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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Jul 22, 1838

Page

6

Milk trade damages in cable street court action

Ann Stone, cow keeper and carter in Cable street St George in the East, sues Commercial Railway for compensation. The jury awards damages of 760 pounds after testimony on a milk business tied to the premises and goodwill valued at double the yearly profit of about 710 pounds 15s 6d.

Au 'S Court Red Liow Square Bledwevo Commercial Railway Company Plaintff Ann E. Stone St. Corget Thesiger Channell Phillips Jaintiff Ann Stone Mr. Phillips

Coast guard attack on a yacht sparks inquiry and protest

A London magistrate hears Mr Moore recounts coast guard firing on his yacht near Greenhithe. He alleges harassment aimed at his servant Pleyel, with officers chasing, firing bullets, and denying routine searches. The lord mayor condemns the conduct and orders inquiry, while Moore vows to protect Pleyel.

Barlow Moore Greenute Greenhithe Thames Pleyel Mr. Moore Coast Guard Sach Parker Tucker Coast Service Commissioners of Customs Moore Complete of Customs Graveseid Lonon Press Gravesend Board Room Home Department John Russell Mason Carrientier Lord Melbourne Francis Carpenter 75Th Foot

The Ountoes Nuisance Omnibus Race at Paddington

Drivers John Baker and James Hardman faced charges for a furious omnibus race on Edgeware Road endangering passengers. Witness Mr. Robert Kirby from Cambridge Terrace testified that Baker’s rival sped alongside, Baker lashed his horses, and both vehicles raced for about a quarter mile. Both men admitted guilt. Baker fined 20 shillings with costs, the other driver receiving a similar rebuke and penalty.

Suamerun Conover John Baker James Hardman Paddington Robert Kirby Cambridge Terrace Edgeware Road Baker Steel Kirby

London Court Hears Multiple Assault and Theft Cases

Martin Walsh described as steeple chase rider charged with assaulting Mrs. Prior and her daughter in Dorset-square. mother and daughter testify to violent attacks and a severe blow to the mother. Walsh claims the women were aggressors. Magistrate Hoskins fines Walsh £5 or two months imprisonment.

Martin Walsh Jane Prior Dorset-street Dorset-square Shouldham-street Edgeware-road Hoskins

Misconduct Case Overturns in Brunswick Square

Dowling and Lane faced assault and misconduct charges after a dispute over rent and removal of goods at No 25, with the landlord Mrs Norris accusing them of aggression. Witnesses testified to a heated struggle. the magistrate noted overreach by officers and discharged all defendants.

Dannes Dowling Robert Lane Campbell John Norris Compion Street Brunswick Square Dowling Lane Commissioners of Police Sarah Norris Norris

Worship Street Case of Silk Safe Theft

George Dumas is charged with theft alongside his mother for taking a trunk filled with silk linen and a ten pound Bank note from Anchor Street Bethnal Green. The elder Dumas testifies his wife and child vanished with the property during a day away, while the son allegedly assisted in moving the trunk. The prosecutor seeks recovery of his belongings amid heavy liabilities.

Worship Street George Dumas Grove Witham Bank of England Anchor-street Bethnal-green

Ten in bathing machine disaster on Thames at Westminster

A newly built bathing machine of Mr Hawes capsized near Westminster Bridge while towed by James Coomb. Ten aboard were thrown into the river. four men and two boys saved, two youths died, and eight-year-old Hawes sank. Other incidents include a distressed man found near Rosamond Street, identified as John Stratton, an inquest to follow, and a horse incident in Regent's Park injuring Mrs Potter. A skiff collision with the Fairy steamer at Wapping saved three aboard while one drifted away.

Geo. Smith Smith and Broadribb Bermondsey New-road Chatham Messrs. Cox and Greenwood’s Charingcross Bank of England T. Broadribb Smith General Post Office William Arnold Messrs Cox and Greenwood Thomas Goddard London Witness William May Lainley John Thomas Enright Southampton Pier Atalanta Jersey Miller Brothers Henry Brothers Winchester Mr. Peacock John Jipson Birmingham Henry Newby Newby Alao Marlborough Street John Steward South Audley-street Dyer Albemarle-street Piccadilly Steward Jonathan Dade Courtois Daniel Edward Austin Beaufort Buildings King’s Road Chelsea Coventry-street Fanny Austin Louisa Lovett Charles Mullins Austin House of Correction Union Hale Beulah Spa Redcroas-Street Guildford House of Correction Dolphin Metropolitan Police Scotland Yard Edwin Union Hall Hawes Brewers-place Pimlico Westminster-bridge Carey Foden Ridge Westminster Road Berry Robinson Graham John Thomas Foden Strachan Buckingham-street Adelphi Rosamond-street John Stratton St. Bartholomew’s Hospital Hanover-gate St. John’s-wood-road Lungerford Woolwich Wapping Charles Raine Wapping New-stairs

Infant Prisoners at Milbank Penitentiary Inquest Report

An inquest at Milbank Penitentiary examined the death of fourteen year old inmate Charles Hodge. The boy, received from Woolwich on December 17, 1835 after a July Exeter conviction for stealing books, died after debility and lung consumption worsened by prison discipline. Jury verdicts labelled Natural Death with calls to stop such punishments. other inquests covered drownings at Shadwell including a four month old, and a 19 year old aboard a coal-ship, all ruled accidental or natural deaths amid public-safety concerns. Balloon tragedy and multiple river drownings were detailed with grim outcomes and appeals for safety.

Milbank Ores Charles Hodge Daniel Nihill Justitia Woolwich Exeter Palmer Wade Baker Shakspeare’s Head Shakspeare’s Walk Shadwell Jeremiah Donovan London Dock Jane Donovan Allen Ross George Mercer Covent-garden Market Daniel Ross William Lough Blyth Reaper Scarborough Bulmer John M.cann Southwark Bankside M.cann M‘cann M'Cann Stirling Middlesex Hospital John Flay Graham Middlesex Hosital Sas Royal Standard Gardens St. John’s Aorsley Down Cole Westminster Bridge Putney Samuel Charles Nicholl Pomroy’s Greenwich William James Bridgeman Royal Navy Asylum

Rescue at London Dock and Bust in Bloomsbury Cab Incident

A laboring man named John Connors was struck by a cab in Bloomsbury as his wife and child watched. He was dragged to Middlesex Hospital with severe chest injuries after the wheels passed over him. Rescuers including Raine and two others saved a third man clinging to a broken skiff at London Dock.

Raine London Dock John Connors Bloomsbury Barklemore Middlesex Hospital

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