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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Dec 09, 1843

Page

6

Trial of Dwyer for the murder of his child

Edward Dwyer a 25 year old hawker was tried at the Central Criminal Court for the willful murder of his infant child James. Witnesses testified to a domestic dispute at Havill's public house in Tooley Street on October 24 with the child repeatedly hurt and finally knocked against a bar. The jury found him guilty under strong excitement, and the judge sentenced him to death, with a possible later commutation to life imprisonment.

Entral Criminal Court Stice Denman Baron Parke Edward Dwyer James Yue John Spelling George Havill Green Bank Tooley Street Eo’clock Dwyer Orderer Soner Smer Mr. E Lord Denman Bar Mr. Payne Heards Jes Donovan Havill’s Ocr Ige Havill King’s Head Green-bank Iy-Street Old Bailey Rge Tomkins Havill Sterwards Edward Cook Wilkins Isoner Uny Denman Clerk of Signs Peras Torlible Surrey Central Criminal Court Fatpar Raz Marrer Jostas Lovejoy Clarkson Mark Lane House of Correction Hon. Benton Mesars Samuel Canning Bodkin Charles Rosenberg Victor Bohain Bohain Courier de l'Europe Scotland Yard Vic Stexcy Jeremiah Cavtor Henry Harvey George Knapp Islington Doana Messrs Payne and Wilde Knapp Harvey Caylor Croly Commissioner Bullock Alderman Hughes Lieut Munro Thoene Lieut. Grant Barnard Gregory Law Ag Justice Denman Justice Coltman M. Berryer Lieutenant Munro M. Berry Fawcett Mr. Maule Lieut. Munro Maule Duke of Brunswick Vallance Parke Justice Colman Her Majesty Newgate Vita Cope Thomas Jennings Augusta Prendergast Payne Mr. Platt Currie Duke of Branswick Justice Wightman Brst Findlay Parkins London H. J. Fust Cumberland India England United States New York Chancellor Kent George Best Marylebone James Crosby Charlton-street Fitzroy-square Mr. Long Caroline Hill Upper Norton-street Queen’s Theatre Tottenham Street Clipstone Street Cirencester Place Charles Living Emily Hill Cirencester-place Mary Moses Broughton George Howel Blackfriars Road Lambeth Blossom-street Norton Folgate City of London Wandsworth Bruran Assautt James Cosgrove Messrs. Freeman Battersea Thomas Nash Joe Complainant Joseph Cattermole Mr. Clive

Inquiry into Bromley Poor Law Relief Atrocities

An adjourned inquest held at the Black Horse Sidcup examines Maria Plummer 49 wife of a gardener. Witnesses portray gross neglect amid emaciation and illness with surgeon blaming unpaid relief and officials for inaction. The relieving officer Bankes testifies and the jury adjourns to verify a doctor’s letter.

Bromley Union J. C. Carttar Kent Black Horse Inn Sidcup Footscray Maria Plummer Lord Bexley Black Horse Mr. Pritchard Bankes Chiglehurst Sarah Combes Matilda Herms William Herrold Plummer Deepeaned R. Bankes Lord Bexley’s Mr. Bankes

Trade and market prices across Leeds Manchester and Bradford districts

Trade reports note brisk demand for fancy cloakings shawls and heavy tweeds with rising prices while beavers and pilot cloths move slower. Manchester grey cloth prices rise amid large Ashton turnout. yarns weak. Bradford markets show scarce moreens and reluctance to resume manufacture unless prices improve. A coroner inquiry in Aldersgate Street concludes a newborn’s death resulted from neglect by mother and grandmother, with verdict of natural death but strong blame for neglect.

Leeds Manchester Ashton Bradford Orleans Payne King’s Arms Aldersgate Street Elizabeth Ann Simpson Littleton Court Falcon-Square John Brand Hackney-road Thomas Taylor Lobb

King of Naples urged to acknowledge Isabella amid royal marriage plans

The Siecle reports the King of the Two Sicilies consented to acknowledge Queen Isabella, if she marries a Naples prince, with the French king arranging a double marriage to bolster the new dynasty in Italy. It notes Salic law differs from the pragmatic sanction, affecting succession rights and Naples’ stance, while the Polignac departure and other ministers’ exits shape Paris politics.

the Two Sicilies d’Aumale Austria Isabella Naples Spain Louis XIV Don Carlos France Gazette de France Prince de Polignac Bavaria M. Guernon Sanville Charles X Paris M. Peyronnet Dustin Northwall City of Dublin Duchess of Kent Liverpool Inspector O'Connor Rounds Mary-street O'Connor David Wilson Puncheon Constabulary Castleyard Light Dragoons Horse Artillery Henry-street John Clements Edmonds Eden Quay Dublin Africa Privy Council Ilegally Stats Waller Vereker

Royal Visit Sparks Loyal Crowds and Public Notices

The chancellor of the exchequer receives £10 from an unknown donor for conscience sake. A Thursday levee at Drayton Manor shows the Queen and Prince meeting gentry, with the Queen later traveling to Chatsworth amid immense loyalty. National Benevolent Institution notes pension figures and growth. Trafalgar Square revisions draw criticism over equestrian monuments to kings, and court reports cover Central Criminal Court trials, including forgery, embezzlement, burglary, and libel cases with sentencing updates.

Drayton Manor Chatsworth R. Peel Sir R Lady Peel Ear Talbot Tamworth Derby Chesterfield Duke of Devonshire Duke of Wellington National Benevolent Institution Peter Herve Freemasons’ Tavern Great Queen Street Duke of Richmond Henry Pownall Levesque Vivian J. Pownall F. Chantrey George the Fourth Buckingham Palace Pall Mall Charles Nelson Whitehall James Grinlin Gibbons Charles the 1St James the 2Nd George the George the 4Th Trafalgar-Square National Gallery

Queen's Bench Alleged False Imprisonment Case

Nisi Prius proceedings at Westminster before Justice Wightman. Jeanes sues for alleged false imprisonment against Pearl. Case details include the parties and location, with notes of the Middlesex commentary.

Queen’s Bench Jeanes Tase Wife Pearer Nittings Nisi

Damages awarded for false imprisonment in Bermondsey street case

The action sought damages for false imprisonment of the plaintiff's wife. The defendant claimed she was guilty of a felony and justified in detaining her. The jury returned a verdict for damages of one farthing after evaluating the brief custody of about fifteen minutes and the surrounding circumstances.

Mr. Platt C. Jones Bermondsey Street Jeanes Pearce Mr. Pearce Justice Wightman Duke OF Brunswick AGE QurEn Howland Orhers Wordsworth 4Ge Sergeant Talfourd Currie Captain Currie Polly Lucy Baron Andlau Macheath Kelly Charles Frederick Augustus William Platt Dennistoun Grosvenor-placé Park-street St. James’s Park Birdcage-walk Astley’s Surrey Theatre Mr. Dennistoun House of Commons Grosvenor-place Licouse France Brooksbank Farr Blunt Roy Vallance Rutherford Miss Sinclair Billy Lord W. Lennox Mr. Kelly Mrs. Dennistoun Stamp-Office John Hulse Buckingham Palace John H. Keen Mr. T. Watkins Lady Hope

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