27 Apr 1791
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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 27, 1791
Page
1
A 1791 first person piece from a night watchman in London recounts scenes of vice, misery, debt, and charity he encounters in the city. He explains his duty to maintain order, aid the distressed, and avoid sensationalism, proposing published nightly vignettes of his district.
In a case before Justice Hall, Mr Bird faces allegations over two bills of exchange dated Sept 23 1776 and Sept 29 1776. Witnesses including William Bird and Sarah Pierce testify to handwriting disputes and Bird’s asserted ignorance. Thejury, noting Bird was underage at the time, returns a verdict for the defendant, with legal questions on infancy and binding obligations arising.
Ves an action on two Bills of exchange drawn by the defendant in favour of the plaintiff on Meilis Drummonds Charing Cross which they refused to accept. The defendant pleaded the general issue and that he did not promise to pay within six years. Mr Brinefard defended Abraham Laray, a jeweller, in this case.
A historical note explains that when a person is brought before a Justice of the Peace on suspicion of crime the magistrate must examine the accuser in writing and certify the record to the next gaol delivery, a requirement mandated by Parliament. It cites several instances at the Old Bailey where this examination process occurred.
A York court upheld a weekly child relief order against Shelfe churchwardens who refused payment unless the mother entered the workhouse. The judgment, approved by Lord Chief Justice Kenyon, holds relief is for the child, not the whole family, preventing mass parish workhouse confinement and upholding mercy and humane intent of Parliament.
Mr. De BienenBerc of Prague describes paragelidums made from straw and hemp cords bound around tree trunks with ends submerged in a water vessel. He claims the method protects buds during late frosts, citing 1787 trials where apricot trees bore fruit while nearby trees did not.
April 21 dispatch from Brussels reports continued clashes between the Brabant States and government after edict revocation and promises of reform. Delegates press for monk vows at 16, church burials, expanded clergy representation, amnesty for Van Eupen and Van der Noot, and recall of German troops. Clergy aristo feuds fuel unrest. in Pays de Wes St Nicholas shows loyalty with an Imperial Eagle amid exile elites in green and yellow French style uniforms.
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