Bennett v Ewen and other leading cases in Vice Chancellor court
A composite summary of 1835 to 1836 Queen's Bench and Common Pleas matters including Bennett v Ewen over tithe setup in beans and shocks, Lepeer v Truemans on tallow sale authority, Stockdale v Chapman false imprisonment for prison fees, Wilson v BurnER on a distillery debt settlement, DalegaL v HigGHLEY malicious prelims and libel, with jury verdicts and damages detailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higginbotham
Higintotham
Lord Derman
Stockdale
Chapman
Queen’s Bench Prison
Sergeant Andrews
Channell
Queen’s Bench
Lord Desmaan
Lord Denman
Barrister-Tike in court over tavern debt and escape plans
The Lord Mayor tackles Counsellor Tike charged with nonpayment after dining at the European Tavern. Tike claims he will pay after receiving a letter, while boasting of weekly earnings and old detention at the Compter. The case ends with Tike signing an order for 33 6d and two nights’ release, then a remark about debtor and creditor knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansio House
Tike
Francis
Mansion House
Compter
Masterman’s
Lord Mayor
Lovegrove
Fladong’s
London Coffee House
William Norman
Chapman
John King
Edward White
Cannon-street
Mayer
White
Billingegate-market
Roberts
Bridewell
Darr er Driscoll Charged With Butter theft
Dilder Darrer Driscoll was charged with stealing a flat containing Golbs of fresh butter from the shop of Messrs Jennings and Co Newgate Street on November 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dildhall Darrer Driscoll
Messrs. Jennings and Co
Newgate-street
Evan
Prisoner linked to flat theft at Hungerford Market
Evans testified that the prisoner and an accomplice entered the Jennings shop twice, lifted a flat off the other man’s head, and walked away boldly. The flat belonged to Mejor Pratt, Hungerford Market, left in the shop for cart delivery. The prisoner, identified by eight, was apprehended a week later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alderman Pirie
Two Men Committed for Stolen Linen Case in Oxford Street
Afay and Fletcher, charged with stealing and receiving goods from Mesers. Williams and Sowerby, examined by Mr. Chambers. Mace traced Irish linen, shawls, and handkerchiefs to pawn brokers who kept the items pledged by May. Both prisoners committed. A Regent Street gentleman defended the young woman linked to May’s alleged ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May
Regent-street
Embezzlement by a Hampstead Cook and Other Street Scandals
Mary Burke, a Hampstead cook, was charged with embezzling sums from Mr William Reid, a linen-draper on High Street. She allegedly ran up bills with tradesmen while drawing money for beer and essentials, leading to her committal to Newgate. The piece also reports on Fleury Ebbing, a Rail Road terminus lawyer, and a violent strike, plus other petty crime cases including a pocket-picking incident at a cattle show and a swell mob confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Burke
William Reid
Highstreet
Hampstead
Ware
Newgate
Fleury Ebbing
Great Western Railroad
Rawlinson
Charles Lacken
Edgeware Road
James Hill
Joseph Putnam
William Young
Bowles
Hatfield-street
St. Luke’s
Sadler’s Repository
Goswellstreet
Loans and default under Lean Societies act case at Queen Square
Patrick Trummel and James Grady faced summons under the Lean Societies act for neglecting to pay 2 pounds 8 shillings 5 pence on a loan of 10 pounds. The case details installments, deductions, and disputes over eligibility to sue and usury. Mr Linsell, secretary to the St Martin’s Imperial Joint-stock Loan Society, explained the particulars and the borrower’s failures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Square
Patrick Trummel
James Grady
William IV
England
Wales
William Linsell
St. Martin’s Imperial Joint-stock Loan Society
Trummell
Grady
Distress Warrant and Forged Note Examinations
The report covers a debt distress decision over an earlier default, with Mr Grady and Mr White opinions on payment and timing. It also details final examinations for Joseph Howard, George Penn, George Estell, and Mary Ann Jones on forged £5 and £10 notes associated with the Bank of England, including Penn’s change for Ryder and witnesses identifying Penn.
African sailors seek aid after shipowner refuses return voyage
On Tuesday solicitor Mr Hodgson applied for eleven African seamen from the Augustus Cesar, stranded in England after their white crew fell at Sierra Leone. He argued the men were shipped under a promise they would be repatriated at the owner's expense, leaving them destitute without relief. The case was referred for investigation, and the owner was asked to attend. In other proceedings, a young man named Bexhow alias Parker faced a £40 robbery charge from Green of Brighton, with the case remanded for further evidence. and Lovina Courk, Mrs. Lewis, and Mr. Lewis faced domestic assault claims, ending with the husband bailed after contested testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forbes
Rowland Stephenson
America
Dalegal
Higghley
Serjeant Wilde
Serjeant
Bompas
Henderson
Serjeant Talfourd
Williams
Court of Common Pleas
Newcut
Lambeth
Henley
John Henley
Manchester
Mansion
Charles Delegal
Clement
Delegal
Clement’s-lane
Lombard-street
Russell
Bow Street
Caskey Huewss
Michael Hughes
Lord Lichfield
Twyford
Mr. Twiord
Philip Cambrey
Mr. Twyford
Witneas
Hodgson
Africa
Augustus Cesar
Sierra Leone
London
England
Ballantine
Bexhow
Parker
Traill
Green
Brighton
Elephant and Castle
Mitcham-lane
M‘craw
Henningham
L Division
Jervis
Davis
Birmingham
Kent Road
Lovina Courk
Evan Lewis
Insolvent Debtor Seeks Discharge After Trotting Bet
An insolvent debtor applied for discharge under the act within five years of taking the benefit in January 1833. He had been a wittler and bet on a trotting match last summer, won the bet, then lost and sued for the wager but was nonsuited and held for costs. Commissioner Bowen ruled the case not within five years and denied discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowen
Insolvent Discharge Case Heard by Commissioners
The record notes action on an insolvent seeking discharge without creditor consent. Commissioner Harri agrees a debtor could not be twice discharged in five years for gambling. The court cites the 64th section of George IV and possesses power to discharge. The case adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harri
George IV
Coroners and Inquests Report Chelsea Murder Case
A coroner's inquiry opens at Wellington Arms Chelsea into the alleged murder of Esther Jarman by her husband William Jarman. Witnesses describe a violent scene, varying injuries, and a death attributed to loss of blood after a vein opening. The jury returns a verdict of death from loss of blood due to vein opening amid bruises and prior illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelsea
Penayy
Stirling
Middlele
Wellington Arms Tavern
King’s-roag
Esther Jarmin
Will
Cath
Kensington
Beadle
Holderness
William Hayward Robinson
Regent-street
Chesea-Common
Jarman
Isonet
Delirum
Wee Aenter
Jarni
Strang Jy
Hushang Queen-square
Esther Saford
Pond-place
Deceax
Sarah Sheen
Bartholomew's Hospital
James Symonds
Henry Smith
Lit
Moor-court
Playhouse-yard
Smith
Jas. Symonds
Deptford
Thom Regan
Thomas Smoker
Buffalo's Mead
Net Road
John Swainson
Ballan
Regent’s Canal
Witnes
Bedford Ars
Bedford-street
Bedford-square
Anne Campbell
Casbell
Wissenden
Norfolk
Robert Day
Miss Can? Bell
Wither
Wilkinson
Vance
Letitia Beard
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bennett
Ewen
Thomas Lee Bennett
Lorg Sutton
Lincolnshire
John Ewen
Marlborough
Marylebona
Hatton Garden
Mr. Grady
Princes Head
Buckingham Street
Strand
Lambrth Street
Joseph Howard
George Penn
George Estell
Mary Ann Jones
Bank of England
Hardwick and Coombe
Grove-lane
Camberwell
Prioner Penn
Wright
Ryder
Montague
Penn
Monard
William
Islington
Heward
Estell
Ted
Hardwick
Thames Polich
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Teth
Ast
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