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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 21, 1842
Page
5
The new farce Locomotion by B Bernard at Haymarket features Mr Farren as the auctioneer and a discontented married pair played by F Vining and Miss Charles. Brindle portrays a suspicious cousin as plot device, with a finale that delighted the audience though critics deem it less than Bernard’s best work.
Sporting intelligence reports a busy Wolverhampton program with Stakes trials and notable finishes. Winners include The Shadow in the Trial Stakes and Thirsk in the Wolverhampton Stakes, with detailed betting and placements for multiple races and heat results. Cricket news covers Marylebone Club versus Northern Counties at Leicester, totaling 243 for Marylebone and Northern Counties 141 in their innings, concluding with a Marylebone victory.
In the Western Circuit Aug 12, a nisi prius trial before Mr Justice Cresswell and a special jury charged the Rev Thomas John Theobald with assaulting Caroline Cornish on February 9 with intent to ravish. Cornish described repeated advances, threats, and offers of money or gifts, while Theobald denied the charge. after cross-examination, the jury found Theobald not guilty. The report also covers a Marlborough seduction case, where Mrs Steers sues for damages from Robert Reed for adultery with her, with lengthy testimony on marriage, separations, and alleged London liaisons, concluding in a verdict for the plaintiff. A third brief notes a separate indecent exposure case against a magistrate in Trowbridge, resulting from an arrest warrant issued without oath prior to a threatened petty sessions.
The annual under bridge yacht match for a silver cup drew four boats. Dauntless and Briton led from the start with Dauntless passing Greenhithe at 2 57 and Briton at 3 07. Dauntless won by nine minutes as wind stayed light and eastward. Names: T Edwards, H Bailes, J Gardner, Statton. Club officers watched aboard Brilliant.
A Salisbury murder trial reveals Margaret Easter accused of drowning two twins in a wash tub. Witnesses describe a harsh mother while jurors convict her of murder despite limited direct evidence. In civil action, a widow sues a sixty eight year old cousin for breach of promise. jury awards one farthing in damages.
In Gloucester, two blasphemy charges were heard before Mr Justice Erskine. Adams the vendor of an atheistical periodical was found guilty. the other defendant Hollyoak, a young man, challenged jurors during trial. The court convicted him of blasphemous utterances and sentenced him to six months’ imprisonment.
In the Exparte Bayley case before Commissioner Holroyd the surplus of a bankrupt estate after a twenty shillings in the pound dividend prompts a debate on how to compute interest under 6 Geo. TY c16. The court contrasts Higginbotham and Bower v Maris, weighing whether interest accrues on the reduced balance or by applying dividends to discharge interest and surplus pro tanto of principal.
An 1843 court discussion contrasts bankruptcy asset administration with civil law, detailing dividend application to interest then principal. It cites Bower v Maris and ex parte Higginbotham, noting surplus dividends should be treated as ordinary payments to reduce principal after interest. A bankruptcy order closes accountant books Aug 20 to Oct 4, with urgent dividend drafting possible. In a separate Red Lion Square case, Curlewis sues Bulkeley for £7 19s 6d of goods, presenting Taglioni coat charges. jury finds in favor of the plaintiff for the full amount.
Aldermen heard Prince Castelciala accuse the Commercial Steam Company of extortion over a two guinea charge to a Neapolitan bearer of despatches from Boulogne to London. Sir John Cowan admitted the lord mayor had no jurisdiction, and Clarkson defended the company citing universal practice and regulations.
On Wednesday morning William Chillingworth and two others faced charges for unlawfully carrying placards through the streets with intent to incite breach of peace. A placard urged demonstrations at Stepney-green and Islington-green against authorities, calling Englishmen to show sympathy with the north.
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