HORRIBLE CASE OF STARVATION IN WESTMINSTER

... #OURRIBLE CASE OF STARYVATION IN WESTM INSTER, I cu. An inquest, which lasted nearly three hours, was hold ted yesterday at the Tw]'o Chairmen, Dartmouth-street, ic Wosti unster, before Mir. Bedford, the coroner, on the 117 body of Elizabeth Doddernede, nged 70, who died from -fit the want of sufficient food] and clothing. bly. The room which the deceased and her husband had sh occupied was a ...

Published: Friday 18 December 1846
Newspaper: Hull Packet
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1087 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

IRELAND

... . , v . DUBLIN, Dec. 1«. A very important circular is been issued from the Board of Works, making sotue very useful changes in the mode hitherto adopted of cinplot ing the people, und varying the objects to which labour is irth directed. Great appro! isions arc enter ained that the diversion the of the country to public works, which afforded immediate relief, anil shut out at the time the real ...

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—SATURDAY

... POLICE INTELLIGENCE-SATURDAY. -4 MANSION-HOUSE. Edinund Webber, a person of very gentlemanly appear- I ance, who has been some years in the employment of i Messrs. Giles and Co., corn-factors, of Fotekes's-court, I Tower-street, was charged before the Lord Mayor witl t having embezzled the suns of £700 and the sum of t400, the property of the firm. Mr. J. Kirton, corn-chandler, of Charles ...

THE MARYLEBONE WORKHOUSE.— CASE OF LOUISA MORDAUNT

... THE MARYLEBONE WORKHOUSE.- I CASE OF LOUISA MORDA UYT. A public meeting was held yesterdaty evening1 t h ?? , Great Castle-street, Oxford- lo street, for the purpose, asa expressed in the advertisement, of ~'inestgatig te frightful case of death from starvation id of Loniss Mordatunt from cruel neglect Of tile Board of isGuardianis, cund also to take into consideration thle disgust- ISiri ...

The Acadia.—At four o'clock yesterday the telegraph was in full operation, but it made no uouncemj®* of the ..

... the Acadia. She was not expected before this morning. The prevalence of the winds has kept toe (hipping out of the Mersey for so much so that nearly 300 vessels are now outside. TW wind, however, showed symptoms of change. ...

BELFAST TOWN IMPROVEMENT INQUISITION

... BELFAST TOVWN IMPROVEMENT IN'QUISI. TION. 'This court sat on lTuesday, at eleven o'clock, when the follovinit oentlemen were sworn as a JVRsY :-(Wtles Smyth, Thomas Maxwell, William Boyd Samuel Gelston, John Raphael, Thomas Stitt, Daniel P Simnpson, John Gaussen, Alexander Davisonu John, Coleman), Thomas ilughe9, and Wiliam Mulihulland, ?? . Tho fitrst liaimant' on the list were those of ...

LAW NOTICES—THIS DAY

... LAW IN UTICES-THiS DAY. COURT OF CHANCERY, LINCOLN'S INN-At ten. APrEAL MoTroNs.-Tuulmin v Couplaud, part heard- Bristow v Needham-Richardson v Moore-Coombs v Warwick-Brown v Robertson-Edye v Duke-Rigbv v Strangeways-Smith v Grey. VICE-CIIANCELLORS' COURTS, LINCOLN'B INN- At ten. Before Sir L. SrtADWntLL. Motions continued. Before Sir J. KNIGHT BRUCE. Exparte Wilcox re Wilcox, bankrupt ...

EXCHEQUER COURT—DEC. 9

... EXCHEQUER COURT-DEG. 9. (Before Lo d Robertson.) The Cetoiw against GEnsGos DuNssop, Distiller, Haddingtcn. This was a case of alleged infringement of the excise Laws, in which the defender was pursued in a penalty of £200, for adding bubb or vest to the worts before the time specified by law. The I Lord Advocate, the Solicitor-General, and Mr. Young, appeared as council for the Crown * and ...

SATURDAY'S POLICE

... MANSION-HOUSE.| EMBEZZLESEYT OF 11, 100.-EFrECTS OF RAILWAY SEU LATrone. &c.-E. Wcbber~, a fashionably attired man, was brought before the Lord Mayor, chargedwith gmbezzlingupwards of 1,100, the property of hiso ate employers, Messrs. G ibs and Co., of Founes- biildings, Toewer-street, corn-merchants and factors.-Mr. Hobbs appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Ballantine for the prisoner- The ...

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE

... ASSIZE IN'T'ELLIGENCE. NORITHIEWN CIRCUIT-Yoitte, Da~c. 14. [1ii ore Mr. Justice C~resswell.] Att DIti.ri Af STARtT'oiRr17i, NEiAR st,-RiNAtRD CASTLE. George Barkee, 19, Johit Br'echot, 24, arid T'honmo Ro0trtled/ae Robl t lt ag~ainst: whom tivo true bjillst hrd been found for ithe murder (if JoM-eph Yates rind Cathtierine Ranite atl Srskrtferth, on the loth of August, 1043, wvere charged nwit ...

COURT OF EXCHEQUER—MONDAY

... COURT. OF EXCHEQUER- MoMDAy (Nisi Prins Sittings at Guidhall before the Lord Chief Baron and a London Jury.] S SXMMONDS V. MilNTZ, D.P., AND OTHERS. I This asanaction brought by a traffic.taker and railway computist against the defendants, who were 6 members of the managing committee of the Southatop. c ton, Manchester, and Oxford Junction Railway Com - any, to recover a sum of about 725!. for ...

ANOTHER DEATH FROM DESTITUTION

... ANOTHER DEATH PROM DESTITUTION. An inquest was held on Tuesday night, by the Clit Coroner, at St. George's Workhouse, Sousthwark, on tie body of John Tracy, aged 64, who died from starvation in a lodging house in the Mint. The body presented , most deplorable eight, being nothing more than a fto bones. The feet appeared sodden with wet and mud, o r if the poor old creature had for many weeks ...