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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 15, 1791
Page
4
An ornate plea to a goddess for restoring health and calm to a suffering speaker. The verse alternates between fevered imagery and hopeful yearning, praying for renewed vitality, a cool breeze, and a cheerful countenance. Strong emotions, classical diction, and mythic references frame the health crisis and recovery wish.
Wednesday notes from The Gazette recount the progression of a peace context with Russia and the Porte, the cost of armaments around 800 000 sterling, and the Petersburg negociation. It lists a grand fleet at Spithead, British naval strength, and a royal warrant funding Edinburgh prison projects amid parliamentary tensions. It also covers minor court actions and a York trial over a horse race dispute, with jury verdict and damages.
Judges at Lewes summer assizes attended a sermon at St Michael's church preached by the Sheriff's Chaplain on the act that a day will be appointed to judge the world. Above twenty civil cases await trial, and upwards of twelve were arraigned for capital offences. The scene suggests abundant opportunities for the gentry with long robes.
In Dorset on August 14, multiple defendants were tried and found guilty of petty larceny and misdemeanors while several others were acquitted.
Salisbury reports say Tuesday closed the sessions with minimal business at both bars. At the Crown side only one person was capitally convicted and later reprieved by Lord Loughborough. Several were tried for trifling offences, with some ordered to hard labour and others acquitted.
In an action by the plaintiff against the defendant for leafing in corn-fields at Clarendon Park, a verdict was returned for the plaintiff with costs. The ruling aligns with other verdicts of similar nature, affirming that loafers have no right to glean without owner consent.
On Saturday the Affices for this county opened by Sir Nath Grofe and Sir Alexander Thaman, with prisoners tried and convicted for felonies. William Jackson and others were found guilty. John Webster and John Hartley the younger, guilty of manslaughter. Several acquittals noted. Abraham Robertshaw convicted of forgery and sentenced to death. Robert Wilkinson sentenced to seven years transportation.
August 15 report from Gloucester recounts the trial of William Birt a journeyman carpenter of Tewkesbury indicted for murdering Sarah Powell a servant. Debunked marriage promise led to supplying poison for abortion resulting in eleven days of agony and death. Birt died by hanging in his cell before sentence. Coroner’s inquest returned a verdict of ruin across a cross road burial near Tewkesbury.
On Thursday forenoon the Judges of Assizes arrived. They attended church after a morning of countrymen eager for harvest. The Grand Jury in Suffolk and the Liberty of Bury were charged, and later the Crown Jury sent to harvest. Trials included a seven year sentence for James Richardson, acquittals for several defendants, indictments for murder against Roger Benstead and others. Reprieve issued for the boy Thomas Harper. The court addressed river rights disputes at Oxford and Ipswich Stowmarket canal matters. The Judges and High Sheriff then went to church at Bury and dined with Sir Charles Bunbury before proceeding to Norwich.
A historic Chelmsford case concerns J Carverey suing A Adams over a broken hedge fence allowing Adams cattle into Carverey’s land. The jury found for Adams despite cattle trespass, citing no proof of fence damage. The report also covers theft sentences at Salisbury and a murder trial of the Taylors, plus a Newcastle Lammas fair with markets and crop outlook for harvest.
Lord Hoon returned last night from Zenda and the fleet remains unchanged. This evening arrived from Brighthelmstone the Quebec frigate under Captain Rowney. This forenoon failed for Botany Bay and on discoveries the Dalus sloop commanded by Lieutenant Hergeff.
The Juno Rambert from London and Peterburg arrives off Dunbar carrying Greenlandmen with 152 butts of blubber and 205 foals producing 66 butts of blubber. The Squirrels Simmons leaves on Bouchy Bar with 170 slaves saved. The Lord Hawkesbury Gardner was left on the Southern Whale Fishery coast of Guinea on June 12 with all well.
A correspondent asks if a tradesman who takes or sends a parcel to an inn for a coach, paying two pence for the booking, may view whether the parcel is properly booked. The inference is that he should have that right to prevent mistakes.
Ship news lists arrivals at Bristol Dublin and Belfast with vessels from Virginia Petersburg London Belfast Africa Liverpool Philadelphia Memel Jamaica New York Greenland Palmos Betherdan St Kitts and others. It details ships leaving for the river Poole Barbadoes Quebec and Liverpool and notes pilots remaining on duty.
The program lists yesterday's Hay Market show The Battle of Hexham with The Northern Lass and tonight The Surrender of Calais with The Mayor of Garratt. Birth announced of a son to the Right Hon Lady Brownlow at Belton. Marriages include Thomas Hamilton Elrington to Mr Crook at Marlborough, Rev Gere Gordon to Mills Tomlinsons at Lincoln, Rev Thomas Ath to Miss E Wells at St. George's Hanover Square, and Robert Thomas Crosfeld to Susannah Wood in Perth Scotland.
Aged 100, the widow Blake of Stratford under the Cattle near Salisbury has died. Also reported, Mr Warburton, linen-draper in the Borough, died suddenly in an apoplectic fit. Incoming Lisbon and Dublin sailings noted along with grain market prices and sales at the Corn Exchange. Richard Woodward of the Exchequer Office to wed Miss Rose Williams of Marybone.
Price figures show Bank Stock at 262 with varied percent changes and multiple security types including Navy bonds and government annuities. The column lists per cent changes, premiums, and noteables such as lottery tickets and fachequer bills, reflecting a busy market snapshot.
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