Insolvent Debtor Trepay Skinner Vinvina Before Commissioner Bowens
The insolvent Dr Skinner Vinvina formerly of 68 Upper Seymour Street Euston Square Manchester Square and Harriet Place Falmouth Cornwall professor of music and organist faced John Blockley in a £18 12s 3d dispute linked to funds paid on his account to Cosmorama rooms proprietor Desborough. Debts totaled £345 9s 6d with £29 15s 3d in doubt. Receipts 1836 1841 noted between £500 and £600. he blamed low income as cause. Diamond pin from Queen Victoria loomed in balance sheet, with security to his brother Thomas Vinning. Adjourned to October 4 to file books and settle unsold copies of Infant’s Dream as court attendance grew.
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Redoux Skinner Vinvina
Bowens
Upper
Seymour-street
Euston-square
Albemarle Chapel
Thayer-street
Manchester-square
Harriet-place
Falmouth
Cornwall
Waso
John Blockley
R Music
Randolph-street
Camden Town
Lim
Desborough
Regent-street
Sappho
Buckingham Palace
Queen Victoria
Thomas Vinning
Upper Seymour Street
Euston Square
Cooke
Duchess of Hamilton
Duchess of Bedford
Polytechnic
City of London
Lady Hall
Blackheath
Thomas Wynne
Polytechnic Institution
Bowen
Case
Robbery and theft cases at the Mansion House
The article reports multiple London cases. Charles Diggles, a cutter for Moses the tailor, is charged with stealing cloth pieces, found hidden in his hat. Kathleen and Eliza Bryan face pot stealing linked to parish aid. The Somerville affair involves Somerville and Scott over installments and forged certificates. The lord mayor orders trial and repayment to the injured, with disputes over forgery and payment duties.
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Rosine
Charles Diggles
Moses
Kathleen Bryan
Eliza Bryan
Catherine Bryan
Divii
Holief
Somerville
Scott
British Auxiliary Legion of Spain
Alexander Somerville
Somerille
Roberts
Omerville
Lond
Tirec
Somerville decries payments as misused in Spanish aid case
The lord mayor and witnesses examine Somerville over disputed instalments and certificates tied to Scott and Castelnador. Evidence shows alleged forgery, withheld payments, and claims the documents were not marketable. Captain Roberts condemns Somerville while others testify to delays and harsh treatment of the disabled claimant.
Suspected thefts and shop robbery in London notices
In Aldermanbury a watchman testifies about 67 sovereigns hidden under a floorboard and missing clothes, with the accused discharged after alibi and confession of a housekeeper. In Ludgate Street a hosier’s shop robbery leads to a suspect being committed for trial after found silver and patterns in lodging.
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John Manfield
Thomas Hayes
George Inn
Aldermanbury
Haberdasher Square
Alderman Copeland
John Pilcher
Smith
Cross-key
Square
Little Britain
Embezzlement case at Drury Lane theatre ends in bail
Thomas Lee Edward Lewis and William Taversham faced final examination for embezzling sums from lessee Eliason at Drury Lane theatre. Prosecution noted treasurer Jones and check taker Grenison as context. Defence noted lack of felony evidence against Lewis. bail set for Lee and others discharged or bailed.
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Drury-Lawe
Thomas Lee
Edward Lewis
Drury-lane Theatre
William Taversham
Eliason
Bodkin
Lewis
Humphreys
Lee
Flower
Taversham
Burgess
Michael Isaacs
David Mendez
Constable Hill
Man asks magistrate for advice on bigamy and maintenance
A countryman seeks legal guidance at Marylebone on his sister's husband jailed abroad, his own wife leaving with another man, and whether the parish may compel him to support the four children born to that relationship. The magistrate clarifies rights and responsibilities under the law.
Queen Square Burriny James Norris Assault in Westminster
James Norris a notorious drinker and aggressor faced a charge of assaulting barman Harewood at the Coopers Arms Stratton Ground Westminster. He allegedly demanded beer without paying, swore threats, and threw a quart pot striking the beer engine. Bail granted at £40 with two sureties but the prisoner failed to provide them and was committed for sessions.
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Queen Square
Burriny
James Norris
Drake
Coopers’ Arms
Strattonground
Westminster
Harewood
Gregorie
Two Juniors Charged in High Holborn Robbery Case
Thomas Joseph Tuckwell and James Perkins, former staff of Hawthorn and Co., faced Mr. Combe on charges of breaking into a High Holborn dwelling and stealing £63 plus in cash and valuables. Evidence detailed a planned Sunday morning theft, keys provided by Perkins, and Tuckwell's capture after a roof chase with most stolen property found on him. Perkins confessed and implicated Tuckwell.
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Perkins
Tuckwell
Booker
High Holborn
Combe
Mr. Booker
Maurice Roach
Geo. Booker
Houe
Red Lion-street
E Division
Court records reveal robbery links and mob violence
Witnesses accuse Perkins of involvement in a robbery cached by a prosecutor’s house entry and a sugar cellar admission. In a cruel second scene, James Goodman is charged with indecent assault of a 12 year old, then beaten by a mob before safe custody. Other cases include Watson street pawnings, Rosine Cumpren figures, and a husband murder allegation with fatal head injuries.
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Theower
Hawtromi
Spon
Somerstown
Emily Warder
Compton’s
Cromer-street
St. Pancras
Hunter-street
Brunswick-square
Hatton Garden
Miles
G Division
Assaults and a Strong Beer Act Trial at Lambeth Street
In Lambeth Street a man and another were charged with assault and attempted rescue after an incident on Commercial Road. The court found the assault unprovoked and jailed them for a fine or two months, which they paid and were discharged. Separate case under the Strong Beer Act saw engineer Gibson himself wronged by a publican over unpaid beer and drink bills. A mock court session with wigs and judges led to a five shilling penalty for the publican’s conduct and a long detailed bill of charges.
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Marylebone
Mr. Long
George Ward
Portland-road
Long
Henry Kibble
Blandford-street
Portman-square
Mr. K
Gore
Kibble
Harley Street
Hic Lrre Serow Stéins
Edward Clint
Fagan
Gloucester-place
New-road
Jones
Bainbridge
No. 23
Worship Street
Ervine Sto
Robert Wilkinson
Shoreditch
Smallwood
Messrs. Pickford and Co
Clarkson
Stubbs
Hackney
Messrs
Kennedy and Co
Scott
Barnsley
Yorkshire
Castle Inn
Wood-street
Messrs. Pickford
Camdentown
Holland, Hayward
Dubois
Messrs. Kennedy and Co
Clerkenwell
Newgate
Rosine Cumpren
Catherine Green
Mary Sullivan
Sullivan
Whitechapel
Roselane
Malin
Broughton
Talbot
Society For the Protection of
House of Correction
Hunt
Hodges
Munpen
William Bradford
Ann Bradford
Henry
Margaret Miller
Black Swan
Wentworth Street
Miller
Witesses
Lambeth Street
ScHoomaster
Favnt
William Sim
Oldford
Bow
Richard Jackson
Hablon House
James Tilsley
Jackson
Sim
Gibson
Lord Dillon
London
Giles
Garrick Theatre
Thelswell
Norton
Rugert Street
Tado
Ake
Abusive Waterman Fined For Thames Dock Incident
Thomas Moss waterman of King Henry stairs faced Thames police constable John Adams for abusive language and obstruction on Hore's wharf dummy. Moss refused to stay by the pier, insulted officers and passengers, and declared he did not care for the police. He was fined 40 shillings and costs with risk of heavier bail for twelve months if repeated.
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Thames Office
Thomas Moss
King Henry Stairs
Broderip
John Adams
Thames
Adams
Hore’s Wharf
London
Dundee
George Jerry Reed
Greenwich Police Reports On Moral Discipline And Trials
In Greenwich, three boys from the Boys' Naval Asylum faced charges for stealing fruit from Mr Gordon's garden Sunday morning. The asylum uses moral discipline, not punishment, amid debate on corporal punishment. The case includes a discussion with Mr Jeremy and a request to commit the boys to the asylum for 14 days.
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Greenwich
Moran
Puntie
Naval Asylum
Jeremy
Gordon
James Kennard
Westminster
Mr. Jeremy
Bicamy
George Range
Eliza Sarah Ensom
Sarah
Margaret Baker
Hawkhurst
Kent
Sarah Foster
Bromley Church
Thomas Palmer
Phillips
Palmer
Drayman in Custody Over Fatal Essex Dray Incident
Jeremiah Coglan, drayman for Barclay Perkins and Co., appears for final examination after a Chadwell Heath accident that killed Mrs Emma Tudor and endangered many. Inquest found accidental death. witnesses described a rapid dray, over twelve mph, causing crashes and beer spilled. Coglan faces Chelmsford sessions with serious admonition expected.
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Ilford Petty
Dreaprut
Chapwell Heati
Jeremiah Coylan
Bar‘clay, Perkins, and Co
Emma Tudor
William Davies
Angel Inn
Ilford
Lamb and Flag Inn
Homerton
Tudor
Coglan
Ford
Peirse
Nixon
Romford
Chelmsford
St. Thomas's Hospital
Peers
To the Queen and Lessons on Leadership
Excerpted verse and prose praising a queen’s just rule and mercy while urging future leaders to uphold liberty. It blends praise for compassion toward the oppressed with reflections on governance, education, and the duties of rulers and families to nurture virtue.
Temperance Society Rules Brandy in Puddings Not Prohibited
At a Lincoln Temperance Society meeting last week a long debate considered if using brandy in Gers or plum puddings counts as prohibited. It was resolved that brandy in puddings is eaten not drunk and does not fall within the list of prohibited articles.
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Lincoln Temperance Society
Careme in England Fails to Elevate Royal Kitchen
The narrative depicts later French chef Marie Antoine Careme arriving in England to elevate royal cuisine but finding a rigid, underdeveloped food culture. English aides and plain tastes hinder his advanced methods. he observes a lack of culinary language, tools, and consumer sophistication.
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Europe
England
Caremo
Louis the Sis Teenth
Necker
Careme
Brighton
Woolwich
Louis the Fourteenth
Smithfeld
France
Cowslip
Lady Margan
Long-lived Animals and Remarkable Ages from History
A compiled note on animal lifespans ranges from dogs and wolves at about twenty years to elephants reportedly reaching 400 and 100 for camels. It cites historic claims such as Ajax the sun-dedicated elephant and swan skeletons aged up to 200 years, with whales possibly living to 1000.
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Pompey
Alexander the Great
India
Ajax
Alexandr
Jupiter
Cuvier
Thirly
Vienna
Mr. Mallerton
Polytechnic
Auction Jockeyship at Tattersall with Ambrosio Sold
An 18th century Tattersall sale features Ambrosio by Waterloo dam by Gohanna selling for 310 guineas amid lively bidding. Lot 55 Juniper the grey gelding sells for 200. A carriage and a bay mare fetch low sums as horses are disposed. Captain Candour, a hunter, sells for 446 guineas to a baronet, while the crowd notes the low price reflects quality.
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Richard Tattersall
Scott
Byron
Ruth Richard
Ambrosio
Waterloo
Gohanna
Silverthorpe
Sir Peter
Juniper
Tattersall
Phaeton
Russell-square
Ignrance
Lot
Candour
Majesty
Comus
Camlonr
Silk Trade of Lyons Reveals Massive Silk Output
Lyons manufacturers yearly produce about 1,000,000 kilograms of silk split into various wares. Four cocoons yield one gramme of silk, implying immense cocoon consumption. If unrolled, Lyons silk threads would stretch vast distances, equaling many astronomical circumferences and distances.
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Lyons
Ienor
Longevity and poetry in a 16th century record
A scanned fragment mixes a parish register note claiming a 1588 age of 21 years with references to English monarchs from Richard II to Elizabeth I. It blends botany and horticulture poems by De Laarpe, and rhymed verses praising a Mary and a Molly with fruit and flower imagery, ending with CruiKshank’s work fragment.
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St. Leonard Shoreditch
Thomas Car Hy
Richard IT
Richard VII
Edward IV
Richard II
Henry
Edward VI
Mary
Elizabeth
Molly
Cruikshank
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LAW
Espartero
Castennador
Dufour
Signor Castelnador
Castelnador
Belfast
Captain Roberts
Robert M.cormack
Anderson
Cormack
Peter Laurie
Spanish Legion
Considera Ou
Bow Street
Jardine
Humphrey
Erin
Chen
Afr. Arkinwgin
de Laarpe
L.S.D
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