messrs. Koenigswarter
Copthall Court
Bolte and Co
Messre
M’rae’s
Ave Maria Lane
Plump
Frederick
Rosster
George Gumm
Bank of England
City of Boulogne i
England
Humphreys
Fleet Street
Oxford Street
Scotland
Firmin Braseur
Wight
Union Bank
Boulle
de Wisme
Etienne
Extraordinary Cask Case Heard Over Diana Murder Suspicions
The Diana ship affair returns to court as Mrs May widow of Captain May pushes for a trial at the Central Criminal Court. The mate faces questions over a gold watch guard chain and alleged fraudulent actions after the captain’s death and the vessel’s explosion at St Helena. The lord mayor notes strong suspicion but declines to send the case to a jury yet, with the defendant pledging future attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diana
May
Bozon
St. Helena
Central Criminal Court
Thomas Feitch
Deal
Island of
Ascension
England
Cox
Goodman
Lord Huntingtower in assault case at Oxford Street stables
Lord Huntingtower and Alexander clashed at Lawrence’s stables in Oxford Street. The lord described fearsome threats, a fist, a poker, and repeated insults as witnesses testified. The magistrate ordered bail and peace bonds, while details continued with related cases in Clerkenwell and Worship Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hay
Alexander
Patrick Hay
Somers-street
Hyde-park
Lord Huntingtower
Queen's Bench
LORD BROUGHAM DREAMS OF POLITICS AND PLEASURES
A column presents a dream where the speaker mingles with Peel and the Duke in conservative settings yet maintains unchanged opinions. A chancellor figure praises persuasion over force, admiring a striking wig, symbolizing shifting loyalties while the soul remains constant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Brougham
Friar of
Bray
Peel
Duke
Free Presbyterian Fund Ruse Sparks Shaving Solution
A Scottish paper recounts a zealous Free Presbyterian canvasser seeking pennies for sustentation of ministers facing removal. She questions a poor man in KirkcaldyLinks about self shaving to save twopence weekly. He replies he is too old to learn but suggests the minister shave him himself to earn the extra tip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Presbyterian Church
Kirkaldy
Kirk
Robins Build Nest in War Relic Mast at Bushy Park
A portion of Lord Nelson's Victory foremast once used in battle with George IV at Bushy Park was placed in a temple at Bushy House. A large shot pierced the mast, and while in the temple robins built a nest and reared young. The scene evokes reflections on wartime bloodshed and peaceful retreat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George IV
Bushy Park
Lord Nelson
Bushy House
Nelson
Jesse
A Mahhratta Dinner Party At Nagpore Palace
An entertaining account from Agra Akbar describes the Rajah of Nagpore hosting a dinner for the British resident and guests. The event showcased Mahratta customs with ladies presented to ranees, mixed receptions, dancing, and a lavish, novelty-filled banquet ending at nine with guests amused by the attire and ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nagpore
Sahib Log
Seethuldee
San Altese
Gwalior
Hookum
Agra
Akbar
Equestrian Statue Turns Its Back on National Gallery
The ruling passion strong and proverbial good taste of George Ly is noted as his Trafalgar Square equestrian statue angles away from the National Gallery, a playful jab on public art display and taste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George LY
Trafalgar-square
National Gallery
Punck
Downcast editor uses jackass metaphor on civilisation
A leader laments civilisation as a slow but brave march likened to a hungry jackass moving toward oats, prompting an exclamation from a New Orleans editor about hearings, as noted by Library Gazette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Library Gazelle
Admiral Blake and the Spanish Galleons
A 1656 report recounts Admiral Blake’s squadron attacking Spanish treasure galleons off Cadiz. Two ships captured, eight sunk. captives brought to Portsmouth with nearly £400,900 in plate. Licences permit recovery in Cadiz Bay and Andalusia. guns and recovered plunder destined for Brazil as curiosities. Also brief notes on origins of bustles and a New York editor’s Western travel anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral Blake
Carthagena
Cadiz
Blake
Portsmouth
Bay of
Santi Petri
Andalusia
London Docks
Brazils
City Antiquities Unearthed Near St Botolph Aldgate
Workmen excavating north and west of St Botolph’s church uncover relics tied to ancient London. Stone cannon balls weighing 7 to 18 pounds, carved from Kentish rag-stone, were found about twenty feet deep near the old Roman wall and sent to the City of London Museum. A large relief slab depicting a dog was found near Sir John Cass’s Foundation School. A gate foundation in King's Street near Houndsditch required tunneling of the sewer, with the gate located inside the old Roman wall about 200 yards from it. The parish is St James.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Botolph
Aldgate
London
Bell Tavern
Houndsditch
Museum of
King's Street
Duke's Place
Toya
St. James
Popular Delusions Cited By Punch On Deluded Beliefs
A Punch excerpt lists modern delusions including belief in Peel era income tax lasting three years. It mocks faith that ministers will legislate on corn laws Irish or duelling topics only after agitation reaches rebellion, and questions ministers real competence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Peel
Robert
The Remedy Peel and Cade Satirical Verse
A satirical poem attacking Peel and Cade on trade laws and taxation. It mocks politicians who hide reform behind charity and predicts landlords losing profits if Peel enforces sliding scales. The piece lampoons legislative coercion as hypocrisy, urging resistance to rent-seeking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peel
Cade
Jack Cade
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Ware
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Ryland
Bow Street
Fororry
John Skinner Francia
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Jardine
Melthorpe
Smith, Payne
Smiths
Bush
M. Chambers
Thomas Eddison
Messrs. Smith and Co
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Henry Melthorpe, Bart
King-street
St. James's
Bank of Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths
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Times
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Susan Luff
Regent-street
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Pearce
Francis
Edward Kendall
Chambers
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Maltby
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Oxford-street
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Weston’s
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Potter
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Ropeyard
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Dawe
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New York
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