Lottery Scheme and Prizes Offered by Hornsby Co
Beginy Drawing February 26 1798 announces Halves Quarters Eighths and Sixteenths tickets at low terms by Hornsby and Co stock-brokers. Excerpt details values total 40000 pounds and various first drawn blanks with day dates, stamps and payment instructions to London postmasters and country correspondents. Also notes government securities trading and post-paid letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hornsby and Co
Cornwasxz
Royal Exchange
London
Alfo
Trewman and
India
South-Sea
Trial of Barnsides and Barrett for High Treason in Dublin
In Dublin on Jan 24 the Court of King's Bench faced jury panel challenges in the High Treason case against Barnsides and Barrett. Counsel argued the Antrim panel was partial. two county freeholders O'Hara and Jon were sworn to ensure an impartial trial. Curran stated the objection and that prejudice suffices even without proving full disqualification.
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King’s Bench
King
Barnsides
Barrett
Lord Clonmell
Downes
Chamberlaine
Co. Antrim
Ber Freeholders
O’hara
Jon
Curran
Postponement Ordered in Antrim Jury Challenge Case
Court deferred the trial of Henry Joy McCracken and associates to the next term after evidence of jury list manipulation and an illness affidavit for key witness. General Barber testified to a biased, four class panel and the Sheriff’s denial to reveal it. Crowd in Wexford swears allegiance to the king as unrest fears ease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Mansfield
Barber
Belfast
Sheriffs’ Department
Sherff
Carrickfergus
Mary
Antrim
Riers
Henry Joy M‘cracken
M‘cracken
Simmons
Cracken
Dublin
Curran
M'Cracken
M*crack
George Ponsanby
Lord Crement
Wexford
Tros
Gaocan Knox
Melancholy accidents and crimes in Scotland and Lewes
Reports from Edinburgh describe two fatal road accidents where carters drove horses at speed and crushed a rider near Gavington and a milwright at Ford Path-head, with calls for magistrates to punish offenders. Additional items recount a drowning suicide, a robbery with violence near Calder, a bull attack on a maids servant, a suspected murder in Crofy Causeway, a French privateer chase near Lewes, and various local mishaps including a boy dragged by a colt near Southeram.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Turnbull
Kirklands
Hume
Dunfe
Gavington
Ford
Mid-Lothian
Thomas Riddel
Milwright
Kelso
Ford Path-head
Carter
Ardclach
James Craig
South Pier
Aberdeen
Glasgow
Calder
Edinburgh
Dunkirk
Ayrton Bank
Durham
William Ferguson
Crofy Causeway
Ferguson
Lewes
Fairlight
Chace
East-Bourne
Lord BereMont
Petworth
Geneva
Meltona Street
Alfriston
Southeram
Marchant
Hiim
Southeram-corner
Fire outbreaks devastate homes on Assembly-Row and Dean Street
Saturday morning around three o'clock a fire consumed the Dawes residence on Assembly-Row Mile-End and heavily damaged the adjacent bakery of Mr Witherspoon. Last Thursday evening fires spread from Mr Ellicot's hatter shop in Dean Street Newcastle to nearby dwellings of Mr Brown the printer and Mr John ours, destroying furniture and substantial property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawes
Assembly-Row
Witherspoon
Ellicot
Dean-street
Newcastle
Brown
John Ours
Harrow prize awarded for triangular tine design
The Society in London granted Willian Leicester a bounty for his Yardley-Raftings harrow model. The award funds public use of the triangular tine harrow, claimed to double work with less crowding, better pulverising, deeper feeding cover, and reduced soil damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society For the Encouragement of Arts
Adelphi
London
Willian Leicester
Yardley-Raftings
Body found in coal pit near Plasknyafton Denbighshire
Thomas Parry aged 4 farmers from Pengwerny near Llangollen had been missing since January 26 1797. He was found in a pit near the coal pit after the earth cave in. Searches along the River Dees had failed to locate him previously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plasknyafton
Denbighshire
Thomas Parry
Pengwerny
Llangollen
Wrexham Market
Perry
Parry
Dees
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ccm
Swift and Co
State Lottery Office
Wenham’s
Col. R of
Gool
Orthampton
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