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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Jun 21, 1840

Page

3

Confession Shocks Courvoisier Trial After Jurors Urged Mercy

In a dramatic courtroom address, Mr. Phillips urged the jury to convict only on clear evidence and warned the consequences of anguish and guilt. Lord Chief Justice Tindal directed the jurors to weigh circumstantial facts carefully, while witnesses testified to the prisoner's character. A sensational confession attributed to Courvoisier revealed he killed his master after being accused of theft, with missing plate later recovered from a French hotel parcel linked to the crime.

Phillips Mr. Phillips Ace Clarkson Peter Cherry James Noble Tindal William Russell Lord William Russell Tom Wm. Russell Mancell Billy England Pearce Louisa Lockwood Courvoisier London Vincent Leicester-place Leicester-square John

Jury returns guilty verdict in murder case

An hour and at half-past six the jury, after twenty five minutes deliberation, delivered a guilty verdict. The prisoner showed no emotion as the death sentence was pronounced. The proceedings cited Providence and the gravity of murder under peculiar circumstances as the deepest crime.

Tindal

Death sentence for Tre after brutal crime shocks town

In a courtroom, the judge imposes death in the usual manner on Tre whose composure wavers at the final words. The scene conveys society’s shock and the motive remains uncertain, with a plea that the culprit seek peace with the Creator before execution.

Tre

Paris and Spain Clash Over Royal Review and Catalan War Drift

International dispatches describe Paris papers lamenting strict public exclusion at a royal review and noting mixed reactions to the King’s reception. In Spain, Moniteur Parisien reports Carnatic activity in Navarre and Catalonia, with Cabrera’s forces under pressure and Carlist fears of frontier crossings into France as authorities seize relatives and gold.

Paris Louis Philippe France England Chamber of Deputies M. Thierstac M. Thiers Orleans Strasburg Basle Roanne Andrezieux St. Helenas St. Helena Napoleon Spain Moniteur Parisien Bayonne O'Donnell Cabrera Morella Catalonia Segarra Burjo Berga Labendero Osseja Pyrénées Orientales Perpignan Bourg Ain Toulousé Maprip M.de Rumigny Madrid Foreign Legion Duke de la Victoria Zurbano

Montenegrin Plot and Caribbean Dispatches from Belgrade Letter

A Belgrade dated letter details a Montenegrin plot at Podgoritza involving powder found in a suspect’s room, torture and execution, and expulsion of Montenegrins. It also reports Prince Milosch’s passport to visit Carlsbad, Jamaica and Barbadoes papers up to April 29, criticizing Sir Charles Metcalfe’s governance favoring planters, and notes Sir Henry M’Leod’s arrival as lieutenant governor with early official steps.

Belgrade Podgoritza Prince Milosch Carlsbad Porte M. de Pontois West Indies Jamaica Barbadoes Charles Metcalfe Lionel Smith Charles Trixipap Ajax Bristol Henry M‘leod Government House

Fire at Ship Public House Islington Damages Stock

Fire was discovered at two fifteen a.m. in the Ship public house Camden Street Islington. Police and strong engines kept flames in check as inmates escaped in night clothes. the wine and beer cellars were destroyed. Two other incidents followed on the river as the Sir John Falstaff narrowly avoided wrecking the wharf and was hauled into dock with minor damage. Court and Trinity House proceedings, civic debates, and public events fill out the day’s page.

Portsmouth Southampton Nine Elms New York United States’ Bank Stock Exchange Boston England Harrisburg House of Representatives United States Model Republic Commissariat Department van Buren Canada Special Council Mrr J. Macdonnell D.B. Vigor Liverpool America Montagne Hartford Connecticut New Orleans Florida Farmers’ Trust Company North American Trust and Banking Seed Peace Delaware and Hudson's Canals Bank of Commerce Stevens South America Vera Cruz Mercy Campeachy Tabasco Texas Galveston Montreal Quebec Gazette 18Th Ul William ‘Thornton J. F. Fitzgerald Strveton Camden-street Islington Sydserif Islington-green Watling-street Braidwood Whitecross Street Jeffrey Square Sir John Falstaff St. Katharine’s Dock S.W Sir John Common Council King Alderman Wood Matthew Wood Corporation Prince Albert Anderton Mr. Anderton Mr. King M. Wood Galloway Wells Heppel Maria Wood Trvity.Moxbay Corporation of the Trinity House Deptford Duke of Wellington Trinity House J. H. Pelly Marquis Camden K. G Viscount Melville Viscount Sidmouth J. R. G. Graham Bart Earl of Minto A. Timbrell D. Stephenson E. C. Bradford J. Young RR. Wellbank J. Hayman R. Drew J. Rees T. B. Martin G. C Alsager M P Tower-wharf St. Nicholas’ Old Church St. Nicholas Richardson's Theatre Nelson Lee and Johnson Jack Sheppard Algar Surrey Hecla Cape Anglesea Rowan Navan Schoor Camuerwsil Camberwell George Seymour George Cockburn Richard Dobson Cree Martin Francis Ommaney Robinson Dickson Forde Lloyd Duke of Cambridge Admiralty Birch Morrison Davis Incledon Martyr Clare Speed Johnson Macnamara Crocker Jones Clatworthy Keys Johnstone Ford Miles Parkin Smith Webb Wray London St. Helen’s Place Alexandria Damascus Moses Montefiore Monsieur Cremieux Paris Thomas Baron

Tragic accidental shooting near Dover ends life of Wynder

At Elmswood, three miles from Dover, Mr. Ross's loaded gun fired when a twig touched the trigger, mortally wounding Richard Wynder who died at the Three Horse Shoes. The incident occurred during rock shooting in Hougham, leaving Ross in deep distress and facing a coroner's inquest.

Dover Hougham Ross Richard Wynder Wynder Elmswood Three Horse Shoes Dublin England Royal Zoological Gardens Phoenix Park Portobello Gardens Zoological Gardens Corrigan Dr. Corrigan Moi Jardin Des Plantes Tee Ear Dennys Earl of Gerby Knowsley Knowsley Hall Prescot Liverpool Earle Earl of Derby Manchester Londonford Rutter Stag and Pheasant Inn Maria Connor Thomas Wilkinson Joseph Worthington Chadwick Street London-road Joseph Taylor T. W. Dyson Wardle

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