Trial of Edwards for matricide at Merthyr ends in death
The South Wales circuit reports the Merthyr case of Edwards charged with killing his mother Tamar Edwards. Witnesses describe the accused as flushed but composed, post mortem verdicts confirm strangulation, and the judge sentences Edwards to death with no mercy. Other items note thefts at Aberdare lodge and multiple circuit court proceedings across regions.
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South Wales
Canotrre
Tuesden
Edwards
Merthyr
Orchard Edwards
Tamar Edwards
David Lloyd
Mr. Nicholl
Merthyr Tydvil
Llandabon
Mary Treherne
Jane Phillips
Peggy
Margaret
Mary Treberne
Caedran
Davit and Dyke
John Harris
Evan Lloyd
Hirwain Odd Fellows’ Lodge
Aberdare
Evan Reis
Crawshay Arms
Odd Fellows
Laval Wygram
David Davis
Benjamin Davis
Brecon Bank
Bristol
Society
Harris
Elizabeth Reis
David Evans
Brecon Old Bank
James
Appeal to the Lords over Auchterarder ministerial nomination
An appeal from a Court of Session decree arises in 1835 over the Earl of Kinnoul's presentation of Robert Young to Auchterarder. The Auchterarder presbytery, after initial steps, refused to proceed with trials and rejected the presented candidate despite qualifications and supporting certificates from Dundee presbytery and other documents.
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Mennivy
Joux Fereuson
Andrew Morsison
Elpers
Formine
Auchiterarder
Tue Eagt
R. Youne
Court of Session
Earl of Kinnoul
Auchterarder
R. Young
Auchterander
Robert Young
Dundee
Dundee, &c
Young
Dispute over presbytery trial and ministerial presentation
In a legal battle surrounding Robert Young's presentation to Auchterarder, the presbytery and its members faced demands to trial his qualifications. Repeated court judgments ordered trial, but the presbytery refused, prompting damages claims by patrons. The case traces through the Lords, Court of Session, and defense pleas, amid broader ecclesiastical governance questions.
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Auchterarder
Presbytery
Robert Young
Aucht
Court of Session
Lord Murray
R. Young
Young
Earl of Kinnoul
Earl
Church of Scotland
Pemberton
Bell
Scotch Church
Wortley
Cooke
Scotch Bar
Court of Sessions
Tugspay
Austin
Serjeant
Wraugham
Jackson
Adelphi
Bromhead
Lincoln’s Inn Fields
Queen's Bench
Lord Brougham
Mr. Jackson
Chester Square
Mr. Bromhead
Joe
Ashby maker before magistrates in startling pistol incident
Jain Thompson a man described as a large earthenware manufacturer from Ashby de la Zouch faced magistrates Sir W. Wiseman and Mr. Dagnall after witnesses at West Drayton station reported he placed a pistol to a young woman's head in front of a crowd while she was under protection of a gentleman.
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Miss Bloomfield
Hillingdon
Mias Bloomfield
Morning Chronicle
Thompson
Perso
Jain Thompson
Ashby de la Zouch
Lefore
W. 8. Wiseman
Thomas Dagnall
West Drayton
Great Western Railway
Jin Raggett
Landlord Beck Defies Troop Seizure Over Park Property
A summons against Dr Johnson’s tavern landlord Beck for detaining the Lumber Troop’s property leads to a staged court scene. Sir Peter Laurie weighs accounts of ordnance and victuals as an arbitrator panel is chosen amid comic interruptions.
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Repoustaire Lumber Troop
Beck
Dr. Johnson
Boltcourt
Fleet-street
Draper
Taylor
Peter
Peter Laurie
Hinton
Highbury
Justice-Room
Sir Peter
Ordnance Department
Vaid
Charles
Victualling Department
Messrs
Foster
Wood
Clements
SwixpLine Savines' Bank
William TY
John Simpson
Adelphi
Galden Square
Honourable
Esquire
West Middlesex Assurance Company
Westminster
Mr. Simpson
Williams
West Middlesex Company
West Middlesex
Publi
London Post Office Driver Charged With Stolen Newspapers
Thomas Norwood, a post office omnibus driver, faced charges for stealing sixteen newspapers belonging to the postmaster general. Witnesses detailed the loading, pockets searched, and Norwood’s admissions and denials before he was remanded for trial. The prosecutor noted the act harmed readers and disrupted deliveries.
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Bow Street
Thomas Norwood
Peacock
Matthew Peake
General Post Office
Peake
Griffiths
Newmarket-place
St. Helen's
J. Clayton
Kisher Street
Red Lion Square
Dispatch
Bell
Thomas Mortimer
Clayton
Strand
Jones
Scripps
South Molton-street
Daniel Gordon
Era
Charles Bowyer
Matrimonist CarpipaTEs in small town court
A couple seeks a clandestine marriage with Mr Maltby as officiant but faces a legal obstacle. The man asks to verify that he is not already married to Kitty Custin by inspecting court books. The clerk allows the inquiry, and the bride consents.
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Donovan
Mr. Maltby
Kitty Custin
Plase
Custin
Coglan
Consar
Extraonpixany Case and Railway Threats at Shoreditch
A man named Ed win Bates faced magistrates on a charge of threatening MP William Marshall and railway directors. He alleged a £13293 claim against the Eastern Counties Railway and warned a pistol was ready. A separate lab report describes a Wells Street fire causing substantial loss and several buildings destroyed or damaged. Two boys drownings near Brighton were ruled accidental. Railway receipts and legal notices follow.
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Edwin Bates
Park Village
Regent's Park
Hingham
Wm. Marshall
E.q
M.P
Eastern Counties Railway
Maynard
Crowder and Maynard
Mr. Marshall
Crawshay
Ar. Marshall
Firth
Snayvor
Wro
Marshall
Affair of
Mie Marshell
Dingham
Biot
Wells-Street
Oxford-Street
Curness
Hastings
Great Titchfield-street
Mayhew
Westminster
Braidwood
King
Oil and Colourman
Wells Street
Redley
Union
Corran
Mortimer-street
Blackfriars Road
A. Dietrich
Fiar Street
Batarne
Bredford
Isrighton
Brunswick Terrace
Wicks
Head
Martin
Tue Moox Usimanirep
Lairy
Lur
Bradford Jerald
Tabaway
Crowden
Hrnghwn
IcxNonixe
Tae
Exgis
Clare Grand Jury
Gro Dass
Tate
Mimis
Limerick
Messrs. Browne and Firsimen
Rom
Atlas
Cornier
Globe
Courier
Lac Courier
Fractured Deposition Fragments in Court Note
Fragmentary court transcript describes a judge directing remand and ordered humane treatment for a detainee. An attendant was removed during the proceedings as the record ends.
Brutal assault at Shadwell house ends in jail for wounding
Thomas tuffianly, a frequent offender, faced Mr Ballantine after a brutal poker blow to John Brown in a Shadwell den of iniquity. A sailor, attacked when seeking shelter, received a severe head wound, later treated at London Hospital. Eyewitness Swadling identified the prisoner as the assailant. police recovered the weapon with blood and hair. The court remanded him for trial on a charge of wounding with intent to grievous bodily harm.
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Western Circuit
Winchester
Justice Wightman
Justice Cresswell
Seasiona
Crown Court
Cuitp Munrper—xeling Riddle
Missing
South Stoneham Union
Union
Justice Creaswell
Joseph Bolton
Louisa Pettis
Portsmouth
Greenwood
Merewether
Admiral Bouverie
Thomas Hastings
John
Northern Circuit
Dreanam
Justice Maule
Lord Denman
Lord Derratn
William Simpson
Heighington
George Walton
Otter
Matthews
Shelton
Michael
Morey
Stubisowene
Michiyned
Simpson
Waltons
Walton
Oxford
Anixopos
Assize
Justice Tindal
Justice Erskine
Abingdon
St. Helen’s
Tindal
Rise Prius
Berks
John Rupert
Emma Chamberlin
Aldermaston
J. J. Williams
Dox-Jane
Iflis Lordsbip
Francis Hezell
Cheveley
Carrington
Quzer
W William London
Giltspur-street
Compter
Therisoner
Robert Peel
Hooper
London
Thomas Johnson
City of London
Lad-lane
Catenton-street
Hobler
Alderman Hooper
Sundon
Mullum
Lord Brougham
Brutus
Assartt
Wm. Dow
Thomas Mealy
Shoelane
Thomas Crocker
House of Correction
Thames
Thomas
Swadling
Albion
High Street
Shadwell
Malin
Ballantine
Hoe
Brown
Tisoner
Union Hall Ashen Fate of Three Young Chimney Sweeps
Three boys, former climbing boys now barred from their trade by age limits, petitioned magistrates at Union Hall for aid. They report destitution since the 1st instant and seek asylum or relief. magistrates lament lack of a suitable refuge and advise seeking parochial assistance.
Sailor Dan Dowling Fined After Capel Street Court Outburst
In Dublin a drunken Dan Dowling from the Nancy Dawson party caused a disturbance in Capel Street court. Officers found him boisterous and guzzling grog while his companions, including Mrs Clarke and the Cunninghams, showed facial injuries. The magistrate fined him 2s 6d for being drunk and ordered him to return to his ship.
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Dublin
Charles II
Dan Dowlin
Jack
Dan Dowling
Tom Rowling
Dan
Nancy Dawson
Capel Street
Donnybrook Fair
Clarke
Cunningham
Miss Cunningham
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Messrs. Barclay and Co
Enama ‘Tudor
Dowling
Johnson
Summerton Tudor
Woodham Ferrars
Rumford
Ordney
LAW
Court OF Chancery
WepsFsway
Inne Surssr
Charles Wetherell
Schomberg
Suisse
Marquis of Uwertford
Wigram
Coutts
Lord Chedworth
Vesey
Lord Hertford
Sharpe
Dejex
Uxbridge
Marlborough Street
Frida Wate
Union Hall