Missing Miss Rippingham Sought After By George Meredith
In Hatton Garden a family seeks help after Miss Rippingham vanished from home. A young man named George Meredith is described as a possible abductor or lover. Police advised circulating a description and offering a reward while continuing inquiries. A separate case saw Lambert and Lewis charged with a desperate assault during a highway robbery attempt, defended by the prisoners and dismissed to a two month term for common assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers
Appleby
Censen
Admiral Meredith
George Meredith
Dubourg’s
Haymarket
Lambert
Lewis
Bennett
Windsor-terrace
City-road
St. John-street
Clerkenwell
Hodges
Sheppard
Mr. Rogers
Ugin
House of Correction
Suspected Highway Robbery and Murder in Finchley Area
A body of a well-dressed woman about 28 was found in a ditch on the Whetstone road near Finchley. She showed signs of violence, no valuables were found, and two labourers Blackborough and Maywood summoned authorities. The inquest and patrols followed as surgeons and magistrates investigated, with the case raising local alarm. The report also covers Austria and Orleans family rumors, U.S. post office reforms, and related international notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finchley
Whetstone
Blackborough
Maywood
Swan Inn
Stott
Smith
Austria
Orleans
Mercury
Therese
Naples
Paris
Duke of
Family of
Germany
Louis Philippe
France
Duke of Orleans
Amerwan Post-Office
United States
United States of America
Washington Globe
Blakeley
Louisburg
London
LAW INTELLIGENCE. Awn accident and related case v McAse
The King Bench heard a damages suit by an elderly plaintiff who fell through a trap door in a dark Cheapside shop, alleging negligence. The defendant clockmaker denied liability, argued the injury stemmed from the plaintiff and nephew's conduct, and the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff with damages of 16 pounds 4 shillings 3 pence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schofield
Captain Rankin
Minthouge
Chipstead
Surrey
Cheapside
Royal Navy
London
Mr. Rankin
W. Follett
Rankin
Adultery Verdict in Cromwell Case Reaches £6 16s 10d
Testimony details Mrs. Cromwell and General Sir John M Leod with Witness Harriet Dathan describing meetings at Cromwell homes. Cross examinations discuss witnesses, door tests, and disordered dress. Jury returns verdict for plaintiff amounting to six pounds sixteen shillings tenpence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir John M’leod
Petty
Harriet Dathan
Mrs. C
Miss Cromwell
Mrs. Cromwell
Serjeant
Bompas
M‘leod
Brewers' Druys Case At Thames Street Court
In the Court of Common Pleas a slip with negligence allegations centers on a March incident at the Anchor in St Mary-at-Hill Thames Street. Plaintiff, aged and disabled, claims injuries from ropes and open cellar doors while drays unload beers. Jury returns verdict for plaintiff awarding £100 in damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Druys
Wicut
Woop
Sergeant Talfourd
Martin
D. Pollock
St. Mary-at- Hill
Thames-street
Wales
Davis
Edinburgh
Benevolent aid frees Warwickshire woman in Court of Requests
Court notes from Kingsgate Street recount how Mrs. Rose Roffe, once pursued by an undertaker for 11 pounds, received swift charity after newspaper details. Donations from Mrs. Belgrave and a later benefactor funded her debts, with promises to settle costs. public exposure spurred timely relief and potential full release from pecuniary pressure. The piece also recounts a comic Middlesex case of a French mangler over charges, ending with a verdict in his favor and a warning against exploitative trades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weekly Chronicle
Roffe
Dubois
George Robins
Commissioner Dubois
Court OF Requests
Kings
Gate-Street
Middlesex County Court
Belgrave-square
Kingsgate Street
Lawrence
Pongo
Africa
Harrison
Drownings and deaths in a London inquest mix
A series of inquests at Dock Head East India Docks Shoreditch and St Bartholomew s Hospital report the deaths of Charles Davies surgeon aboard the Marquis of Lansdowne William Bruff police constable Patrick Quin and others from accidental causes including drowning a kitchen fire and a roof fall. The Bradford brig sailor William Moore died at sea and Thomas Bates died by self inflicted wound in a state of temporary derangement. Verdicts varied from accidental death to temporary insanity with notes on delays and investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
Dock Head
East India Docks
Charles Davies
Marquis of Lansdowne
South Sea
Clifton-street
Finsbury
Griffin
Leonard-street
Shoreditch
William Bruff
Bunhill-fields
Finer
St. Bartholomew’s Hospital
Payne
Patrick Quin
George Edward Jeffries
Richard’s
Shoe-lane
Catherine Quin
Edward Exton
Catherine Cline
Jane Callaghan
James Quin
Smith Parsons
John Smith Parsons
Bell-asley
Goswell-street
James Cochrane
John Lords
Robin Bay
George Gibson
Deverell
Beadle
Shadwell
P. M‘donald
Bradford
P. Mc Donald
Polickman
St. George’s Hospital
Hyde Park Corner
Higgs
Thomas Bates
W. Whiting
Derbyshire
North London
Triumphal Arch
Piccadilly
Rideout
Whiting
Mitre
St. Martin’s Lane
Michael Isaac Hanson
Wm. Clifton
Leicester-placé
St. Martin’s-lane
Witness
James Downes
Bow-street
Stoddard
Floods Ravage Bridges And Roads Across Region
French directors report that twenty five to thirty bridges have been carried away and twelve to fifteen roads cut up by the late floods. The road to Strasburg is nearly impassable with the mail running three to four hours late daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strasburg
List of bankrupts and tradesmen in the London Gazette notice
The London Gazette lists numerous individuals and businesses facing bankruptcy or related notices. Names include Israel Alexander, Henry Cox, Ian Anderson, Henry Alexander Douglas, Ole John Ingram, Thomas Legg, George Suggett, Henry Cooper, Joseph Mall, Henry Weston, John Jealous Brimmer, Thomas Taylor, Joseph Batchelor, James Endersby Nicoll, Joseph Warburton, Thomas Johnson, Robert Musgrave, George Foster, Thomas Evans, Joseph Dickenson, Alfred Horton, a Bow Church-yard linen merchant, and Scottish sequestrations tied to Thomas Gillespie Ferguson. Also mentioned are John Waugh, William Innes, and John Harris among booksellers and builders in various cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Cox
Goswell Street
Ian Anderson
Winchester-house
Old Broily
Henry Alexander Douglas
Winchester-hous
Broad-street
City
Ole John Ingram
Birmingham
Thomas Legg
Windmill-street
Tottenham Court Road
George Suggett
Barbican
Henry Cooper
London-street
Ratcliffe
Joseph Mall
Savage-gardens
Tower-jill
Henry Weston
Victualler
Chailey
Sussex
John Jeallous Brimmer
Soho
Thomas Taylor
S-Wharf
Twoleysztreet
Joseph Batchelor
Mercer
Newport
Isle of Wight
James Endersby Nicoll
Joseph Warburton
Liverpool
Thomas Johnson
Draper
Macclesfield
Robert Musgrave
George Foster
North Carry
Tacutsa
Thomas Evans
Bridgend
Glamorganshire
Joseph Dickenson
Calico
Denham-springs
Brinalecashire
John Wilkes
Cheltenham
John Horohn Wilkes
John Harris Pool
Alfred Horton
Bow
Thomas Iy
Thomas Gillespie Ferguson
Glasgow
John Waugh
William Innes
Edinburgh
Insolvents listed in the London Gazette December 16
The London Gazette issue lists insolvent tradesmen and merchants including George Daniel a bill-broker in Fhanet-place Strana James Wingfield a sadler Long-lane Smithfield George Pettit a carpenter Rotherhithe John Hinton a carpenter Macclesfield-street Soho Thomas Turner Daniel Brace and others including Warpiace Manuf New Radford Notting William Williams and James Jackson timber dealers and several grocers and traders across London and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Gazette
George Daniel
Fhanet-place
Strana
Paul John Bedford
Percy-street
Tottenham
Empyy Road
James Wingfield
Sadler
Long-lane
Smithfield
George Pettit
Carpenter
Rotherhithe
John Hinton
Macclesfield-street
Soho
WHITE
Mewyer
Tivertons
Bath
Thomas Turner
Daniel Brace
Charl Liverpool
ES Schwind
Wirerste Newell
New Radford
Notting
William Williams
James Jackson
William Pennycad
Rosemary-lane
Herbert Triggs
Fetter-lane
William Catton
Blackman-street
Southwark
Samuel Knott
Manchester
James Richard Yates
King-street
St. James's
Haim Benattar
Mogadore
Morocco
William Gate
Carlisle
Thomas Kinder
Kirkby
Ashfield
Nottinghamshire
Livers
Market diary notes dull wheat and strong cattle reports
London Mark Lane market reports a dull wheat trade with price drops on all samples due to damp weather. Barley oats and peas show declines. seed dull. Smithfield cattle market describes large supply for Christmas with mixed prices and heavy cattle counts, Islington prices lagging Smithfield on beef.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mark Lane
Monpary
Essex
Kent
Suffolk
Smithfield
Beil’s Weekly Messenger
The
Morning Herald
Times
Islington
Durham
Charles Knightly
Yil
Leicestershire
Lincolnshire
West Country
Buckinghamshire
Marathes
Round Town
Monobay
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eatest Police Intelligence
LAW Intelligence
Court OF Common Pleas
Kinesgate Street
Israel Alexandetry
Finsbury Repository
Chisney
MDEI
Lodo
Istineren
Epenotenader Ee Aareose
Smith Newgate and
LEADE
Streaav
Do, Ltd
Seaton Delaval
Benjamin Leak
Jacob Astley
George Baxter
Crown and Anchor Tavern
Gadsden and Percival
St. Ann
Regent’s Park
Whitechapel
Portman
Hungerford