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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 14, 1843
Page
6
Reports from London describe heated meetings on the Corn Laws and Factory Bill. Speakers attack ministers as unscientific and treacherous to farmers. Debates cover child labor limits, education, and relay systems, with votes urging restrictions on underage factory workers and opposition to altered education provisions.
Tuesday morning the Hendrick Hudson 950 ton American line packet sailed from St Katharine's dock for New York with 120 passengers. Wednesday the William Stoveld 168 tons sailed for New Plymouth New Zealand carrying many emigrants and farming implements. The brig Furst, bound for Marseilles, encountered the American vessel Thunder near the Canaries, ran alongside, and after danger saved eight crew, landing them at Gibraltar ten days later after forty six days at sea with scant provisions.
The Attorney General v Shore case reviewed Lady Hewley's charity trusteeship amid disputes over which dissenting groups may benefit. The judge outlined the original charity scope, noting unitarians were excluded, while presbyterians and other orthodox dissenters may be included. He affirmed Lord Henley’s report appointing trustees, emphasized the deed language, and directed costs from the estate with a single cost set for most parties.
Summarizes a lengthy court session with the Queen v George, detailing arguments by the attorney general, Mr. Baron Alderson, and Mr. Justice Wightman. Notes mitigation, chartist defense, sedition charges at Birmingham meetings, and the eight month imprisonment verdict. Also covers bail court, Eastern Counties Railway case, and various other court items from sessions.
The plaintiff, recalling a 1835 marriage to Mrs Pollard and subsequent separation, sought damages after a divorce decree. Witnesses described the couple as respectable and affectionate. the defendant acted as mediator and defense argued the damages should be modest. Damages awarded 3100 pounds.
The trial recounts a woman accused of inciting a charge of indecent assault against a prisoner, a witness at odds with her credibility, and a second indictment for unlawful carnal knowledge of a girl under ten. The jury finds Not Guilty on the first count and acquits on the second, amid references to testimony and defense arguments. Later, Guiseppe Azzopardi faces murder trial in Smyrna. after complex legal points about British subject status, he is found guilty of murder.
A man and a woman faced charges over pledged books and property tied to a Westmoreland gentleman. The man claimed innocence and said the woman swayed him during illness, while he pledged effort to restitution but was arrested. He asserted naval and army service, with vouchers from officers. Both were remanded for further evidence.
Mrs Ann Flemming a well-dressed Whitechapel resident asks the court for parish support to recover a £800 Kent freehold and stop her husband from squandering it by posing as her death. She traces the husband’s crimes, identifies a possible drowned body as hers, and seeks official action to prevent further loss while she keeps her job.
A man named Alexander Hepburne presses magistrate for access to his house at Earl's Court claiming his wife and child are inside. Police accompany him to No 1 Earl's Court where a page refuses entry, Miss Mary Chester denies access, and threats of force arise. The magistrate offers legal routes including a summons or a warrant, and later a warrant is sought for Miss Chester after she allegedly threatens Hepburne with a pistol.
Lord Huntingtower entered Vine Street station bleeding to press a charge against Patrick Hay of 13 Somers Street Regent for assault at the Bull in Windmill Street. The case moved to the magistrate, then the lord withdrew the complaint but the defendant was held overnight before release. At Worship Street John Johnson and Maria Allport face charges of stealing a large amount of property from Mrs Bailey in Gifford Street Hoxton. The case details a nurse master relationship and a pantry of missing goods, including a silver spoon and feathers from a bed, with numerous duplicates recovered.
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