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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 27, 1842
Page
6
In a London court, the Marquis of Hertford’s former valet faced four indictments for stealing from his master and related funds. After expert testimony and a long defense by Thesiger, the jury returned not guilty on the principal charge, while remaining indictments were adjourned for Thursday.
Richard Watson testified a well dressed man named Charles Wm Fitz gerald offered to show fine relics then abducted cash. In Stanhope street he brandished a pistol demanding money, taking 1s and threatening an unnatural offence accusation. Prisoner denied prints and claimed discharge. grand jury later ignored the bill.
The grand jury ignored one bill while hearings proceeded on several petty jury charges. Henry Bellamy Webb faced an indecent assault accusation as others linked to an alleged street gang were remanded. In a separate Chartist riot hearing, multiple defendants were charged with assaulting police or causing mob disruption near the Great Western railway. One man received a two week to month sentence, another a three week term, and several others were bound to keep the peace or committed to the House of Correction.
A man Lo ngman sues cousin Thompson for caning him in public. The court weighs provocation claims and fines the attacker. Separately, Churchill faces a Hyde Park indecent behaviour case linked to Fitzgerald alias Stringer alias Skinner alias Kale’s Bill, with Newstead named as a key figure in alleged extortion schemes and witness details.
Frederick Clark and Newstead testified about a gang seen near the park on the night of the alleged crime. They described plotting to assault a gentleman to extort money, with plans to use lodging to tamper with witnesses and claimed Inspector Plume aided the case. Maltby praised the investigation while urging remand and further depositions.
John Finers, a carpenter, was charged with defacing a government placard prohibiting late meetings in Queen Square. Police say he smeared the notice with mud after opposing the restriction, claiming workers’ right to meet about wages. Bail was set to answer in six months.
Court heard Webb and Lennard, sons of Northampton terrace watchmaker, charged with obstructing police and hurling stones amid a mob of over 100. Osborne and others denied involvement as Magill and a second constable testified to blows and threats. Webb claimed innocence and claimed to be among workers. Fines of 20s or three months imprisonment imposed. father bound to £20 for son’s behavior amid concerns of alienation.
A magistrate hears testimony about Thomas Bray and Henry Wiggs, tanners charged with drunkenness and damaging tradesmen's property. Marsh the constable allegedly beat Wiggs during arrest, with multiple witnesses condemning the force used. Wiggs is discharged with Marsh bound over to bail. further proceedings set for Friday week.
Mr Binham ruled the complainants’ carpet design was original while the defendant’s was a copy sold without consent. The act applied, making the defendant liable to a penalty from five to fifty pounds. He ordered a £5 penalty and costs on each summons.
Samuel Crabtree a Stratford carpenter faced a police obstruction charge after refusing to disperse a crowd in High Street Stratford. Sergeant Smith testified about stones and a crowd of about 150 shouting as Crabtree claimed a right to stand on the public highway. The court noted Crabtree’s obstinacy but imposed a three month good behaviour recognisance rather than heavy penalties.
Charles Chance, a noted butcher of Goldenlane St Luke's, faced a charge of stealing a sovereign from Ann Robinson aboard the Comet steamer near Gravesend. The case, backed by testimonies of Watts and Wood, hinged on a missing sovereign with a George and dragon reverse. Bail was granted after magistrate Broderip weighed Chance’s prior good character against the evidence.
Exquisite dancers described in draped robes with starry adornments and silver chains. Napoleon conquered by a girl at the Briars. Miss Balcombe teased him, then he refused to speak. Trophies of war bring home flags, a battle ax, and weapons from China via the ship Wellesley. A Todmorden meeting ends with a pledge to unite, keep the peace, and remove plugs amid cheers.
An excerpt from the New Orleans Pic quoted in the Peoria Register describes a digging find near Finchley woods, a rusty bit, iron ring, pistol lock, and a George coin. The site, once a highwayman rendezvous, allegedly yielded relics as woodmen uncovered weapons and buttons from bygone robbers.
A German paper outlines a powerful Berlin made chronometer by Herr Lebonardi designed to measure cannon ball speed to the thousandth of a second. The device links the gun and watch via a galvanic connection. the index rises on ball departure and stops at report for precise timing. Also notes a verse about Doncaster races and a light Parisian quip about Mr Canning as a fly in amber.
A set of compact vignettes from a historic paper, including Sir Henry Marsh on the stomach influencing memory and reason and linking Napoleon’s Leipzig losses to a greasy soup. Also notes on smoking manners in New York, political integrity quotes, a Seven Dials rift, a Thames deluge anecdote, originality in books, cutting wit, and a Coleridge interruption.
A police magistrate hears a pioneering copyright in designs case. Kipling and Co. prosecute G Johnson of Finsbury square for selling carpets bearing an original registered pattern without license. Evidence shows copies closely resemble the registered design with minor variations. Johnson asserts a right to sell the patterns despite registration.
James Delaney journeyman printer of Red Cross Street Southwark faced Mr Traill charged with presenting a pistol at a policeman and threatening to shoot him. James Goddard M division witnessed Delaney rush a pistol at the officer and threaten the crowd before being restrained. Delaney claimed drunken amnesia and said he bought the pistol to repair for profit. Traill ordered recognisance at fifty pounds with two sureties of twenty five each for three months. he remained in custody for lack of sureties.
An Indian forest gravemark lies veiled by vines and blooms for a young brave soldier. Across England an anxious mother and battle banners recall his lost life, while ancestors’ halls and churches tell of past wars. He rests unseen on a sultry strand, watched only by palms and shade.
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