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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Jan 15, 1842

Page

6

Habeas corpus plea over false pretence charge at Reading gaol

In a Reading gaol case the court considered a habeas corpus to discharge a prisoner held for an alleged false pretence. The judge noted the committal may not set forth a precise charge and questioned whether the offence fell under the relevant act, granting a rule nisi to show cause why a writ should not issue. The matter paused for further judgment.

Fearon John Fearon Ann Fearon Justice Williams

Court of Exchequer Issues Equity Jurisdiction Transfer

On the first day of term the Court of Exchequer debated whether the equity jurisdiction in revenue and subject cases was transferred to the Court of Chancery by a recent act. Baron Alderson and Lord Abinger questioned the act’s reach, while the attorney general sought an initial argument before the lord chancellor.

Court OF Common Pleas Justice Cullman Justice Maule Justice Erskine Birmingham London Baron Alderson Lord Abioger Lord Abinger Court OF Exchequer Tuzsmar Baron Parke Nisi Prius Tas Arronney Psanson Court of Chancery

Proclamations in Bankruptcy Court Movements and Patents

In a bankruptcy hearing at St. John's Lane Clerkenwell, Thomas Giles faced outlaw proclamation after proofs flooded in due to missing account books. Debts预计 £12,000 to £15,000 with assets under £1,000. books sought to pay outsized claims. A second session listed assignee choices for Clarke, with numerous Belgian Dutch and French patents noted, and a Tower Hamlets suit over canvassing expenses totaling £12 17s 6d.

Thomas Giles Fonblanque St. John's-lane Clerkenwell London George Dertanson Clarke Commissioner Evans Strand Fieldgate-street Whitechapel County of Middlesex Veador Chapman C. F Belgium Hagues Walker Rudda Walsh England Frank Chaudron Fanot É&C Cowley Brown Croft Chaudron Janot Holland France Ditto Croll Dampier Rymer Saxony Mather Chaudron Junot Scotland Delian Clarke

Court case on Ipswich election expenses and disputed payments

A court heard a dispute over a £40 allowance for a plaintiff in a matter tied to Mr Hutchinson and Mr Bishop. The witness described payments, account checks, and attempts to collect funds, with £9 19s 6d remaining due. The jury returned for the defendant after accounting for cub hire and expenses.

Eshucondaring Court Torspay Tower Hamlets Melbourne James Daniel Edward Stevens Chingford Essex Hutchinson Bethnal-green Central Committee Bonner Bishop Cours Stevens Hutchingon

Court for Crown Claim on Theodore Hook Estate Seeks Debts

Special sheriff court examined Hook's death estate and crown rights. Witnesses traced Hook’s John Bull shares, life insurance, and mortgage terms while Edwards argued trustee duties and priority. Verdict left to Exchequer for final settlement of Hook property and debts.

Sheriffs Court- Monpar Tux Quzsy Lata Theodore Hoox Burchell Theodore Hook Carpenter Rowe Sierra Leone Mauritius Hook Elizabeth Fulham George Robins Crown Hemp Broderick John Bull Joel Edwards Mr. Hoork Edwards Rock Insurance Office Mr. Rowe Mr. Edwards Mr. Hook Rock Francis Broderick Hiralyy Edmund Robins G. Robins Covent Garden Joel Hanover-street Hanover, Square Witness Hopkinson

Insolvent Debts Disputed Over Cloth Purchase at Lewes

A court reviewed a debt of £75 1s 2d, of which £38 18s was for cloth bought for a Lewes family. The cloth sold by the insolvent exceeded the amount charged, leading to a dispute over improper debt incurrence. Commissioner Bowen ruled the debt was incurred without reasonable expectation of payment. the case was adjourned for a special balance sheet.

Mosnayr Haxrpsuir Correz-House Kegerxzns William Stewart Morgan Henry Shute Cambrian Offes-House Dyes-Street Covent-garden Shute Bowen Torspax Edward Waley Solomonson Edward Waley Nichols Louis Steeheat Argyle-street Cooke Woodruffe Stock-exchange Waley Lewes

Destitution in Cannon Street Bread Theft Riots

A London magistrate heard a raid on a baker's shop where ten to twelve hungry men helped themselves to bread, then shared it with thirty to forty others in the street. Ringleaders denied theft but were remanded for trial as bakers identified six culprits at Newgate.

Alderman Wilson Church Cannon Street Wilson Cluny Gardiner Clerkenwell Cannon-street London Sir Peter Laurie Gibbs George Allen John Gardner William Bradnor John Toe Henry Wilson Joseph Cornish Newgate Watling Street George Harness James Curtis Wilson Reed Joseph Hartley Sir Peter Mr. Cluny

Woman in Belgrave-square faces charge of concealing birth

Eliza Hatch a 23 year old servant in Belgrave-square was brought before Mr Burrell on a charge of neglect and concealment that accelerated her infant's death. Evidence showed post mortem lungs inflated indicating birth, sister testimony of delivery, and the judge committed Hatch for trial at the Central Criminal Court with parties bound over to prosecute.

Eliza Hatch Mr. Burrell Eliza Marshall Wilton-street Belgrave-square M‘donald Camberwell Burrell Jordan Lower Belgrave Street

Simperton Janes bold theft and gaolbound wit

Irish Jane known as Jane the Lucky defrauded John Gough of 16 shillings and a sovereign after a night in Foxcourt lodging. The report details her clever springing of valuables and a later defense while the magistrate remands for another hearing at the Old Bailey. Nearby, Pietro Cetti is charged with gouging an eye and a string of assaults amid Italian glassmakers. The section also covers theatre disruption by Perkins and Shuter, a begging-letter swindle by William Yates, a return from transportation case, a Kent street house break, and a comic Dublin suburb vignette ending with a dismissed case and notes on new Queen’s Counsel nominees.

Messrs. Mortimer and Co Bond-street Blackcombe Cumberland Woolwich Yolland Cording Aldgate Henry da Costa Duke of Sussex Pearce Keeble Drury-lane Smith Lieut Lieut. da Costa Newgate James Adams Twyford Messrs Child and Co Templebar Alfred Mortimer J. Romilly Green's Hotel Lincoln’s Inn-Fields Holland Green's Messia Childs Marlborough Street Betsey Mears Sally Evans Perdikity Hussey Westminster Halbert Miss Mears Evans Faraclous Assavltion Adley Howard Clarke Maltby Groavenor Market Mr. Maltby Spencer Grosvenor-market Horsford Wells No. C John Horsford Mendicity Society Therisoner Tothillfields Bridewell Simperton Jane Jane the Lucky Combe John Gough Whitecross-street City Foxcourt Gray’s-inn-lane Mr. Gough Old Bailey Pietro Cetti Thomas Hill Luccani Skinner Street Bishopsgate-street Heritage Pietro Hill Broughton St. Bartholomew S Hospital Edward Perkins John Shuter Traill Surrey Theatre Shuter Perkins William Yates Brackenbury Magdalen Asylum W. Filmer Langley-priory Maidstone Filmer Sir Walter Edmund Filmer Langley Priory Edmund Walter The Blind School Walter Filmer Knyvett James Atkinson Cottingham Geo. Atkinson Waa 187 P van Dieman’s Land James George Goff Kingston Assizes Joseph Payne William West Kent-street E. West Hawkins Kent Street Madigans Miss Higgins Paddy Mr. Higgins Madigan Pat Madigan Market Street Pardin Lord Allin Sally

Prayer of the Bread Taxed for the New Year

A column attacks Tory lords over hunger and poverty, urging divine law to curb greed and support workers. It cites church duty, prosperity contrasts, and calls for spiritual action. The piece moves into a Freemasonry commentary, noting Sweden’s kingly order and Masonry’s prominence at court.

England Church Erec Earth John the Baptist Juans Sessa

Early Death and Oddities in a Lombard Town

A miscellany notes a rose’s fragile life, a Lombard tissue paper that reddens ink, a Paris subterranean beer cavern, and a portable gas method in Vienna. Also included are verses on power and a misers plea for charity, plus Prussian echo and a transportable gas idea for cities.

Portuguese Ferocity and the War's Brutal Truths

A period piece recounts the brutal conduct of Portuguese troops toward French prisoners, describing killings and rear-guard massacres. It contrasts this with famine verses and a lengthy poem lamenting famine, war, and shepherds failing to protect their flocks from a predatory wolf.

Costello

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