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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 10, 1792
Page
1
Advertisement from J Wenhall Stock-Broker offering state lottery tickets and shares at varied prices. Notes latest penalties for dealing in police and chattel issues, warns against unsafe shares, lists share prices and office details at No 115 Paristry, London.
Se ie FeST HOPGOOD introduces a new Royal Cowslip Soap with perfume from Wella Square London. The ad claims the soap preserves complexion, softens texture, prevents chapping during shaving, and is pleasant to use. Hopgood lists authorized sales venues and notes strict distribution to prevent imposition. Numerous perfumers and merchants are named as authorized sellers with express assurances of low prices.
The court reviewed prior rules to show cause why criminal informations should not be filed for two libels on the Earl of Lonsdale. Affidavits from Bell and Evans claimed not to be authors. Dr. Watcor as Peter Pindar allegedly carried the epistle to Evans. The doctor sought substitution, and Bell offered to yield the author. The court discharged the earlier rules and granted new rules to show cause why informations should not be filed against Dr Packet and Mr Stuart as authors of the libels.
Mr Shepherd on behalf of the defendant obtained a writ of Habeas Corpus directed to the Sheriffs of London to bring him from Newgate for trial. The defendant swore his presence would be material. the writ was granted.
Mr Vingay moves for a rule to show why Meff Bagly and Manly two attorneys should not answer the affidavit matters and why they should not be struck from the roll He alleges frauds including Bagly taking twelve guineas from Manly for falsely claiming an apprenticeship to gain admission to the roll Lord Kenyon directs a rule to show why they should not answer the affidavit and the motion is consequential.
A newspaper excerpt notes that magistrates, under false pretenses, imprisoned several officers of his Majesty's Navy during the urgence of impress service. An application to the Court seeks a rule to show cause why a writ of injunction should not be issued at the Kent Assizes.
The court extended the rule against Mr De Yongh to answer matters of the affidavit. Mr Mingay praised his integrity, while Mr Buller testified to his generally honorable character. The balance of testimony urged giving De Yongh a chance to respond, and the rule was enlarged.
Saturday February 11 at the sessions the King and the magistrates debated paying 250000 from public money to defend county inhabitants against a fine. Mr Bower moved to quash the order, Mr Bearcroft argued it beyond Parliament or justice powers. The court stood over until Easter to allow Bearcroft to show cause.
The French tailor Farrel U. Barry sues Hon. Augustus Barry for about a bill for clothes. Jury of tradesmen finds for the plaintiff in Lord Kenyon's court at Westminster Hall. Judge explains English law shielding infants from fraud and necessity.
The jury concluded they had paid the plaintiff the full amount of his bill for necessaries, clothing, and tools over seven‑month periods, and that Motien was not granted any further relief.
A fragmentary criminal information note references a tinting incident and related charges but offers few readable details. Names, dates, places, and specific charges are unreadable in the surviving text, leaving the core facts obscured.
In a strange local case at the Oxford Coffee House the prosecutor moved for judgment but faced objections from Lord Kenyon. The judge called it a foolish squabble, noting a threat of a Bastard child sworn to the defendant within six months. The defendant’s sister and wife were present, and fears for family peace were raised. The prosecutor was assaulted in the heat of the moment, and the judge deemed the plea insufficient.
A writ of Mandamus directed to the Vestry-men of St Martin in the Fields seeks to suspend a recently appointed committee chosen under the paving and lighting act. The petition argues the Vestry must assemble every February to elect superintendents and ensure the act’s execution, noting earlier disturbances and the petition for a Select Vestry to manage the large parish.
Lord Kenyon attended Guildhall at one o clock and tried several causes, most undefended. He announced that because of the Hastings trial he would reconvene Tuesday next at five o clock, hoping Attornies bring witnesses. otherwise the causes would be struck off the paper.
Sir Jeremiah Fitzpatrick told the Dublin board that city prisons are shamefully neglected and poorly policed. He noted overcapacity, insufficient accommodation, and the use of upper cells as insecure, with inmates sharing space rather than being properly housed.
A garbled excerpt outlines a discussion on prison reform and authority. It mentions a deputy, guards, and the guard's duty to provide humane conditions, light for cells, and orderly work. It cites Mr. Cox and Sir Jerome on humanity, governance, and prison policy amid imperfect facilities.
A Dublin report states a repeal of Mr Yelverton's act is planned this session with a substitution under patronage of the orphan societies. The note mentions university degrees and eligibility for office, while references to Water Castletown and the High Sheriff of Limerick appear in ambiguous form.
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