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POLICE-OFFICES

... BOW-STREET. VIOLENT CONDUCT OF THIC CEHARTISTS AT EXETFit-HALL.- Arthur Dyson, a bookbinder; Thomas Farrer, a house-painter; Ebenezer Brinkkman, Edward Harris, upholsterers; John Brad- ford, musical instrument-maker; Henry Bailey, no trade; James Godfrey Elworthy, a bootmaker; and Samuel Wadding- ton, bootmaker, were brought up in the custody of several con- stables of the F division, charged ...

Published: Sunday 23 June 1839
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 6623 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

SATURDAY'S LAW AND POLICE

... COURT OF COMPENSATION. The Recorder and the Lord Mayor sat on Friday in the Council Chamber, Guildhall, to bear the cause White v. the Corporation of the City of London. This case arose out of the rebuilding of the Royal Exchange, and was for compensation for the plaintiff's interest in the wellknown Edinburgh Castle, Sweeting's-rents, two shoos adjoining,and the Griffin public- house. Mr. ...

Published: Sunday 15 December 1839
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1563 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

POLICE-OFFICES

... GUILDHALL. Jains Ssiith, a labourer, about 50 years of age, was brought before Sir C. Hunter, charged with behaving indecentlv to Maria Garton, aged 15, in a pew, at St. Andrewv's Church Ho1. born, during divine service, on Sunday ?? Euck- moaster, the churchwvarden, stated the nature of the case, and said he should press the charge against the prisoner, because of late, several other ...

Published: Sunday 17 March 1839
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 5706 | Page: Page 4, 5 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

IMPORTANT TRIAL AT DALTON

... - I .- . - . . - Mvs. ANNE PL.UNKETIT V. CHARLES HEArON-Mlms ANNE I'r.uNrsswCT v. Tim EAsRL or Bs.RsANoGos.-liefore a jury of the tenants of the Duke of 13uccleuch, at the Cavendish Arms where Mr. W\ightman sat as the steward's assessor. ir. Watson appearing as counsel for the Earl of Burlington, and Air. A lar- thiror Mrs. PlUnk-ett. Mr. NlarLtin addressed the jury for the plaintiff. lie ...

Published: Sunday 27 October 1839
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 831 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

THE NEW POOR LAW

... I .-4 TO THE EDITOR OF THE ERA. In my last letter I ventured to assert that the poor .aws were not charity-that the poor had no independent or absolute right to relief, nor the ratepayers such a right to manage their own affairs, as to entitle them to the absolute management of the rate, or of those for whom it was raised. The most diffi- cult class of opponents with whom the supporters of the ...

Published: Sunday 24 February 1839
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1463 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT

... On Monday, Wn. Rae, aged 25, John Rogers, aged 19, and John Welsh, aged 17, were indicted for breaking open the dwelling-house of John Burcb, a watchmaker, in High Holborn, and stealing therein fbur watches, value 8L_ It appeared that on the evening of Tuesday week the prisoners were seen standing close to the prisoner's shop window, and soon after Rae was seen to break w pane of glass, upon ...

ACCIDENTS, OFFENCES, &c

... - ADULTcnY AND SUICIDE.-On Tuesday an inquest was held at the [land and Marygeld, Bernondsey, on the body of Tlonmas Grainger. i1 deceased had recently quitted the new police, at the request of a cst, named Land, who is a baker, in Long-lane, Bermondsey. Land prevahlea on the deceased and his wife to take apartments at his house, in order thrt the formermight assisthimin hisbusiness, and the ...

Published: Sunday 14 October 1832
Newspaper: The Examiner
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 855 | Page: Page 12, 13 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

POLICE

... MAN SION-HOUSEB. Mr. Geo. May, the son of an ink mnaniufacturer, was charged by Mr. Rolfe, the rnaster of Coleman-stroet infant school, with an assault.-Mr. Rolle stated that the defendant had seduced his daughter, agirl little more than fifteen years old, taken her away from a comfortable siauation which she held of assistant in a respectable school, and * ienli he, the father, went to ...

Published: Sunday 04 November 1832
Newspaper: The Examiner
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1831 | Page: Page 12, 13 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, WEDNESDBY

... Thomas Taplin, aged 13, was indicted for stealing a penny cake, the property of Charles Wade. The prosecutor keeps an eating-house, in James Street, Lisson Grove, and the prisoner and another boy came iito the shop and asked for a penny worth of pudding; while serving it, the prisoner snatched a penny cake front the window and ran off ?? was overtook and given into ?? prisoner, who wept ...

LAW

... ?? :NOTTINGHAM ASSIZES. Some weeks ago we noticed the, murder of Samuel Clay,'a master butcher of Sutton. On Wednesday Wm.'Clayton, aged 18, was tried on the charge of being the murderer. The body of the deceased, it will be recollected, was found after a market-day in a close about three miles from Sutton.' There was a deep incision under the'ear, effected in precisely the same manner as that ...

ACCIDENTS, OFFENCES, &c

... DISCOVERY OF A ROEeRthS CAVE AND RETREAT NE.&R LiNcoix.-On Monday last a most singular discovery was made in the plantation of Skel- lingthorpe, a small village about three miles from Lincoln, of a most inge- niously constructed retreat for robbers. About six months ago three fellows called Freeman, Coupland, and Greetham, who had been charged with robbing Mr. Chaloner, leather-cutter, of ...

LAW

... COURT OF KING'S BENCH.-THURSDAY, FFB. 6. THE KiNG v. AGER AND OTHERs.-Thiswas acriminalinfornmation filed agaiinst Ju/se 4ger, Patrick Grant, and John Bell; for seditious libels published in the True Sun, on the 1st and 2nd May last, tending to ex- cite the people to resist the payment of the assessed ?? Soi.i- crrolc-GENELIAL stated the case for the prosecution, and cited the follow- ing ...