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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Sep 17, 1837

Page

6

Lord Mayor Tackles Parcel Extortion Ring at Justice Court

In a London justice room session the Lord Mayor announced strong evidence against two pence porterage extortion schemes tied to parcel carriage. Porters from the Bell and Crown Inn and White Bear faced scrutiny as the court ordered formal inquiries and possible penalties. A separate docket covered a string of local misdeeds from a drover liaison to assaults and an attempted stabbing by a son, with further cases pending in Bow Street and Marlborough Street courts.

London Court of Queen’s Bench Hebler Lord Meyer Basinghall-street Messrs. Currie Dover Bell and Crown White Bear Bell and Crown Inn Basinghall Street Gilbert Bill and Crown Mr. Gilbert Smithfield Bill Griggers Busan Mayer Susan Bayer Bill Compter David Merkinson Pooker Bishopsgate Becker Blackwall Keak Bow Isdae Knight Layton Brydges-street F. Roe Humphrey Taylor Charles Lenbridge Sawsop Lord Weat Moreland Alfred Grant Dyer James Grant Grafton-street Ferguigus John Marshall London and Birmingham Rawlinson Lord Montford James George St. John’s Weed M. Reid James Stepney Church Combes Sailor Corabea Mr. Comba Brown Keating Steprey Church Mile-end-road Richard O'Neill Miles M‘sweeney Messrs Coombe and Garrard Poplar Robert Dixon Savings’ Bank O'Neill Benjamin Harrogan Harrogan Bes Maidenhead Berks Oixon O’neill Mr. Dixon Thomas O’keiffe Murdoch Bellis Benjamin Herregan Harregan B. Belli Herrogan Coombe Dixon Inspretor Symons Division of Police Holmes Q’neill Ireland Hart Bromley-hall Drury-lane Bard J “Rego Thomas Middle Ballantine Broderip No. 11 Borough-road Adame Andrews Jerem Adams Jereng Perena van Wilde Anderson Eastlane Walworth Ban Metzer John Lillington Elizabeth Kingston Newway Westminster Willix Brixton Gambline Houses Gasclee Coombs Darden Aston Lewis Barlow Hamblin Connor Thomas Pearson W. Struker Budgerow John Toy Budge-row Fenning’s Wharf London-bridge Rhameos-street Guildford Greenwich Thomas Bowen Finch Col. Foreman Ship Bowen Bruin Chatham Somerset House Chatham and Greeswich Thomas Bewen

Street Preaching Leads to disturbance and a Stab at Praed Street

Nicholas Carey Irishman faced charges for disturbing a Bayswater road preacher and clashing with a Catholic reader. he denied drunkenness, was discharged after promising restraint. Separate cases include William Davis stabbing his wife, a lodger with a pruned candle, and a young woman led astray after listening to itinerant preaching.

Ner Zia Jicholas Carey Bayswater Road Marylebone Mr. Rawlinson Rawlinson Stabbine William Davis Praed Street Paddington Jane Sarah Malcourt Roadnight T 120 Philpst Hosking Worseip FeMaLus William Leach Broughton Loggerhead-lane Bethnal-green Minskes Reoberry Henry Smith Spitalfields Lester Milk-street Cheapside Edmund Brown Brown James Kirkman Mr. Broughton Lucien Edward Mills James Castle-street Bethnalgreen England Lambeth Street John Allen Messrs. Combes and Hardwick Daniel Thomas Boorack Stepney

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PoLice Intelligence Mr. Booker Bridewell Board of Customs Beverly Solicitors of Customs Mr. Broderip Mr. Beverly Brederip Her Majesty’s Customs John Benny Jameson Trinity Gravesend Adelaide Mr. Jameson Thomas Wickham Hardington Park Highlands Scotland
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