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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 19, 1793
Page
3
The Lords opened late with prayers and the session adjourned after summoning the Lords to meet at two o'clock next day in their robes. The Chancellor arrived near seven o'clock and no other business was conducted.
The article recalls Friday noon Levee at St James's and a Drawing room at Buckingham House with Queen and Prince of Wales present. It lists numerous peers, duchesses, and ladies in attendance, plus promotions and retirements. Also mentions a plan for a Brighton summer stay and authorities seizing parts of the Constitutional Society of Manchester. Includes Royal Naval prize capture near Leith and militia mobilizations in Eppling and surrounding towns.
Law report from Midsummer term before Lord Kenyon and a special jury. The will dated October 22, 1781, left vast property to legatees including 137 heirs. grandchildren of a sister of the testatrix’s father contested. The jury awarded damages of one shilling to the plaintiffs, sustaining the will as valid. The judge noted the importance of clear evidence and cautioned against unfounded doubts, affirming that the testatrix was of sound mind and the will properly authenticated.
A slander action unfolds with the plaintiff proving the defendant accused him of a crime among Christians. The jury awards damages, sufficient to vindicate the plaintiff but not ruin him, after Lord Renyon urges measured justice.
Lord Kenyon presided as jurors weighed if Mr Ker, a barrister, could claim a seat after paying full fare on a York coach to Grantham. The defendant Mountain argued time rules and usage allowed full passengers plus a half price child, while Ker contended he had right to his seat if space existed. The case explored coach practices, timing, and the limits of passenger rights on public conveyances.
June 13 debates on the third reading of a militia support bill. Hon. F Hutchinson criticizes the tax burden on parishes for families of militiamen, warning of hardship and discontent. Mozart and others defend the measure as humane and aligned with English precedent while preserving parish discretion. Speaker and peers weigh objections, with calls to extend support to militiamen’s families and to measure its impact across counties.
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