OHIP OWNERS RELIEF BILL In Lords debate
The Lords debate the OHIP Owners Relief Bill on its second reading with peers arguing for and against its aim to relieve ship owners. The Earl of Liverpool supports the bill citing mercantile risk. Critics warn it subverts common law and could provoke endless litigation and unintended harms to seamen and related trades. The motion ends with a divided House and adjournment.
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FSR
House of Lords
Tayaspay
OHIP
Adam
Zew
Parke
Liverpool
Becaus
Tharlowe
England
Lord Kenyon
Smith
Sheppard
Duke of Leeds
Lord Auckland
House of Commons
Lords
Lancaster
Tomorow
Malmesbury
Bragge
Law Repport: Kenyon Hearings Over Distress and Usury
In a Royal plea before Lord Kenyon at Guild Hall a plaintiff, a poor man, sues two defendants for deceiving him after promising bail and false pretences. The jury finds for the plaintiff on charges of gross misconduct and improper handling of funds. The report details related shipbuilding contracts, iron work wages, and a separate Jamaica usury dispute with a verdict for the plaintiff.
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Cuughall
London
Harwood
Coldspring
Montague
Goldpring
Mace
Plaigtes
Bostany Bay
Lord Kenyon
Busiess
Bromfield
Y Thompson
Erskine
Barrow
Jamaica
Law
Thompson
Nif Prizs
Guildhall
Court of Common Pleas Case Over Wherry Damages
The June 6 case Butcher v Langley concerns a wherry owner suing barge proprietors for damages after a collision on the River Thames. The defense argues the loss arose from the plaintiff's negligence in failing to employ proper watch. Jury testimony covered both sides with multiple witnesses.
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Butcher
Barges Warned To Exercise Caution On River Fhames
A historic court note warns barge conductors to use care on the River Fhames or face liability for any damage from negligence. The jury found for the plaintiff, assessing damages of 11-155, with costs to both sides in this case.
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Fhames
Extract from a letter on royal navy voluntary subscriptions
In Tortola on April 12, 1798 the captains of His Majesty s ships L Aimable and Scourge report that crews and marines sent voluntary monetary tokens to England to support the war effort. They note prizes captured by the brig Triumphant and the ch essaudr and urge Agent Warren to forward funds to the Bank of England. The letter highlights loyalty to the King and country.
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Wilbraham Bootle
Ostend
Lord Belgrave
Hawkins Browne
France
Vansittart
Hobhouse
Henry Thornton
House
Colonel Gascoigne
England
Jack
London
Bank of England
Wn. G. Lows
L'Armable
Tortola
le Samutl Warren Joan Doncan
Horblaz
Scourge
London Mansion Robberies and a Drury Lane Murder
The Tuesday session at the Mansion-house heard Mary Freemantle charged with complicity in a burglary at Mrs Dexapy’s Red Lion Square home where valuables were stolen. Also reported is the Bow Street case of Dominick Millcarrenyan Smith charged with the wilful murder of Mollineaux, a journeyman tailor, after a gin and porter visit near Temple Bar and Drury Lane. Mary Pearce testified to a stabbing with a dagger, the suspect denying the crime and being remanded for further examination.
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Ldn
Mary Freemantle
Met
Wooldhuan
Jane
Taylor’s
Bow-street
Mollineaux
Taylor
Mary Pearce
Temple-bar
Drury-lane
New Church
Strand
St. Giles’s
Princes-court
Spilsbury Antiscorbutic Drops Claim Wide Cure Record
An 18th or 19th century advertisement touts Spilsbury’s Antiscorbutic Drops as a universal cure for nervous and rheumatic disorders. It cites bottles with king’s patent marks, a London dispensary, and a policy of treating the poor with the same care. The copy claims 19,796 poor patients relieved and urges readers to seek advice at the dispensary from ten in the morning.
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Spilsbury
Frs- Spilsbury
Arice
Lerters
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Court of Common Pleas
Asai
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