Disputes Over Certiorari and Forger Capt Belstead Sentenced
In a London court, a defendant forfeited recognisances on failure to appear amid debate over writs of certiorari and case removals. Henry Belstead, a 46-year-old army officer, faced multiple indictments for forgery and embezzlement tied to Richmond Savings Bank. He received two years imprisonment with no hard labour, and trustees resolved to cover depositors’ deficiencies. Other trials followed, including a brutal maritime killing verdicts, extortion by threats, counterfeit coin cases, and a notable case of a woman marrying while another husband lived, resulting in three months’ hard labour and a broader transport verdicts. The sessions highlighted strict sentencing and mercy avenues.
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Tion
Plarkson
Payne
Carrain BristEau
Henry Belstead
Clarkson
Charnock
Bodkin
Richmond
Charles Price, Bart
Richmond Savings Bank
Rose
Her Majesty's Army
Belstead
Savings’ Bank
Mr. Bodkin
Dougal
Secretary of State
Recorder
New Court
Aaron Smith
John Shields
Robert
Messrs
Ballantine and
Huddlestone
Boast
Blackfriars.road
Cule
Cole
Smith
Samuel Nathan
House of Correction
John Garner
Benjamin Colls
Strand
Southampton-street
Longacre
Common Sergeant
Alderman Farebrother
Mary Anne Dunn
John Sullivan
J. Chater
Alias Knight
J. Coleman
Henry B. Pratt
Maria Jackson
Henry Burrowes Pratt
Her Majesty
Huddle
Farebrother
Honkins
John Bowman Reynolds
David Barnes
George Deane
James M‘donald
George Sole
Philip Keel
High Seas
Admiralty of England
Doane
Reynolds
Bowse
Thomas Stephens
Bombay
Liverpool
Keel
Barnes
Deane
Sole
Newman
Baron Alderson
Baron Gurney
Govutsurn
Proteco
Henry Stanton
Stanhope
Winkwork
Southampton
Eliza Corsain
Theophilus Tyndall
John Corsain
Court of Justice
Prisoer
Corsain
Mr. Ballantine
Countess of Essex
Isaac Lawrence
John Barnet
John Riley
Thomas Williamson
A. Neale
Charles Donovan
H. Stanhope Winkworth
Stanton
John Arnold
W. Ayleston
Deborah Hawkins
W. Allen
Robert Allen
Elizabeth Avery
Alias Avery
J. Harrington
B. Bailey
T. Branan
J. M‘alister
J. Baker
R. Mahoney
Hannah Hopkins
Ann Lowe
E. Dykes
W. Hughes
Peter Hughes
J. Davison
Wm. Jones
J. Highmarale
G. Oles
W. Wells
T. Holmes
P. Adamson
J. Garner
J. Millardy
M. Flynn
Red Cross-street
Sarah Elliott
Elliott
Sandford
Prison Sentence List Leaves Court for January Adjournment
The court recorded sentences for numerous prisoners with nine, six, four, three and two month terms and noted several acquittals and releases by proclamation. W. H. Burrowes and others were named among those judged for various periods. the court adjourned to January 2.
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W. H. Burrowes
Elizabeth Kirby
J. Fenton
William Hall
J. Coleman
J. Chater
J. Jackson
W. Smith
F. Webber
J. Tillett
R. Mountain
T. Rason
W. Davy
E. Taylor
J. Brown
Emmeline Sheppard
Eliza Smith
J. Murphy
T. Westley
Johanna Bryant
8. Shearsley
C. Harris
J. Smith
J. Ayliffe
J. Pope
J. Sullivan
J. Walker
W. Wilkinson
Wm. Sharp
Geo. Lees
J. Lade
Gev. Spencer
J. Lawler
J. Currie
Mary Lock
T. Sharp
J. Lock
T. M.grath
J. Bush
T. Rippon
M. Porter
G. Pincott
W. Burdell
Ann Corson
G. Ruffell
Elizabeth Baker
Barnaby Smith
W. Tantony
J. Palmer
P. Driscoll
J. Wilson
J. Howard
Geo. Gay
J. Bully
S. T. Fry
J. Pluckrise
W. Knight
W. Goodrick
Police Reports of Smashes and Frauds at the Robin Hood
A crowded docket before Alderman Kelly details a band of alleged smashers and fences led by John Barker John Groves James Dunn John Emery James Tuby Richard Russell and George Clarke. Police evidence includes stolen spoons base coin and a wedding ring ringed as part of a counterfeit scheme plus a separate ring dropping dodge thwarted by an alert witness. Several defendants remanded or committed for further inquiry as the court considers their roles in the Robin Hood house raid and related offences.
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Lewis Knight Bruce
James Knight Bruce
Jardine
Holywell-street
Strand
Creorge Clark
Patterson
Bruce
Alderman Kelly
John Barker
John Groves
James Dunn
John Emery
James Tuby
R. Russell
George Clarke
George Trade
Robin Hood
Robin Hood Court
Shoelane
Tilt
Worship-street
Teacle
Clarke
Drew
Justice-Room
Powell
Mint
Central Criminal Court
Emery
Barker
Richard Perkine
Flora Higgs
Okely
Londonwall
Lal
Finsbury Circus
Finsbury Square
Bow-street
Windsor
London
Richard Virgan
Escott
Acland
Miles
Dickenson
Robert Prime
Mr. Prime
Prime
Rhubarb Pull
England
Buckingham
Chandos
Prine
Staunton
Bull
Carlton Club
Alexander Grant
Horace Twiss
Frigont Denied Trustee Claim In Marlborough Street Case
Mr Boulanger faced order to explain why Frigont was barred from acting as trustee after election dispute. Magistrate Maltby ruled the election must be repeated for a valid trustee, Frigont not eligible this time. Muskett and solicitor attended to address a Times report on a previous court summons.
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Ublic
Quadrant
Muskett
St. Albans
Humphreys
Fitzpatrick
Stael
Charles Muskett
George Alfred Muskett
Leicester Square
G. A. Muskett
Brunswick Square
Greenwood
Mr. Greenwood
Dod
King
Tower-street
James Street
Mr. King
Jil V
Wandsworth
Dodd
Lincoln’s Inn Fields
Boulanger
Malthy
Frigont
Bouchard
Frigout
Maltby
Tony Catumny
Times
Hardwick
Nine Provincial Burglaries Linked to Masked Gangs
The Police Gazette reports at least nine provincial burglaries in the past week, likely by organized gangs of masked thieves. The incidents suggest coordinated crime across multiple districts and emphasize the crackdown on this wave of break ins.
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Noumenots
Police
A Tale of the Sandwich Isles in 1834 Times
The verse recounts oceanic realms with bread fruit trees on Owhyhee and Woahoo, contrasting lush isles with grandees and their lordly ways. It surveys reciprocal winds between shores, noting Wapohoo’s bread fruit and Woahooan finery as the tale’s decorative setting.
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Sandwich Isles
Times
Woahoo
Woshoo
Beauties of the American Press Mock Laura Hunt Affair
A broadside from the Amsterdam Intelligencer features Laura Hunt of Broadalbia New York alleging her husband Josiah Hunt abandoned her. The piece parodies the press by listing twenty one mock responses from various papers ridiculing the husband and endorsing public shaming.
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Laura Hunt
Broadalbia
Montgomery County
New York
Amsterdam Intelligencer
Josiah Hunt
Courier and Inquirer
New York Transcript
Cincinnati Mirror
Standard
Western Methodist
Zion's Herald
Ramne Free Press
Mobile Free Press
Roodstock Whig
National Eagle
Albany Daily Advertiser
New York Commercial Advertiser
Pillsman Statesman
Miner's Journal
Salt River
Jackson
Carlisle Republican
Cleveland Herald
Painsville Telegraph
Courier and Enquirer
Boston Argus
Laura
American Sentinel
Spain
Utica Daily News
Partridge Endangers Duke Wellington in Historic Oddity
An odd anecdote recalls the Duke of Wellington nearly being harmed by a partridge despite his famed survivals in battle. The piece notes his storied luck against death by ball and cartridge, yet humorously imagines a poultry mishap as a rare vulnerability.
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Duke OF Wellington
Boney
Covent Garden Market Abundantly Supplied With Fresh Vegetables
Morning market reports abundant green vegetables for the season with high quality. Prices list forced rhubarb and broccoli, apples and pears, onions for pickling, spinach, cabbages, savoys, celery, horse radish, turnips, carrots, leeks, greens, foreign grapes, hot house fruit, pineapples, filberts, new oranges, lemons, walnuts, sea kale, radishes, and mushrooms with varied per unit prices.
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Covent Garden
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