COMMISSION COURT—YESTERDAY

... I ?? _2_COM MISSIOX COURT-YESTEADAY. The Chief Baron and Judge Johnson took their seats on the bench at ten o'clock. CHARGE OF PERJURtY. Edward Segrave was indicted for wilful and corrupt per- jury, in giving evidence last Trinity Term, in the case ol Pratt v. Pratt, tried before Judge Crampton, in the Court I of Queen's Bench. Mr. J. A.'Curran and Mr. John Walsh appeared for the I prosecution ...

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 

BELFAST REGISTRY SESSIONS

... BELFAST IEMIST1RY SESSIONS The Rrgistry SeSiOnFl both for the County of Antrmin and tie bolot0gh4 of 10lfast, ?? at 10 o'ehwl yestilrday, and terminated. The following has bt en fiu. iuahed to 1s, on behalf of tho Liberal party, as the result, s3 far as the borough is coneerned:_ LIilEALS. Total Regiktered ?? - 49 ]le-lBegistriesof 1832-3 ?? 7 Re-Registries since last election ?? 17-24 New .. ...

DISCOVERY OF THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE AT DEVONPORT

... DISCOVERY OF THE CAUSE OF THE FIRB AT DRYoNPORT, I DEVONPORT, FRIDAY.-The lengtbened inquiry Into the causes of the fire has at last produced evidence suffl- eient, it is hoped, to prove that it arose from cau1*sesO ?? accidental. Nothing official has yet been publs5o. but enough has transpired to relieve the public mind. Frome the total destruction of the Talavera, anid of everything Im- ...

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—MONDAY

... POLICE, INTELLIGENCE-MONDAY. MANSION-HOUSE. Mr. Holph 'Ricardo, Mr. W. A. lWilkinson, and Mr. James Wilson, A depututiozt from the Metropoltatiu Anti Corn- Law Associutlon, vialted upon the Lord Mayor, for the Purpose of eallng his lordship'ts attention to ahilmd-bill, pnr- p~orting to be issued by fin anti-corn-io-vc board, 29, Tckeff- hnoue-yord, an vidently intendled as a means of obtaining ...

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—FRIDAY

... pOLICE INTEELLIGrTCEN-FRIDAY. BOW' STREET. LUTTEIL.STEALIOOG.- Woifian Rogerroa, a letter carrier, was ehanged with Stealing Several ?? lettersi Onltao itlag verious -satns of mtoney andi articles at jewellery to l terga arumo.nt Tle first case was a charge ot tet.liug a lettUr, cootuittiog rsvcen yED ?? of Eigland LotOe, a lilf sovereign, naod a bii1iliov. M1r. Pl'arook, the solicitor for the ...

INQUEST ON MR. HOLMAN, THE CAMBRIDGE [ill]

... INYQUEST ON .IR. HOLMAN, THE CA MJJIlDGB U. I,)R- GJ.IADUA TE. Oa Tuesday this inquest took place before Mr. Cooper, the ceoroner for Cambridge, and a jury ef '12 of the inblbiteuts. The first witness called was Mr. lnchball. nuing sworn, he deposed that he was an ?? of Cutherine Ilall; Lhat although he had not been very inthniate with Mr. iolman, yet he knew him pretty wel. Ile had seen him ...

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

... POLICE INTELLIZGENCE. COUNCIL-HousE, THURSDAY, Oct. 1. Magistrates present: Messrs. Ml Bayne& G. E. Sanders. John Williams, a runaway apprentice of a chimney-sweep, was charged with stealing a bottle of porter from the shop of Jos. Henry Packer, and which, on the prisoner's apprehen- sion, was found in his possession. Mr. Packer said he did not wish to prosecute, and the prisoner was ...

FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENTS

... I On Saturday an accident occurred at the terminus of the Southampton Railway, which caused the death of a young woman named Catherine Andrews-the particulars are best learned from the inquest held upon the bodv on Monday, at the station. The first witness was Sarah Costello: I am in the service of Mrs Donaghue, Cambridge terrace, Edgware road, as housekeeper. Deceased was cook. She was about ...

ATTEMPED MURDER OF HIS WIFE BY A SURGEON

... ATTEMPED MURDER OF HiS WIFE BY A I SURGEON. (Frorn the Observer.) On Friday afternoon the neighbourhood of Kensington Gravel-pits was thrown into a state of considerable excite. ment in consequence of the circulation of a report that a lady had been shot by her husband, under circumstances of a peculiarly painful nature, which report, we regret to state, has proved too well founded. From the ...

IPSWICH BOROUGH SESSIONS

... IPSWICH BOROUGH SESSIONS& These Sessions commenced at thn Old Shire Hall on Mon- day, before Sir' C. V. Williams, the Recorder ; but little pu~blic Interest was attached to the proceedings tinrt, be- cause of the giatifyiog (riot that there were only ten priso.~ ners for trial :an d secondly, on the equally satisfactory ground, that all the otlences wvere only isV thle ordinary cha. rooter ...

NEWCASTLE QUARTER SESSIONS

... The following gentlemen were sworn on the Grand Jury:- Mr. Isaac Ayton, Foreman ; Messrs. Glenton, Wmi. Mountain, Robert Marshall, Win. Winder, Geo. Carrie, Charles Dunn, Wwp. Spencer, Qeo. Hutton Wilkinson, Samuel Stokoe, Thos. Low- rey, Thos. Ridley, and Jae. Annandsle. The RECORDER then addressed the Grand Jury. Ile referred to the number of cases on the calendar, twenty-six of which were ...