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Sidmouth Journal and Directory – Wednesday 01 June 1870 THE LOCAL BOARD. The monthly meeting of the Board, the last prior to the election of new members, was held on Thursday, May 5th; present—W. Till, Esq. (Chairman), Mr. Beavis, Mr. Brake, Mr. Chessall, Major Hicks, Mr. Mitchell, and Mr. Potbury; Mr. Hooke, Surveyor; and Mr. […]
Sussex Express – Friday 13 September 1895 BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, & DEATHS. BIRTHS. CHARLTON.—On the 10th Sept., at Barclay-road, Croydon, the wife of H. E. Charlton, of a son. EUAN-SMITH.—On the 7th Sept., at Ightham, Knoll, near Sevenoaks, the wife of Maclaurin Euan-Smith, of a daughter. JOHNSTONE.—On the 6th Sept., at The Cottage, Warrington-road, Croydon, the […]
Chester Chronicle – Saturday 30 January 1869 BROXTON PETTY SESSIONS. Thursday, Jan. 26. — Before J. H. Leeche, Esq. (chairman), Robt. Howard, Esq., Robt. Barbour, Esq., Major Barnston, and Captain R. H. Currie. Alleged Trespass. — Joseph Taylor, of Marbury, was summoned by Mr. Philip Faulkner, of Bradley, for trespassing in pursuit of game on […]
Bromsgrove & Droitwich Messenger – Saturday 06 April 1872 PETTY SESSIONS. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3. (Before H. MILWARD, E. W. HAYWOOD, E. HOLYOAKE, and J. SMITH, Esqs.) Parish Business. – The constables for the several parishes in the division, who were in attendance, were sworn in. It was stated that Mr. John Crow, who was last […]
Kent & Sussex Courier – Friday 27 March 1896 THE HORSELESS CARRIAGE PROSECUTION. We have this week decided to close the fund raised in these columns to recoup Mr Walter Arnold from the vexatious and excessive penalties in which he was mulcted by the Tonbridge Magistrates for the use of a self-propelled vehicle, contrary to […]
Market Rasen Weekly Mail – Saturday 06 March 1875 LINCOLNSHIRE LENT ASSIZES. The Commission for holding these Assizes will be opened on Thursday, the 11th instant. The following is a calendar of the prisoners awaiting their trial: William Kirkby, 18, farm servant, for committing an unnatural offence, at Appleby, on the 23rd July, 1874. Elizabeth […]
Hendon & Finchley Times – Saturday 29 April 1882 EDGWARE PETTY SESSIONS. APRIL 26, 1882. Before A. R. Johnstone, Esq. (in the chair), E. F. Noel, and W. A. Tooke, Esq. ALLEGED FRAUD. — John George Murray, of Roe-green, Kingsbury, was charged on a warrant with uttering a false cheque for £8 on J. Smart […]
Dial – Saturday 21 January 1860 INSOLVENT DEBTORS’ COURT. IN THE MATTER OF CHARLES SHIPWAY.—This insolvent, described as a Baptist minister, known as the Rev. Charles Shipway, late of Little Hedingham, near Halstead, Essex, who was in the Queen’s Prison, applied to be discharged.—The insolvent was minister of the chapel held by a trustee, who […]
Hereford Journal – Wednesday 30 December 1846 LEDBURY. TURKEY STEALING. – At the Ledbury Petty Sessions last week, two men named John Smith and William Hough were charged with stealing two turkeys, the property of Mrs. Ann Patrick, of Yarkhill. Smith lives at Malvern; Hough being a lodger in his house. The two turkeys in […]
Cornish Echo and Falmouth & Penryn Times – Saturday 11 October 1873 HUNTING THE POLICE AND RIOTING AT CAMBORNE The police and the mining population of Camborne appear not to be able to saddle horses at all well. Some time ago, there was very personal and bitter controversy between the police and certain men who […]
Pictorial Times – Saturday 06 March 1847 CRIMES AND CASUALTIES. Fatal Collision in the River. A collision, involving what is supposed to be the loss of seven lives, happened early on Sunday morning in the river, off Old Haven, about two miles below Tilbury Fort. The vessel which is lost appears to have been the […]
Leeds Mercury – Thursday 18 December 1884 THE ALLEGED EXTENSIVE THEFT OF AMMUNITION At the Sunderland Police-court yesterday, before the Mayor and a full bench of magistrates, Thomas Miller, a gunsmith, and John Hefferman, Sergeant-Major of the Sunderland Rifle Volunteers, were charged on remand with stealing over 14,000 rounds of ammunition belonging to the Queen. […]
Globe – Thursday 27 September 1883 front The Salvation Army Nuisance At Accrington Police-court yesterday, six members of the Salvation Army, named George Hill, Ellen Williams, Phoebe Kiley, Leonard Halsall, Alfred Farmer, and Henry Bradshaw, were summoned for assaulting Joseph Edmundson, cab proprietor, on the 17th inst. The evidence showed that the Salvation Army were […]
Blackpool Times – Thursday 03 January 1901 Alleged Theft of a Diamond Ring. Defendant Too Ill to Appear. At the Preston General Quarter Sessions, held yesterday, the Chairman, Mr. Worsley-Taylor, Q.C., M.P., stated that the case against Richard Thompson Cubbin, who was charged with stealing a fur-lined overcoat from the Hotel Metropole, Blackpool; a diamond […]
Nottingham Journal (Nottingham Daily Express) – Tuesday 30 May 1899 SHOCKING TRAGEDY AT COALVILLE ATTEMPTED MURDER & SUICIDE A sensation was caused in Coalville yesterday morning by the news that a man named William Evans had attempted to murder his wife and then to commit suicide. Inquiries proved that the rumour was too true. Evans […]
Yorkshire Gazette – Saturday 03 May 1862 TUESDAY, April 29. – Before R. Evers, Esq. OBSTRUCTING THE FOOTPATH. – A youth named Christopher Marsh was charged with obstructing the footpath near to the Railway Station. He was standing on the flags with the usual apparatus for cleaning the boots of any person in passing who […]
Chichester Express and West Sussex Journal – Tuesday 09 July 1872 THE CHARGE OF PERJURY. In the charge against the men, Basschell and Leggett, adjourned from the last court on a question of jurisdiction, the clerk to the magistrates informed the bench that he had taken the opinion of Mr. Merrifield, who thought it would […]
Sheffield Independent, Monday, 5 January 1874: Critical Condition of a Drunken Man About eight o’clock on Saturday evening, Police-constable Stone found a man named William Keddy of Arthur Street lying in Bridge Street. He was drunk and bleeding profusely from a wound on the back of his head. The officer removed him to the Police […]
Barnsley Chronicle – Saturday 11 February 1860 Vagrancy. James Greenham, an old man, who is said to have had nearly one stone of bread in his possession when he was taken into custody, was charged on Wednesday, at the Court-house, before J. Barff, Esq., with begging alms on Monday. Police-constable Milsom proved the offence, and […]
Berkshire Chronicle – Saturday 03 September 1898 Continental Cottage Garden Society The sixth annual show of vegetable marrows and sunflowers in connection with the above society was held on Saturday afternoon at the “Warwick Arms.” There was a large entry, and some very fine specimens were shown, though not quite up to the average, owing […]
Illustrated Police News – Saturday 18 January 1890 THE WEST END SCANDALS. [WITH GROUP OF PORTRAITS SKETCHED IN COURT.] At Bow-street Police-court, on Friday, before Mr. Vaughan, Arthur Newton, solicitor, of Great Marlborough-street; Frederick Taylerson, his articled clerk; and Adolphus De Galla, interpreter, again appeared on an adjourned summons, charging them with having unlawfully conspired […]
Age (London) – Saturday 19 April 1845 THAMES-POLICE. On Monday Ellen Cox, the wife of a labourer, was brought before Mr. Broderip, charged with an assault on her husband. Edward Cox, the complainant, said he lived at No. 18, Dock-street, Whitechapel, and that he was unfortunately married to the woman at the bar. She went out when […]
Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette – Thursday 31 March 1842 SOMERSETSHIRE SPRING SESSIONS The following are the names of the prisoners tried at these Sessions, with the nature of the offences, and the result of the trials: Felonies: Transportation—For Life: George Gullick, an old offender, for stealing a lantern, the property of Jacob Shore. Fifteen […]
Birmingham Daily Post – Thursday 28 December 1865 BIRMINGHAM POLICE COURT YESTERDAY Before Messrs. T.C.S. Kynnersley (Stipendiary), J. Poncia, S. Buckley, H. Van Wart, and S. Thornton. STEALING A WATCH. — John Kenyon (18), labourer, having no home, was charged with having stolen a silver watch, value 30s., from the shop of Mr. Spiers, pawnbroker, […]
Illustrated London News – Saturday 18 September 1852. WILLS The will, with four codicils, of the late J. M. W. Turner, R.A., has, during the past week, been admitted to probate. The personality was valued at £140,000. There were nine executors appointed; five only have proved, namely: the Rev. H. S. Trimmer, George Jones, Charles […]
Saint James’s Chronicle – Thursday 26 December 1844 BOW-STREET.—On Tuesday Robert Hobson, the keeper of a receiving-house for the postage of letters at Walthamstow, was brought up for final examination, charged with embezzling the sum of 1s. 10d., being the postage of a letter to Calcutta, the particulars of which have already appeared, and fully […]
Worthing Gazette – Wednesday 28 December 1892 Worthing Police Court Petty Sessions, This Day—Before Mr. T. Gaisford (Chairman), the Mayor (Alderman E. C. Patching), Lieut.-Colonel Wisden, Major A. Henty, Mr. H. H. Hargood, and Mr. C. L. M. Teesdale. Captain Drummond, the Chief Constable, occupied a seat on the Bench. Occasional Licence On the application […]
Birmingham Daily Post – Tuesday 22 January 1889 WEST BROMWICH. CHARGES OF THEFT.—Yesterday, at the Police Court, John Rhodes (45), of no fixed abode, was charged with stealing 3lb. of pork of the value of 1s. 6d., the property of Thomas Davis, of Great Bridge Street, West Bromwich. On Saturday night he took the meat […]
Northern Daily Telegraph – Saturday 17 December 1898 PLUM PUDDING RECIPES. One and a half pound of raisins, one and three-quarters of a pound of currants, one pound of figs, two pounds of moist sugar, two pounds of bread crumbs, sixteen eggs, two pounds of finely chopped suet, six ounces of mixed candied peel, one […]
WINSLOW PETTY SESSIONS, DECEMBER 14 1892 Before Geo. R. Greaves, Esq., and the Hon. C. Fremantle. STRAY CATTLE AT LITTLE HORWOOD William King, farmer, was charged with allowing his cows to stray on the highway at Little Horwood on the 19th Nov. P.C. Tredway said shortly after one o’clock in the morning he found 10 […]
