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SECOND EDITION

... VI, o- ~ ~ ?? I Mesrcury Office, Saturodays, Mormsing.q Ce Six o'Clock. I LATEST FROM MONMOUTHI. TRIAL OF FROST, THURSDAY.-THIRD DAY. The Judges took their seats upon the bench at five minutes past nine o'clock, when the prisoner Frost was placed at the bar. J d The Court having decided that thiecse orthe priso~ner was not dif- ,~ferent to others wherein a point might be left for the ...

WAKEFIELD

... - run Rei_ ?? FATAL A~ceDF11T.-On Saturday an inquest was held tiat Walton, near Wakefield, on the body of Win. Brown, an excavator, who came to his death by the fLhling, over of !es, lua waggon in which be was riding. -He was killed upon the I the ?? accordingly. the SUMIDeE.-On Saturday last, Williatm Westerman, o Of hi, Newton, put an end to his existence by haniging iisi ssif, hat whilst ...

THE SPECIAL COMMISSION AT MONMOUTH

... THE 6PECIAL COMMISSIONI AT MONMOUTH. I ti TRIAL OF JOHN FROST. ` THURSDAY-THIRD DAY. S The Judges; took their scalai upon the Bench at five0 mrinutes past nine o'clock, when the prisoner Frost was placed at the bar. On the cyaneing of the coont Sit F. Potooctt wished to knew if his - client was not now to be placed in he some: situation as If the ?? of Law had bees deci'ded in his favour. The ...

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Nov. 26

... COURT OF QUEEN'SBENCH', Noy THE QUEEN v. WIILLIA Id BA1NES_3UG DGNR ~JD M NT. L.rd DRWmkN..We promised to deliver judgment in Queene i lamaines this mrning. I mentotnesd themother dayute t point which had been brought forward, upon which no doubt retld be entertained from the information which had been PrOcured by d Cuurt, namely, triat the official principal is the proper piersono certify to ...

POSTSCRIPT

... P0 S TSCRII P. LONDON NEWS OF TIIU7PSD.A'Y .VE';INC( f ,CONTEST IiETWEEN TIIE Hit'OrI OF Ci .!OytS A'ntS eTIE COtU ItT Or' (Q1,l: N'S IIENCII. l Tits day the Court of Qu ea's lmnch, (LOtrd Chi;(f Justice Dienman presidilng,) on ti c met ion of Alr. Richards, ! and on the application by affidavit o0 the SheriffR of Lou- .dont, issued a writ of Jah/,eas Corpuis to bring utp the bodies of the ...

BAIL COURT, TUESDAY, Nov. 24

... us; he| [Before Mr. Justice PATTrsSON.J I VC THE QUEEN v. WHITEHEAD, Town Councillor of Leeds.- i MIr. ADDISON moved in this case for an information in the nature I n-of a quo warrantor, as Oalinst a person named Whiiehead, calling 5 upon him to show by what right he acted as a Town Councillor in ] a the Borough of Leeds. At the last election there had been 332 Of votes given for a persono ...

WEST RIDING SESSIONS.—ESTABLISHMENT OF THE RURAL POLICE FORCE

... WEST RIDING SESSIONS.ESTABLISHM1ENT I OF THE RURAL POLICE FORCE. I I On W~ednesday last, the Miclbaelmas General ce Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the W~est Riding of ed Ytorkshire Were held at thle Court House, Wakefield, by adjournment, for the Purpose of inspecting the Riding Prion examining the accounts of tie Governor, &c. The official advertisements also gave notice, 1 That, at the ...

Published: Saturday 12 December 1840
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 12283 | Page: Page 7, 8 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, APRIL 27

... [SITTINGS IN BANCO.]) THE QUEEN v. FRARGUS O'CONNOR.-The ATTORNEY- b GENERAL prayed the judgment of the Court on this defendant, who t] was convicted at York of publishing a seditious libel. 1I Mr. OTCONNOR said, that he had to ask the favour of the Court n that the judgment might be postponed till this day week, on account e. of his being much indisposed, from inflammation of the chest. b He ...

LAW INTELLIGENCE

... BAIL COURT, WIEDNfESDAY, Nov. 25- THiE QUEEN v. JOSEPH HEALD POLLOCK.-Mr. STANt- vtri inoved to make a rule absolute In this case to bring thedepo- Sltionjee Io this court by writ of Cer'iorari. and also for admitting the defendant to bail in the country. Mr. 1l3A5ES now showed cause against the rule, and said that he was sure his Lordship would not make it absolute when he was In Poiiesiion ...

CONCLUSION OF OXFORD'S TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON

... ad, as CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT, JULY 10. e, te The Judges took their seats upon the Bench a at nine o'clock, and the prisoner was then placed at the bar. te Mr. S. TAYLOR, the prisoner's counsel, called twenty-elght wit. , nesses, six of whom were physicians and surgeons, to prove the pri- ih se soner s Insanity. Ie The Judges having conferred together for a quarter of an hour- e. The ...

LEEDS:

... SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1840. it _ _ _- TtFiE AssizEs.-The assizes for this county conimenace e this tay at Yrik. There are 413 prisoners for trial in thi Crown Court, including several very heinous offenders. Little is yet known as to the civil business. At the Sheriff's office, on Thursday night, advice bad been heard of only three special juries, viz. :-Clark a. Thompson, and Thomp- son ?? Clark ...

YORKSHIRE ASSIZES

... CROWN COURT, FRIDAY, MARCH 6 [iirroRE MR. JUSTICE ERSKINE.] i SH-EE2P STEALINM . GEORGE CLARK, (aged 23), was charged with having stolen 12 s lambs on the 26thl of August, or early the following morning, from and out of a close in the occupation of John Bank-s Linley, in the township of Hamrpsile, in the West.Rlding. The prisoner was sec. retrced to nrine monrril imspriionmsent. HIGHWAY ...

Published: Saturday 14 March 1840
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 16090 | Page: Page 6, 8 | Tags: Crime and Punishment