COURT NOTES ON LIBEL AND BURGLARY CASES OF THE PERIOD
Court proceedings cover a libel action against a gentleman accused of branding peers as bankrupt in 1809, with the court finding no malice and discharging the criminal information. Other items include a breach of marriage settlement with a reduced verdict, a stay of judgment request by a defendant, bankruptcy examinations revealing hidden jewelry, and multiple petty crimes in the crown and insolvent courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen’s Bhmoh
Queen v. Bronrmn
Rossen
Thesiger
Platt
Lord Denman
Ryan
Herrixes
Bristol
Cresswell
Lord Huntingtower
Denman
Denmut
Crosswell
Jeff
Judice
Police Reports from Mansion House and Clerkenwell
The record covers Mrs. Rachel Samuels accused of assaulting Mary Sullivan in Bury Street and a separate Islington case where Jesse Jones is charged with drunkenness and assault after objecting to baked potatoes. The proceedings include magistrate Sir Chapman Marshall and Alderman Magnay urging settlement and detailing witness accounts.
Samuels Case Goes Quiet After Fine Imposed
In a terse justice room scene Sir C Marshall and Alderman Magnay back a £2 fine for Mrs Samuels and declare the accused young woman to have a perfect clear character. The girl’s father expresses satisfaction as the man involved bows and exits with his daughter. The fine is promptly paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuels
Isagca
Sir C. Marshall
Alderman
James Adama Discharged After Forged Check Case
James Adama, charged with uttering a forged £90 check at Child and Co., was examined and discharged by the magistrate after the solicitor said inquiries suggested he was a dupe. In a separate scene, a man and his wife with infant Weston were brought on a theft charge for taking bread at Wells’ bakery in Long Lane, claiming hunger as their motive. The constable reported they planned to shelter at the station, and Wells declined attendance, noting the pair appeared more to be pitied than blamed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessé Jones
Charles Minchin
Islington
Jesse
Jease
Jesse Jones
Feargus O’connor
Jesse James
Mr. Combe
Ouse
Roncep Curex
James Adama
Child and Co.'s
Tuerr
Hunesr
Weston
Midormneh
Wells
Long Lane
Mr. Marley
Harrow-road
Paddington
Marley
Wiggins
King Street
Wells-street
Knight
James Norriss
Hermitage-street
Acres
France
St. Pancras
King’s-road
Camden-town
Elizabeth Richardson
Hastings-street
Judd Street
New Road
Haes Stolen From Strand Shop Lead to Trial
Henry Berry faced Bow Street on a charge of stealing three hares from Mr. Torker’s shop in the Strand. Evidence showed Berry took the hares from hooks, bought beer at the Cheshire Cheese, and sat in the taproom with the prey. The constable found the hares under the table, identified by the prosecutor, and Berry was committed for trial.
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Foxpor Ganz
Henry Berry
Torker
Strand
Norfolk-street
Leadenhall-masket
Desperate Clerkenwell Family Faces Plight and Trial
A condemned Herald-painter at Clerkenwell, 42, stood accused of deserting and ill treating his wife and three children. Evidence showed the wife, in a dying state, and children aged eight, three, and one and a half, suffered neglect amid a wretched home. Overseers moved to relief, the wife declined work offers, and authorities arranged temporary aid and clothing. The case revealed deeper poverty and previous family misfortunes, with magistrates remanding the prisoner for further proceedings while officers pursued support for the distressed family.
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Hewes
Annavorar
Baywall
Clerkenwell
Sly
St. Helens-pleen
Margaretstreet Clerkenwell
Vanpath
Aridsberster
Herdiabéur-Feromementis
Steveris
Bobbi
William H
Mark
Ani
Lester
Promivareé
Lgaya Mae Neghe
Cone
aComibe
Thawies
Ipsa Steno
Cordingly
Comille
Newcastle
Theslay Lester
Ixtformed
Combe
Thatiai
Overinn
Ubipurchade
St. Paherss
Wortia
Eeerscaiee
Eilas
Alfito
Kelly Ie
Pat
Desperate urchin charged with robbery attempt at coal shop
A 13 year old named John Cole faced a charge of attempting a robbery after an incident at a Leonard Square coal shop. Frederick Painter testified that Cole issued a coal order, paid with a half crown, then tried to take back the change as he left. Painter pursued Cole with another boy, who was attacked again, and the prisoner was later committed to the House of Correction for one month.
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John Cole
Frederick Painter
Eeonard Square
St. Luke's
Grove
House of Correction
P—sy
Lisabeth
Harry
Ereas
Boleyn
House of Lords
Prisoner tied to street beggar gang and jailed for assault
A London magistrate heard cases against a prisoner linked to a December group of street beggars who prey on the public at night. He was found with 18 copper coins and committed to fourteen days in prison for moral misconduct as part of a gang. In another matter, three sailors failed to obtain wages due to a vessel under eighty tons, with officials noting a need for broader maritime remedies. A separate incident saw Charles Bryan assaulting a landlord and waiter during a disturbance at the Whittratt public house. Bryan was fined 125 and 40 shillings and imprisoned for two months.
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Atetion Bette
George-yard
Henry
Devonshire Hill
Sywons
Claus
East Indies
Admiralty
Goura
Broderip
Bautat Curnace
Charles Bryan
Broder
Kaine
Jenvet
Itus Axata
William Simmons
Simmons
Tim
Wellington
Cannon-street-road
St. George’s-in-the-East
Baker
Thomas Everitt
London ‘Dock
Davenprut
House of Correction
Coldbathsquare
Clerkenwell
Walkley
M.P
David Green
Clerkenwell Court
John Laohert
Wakefield
Elephant and Castle
Newington
Ife
Melancholy Occurrence on the River Near Vauxhall Bridge
Two brothers Charles and Henry Phippson, button-makers from Pimlico, in a boat to Hungerford market, hit a coal-barge near the South Western railway terminus. Their boat sank in minutes after a leak developed. Charles swam to shore, but his father sank. Charles, 22, was to wed next Sunday week. His brother attempted rescue without success.
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Vauxhall Bridge
Charles Phippson
Henry James Phippson
Ebury-street
Pimlico
Hungerford-market
South Western Railway
Inquest on pauper John Camp at West London Union
An inquest at the West London Union workhouse on John Camp aged 65 found dead from self-inflicted wounds amid claims of temporary insanity due to bodily suffering. Fire at Harrow-road kills a lodger and reveals theft by a dustman. several other cases follow.
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West London Union
Payne
West-street
Smithfield
John Camp
Ray
Newman
Lynch
Union
A Curious Column On Religion And Sweden In Crisis
In a curio of notes, a columnist critiques Puseyite shifts within the church and laments old beliefs. The Sweden section contrasts pastoral life with moral statistics, noting demoralization despite 14,926 factory workers among 3,000,000 people. It also adds light on ale praise, a French strike tale, and a note on the house fly’s complex vision.
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Sweden
Europe
Great Britain
Laing
Lea Uuhneck
Every One in His Humour Barber Joke
A short humorous quip about a barber who had never visited the court and comments on the king's excellent trim. The line reads like a courtly pun from Jr. Fuller, capturing a moment of wit and courtly satire.
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Jr. Fuller
Eastern method of measuring time by shadows
A brief anecdote on ancient timekeeping from Roberts Illustrations noting that in the East people judge time by shadow length. It describes workers awaiting their shadow to signal leaving time and quotes Job to parallel the idea.
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East
Job
Roberts
The Duke of Wellington Knightly Orders List
A compressed note lists the Duke of Wellington as Knight Grand Cross of multiple European orders including Maria Theresa and the Tower and Sword, with several other grand crosses and knightly titles attributed to him. A separate stage anecdote recounts a Brussels opera mishap during William Tell when a wig fell, provoking laughter and a hurried stage interruption.
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Duke OF Wellington
Saxony
Juillaume Tell
Brussels
M. Camaple
Gessler
William Tell
Temperature of Fishes in Extreme Heat and Cold
The article notes fishes endure wide temperature ranges from freezing to well above boiling. It cites Chinese goldfish breeding accelerated at 80 F water and recovery after freezing. It mentions fishes thriving in baths and springs from 113 to 120 degrees and reports South American witnesses seeing fish survive volcanic eruptions with water and steam raising thermometers to 210 degrees.
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Vahr
Hoste
Vienna
Varius
Fambolat
Konpland
South America
James Wilson
Edinburgh
Filial Son Comforts Mother in Stormy Vigil
Ouang-Duei-Yuen mourned his mother for three years then returned home. He kept her memory alive by composing sentimental verses. On a thunderstorm he hurried to her grave and whispered to her, I am here mother, as if she could hear.
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Ouang-Duei-Yuen
Love of Flowers in Maria Malibran's Desdemona
The article notes Malibran's sensitive mood and passion for flowers during a Desdemona benefit. As Desdemona dies and Othello grieves, she fears bouquets and wreaths will be crushed and whispers to protect her flowers, highlighting a fragile display amid tragedy.
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Maria Malibran
Desdemona
Madame Matbran
Combustion of a Wax Candle and Courtship Tale
The article cites Dr Ure on candle combustion releasing about 375 grains of carbonic acid per hour, equating candle air impact to human breathing. It recounts William the Conqueror’s controversial seven-year courtship of Matilda of Flanders, including a street ambush and coercive actions. It ends with a poem fragment about a shadowed thought and longing for bliss.
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Ure
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