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CORONERS' INQUESTS

... CORONVERmS' ZNQUESTS. fie ?? iniquest won held at Horsham on Wednesday on a young female d1t. named Caroline Jenkins, found in the river Arun, under susnicious cir- 38 ursane. h boy oabigfud presented mariks on thle left' side the nd tethrat semedpresed. he eide c ent to show that tle- ofceased had been discharged from her situation for imiproper conduct, and of had been living at home with ...

CASE OF MR. FROST

... AnTmuss OF TilE CDOM1MITTEE APPFOINTED [TO CALL A PCBsiIC MEETING OF THE INHATITANTS OF THE METROPOLIS, ON BE- HALF OF MIt. FROST AND 111 FELLOWiPRESONERS. In pursuance of the duties intrusted to us, we have applied for the use of rooms at the several places where great metropolitan meetings have heretofore been held, but, either because such rooms have beeu previously engaged for a period to ...

KENSINGTON PETTY SESSIONS

... KtEtINOTON PETTY SESSIGIM. On Tuesday, afber the night charges were gone through a femaalc ofrespectable appearance and ladylike manners, about 40 years of age, was ushered into the presence of Mi. Balow the sitting magistrate, having informed the officerg she had a most important application to make. Mr. Barlow: What is your business, madam ?-Ap. - plieant'(in a mellifluous tone of voice).-I ...

Published: Sunday 18 August 1839
Newspaper: The Charter
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1159 | Page: Page 16 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

EXTRAORDINARY CONFESSION OF THE MURDERER MARCHANT

... EXT2RAORDINARY CONPESSION Op THE MURDERER MARCHANT. From the time of Marchant's confinement in Newgate he has been ex- tremelypenitent, and after Bome time, he made a confession which we give at length, and at the same time a short sketch of his history and character, The father of the culprit has resided in Chelsea for upwards of eighteen years, and has always borne the character of a sober, ...

CORONERS' INQUESTS

... COnOmNES' INQULS'2s. An inquest was held on Tuesday in Cloak-lane, Cheaps#e, on the body of Mr. H. Alexaltder Smith, ged 25, who dii ~on Sinday night last. It appeared in evidence That deceased and his wife came on Thursdav to lodge in the above lane. When hevyeame they had a lottleofgin andbrandlyw th hem. On Friday. Satnidity. and Suivday. th y drank at t!:e rae ,f two pints (f sin and ...

CRIMES AND CASUALTIES

... MIuRDEn N;EAn Wontisop.-Strong suspicion hlaving been excited that a single woman, named Harriet Pyc, had given birth to and destroyed an infiitt she was apprehended, and ac- lrnowledged the crime, confessing that she had deposited the blody in a fish-1ond in Mr. Ramsden's wood, where it was sub- ?? fiund. Pending the inquest, the unnatural mother ecfbcte4 her escape in the night, having ...

ABSTRACT OF THE ACTS OF THE LAST SESSION OF PARLIAMENT

... ABSTRACT OF THE ACTS OF THE LAST' SESSION OF PARLIAMENTv. Cap: 106 is intituled, An act to abridge tile holding of benefices in plurality, and to make better provision for thi residence of the clergy ;` and, after repealing by sec. 1. so much of the former acts of 21 Hen. VIII., c. 13, and 57 Ceo. Ill., c. 99, as were then in force, except as to penalties already incurred, or licences ...

COURT OF ALDERMEN

... COURT OF ALDERMEIN. Yesterday a Court of Aldermen was held for the dis patch of business. ALLEGED SOLITARY CONFINEMENT AND OTHER HARSH TREATMENT OF UNTRIED PRISONERS IN NEWGATE. Sir PETER LAURIE said that he had a memorial of considerable Importance to present from Mr. Humphreys, a member of the Court of Common Council, who com- plained that unfortunate persons were subjected to soil- tarn ...

CORONER'S INQUEST

... CORONER'S -NQUEST. DIsTREBSINs 5 SUICIDE OF A FORMBIGNER.-Yesterday afternoon an investigation took place before -Mr. Stirling, and a respectable jury, in the lecture-room Of tse Middle- sex Hospital, on view of the boudy of j. Do Glheselle, aged 34, a translator of languages, who committed suicide under the lamentable and distressing circumstances detailed in the subjoined evidence. Mr. ...

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS—THURSDAY

... MIDDLESEX SESSIONS-TIURSD4Y. Before Mr. Sergeant ADAMS, chairman, and a full Bench of Magistrates.] This being county day, and several motions of public 1Im1- ortance being on the paper, there were at least fifty utagig- ~ates present during the day. Thle minutes of the former da3'5 procceidings ware read ad confirmed. Tule CHAIRMAN said he had the satisfaction of staling iat it had become ...

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—THURSDAY

... POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-TIURSDAY. MANSION-ltO1USE. TlHu COAL TtADIn.-Cayteiu Tholnias Young, owner and niaster of thn ship Eliza trading from Newcastle to London i witb coal, waited upol tiwe Lord Mayor ou tile subject. of the cew coal reuIlation3. ee stated thet iehad been in the habit [if supplyiog tih breweries of Messrs. Goding, and Messrs. Reid and Cu,, and the distillerry of' Messrs. Young ...

MIDDLESEX ADJOURNED SESSIONS

... I [Before Mr. Sergeant ADAMS.] t EXTRAORDINARY CASE. us WHITE V. NEWMAN. It will be recoldected that in November, 1837, Mr. John H Newman, a barrister, was indicted at these sessions for oz hersewhipping Mr. White, a solicitor in Lincolans-innufleids, oi to whose daughter be had some time before been paying bir st addresses. Thle trial lasted from an early hour uutil one at o'clock the ...