Galway Plaintiff Wins Big Damages in Irish Marriage Case
A Galway man sued for breach of marriage harmony with his wife and the defendant Mr Petrie. The jury awarded ten thousand pounds after testimonies of seduction and joint life in Paris and London, with witnesses stating prior happiness and alleged infidelity. The case spans 1777 to 1790 including travels to France and Ireland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galway
Ireland
France
Paris
London
Aintiff
Mr.Petrie
England
Royal Hotel
Pall Mall
Clarges Street
Proctors vs Fox over Subscription Room Verdict
The Proprietors of the Coal Exchange sue Mr. Fox for using the Subscription Room without payment. Jurors rule the room is private property and return a verdict for the plaintiffs. A full report will follow next week. A second trial concerns whether John Hull is an incurable life in September 1790 with extensive evidence about his daily habits and appearance.
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Coal Exchange
Fox
Lord Ruxyon
John Hull
Bearcroft
Cayniel
Vic Fury
Tragic Loss As Ship En Route London Hull Encounters Tempest
On Sunday morning the foop Thorne with Jo seph Staniland Master sailed from London to Hull when tempestuous weather caused the vessel to pitch and two crew members to go overboard and drown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foop Thorne
Joseph Staniland
London
Hull
Military size estimate for eastern army reaches two hundred thousand
A statement notes added detachments and recruits have expanded the force, suggesting the total military arrangement with followers could not be calculated at less than two hundred thousand men.
London notes and appointments in the 18th century press
London dispatches report Lord Grenville becoming Ranger of St James's and Hyde Parks. Provisions note multiple clerical promotions at Eton College and honors for Major Scarrett. A East India voyage update, a critique on wealth and indolence, and a fleet street crime potpourri. Reports on emigration, public morals, and a Fleet Street prostitution protest. A Birmingham dissenting figure Mrs Parkes is accused of zeal, with satirical speculation on canonization. A theft at Wimpoe Street and a fatal ice accident near Clapham conclude the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Grenville
St. James’s
Hyde Parks
Earl of OxFord
Davies
Eton College
Dr. Roberts
Lancrofd
Doctor Davies
Major Scarrett
48Th Regiment of Foot
Toxyn
Bartieri
East-India House
Madras
Bengal
Fort St. George
Roya
France
China
Fleet-street
Manson-house
Bridewell
York House
Birmingham
Parkes
Inoxs
St. Peter
Clapham
East India House Intelligence Quarter Court Meeting
A quarterly general court at India House was chaired by Mrs Burces. Discussion covered dividend allocation amid distress in the company, with Lt. Dharves Hamilton's return to Bengal service approved and praises for Hastings for supporting scholars. A debate on sugar prices and duties followed, with assurances on future sugar imports and a plan to seek a new charter before March next.
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India House
Dharves Hamilton
Bengal
England
George Daxzas
Hastines
Hamitroy
Dallas
Hastings
Moore
Hamilton
Daltas
Frorr
India
Fuger
Majsgory
France in Turmoil and Trials Across the Nation
A long report from Paris and Lyons describes trials and political strife amid revolutionary upheaval. Adulteries, royal prerogatives, and forged documents mingle with army resignations and dissension between legislative and executive powers. The piece criticizes the Revolution as yielding mob rule, economic collapse, and widespread misery for clergy, workers, and the poor, while noting espionage and emigre fears.
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Shaipton
Tippoo Sultan
ARMY
T Trpoo
Rto
East India House Intelligence
Lyons
Colonial Assembly
San Dontingo
Aris
Department of
M. de Rochambeau
M. de Afontmorin
Coblentz, &c. &c
Coblentz
Count D'Arriois
Democrates
le Conte de Matternick
Brussels
Decs
Europe
Jupiter
Mount Olympus
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