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Cox's Criminal Cases are a series of law reports [1] of cases decided from 1843 [2] [3] to 26 June 1941. [4] [5] They were published in 31 volumes [6] [7] [8] from 1846 [9] to 1948. [10] They were then incorporated in the Times Law Reports. [11] For the purpose of citation, their name may be abbreviated to "Cox CC", "CCC" [12] or "Cox". [13] [14]
R v Dudley and Stephens (1884) 14 QBD 273, DC is a leading English criminal case which established a precedent throughout the common law world that necessity is not a defence to a charge of murder. The case concerned survival cannibalism following a shipwreck , and its purported justification on the basis of a custom of the sea .
Named after the railway, it was designed to show how the 2-2-2 express engines could be improved; its 8-foot-diameter (2.438 m) driving wheels were one foot (305 mm) larger than those of the successful Fire Fly class. It broke its leading axle after a short while in service and was subsequently rebuilt as a 4-2-2, becoming part of the Iron Duke ...
Territorial evolution of the District of Columbia. District of Columbia retrocession is the act of returning some or all of the land that had been ceded to the federal government of the United States for the purpose of creating its federal district for the new national capital, which was moved from Philadelphia to what was then called the City of Washington in 1800.
Residential buildings completed in 1847 (2 C, 1 P) S. School buildings completed in 1847 (5 P) Sports venues completed in 1847 (3 P) T. Theatres completed in 1847 (7 P)
Edward Twycross (1803–1852) was a Dublin silversmith, solicitor, and writer who in 1847 published a book, "The Mansions of England and Wales," that is used as a historical reference for the stately homes of England and in tracing genealogies of members of the British aristocracy.
The Cox family was connected with the linen trade in Lochee from the early 18th century when a member of the Cox family was a small manufacturer in the area. In 1827 James Cock (subsequently known as Cox), the son of James Cock of Foggyley and Helen Scott, assumed control of the family business and in 1841 formed a co-partnering with his brothers, William Cox, Thomas Hunter Cox and George ...
2 June United Kingdom: Pembroke Dockyard: Britomart: Brig: For Royal Navy. [70] [71] 5 June United Kingdom: Messrs. Denny Bros. Dumbarton: Northman: Steamship: For private owner. [72] 12 June United States: East Boston, Massachusetts: Ocean Monarch: Packet ship: For Train Line. [73] 12 June United Kingdom: Hylton Carr Hylton Mary: Snow: For Mr ...