Fraud on the firm linked to forged bills and dissolution deed
The hearing covers a complex case against James Onions and associates over forged bills drawn by journeymen, breaches of partnership terms, and an attempted dissolution deed to avert ruin. Gaze and Co. deny complicity, while Aldermen insist on securities and proceed to bail for key defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenter
Pears A & Peonse
James Onions
John Onions
Gaze
Bermondsey
Gaze and Co
John Oniens
Clarkson
Tuckett
Curling
Mr. Curling
Court of Equity
Alderman Gibbs
Thomas Wood
Gibbs
Alderman
Carling
J. Onions
North
Prisoner Cited in London Rails Obstruction Case
A series of London court actions covers a man accused of placing boards on a railway line to obstruct travel, with a magistrate imposing the full £10 penalty. other incidents include a drunkenness fine and a handkerchief theft, culminating in a newgate commitment for trial.
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Barker
Cooke
Stanhope-street
Hampstead Road
Euston-square
Rawlinson
Meikle
London and Birmingham Railway Police
Albany-street
J. Hughes
Lord Seymour
Giles Fair
Bennet
Hermitage-street
Paddington
Mr. Rawlinson
Daxine
William Burge
Thomas Eckett
Churton
William Adams
Galloway
Marylebone Parish
Assault cases in Marlborough Street court report
The Hon Adolphus Chichester charged a young Irishwoman named Mary Ann Harvey with striking him at St James's Palace. The bench found the assault proven and imposed a fine of 10s. A separate case saw dentist Robert Clarke fined £4 or jailed for a month after admitting to assaulting Thomas Cribb, who claimed Clarke struck a woman in Windmill Street and then attacked him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ratner
Adolphus Chichester
Foot Guards
Maltby
England
Windmill-street
Halloo
Mr. Maltby
Cribb
Glasgow
Brodgeton
Bloomsbury
London and Westminster Bank
Isaac Morgan
Fick
Humphrey
M‘carthy
Angel
City Road
Westminster Bank
Foat
Tippling Philosopher
Liquorpond-street
John Henry Morgan
Baldwin
Ten Bells
Spitalfields Church
Broughton
James Sinclair
Redwick
John Hart
King’s Arms
Acorn Street
Bishopsgate
Hart
Road Lane
City
Spitalfields
B. Barton
St. Vincent Street
Morgans
J. H. Morgan
Morgan
Old Bailey
Barton
Kershaw
London
Assault on Police at Chelsea Ends in Fine
Edward Prendergast faced Mr. Burrell for savage conduct toward Police constable Light in Royal Hospital row Chelsea at about two o clock after midnight. He resisted orders, assaulted the constable, knelt on him, and urged the crowd to kill the officer. A woman assisted and a struggle ensued until bystanders intervened. Tradesmen corroborated the violence. Prendergast claimed provocation and acted in self defense. He was fined £3 or to serve time.
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Queen Square
Edward Prendergast
Burrell
Light
Royal Hospital Row
Chelsea
Sarah Collins
Patrick Larkin
T Division
Paynter
Henry Rhoades
Newland Street
Kensington
Rhoades
Pembroke Square
Mr. Paynter
Lucy Hill
Ann Mahon
Mr. Rhoades
Witess
Earl-street
No. 1
Complainant
Assault by footman ends with magistrate fine and discharge
Major General Edward Boardman testified against Richard Saul for assault and abusive language after Saul refused to prepare him for bed. The magistrate disposed of the case summarily, fining Saul £5 and ordering two months in jail if unpaid, while Boardman refused to rehire him.
Worship Street Sex Crime Report Details
A fragment notes a Monday incident on Worship Street involving John Henry Morgan described as short and dark. The text references extensive Foncenits by a Fatmen and Sex, but complete facts are unclear. Further readable details are insufficient to confirm actions or charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Henry Morgan
Crimes On Thames and Pembroke Square Notice
A string of London court items reports Ann Thomas charged with cutting and wounding Mary Burke after a dispute over a gown-piece. Robert Smith, seaman, charged with murder aboard True Briton after a brawl at sea. a summons against Patrick Larkin for assault in Kensington. and a large tobacco seizure near Tilbury fort with seaman Joseph Murgiroyd charged on a customs informant.
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Cuttixe Axp
Ann Thomas
Henry
Mary Burke
Gray
Wurtt Murper
Robert Smith
Sunderland
Broderip
John Preston
High Seas
Admiralty of England
Thomas Turnbull
Quebec
Thomas Gibbs
Robert Ennis
Ennis
Mr. Bruderip
Captain Turnbull
Mr. Broderip
Leeward
Windward
Blyth
Thames Police
Tilbury Fort
Joseph Murgiroyd
London
John M‘cullen
Her Majesty's Customs
Coal-house-creek
Belle-mards-creek
Tilbury-fort
Gravesend
Assaulting Two Women at Beehive Becomes Court Case
Michael McKeon was charged with violently assaulting two women, Mary Ann Cooper and Jana Haines, at the Beehive public-house in Rotherhithe. Cooper suffered a black eye and facial cuts after McKeon seized a quart pot and attacked her and others with it. The court fined him five pounds or two months imprisonment, while denying the alleged brutality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael McKeon
Mary Ann Cooper
Jana Haines
Cooper
Rotherhithe
Haines
Grove
Greenwich Hospital chapel open to public on Mondays and Fridays
Greenwich hospital commissioners announce the chapel and the painted hall will be open to the public without charge on Mondays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission limited to individuals in respectable attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwich Hospital
Hey Jemmie Forrest Are Ye Waukin Yet A Scots Ballad
A historical column features Hey Jemmie Forrest as a refrain in a Scots ballad about the Queen’s morning visit to Edinburgh. The verse questions whether the provost and bailies are awake as the royal party nears Granton pier and Brandon Street, ending with a call to prepare apologies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jemmie Forrest
Edinburgh
Sue
Granton-pier
Queen
Brandon Street
Provost
Keys
Dalkeith
The Duke Who Thinks Aloud at Public Events
A royal duke routinely comments aloud during meals at five and during chapel services with ministers and clergy. In Covent Garden and at the chapel royal he voices assent or critique to speeches, while a minister prays. The anecdote recalls Alderman Beckford’s remark after his Fonthill house burned, claiming he could rebuild for a mere £50,000 (£50,000) in effect a trivial sum relative to his numerous children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covent
Garden Theatre
Chapel Royal
Duke
Parson
Bartholomew Fair Origin and Early History
The notice explains Bartholomew fair’s origin around 1102 under Rahere, a minstrel-turned-prior, and how Smithfield evolved from The Elms to a crowded site. It notes the king’s privilege to hold a yearly fair for three days, with booths, guards, and a court of prepowders for debts, plus later changes to the churchyard and licenses, under Henry II’s charter granting mayoral criminal jurisdiction during the fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Bartholomew
Smithfield
Rahere
Rome
Stow
Henry I
England
London
Lonplane
Theatrical Intelligence From the Observer’s Correspondent
The Flower Saloon winter campaign expands with a large orchestra update and whispers of a second assassin leaving. A heavy father is discharged and a provincial singing villain may be hired to boost receipts. A domestic incident in the green room ends with hysterics as a murderer scene unfolds. Miss Kelly’s theatre in Dean Street remains crowded with lingering rats and a forthcoming At Home arrangement for select patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Observer
Flower Saloon
Secon
Ramo Samee
Penny-a-Line Panic Hurts Penny Liners Mood
The Penny-a-Line Panic notes ongoing discontent in the Lane area with limited work return. An alarming accident at the Herald office and threats of distressing outcomes haunt workers. Spinners of heavy goods reclaim jobs while raw article production holds steady. A Catherine street patrol protects willing workers amid dull, gloomy conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald Office
Catherine-street
A Working Man's Appeal From Staffordshire
A poem written amid Staffordshire disturbances by a young woman pleads for humanity toward workers. It speaks of shared suffering, the need for sympathy, and calls for mercy toward the poor laborers as owners and citizens assess the misery and responsibility. Longport Staffordshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staffordshire
Longport Staffordshire
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