Court of Chancery continues injunction over stock to Mr Suisse
Lord chancellor upholds injunction restraining transfer of £1500 of Lord Hertford stock to Mr Suisse, former butler. He finds Suisse's explanations unsatisfactory, notes risk of sale if lifted, and keeps the injunction in force while reserving costs. The case remains unsettled awaiting further developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court OF Chancery
Monnar
Inne Suisse
Suisse
Lord Hertford
Court rulings and judgments in late 19th century trials
In the Queen's Bench session a rule nisi on two libel indictments against Bartard Gregory was argued. The court discharged the rule against the Duke of Brunswick with costs but discharged against Vallance. Gregory will face judgment next CCC sessions for libels on Brunswick and Vallance in Queen's Bench. Common Pleas heard demurrers. judgment date set for December 6. Leicester Bankruptcy Court: Clarke, Mitchell, and Phillips considered. Clarke's creditors largely silent. Mitchell praised for honesty. Phillips’ case held in abeyance until December 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court OF Queen's Bench
Serjeant
Shea
Duke of Brunswick
Mr. Vallance
Vallance
B. Gregory
Central Criminal Court
Court of Queen’s Bench
Court OF Common Pleas
Birmingham
Leicester Bank
Clarke
Mitchell
Mr. Mitchell
Phillips
Court Exchequer Case and Police Notes From London
Information filed to recover £4600 from Sir Joseph Walmsley for money held against Armitage malt duties. Crown wins. rule discharged. Also Exchequer capias breach and insolvent Duc de Normandie case adjourned. Police reports include drunken suicide attempt at London Bridge and Ward in Chancery antics with Mrs Creasy and a Bow Street counterfeit gang arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court OF Exchequer
Trespar
Banco
Tae Queen
Sir Joseph Walmsley
Joseph Walmsley
Armitage
Excise
Kelly
Crompton
Reiley
Erle
Customs Department
London
Capias
Aftavit
Lord Abinger
Star Chamber Times
Baron Parke
Marlborough Street HeariotE Wittany Case
A young woman between 18 and 19 years old, stylishly dressed, was found insensible on Shepherd Street near a brothel and taken to Vine Street station. She recovered by morning and, after a police inquiry, admitted to an evening out with a gentleman. she was discharged on promising to return to her friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heariote Wittany
C Division
Shepherd-street
Oxford
Vine-street Station House
Insolvent Deported Funds Trusted For Louis XVII Rescue
The text records a Toulon based transfer of trust to Admiral Hood circa 1794 for the benefit of Louis XVII with an asset value around £262,000 and claim to the throne of France. The insolvent petitioner has been imprisoned since March 80 and was granted a £9 allowance under the 118th section through attorney J Pater of Symond's Inn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toulon
Admiral Hood
Louis XVII
Dauphin of
France
Louis XVI
J. Pater
Symond’s Inn
Seafaring Threaitine Letters Trial in Bow Street
Thomas Edwards Caish a 17 year old articled clerk faced re examination on a charge under the George IV act for attempting to extort money by writing a menacing letter to MP Thomas Sheppard. The court contrasted his conduct with his youth and ordered two sureties of 40 pounds. Assorted Irish social scenes were recounted as witnesses testified about assaults on police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Square
Seapine
Thomas Edwards Caish
Weedon
Chancery-lane
Bond
Robert Peel
Thomas Sheppard
Frome
Sheppard
Plance
George IV
Mary Maloney in Clerkenwell Court Witness Box
In Clerkenwell Mrs. Mary Maloney testified in a cross warranted case against Mrs. Hester O Leary, recounting a wake and a fight over a wig. A heckling crowd and a tall Irish piper Patrick O Flaherty figured in a colorful scene before the magistrate. In another proceeding a horse driver faced manslaughter charges in Smithfield with testimony about speed, sobriety, and a lenient verdict. A separate cruelty case in Worship Street revealed a boy chained to a bed and beaten by his father, with police intervention and a workhouse remand following.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanner
Mrs. Maloney
O'Flaherty
Jerry
Pat O'Flaherty
Tommy Moore
Colleens
Tim Rooney
Mr. O'Flaherty
Banuathalath
Manny
Ireland
Magherafelt
Ballinafad
Patrick O’flaherty
Father Mathew
Richard Gobby
Davis
Hosier Lane
Smithfield
Broughton
James Burren
Wormwood-street
Bishopsgate
John Maul
Fenchurch-street
Joseph Dalziels
Fore-street
House of Correction
Mr. Davis
Joseph Taylor
Jenkinson
Worship Street
Henry Guymer
Paul-square
Paul-street
Finsbury
Guymer
Barking Market
Father Chained Child For Hours In Severe Punishment
A father punished his child by chaining him in a room for extended hours with only bread and butter, actions deemed barbaric and worthy of strict censure. Witnesses and officers intervened to prevent further danger as the case awaits further inquiry into the father's character. The magistrate granted bail at £25 with two £20 sureties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guymer
Curious Gift To The Thames Police Court From Athenæum Club Servants
Mr. Broderip disclosed at Thames police court that 103 from Queen and Hall, and 2 for the poor box from a country lady, were received. A parcel with a printed address arrived, sealed with a woman’s thimble, containing 11s. A duplicated Atheneum club rules book led him to conclude the funds were a subscription from female servants of the club for distressed needlewomen. The magistrate’s theory matched the evidence, though no writer could be identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broderip
Thames Police Court
Annesley
A. B
Surrey Street
William John
Athenaum Club
Atheneum
Bigamy charge against London surgeon at Clapham court
Francis Bingham, a surgeon of Lark Hall Lane Clapham, remanded from Saturday, faced a bigamy charge. Evidence included a servant’s claim of marriage to Mrs Lines on May 23 and Bingham’s admission to his wife of a second marriage. Mrs Lines confessed to mis saying she was married to him to shield appearances. Magistrate remanded him to allow further church register inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Bingham
Lark-hall-lane
Clapham
Lambeth Parish
Jane Eaves
Wellington-place
Peckham
Lines
Franks
Edwards
King
Roberts
DelisteratE Attem pt At Rappery In Croydon Case
John Wilson a powerful sailor dressed man with long hair was brought from gaol for re examination on a threatened murder attempt against Carey a female worker. She described a dagger demand for bread or money and fainted with fear. Evidence, arrest, and a second alleged incident were heard before a bench which committed him to hard labour for three months as a rogue and Vagabond.
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Cuartes
Louis de Bovursoy
caLtep
Duc de
England
Count de
Madame de Valencie
Portland-place
Tesolvent
Louis Philippe
Cooper
Jackson
Count de Valencie
St. Cloud
Ramboullet
Paris
Kingdom of France
Marie Antoinette
Noxntu
Robert Davis
George Wilkins
Alderman Hughes
John Heslop Bell
Dumfries
Scotland
London
St. Paul's
Wilkins
Post-Office
Aldersgate-street
Aweel
America
Davis
Bank of Engraving
Peel
Jones
Aldis
Fishergate-street
Preston
Bank of Hindostan
John Wilson
Carey
Collier
Middle Row
Croydon
Spain
Kelly
House of Correction
Adams
A Column for the Curious by Dickens on Faith and Charity
Dickens critiques superstition and sectarian conflict in the East and West. He contrasts ignorant zeal with humble charity, noting Christians and Turks alike stain sacred texts while a gentler, practical goodness endures. The piece examines how zealous factions tear apart the very book that guides them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Dickens
Allah
Abominations of China and Yankee Pedlar Folly
A sanitized column from 1840 recalls Ting-hae in Cuusan with filth and stench, joss temples, and a British-penned diary of field life. It compares the Queen of Heaven statue to the Virgin and Child and notes health improvements after British intervention. A comic Yankee tale in Main Street ends with a failed trade as a merchant and pedlar swap razor-strops for a wager. An Leeds Bible Society note highlights a blind French woman who memorized St Luke's Gospel by reading aloud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Cuusan
Ting-hae
Heaven
Burrell
Mountain
Madras Artillery and Engineers
Montgomery
Ellis
C.B
Royal Marines
Main-street
Val
Strops
Picayune
St. Louis Ariel
Brown
Bible Society
Leeds
France
Glasgow
Staunton St Amant clash in five hour chess game
The first game saw M. St. Amant win the move and play white, lasting a little over five hours. The notes describe a sharp, tactical attack by St Amant and a flawed defense by Staunton, with comments on specific moves and strategic missteps. The second game features Staunton with the white pieces in a vigorous attack that secures his victory for England, with detailed move-by-move commentary and analysis of the time pressure and pieces coordination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Staunton
M. St.Amant
M. St. A
M. St. Amant
Sinbad
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Mansion House
Caroline Taylor
London Bridge
John Hubbard
Bridewell
Hubbard
Ann Frances Creasy
Ann Payne
Edward Edwards
Harrow Road
Horsemonger-lane
Tower-street
Chancery
Basinghall Street
Hackney
Mrs. Creasy
Cadman
London-wall
Bow Street
Mary Rockliffe
Hall
Mary Ryan
Mr. Hall
Ryan
Pat Ryan
Owen
Mace
Pat
Marlborough Street
Carolan
Mr. O’flaherty
Henry Duff
John Connor
Russell
Charles-street
Hatton-garden
Duff
Daff
Connor
Charley Hoare
Combe
Tate
Carr
Thames Office
Union Hall
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