Insolvent Dancer at Italian Opera Seeks Final Order
In a bankruptcy hearing before Commissioner Fane the insolvent, once a dancing master and dancer at the Italian Opera, faced a suit for slander by two Misses Taylor. They were ordered to pay about £60 expenses unless he published a public apology, which might have saved part of the costs. He claimed the condemnation targeted his wife. He testified to past earnings at the Italian Opera House of £2 16s3d weekly for five months, now with no income. The commissioner granted protection, noting the proceedings were against his wife. he would publish the apology but objected to the costs and would not dismiss the petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
Westminster
Henry Turner
Coldstream Guards
Henry Boyce
John Nelson Piper
Turner
Boyce
Witness
Thomas Brotherton
Burrell
George Simmonds
Pye-street
Thomas Tyson
No. 2
Vauxhall Bridge-Road
Leonard
Abingdon Street
Humphries
Henry York Smith
West
Howse
Lowndes Arms
Catherine Williams
Captain Buckley
Clewer
Windsor
Lord Fitzgerald
Howie
Mr. Humphries
Mr. Pearce
Mr. Burrell
Mary Hawkins
Pearce
J. Paton
Sutton Arms
Chalk-road
White Conduit Fields
Mr. Paton
Hedges
Thompson
The
Wellington Barracks
St. James’s Park
Ascot Races
Paradise
Biddy Malone
Biddy
Yisa
Peggy M‘carthy
Sis J
Pat Kavanagh
Turoth
Miss Malone
Peggy
Pegey
Barrin
Middlesex Sessions Riot at Father Mathews Farewell
Dennis Coakley Thomas Hayes and Francis Harigan faced riot and assault charges after a large crowd at Father Mathew's farewell sermon, with testimony describing attacks on George Ball and his wife. Hayes was found guilty of assault and sentenced to six weeks. Coakley and Harigan were acquitted. The chairman praised police for their conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesex
Fatuen MatHeEn
Serjeant Adams
Dennis Coakley
Thomas Hayes
Francis Harigan
George Ball
Wilde
Payne
Father Mathew
Mary Ball
Ellen Panton
Hayes
John Nicholas
K 1
Parker
Mr. Payne
Paddett
K 8
Harigan
Coakley
House of Correction
Serious Charge Against Captain of Steam-Boat City of Boulogne
Captain William Tune of the City of Boulogne faces a serious inquiry by directors of the New Commercial Steam-packet Company over the alleged disappearance of six packages containing gold notes and bills. The investigation details a locked cabin, a missing bundle, a found package, and suspicions of crew or passenger complicity, with measures taken to pursue information from Boulogne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Tune
City of
Boulogne
Commercial Steam-packet Company
Clarkson
Wife
Tyne
Tune
Captain Tune
England
Margate Roads
London
Customs
Alderman Gibbs
Henry Child
Ponae of Wire and Child
New Commercial Steam Packet Company
Wire
Bail and misconduct in a late inquiry at the Guildhall
Alderman Gibbs set bail at two £500 securities and Captain Tune for £1,000 as investigation looms. Crew replaced. packages reportedly contained more than their declared cash. Eliza Smith, repeatedly jailed for disturbances, faced reexamination for breaking a shopkeeper's window. She laments St Luke's parish and workhouse, insisting she would rather be imprisoned than bound there. Musgrove scolds and imposes a glass penalty or a month in bridewell, which the prisoner accepts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alderman Gibbs
Tune
Stockine
Eliza Smith
St. Luke
Oakum
St. Luke’s Workhouse
Musgrove
Guildhall
Alderman Musgrove
St. Luke’s
Bridewell
Self Destruction Attempt at Blackfriars Bridge
A young Irishman John Creighton appeared before Alderman Gibbs on Wednesday charged with attempting suicide at Blackfriars Bridge. He was restrained by a constable after climbing the parapet and stated his motive arose from misfortune and despair. He had written to Lord Stanley seeking passage to Van Diemen's Land but received no help and will be housed at the infirmary while authorities consider his future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alderman Gibbs
Blackfriars Bridge
John Creighton
No. 1
Duke’s-court
Duke-street
Stamford-street
Magnier
Gibbs
Lord Stanley
van Diemen's Land
Thames
Birmingham
Ireland
Cruel treatment of a child at Hampstead road
A man named Joseph Payne was charged with cruelty to seven or eight year old Roger Davis after allegedly taking the child in his arms and dashing him into the road. Eyewitnesses described the child as bleeding, with the father declaring forgiveness while police noted the man was drunk. The magistrate ordered bail for Payne pending further evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Payne
Roger Davis
Ann Beale
Little George
Hampstead Road
John Edwards
Mark
Dodd
Mr. Rawlinson
Euston Square
Southampton-place
Stableman seeks summons over biting contract fraud
A stableman in biarborough street sought a summons against a Clifton Street resident known in gambling circles for refusing to pay expenses after arranging to buy horses. He planned to procure four horses at about £20 each to pass as quality stock, but the scheme collapsed when the employer allegedly won money from foreign gamblers through unfair means. The case was deemed outside magistrate jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biarlborough Street
Jock Eyre
Maltby
Clifford-street
Hyde Park
Lambeth
St. James's
Duke-street
Lincoln’s Inn-Fields
Australia
St. James
St. Giles’s
St. Giles
Dore
LAMBETH STREET THIEF COMMITTED FOR TRIAL AT NEWGATE
Tuesday Michael Conway an expert thief faced final examination before Mr Henry and was committed for trial on a charge involving Miss Emma Simmonds of East Smithfield who reported seeing a man in her brother's room and later discovering clothes removed from drawers. A second case covered an assault on a surgeon at Mile End and multiple inquests into accidental deaths. A coroner’s inquiry into a fatal engine collision at St Bartholomew’s hospital and a tale of a bank in the Isle of Man were also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Fitzpatrick
Little Earl-street
Moore
Lambeth Street
Michael Conway
Henry
Emma Simmonds
East Smithfield
William Simmonds
Newgate
Broderip
Thomas Eve
Hannah Evans
Cook
Elizabeth Clark
George Edward Carruthers
Tower Hamlets
Redman’s Row
Mile-end
Charles
Hope Buncombe
Assembly-row
H. R. Dearsly
Pelham
Faran Accuipants
Payne
St. Bartholomew's Hospital
James Callaghan
William Staples
Callaghan
Adam and Evecourt
Whitecross-street
Staples
Catenton Street
Bartholomew's Hospital
Daniel Haines
West of England Fire-Office
John Collins
New Kent Road
Crown and Anchor
Witness
Arnold John Burmister
Isle of Man
Don Carlos
Spain
Madrid
Espartero
Genoa
Assault and insult claim in partner case shocks court
Mr Buncombe testified to a January 1842 partnership with Mr Carruthers and £500 paid upfront. He described servants intruding into both surgeries, mockery and threats, culminating in a violent assault. Bail was set at £40 with two sureties. Mr Fairbank offered heavy recognizances as bail for all defendants and the case closed after the bail arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buncombe
Carruthers
Mr. Buncombe
Pelham
Fairbank
Broderip
Redman’s Row
Assembly Row
Carr
Pelham Rose
James Fairbank
Mr. Fairbank
Miss Carruthers
A Column for the Curious To A Young Lady in Satirist
A poem condemns cruelty toward a young woman named in The Satirist. It urges resilience against mockery and indecency, praising brotherhood, justice, and public support from men across England. The speaker contrasts baseless slander with noble defense, urging the girl to keep her innocence and hope.
Fire in Fellerlane area cited with engine shortfall
French accuracy is questioned as a Paris paper reports a blaze in Fellerlane with insufficient translation. The text notes a dearth of engines because crews were already at Stafford, Shaw's field, Pudding Ham, Hemsduck, and Light Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eye Journal
Paris
Fellerlane
Stafford
Shaw's Field
Pudding Ham
Hemsduck
Ligh Street
Natives Describe Cook Visit Amid Ancient Kauai Awe
In Walmer bay Keane Owea and Keane rule Kauai and Molokai. Islanders sent scouts to inspect ships and found iron, sparking wonder. Chiefs misinterpreted sailors as gods while their loot attempt ended in death. Maui’s Kalaniopuu later heard of “gods” and strange machines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook
Walmer Bay
Kauai
Keane
Owea
Oahu
Mohe
Kalaniopuu
Maui
Sandwich Islands
Roman Pottery Discovered In Norwich Wall Site
Roman cinerary urns were unearthed in the foundation of an old wall on Mr Browne’s estate in Ber street Norwich. The urns are embedded in mortar flint and sand, flame scorched, bowl shaped, with sand and earth inside. A silver coin of David Bruce was found nearby and the find aligns with Blakshall a site from Edward III era per Blomefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwich
Browne
Ber-street
Blomefield
Blakshall
William Blackamore
Edward the Third
David Bruce
Scotland
Norwich Mercury
Mermaids Attract Attention In London Exhibition
A London display of a so called mermaid, claimed to be from the Rio de la Plata and purchased for the British Museum, draws curious observers. Descriptions note a hairlike, bristled figure with snowy teeth and webbed fingers while the creature is slated to appear at Birmingham's musical festival under royal inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
London
South America
Rio de la Plata
British Museum
Prince Albert
Birmingham
Imperishable bread shown in Liverpool mayor’s room
In Liverpool at Town Hall the mayor opened a two year old Rio Janeiro packed bread. Made from rice meat and wheat flour, it remained sound and sweet. The discoverer claims it keeps two centuries and is highly nutritious and anti scorbutic. the mayor and others approved its quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Rio Janeiro
M.alzard
The Coffin Sailed Upon the May Ocean
A vivid reminiscence of a sailor lamenting a death at sea. The scene unfolds with ingulphing waves, a coffin shrouded in hammock, and a body carried down stream toward Jamaica. Morning sun rises as hearts grow wintered, a muffled bell sounds, and the crew watch the lone boat of death drift away until it disappears as a pale star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamaica
M.G. Lewis
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Mansion House
Suildhall
Marylebome
Thames Office
Ente
Middletown
Hampton Bridge
Fitzsimmons
Gosh
Heaven
Matthew Gregory Lewis
Wintes
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