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LAW AND JUSTICE

... CouET OF BANKRUl'TCY.-INqTHE MATTER 0o JAMEs DmENw- iibarot carried on one of the most extensive concerns at tile Tbf, ofth bnitown, s house and estate agent,- auctioneer, &c., att ?? Charles-street. Bcm-keley-sqiiare. The Petitioning creditor N,0DMobson, a-surgeoin, of Hadlow, Essex, for 200. The debts 'rd liabilities are supposedi to exceed 70,000, but included in that ant is a debt of 50 ...

Published: Sunday 18 October 1840
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2209 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

POLICE-OFFICES

... GUILDHALL.-CHARGEo p FouGEity.-George Alcock wvaschearged with forg.ing a cheque for 200, in the name of the Rev. Robert lope, (if Mount Carnnel Housi. Redditch, Woreestershire,whereby le bad defrauded Messrs. Wright and Co., bankers, Henrietta-street-Mr. Crosby, a solicitor id the Old Jewry, stated that he met the prisoner is the city and gave him into custody. He was acquainted with the pri. ...

Published: Sunday 19 April 1840
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 3384 | Page: Page 4, 5 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

POLICE-COURTS

... MARLBOROUGH-STREET-THe LATE OUTRAGE AT HAMTroN WIcr.-The Earl of Waldegrave and Captain Duff appeared on Tuesday before Mr. Henry, to put in bail for their appearance at the next Middlesex Sessions, to answer the charge againstqthem.- Mr. Henry asked if the defendants were sufficiently identified, and, on the production of the proof of the bill of indictment, expressed himself satisfied on ...

Published: Sunday 02 August 1840
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2450 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

LAW AND JUSTICE

... LAW AND JUST;CE. _ COURT OF BANRU PTCY.-THE MACIESTErn DISTtLLE7FY COMPANNY.-EXTRAORIDINARY DIS('LOsURES.-Thursdav being the day fixel for the choice of assisnees in the matter of thisb ankrupt, who traded under the firos of the Manchester Distillery Company, No. 10, Chapel-street.-Mr. Lloyd attended as solicitor for several of the opposing creditors; and tr. Beddlome, as solicitor to the fiat ...

Published: Sunday 16 August 1840
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2756 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

ATTEMPT AT MURDER NEAR STAINES

... ATTEMPT AT MURDER NEAR STAINES, During SmidAy and Monday great excitement prevailed in the neighbourhood of Staines and Eglham, in consequence of a most desperate attempt at murder and highway robberywhich was committed on the right of Saturday, at Egham Hvthl, about midway between the above towns. The following parti. cnlars have been elicited :--Shortly after eleven o'clock on Saturday night ...

Published: Sunday 15 November 1840
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1840 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

MURDER OF LORD WILLIAM RUSSELL

... aI ,The most painful feeling of horror and the greatest excite- srent was occasioned on Wednesday morning throughout the ?? of May-fair and Park-lane, by the discovery that Lord William Russell had been murdered in his bed at his re- sidence, No. 14, Norfolk-street, Park-lane. His lordship's establishment consisted of a French valet and two women ser vants; and when the latter rose shortly ...

Published: Sunday 10 May 1840
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 9895 | Page: Page 4, 5 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE

... -0 HOME CIRCUIT-HzsRTFoass. AFFrAYAT WIT POACHERS.-George Morris, aged 23, was in, dicted for having with divers other personsunlawfully enteredt close in the occupation of Sir Henry Meux, Bart., armed wil guns and other offensive weapons, for the purpose of destroying ?? Hallon deposed that he was assistant garen keeper to the prosecutor, who had an estate at Cheshunt, in th county of Herts. ...

Published: Sunday 08 March 1840
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2641 | Page: Page 4, 5 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

POLICE-COURTS

... POLICE-COUIRTS. MANSION-IIOUSE.-Tim CAse OF MAJOR CAMEsano.-The Lord Mayor caused the portmanteau of Major Cameron, who, as was stated in the newspapers, mysteriously disalppeared oln th(e 12th of July, frons the Bull Inn, zidgate, to be opened in the justice-room, in the pre- sence of the landlord of the inn antd the TMajor's servant, and examined. It contained nothing but a few shirts, ...

Published: Sunday 23 August 1840
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 4161 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

LAW AND JUSTICE

... I COURT OF QUEENYS BENCH. STOCKDALE C. HANSAI)D.-IMlPORaTsAT l)ECISION OF THE JuDGEs. -Lord Denman directed the case of Stockdale to be called on, when Mr. Richards, on behalf of the sheriffs, pro- ceeded to argue against the rule. He said the sheriffs in the present case were placed ini a very peculiar situation, having been comnmitted by the House of Commons for contempt, and be had all ...

Published: Sunday 26 January 1840
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 3597 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

LAW AND POLICE

... LAW AND POLiCE. I ROBBERY AND POLYGAMY. At OvIarylebone office on Wednesday Henry Alford Buttrill, who on Thursday last was charged before MIr. Hardwick with bving stolen a quantity of plate to the value of upwards of 100, the property of Mr. John Balls, 170, Oxford-street, was brought up for re-examination, when it 'was fully proved that the prisoner had marriad three wives, all of whom are ...

Published: Sunday 08 November 1840
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 7247 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

LAW AND JUSTICE

... 0 - I COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.-Tsg QUEEN V. iTHE CHtURCH- WAR5DENS oF L,.s~lstsys.-A rule had t~acoObtained, by which the defendants were called upon to show eaoss why a mandamnus should not issue, commanding them to make out of any funds io their hands, arising from any church-rai e, a. reasonable and competent allowaiice to Hienry Morgan, for the performance of the duties of chaplain to the ...

Published: Sunday 26 April 1840
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1726 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

MURDER OF LORD WILLIAM RUSSELL

... EXAMINATION OF COURVOISIER. It having become generally known on Monday that the valet Courvoisier was conveyed on Sunday night from the house in Norfolk.,street to the station.house in Bow-street, the office was crowded to excess, under the expectation that he would be brought up. On the bench, with the sitting Magistrate, were Lord Montfort,.the Hon. Mr. Byng, and several other gentle- men. ...

Published: Sunday 17 May 1840
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 5818 | Page: Page 4, 5 | Tags: Crime and Punishment