Valuable Copyhold House and Land Auction at Hampstead North End
By Henry Watkins at Rainbow Coffee-house Cornhill on Friday next at twelve. A valuable copyhold house and land at North End Hampstead with four rooms per floor, out offices, water, a two stall stable, and over an acre of garden ground including a large fish pond. Property viewed till sale with particulars at Messrs Smart and Figg Torfolk Street Strand and auctioneer at No 63 Gibbons Hill.
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Henry Watkins
Cornhill
North End
Hampstead
Dilmeida
Smart and Fige
Torfolk-street
Strand
Iubbsrn Hil
Smith vs Armourers and Braziers Company Mandamus Case
At Guildhall London Lord Kenyon presides as a special jury weighs whether Smith, a longtime clerk, may be admitted a Freeman of the Armourers and Braziers Company. Defendants argue apprenticeship and proper trade conduct. the issue tests if all legally qualified tradesmen can join. The trial debates whether experience in the trade suffices without formal apprenticeship.
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King’s Bench
Thoitz and Co. Armourers
Whitechapel
Beercroft
Lord Kezvor
Bearcroft
Smith
Bearcroft Advocates Liberal Trade Interpretation
Witnesses failed to prove facts, Lord Kenyon notes prestatute freedom to trade, cites Dutch unrest and Duke of Arva as influence. statute should be liberally interpreted. Plaintiff wins verdict.
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Bearcroft
Lord Kenyon
Netherlands
Duke of Arva
Tam and Heinken vs Hedley in a shipowners dispute
The case concerns a claim for damages for refusing to issue a bill of lading for 11 hogsheads of sugar. Lord Kenyon notes the goods were not stopped in transit and that Tam and Co held sole ownership, with the argument focusing on whether the plaintiffs had control over their property without a bankruptcy commission. Verdict returned for the defendant.
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TAM and
Heinken
Hedley
Merlrs
Toogood and Danvers
Toogood and Co
Tam and Co
Pace Qui Tam Against Oman Over Lottery Office Penalties
Crossley sues Oman in a qui tam action to recover eight penalties of gold each from a Lottery Office at No 145 Minories After several qui tam witnesses from No 13 Ranelagh Row testified the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff granting 400 pounds in damages.
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Crossley
Qinan
No. 145
No. 13
Ranelagh Row
Finch Against Finch at Lincoln's Inn Hall
Lords Commissioners rule on a long family dispute over a 1759 agreement and a 1765 will involving Mary Finch. The court finds the 20 000l sum in the will matches the intended sum in the prior agreement and dismisses that portion of the bill. Mary must choose between the Wingsworth and Rotherham estates or the annuity in lieu.
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Finch
Lady Finch
York
Kent
Mary Finch
Yorkshiire
Lords
Mary
Wingsworth
Rotherham
Indian merchant sues Lushington over salt sale
The plaintiff, a prestigious Indian merchant, sues Mr. Lushington who resided in India and returned with a large fortune. Lushington held 25 419 mounds of salt in 1773 and wished to dispose of it. The plaintiff bought it and paid, but delivery failed before completion due to company actions.
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Mr. Exlaine
India
Lushington
Contract dispute over non delivery and damages
The case centers on a failed contract with no delivery of goods. The plaintiff paid money with interest and seeks repayment or damages for non performance. Evidence shows no delivery occurred and the parties agreed to refer damages the plaintiff sustained.
CATTLEY AGAINST WINTERINGHAM VERDICT FOR PLAINTIFFS
In a case from the Ruffian Merchants, Mr. Bearcroft states that George Winteringham master of the vessel carrying tallow from Ruffia to London is liable for a loss of 2 pounds sharing a lighterman’s duties. The jury finds the lighterman not at fault. vessel master liable for the missing tallow.
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Mr. Bearcroft
George Winteringham
Petersburgh
London
Thaimés
Winndsy
Verdia
Utterson Sues Over Damages for 10,000l Stock
In a suit by Mr. Utterson against the administrator of Mrs. Tyler, a bankrupt, for the value of 10,000l stock three percent consols sent before bankruptcy. The case raised proof hurdles, limitations, and claims of administration, with a jury verdict for the plaintiff and damages to be assessed.
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Mr. Utterson
Adair
Guildhall
Preamble on Counterfeit Servant Characters Act
The document cites penalties for false master or servant representations and false servant attestations. It outlines conviction penalties, penalties to the poor fund, and conditions for appeal, with provisions for informing and fining, and hard labour up to three months.
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House of Correction
The King of Prussia's Chariot Delivered
Description of a carriage given to the King of Prussia by the Duchess of York. The scarlet, gilt carriage features blue cloth lining, patent orange-bordered body, six standards on the front, gold globes and crowns in the border, initials F. W. beside eagles, and newly invented gilt fittings with perpendicular leathers and fringe.
Lisbon packet wreck near Goodwin Sands after storm
Yesterday the Lisbon packet captained by Hatre anchored after a fierce gale near Goodwin Sands. Two crewmen died, one drowned, one rescued with injuries. The vessel, loaded with wine and cotton for Colchette, will refit at a nearby port before continuing the voyage.
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Lisbon Packet
Hatre
Goodwin Sands
Colchette
Patent Violet Soap Promises Relief From Rough Hands
Persevering ingenuity yields notice of the Patent Violet Soar with exclusive manufacture rights for fourteen years. The advert warns against imitations sold by shopkeepers and states the London and Dublin offices only sell retail and wholesale. It touts skin benefits, sun protection, and whitening effects for scrubbing hands, claiming one square lasts three months with a gentle trial urged.
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London
Cornhill
Dublin
Great Britain
K Rnc
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John Scott
Her Majesty
Kerfeymere
Pacaralan
Jos. Greenwood
Henself
Buhopfgate
LIF Report
Oman
Lincoln’s Inn Hall
Lords Commissioners
Mullick
Lushington, Esq
Cattley
Winteringham
Prussia
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