Assize Intelligence Northern Circuit at Lancaster
The Lancaster assizes opened with Justice Coltman on the crown side and Baron Rolfe on the civil. Two undefended civil actions were tried and verdicts given for £30 and a bill of exchange. Crown business included 23 prisoners, among them a 15 year old, Edward Greenhalgh, charged with attempting to administer poison with intent to murder.
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Lancaster
Justice Coltman
Baron Rolfe
Lancaster Assizes
Appleby
Liverpool
Edward Greenhalgh
Extraordinary Case of Fraser versus Bagley in Criminal Conversation
In the Court of Common Pleas extraordinary case Fraser v Bagley a damages action for criminal conversation with the plaintiff's wife is heard. Witnesses recount Maid Fraser's conduct and Bagley's ties to the couple with extensive testimony from servants, clerks, and counsel detailing visits, letters, and alleged infidelity while defending Bagley's innocence.
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Fraser
India
Mr. Fraser
W. Backey
Mr. Kelly
Ramsgate
Queen’s Prison
Bagley
Edwards
Greenwich
Dalgleish
Miss Edwards
Miss Simmonds
Miss Arnold
Mr Fraser
Exeter
Stampshire
Chile
Cockburn
Queen's Counsel
Edward White
Prince Albert
Duchy of Cornwall
Captain Hart
Tam
66Th Regiment
Hythe
Mrs. Fraser
Mr. Bagley
Melbury Place
Miss Shute
Fraser v Bagley jury case hinges on domestic affair
Testimony from Mrs Fraser and her household reveals intimate relations with Mr Fraser and alleged jealousy over absence, extravagance, and Bagley visits. Witnesses include Lady Hayes, Dr John Dodd, Miss Emily Farrer, and others detailing confessions, child births, and improprieties as the trial nears.
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Sir John Hayes
Mr. Fraser
Portman-square
Zephania Davis
Mr. Bagley
Mrs. Fraser
Broadstairs
London
Jane Hewett
Charlotte-street
Miss Ararald
Fraser
India
Loup Wa
Pacgeet
THE
Carpiaax
Tindal
Paget
Lord Cardigan
Fraser v. Bagley
Talfourd
Lawsuit Over Amphitheatre Secretary Pay
The proprietor of Aetley’s Amphitheatre faced a claim for fourteen weeks’ service as secretary before last season. Witnesses testified the plaintiff managed much of the business, but was discharged for drunkenness and insulting the audience. The defence showed no engagement prior to the season and a weekly salary of two guineas. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant.
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Aetley
Murder suspect plans self harm over Newgate transfer
Greenwich magistrates hear Edward Vincent seek guidance after Dickenson threatens suicide upon learning his wife will be committed to Newgate. He exhibited a razor and spoke of ending his misery, remarking on life and changes to come in 20 years as they reached the Kent road area.
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Lamne Muapers
Dertrom
Edward Vincent
Jeremy
Greenwich
Dickensen
Newgate
St. Paul
Deptford
Blackfriars-bridge
Dickenson
Sarah
Brighton
Kent Road
Georges
Razor threat over paper ends tension at Newgate
In Cannon Street city a confrontation escalated when Dickenson drew a freshly sharpened razor, claiming the paper he carried could be used as evidence against his life. He warned against seeing his wife, prompting the governor to bar access to Newgate custody unless two turnkeys were present. The distressed man remained at Mr White’s overseer residence.
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Carroll
Cannon-street
City
Dickenson
Jeremy
Newgate
Mr. White
Spring Bonnets and Matrimony Myths
A column notes spring bonnet fashion entrapments as wives nudge husbands to shopping, courting with poems and moral warnings. It mocks March temptations, cites a charade riddle about a judge, and records a robin nest found near Burrow Westmorland with five eggs.
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Burrow
Westmorland
Man Sentenced for Slapping Wife at Correctional Tribunal
A jelly young fellow named Soubdille appeared at the Correctional Tribunal charged with beating his wife. He smilingly admitted his habit of striking when angry, saying it would otherwise ruin furniture. The president admonished him as the tribunal sentenced him to two months’ imprisonment. He departed with the line, Two months for slapping one's wife. What is the use of marrying.
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Worship Street
Merseric
William Bowen
Bingham
Surrey Theatre
Tilt
Wakefield
House of Correction
Soubdille
Galignani
Magna
Méanzion House
Punch
Hydrotherapy in France a dangerous unproven practice
The French academy rejected hydrotherapy after reviewing permission for a Paris hydropathic establishment. They called it dangerous, unproven, chimerical, not aligned with chemical and pathological doctrines, and stated they could not approve its use while noting cold water has long operated under medical rules.
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France
Paris
French Academy
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