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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Nov 19, 1843

Page

6

LAW AND JUSTICE IN QUEEN V MNEIL WITH DUEL FLAWS

The court heard the case of Lord Advocate's brother with an assault on MP John Abel Smith in Belgrave Square. The defendant faced judgment after affidavits on both sides detailed swindling bills and accommodation notes. the judge adjourned further hearing to Saturday.

Court OF Queen's Bench Tuurspar Tur Queen Forpes M‘neil Scotland John M‘neil Persia John Abel Smith M.P Belgrave Square M‘neil House of Wells Bank of England Smith, Payne, and Smith Edinburgh Glasgow Barclay London Smith Payne Freshfield Virtue England Fie Mr. Smith Solicitor General Allen

Bristol speech praises past government and calls for reform

A Bristol speaker recounts parliamentary struggles and attacks past administration for obstruction while praising opposition support for reform. He urges MPs to align with constituent opinions, praises the Bristol citizenry, and envisions England's prosperity through liberty, religion, and commerce.

Darkness of the Metropolis Road lighting vote

A large Hammersmith meeting to light the Great Western road from the turnpike to Oxford Street failed to reach the required majority after a poll was ordered. The adjourned vote will be declared in two weeks. APPALLING DESTITUTION A Bermondsey coroner held an inquest into Ann Galway 45 found dead with her family in squalor. Evidence described extreme poverty a lack of furniture and apparent neglect. husband and son ill in workhouse. inquest adjourned.

Metropolis Great Western Road Hammersmith Albion-hall Webb’s-lane Great Western Harameremith Turnpike Oxford-street Shackle Millar Daley White Carter Surrey Drum Snowsfields Bermondsey Ann Galway J. Slow Bermondsey Parish James Galway Margaret Shea Magdalen-court Tooley-street Cove Cork St. Katharine’s Ireland Treland Henry Slow Tovey Bermondsey-street Husbn Ody

Court notes rule decisions and a cap case in 19th century session

The report records multiple legal discussions in the Court of Common Pleas and related courts. It notes a rule nisi or absolute rule for Paget’s libel case, a move toward peremptory scheduling, and a separate suit Wright and others v Newton with consented parties and costs. In the Sherriffs’ Court a civil action by Samuel Melhuish against Linpa over 16 pounds 19s for 226 Albert caps arises, including testimony about old military caps and their owners, with the jury returning a verdict for the amount claimed.

Court OF Common Pleas Wright Tindal Sheriffs’ Court Tuunispay Prince Albert McElavisy Linpa Kennedy Samuel Melhuish Linda Charlotte-street Blackfriars-road Corrie C. Jones Keates Dupree Broadwall Grenadier Mr. Jones Mr. Keates Jones Bevington

London Police Charge Trio With Assault and Robbery

Pau CouirrorD Sarah Smith Mary Anne Booty and John Griffin faced Alderman Kelly on Wednesday for assaults and thefts in Snowhill and Farringdon Street. Witnesses described Smith seizing the man, Booty pinioning his wife, and Griffin striking both victims. Griffin denied the accusations, claiming a hair cut mark exposed him.

Pau Couirrord Sarah Smith Mary Anne Booty John Griffin Alderman Kelly Robert Beech Crown Street Soho Snowhill Smith Griffin London Maidstone Scholefield Compter Brixton Kelly Farringdon Street Windsor

Gentle Paul and the Paul Clifford in a Court Scene

The passage shows a quarrel over identity where characters confuse the accused Paul Clifford with a different man known as gentle Paul. The Griffin asserts responsibility for the mistaken identity and plans to book the matter against Paul Clifford as the primary culprit. The alderman proposes a treadmill sentence to prevent escape.

Paul Hisself Paul Clifford

Child Branded and Burned by Stepfather at Lodging House

In Drury Lane a man named John Welch faced the bar for brutal abuse of his five year old stepson Edward Smith. Witnesses testified to repeated beatings with a thick cord and bare hand, burns, and threats of death. The child was wounded and found with skin torn from the grate bars. Welch claimed the child had filthy habits and was not his own. Welch committed for trial. child sent to St Giles workhouse for protection.

A Burran John Welch Jardine Edward Smith Margaret Callaghan Short's Gardens Drury-lane Hine Fisuine John Bishop Denny Farrell St. James’s Park

Irish Assault Court Scene Overcoated Laborer in Court

A red nosed Irish labourer Moran, sickly and moaning, pleads in court over a dispute with Kitty Underwood. He admits kicking her downstairs during a quarrel about lodgers rent, while witnesses and a brass candlestick are discussed and a 10s fine is imposed.

Ogh Kitty Underwood Mr. Maltby Michael Moran Ballyrag Hanner Kitty Corney Mike Moran Malthy

Queen Square Theft and Threats Court Case

In Queen Square Mary Anne Hopkins faced a charge of stealing wine and other items from her late master after absconding on September 29. Investigators found wine diluted with water and spirits missing. doors showed no damage. Also Thomas Edward Caish, 17, a clerk, was charged with sending a menacing letter to MP Thomas Sheppard under a Peel act. he was remanded for a week.

Queen Square Mary Anne Hopkins Bond Thomas Edward Caish Weedon Chancery-lane R. Peel Thomas Sheppard Frome T. E. Caish Holborn E. Frederick Fitzherbert E. T. Caish

Woman charged after self harm attempt in Whitechapel court

Elizabeth Zebler, a middle aged German wife and mother of five, was charged before Mr. Broughton with attempting to destroy herself by swallowing four pennyworths of laudanum. She claimed distress from marital cruelty and stated her life was saved at London Hospital after a stomach pump. Her brother testified to prior abuse. the magistrate jailed her briefly but then released her into her brother’s custody to ensure watchfulness. The case notes prior similar attempts and the husband admitted beating her with a rope, prompting the judge to order custodial supervision by her brother.

Elizabeth Zebler Broughton Mary-street Whitechapel London

Attempted Murder and Suicide From Distress

A man named Michael Hayfield was remanded on a first examination charged with attempting to murder his five year old son Henry by stabbing him and then cutting his own throat. The court heard he was not insane, but distressed, and the child survived with a minor throat wound. Separately, George Jones and allies were charged in an alleged burglary at Mr. Winsor's Kensington home. Evidence showed a plan to rob the house, with skeleton keys found on Jones and valuables discovered. the court remanded them for a week to pursue further evidence linking to similar robberies.

Chambers Central Criminal Court Jardine Bow Street Justice Patteson THE Queen Rosenberg Newgate Victor Bohain Courrier de Europe M. Bohain Palace-place Scotland-yard Justice Wightman Bodkin Frederick Rickfuts Bristol and Exeter RaiLway Company Talbot Parrott Hott Banco William Paget Wordsworth Middlesex Sessions Monnay Sergeant Adams Graxp Junctions Water Works Company St. Many Apports Kensfoncton Hill Ballantine Jervis Q.C Clarkson J. South J. M.gregor Forest Mr. Jervis Waiskin Kensington Grey Melbourne Bristol Providence England Bristol Gazette St. Giles’s Somerville Hoxton Square Mr. Combe Thomas Gammon George Hammond Skinner-street Clerkenwell Jerusalem Jones Wynyatt Street Mr.Combe Hammond Murher Suicipe Michael Hayfield Henry London Hospital Mr. Henry W. Ludlow St. Botalph Aldgate Mr. Ludlow Degerds George Jones Castle Street Longacre Charles Winsor Victoria Road Richard Blackman High Street Adelphia Blackman Elizabeth Moore Knightsbridge Witness Gee Prsoner Jones Mr. Paynter Dunbar Cooper Winsor Later

Prisoner Commited to Newgate After Felony Charge

The text reports a prisoner being committed to Newgate after a felony charge. It notes benevolent friends providing sheets and blankets to a poor family and discusses the prisoner's wife’s fear that he might reoffend if tried locally. Henry explains he must send the prisoner for trial for the sake of his family.

Henry Newgate

Remarkable attempt on life by laudanum swallower in Thames office

Laupayuy Monday, William Toole, a 32 year old cigar maker, appeared before Mr. Broderip charged with attempting to end his life by taking laudanum. Surgeon John Macmeikan testified many have tried similar poisons lately. Toole's bottle of laudanum led to a dramatic recovery after hours of care. Witnesses described his strange behavior and a farewell letter to his wife and children. The magistrate commended the hospital's efforts and condemned the sale of poisons to indiscreet buyers.

Laupayuy Wm. Toole Broderip John Macmeikan London Hospital Thomas William Brown Red Lion Batty-street Commercial Road Tripe Henry Mr. Perry Orphan Society P.S Almightly

Woman Charged After Throwing Husband From Window in Deptford

In Greenwich a wife Charlotte Blogden is brought before magistrate Mr Jeremy for assaulting her husband Thomas Blogden with intent to do bodily harm. A nine year old son testified that during a dispute over bread and gin his mother forced his father to the window and threw him onto the paving stones. Police described the mother as depraved and unreliable with money. The injury to the husband was described as very serious with fears he may have broken his neck.

Charlotte Blogden Giffen Street Deptford Jeremy Thomas Blogden MT Arthur Giffen-street Thornet Amydine

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