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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Dec 18, 1836

Page

8

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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