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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Feb 08, 1845

Page

6

Assizes Schedule for Hertfordshire Essex and Kent 1845

The Right Hon. Lord Denman and other judges set wing days for spring assizes across Hertfordshire Essex Kent and Sussex with dates in late February to March. In Middlesex a case against Mrs Harsett Eleanor Pelham is tried at the Mansion House before Mr Justice Williams with a verdict of guilty on neglect counts and a separate drunken-basket theft case leads to committal for trial.

Stevie Cracurr Lord Denman Baron Alderson Hertfordshire Hertford Essex Chelmsford Kent Maidstone Sussex Lewes Surrey Mendes Kingston T. PaLnam Middlesex Nisi Prins Justice Willams Harsett Eeanor Pelham Brent Spencer James Court OF Exchhquvuer Atronssr Gengnat Toris Wexminster C. B. Robinson Arropsery Generat J. Torris Jes Solcitor Robinson J. Deswoxp Haying W. Mospat Star- Yorp Potteries Fovx Justice Wightman Saturdey John Williams John Poynter John Harding Wiliam Sillitee Salmon Stafford Justice Wightrise Bodkin Huddlestone Joseph Mitcheson Bulley Mitcheson Ar. Sparrow Langton Harvey Aylenbury Tero Lee Hartwell Bouse Bright Buckinghaw H. Verney Buckingham Anch Exeter Duke of Rutland Hear Ray Duke of Buckingham Grace W. Morland Scrivener Aylesbury Adcock Gunn House of Commons M.P England Ireland Heer Wales Java Lord Derby Dowi Cheddington Union Scotland Tony

Repeal of the Game Laws detailed in police reports

Police reports describe a string of petty depredations at a Totton area establishment. A female servant faced suspicion for theft of plate and jewelry, while a male employee was later charged with stealing and was committed for trial. A separate case reports a violent assault on a policeman by John Smith Philips, with a heavy sentence.

Bes Sheet Hhis Tottonbaw Westbury Cotton Hacknay Road Broughton Wednesias Francis Francia

Session at Central Criminal Court opens amid 161 charges

The fourth session of the Oyer and Terminer and gaol delivery at Newgate opens before the Lord Mayor and judges. The calendar lists 161 charges including rape, burglary, larceny, embezzlement, and murder. Details note extensive arraignments across London, Middlesex, Surrey, and Kent, with several notable cases and a major embezzlement trial.

Hughes Hughes Baron Parke Justice Williams Justice Creswell Newgate Carnally Nver Thames London Middlesex Surrey Kent Eesex Admiralty State of Her Majesty's Gaol Newgatte William Burgess William Hunt Thomas Rogers Clarkson William Whitehouse H. Alworth Merewether Inner Temple Swele Tichfield-street Oxford Street Ian Tacaspay Thomas Francis Dickman Uxbridge John Francis Dickman

Guilty of a gross outrage sentenced to twelve months

The father feared strangulation if discovered timely. Lambeth police magistrate referred to the Board of Guardians, who declined to prosecute. The case moved to sessions at personal cost. Jury convicted of gross outrage, interpreted as common assault. The chairman lamented inadequate punishment and ordered twelve months in the common jail.

Comody Henry Lambeth Board of Guardians

Faraday on Liquefaction of Gases in Royal Society Talk

Professor Faraday lectured on gas condensation and solidification, recounting Liebig’s critique of England’s focus on practical works versus pure science. He described experiments turning gases like carbonic acid and nitrous oxide into solids using extreme cold and high pressure, detailing apparatus, methods, and the challenge of perfect vessels.

Faraday Farada Albecsarte Atreet Gaxenia Liebeg Giessen England Germany Thillourier Paris Bunsen Thilleurier Irving

Hunts on Hare Grounds Stir Norfolk Estate Policies

Sir Thomas Hare orders aggressive shooting of game on his Stowe estate near Downham Norfolk after numerous tenant crop damage complaints. A tenant who rented an estate for sport faced a £200 demand for hare and rabbit damage to crops.

Thomas Hare Stowe Downham Norfolk Usis City Yoorwich Mercury Armonpsrr Harrison Telimonger Crucifix Lane Bermondsey Trafalgar Square

Wonderful discovery of coin at Waterloo Bridge toll

A penny from Victoria era was found last week in the Waterloo bridge toll wax. The toll keeper is puzzled how it got there and suspects a charitable donor mistook it for the poor box. Shareholders are said to gain an unexpected accession of property.

Victoria Waterloo Bridge

First Trial Of The Electric Telegraph To Gosport

The article details the first trial of the Cooke and Wheatstone electric telegraph from London to Gosport and Southampton. It covers setup, signal transmission over about 72 miles, delays, and the system’s precision with signals across 283 miles using magneto telegraphs. The piece notes Admiralty use, railway applications, costs, and inaugural remarks at Gosport.

Gosport Brance London Bishopstoke Wheatstone Cooke Lords of the Admiralty Southampton Falmouth Leverpool Edinburgh Portsmouth Admiralty Chester and Holyhead Worssmorth Her Geeport

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