Law case on workhouse enlargement in St George parishes
The lord chancellor held the Poor Law Commissioners had not exceeded their powers in forming a union workhouse for St George the Martyr and St Andrew above Bara. The vice chancellor’s injunction was dissolved and the decree reversed, aligning with the Queen’s Bench ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Changery
Frewin
Lawin
St. George the Martyr
Bunien
St. Andrew
Bara
Court of Queen’s Bench
ROLLS COURT: EARL OF WINCHILSEA v GARRETTY-KER VAUGHAN
Lord Longdale reviews a complex cross jurisdiction case over debts of Lady Mary Kerr and Lady Essex Kerr. He upholds the master’s report that Scottish law on moveable debts permits repayment from personal estate, even when the debtor was domiciled in England, and affirms the reference and decree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolls’ Court
Earl OF
Lady Mary Kerr
Lady Essex Kerr
Duke of Roxburgh
Scotland
England
Lady Essex
Lady Mary
House of Lords
Earl of Winchileea
Robert Williams Vaughan
Lady ‘Essex
Trials in Exchequer Court Refer to Libel and Murder Cases
The Queen v Fletcher and Queen v Honeyman dominate the proceedings with libel and election remarks, while Johnson v Hamilton outlines grand jury duties and murder cases. A sailor’s trial for brutal flogging ends in Not Guilty as petty offenses and transportation fears unfold.
Holborn thefts and Lewd Street Crime Court Sessions
Police report details Stephen Harmer charged with stealing cloth worth £6 from Mesere Woollatt and Co. and later detained goods, with two men, Green and Richards, examined for a gold watch theft at the Crown Tavern. Shepherd fined for cruelty to a horse. Mitchell fined for assault on an officer. Edward Jones and Edward Maryon remanded over iron cash box containing £82. Henry Rosman, suspected of frequenting Drury Lane for felony, and Maryen charged over an iron box heist with watch and £5 10, and a gaoler notes a prior conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Harmer
Mesere
Woollatt and Co
Drapers
Holborn-hill
Warre
Muncaster and Co
Paw Brokers
Skinner-street
Newgate
Charles Green
James Richards
Foxall
Crown Tavern
Museum-street
Bloomsbury
Alderman Scholey
Bow-Street
Garzer
Grisener
Mitchell
Perssussion
Sionsy
Edward Jones
Edward Maryon
F. Roe
Star and Garter
Greenstreet
Leicester Square
Morgan
West
Braddock
Pall-mall
British Institution
Beadle
Queensquare
Baryon
Mr. Smith
Hicks’ Coffee-house
King-street
Soho-equare
Jones
Macclesfield Street
Smith
Pevson
Br. Tozer
Deanstreet
Soho
Ottober
Maryen
Henry Rosman
Kirkman
Drury-lane
Russell-street
Swindling colonel and footman duo jailed in Portman Square case
A middle aged man, a footman, and accomplice faced magistrates over a string of bold frauds in London. They posed as Colonel Essetteurne and a foreign ambassador to swap watches, jewels, and carriages for payment. Dozens of tradesmen were duped and the pair fled pursued by police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mondey
Noah Head
Rogers
Thornton
Wilkinson
Portmen-rmews
Portman-square
Alee
Simimonds
Southampton-row
Russecll-square
Esetterne
North-ereacert
Bedford-square
North Crescent
Queer’s Bench
Norman Villa
Fulham
Carter
Prnisker
King
France
Essetteune
North-crescent
Zihornton
Tottenhavesurt
Colonel Powell
Simmons
Helborp
Frederick Mason
Hatton-garden
Jenkinson
Charles-street
Leather Lane
Herson
White
Mr. Bennet
Dispute Over Security for Costs Ends with Rule Discharged
In a high court session, a vexed case about a dead man and security for costs was decided. The court discharged the rule, requiring the party to proceed at the next assizes, while Earl Somers took oaths and many legal officers were sworn in. A separate matter involved Sir William Follett seeking a rule to compel churchwardens to deliver burial ground keys to Burwash, amid debate over separating sexton and grave-digger roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander
Earl Somers
Clerkenwell
Burwash
W. Follett
Sexton
Tims
London
Wm. Follett
Justice Patteson
Sheriff Court Inquest Over Unpaid Goods In Outlawry Case
An 1835 Lambeth case ponders property ownership after an upholsterer sues to recover £214 goods given to a gentleman, later outlawed. Witness saw most items at the defendant’s home valued around £150 but could not list them. The Under-Sheriff requires itemized return. plaintiff to indemnify and seize goods for inventory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriffs’ Court
Cookye
Transport and Mercy in Early London Court
The recorder rejects a prisoner's plea for transportation to New South Wales and sentences him to six months. Alfred Farnell is convicted of stealing thirteen silver spoons from a draper in Coggeshall Besex after false representations. Mary Noble, widow, found guilty with mercy recommended for stealing ten yards of printed cotton from Farrer linen-drapers. she pleads extreme distress and arrears of food, leading to inquiries about her brother in Bethnal Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ir. Baker
Esultizy-House
Thomas Hinklin
Ben
Baker
Linwald
Wm. Linwald
John Read
Central Criminal Court
Dieuwax Roesery
John Nowell
Isaac Finkleston
Nottingham-place
Whitechapel
White Hart
Shadwell
Nottingham Place
Axvather
Hig House
New South Wales
London
Recorder
Alfred Farnell
Coggleshall
Nixon
Mary Noble
Farrer
Russell- Street
Covent-garden
Ateal
Bethnalgree
Foreman
Cope
Nuwgate
Keys
Bow-street
St. Clement Danes
Bowstreet
ANOTHER CANDIDATE FOR A Royal AUDIENCE
Arthur Tucker a middle aged man resembling a horse dealer was charged with creating a disturbance at the Queen s Palace. Constable Brown described Tucker s deliberate entry attempts and his claim of seeking justice for nearly £600 while living with James King in Wood Street Cheapside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Tucker
Queen’s Palace
Brown
Palace
Berett
Gregorie
St. James’s Palace
Windsor
Brighton
Serry
Mr. Gregorie
Jams
Wood-street
Cheapside
Duchess of Kent
Daniel O’connell
Asapy
Thomas Cheeseman
Sir Henry Austin
Bart
Hampstead
Yuica
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Queen's Beache
Taz Queen
Fletcher
The
Chester Chronicle
Francia Masters
Runcorn
Cheshire
Masters
Runcem
Hinde
Chester Castle
Removars
Gentleman
Mersing
Jervis
Welsby
Lord Denman
Wise
Queen
Honeyman
Mr. Creswell
Newcastle Journal
Haying
Russell Bowlby
Sunderland
Andrew White
Creswell
Rossi Bowlby
Mr. Bowlby
Bowlby
Denman
Court OF Exchequer
Johnson
Bronday
Co. Marshell
Calabar
Lee
Leo
St. Mary’s
Clarkson
Leaderhall-market
Attow Garden
Cowper-street
Thomas George
Andrew L
Hay
Elmore
J. Knight
Knight
Fulhas
Sir Andrew Leith Hay
Sir Andrew
Piccadilly
Queen Square
Yhamwes
Boand American Shipy
Cruil
Lewis Range
Jefferson
Havannah
Ballantine
Broderip
Mate
United States
Rance
Shaw
Campbell
Besch
Captain Range
Toas Range
Wiwson Hare
James Stone
Elizabeth Kis Ifs
James Turner
Dorothy
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