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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 08, 1844
Page
6
A Dublin court sentences the principal traverser to twelve months imprisonment a £2000 fine and £5000 recognizances while each fellow traverser receives nine months imprisonment a £50 fine and £1000 recognizances in a verdict described as high misdemeanour with civil war implications. O Connell protests claiming justice misdeemed.
A procession accompanied by notable figures proceeds to the South Circular Road prison chosen for O Connell. He secures governor’s apartments before the visit. The convey arrives at the penitentiary where a large reception awaits. The governor, Purdon, is praised for reforming inmates. A large message on O Connell’s house urges, “Cease to do evil-learn to do well.”
A dispatch from Dublin describes Daniel O Connell urging peace after a sentence with an appeal to the House of Lords. He calls for law obedience and no riot, urging Dublin and Ireland to stay home, preserve order, and avoid violence. The message closes with a dated address from May 30, 1844. In London, a writ of error in Queen v. O Connell and others proceeds, with court debates over indictments and witness lists and a plan to lodge the appeal before the Lords within ten days.
In an Exchequer action of trespass, a Spanish subject sues Hon. Captain Denman for seizing slaves, bills of exchange, and merchandise at Galinas on Africa's coast. Denman cites Queen and treaty authority to suppress the slave trade. plaintiff argues trespasses occurred on land in Africa and outside royal jurisdiction. Debates on demurrer focus on state vs court liability and necessity. The court adjourned after suggesting pleal changes, with further hearing set for Saturday.
City authorities act to curb fraud by barring unqualified advisers from visiting prisoners in Newgate. Only certificated attorneys, solicitors, or their authorised clerks may gain admission after signing name, address, and client details in a verification book. The move targets extortion and imposture by self styled lawyers at the Central Criminal Court precincts, promising reform.
A London court hears the case of James Egan charged with receiving a stolen Bank of England note for 100 pounds. The proceedings reveal a past Dublin theft conviction and a chase from Moate to Dublin. Separate items report dissenters chapel opposition, a stabbing by Elizabeth Neville, a brutal assault by George Dean, and a Leith street jewelry robbery linked to Rogers and Stewart, who are discharged.
Michael John McCann faced final examination for alleged bigamy with Bridget Thomas while wife Mary McCann existed. Prosecutor testified the April wedding at New St Pancras church occurred during service, with the beadle presenting the bride to McCann. Accused claimed no church meeting. witnesses supported bigamy. He was committed to Newgate for trial.
John Bowman sixteen, brought up on remand, charged with stealing from Mr E J Dent’s shop on Strand. A gold watch chain and seal valued forty guineas, Lord Canterbury’s property, disappeared after Bowman lingered in the shop. He admitted stealing but claimed he gave it to a fish seller named Tom Richards. A Brown, a tinman, testified Bowman offered a matching watch for £5 10s. Brown refused. An engraving inside matched Dent’s inscription.
Mr Thomas Watts leather seller of High Street Islington faced Mr Greenwood at the bar on a charge of causing a disturbance during a meeting petitioning against the Dissenters Chapels Bill. The Reverend Henry Cole testified the defendant insisted on speaking despite the assembly’s refusal. Watts was placed in custody but later discharged. Mr Dixon, representing Watts, indicated potential legal action against Rev Cole.
A young woman named Matilda Glasgow, later admitting an assumed name, was remanded on a charge of attempting to destroy herself after police stopped her on the Regent's canal near Gunmakers Arms Limehouse. She struggled, tried to strangle herself with a scarf, and the case cites prior detention for a similar act at London Bridge. Bail set for July sessions.
A Bombay Courier report from Kaira recounts a sad incident where a hunter shot himself by accident and, during the funeral rites, a hive of bees swarmed the congregation. Bees occupied the coffin and repelled the officers and party from the grave as heat and abandonment followed.
A Saturday night blaze in Gravesend began in Mrs Sanford’s boiling-house on West Street, spreading rapidly through timber streets and a wharf, aided by gunpowder and brimstone storage. Twenty-five houses were levelled, fifteen or so damaged, with fires threatening ships, warehouses, and public houses. Firemen and troops fought the flames as dozens faced destitution. authorities organized aid and subscriptions for the affected.
The fire's extent was assessed by Mr. Braidwood and a brigade party. West street and nearby properties including shrimp dealer Mrs Sanford and several inns and houses were destroyed or heavily damaged. A relief meeting at the Town hall and subsequent fundraising events were organized to aid the homeless, with firemen left to salvage the ruins and further aid planned by Nottsfleet and the Rosher group in Gravesend.
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