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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 

DREADFUL MURDER AT BIRMINGHAM

... DREADFUL MURDER AT BIRMINCHAM. Within the last few days considerable excitement has prevailed in Lawley-street and neighbourhood, in conse quence of the perpetration of a murder, the circumstan- ces connected with which are somewhat similar to those which a few years ago led to the destruction of Mrs. Webb, in the same street. The facts are these :-On Saturday norming a labourer was going to ...

Published: Sunday 29 December 1839
Newspaper: The Charter
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1077 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

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 ...

LAW INTELLIGENCE—WEDNESDAY

... LAID INTBLLIGENCE-WEDNEXDAY. -0 COURT OF CHANCERY. MAUNDE V. ALLIES. The arguments and reading of evidence in this case took p tile whole day, and the hearing ras not concluded. It was a mere matter of complicated accounts. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. [Sittin~s before Lord Denman and a Common Jury.] GRIFFITZE THE YOUNtGER. V. IVBERY. Mr. Jervis and Mr. Byltes appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. ...

LAW INTELLIGENCE—FRIDAY

... LAW JNTRLLIGJNCR-FRIDAY. COURT OF CHANCERY. HILL V. GOMM. In this case, the circumstances of which were slated yes. terday Mr G Russell was farther heard to day. Mr. Wigraem and Mr. Chandlesq, Mr. Tinney, Mr. Mylne, and Mr. Weld, and Mr. Turner for the several defendants, supported the decree of the Master ef the Rolls. They con- tended Obat the contract, if even there was such, had been ...

THE MURDER AT BIRMINGHAM— CONFESSION OF THE MURDERER

... THE MURDER AT BIRMINGHAM- COAEbSSION OF TEE MURDERER. - BIRMINGUAlift FR1DAY.-Oll the inquest being ad- joursed, the prisoners were removed to Moor-street, where they were permitted to see each other, sad converse together. Their general demeanour pretty clearly denoted that they vrere awvare of the awful situation in wrhich they were placed, and thle two men intimated a wish to make some ...

LAW INTELLIGENCE—FRIDAY

... LAW INTELLIGRENCB-FrDAY. COURT OF CHANCERY. it There were fourteen original causes in the paper of this f day. Some of them stood over, in consequence of the a absence of'counoo], and those which were heard afforded no subject for a newspaper report. h VICE-CHANCELLOR'i COURT. r ROBINS V. TURTON. P This was a bill for the appointment of new trustees on be- P half of the new renters of' Drury ...

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT

... | JUVENSILE JACK SHEPPARD. -On Monday George Webb, Thomas Andrea Usher, and John Savage, three boys of the respective ages of 10, 11, and 12, were indicted fbr a burglary in the dwelling-house of George William Wil- liamnson, and stealing 25 -mall cannons and one toy watch.- The prosecutor keeps a toy shop in Grosvenor row, Pirlico, and it appeared that the articles in question were taken from ...

CORONERS' INQUESTS

... C0ORONES' INQUESTS. SHAMEFUL CASE OF NEGLECT. On Wednesday night an inquiry took place in the board. room of St. Giles's workhouse, before Mr. Wakley, M.P., on the body of 'IThomns Jones, aged 54, formerly a soldier in the 25th Light Dragoons, who died in consequence of erposure and the sacot of the common necessaries of ?? investi- gation had been adjourned from Friday night last, in order ...

CORONERS' INQUESTS

... CORONERS'i IN QUEBIS. SUICIDE IN THE SBRPENTIN..-YCetertdtay an inquest: was held at the Barley Mow, Mount-street Grosvenor- square, before Mr. liggs, on the body of Elward Fryer, aged twenty-two, who was found drowned Il the Serpentine, Mr. Allred Williams, euperintendent to thes Royal Ha. mauei toelety, stated that about balf-pist 'five o'clock on Monday morning lie was in the recriving ...

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—SATURDAY

... POLICB INTBLLIGBNOR-SATURDAY. DOW-STREET. Three lads, named Chant, Baker, and M Carthy, were D1 ,ceet at the brr, charged with a burglhry in the othices of at the bar, ~ ~ ~ ~ haot near ranil, in Cairey-sitreet, Lincoln's-ion. The ful- lowing evidedce was given of the sdugalar detection of the young burglara:- On Fgiday Baker woi charged with assaulting Chant, an when at the sttilon-house hi ...

UXBRIDGE PETTY SESSIONS

... POORURATES AND POOR-LAWS. Yesterday Sir William S. Wiseman, Bart.,and Messrs. T. Dagnall, T. T. Clark, sen., and T. T. Clarkjun., the sitting magistrates, were occupied a considerable time in hearing snd determining the claims of a number of the peorer iD- habitants of tuislip aid other parishes within the division, to be relieved from the payment of poor-rates. Those be- longing to the parish ...