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ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES

... I : ~ ~ ~ ~ ?? dw STRANGE SUtICIM C-On Monday night an inquest wae held by Mr. Bedford, at the Unicorn, Henrietta-street Covent-garden, on the body of William Austin, aged fifty-seven. The deceased had for many years been in the service of Messrs. 1amberger and Rogers, the gold lace manufacturers, of 30, King-street, Covent-garden, as a gold lace Iweaver, but was in the habit of being greatly ...

Published: Sunday 23 December 1849
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1494 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

HIGHWAY ROBBERY AND MURDER

... I Early on Wednesday morning the inhabitants of Brighton were thrown into the utmost consternation by the intelligence that Mr. Griffith, the well-known brewer of Brighton, had been waylaid or, his road from Hlorsham to Brighton, and most brutally murdered. The informa- tion reached the Town Hall at four o'clock Wednesday morning, from Mr Hodson and Mr. Kerton, who were returning from a ...

Published: Sunday 11 February 1849
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 3086 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

DISTRESSING CASE OF STARVATION AT WESTMINSTER

... At the Westminster Police-court, last Monday, a person communicated to the magistrate the following case of distress :-He stated that a man and his wife who had been well brought up had encountered great reverses, and came with their family to lodge in a house belonging to applicant in York-street, Westminster. For a short time they endeavoured to procure a subsistence-the mother by knitting ...

Published: Sunday 21 January 1849
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1478 | Page: Page 13 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

COURT OF ALDERMEN

... On Tuesday a Court was held. R. W. Carden, Esq., was sworn in as alderman of Dowgate Ward, in the room of the late J. Johnson, Esq. NEWGATE GAOL. Upon the presentation of a report from the gaol com- mittee, on the subject of works and new regulations at Newgate, a discussion of some length took place. Alderman SALOMONS was opposed to the introduction of any temporary expedient for the ...

Published: Sunday 11 February 1849
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1227 | Page: Page 12 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

LAW COURTS

... I I GORHsAM V. THE BTssOP oF EXETEn.-The judicial committee of the Privy Council met on Tuesday to hear the appeal of the Rev. Mr Gorham from a decision of the Courtof Arches, in which judgment was given for the Bishop of Exeter. There were present the Arch- bishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop of York, the Bishop of London; Lords Langdale, Campbell, Lansdowne: the Vice-ChancellorKnigltt Bruce ...

Published: Saturday 15 December 1849
Newspaper: The Examiner
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2304 | Page: Page 11 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

OCCURRENCES AND ACCIDENTS

... EXTRAORDINARY INVESTIGATION AT HACKNEY.-An inquiry was held before Mr Baker, the coroner, at Hackney, on Saturday, respecting the death of Mr G. Row land Smith, aged 64 years, a solicitor, who died from starvation, under the following melancholy circumstances :-Mrs M. M'Donald, of No. 5 Orchard Cottages, deposed that the deceased had re. 'sided with her for the last twenty-four years. His ...

Published: Saturday 10 November 1849
Newspaper: The Examiner
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1464 | Page: Page 12, 13 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

ACCIDENTS, OCCURRENCES, AND OFFENCES

... CAPTAIN HINRICIISON.-This unfortunate gelltleman arrived at liver- pool on Sunday moafling. He hadl previously been informed at St Helena of the murder of his wife and children by the convict Wilson, whose execatioll is fixed for to-day. unusual description af SINGULAR AND SIDoCIUNG ACCIDENT-A most accident, attended 1with very serious results, occurred to Mr Thomas Brooks, boot ald shoemalker ...

Published: Saturday 15 September 1849
Newspaper: The Examiner
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1728 | Page: Page 13 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

Law Intelligence

... Raw litttl1fanxte. NOTICES.-THIS DAY. C1IAscm1Y, LIaCOLo'S.INI, 10.-For Judgment: Breoke v. Earl of 'Warwick, ?? motions: Ex partc Glaholm re Joint Stock Winding.up Act, and North of England Banking Company; Steele v. rlomer-Appeal: Davs v. CManter (9). |VYC-CiANCEsL.Lonoa, LxurCOLN'S.mIN, lO.-(SITAMVELL.)-Afotion-.- Coase: Coleman v. AMellersh, parlheard-(BaooL)--Mosn: Billett v. Howard, by ...

POLICE.—YESTERDAY

... POLICE.-YESTERDAY. Ite MANSION-HOUSE.-F >OLONIOUSLY SHOOTING.-A boy er named Csheay was charged with having fired a pistol at a ke girl named Emma Tyler.-Inspector Fosbury stated that on st. Wednesday night he was informed that a female had been is- shot in Angel-alley, Hsoundsditch. Upon going thither he . .found that the girl had been Frried to the hospital and the ly delinquent had fled. ...

Law Intelligence

... Jr'Ir kab) Intelligence. NOTICES-THIS DAY. ? The Lord Chancellor will hear appeals in the HIousc of Loeds. Vrc..CUcctcEt.LOttS, LiNCOLN'S-Ie'N, 1O.-(Siu1sDaELc.)-By order: C-ncrrall v. Halt, petition. Causes, Lc.: Farl Ba'carrea v. Johnson, part heard; Attorney-General v. Marsh; Grisewood v. Justice (3); Shelton v. Watson; Worthington v. Morgan; Coleman v. Fielder; Brigg v. Devereux; Bttrker v ...

Law Intelligence

... zalo EntOltiance. NOTICES.-Tncrs DAY. Critetiesno, LIcei' ''s10 etition: Wario v. Warde, by order. Appeals: llr~ehe v, Earijof Warwick, pisrc rieted; Ritaser shall a-. Bishop of Whitleheoter, pane heard; Henderson v. Loomr, restored. Vten.-Cni~csasr.i/no, Lixcoaa's-i.zc, l0.-(SHANoownr. (-To be spoken to : Simltins v. v,ohbb. Caaees, &-e. : Dotson v. LyAll, port heitri ; Coleoton v. Mellecs; ...

THE EXPLOSION IN SOUTHWARK

... INQUBST. Before Mr. IY. Payne, at the Grapes Tavern, Great Suffolk-street, Southwark, to inquire into the circumstaners connected with the explosion which occurred on Monday evening list upon the promises belonging to Mr. J. Tilleard, oilman and drrsalter, No. 28, in the same street. C. Kenaplay'said that on the evening in question he heard a noise, which he at first thought was caused by the ...