Extensive Forgeries in Scotland Linked to London Arrests
A respectable man named Alexander Cameron faced the lord mayor on charges of extensive Scottish forgeries from years past. A Glasgow warrant identified him for removal to the crime scene, with James Scott and Anthony Nish confirming the process and custody arrangements.
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Scotland
Alexander Cameron
John Forrester
Glasgow
London
James Scott
Anthony Nish
Violent Disturbance Outside Charles Street Public House
A man testifies that a quarrel near a public house in Charles Street Oxford Street sparked a melee. Prisoners and several women assaulted him and tore his trousers, while police faced a hostile mob. He and other witnesses condemn the provocation, and the magistrate orders the prisoners held overnight for a morning hearing.
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Charles-street
Oxford-street
Rat's Castle cases expose child entrapment and theft ring
In St. Giles's district a stout woman Eliza Golding 23 and accomplices are linked to abducting boys aged 9 to 13 into Rat's Castle lodging where they were instructed to pick pockets. Police recover pewter pots and other items. A separate Lambeth Street hearing covers a marine store dealer Thomas Adams linked to stolen plates and brass ware with 130 sovereigns found, leading to conviction and fine.
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Charles- Street
St. Giles’s
Mary Shreaves
Little Barlow-street
Marylebone
Thornton
Rat’s Castle
Bennett
Hutton-garden
Times
Keys
Mr. Benett
Lambeth Street
Thomas Adams
Montague-street
Whitechapel
C. Phillips
Humphries
Foy
Davis
Phillips
Combe
Queen Square Swindlers Case Opens With Informer Threats
The Queen Square scene features the informer Stowell detaining a van driver and pressing for his name under 5th and 6th William IV. The swindling gang led by Norrington Titford Caton and Kean is tied to multiple public-house and pawnbroker frauds, with trials set for next Tuesday and further hearings.
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Queen Square
Stowell
Hanover
Melbourne
Charles Smith
Gregorie
Norrington
Titford
Caton
George Henry Kean
Messrs. White
Price
Humphries
David Mickle
Park Road
Regent’s Park
South Bank
Kean
Itford
Times
Carew
Constable and Co
Symond’s Inn
Young
Paddington Wharf
Friend
Westminster
Central Criminal Court
Weaving Lad Accused of Stealing Seven Sovereigns
James M. Rutter a 24 year old weaver was charged at worship street with stealing seven sovereigns from his landlord Tuffnell. A girl sent upstairs for a shilling did not return and later eight sovereigns wrapped in silk were found missing from a drawer. The prisoner did not return home and was later captured.
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Daniel Thurling
Bethnal-green
Sir Peter
Bradford
P. Laurie
Peter
Bridewell
Worship Street
James M. Rutter
Messrs
Grove
Broughton
Tuffnell
Man Committed for Trial After Spitalfields Robbery Claim
A man was taken into custody Tuesday morning by policeman 85 H after finding £2 13s in his pocket. He spoke incoherently about Sydney and the Queen, claimed to have served in the British Legion in Spain, and hinted at a murder at the Seven Stars. A worn certificate showed his prior service and arrears. He visited the police station seeking missing constables and was described as otherwise stable in appearance. The court ordered committal for trial to determine his mind.
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Bow Streset
Passrne
Imeland
James Hickey
St. Martin’s
Limerick
Ireland
Cork
England
Hickey
Morning Herald
London
Packet-Office
Dublin
Belfast
L. J. Westrorp
Bow-street
Br. Twyford
le Breton
Twyford
Captain Beecher
Mr. Minshull
John Thomas Reece
Sheridan Knowles
Elysium
Brydges-street
Covent-garden
Beecher
May
Chapwood
Phillips
Stationhouse
James Wilson
Bentinck-street
Cavendish-square
Henry Hunlock
Fitzroy-square
Rawlinson
Portland Club
Stratford Place
Oxford-street
Henry Gardner
Welbeck-street
Thomas Golding
Burt
Wilson
James Cheveley
Norfolk Street
Strand
George Hall
Regent’s Park
George
Mr. Rawlinson
Marlborough Street
Chambers
Dr. Bloxam
Hanover Street
James Green
Mr. Chambers
India
Dyer
Bahamas
East India Company
Singia
Bloxam
Witheag
Defendant
Trinity College
France
Daniel Brown
Mr. Courtey
Richard Jackson
Newportmarket
Mr. Child
Childs
Campbell
Reynolds and Child
Carty
Elizabeth Jones
Jones
Brook Street
Benjamin Goodman
Greenwood
Ratcliffe Gas Company
Blackwall
John Bromley
Ratcliff Gas-light and Coke Company
Blackwall Railway
Storey Jackson
Robert Sheffield
Normanby Hall
Burton Stather
Lincolnshire
Robert
Jackson
Doncaster Chronicle
Enad
DeaTa
Fieldgate- Street
Thomas
Aig
Worcester Herald
Rogserr
Fatmoura
Felix Lovell
Dobson
Lovell
Western District Banking Company
Falmouth
St. Giles’s
Old Oak Common
PiccApinny
Piccadilly
Messrs. Reece and Co
Messre
Reece
Stratton Strawless
Norfolk
Marsham
Stratton
Foss
Robert Marsham
Strawless Hall
Northamptonshire
Suffolk
Salisbury
John Jeffery
Ansty
Shaftesbury
Swallowclift
Jeffery
John Church
Eastern Counties Railway
Old Ford
London Hospital
Sydney
Spain
British Legion
4Th Regiment of the Legion
San Sebastian
Spitalfields
Seven Stars
Grove
Tuffnell
House of Lords
Dispute Over Railway Property and Demolition Tactics
A heated confrontation centers on railway property actions and unpaid contracts. Greenwood opposes forced removal of tenants and demolition while Bromley insists on reclaiming houses or payment. The dispute ends with the parties retiring, gas works at risk of disruption and potential trespass actions discussed.
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Gedars
Mr. Greenwood
Th Railway
Bromley
Greenwood
Blackwall
Commercial Railway. Company
Gas
Mr. Bromley
R. Bromley
London Ports Receive Large Cargo Amid Delicate Trade
In recent days a substantial shipment of foreign commerce arrives at London docks. Officials report the cargo supports ongoing trade efforts and could influence port activity through the season.
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London
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Mansion House
Hoskins
James Norton
Tottenham Court-Road
Gilbert Chesnutt
Trinity Church
Southwark
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