16 May 1796
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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 16, 1796
Page
1
A long denunciation warns residents of the dangers of disaffection and plotting against the established government. It urges vigilance against inflammatory speakers and handbills and calls for unity under the constitution, monarchy, and law to prevent chaos, economic ruin, and social collapse.
The readable portions indicate a sale consisting of items such as linens and silvers with references to prohibited batches and multiple parties. Names, dates, and precise terms are unreadable, leaving an incomplete notice of the auction action and involved entities.
A sale in chancery of the freehold estate at Bagnall Hall Trent comprising a mansion house, farm buildings, 422 acres and parcels of land, two crofts and 7 pools on Wetley Moor with Bagnall Reservoir, held at the Sale-room in Chancery Lane London on May 1, after noon. Offers to be had at Masters Chambers Southampton Buildings or via agents at Gray's Inn Square London and Whitchurch Shropshire.
A fragmentary notice addresses pregnant ladies and the community, promising attention to concealed pregnancy cases. Mentions Horatige Sale Pills and a boxed price, with advice to seek aid in various life circumstances and to have letters port-paid.
A reader gratefully asks the Evening MHL editor to publish a note praising the paper for usefulness and pledges continued patronage. The missive requests insertion of the reader’s acknowledgment to support ongoing local journalism.
The text presents a fragmented defense of unity under government, arguing that a divided realm leads to disorder and ruin. It cites religious admonitions urging obedience to rulers, notes diverse reforms driven by various interests, and warns that rebellion would erode laws and public security.
Fragmented text runs on a historic measurement topic comparing water and unenclosed lands. It references cultivated land and a table of extents for England Wales Scotland with numeric values and percentages, though the OCR is garbled and some terms are unclear.
The readable text hints at a large future resource and its vast magnitude. It mentions estimates, a wander, and failed to form adequate ideas about the source. The fragmentary lines suggest a contemplation of scale and impact without clear specifics.
Fragmented OCR notes report a contentious statement about punishing a person named Lapras in a pillory, alongside references to fashion figures and public fear of conviction. It also mentions a race between John Farner of Ospringe and Joseph Cath, won by Palmer, with other unclear details and a fatal road incident linked to a spy crafts remark.
In the King’s Bench case Williams v Roberts, the plaintiff alleges the defendant seduced his daughter, a 16 year old living in Walworth. The girl testified he posed as a single man named Smith, pursued her at several pubs, and after eloping, cohabited as husband and wife in Covent Garden for about a year and a half, yielding twins who died shortly after birth. the man later deserted her. The trial featured multiple witnesses supporting the claims, and she sought damages of one hundred pounds in the suit.
Two mail robbers Brown and Price were executed at Chester on Saturday after making full confessions to their offenses. Brown, real name Smallman, a Wolverhampton native, and Price, born in Birmingham, had ties to horse-stealing rings and receivers. The men, once involved in counterfeiting and general thievery, traveled with fairs and fairs-watching partners, with Price described as nineteen and a former pickpocket.
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