Sale of Manor Estate at Great Bookham Surrey
Auction to sell a large manor estate with offices, gardens, meadow, pasture and wood land totaling 339 acres. Property includes advowsons, fines, quit rents and common rights. Viewings via Butler on the premises. details and map available at Garraway's and listed offices in London and Guildford. Auction set for July 20 at Garraway's, noon, if offers arise beforehand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audtion
Spurrier
Great Bookham
Surry
Butler
Waite Hart
Guildford
Spread Eagle
Epsom
Meffi
Jenkins and James
New Inn
Garra
Meffis
Throgmorton
Treet
Biographical Anecdotes of Lord Mansfield Chief Justice England
A portrait of Lord Mansfield tracing his education at Oxford, early legal study, and rise to Chief Justice of the King's Bench in 1756. It notes his courtroom manner, oratorical skill, influence on real property and parochial law, and his balanced treatment of jurors and suitors. It ends with his resignation in 1788 and a formal leave letter from the Bar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Oxford
Temple
Sorme
Pope
Houk of Lords
Justice Dennison
Booth
Court of Chancery
King’s Bench
Dudley Ryder
Lord Mansfield
Mr. Garrick
Mr. Ga
Equity
Justice Blackstone
Guildhall
England
Littleton
Lord Coke
Lord Hardwicke
Perryn
Blake
King’s Bench Bar
Earth
Erskine
Robert Barry Acquitted in Forgery Case at Common Serjeant
In London, Robert Barry faced two indictments for forgery and uttering forged drafts. Witnesses linked him to a forged draft and two notes, but the jury found him Not Guilty, basing verdict on lack of direct proof of possession and strong character testimony. The case centered on drafts bearer at Prescott and Co Bankers and payments in 1795.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvester
Robert Barry
S. Cundell
R. Sanderson
G. W. Prescott
Bart. and Co
Nymms
Berry
Shoreditch
Cundell
Canna
Candell
Mesrs. Prescott and Co
Wormley
Nymens
Maze Pad
Comicon Strjeam
Prescott and Co
Stuart Cundell
House of Messrs. Prescott and Co
Mundell
River Witham Annual Meeting of General Commissioners
River Witham Lincolnshire announces the annual meeting of the General Commissioners for Drainage. The session will be held at the Grozerinx in New Sutaroxin on Tuesday the first Tuesday in July at 1 PM. By order of the General Commissioners, Bankes, Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
River Witham
Lincolnshire
Grozerinx
New
Sutaroxin
Counterfeit Coiners Trial Sees Appletree Guilty
John Appletree and five others faced indictments for counterfeiting shillings and passing copper as halfpence. After a full inquiry with seized apparatus and witness testimony, the jury found Appletree guilty on both counts while the other defendants were acquitted in the shilling indictment but convicted on the halfpence charge. Appletree admitted guilt for halfpence but claimed innocence regarding shillings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Appletree
Elizabeth
James Browne
Daniel Reynolds
Elizabeth Paget
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Pmral Sr
the Earl OF Mansfield
Earl of Mansfield
My Lord
T. Erskine
Mansfield
Caen Wood
LD Bailey
Comins
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