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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Aug 30, 1840

Page

6

Ghosts and pigeons spark odd London indictments

The court hears a tale of Tim Hogan’s ghost and a pigeon pie dispute in Whitechapel, ending with a monetary penalty. A Brentford petty sessions segment records a train tossing case with a 10s fine plus costs. Augustus De Morgan faces a serious assault charge in Greenwich, fined £5 after disputed provocation.

O’malley Tim Hogan Father O'Malley Dendant Tim Mike Connor Caroline Gibbs Whitechapel Mrs. Gibbs Billy Betsy Whitehurst Henry Elderfield Great Western Railway Company Great Western Railway Drayton-green-bridge Ealing London Greenwich Autc Augustus de Morgan London Uiversity Blackheath James Gilham Nelson-street Gilham King Gilliam Gilham Professor Airy The Royal Observatory

Court of Excise and Fires in Bermondsey Shock City

Court of Excise convicts Robert Thurston soap-boiler for illicit manufacture and concealment. A respite delays execution of RESPITs oF BENJAMIN GRIFFITHS amid petitions. Destructive fires at Hore's Wharf and Bermondsey cause extensive loss, with injuries and police riot controls during firefighting efforts.

Court of Excise Robert Thurston Gunalley Bermondsey Benjamin Griffiths Pembroke Assizes Welchman Hore's Wharf East Smithfield London Docks Rotherhithe Southwark Bridge Hore’s Wharf Reynolds Wapping Leadley London Hospital Frea Slater-street Long-lane London Brigade West-of Wood Ord

Trial and Conviction of a Barbados Slave Dealer

A Barbados victim testimony and court report outline the trial of John Taylor a young man with colonial ties charged under George IV and Victoria era slave trade statutes. Witnesses describe abduction transport and sale of enslaved laborers to Texas with details of capture journeys and harsh punishments.

Slavery Trial Ends In 14-Year Transportation Sentence

The case details a long slave trading scheme led by John Taylor with contracts binding men to work in Texas. Witnesses describe whipping and forced labor, with Taylor allegedly selling freedom contracts and seeking compensation from British authorities. The jury found Taylor guilty and the chief justice sentenced him to 14 years of transportation.

BarBapores Leith Ramsey R.N E. H. Senhouse J. Braithwaite T. J. Cummings J. W. Orderson B.C. Howell D. Martindale H. Crichlow J. Holligan 1St of Victoria R. B. Clarke Rachael Taylor April Lashley John Taylor April Taylor Sealy William Gunsell Speights’s America King Leeward Mr. Codd Panama Porter Texas Grenada St. George’s Jamaica Anotto Bay Sego Bay Havannah Saline River Galveston Red Fish Bar Point Bolivar Straughan’s Bluff High Islands Sabine Pass Gurney Rogers W. Moore M‘kennie Kennie Devil Her Hamilton Mr. Moore Edward Whittaker Colonel Bush Brassos Court Sabine Gurmey Customhouse Captain Rogers Col. Bush Witness Moore Henry Small Barbadoes Griggsby Straughan New Orleans Harding Cellanie William Redman William Thomas Thomas G. Ames Edward Waittaker William Bush William H. Matthews William Moore State of Georgia Ames Government House Solicitoreneral Lord Glenelg Lord Palmerston E. B. Walcott Whittaker Sen Li

Pimlico Saddler Fire Gutting House

A fire between one and two o clock Tuesday gutted the dwelling of Mr. Edy saddler and harness-maker in Queen's row Pimlico opposite the royal stables. The blaze stopped spreading by three o clock with damage to Mr. Green oil and colourman and water-affected furniture. Origin suspected in the coal cellar. Archibald Bolam, noted for savings bank murder notoriety, reached Sydney earlier this year and served as school master and chaplain to convicts on the voyage.

Edy Queen’s Row Pimlico Royal Stables Green Archibald Bolam Savings’ Bank Sydney New South Wales Newcastle Journal

Obituary Sketches of Notable Clergy and Lawyers

The Rev Richard Burgess Thomas Grissell Esq Charles E Layard Hay Edward Mills Esq are listed in a memorial notice reflecting on their contributions. The brief paragraph honors their public service and legal careers within the community.

Richard Burgess Thomas Grissell Charles E. Layard Edward Mills

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