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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 10, 1841
Page
5
The case recounts Mrs. Irvine's alleged violent assaults on her husband Irvine, including tearing clothes, throwing a Bible and candles, and threats. Cross questions reveal claimed provocation and bitterness, with bail set at £50 and two sureties. A later adjournment leads to a separation after negotiations between counsel.
The Central Criminal Court opened this Monday with the lord mayor, recorder, and other officials present. The calendar lists 138 prisoners from London, Middlesex, Kent, and Surrey. most cases are minor but one involved alleged extortion by threat and potential felony under an 1820 act. The grand jury was sworn, and the recorder outlined legal distinctions, then the grand jury retired. A separate case records John Baxter Pearce’s theft of a £4 watch, with evidence from the Welch Harp innkeeper and a pawned duplicate traced to Blackfriars Road, resulting in a guilty verdict and ten years transportation. Additionally, testimonies and bail decisions touched on the Earl of Cardigan and Captain Douglas, with reprieves until the next session, and a complex fraud case involving forged bonds and brandy in bond against William Quinlan.
Testimony revealed a scheme involving a forged bond and bonded brandy to evade duties. A key witness admitted participation for profit, while clerks questioned signatures and ownership. The jury returned not guilty for Quinlan and Thornhill after examining bonds and the customs process.
A brown Irishman named John Smith faced Mr. Hall on a charge of being concealed in a kitchen cupboard at Mr. Barton’s Buckingham Street home with alleged unlawful intent. The case ended in discharge as no clear felonious purpose was proven, with magistrate cautioning future conduct.
A Cambridge undergraduate named Charles Wilcox was brought to the bar for ringing a bell at Mr Bennett tallow chandler’s house in High Street Shoreditch. A female servant, Eliza Clayton, testified to her limited knowledge of him and a gown gift. A separate charge details Michael and John Shaughnessy’s brutal assaults on police and bystanders in City Road, with severe injuries to Constable Peat and Mayhew, leading to a week’s remand and potential murder charges if injuries prove fatal. The article also reprints Times commentary urging pews be replaced by open seating to serve the poor, noting Lewes and Kingston examples.
A fire at dawn Sunday destroyed three churches in Dundee, including the east cathedral, amid a spectacular blaze that overwhelmed the area. The steeple and other structures were saved with hose-directed effort. total damage estimates range from £30,000 to £40,000 with no reported injuries.
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