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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 02, 1844
Page
5
A sharp critique of short sighted legal reforms that would push small debt cases to local magistrates and reduce jury trials. The speaker warns Parliament risks hollowness of statutory fixes and unequal treatment for the poor, urging the Attorney General to restrain reform drift.
The Queen v Mottram Williams and Horsley heard by Lord Denman with a government-led prosecution. Burnby details a scheme to alter blue books and evade duties. Mottram, Williams, Horsley face conspiracy charges, with Mottram accused of general supervision. Verdict guilty. Also covered are Mrs Newton’s habeas case on insolvency and scripture codicils probate, plus Middlesex Sessions disruption over non-attorney clerks acting in court.
A man named Joel Barnet was arrested on charges of stealing three bills of exchange from Mr. Saul Yates, solicitor, of Bury Street. Inspector Todhunter and witnesses described meetings in Whitechapel and Petticoat Lane, with Barnet plotting to obtain the bills and complicating figures including Sydney and Myers. Barnet was committed for trial as details emerged from Yates office and related interviews.
William John Robinson of No 3 Ebury Street Pimlico faced a charge of attempting to defraud tobacconist Adam Murgatroyd of three half crowns. The case featured a shop dispute over change after two cigars, with Robinson insisting the change was bad. The defense argued genuine mistaken belief. the accused was discharged.
Martin Kelly, an Irishman, is charged with stabbing Henry Coventry in Whitecross Street after a dispute over a publican’s reckoning. Coventry lies in a dangerous state at St Bartholomew’s. A gray-haired man, Daniel May, is charged with a disgusting assault on Anne Cummings in Spitalfields. Charles Clare alias Swinburn is accused of stealing clothing from Elizabeth Keeley and two others, with Elizabeth Woodcock and Caroline Stiles testifying to his coercive acts and two women aiding him. The case implicates a female accomplice as well, and all are remanded for a week with bail possible for the woman.
Eliza Cook, a young needlewoman, was brought from Guy's hospital after taking laudanum in an apparent suicide attempt. She confessed distress over hunger and unemployment, and said she bought small portions across chemists’ shops. She was ordered to St Olave's workhouse for care.
The Newcastle Journal reports a large wild swan shot last week in the River Ure near Middleham in Wensleydale. The bird weighed 20 pounds and measured eight feet wingspan and five feet four inches from beak to toes.
The commissioner and counsel heard Mr. Mathews answer creditors interrogatories as the insolvent’s interim order faced opposition. Details covered his departure to the continent, jewelry dealings, and loans from Mr. Anderson, with cross examination over renewals, purchases, and prior debts. The hearing stretched into the evening as adjournment was debated.
A column notes a brief Lords meeting with a delayed start and no business. Lord Campbell and Lord Brougham decline, the motion dies without speech, and the house adjourns to Thursday amid lighthearted pantomime. Also includes Cowley’s Ode of Anacreon translated by Cowley, urging revelry and drinks.
A Morning Herald correspondent reports severe weather in Germany with heavy snow driving wolves into Konigaberg during the day. The tale notes the unusual comparison to heavy rain of cats and dogs, and a remark about a northern sky snowing wolves.
The entire cellar at Kensington Palace was sold by Christis and Manson on Tuesday at one o'clock. Purchasers included Lord Dinorben and Sir C. Burrell MP. Goods ranged from sherry, port, Madeira, Constantia, claret, Champagne, and whiskey, with totals reaching £800–£900. The sale closed about five. The report also notes Mormon developments with Joe Smith facing arrests and revelations about plural marriages and a growing public backlash.
The piece lists satire on congressional conduct with boxing rule analogies. It proposes strict penalties for lying and rudeness, jokes about face slaps and ring judges, and absurd rules about drunken members and weight. It references Pierce Egan and mock rules about fair play.
A humorous Valentine tale describes a bachelor receiving a stuffed cat with riband mottos from a fashionable resort, while a North letter mocks a servant’s praise. A bees memory anecdote recounts a writer feeding bees, then welcoming their return next morning. A verse set recalls Go ing Out a Shooting critiquing lawyers use of legal maneuvers.
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