Law. Court actions and trials from Cheshire to London
A Cheshire assizes verdict condemns a sulphuric acid manufactory as a nuisance. In Birmingham a writ of habeas corpus is sought but evidence weakens the murder claim. Exchequer case reviews slave trade policy and misdirection. Seduction suit yields damages for a father over loss of services. Northern Circuit complaints prompt circuit division talk and Queen's Counsel promotions are rumored. Attorney General health update and bar admissions noted. A county case concerns a mare killed per master orders. magistrates dismiss the claim against the herd while Fry’s case is postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court OF Quehen’s Bench
Monvar
Tee QuEex
Wittlans
Cheshire
Northwich
Jervis
R. V. Williams
J. Evans
Walesby
Court OF Exchequer- Monnay
Buyth and Crugxs
Fores
Marine Insurance Company
Kelly
F. Pollock
Lord Abinger
Taz NonrHery
Justice Coltman
Baron Rolfe
Home Department
Her
Durham
York
Liverpool
County of
QueeN’s Counsel
Westminster Hall
Kinglake
Butt
William Follett
Her Majesty’s Court of Queen’s Bench
Boyne County magistrate's son faces alleged cattle killing charge
A lengthy report from the Boyle petty sessions details an investigation into Edward Fry, son of a Roscommon magistrate, accused of having a mare belonging to him killed by a worker named Cox. Fry allegedly sought county compensation by portraying the act as a malicious outrage amid regional cattle attacks. The case notes a threatening letter prior to the March night of the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Heater
Fry
Smart
Cox
Wray
Hester
Edward Fry
Sligo Champion
Boyle
Roscommon
Roscommon Gazette
Bridewell punishment and police court tales from old city
A crowded London scene shows Elizabeth Cole slammed before the lord mayor for smashing a pane in a bid to return to Bridewell, while others face accusations of dogged vice and soliciting. The magistrate sentences Cole to 14 days on short commons and hard labor, as broader cases involve a sergeant accused of accepting money from brothel keepers and beadle complaints, with judgment postponed to Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bripew
Elizabeth Cole
Justice-Room
Bridewell
Mansion House
Alderman Wilson
Marylebone Charity Gift at Poor Box Session
At Marylebone Mr Gray presented five pounds for the poor box. In Queen Square Augustus Newton accused constable 60B of unjustly detaining him in Chelsea for loitering with unlawful intent. The magistrate reprimanded the officer. A private Elliss Furmayer faced a gross outrage charge in Westminster, fined 10 shillings after a woman fainted during the incident.
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Marylebone
Gray
New Road
Rawlinson
Queen Square
Augustus Newton
Great Marlborough Street
John Marshall
King’s Row
Chelsea
Royal Mews
Pimlico
Fenale
Elliss Furmayer
Grenadier Guards
Jordan
Mary Brown
New Peter Street
Westminster
Abduction case and bulldog attack in magistrates court
A young man calling himself George Danison was charged after a bulldog bit a donkey’s leg during an incident in Coppice-row. He claimed an independent fortune and faced a police act penalty. In a separate matter, William Burton Newenham faced continued examination over the abduction of Miss Frances Louisa Wortham, with evidence detailing purchases in Oxford Street and Cavendish-square and a postponed meeting at the Pantheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruts
George Danison
Sumner’s Place
Eyréstreet-hill
Hayes
Mr. Combe
Furnival’s Inn
Stannelus
Combe
Newenham
Oxford Street
Mamma
West End
Pantheon
Mr. Newenham
Messrs
Stephens and
Merritt
Wortham Case Details Dress and Jewelry Purchases
Witness describes a plan to go to Italy with a dress and bonnet for a surprise to her mother. She recalls rings bought by the defendant for his friend, a gold chain pledged at Reading, and lodgings at Lisson-grove seven weeks before custody. He crafted shoes and footwear, pledged more jewelry, and claimed relation to a Mr Smith. The prisoner is remanded as further evidence is presented.
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Gretna
Italy
Reading
Lisson-grove
Southee
Miss Wortham
Smith
Worship Street Desperate Self Accusations and Drownings
A man charged with robbing his father was discharged after presenting self accusations and no evidence. In a separate case, three brickmakers were charged with assaulting and attempting to drown four police constables near Lea-bridge after a boat encounter, leading to trial for all involved.
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Cole
G Division
Greenwood
Broughton
Islington
Lambet-walk
Wm. Hales
Joseph Prior
Robert Thompson
Bingham
N Division
John Logedall
Lea-bridge
Horseshoe Island
Quenton
Thompson
Spanish youth charged with stabbing in Wellclose square
Francisco Liancheris, an eighteen year old Spanish youth in sergeant uniform, stood before Mr Norton accused of stabbing Benjamin Rogers after a quarrel begun when Rogers knocked his cap off at a Parsons street beershop. The knife blade showed blood. he claimed self defense and was remanded. Another case involved Daniel Driscol accused of a murderous assault on his wife, who lay dangerously wounded in London hospital. A constable testified to a severe back head wound and multiple injuries. Driscol was remanded pending further developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambeth
Francisco
Liancheris
Mr. Norton
Benjamin Rogers
Rogers
Parsons-street
Wellclose-square
Daniel Driscol
Norton
Robbery and indecent assault cases in Tooley Street and Nine Elms
A 14 year old girl admitted robbing a man in a Tooley Street brothel after being guided by the landlady and later receiving payment from Savory and his wife. The case also mentions a separate indecent assault in Nine Elms involving a man using the alias Charles Aylmer, committed for trial at the Central Criminal Court, with heavy bail. The man previously worked at the Navy Pay Office and had a pension of £1,460, having faced a prior similar charge.
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Forick Stergeant
George Weston
Twyford
John , Groom
Beadle
St. Martin’s Parish
Charles Clements
Bow-street
Edward
Mary Orchins
Shire-lane
Orchins
Strand
Maidstone
Ann White
Shirelane
Mr. Clerkeen
St. Martin's
Mary Leary
Tooley-street
Savory
Ironbridge
Nine Elms
William Nailor
High-street
Oxford Street
Charles Aylmer
Clarkson
Humphries
Enright
Southampton
Paynter
Central Criminal Court
Horsemonger-lane
Navy
Somerset-house
Custom House Froups Williams and Brockelhurst sentenced
At the Court of Queen's Bench Liverpool merchants Williams and Brockelhurst were convicted of conspiring to defraud the revenue by landing coffee without full duty. Williams receives six months more in Kirkdale gaol. Brockelhurst is sentenced to 12 months. A prior attempt to suppress information was noted. Tas Wa TeaMan steamer accident near Hastings injures hull. directors aboard, vessel beached, leaks stopped, repair underway.
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Tuhee Queen
Williams and
Brockelhurst
Court of Queen’s Bench
Williams and Brockelhurst
Liverpool
Sergeant Murphy
Williams
Patterson
Kirkdale
Tas Wa TeaMan Steam-Hoat
Hastings
Dover
Ostend
Penn
Priory
Castle Rocks
Priory Stade
The Will Forgeries Exposed And Complex Fraudunfolds
The article recounts the discovery of will forgery schemes centered on Miss Slack and several fictitious parties. It traces Barber and Fletcher’s roles, the bank investigations, and the long pursuit of Emma Slack Lydia Saunders Mrs Dorey and others, detailing identifications and eventual convictions and sentences.
The Drama and Ballet Polity in London Theater Life
A lively survey of recent ballet and dramatic entertainments in London venues. Carlotta Grisi travels by special train to Paris after a swift Dover-Folkestone voyage. Rainforth, Keeley, and others headline at Drury Lane Lyceum and Olympic theatres. new pieces, star visits, and notable public parades feature amid reviews of Octavia Brigaldi and Damxe entertainment.
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Caznorra Grisi
Carlotta Grisi
Lumley
M. Pilet
Paris
Dover
Folkestone
Boulogne
Drury-Love Fheatre
Balfe
Cimarosa
London
Keeley
India
Duke of Richmond
Lennox
Duchess of Bedford
Marquess
Marchioness of Clanricarde
Earl and Countess of Harrington
Earl Fitzwilliam
Earl and Countess of Chesterfield
Countess Mataxa
Viscount Canterbury
Lord Andover
Lord Tenterden
Lord Ranelagh
Lord Sherborne
Bolton
Archibald M
Miss Mitchell
Mariana
Rifle Brigade
Gwynneth Vaughan
Miss E. Gates
Ramsay
Madame Vestrie
Sunney Theatnes
Octavia Brigaldi
Charlotte Barnes
New York
Dibudin
H. Honner
Damxe
Embury
Batty
Astley’s Amphitheatre
Westminster Road
Chester Races Warmed by Dake Defeat and Produce Stakes
At Chester Tuesday the day’s main event was the defeat of Fanny Eden in the Dake, ending her as a likely Epsom favorite. The Two-year-old Stakes drew a mediocre field. Brunel won the Produce Sweepstakes, with Coal Black Rose, Lady Alice, and Fanny Eden close behind. Tubalcain captured the mile and a quarter match, while Lancashire took the Two year old Sweepstakes, with Lancashire beating Alice Gray and others in a tight finish.
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Pealm
Alice Grey
Witch
Lancashire Witch
Tottenham
Violet
Alice Gray
Anne Page
Mr. Dawson
Daft Watty
Lye
Mr. Speed
Walton
Mr. Wilson
Hampton
R. Pigot
Dy Faustus
Chester
Duke of Richmond
G. Bentinck
Col. Cradock
Pagan
Wrather
W. W. Wynn
Rowland
Graydan
Kent
Nurwith
Pharaoh
Roscius
Crockford
Ratan
John Day
Litchwald
Leander
G. Heathcote
Campanero
Orlando
Scott
Westminster
Ford
Akbar
Ratanard
Ray Momus
Caxs
Barricade
Martingale
Newmarket
Taurspay
Duke of Bedford
Oakley
J. Deay
St. Lawrence
Fanny Eden
Epsom
Liverpool
Goodwood
Ascot
Mr. Mostyn
Brunel
Holmes
R. W. Bulkeley
Lady Alice
Lord Westminster
Mr. Price
Missy
Coal Black Rose
Branel
Sova
Mr. Worthington
Lancashire
Oates
Mr. Smith
Bennett
Skerratt
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LAW
Queen
Richard Anndrews
Mr Miller
Richard Andrewe
Warwick
Birmingham
Miller
Sheriffs’ Court
Tozsnay
BarxEes
Mills
Unier
Kennedy
William Barnes
John Rennie
Frederick Mills
Drury Lane
Nash
Plaintif
Mizas
Mary Ann Barnes
Longstaff Buildings
Great Guildford-street
Southwark
Sir
Thomas-street
Stamford
Westminster-bridge
Geome
Defendent
Gravesend
Bow Street
Clerkenwell
Union Hall
Wandsworth
Miss Slack
Mias Slack
Emma Slack
Barber
Fletcher
Miss Richards
Bath
Tottenham Court-Road
Corey
Oxford-street
Eliza Burchard
Mary Hunt
Mrs. Dorey
Emma‘ Slack
Mrs. Saunders
William Saunders
Thomas Hunt
Lydia Saunders
Saunders
Edinburgh
John Stewart
Elizabeth Stewart
Falmouth
Biddesham
Somersetshire
New Bond-street
Lydia
Dorey
Georgiana Richards
Carlile
Milbank
New South Wales
New Model
Pentonville
Giltspur Street Compter
Newgate
Treasury
Duke of Richmond’ Deer
Kitchener
Salvin
Alice Ani
Stephenson
Freedom
Mostyn
Genera Pollock
Nutwith
Cattonite
Jamie Forest
Bramble
Hoo’ Toon
Merry Andrew
Romland
Armagill
Rescius
Ermer
Jardis
Greenfinch
Midh
England
Grand Stand
Doncaster
Haine
George Bentinck
Red Deer
Tom Thumb
Pigusy
Olympus
Alice Hawthorn
Pagen
Ancient
Cestria
Vakeel
Raven
Wo Jry
Tebieelos
General Riedting
Tatenaine
Ating Sac
Royal Squadron
Siar An Choad Leen
Orca
Elais Raoaane Powerscourt
John Walshe
Royal Southern Yacht
Cinter Ob
Staunton
Eseailions Oes
Europe
M. St. Auent
Lonwere
Andar
St. George’s
Aia
H. Searxtes
Kentish Gazette
Canterbury
Jim Crow
Marmeelle Molkowski
Mademoiselle Molkowski
Mademoiselle Molitowski
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