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CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT

... The tenth session commenced on Monday morning. The calendar contains the names of 235 prisoners. MMENTAL AND MORAL OBJECTIONS OF A JUROR.-A gentleman, named Jesse Oldfield, being called upon to serve as a juror, intimated to the officer of the court that he had an excuse to make, and on getting into the Jitness box, he said, My lords, I have no physical objection to serve as a juror; but I ...

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

... MANSION-HOUSE. CHARGe or RIOTING.-1ruesday four men, named HIghes, J*udd, Croak, and Goldeworth, were brought before the Lord Mayor, charged with having acted riotously in Cheapside and it ne!hbourhoad on the precedin s night, on which the Lharusts nau appointeu so meet m anuctneld-mariet. The matter had excited a great deal of interest, as many o the inhabitants of that part of the City ...

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT

... CENTRAL Ca rZNAL COURT. CE14-TRA!.Ot~E^DUT The trial of Frafzhcl Hastinigr -HelhAurst for the wilful, murder of Josephlsp, at the school of the Rev. Mr. I Sturmer. a clergy'I, residing at 'ayes, in-Middleer,1 having been appoinler for this morning (April, 13), the court and avenues leading to it were crowded at an early hour -Sir F. Pollock stated the case!-The evidence givenr was in - ...

LAW INTELLIGENCE

... L&W COURTz6 OF QUEN' . -..;-.r7 5 Sin JOH{N. CONbOY fl. ruig rtgfl551| ' Ms. Jus~tice Littledale delivered the judgflelit of the COurts P follewsrt John Joseph Lasvon. youaire to recelve the 3uclginnt of this court for a libel, which sppenre~d some titnei ago iiithe Tincs newspaper, reflectlng on tbe characetr of 'Bir Jobn Conroy. It appears ?touIS the statement ~vhich he~5 been pronounced a ...

Extraordinary Case of Manslaughter

... Z?traor4InaxyCase of lYlauslaughter. !?ew leo: Laws. On Friday nri intquest was held on the body of a child, sls years old, named John Jones, at the Plough inn, Coleham, near Shrewsbury. The father of tbc deceased was a w idower, with four children. Hle had boen adaitited into the work- htouo of t^bv Atebom.;n arith 5 ,tst ,bol.. ,e .,5.Ibtimo the deceased was deformed and' In very bad health ...

Singu1ar Discovery of a Murder

... Mingu1br Discovery of a Murder. In the month of August last the body of a man was found in a field on Mitcham-eommon, and it waa stated at the time that suspicion was entertained that he had come to his death by foulmeans. The deceased had nohatorcoat on, his pockets were turned inside out, and the glass of a watch was found broken topieces in his fob. There were also appearances of blood and ...

BRENTFORD PETTY SESSIONS

... PANVTIP6U11 PETTY VSAY9N& HoRaiD BRUTA!ryt.-Joh Ji88e# appeat WefoM the slttidR hisglstrates, td aiver a siii'imnt s-, cha- hiiii ffith bftfal bnuct toehirdi.Witlinnh ltistey, a bby ioo even yeOid dgd. -Mr. Williani TEnylor deposed, thatoxi Wad. mesday last, ,s he was coming up Bell-lane into Hounslow, he s4iw the defendant, vIio had with. 4im a horse, run and catch up the boy by his body, and ...

METROPOLITAN POLICE ACT

... The following Clauses are worthy of immediate attention:- STREET MusicIANs.-By the new Metropolitan Police Act, which has just received the royal assent,-it is enacted (clause 57), that it shall be lawful for any householder, within the metropolitan police district, personally, or by his servant, or by any police-constable, to require any street musician to depart from the neighbourhood of ...

Inquest on Captain Brenton

... On Tuesday morning, at eleven o'clock, Mr. Wakley coroner, and a jury composed of thirteen gentlemen amongst whom were Sir George Pocock, General Reeves, Captain Fuller, and other persons of great-respectability in the neighbourhood, assembled at No. IS, York street, Bryanstone-square, the residence of the late Captain Ed- ward Pelham Brenton, R. N., for the purpose of investi- gating the ...

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

... IOIJCE ZNTELLZG?CE. HiATTON GAUDEN.-:L Hoass Svealr.Ina..'Georpe Dore, aliss Da.,v a country-0 man, and Frederct Wdgiht. were pl~aced as the bar before M~r. Burrell, charged by Mr. Chr',stopher Thompson, barmer, of Breach Farm , Lnton , Bed fordmh ire, withl having 'stolen a horse, value -201. his property. Thse prie,6ner Wri~ght s~aid that he was called out of a beer-shop by Dore, who asked ...

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT

... OEZWRA CRIMINWA ag CQ I MAD, QR NOT MAD ?-Stephen isaaCs, aged 31, was in- dicted (A'stealing a horse, gig, and harness, the property Of Airs. Apakq, of the S-wan Inn, Re* .-It appeared that the prisoner went to the 'inn and tolf elandlalyL'hat he wanted to hire a horse and gig to take him to Dorking, adding, that he should return on the same evening, and would want a bed-room. Having upon ...

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT

... CE:NTAIL CO1WINAXL COURBT. OLD COURT. b The Sesious at the Old Bailey commenced on Monday morn- ing, before the Lord Mayor, the Recorder, Mr. Alderman Lain-, son, the Sheriffs, and other authorities.-Tha Recorder, after the grand jury had been swore, having addressed them, retired; i after which the unames of the jurors were called over. Themas Gvwland, a parson of gentlemanly appearance, was ...