Gloucester Trial Reveals Tale of Special Jury Dismissal
A lordship rules against calling a tales jury in a probate dispute, citing risk of injustice and likely a second trial. Heavy costs are recorded, with fines for non-appearing jurors and the matter left in abeyance pending appeal outcomes at the Privy Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolle
Rein
Con Ancester
Gloucester
Kelly
Privy Council
Herbert Jenner
Turspay
Murphr
Justice Coltman
William Weymen
William Fisher
Yockington
Auckley
Horse Guards
Weyman
Bristol
Millard
Jefferies
Birs. Jefferies
Wm. Fisher
Fisher
Elmes
Cullimore
Knepp
Thomas
Thomas Janett
Janett
England
Hearing on fraud claim in Sparkes bankruptcy case
In the bankruptcy of Sparks and Co of Guildford Bank Sir C Williams fixed for hearing debt claims. Mr Smallpiece sought £17 243 8s 20d for stock fraudulently sold by William Sparkes in 1837-38. The commissioner demanded a full account of dealings. solicitor cited ledger records. questions arose about Richard Sparkes will abatements and dividend prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trespar
Banxrurrey
Sparkes and Co
Guildford Bank
C. ¥. Williams
Smallpiece
John Sparkes
William Sparkes
Richard Sparkes
Bank of England
Legacias
Blakemore
Sadler
Sparkes
Court of Chancery
Lee
C. F. Williams
Turquand
John. Sparkes
Exparte Rzynolds
Gre
Hoouts
Hoouts, Banxevrts
Agees
Police Reports from Mansion House and Guildhall
Police proceedings at Mansion House involve Alexander Somerville and Captain Roberts over forged certificates and misappropriated instalments tied to a Spanish government claim. Sir Peter Laurie orders payment or testing of forgery charges while documenting Scott the disabled veteran and multiple involved parties. Additional items cover a lucky escape case, thefts from coffee houses, furious driving fines, a necklace theft, a suicide attempt, and a Drury Lane theater incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerville
Roberts
Spanish Legion
Scott
Spain
Alexander Somerville
Peter Laurie
Mansion-house
London
M. Castenada
Sir P. Laurie
P. Laurie
America
Sir Peter Laurie
Omerville
Captain Roberts
British Auxiliary Legion
Peter
Embezzlement trial at Drury Lane theatre linked to Eliason
At Drury Lane theatre a group led by Lee and Taversham faced charges of embezzling sums from employer Edward Eliason. Gimson and others testified to a scheme of withholding checks and funneling money via a marked system, with police involvement on signaling. Lewis, accused in connection with the acts, remained sought as proceedings continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Taversham
Jardine
Edward Eliason
Burgess
Wolff
Eliason
Drury-lane
Lee
Taversham
Gimeon
Chalk
Gimson
Joseph Gimson
Drury Lane Theatre
Lewis
Mr. Vicary
Mr. Eliason
Nim
Jones
Hall
William Hall
T. B. Simpson
Albion Tavern
Russell Street
W. Goodchap
Marylebone Hay-nick case and omnibus driver verdicts
In Marylebone two youths and five men were taken to the station after sleeping under a hayrick in Paddington. They claimed the field was in chancery and vowed to find lodging. In Marlborough Street an omnibus driver faced a recklessness charge after forcing a horse and rider toward a lamppost, but was leniently treated. Distress in Spitalfields saw repeated ejectments as brokers removed tenants with boxes for charity donations amid alleged abuses of power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archbold
Keene
Messrs. Gye and Hughes
Vauxhall Gardens
Barret
Kennington
Reynal
Gye and Hughes
Gye
Hughes
Ventom
Mr. Hopkins
Mr. Ventom
Theankrupt
Cullen
Trever
Rosa Grapy
Cox
Griffin
Church-street
Henry John Nicholson
Woodroffe
Richardson
Moran
Stabler
Holywell Street
Nicholson
Cooke
Gardiner
Ferguson
Calpe
River Thames
London Steam-packet Company
Edward Carter
Alderman Humphery
Matilda Garden
Longlane
Smithfield
Rossine Corrie Shops
Thomas Wilson
Cross
Dorrington-street
Clerkenwell
Hine
Andon
Drivixa
Henry Morley
William Hughes
William Taplin
Blackfriarsbridge
Morley
Bridge-street
Witness
Ropsine Caipren
Susannah West
Alderman Hooper
Williams
Clothfair
Bridewell
Hannah Meadows
New Inn Yard
Shoreditch
Blackfriars Bridge
Alderman Kelly
Anderson
Wright
Butts
Jeffery
Cork
Burgess
Kelly
Paddington
Mr. Long
Sheen
Broughton
Teakle
Hope-street
Spital Fields
Eastern Counties’ Railway
Spitalfields
Sergeant Teakle
Hardy
Spencer
H 92
Lewis
Hopestreet
Tilt
Ashley
Hunt
Lilt
Susan Potts
Phillips
Sonere
Ireland
Omnibus Driver Fined After Assault on Officer
The case against a Patney omnibus conductor was heard by Mr. Hardwick. The defendant admitted guilt and was fined £3 plus costs after a severe admonition. Details showed drivers endangering public safety and the need for strict law adherence. James Wensley, brother of Richard Wensley, had earlier been fined for assaulting a police sergeant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Hardwick
James Wensley
Richard Wensley
Patney
Hardwick
Queen Square Desperate Assault Charge
Frances Thompson, a weak young woman, accuses Christopher Barnet of a brutal attack in Westminster. She fainted twice in the outer office. he knocked her down and kicked her, leaving head wounds and multiple bruises. He claims self defense after she abused him while intoxicated. Magistrate orders payment of £5 or two months’ hard labor. defendant locked up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Square
Frances Thompson
Christopher Barnet
Gregorie
Moran
Newway
Westminster
Hatton Garden Assault Drives Alleged Prize Fight Riots
Robert Clifford, punched and wounded, accused man and others of drowning attempts at Pocock's fields Islington where a prize fight drew about three hundred spectators. Clifford described mob violence as he confronted the ring and fought back, while the prisoner denied the charge and was committed to Newgate for trial.
Irish Burmanism Assault Leads to Sessions for Buckley
David Buckley, a large Irishman, was charged after a violent attack on Patrick Hurley in a Wapping public house. Buckley instigated a fight, knocked Hurley down, and struck a severe head blow leaving him unconscious and hospitalized for weeks. A policeman testified to the blood loss and danger to Hurley. The magistrate ordered Buckley to the sessions for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Buckley
Patrick Hurley
Wapping
Buckley
Hurley
Wallace
A Curious Column on MORPETH and Merit
A poetic tribute to Lord Morpeth praising his noble conduct after a public setback, his generous reception of a rival’s success, and the crowd’s warmed admiration. The piece notes his eloquence and the crowd’s sense that his farewell crowned him an honest man amid praise and affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Morpeth
Bude Light
British steam engines power England’s industry
The article notes about 16,000 steam-engines at work in Britain a year ago, averaging 25 horsepower each. It compares this to roughly 400,000 horses, equating five and a half men to one horse, and suggests steam power enables a labor force nearly equal to two million men. It adds that each horse’s annual feed uses two acres of land, implying substantial land spared for human subsistence thanks to steam-powered manufacturing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Oldest Tree in the World: Soma Cypress’s Bittersweet Legend
In Linthatus Britannicum, Mr. Loudon extols the Soma Cypress in Lombardy as possibly the world’s oldest tree. Measured at 12 [feet] high and 23 feet in girth, it bears scars from historic figures, and Napoleon reportedly spared it while plotting the Simplon route. Some chronicle evidence suggests it existed in Julius Caesar’s time, challenging the dragon-tree claim from Tenerife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loudon
Suma
Somma
Lombardy
Jesus Christ
Beleze
Milan
Julius Casar
Mr. Loudon
Signor Manetti
Soma
Francis J
Pavia
Napoleon
Simplon
Teneriffe
Humboldt
Loudun
Hafiz
Shiraz
Medicine and Mathematics in Moorish and European Thought
The text notes a historic link between medicine and mathematics among Moors and later Europeans, with chemistry alchemy and astrology shared in practice. It remarks that physician and algebraist were once nearly synonyms, citing Samson Carrasco in Don Quixote seeking an algebrista to mend broken ribs after a fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Samson Carrasco
Don Quizote
Antiquity of Bermondsey in Domesday Record
The Bermondsey parish emerges in early history as the site of a flourishing abbey and a newly erected Norman church. The Domesday survey notes the manor tied to the king and Earl Harold with a single hid to support the Earl of Morton’s house, marking Bermondsey’s early prominence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bermondsey
Harold
Earl of Morton
Lambeth
Gentleman: Magazine
Region on Fire and Historic Commons Speakers
Descriptive excerpt covers volcanic landscape near Aguchaps with sulfur springs and boiling pools, then transitions to a historical note on Speakers of the House of Commons from medieval times to Tudor era, citing Peter de Montfort, Sir Richard Walgrave, Richard Rich, Thomas Moyle, Sir Thomas Gargrave, and Sir Amid Savage, along with a short anecdote involving Bulwer and Garrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aguchaps
Homer
Acheron
Stephens
Central America
House OF Commons
Commons
William Rufus
Rockingham
Peter de Montford
Henry
Lords
Richard Walgrave
Richard IL
Richard Rich
Thomas Moyle
Thomas Gargrave
Elizabeth
Bushey
Richard IJ
Amid Savage
Henry IV
Tight ring removal method and odd anecdotes
A historical note describes a needle thread technique to loosen a tight ring, claiming it removes even severely swollen fingers. It also mentions a humorous CONTRADICTION anecdote about a man challenging the night watch statement, and a Chinese fortune month entry noting February as lucky for marriage with seven divorce grounds including talkativeness in women.
A Troubled Heart in Heine Poem Translation
A Mary Howitt translation of Heine depicts a tranquil riverside scene with a leaning figure near a linden and bastion. Children swim and birds sing while distant mills, gardens, and a red uniformed soldier pose a potential threat in a sunlit, reflective tableau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Howitt
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LAW
BOW Sterhet
Drury-Laxz Theatere
Thomas Lee
Marylebone
Marlborough Street
William Cowley
Blackwall
G. Procter
Leicester Square
Panston-street
Hatton Garden
Thames Office
Iver Cromwell
St. Paul's Cathedra
Park
Dolce
Wang, i Ns
John
Theu
Bulwer
Garrick
Mrs. Clive
Heinrich Heine
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