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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 12, 1837
Page
5
Plaintiffs as Green-Wich Steamboat directors sue for damages over the Gipsy collided with Royal George at Margate. Jury found defendants negligent, but plaintiffs shared some fault. verdict £83 with no demurrage. Rule to set aside granted. Denman notes potential recovery despite some fault.
Report of a Guildhall discussion where a wealthy lady allegedly offered £1000 to secure royal seating for a charitable dinner on the ninth inst. and doubts about widespread offers to buy admission. Remarks imply such schemes would aid four charities yet deny solid evidence of actual donations.
Maria Watmore a young woman from Pembroke-mews Westminster was charged by PC Webster with sleeping in the open air. She claims she married a valet to Viscount Beresford under duress and seeks support from her estranged husband or overseers. She previously faced similar charges in Marylebone.
John Byers and a defendant faced Bow Street proceedings after threats against Magistrate Tickell. The court heard witness statements on perjury bail, noting Barers’s remarks and the involvement of informers. Byers was discharged on bail and remanded for trial at the Central Criminal Court. An insolvent estate case in the Insolvent Darts Court saw Alfred Brodie jailed for twelve months for fraud and disposing of assets to the injury of creditors.
Daniel Friend, master of the Prince George, faced charges for assaulting James Kirkwood the ship's cook at York harbour on September 4. The court heard the captain struck the cook twice over water delays and fined him 40 shillings plus costs.
In Union Hall a hundred youths faced charges for firing crackers in loyalty to the gunpowder plot with many excuses offered. At Woolwich Petty Sessions James Nevin, ex quartermaster serjeant, faced forgery charges amid a high interest case tied to army agents and Board of Ordnance scrutiny.
A London to Harrow railway accident left a burning engine and a badly injured engineer after a wheel derailment near Harrow. Ramsdens Whitechapel ironworks suffered a near miss from arson with flames checked by quick action. Other reports include a bullock driver’s fatal injuries near Smithfield and an attempted murder at Youngsbury. Weather and coaches face fog related perils with drownings in Staines.
A two year old child in Mrs Grant’s care choked on a silver tailor’s thimble, lodged behind the palate, and resisted extraction. Dr George Frost finally removed it without cutting or injury, bringing relief to the family. In a separate note, a Frau Riu was executed at Dantzig for poisoning her six year old son, amid public uproar and wartime firearm use.
An inquest at the Coach Horoes Uxridge road revealed William Leake died after being struck by a gravel wagon while sheltering near a haystack. A separate inquest at Elephent and Castle in Vauxhall found Richard Danzis died accidentally when caught between a wheel and brickwork at a factory. Mrs Mary Brotherton aged 85 burned to death after her gown sleeves touched a candle. George Castle physician died by suicide amid mental distress with notes of temporary insanity. John Catlin aged eight drowned after a mill water accident involving a horse and cart on Broxbourne mill-bead. Verdicts: Accidental Death, Temporary insanity, Accidental drowning.
Fire swept the bedrooms of Mr. Eastwood’s Forest Street house in Cripplegate around six to seven on Monday night. The blaze spread rapidly despite initial efforts, with only later arrival of engines from Whitecross Street Watling Street and Farringdon Street containing the flames. Eleven family members were rescued by Fire Brigade and neighbours as upper floors and contents were burned, while the lower shop and stock suffered heavy damage. The Eastwood family, insured with Royal Exchange, was away at chapel during the outbreak.
A provincial prison case reports Maze a French farm servant who killed a child to end support and reduce expenses after marrying a widow with small property He had previously tried to murder other children and was noted for his harsh behavior by French papers.
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