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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 06, 1837
Page
5
Column pieces describe The Shallop prepared for the Queen with royal initials still visible from its earlier use for William III. Other items cover London omnibuses and passenger estimates, a Fly shower in Redruth, female knighthood talk, the Royal Foot attire, and various social musings, poems, and anecdotes.
Robert Alford aged 27 was found guilty of manslaughter in the High Bickington murder case after a trial at Exeter, with verdict based on circumstantial evidence and absence of key witness George Warman. He was sentenced to life transportation. Other trials include robberies on the Norfolk circuit a man beaten for alleged gang association and a 12-year-old highwayman found guilty with death sentence commuted to penitentiary recommendation.
The Rev Theodore Williams sues parishioner James Hall for abusive remarks during a Hendon vestry meeting on a church rate. The court hears similar brawling claims against Parlor and defends the clergyman while noting irregular meeting times and the need to protect consecrated spaces.
The judge finds Mr Hall and Mr Farrar guilty of brawling language at a Hendon vestry meeting. Mr Hall is suspended from entering the church for one week and fined £30 costs. Mr Williams is blamed for contempt and costs of £39, while remarks about decorum in clerical leadership are emphasized.
Lord Mayor presides as three men Seeley Reeves and Hill face charges for stealing six chests of tea from Crutched Friars warehouse. Witnesses describe hurried deliveries false documents and a lax protection system allowing repeated robberies. More cases of aristocratic intoxication and public misconduct follow in Marlborough Street sessions.
Hyacinthe Soswinski a Polish refugee faced aldermen charged with severely assaulting cabman Edw. Davey with an iron knobbed stick after a disputed stop in Holborn and Brook Street. Davey required hospital treatment. Soswinski paid a 50 shilling fine and was discharged.
In a London hearing the prisoner, linked to a forged check scheme, faced questions over a £1583 payment linked to Mr. Broome and Mr. Kenrick. The prosecutor testified to prior cashing of checks and a suspicious transfer, while Mitchell admitted locating the suspect at Eaton Place. The case prompts further evidence into multiple swindling acts.
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