Freehold Hunting Seat and Manor Land at Orford
At Ganaway’s Coffee-house the sale includes a Freehold hunting seat near Ufford five miles from Stamford and eighty six from London, plus a complete mansion with eight rooms and gardens. Also offered is a farm house with stables and barns. total estate covers 235 acres in high cultivation. Printed particulars available in several towns and from Mr Stone in Gray’s Inn. Viewings by tickets from estate contacts.
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Ganaway
Change-atley
Cornhill
London
Ufford
Stamford
Grantham
Tate
James Manners
James
Manners
Orford
George
Hay Cock
Warsford
Bell
Stilton
Garraway’s
Mr. Stone
Holborn-court
Gray’s-inn
Hickman
Walcot
Robert. Rudkin
Impressed Liverymen Randall and French Case Admitted for Next Term
Law report notes a crowded Common Pleas on Monday for Randall and French of the Livery of London. The question of whether a London liveryman, though a man and fit to serve the King, is exempt from impressment is raised. Lords Loughborough and Mansfield reference prior impressment cases. Randall and French discharged on their own recognizances to await next term with the issue to be argued or tried by jury.
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Court of Common Pleas
Joseph Randall
John French
London
Serj. Hill
Admiralty
Board of Admiralty
Kingsmill
Lord Loughborough
Serj. Adair
Lord Mansfield
Aidge
Tewiseraien
Randall
French
Madame de Barres King’s Bench actions consolidated
Madame de Barres began two lawsuits in Common Pleas and King’s Bench to recover jewels worth fifty thousand pounds. The defendants agreed to deliver the jewels held by a Booker in Pall Mall if secured against others claims. The motion to stay all proceedings was granted. The Lord Chancellor ordered consolidation and a single issue to be tried.
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Common Pleas
King’s Bench
Lord Kenyon Sits in Westminster Hall for Jury Causes
Lord Kenyon presided in Westminster Hall on a Tuesday sitting, trying common jury causes with attention to procedural details and juror conduct. The proceedings highlighted routine civil and criminal matters typical of the era, reflecting the steady pace of London’s central assize system.
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Lord Kenyon
Westminster Hall
M'Nas and Muir in Guildhall London Trial
The plaintiff, a shipowner, sued the mate for breach of contract after he bought three slaves on the African coast in violation of a no trade clause. The mate sold them profitably in the West Indies then demanded wages and other sums from the master.
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Mr. Exstine
Africa
West Indies
Slaves sale damages case highlights in old ship cargo dispute
A court hears a complex case over three slaves aboard a West Indies voyage. The plaintiff sues for damages from profits gained by the sale, arguing the captain and mate acted against the owners. Testimony discusses ownership, freight profits, and the legality of private trade. verdict awarded damages to the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Muir
Hunter
Muir the Younger
Muir
West Indies
M‘nab
Sob Muir
Fustice Buller
Verditt
Spelling Variants Noted for Shakespeare Name
The article notes varied spellings of Shakespeare and even ministers' names in one letter. It mentions a suggested crest of a hand grasping a pear and proposes the spelling Shakpeare as the true form.
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Elizabeth
Persecution in Liege Touches Revolution Widows and Patriots
In Liege the province endures relentless punishment of families linked to the Revolution. Madame Ransonnet, widow of a fallen Major, fled to a country house after confrontations with police and soldiers. she wounded a huffar and was arrested. Madame Donceel, widow of the Burgomaster, is equally sought after amid retribution against patriot families. Reports mention M. de Dohm’s Berlin journey and shifting Prussian and Austrian support, signaling European powers’ involvement in the distressed Sergeois.
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Madame Ransonnet
Major
Madame Ransonner
Huffars
Madame Donceel
M. de Dohm
Berlin
M. Baffenge
Liege
Prusia
Leopold
Prussia
Austria
Continental Intelligence Report on Public Perception and Pardons
Government faces perplexity and tightens controls as eight prisoners arrive under escort. An imperial edict by Frederic the Third grants pardons to deserters who join their corps within three months and to individuals who committed non capital faults since April 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederic the Third
Archduke
Austria
Weather, bridge work reveal ancient Dublin links
In May a severe storm caused great damage to fruit and vegetables across Ireland. While laying the second caisson for Dublin’s fourth arch on the river Liffey, workers unearthed a 16 foot thick wall beneath the riverbed near Afton's quay. The find fuels speculation of a subterranean passage between Christ Church and the Cloisters, suggesting Dublin's age may exceed written records.
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Liffey
Afton’s
Christ Church
Dublin
Walls and learning in early Ireland and England notes
A correspondent challenges Sir James Ware's claim that no castle stood in Ireland before Roderic O'Connor and Strongbow. The piece cites Pinkerton on Picts and Irish clerics, mentions Saxon royal children educated in Ireland, and notes a turf-bog skeleton garment find in Antrim tied to Saxon dye.
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James Ware
Ireland
Enis I
Ireand
Roderic O’connor
All Ireland
Tuam
Strongbow
Earl of Pembroke
Liffey
Pinkerton
St. Columbkull
Nay
England
Wales
Edgar
Countess of
Moira
Archeologia
London
Antrim
Magnificent gem book by Sir Richard Worsley forthcoming
A lavish description touts a rare museum worthy volume by Sir Richard Worsley. It features Gems, Intaglios, Cameos, Relieves, and plates engraved by William Pars. Only 150 copies will be printed as presentation pieces with a superior descriptive catalogue and add-ons from Hamilton.
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Richard Worsley
Crumaurs
Whiliam Pars
Rome
Richard
Hamilton
England
AwecroTE King of Poland on Day of the Revolution
An AwecroTE account recalls the memorable 3d of May when King Stani slaus Augustus discarded his guards and walked with senators and citizens from Senate to church and back to the palace. He claimed no blood was shed and laments losing his hat in the crowd.
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Poland
Stanislaus Augustus
Senate
Singular Irish Tragedy Over Arsenic Bread
A respected Dungannon steward named Baker, ousted for voting against his employer, poisons his wife and five children with arsenic baked into bread after failed support appeals. He then kills himself, while the wife dies after four days of agony.
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Baker
Dungannon
Ireland
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LAW Report
Fune
Madame DE Barre
Guildhall
Fustice Bullex
M‘nas
Continental Intelligence
Maprio
Ary
Florence, Joéy G
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