Ill treatment case over parochial confinement at Islington workhouse
A jury found Bevan and three parish officers liable for trespass after admitting Mr Eliott to the Islington workhouse under a parochial order. Despite evidence of alleged insanity, witnesses praised his prior composure, while defenders argued the action protected the plaintiff and public. Allen was exonerated. damages awarded to Eliott totalled 400 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clerkenwell
Bevan
Oldershaw
Futreze
Elhan
Brunswick-street
Mailett
Elliott
Eliott
Watell Bia
Witham
Davies
Sual
Shearsley
Nasmyth
Edwards
Green
Gattsforth
Messrs
Auelin Ant Uwedson
Boyce Combe
Stevens
Cam
Cumion
Serjeant
Palfourd
Tindal
Deavan
Allen
Seduction and hardship at London assizes and Hackney court
A widow sues for damages in a seduction case against Frederick William Shaw, alleging nine years of intimate pursuit and a child born in 1843. The trial includes detailed letters, expert testimony, and claims of income, with the judge urging mercy toward guardians, while a separate Hackney hearing condemns a starving man for pork theft after boards of guardians failed to aid his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canny
Elizabeth Carey
New Cross
Deptford
Frederick William Shaw
Messrs. Wilson and Co
Newgate Street
Berlin
Mary Carey
Islington
Ater
Mary “Carey
Gotthemier’s
London Road
Mary
Alfred Collinson
Augustus Wilson
Legal Verdict Details From Damages Case
A man claimed he was not the father of a child and disputed the intimate relationship with Miss Carey. Lacking corroborating testimony, he trusted the jury for a verdict or light damages. After a brief consultation, the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff with damages awarded.
Insolvent trader Lark faces adjourned certificate hearing
In a bankruptcy hearing at Seymour street the trustee noted debts of about £3,000 against Joan Lark with assets near £600. The case involves large discount transactions tied to Gundry, an Anabaptist preacher, and around 20 bills bearing Lark’s name. Commissioner Fonblanque ordered three months’ adjournment to compel full bills accounts and proceeds details for both estates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaudry
Mer
Payne
Blake
Lark
Gandry
Ke. Williams
Commissioner Foubhuggue
Mr. Payne
Fonblanque
Gundry
Gundry’s
Man Commits Theft After Drink With Mercy Expected
A man with a long record of honesty stole a knife due to hunger and drink. The chairman indicated a light sentence would be given, urging mercy and promising re admission to the Lambeth workhouse after release. The court sentenced him to one month with hard labour at the House of Correction, and promised proper care in prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Guardians
Union
Hawkney
Boards of Guardians
Hackney
Lim
LA Latters
Survian
Bina
Agai
John Goodwin
F. Hailey
Lambeth
Norwood
Epsom
Gilbert Heathcote
Derby
Ewell
Dorking
Effingham
Esher
Kingston
Richmond
Twickenham
Hanwell
House of Correction
Polich Report on Forwarded Frauds Targeting Tradesmen
London mayor chambers hear warnings of a large fraud ring using circulars and varied signatures to pressure merchants for fake commissions. Officials link the scheme to historic impostor networks and urge vigilance among firms. reports detail forged undertakings and repeated attempts to obtain money or securities.
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Ford
England
Prechard
Scotland
London
Adesman
Groom
Mansion House
Bermondsey New-road
Perry
Times
Jord
Coster
Mr.Perry
Tailor Michael Connor Charged With Stabbing
Michael Connor, a journeyman tailor, stood at the bar before Mr. Broughton on a charge of stabbing William White. White, intoxicated, confronted Connor in his room and struck him. Connor retaliated by stabbing White with scissors. White was taken to hospital with a dangerous wound. Connor was remanded.
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Stanninc
Margaret Kelly
John Dummeck
White Horse-court
Turnmill-street
Clerkenwell
Anne Dymock
Sutton-street
Kelly
Anne Dymmock
St. Bartholomew's
Long
Layxei Law
Pearce
Combe
Davies
Cliff-street
Hoxton
No. 5
Belgrave Terrace
Holloway
Lewis
Srapnine
Michael Connor
Mr. Broughton
William White
White
Indecent exposure charge against well regarded labourer
Timothy Donovan, a labourer for builder Mr Sparks of King Street Tower Hill, was charged before Mr Henry with indecently exhibiting himself to three respectable females. The complainants, two sisters, testified to the disgraceful conduct. Donovan pleaded intoxication, producing a letter from his master praising him as steady and well conducted. Mr Henry condemned the act as abominable and part of outraging female modesty.
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RooneRits
Francia Harris
Eliza Harris
Broderip
Cook
Mr. Dodds
Weat Ham Lane
Stratford
Essex
Vincent-street
Stepney
Dodds
M'Ree
Wanstead
Sullivan
Henry Simpson
Claremont Judge
North Brixton
Simpson
John Harris
Harris
Tur Mancu
Impupexce
Wrox
Raphael Romanel
Brodevip
William Francis Bickford
Salisbury
Hvre
Chartre
R. Romanel
Plaintt
Parson
Bury-street
Aldgate
Romane
Timothy Donovan
Sparks
King-street
Tower-hill
Henry
Mr. Henry
Sentence Reduced For Good Conduct To Treadmill Labor
A convict sentenced to three months imprisonment would receive a one third reduction for good character shown to his master and foreman, resulting in two months of hard labour at the treadmill. The mercy of the reduction reflects considerations of conduct and discipline aboard.
DEATH AND TRANSPORTATION SENTENCES AT CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT
The session just terminated imposed death for William Crouch and transportation for fifteen years for George Grady Patrick Lawley John Shehan Mary Ann Brown Mary Murray Mary Ann Joblyn. A long list received ten years two years and shorter terms with numerous names including Catherine Green John Thompson and many others. A fatal steam boat collision inquiry opens with details of the Chamelion yacht and Royal Adelaide paddles misfortune. Fire outbreaks across several farms follow with suspected arsonists. a separate notice warns of a murderer at large William Delany linked to the Dowlings and Mortimer cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Criminal Court
William Crouch
George Grady
Patrick Lawley
John Shehan
Mary Ann Brown
Mary Murray
Mary Ann Joblyn
Benjamin Hil
John Martin
Thomas Sharpe
Frederick Wood
Thomas Anson
Catherine Green
John Thompson
Thomas Wilson
George Wetherell
Henry Martin
John Smith
John Williams
Thomas Shefield
Benjamin Bennett
William Kelly
Susan Doherty
Charles Gill
William Johnson
John Hindle Alias Thorpe
Jane Thorpe
James Turner
William Samuel Norcutt
William Carnsil
Joseph Emery
James Nelson
William Henry Gower
William H. Whitfield
Benjamin Whitfield
George Williams
William Stephens
John Nelmes
Charles Burton
Samuel Singers
Susannah Richards
William Mountain
William Sullivan
John Gray
John Secret
Thos, Willis
John Scott
Nathan Aitcheson
John Rathburne
William Donelly
Caroline Wardell
Catherine Briant
John Harris
William Cotton
George Knight
Jane King
Alias Mary Hart
Charlotte Hodge
George Kay
Alban Rose
Robert Ward
James Townsend
Henry Harding
Thomas White
Bernard Fox
George Morton
William Isley
Edward Savage
George ‘Swambrook
Lewis Ball
John Harworth
John Taylor
James Grady
William Hood
Frederick Taylor
Edward ‘Jones
Elizabeth Yates
Ann Whirce
William James Nix
Margaret Walsh
John Webb
William Clarke
Emma Waite
Benjamin Jacobs
David Bryan
James Wood
John Hans
Mary Ann Watson
Mary Ann Stephens
John Ford
Mary Ann Clarke
Mary Ann Wells
Mary Burnet
Eliza Norris
Matilda Hawkins
Geo. Norris
House of Correction
Newgate
Baker
Queen’s Head Tavern
Lighstreet
Poplar
Samuel Theodore Lebatt
Hermanegild
Castellain
Cos
Capitall-court
Royal Adelaide
Chamelion
Blackwall-Peace
Woival Thames Yacht Club
Greennvich Hospital
Greenwich
Ramsgate
Naval Humane Society
Sieye
Joseph Norton Lebatt
No. 2
Coptheilcourt
Bank
Henry Marsta
Thames Pilice-Constable
Isle of Dogs
Deal
Surro.k
Bowtall
Haddenham
Rushbrooke
Grange
Chippenham
Newmarket
J. Tharp
el. P. Blake
Redgrave
South Lapham
Lodge Farm
North Lepham
Christopher
Betts
Bell
J. and
R. Folkes
Barton Mills
Mildenhall
Rattlesdenhall
Robert Kent
Charles Jones
Pakenham
Suffolk
Cambridgeshire
Thurlow
Bury Post
William Delany
Hogue
Downey
Marins
Mortimer
Dowlings
Roscree
Murder Verdict In Stoke Newington Infant Case
An inquest at the Red Lion Stoke Newington concluded on the murdered newborn female infant found in a box in Thirty Acre field. Evidence described fatal jaw fractures and chest injuries indicating brutal violence, with a male likely responsible. Two witnesses testified seeing a couple near the scene. verdict returned was wilful murder by unknown person or persons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
Red Lion
Church-street
Stoke Newington
Alv
Edward Fryer Whitney
No. 62
Fetterlane
Thirty Acrefield
Queen Elizabeth's Walk
Edward Thornley Bond
William Scott
Stephens
Highstreet
Thirty Acre Pier
Alexander James Burns
Battersea Murder Examination at Wandsworth Court
The Battersea murder examination of Augustus Dalmas at Wandsworth Police Court includes read letters from his lodgings at Brompton and a sequence of documents in his handwriting. Dalmas, visibly distraught, faces final examination after a crowded hearing with 32 witnesses, and is committed for trial for murder at the next sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augustus Dalmas
Wandsworth
Brompton
Langton
Millwood
Paramour
Alice
Westminster
Derby
Miss
Pony Augusta
Jou
Battersea
Hell
A. Darmas
Dalmas
Clive
Bicknell
Sarah Andrew Macfarlane
Church of Kensington
Sarah
Augustus
Sarai
Morrison
Mortison
Gordi
Clapham
Joon Caroine
A. D
N.B
Caroline
Brighton
Augusta
Taylor
Maryless Station
Scot
Assuina
Wight
Gilham
See Criminal Court
Horsmonger Lane
Bickel
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Lambech Street
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Roy
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Charlotte
Sophia
Matartane
A. Dararas