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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Aug 28, 1847

Page

3

Seduction case at Wells assizes tests gentry letters

The case before Chief Justice Wilde features Gould vs Elton, a high status suit in Clevedon over damages for the seduction of a wife. Evidence centers on letters from Sir Charles Elton to Mrs Gould, detailing affection and financial strain, with witnesses describing a pattern of intimate correspondence and alleged improper intercourse.

Susannah Bond Clevedon Taunton Bristol Witness de Burgh Bristol Infirmary Emma Strong Gould Sbe Elisa Bond Samuel Sherman Railway Arms Inn William Vickery Henry Lomond Ranesh Phillips Putin Sir Charles Elton Mrs. Gould Eliza Cheres Elton Suveiaker Elize Wells Assizes

Trial details of alleged improprieties and elopement report

The article recounts a Victorian trial with witnesses Dr Wailie Charten Greig and Theodore Davis proving the plaintiff’s wife suffered chronic inflammation making improprieties unlikely. It covers letters between Joan Gorin and J G N B and ends with a verdict for the defendant and notes on elopement and public notices in Bristol and Dublin.

Serjeant Kinglake Wailie Charten Greig Theodore Davis Mary Sparks Ilmineter Gould Ataira Sir Charles Bristol Infirmary Chas. Elton Withers Goulds Mr. Gould

Abduction Case in Malta Involving Miss Curtis Court Action

The Malta civil court heard the abduction case of Miss Ellen Curtis with Misses Sophia and Sarah Cannon seeking custody. Lieutenant Baker aided by Mrs Emma Curtis forced Ellen and her sister to board a boat, ignoring Miss Cannon’s insistence on honoring a written fatherly promise. The court ruled for the Cannon plaintiffs, ordering Ellen returned to their guardianship, with an appeal lodged by Mrs Curtis and Curtis.

Malta Devon Emma Curtis Captaina Rich and Wilmot R.N Cecil Bishop Bare Menda Curtis Frees Emma William Curtis, Bart Afalta Gitana Tagus Miga Erica Curtis Mias Cannon Misses Cannon Valetta Sliemwa Bost Baker Majcety Miss Cannon Charlotte Cortin Lieutenant Baker Miss Ellen Curtis Miss Ellen Cartin Valetta Harbour Ripon Southampton Charles Marine Police Cannon Lieut Major Tiday A.D.C Patrick Smart Lucian Curtis Mr. Curtis Ellen Curtis William Tucker Hack Elfen

Murder by a Husband Strikes Mrs Pilkington at Farm Home

An inquest in Heaton heard how Robert Pilkington fatally attacked his wife Betty Pilkington with a large kitchen poker at their farm home near Heaton. The killer fled but was captured near Smithill Dean. The coroner’s jury returned a verdict of wilful murder and Pilkington was committed for trial. The report also details a history of violent crimes in the Pilkington family and related cases surrounding the farm.

Dublin Maznen Timperanca W. Simpson Norfolk Norwich Cumnock John Mitchell Curmnock Earl of Tippoo Saith Seringapatam Lord Corowallia Bangalore Hyderabad Travancore Trincomalee Pondicherry Tippoo Sir David Baird Assaye Wellesley Duke of Wellington Weterloo Palanquin Ayr Advertiser Szozasions Rome London Church of Rome Orford Barber Old Bailey Willa Norfolk Taland George Grey Home Department James Wilson Gallowgate Charles Wilson J. Wilson Wilson Hellensburgh Wood Yard Holbeck Leeds Joseph Robinson Ashton Ander Lyne Robinson Thomas Cooper Sumner Gibson Cooper Bia Leeds General Infirmary Gibson Baker Commodore High Street Poplar John May Harris Robert Anty Newson Yardley Thames Police Court Poplar Charity School Abbott's Elds Anty Bain Heaton Halliwell Robert Pilkington Raol'a Fold Delf Hillock Duke of York Spring Gardens Great Bolton Te Algnanee Pilkington Brownlow Fold Liverpool Assires Doff-cocker Thia Farm Ema Barrow-bridge John Asaya Atkinson Smithilla Dean County Sessions Room Town Hall Lite Bolton William George Wolstenholme Bridget Dean John Lawton Pils Kington’s Charles Hodgkinson Smithing Dean Little Bolton Belmont Paranit J. S. Birley Mr. Birley Kirkdelo Doffsocker Rutter John Hodgkinson Willem Miller Robert Betty Tran Joseph Hunt William Pilkington Hunt Ann Haworth George Wolatenholme Betty Pilkington Liverpool George Aspinall George Lambert's Asden Smithill's Deen Doffcocker Public House Aaspinall Aspinall John Orrell Jobn Pilkington William Kershaw Duffcocker John Heaton Atarvin Horwich Manchester Guardian

Sermon at Cheltenham Old Church Sparks Mixed Impressions

A reader details a Cheltenham sermon noted for its lively but informal style. The preacher, viewed as confident and popular, delivers with parental authority, while the listener comments on a brisk reading and a memorable aside urging a German author’s book, which quickly circulates among worshippers.

Calla Brietol John Idler London Hamilton, Adams, and Co John Bunyan Somersetshire Gloucestershire Bristol England Bristol Times Bristowe Posey Temple St. Mary Redcliffe St. Stephen’s Somers O'Connell Heltenham Vandrangi Cheltenham Vendrangi Cheltenham Old Church

Labour Bank subscription plan proposed by Chartists

A report notes Chartists raising subscriptions to form a Labour Bank with £50,000 capital. The item reflects reformist finance efforts in progress and local political agitation.

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