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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 12, 1842
Page
6
A libel suit before Lord Abinger at Guildhall resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff with damages of 40s. The case concerned rival parochial candidates, a handbill accusing the plaintiff of mishandling £5. The court refused to arrest the judgment, holding the words libellous and disparaging the plaintiff’s character.
October adjourned sessions at Clerkenwell heard 37 prisoners with 23 felonies plus assaults and riots. The chairman defended jury trial, warned against expanding magistrate power, and noted a case of a potato theft tied to larger thefts. A separate trial concerned Philip Horne Daniel’s escape from sheriff's custody, where law and arrest questions arose and the jury found guilt, with the judge deferring final judgment pending higher authority. Insolvent Debtors Court proceedings adjourned as delays hindered forwarding schedules to Cheltenham amid fraud and forgery allegations. other rules and affidavits before the court discussed bank failures and partnerships.
The proceedings describe John Imrie charged with indecently assaulting Matilda Bruce, a 10 year old girl, in Fleet Street and the defendant’s subsequent bail offer to charity. In Marylebone John Edward Wild, a Chartist preacher, faced charges for sending a provoking letter to James Tilling and was held to bail amid threats and previous incidents.
A Brighton court of requests heard two causes. In Saucant v J C Stnope Esq the judge ruled payment by Strode's servant made Strode liable, verdict for plaintiff Wixe Watrey for £5. In the Wigney voter case, the judge found the defendant credible and returned a verdict for the defendant on the £7 to £8 bill for breakfasts and lunches to Wigney supporters.
A singular man wearing a full canonical suit and long beard appears at a bar shouting he is Christ Jesus. He quotes scripture, asks for a shilling, denies begging, and argues with magistrates and witnesses. Inspector Plume investigates, deeming the act a lie. the magistrate contemplates imprisonment for a month.
In a London court, Lee the self-styled wine merchant faced final examination for obtaining goods from Messrs Taddy and Co under false pretences. A young woman Charlotte Norris was charged with attempting to kill herself at Blackfriars Bridge, while a calf theft case and fireworks sale violation were heard at the Guildhall. Kensington cases included bigamy charges against John Cormick with testimonies from multiple witnesses about prior marriages.
A copy of the certificate shows a first marriage in 1837 and a second in 1842. The prisoner explained he did not flee his first wife they parted by mutual consent. While employed he moved from board wages to table meals. disputes followed as raw provisions led to a door eviction. He was committed to Newgate for trial.
Consideration of the case was adjourned until Saturday with prisoners held to bail for their re appearance, as examination will be resumed. Officials anticipate further adjournments and a conclusion may take two or three days. Reporters agreed to defer publication of their proceedings until the examination is complete and the case fully determined.
A middle aged man, likely a farmer's labourer, was brought before Col. Wood and magistrates on suspicion of setting the large fire at Mr. William Gunner's farm in Teddington. Witnesses testified circumstantially about events near the King’s Head inn and during the fire. The prisoner was remanded until next Monday amid further potential evidence.
John Bolton and Thomas Howard faced final examination in Staines on charges of raping Clara Tilley a Grenadier Guards wife. Witness described a brutal midnight assault in a Colnbrook Windsor waggon with both men implicated. Bolton intoxicated and Howard accused of aiding. Both remanded to Newgate for trial. A separate court quarrel between Magistrates Rushton and Dowling over a sailor assault on a vessel was resolved with apologies.
Cheltenham police report resumed examinations in the Rickett's forgery case with a packed court. Prosecution details testimonies from Sir Robert Rickeuty's will and medical witnesses as dispute over estates unfolds amid a surge of aristocratic civilities and fiery exchanges between Lord Lucan, St Clair O Malley, and magistrates.
A gentleman named Pain was driving toward Pentonville when a youth hurled a lit cracker into the road. The horse shied, the vehicle collided with a gas pillar, and Pain was thrown headfirst. He lies in a pensive state with uncertain recovery. Surgeons assisted at the scene. The Rolls gown unusual for term start due to a proxy robe from Sir Michael Smith’s era.
A reflective poem recounts a unified moral crusade for liberty and justice. It praises a collective movement named the League for rescuing a slaved land, calling for bread for the hungry and urging unity against division. The verses urge courage, faith, and reform, invoking divine sanction and social duty.
A few days ago William Hunter of Ballyboghillbow near Greyabbey cleared his well on a hill in the Ards and discovered an eel alive. He had placed it in the well more than forty years earlier, according to the Banner of Ulster.
Last week in Pennis Rocks Sussex Mr Beeding returned home after a day of shooting. He tossed his jacket onto a chair when his dog opened a pocket and dropped a power flask into the fire. The flask exploded blasting a window and damaging furniture. Beeding was in the room but escaped injury.
Astronomer M Laugier of the Paris observatory announced a new faint telescopic comet in the Dragon constellation. The discovery occurred on the 28th at seven pm with no visible tail. Later observations at 10:10 pm Paris mean time gave right ascension 16h41m and declination 68°44'. The right ascension advanced 3m34s and the declination fell 20m in six hours.
In Girgenti Sicily a confession booth’s perfect acoustics carried whispers from the western door to the high altar. A misused focus of sound exposed intimate vows drawing public curiosity and scandal. The confessional was finally removed.
A new patented machine called an aerial steam carriage aims to move passengers and goods through the air at 75 to 100 mph, London to India in four days. A gentlemen’s company has formed and sealed the patent September 29, with January set for full organization and further progress to prove feasibility.
The Harp of Caen reports a Caen sport shot at two doves near Ouistreham. One bird fell dead, the other landed on the gunner’s shoulder, and both birds wore diamond rings engraved with Ale Vic and Al 1840 and a heart with darts. Speculation centers on royal initials and a gift to Queen Victoria and Albert. A Caen jeweller reportedly offered 12,000 francs for the diamonds.
In Chesham on October 20 creditors of the Nash firm, that failed about thirty years ago, gathered as T W Nash and J Nash paid the remaining 16s 8d to each. About £1,010 was distributed that day, with one creditor receiving over £300. The Aylesbury News notes this may spur further actions.
The note traces scarlet from royalty and justice to military bearing and poetic symbol. It links the hue to vice and passion, cites biblical and Inquisition imagery, and mentions mis-spellings and the spread of scarlet fever in England. Drago of Hamburg signs off November 4.
An extract notes that in early England noblewomen sat in councils and even in parliaments. It cites Saxon synods, Wightred’s council, Edgars charter, and abbesses summoned by writ in Henry III and Edward I periods. It mentions Mary, Countess of Norfolk, and multiple noblewomen represented by proxy in 14th century enthronements.
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