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THE PROVINCES

... CAMBRIDGESHIRE.-PRECOCITY IN CRIaEi-At the Cambridge borough sessions, on Monday, Lydia Pleasance, a little girl ooly seventeen years of age, but whose face denoted the possession of cannirg beyond her years, pleaded guilty to charges of robbery under the fol- lowing impudent ?? the preceding Monday she went into the shop of Mr. Roe, a silversmith, on the Market-bill, and representing herself ...

THE FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE STRAND

... I THEz ATAL_ ACCIDENT H THE STRAND. I The adjourned inquest, held by Mir. Langharn and a neuieroue jary, in the vestry-hall of St. Cleoaent Dances upon the bodies of MIr. and Mirs. Tnoonpsou, George PRowve,aud George Dunn,wasreswamed on Mronday morning. The examination. of 3Mr. Abralham, the surLeyor, lasted revera! hoers; anda reepert from the sarveyors appointed to inspecti the prea.see wee ...

DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO MURDER

... DESPERATE ATTEMhPT TO MURDER. 1 On monday, at the Lambeth polle -office, after the night charges had been disposed of, fro' Philip Grinney, a ceneh-.wheeiPright, residing ar-street, Kenninyton, aged forty, was placed at the bar before Mr. Elliott, on the serious charge of cutting the throat of his wife, H~annah Grinney. with intent to murder her. The first witness called was Eliza Grinney, a ...

MUTINY AND MURDER AT SEA

... MUTINY AND MURDER AT- SEA. Captain ?? Topley Stoeoke, late muster of the British barque Queen of the Teign, of Teignworth, ?? Northcote. and omsas Gods- tworthy, English sailors, and two lascars, were charged, on Tuesday, at the Thames Police-office, with the murder of five Lascars on the high seas.- The prisoners, and thirteen English and Lascar witnesses had been sent over in the British ...

Published: Sunday 02 October 1853
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 948 | Page: Page 12 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS—YESTERDAY

... MIDDLESEX SESSW100S-YEntRPDAY. Tbe October Quarter Session of the Peace for the county of Middlesex commenced this morning at the 8essions-hoase, Clerkenwell, before Mr. Sergeant Adams the Assistant Judge, and Mr. Witham. There were 76 prisoners for trial; 64 for felony, and 12 for iniederneatour. The Assistant Judge briefly charged the grand jury. Charkles Waller, 29, omnibus conductor, ...

BRISTOL QUARTER SESSION

... ~ The quarter session commenced at the Gilidhall on Wed- this O. Tneeda, morning, before the Recorder, R. B. Crowder, Esq. bill GI The court having been opened in the usual manner, and the defen grand jury sworn, tfor tt The Recorder said, amongst the many useful and import- was ant measuresof legislation which had peculiarly distinguished The the last session of parliament,.there were several ...

INQUEST IN THE QUEEN'S PRISON

... .I .U;E IN THE QUEN'S -PRISON.- z , .DrsdXhaewe ii¶ WiNCEwmwst GaL., of On Tuesday an inquest was held by Mr. Pmiine;, the on coroenr an &ighsly respectablc jury, at .thc. ,Qud'on's ve Prison, on/ fhe body of Wsilliam Joner,. a debtqrt whe 'ill died oei Satprdley last in the infirmary of thc prison. xc Ellen Roeseelt, thea resdient nurse, wzas the first ex- le- aminod.; She stated that' thao ...

THE LEEDS INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL

... TII E LEEhS INDUfI-llAL SU'liWIL. OFFIiCI;LC JI NlYTIY INTO THlE MHARGES AGAINST THE MAkSTER. Yesterdaty iorninig, Mr. Farlill, the Poor Law Insopectoi. entered upois all officiadl exaiinationm into the chatrges alleged against 3Ir. Kirk, the mwaster of the above i nstitutiois. .Ar. Farnall arrived at the Workliouse1 Board Bloomi, a little after eleven o'clock, and at oeice t roccoeted with ...

THE POLICE COURTS

... T: f-JE POLICE COURTS. MANSI ON-110OUSE. coil Donovisan, Irish tdilocs, were brought be- L.frd Mt~yor, (chargplo with having assaulted a id t'he formerO with ?? Stolen a pollicemaln'S ?? . ,Kt'al~IVs re, it she hour of one o'clock in 5s eea by the policeman in Duke's-place, ?? 'te of' bull dlo&!, amidst at crc wd of A 00s a act, anti the whole neighibourhood wsva U:clo_,eaet alarm, many ...

HOW HIGHWAY ROBBERY IS DEALT WITH IN BERKSHIRE

... IOIW HIGHWAY ROBBERY IS DEALT WITH IN BERKSHIRE. At the Town-hall, Maidenhead, on Thursday, a charge of highway robbery was krought by Mr. F. Hughes, of Clewer, against six Irishmen, lately employed as brick- layers' labourers in the neighbourhood. The prisoners had bean drinking at a small public-house by the side of the road leading from Windsor to Maidenhead, known by the sign as ?? Surly ...

CITY COURT OF SEWERS

... CI'Y COUlRT OF SEJF2RS. Yesterda[I tho coamnissioner assembled at Guild- hall, I)Xputy PE&CsCIC il the chair. Iitr. ffUtMPHlRIES said he had read a letter in the Times of the ?? day cowplaining of the dangerous condi. tionl of part cf Lower Thames-ytrtet, and representing that accidents had occurred in that vicinity, to which the ward nauthorities did ?? seem disposed to psy any atteation. He ...

LIVERPOOL COUNTY COURT

... Nor £cavsJ SEPH POLLOOK,-ESQ.] th tet CLAIM ]BY A LODMG$-HousE KEF.PERS.-CARPENTER V., p11 I byM'DONALD.-Mr. Geitcott for the plaintiff, and Mr. For- re th isllaw for the defna .The plintiff is'a lodging-house tai a keepr and bruhsti cinto recover' from the ml Ihis oft, wh ithmseofthe ship'Loodianah, a mi lort, clmoths £3 l1s Tu,~rharldigs, and a suit of the cltesupplie toas ?? Poole. It was ...