Law Counts at Lincoln's Inn and Chancery Court contrast
The article reports on a law session at Lincoln's Inn marking the first post Michaelmas term with the Lord Chancellor appointing John Romilly as counsel. It then covers Rolls Court proceedings in Nelson v Bridport, examining depositions from Palermo, irregularities, and witness examinations, plus a Common Pleas suit Woods v Argyll and Cockburn with a verdict for the defendants.
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Rolls Court
Tounspay
Eant Nelson
Lorp Bripport
Palermo
Bronte
Horatio Lord Nelson
Sicily
Lord Nelson
Bridport
Plummer
Whitehouse
England
Pemberton Leigh
Turner
Tinney
Gardener
Lord Langdale
Court OF Common Pleas
Woods
Duke OF Argyll
Nisi Prius
Westminster
Tindal
W. H. Watson
Hoggins
T. Wilde
Serjeant Channell
E. James
James Cockburn
Gravesend
British American Association For Emigration and Colonization
Nova Scotia
British American Association
Barbadoes
Rolph
Association
Indecent assault case at Harrow involving Patrick Leira Strachan
The Queen v Patrick Leira Strachan details an indictment of indecent assault on a Harrow School pupil named Scott. Testimony from Scott and Strutt describes Strachan inviting them to a study, forcing unwanted advances, and attempting to bring Scott to London with plans to repeat the act, with accounts from witnesses including Michaud and Wilkinson as the case moves to trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Leira Strachan
Ncctt
Harrow School
Kelly
Q.C
John George Scott
Strachan
Greenock
Liverpool
London
Scott
Harrow
Strutt
Harrowweald
Mr. Wilkinson
Sandhurst
Hailebury
Parthenon
Michaud
Scotland
George Henry Strutt
W. H. Watson
Wilkinson
Rotch
Old Bailey
Clarkson
Murder and abortion case at Central Criminal Court
William Haynes was found guilty of administering a noxious drug to his wife to procure miscarriage and was sentenced to hard labor for two years. Michael Hayfield was convicted of stabbing his infant Henry, with a death sentence recorded but mercy recommended. both cases lay in Bethnal Green and involved destitute family conditions and medical testimony.
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Dallas
William Haynes
Mary Haynes
Prendergast
Wilkins
Sadler
Nortonfolgate
Lee Bedingfield
Reynolds
Io Fauh
Justice Coltman
Michael Hayfield
Henry Hayfield
Isabelle Humble
Henry
Plough Court
Bethnal Green
Record of severe assault case and harsh sentences pronounced
The recorder arraigned George Dawson Lowndes on a second similar charge after a prior conviction. The court condemned him to pay £100 on the first indictment, and to two years hard labor in the House of Correction on the second, with £500 recognizance to keep the peace for five years, plus ongoing detention until fines and recognizances are settled. Sentences across the session included death, transportation for life, long terms, and various imprisonments, with numerous names listed.
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Turspay
Brast Lownders
George Dawson Lowndes
Holton
House of Correction
Wontner
Edw. Dwyer
Jeremiah Caylor
W. Fowker
Alias Neck
W. Johnson
E. Bull
A. Walker
W. Jefferies
G. Butler
T. Pollard
T. Holden
S. Spiller
R. Mills
Caroline Mattenley
Mary A. M.hugh
Eliza Cleveland
E. S. Marshall
J. Cranfield
J. Lewson
W. Howard
R. Howard
J. Jerome
G. Donaghan
Alias Duncan
T. Hart
J. Casey
T. Corderoy
W. O’brien
G. Norton
M. Collins
J. M‘carty
J. Stevens
H. Harvey
W. Aston
J. Monro
A. Russell
J. Bedwell
J. Shepherd
C. Parker
W. Anderson
R. Elcomb
R. Jones
B. Hales
T. Green
C. Jones
Ft. Smith
J. Lee
Newgate
Barnard Gregory
J. E. Wilkinson
J. Congleton
E. Keely
S. Smith
G. D. Lowndes
H. Roberts
J. Brown
J. Wood
G. Groves
T. Jones
Mary Ann Cooper
Susan Williams
Elizabeth Shinnock
Jane Comyns
G. Barrett
Mary Stevens
R. Price
T. Mayers
E. Bassett
J. Thompson
W. Pearson
C. Madden
T. Ferguson
J. Werlund
J. Sullivan
J. Rowarth
T. Barnes
G. Spiers
E. Ward
B. Hogan
W. Price
T. Smith
T. Ryen
Polich Reports. Fraud and bigamy case at Bow Street court
A middle aged man Charles Potter of Tiverton street Newington is charged with defrauding a horse owner by false pretences. The case details a hoax at a horse yard with a fake knacker and a swift escape. Another docket covers James Vipond facing assault on broker’s assistant Anthony Blest during a rent levy at Conduit street. A Battersea extra charge concerns Joseph Pannell accused of feloniously marrying again while his first wife lived, with testimonies on child burial funds and prior marriages. Bail set for Pannell. trustee noted for parochial burial duties.
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Hlers
Cuavantine
Charles Potter
Tiverton Street
Newington Causeway
Twyford
W. Kirtland
New Street
Lambeth
St. Martin’s-lane
St. Martin’s Lane
James Vipond
Bingham
Anthony Thomas Blest
Mary Vipond
Holland
Conduit-street
Paddington
James Siggers
Darby
Frances-place
Poylestreet
New North-road
Siggers
Pickford
Blest
Brest
Helland
Wandsworth
Joseph Pannell
Battersea
Clive
Mary Anne Maria Wood
Frederick Langton
Rathbone-place
Deptford
New St. Pancras Church
Exeter
London
Woolwich
Mr. Clive
Langton
All Hallows Church
Lombard-street
Letitia Poulter
Humphreys
Guildford
Woman Charged After Slops of Gravy Hit Footman in Kitchen Dispute
At Marlborough Street a cook Luccy Warner was charged by James Hawes with throwing hot gravy over his head during a kitchen dispute over dinner service. The case revealed a tense household at Miss Proctor’s Pall Mall residence, with compensation settled for damaged clothes. In related Thames office notices, distress cases were discussed and a Holloway family aided. further, Charlotte Blogdon faced final examination for assaulting her husband by throwing him from a window, resulting in a dislocated hip and committal for trial.
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Luccy Warner
James Hawes
Miss Proctor
Pall-mall
James
T. ‘ James
Upstair
Charlotte Blogdon
Giffen Street
Deptford
Thomas Blogdon
Dver
Witness
Thorn
Arthur
James Digby
Jeremy
Police Constable Cleared Of Improper Connection Charge
Queen Square reports William Field constable 101 B faced magistrate Mr. Bond for two charges. The court found no improper connection with Mary Anne Perrin, but convicted for drinking on duty at Mr. Dodds’s house and fined him 203. The judge warned future breaches could incur dismissal. The defendant paid the fine.
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Mary Anne Perrin
Mr. Dodd
Mr. Bond
Shuter
Union Hall Woman Attempts Suicide From Waterloo Bridge
Clara Tunstall a young girl attempted to throw herself into the Thames from Waterloo bridge as a policeman on duty intervened. She confessed she absconded from home four months ago and led an abandoned life after visiting a theatre and a Drury Lane wine room.
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Clara Tunstall
Waterloo-bridge
Surrey
Traill
Drurylane
Woman in Custody After Suicide Attempt Refused Bail
A woman admitted she planned to drown herself after an unhappy life and a failed interview with her mother. A policeman prevented the act and the magistrate committed her in default of bail, warning she could not be allowed at large.
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Argyll Street
Regent Street
Destruction of Scythes and Ashton Turnout Report
Destructive break in James Linneker’s Norton Back Moor workshop ruins thirty dozen scythes. Ashton and Stelybridge workers have staged a quiet week long turn out with rising cloth prices due to mill stoppages. Several meetings occurred, but no threats or violence reported. A separate inquest at St Thomas’s hospital found accidental death for George Coppin after a fall from a roof at Vauxhall terminus. An arrival of nine Ajibbenay Indians in London is noted. Other items discuss railway effects on a London inn’s rates and a “divan” carriage for smoking in railway cars.
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James Linneker
Norton Back Moor
Sheffield
Ashton
Stelybridge
O'Connn
Feargus O Connor
O'Connell
Southampton
St Thomas's Hospital
Payne
George Coppin
Southampton Railway Company
William Taylor
Vauxhall
Beattie
Wrench
North America
London
Lake Huron
Georgian Bay
America
Rochester Borough
G. Calder
Crown Inn
South Eastern Railway
Calder
North Midland
The Three Indians by Oxenforb from Ainsworth’s Magazin
Ainsworth’s Magazine presents a translated lyric by John Oxenforb describing three Indians on a shore as a storm roars. An aged father speaks of cursing white settlers, and the family’s boat departs to the Falls as they sing and fall over the cataract.
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Niagara
Count Strehlenau
J. O
Ainsworth
Magazin
Wolf Hunt Extraordinary in Ashton Neighborhood
The wild beasts from Mr. Wright's collection escaped in Ashton causing panic. One wolf entered a house with a boy and was disabled by locals. it was later hung and skinned. The other wolf fled through markets and streets before being shot and captured, biting the keeper in the process. Each wolf valued at about £5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashton
Mr. Wright
Penny Meadow
Manchester Guardian
Crows Rebel Against Alcohol In Peoria Corn Field
A Peoria Telegraph inspired tale describes Colonel B placing alcohol in a cornfield to deter crows. The birds drink, stagger, and mock the experiment, then sober up and refuse corn, visiting neighboring plots. The colonel ultimately abandons the plan as crows abstain from his field.
Hull Victory in Massachusetts Election Echoes State Trend
A New York editorial applauds Hull for its strong showing in Massachusetts politics, linking Hull’s result to state outcomes. It notes Hull cast 24 votes for Briggs and 6 for Morton, praising the town's influence and the minority’s performance, while lampooning opponents and clambaking in Albany.
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Journal
New York
Massachusetts
Hull
Old Commonwealth
State
Albany
Empire State
Seven Acre
Hal
Briggs
Mr. Morton
Life and Adventures of Walter Flyleaf at Camberwell
Excerpts depict Walter Flyleaf arriving at Camberwell after leaving Gracechurch Street, missing his purse and Harriet’s hair lock, and fainting from despair. Other items include short sketches of Ramsheendra in Madras, Sporting Life by Lennox, and De Courcy in Florence meeting Vavasour. Rantwell anecdotes recount a Bath performance and a manager’s scheduling note.
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de Courcy
Lady Curing
Walter Figleaf
Madras
W.J. Rantwell
Lord W
Lennox
London
PUNCH
Walter Flyleaf
Walter
Camberwell
Elephant and Castle
Cere Clath
Gracechurch Street
Harriet
Francis Wronghead
Praps
W.J. Re
Rantwell
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Thesiger
Colonel Campbell
William Grynes Kell
Bedford-row
James Clark
Samuel Anderson
Court of Chancery
Selkirk
Rigaud
Exeter College
Oxford
Justice Wightman
Central Criminal Court
Bow Street
Marlborough Street
Thames Office
Dreaprut
Broderip
C. H
Nicholas Jane
Lombard Street
Holloway
Ann Hayes
M. C
Ellis
Ross
Holloways
Mr. Ross
Noonan
Twinecourt
Sillis
Heer
Braderip
Greenwice
Union Hall
Curioun
Nicolaus Leneu
John Oxenforb
York
Liverpool Albion
Tulinoig
Punch's
Price Ld
Rusty Khan
Ramshendra
Bumbleabad
Nto
Bumbleabal
Munchee
Sporting Life
Lord W. Lennox
Curlington
Curzon-street
Italy
Palazzo Pitti
Florence
Vavasour
Courcy
Gay Vavasour
Albergo d'Inghilterra
Palazzo Breciato
Porta San Gallo
Harriett
Fresolé
le Courcy
Strezzi
Wwe
Anal Obe
Nike Aliv
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Erat
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