Mixed European News and World Observations
A collage of items notes dowry figures for Archduchess Theresa, sharp quips about Irish franks, and auctions of Sir Francis Freeling’s library. It covers Louis Napoleon’s movements, health of Emperor Nicholas, British politics and finance, international plagues, railway speculation, and shipping anecdotes with vivid snippets from Paris, Dublin, and London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa
Francis Freeling
Fi Ies
Leicestershire
M—n
Louis Napoleon
Journal Des Debats
Moniteur
Prince Louis Napoleon Bonnarte
Strasburg
Joseph Bonaparte
America
Borden Town
Writ of Habeas Corpus in Garcia Bankruptcy Case
In Re Garcia a writ was sought to bring Abraham Garcia before the Fleet on a subdivision of the Court Bankruptcy. The case centered on inconsistent statements by the bankrupt are examined by a Commissioner. The court granted the application for a writ with notice to assignees, to bring the prisoner up in a week. Lord Denman declined mercy in Merceron case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court OF King’s Bench
Garcia
Sergeant Atcherly
Abraham Garcia
Oxford-street
Yarmouth
Wolfe
Lord Eldon
Court of Common Pleas
Nonliability of Club Members in Westminster Case
Tradesmen sued individual Westminster Reform Club members for debts incurred by the club. The court held members liable due to implied authority and the club’s rules restricting credit, with all cases ruling for the plaintiffs as the rules for a new suit were made absolute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erle
Hector
Adams
Lord Abinger
Mr. Erle
Mr. Baron Parke
Baron Parke
Baron Bolland
Erie
Chambers
Platt
Guildford
Fees of Court and Attorney Rule Across Reforms
The Attorney General moves to compel a respected attorney to show cause why he should not pay clerical fees or be suspended from practice. He recalls a 17th century rule demanding the ancient fee for declarations, noting reform has reduced these charges to a mere trifle while clerk duties remain costly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horne
Lewis
Charles the Second
Ancient fee dispute over solicitor’s annual pay ruled infeasible
The Attorney-General sought a rule to argue the claim of a clerk once paid £1 400 yearly under Peel era reforms now reduced to about £200. The Treasury argued against a Consolidated Fund payment as the clerk’s appointment after the Act left no such entitlement. A rule to show cause was granted. a proposed agreement to lower the fee was discussed, but Justice Littledale held ancient fees cannot be altered without a Legislature Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horne
R. Peel
Justice Littledale
Winding Down of Austrian Policy Amid Metternich Influence
Vienna reports Count Kolowrat may retire from public life and the Home Department, but Austrian policy will stay directed by Metternich while the Emperor remains confident in him. The article also recounts maritime and crime items including a near-wreck at Bray, a sharp robbery in Whitechapel, and Irish rebel actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Bray
Quin
Dabine
Coast-guard
Mr. Dabine
Quin’s
Sharps
Ross
Yorkstreet West
Commercial Road
Bank of England
Whitechapel
London
Captain Ross
Yarmouth
North
Cannon-street
White Horse-gate
White Horse
White Horse-street
Stepney
Roses
King David-lane
Shadwell
Derrig
Mansion House
Bow Street
John Hayes
Clonmahon
King’s County
Phil. Ryan
Dean Hawkins
Ryan
Hayes
Delany
Phil
Reserea
Dublin
Coopenhagen
Frankfort
Fanshawe
Dagenham
Lord Raleigh
Terling
Witham
Ramagate
Keot Heralds
Imprisonment for Debt Sparks Public Outcry in Letter
A letter to the editor details a debt case where a man faced imprisonment for £9 after paying £27 in fees and hush money, with total costs rising to £32 10s. The writer condemns the attorney’s bill as monstrous and urges reform of debtor law, urging Sir John Campbell and Radical MPs to act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weekly Chronicle
Law
Mills
Woodward
1.O. U
Basham
Bedford-place
Russell-square
Seaeeesens
Jenkins
Renee Tevee
Seeree
Ceeee
Oeskas Teresa
E. J
England
Sir John Campbell
Scotland
Ep. W. C
Burials and a Convict Escape Feature in London News
Notices from St Martin’s in the Fields mark the funeral of Jack Bannister with his father’s grave nearby. A Welch trading vessel incident tells how a convicted manslaughter escapee used a rubber life-preserver to flee to a barge and vanish toward New York. Paris obituaries report M Malibran’s ex-husband M Malusipan’s death from apoplexy. A Chalk Farm exhibit details Mr Steibel’s breech-loading cannon with rapid firing, reduced powder, and fewer crew duties, praised as a potential wartime advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bannister
St. Martin’s-in-the- Fields
St. George’s
Bloomsbury
Wroughton
Bannister
Rundell
Wales
Roberts
Bermondsey
Carmarthen
London
Erith
Greenwich
New York
Deata
M. Malusipan
M. Malibran
Paris
Madame Malibran
Chalk Farm
Steibel
France
Intrigue Against the Government Ends in Failure
A lengthy political exposé alleges a backstairs Tory conspiracy to topple the administration during the parliamentary recess. It links Sir Robert Peel and Lord Lyndhurst to planned incursions via Berlin and Hamburg and hints at Talleyrand’s involvement. The plot is described as thwarted and judged a miscalculated effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of Cumberland
Billy Holmes
Holmes
Berlin
Hamburg
England
London
Robert Peel
Prince Talleyrand
Right
Baronet
Lord Lyndhurst
Robert
Canning Influence and Abbey Renovations Probed in Westminster
Fourteen days before his death Mr Gallatin spoke with Mr Canning about becoming Foreign Sec and Treasury chief while at Westminster Abbey renovation work goes on amid detailed restoration and funding updates. Emigrant distress report from America and possible military dispatch to Portugal noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Canning
Mr. Gallatin
the Treasury
Lord Dudley
Treasury
Fox
Canning
Duke of York
Lord Liverpool
Matthias Bruen
Westminster Abbey
Poet’s Corner
America
England
New York
United States
Quebec
St. Catharine’s Dock
Lisbon
Portugal
Horse Guards
War Office
Portsmouth
Plymouth
Tague
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Prince PoLicNac
Sentinelle
Picarde
Messis
Te Polignac
Guertion Ramille
Ham
Messrs
Peyronnet
de Chantelauze
Journal du Commerce
Nicholas
St. Petersburg
Peachem
Lockit
Earl Grey
Dr. Davies
Dr. Doyle
Foxy
Lablache
Teatro del Fondo
Naples
Benedict
Opera Bufra
Spain
Constantinople
Welch
Annes
Doullens
Bere
Liverpool
Baltimore Gesette
Annapolis
Lance
Bank of New York
du Haxt Et Bas Rhin
Gil
Manchester
Appeyny
Kent Herat
Ranngatess
Dover
Tas
Tyoné
Russia
Kingdom of Belgium
Cronstadt
Street
Red Rover
Dorset
Doreet
Woolwich
Ward, Bugden, and Co
Ward
Augsburg
Clare
Tire Dér Beaux
Limerick Chronicle
Ohio State Journal
Sandusky City
Bogdir
NG Morden Comeég&Ka
Cortwey
Prince Louis
Prince Louis Bonaparté
Police
Wetit
Japa Heying -Price
Calais
Wheeler
Dar
Aseny Yange
Badger Bettas Gene
Hudson's Bay Company
Themat Apag
Opyshe Bight
LAW Intelligence
Merceron
Price
Lord Denman
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