Court verdict on a gross libel in King's Bench case
The court sentenced the defendant to three months imprisonment for publishing two gross libels accusing a magistrate of partiality and injustice. The defendant's counsel discussed apologies, but the judge emphasized the need to preserve respect for the justice system. The case followed a prior sequence of submissions and proceedings in the term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carris
Waisos
Affonsianelibel
Mane Prestos
Necotae
Lynn
Erskine
Curtis
M Preston
Medustree
Erstasen
Preston
Wilson
J. Assurst
King’s. Bench
Joseph
Mawbeys Bart
Legal Fencing Case at Westminster Bench Trial Ends
Indictments from Trinity Term were heard in the Court of King's Bench. Stephen Phillips prosecuted. John King and others defended. One conspiracy charge led to acquittal. two other indictments against Mr. King, including perjury, also ended in acquittal after court rulings on payment rules. The arbitrator delayed award until definitions of money due were clarified. Lord Chief Justice affirmed Mr King included in the rule, Champion awarded sums for payment, and subsequent challenges to the award were considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mingay
King
Ni Prius
Phillips
King’s House
Anderson
Golden-quare
Fittings
Westminster
Trinity
Stephen Phillips
John King
Speed
Alexander Champion
Nii Prius
Court of King’s Bench
Champion
Daft
Falkland
Kingsnto
Mir. King
Ancient Hus and Cry action over surveyor charges in Westminster
In a Westminster courtroom, a lawsuit arising from a robbery in the Eltron hundred near Hounslow led to a verdict for 2341 for the plaintiff Thompson, a Chiswick brewer. The case contrasted surveyors charging percentages with carpenters' labor value, as Mr. Erskine argued the law limits surveyors to contract or payment for actual work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erskine
Hus and Cry
Eltron
Hounslow
Thompson
Chiswick
Iyir
Harland
Dispute at the College of Physicians over Fellowships
The Fellows and Licentiates clash over the right to fellowship based on Greek particles and ancient Bye Laws. Admission disputes drive unhouseled into the Hoy Place as actions proceed, with the matter to be settled by the Lord Chancellor amid calls for royal preservation and safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College of Physicians
Don Or Garth
Bonnell Thornton
Oxford
Cambridge
Hoy Place
Humble Plaintiff Wins Case Over Labour Payment
A village jury heard a case where the plaintiff claimed payment for services rendered. The defendant paid one guinea into court. the jury found in favor of the defendant, ruling the plaintiff’s demand was unreasonable.
Bear and Fiddle Opera Collapse During Debut Night
The tale of a Bear and Fiddle began but stalled mid act as a curtain fell, extinguishing holy marriage imagery and causing audience concerns. Madame Pariser's monster amused in the divertissement while Les Zrois Sultanes was delayed. Banti and Bianchi impressed in Pau et Virginie ballet.
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Bath
Madame Pariser
Fobu Ball
Banti
Bianchi
Drom
Hillberg
del Cars
Clerical Livings and Military Changes Across Regions
A series of church appointments and permissions are recorded from Leicestershire Norfolk Kent and Worcester with new rectors and vicars named along with a major-general succeeding in Canterbury. A Welsh cathedral stall transfers to Rev J Walters and a Chester chancellorship to Rev R Baty, plus various living vacancies and patrons. An accident near Gloucester-Ross causes a cart and horses to fall into water, with loss of horses and goods and a rescuer trudging to safety. A discussion on peace with France critiques and defends continuing war while noting costs and political aims, plus local charity bread subscriptions in Whitmore and a Dublin letter recounting a bandit incident and a bizarre tale of an elderly triplet-age family in Whitechapel.
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Lord Moira
Belton
Leicestershire
E. Burroughes
Sutton
Norfolk
R. Marsh
Norwich
Thurston
Ely
R. Warde
Lord Aylesford
Ditton
Kent
Norton
Adeane
Canterbury
J. ‘Walters
Llandaff
R. Baty
W. Burrell
Worcester
Baddeley
Cheshire
H. Mainwaring
J. Wright
Burnham
Essex
Oxford
Edward Vansittart
New College
Hugh Jones
Christ Church
Edward Burton Barker
University
Cobb
Oriel
Apperley
Richard Vyvyan
Henry Nicholas
Arundel Radford
John Herring
Exeter College
Porthath Meadow
Greis
France
Europe
Belgium
Rhine
Holy Land
West Indies
Charles II
Dunkirk
North Seas
Committee of Finances
Whitmore
Newcastle
Staffordshire
Mainwarine, Esq
Dublin
Lir
Carbery
Beldoyle
Thomas Carty
Londonderry
Surgeon’s Hall
St. ‘Andrew’s
Scotland
Whitechapel
Lodg
Surmmér
Elizabeth Nibblett
Kiberton
Gloucestershire
Diamonds and jewels seized in Dublin robbery case
Public Office Bow Street heard testimonies on a robbery involving Lee and co conspirators. Lee, Warren the gaoler and Alderman Tweedy faced evidence of a plan to use a woman’s disguise to help an escape, with items worth six to seven hundred pounds linked to the suspect. Murphy Anits and Jane Murphy were later examined. several property items were sworn to and Lee and Murphy committed for trial. Gade was committed for forging a transfer of three percent annuities. Wakeman and Bignell charged with attempting to pick a pocket near the pillory. all committed for further examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Addington
William Lee
Fane Murphey
Mary Dnits
Meths. Dinewarn and Co
Bo Alderman Tweedy
Dublin
John Warren
Moore
Lee
Warren
Rowan- Hamilton
Tweedy
Meslis
Dingwall and ‘Co
Dingwall
Weedy
Jane Murphy
Mary ‘Anits
Bristol
Murphy
Mary Anits
Felix Henry Gade
Sol
Harrison
York-street
Southwark
Wiliam Wakeman
George ‘Bignell
William Campion
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King’s Bench
Houlditch
Lord Belfast
Lottery
Kenyon
Woop
Shepherd's
King’s “Bench
Fes
King and Others
Fen
C. J. Kenyon
Thompson U
Rogers
Lloyd
Garrow
Spencer
Serjeant’s Inn
Malefant
Leverton
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