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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 11, 1843
Page
6
Charles Pearson sued for libel over a lengthy letter accusing him of base treachery and swindling in Zenobie estate affairs. The jury found for the plaintiff, awarding £100 damages, after a day of testimony before Mr Justice Coltman and a Middlesex jury.
Frederick Charles Burnham Blackwell alias Frederick Burnham Blackwell, a draper, was tried for feloniously uttering a forged deed of assignment to defraud Elizabeth Hollis Constable. The case traced a web of parties led by Stanley and Constable's daughter, with forged signatures and an unstamped deed. The jury convicted the prisoner of uttering a forged document with false attestation. sentence to follow after the lengthy trial and deliberation.
A long list of names is shown with varied terms of imprisonment from two years to one month and shorter. The document details sentences including hard labour for multiple individuals such as Collier and James Sickford, plus numerous others, with some to be whipped or given short terms. It also notes additional minor sentences ranging from 14 days to 7 days with occasional whipping.
Detailed London court notes describe a Sunday baking dispute at Duke's Place with Jeweller defendant and journeyman baker Henry Chambers, a harsh reminder of early 19th century Sabbath laws and religious exemptions, plus multiple cases at Queen Square and Thames Office involving theft, bigamy, and a Black seaman case with sensational testimony.
Edward Hurcombe, a cheesemonger, was brought before Mr. Rawlinson on a serious charge after a 1½ hour hearing. Witnesses described threats and drawn sword at his home in William Street and prior violent conduct, with calls to harm police and a chartist crowd. Bail was set at 80 pounds with two sureties of 40 pounds each, and the magistrate urged ongoing protection of the public while the case proceeds.
In a court scene a man testified his wife, in a drunken state, struck him with a stone near the eye after a quarrel regarding her drinking. The blow blinded his left pupil, prompting discussion of punishment and possible transportation if she is sent to the Central Criminal Court. The magistrate had to remove the prisoner from the dock as she showed alarm at the charge.
Catherine Winterflood, 17, faced magistrate over two self harm attempts. She had recently worked for C J Pierce at Swisa Cottage Kensington, confided laudanum poisoning to Morris chemist, and later used a twine noose. Religious conflict and delusions tied to Catholic aim. magistrate ordered return to Hammersmith workhouse until father located.
A Dublin police court morning session displays a mixed crowd including Mr O Donohoe who, drunk and rambling, jokes about life in the station house. Mrs Larkin, a large woman, defends herself against a violinist’s intrusion, while a pickpocket is sent for trial and other revelers receive minor fines and admonitions.
A builder named Mr. Bridger was thrown from his chaise near Fen church street and killed instantly after his horse bolted. The incident follows his long service as St. Catherine Creechurch church warden noted with the recasting of the great bell bearing his name. A separate inquest in Gay’s Hospital studied Matthew Home, 72, who died after heavy drinking and a fall on the street, with a verdict of accidental death. A Paris nota bene recounts a seduction punishment, a midwife’s aid, and a bizarre index of theft and age-struck misdeeds with a thief named Joubineau.
Disturbing Leeds case details the discovery of a female body with severe injuries found in the river area. Proceedings reference police inquiries, coroner’s adjournment, and jurors awaiting further evidence as magistrates seek a suspect in a shrouded, unresolved case.
The Leeds Mercury notes severe distress in Newcastle with 5120 people on parish relief both in and out of doors. It also reports a union workhouse housing no fewer than 480 inmates in a period of hardship and unemployment.
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