Old Bailey Trials Hear Murder, Theft at Wapping
At Old Bailey Thomas Pawes faced murder charges over a quarrel in a workshop and a public house in Wapping ending with the deceased dying from head injury. Other defendants include Thomas Smith for stealing tea from a cart and John Fisher and James Grant in a sugar theft case at Dundee Wharf, with verdicts and sentences detailed.
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Thomas Pawes
Fucktard
Meakin
Fine
Jackson
Wapring
Justice Grose
Thomas Smith
Broad-street
St. Giles’s
Public Libel Trial Hits Clergyman Amid Tax Dispute
In the King s Bench case before Lord Kenyon, Emerton faces a verdict for placing on a gibbet an effigy of Reverend Mr Cotterel after tax appeals. Prosecution highlights public duty and clerical integrity, while Emerton argues irritation. Jury returns guilty verdict on two counts with damages of 408.
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Court of King's Bench
Dre. G
Lord Kenyon
King
Emerton
Harrison
His Majesty’s ‘Court of King’s Bench
Cotterel
Hadley
Middlesex
Commissioners of Appeal
Great North Road
Trias
Amherién
Cotterél
James. Quilter
Ely
Edmonton
Erskine
Kenyon
Court of Common Pleas Defamation Trial Details
In a lengthy December trial Judge Eldon presided over the case of Workman v Dunlop. The plaintiff seeks damages for libels accusing him of treasonable conduct while a captain in the Wallace Fencible Infantry. Witnesses included Sargent Pagler Harman Davey Read as the paper alleging treason was discussed.
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Sargent
Sit
Pharit
M'Dougal Aas
Dag Rley
Vera
Workman
Monlin
Chemag
Thome
Darley
Thomas
England
Withess
Read
Sir Thomas
Sire Thomas
Ubehirt
Duncan M Dougall
Bonaparte
Drgudart
A Dermottove
Regimenta
Poole
Hte
Urquhart
Vinegar Hill
Bradbridge
Garlan
Jerry
Thomas Wallace
Jeter
Horan
Cummits
Cockell
Lord Erpony
Court of Common Bleas
Eldon
Dunlop
John Sargent
Pagler
Harman
Davey
John
Wallace Encibles
Jersay
Wallace Fencible
James Workman
7.V. Dunlop
Bredbridge
M‘dougall
M‘dermott
Great fair at Bury includes horses and stock sales
At Mendig fair a large display of horses and lean stock drew buyers though butter prices held steady. A price drop occurred in firkin butter from 62s to 64s, while a later reduction to 4s per firkin was noted. A fire damaged Keite Mills and nearby premises, with efforts by inhabitants preventing further loss. An unrelated ignition damaged a barn near Josyan Norrigen, but was contained by prompt discovery.бря
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John Fisher
Havannah Sugar
Daniel Grant
Messrs. Brown, Whitfield, and Co
Dundee
Robert Brown
Her
Wapping
Brown
Harfinger
Grant
Hermitage-street
Quiton
Green
Fisher
Bury Fair
Mendig
Keite
Mefi
Josyan Norrigen
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Old Bailey
Farpas
Sime Fort
Wilé Fetié Apprentice Co. Sydenhimn
Shadwell
Carolina
Rooke
Fyher
Grené
Messrs. Brown and Co
Fiher
Jane Camm
Kentith Town
Golden Cross
Charing Cross
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