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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 18, 1800
Page
3
In Boston General Man SNALL extents Mr Pick ExtNG accepts late birth, expressing satisfaction at a well filled department. Mr Adams and Mr Prewerrine are praised for their ongoing cordial terms, thwarting secret enemies seeking to widen the breach.
In London a case before Lord Kenyon and a special jury concerned the ship Ens hired to Virginia round trip. The action sought 2100 pounds with 1363 paid into court leaving a balance of 2761 plus potential interest, amid dispute over deductions for hogshead counts. The broker Cuiven Gale testified but key witness was absent, leading to the plaintiff being non-suited.
Saturday July 19 minutes show the House of Commons debating the 40001 vote for the Sierra Leone Company. Dent objects, calling the sum wasteful as the company’s existence and benefits remain unclear. Pitt seeks a copy of the Surinam proclamation issued Feb 20, 1800. Wilberforce and Long defend annual parliamentary expenditure returns. Adjourned.
A London Gazette notice lists bankrupts including William Webb New Road cordwainer Philip Constable Billiter Lane tea man Thomas Lurcett Charles Street Tottenham Court Road baker Charles Henry Hunt Stratford upon Avon banker Philip Weeks Newport Gloucestershire innholder Valentine Walker Great Kirby Street Hatton Garden watch cafe maker and others. Dividend notices follow with dates Aug 11 Aug 16 Jul 29 Aug 9 Aug 12 and Aug 14 naming W Bayley Angmering R Bayley Sussex millers J Bowling and W Atkins Leeds flax and hemp spinners B Sabat Westbury J Bird Birmingham refinery S Haddon Oxfordshire haber dasher J Garrick Heafield cotton manufacturers S Barrett Hungerford grocer.
Monday morning reports describe the Prince Regent with the Duke of York and aides touring a camp with cavalry and infantry drills. That evening the royal family attended theatre performances The Jed or A Peep at the Human Heart and My Grandmother. The Dublin Mail notes Ireland's parliament will end its session with Bills expected from Dublin. Mrs Wayiton Rowan near Rathcoffey plans to join her husband. A Dublin Packet was rammed by a Dantzic ship near the Mersey, causing fourteen passenger and crew deaths.
The long legal narrative covers Parr Eleason and heirs vs. assignees of bankrupts Perfent and Bodiker over four Jamaica drawn bills totaling 18871 6d. The court debates usury, discounts, and title transfer, with Lord Kenyon ruling a verdict for the defendants and the plaintiff non-suited after publicar libel accusations against Captain Craig. The document blends the case with public commentary on price shocks, trade abuses, and coastal political intrigue.
Reports from Falmouth to Deal detail ships attacked and captured by French privateers, crews arriving at L Orient and sailings of outward-bound fleets under convoy. Vessels including the Ann, the Labourer, and the Telamon face capture or damage near Liverpool, Newfoundland, and the Jamaica passage.
The court heard defense by Mr Erskine praising English law and majesty, while Lord Kexbyvon instructed the jury. A verdict awarded the plaintiff damages of 5001, citing prior public duties and potential treasonous contacts with enemies.
The case centers on recovering 511 pounds 7 shillings 4 pence from a policy of insurance. The sole question is how to calculate average loss under Lord Mansell’s principle from Lewis v Rudder Parks Insurance. Oliphant calculated 76 percent, the defense argued 25 percent. Lord Rexmoun noted the clear basis of Oliphant’s method and potential wider commercial implications.
Sunday Gazette notes a public house gathering in Finsbury linked to French Revolution commemorate events. Landlord examined privately by Justice Naires. proclamations offer pardons for informants and rewards for discovering arson at Holwell s property. Several suspects, including Price and Robinson, face Newgate after silk and tobacco theft charges and Middlesex offenses.
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