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OCCURRENCES

... WANDSWORTH AND CLAPHAM UNIoN.-The poor-law commissioners have caused an inquirv to be made into the truth of certain charges which had been brought against the master and matron of the Wandsvorth and Claphani union. The result was the exposure of a most cruel and indecent system of conduct towards the girls who are inmates of the establishment. It was elicited that some time since it was ...

LIEUTENANT MUNRO'S CASE

... The following are extracts from a letter from Lieu- tenant Munro, read by 3Mr T. Duncombe in the House of Commons:- I will not attempt to describe my own most unhappy state of mind, since I have been forced to fly from my coun- try, my profession, and my beloved wife, children, father, mother, and relations; but those who have known me from my childhood, and my gallant comrades, can conceive ...

POLICE

... THE WILL FORGERIES. Monday morning having been fixed for the re-exami- nation of the prisoners, WFilliam Henry Barber, Joshua Fletcher, and Ceorginsa Dorey were brought up in the custody of Forrester.-Mr Clarkson said the result of the inquiries had enabled the prosecutors to bring forward a fourth charge against Barber and the woman at the bar as principals, and against Fletcher as an ...

Published: Saturday 27 January 1844
Newspaper: The Examiner
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2871 | Page: Page 10, 11 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

OFFENCES

... CRIMS AND PUNISHMENT IN MoRocco.-An ?? butcher, who had enriched himself by selling kehlia (fried meat), was determined to increase his gaiis by the more simple method of receipts without expenditure. With this view he nightly inveigled into his house a woman of exceptionable character, who was immediately assassinated, cooked, and disposed of the following day. His wife, appre- hending a ...

Published: Saturday 28 September 1844
Newspaper: The Examiner
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 494 | Page: Page 12, 13 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

OFFENCES

... MURDER NEAR NOTTINGHAM.-AIn inquiry has been resumed respecting the deaths of a woman and her three children, who were found dead under suspicious circum- stances. The woman was found holding a razor in her band. Her husband, William Saville, has been examined. He exhibited great self-possession, and during the whole of the day did not appear more concerned than any of the spectators. A great ...

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—TUESDAY

... POLICE IiVT1FlLlG 8NCB-TUESDAY. IHOW-STREET. yAfter ilia nright chargfl !-sVere lI~s;rared of, a Frenchmiant, named 5 Bucrichz Hiltonr, Appliedl to Mr. twrdino for leave to tioot A number of large pulacard, ho held in Iris ]lattd at diffiiretrt pltaces trirrirgh town. Tihey triee printed In tJre French And. linglitti itaigoages, setting forthi that tire Icing of tire! IPeiri sWas Indebted to ...

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—MONDAY

... CENTRAL CRIMINAL COUT-}MONDAY. Tho twelfth session of thke present mnayoralty commlened this mlornling before the Recorder, the nea Sheriffi (Aldermnen HiSIOYet and Sidney), the Under.Shtentffs, Aldermen Sir Chapman Marshall, IKelly, and ether civiC fuectlonanies. r A grald jury having been sworn nere ch~arged by the ROCtdc fat WhnO observed that there vwere 18*2 prisoners commItted for trial ...

LAW NOTICES—(THIS DAY)

... LA W NOTICHS- (THIS DAY), I COURT OY QUEEN'S BENCH, SEDT3IENVSERl-A.tl..I Al IDDLEtttX COMIMION JURnit.-.tiildner v la r - akBrr I ; -Wooad v Wilallit and anollohr- l'3tchor , Ktllt, LESt, lEn, Ib!'.rttc-BurreII v ft aliljlolujif Grt~iltield v liri,n -IJ)e,. bilsol V wtoolon-HOV v Sld i-Pork t 131 ,tteo,1liomen. 'i'll last causit is No. 61 on the l1s. COUliT OF coMdMON PLEAi, WESTMlENTER -Al ...

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE

... A SSIZ ItNTBLLIG.ANC.S. NORTHERN CIRCUIT-DuItHAr, JULY 25. The Judges of assize arrived here yesterday, and opened the com. mission. This morning, as is the custom, they heard prayers at the Cathedral before proceeding tolthe Court; and at about twelve o'clock took their seats for the deapatch of business-the Lord Chief Baron on the Crown side, and Mr. Justice Cresswell in thl Civil Court. The ...

GENERAL LONDON SESSIONS—SATURDAY

... GENBRAL LONDON SESS1ONS -SATURDAY. | - ,~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 'rlns CITY roPiis.- Wlliksn .Burgess, a sickly-looking young fellow, was Indicted at I the intanee or thn City Solicitor for assaulting the poliee in a very I violent manner, at tEe Garliek-bill station house, to which Indict- t ment lie pleaded not guilty. Mr. R. Gurney and Mr. Doane conduct dA the prosecution; ilha I prisoner ...

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—MONDAY

... POLICE IN2BLLIGJENCB-MONDAY. MANSION-HOUSE. A young woman named EdilA Bloosnfield was brought before the Lord Nayor, oddl) enough charged with having committed a felony. Mirs. Hughes, the wite of a haberdasher In Grsacchurch-street, etated that the prisoner purchased a tablecover In tile shop for three shillIngs and prcsented a sovereign to be changed. A boy who at- tended the shop handed the ...

WESTMINSTER REGISTRATION COURT

... W\ESMIN^iS7'ER REGISTRAIO C~~sOURT. -4 The list for the parish of St.Mlargaret's having been cotn-- mnced, Willlam Green, of 3, Dulep-cosort, claimed to have hi name entered upon theregisterof voters. l He fousnded huis claim upoa the occupa~tion of a house for which he poald £17 a-Year reot. l1@ was rated, but not a~ssessed for the Queen's tales, sIIi his taxes were paid by tbe landlord, and ...