28 May 1800
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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 28, 1800
Page
1
The schedule lists mail sails from Monti on the 8th and 11th of June weather permitting. A picket boat will forward the Jamaica and Leeward Islands mail messages and standard routes will be observed with the usual Wednesday departures under command of His Excellency.
A page itemizes Seraxis Library volumes with pricing and publication details, then reports a Manchester and Salford meeting on May 20 1800 about an address to the King following an attempted attack. It records attendees, resolutions to compose a loyal address, and plans to present it to His Majesty.
A proposed act punishes adultery with a married woman by a person knowing she is married. It provides indictment by information as a misdemeanor and permits proceedings when collusion or cunning by the husband is evident, reflecting concerns about morality and social order.
Parliament debates a sweeping adultery act redefining court competence and evidence rules. Provisions limit prosecutions to the Court of King’s Bench, set penalties, and ban post dissolution remarriage with the alleged adulterer, while preserving other jurisdictional boundaries and requiring conviction or outlawry for divorce actions based on adultery.
A historic bill emended by the committee aims to settle wages and disputes between masters or mistresses and domestic servants. It would allow hearings before Justices of the Peace, inspect witnesses under oath, and permit distress to recover unpaid wages. The measure seeks a simpler, formal process beyond agricultural workers.
The text outlines procedures for summonings and appearances before justices in cases of misbehavior, marriage issues, or servant mistreatment. It permits commitments to the house of correction, wage deductions, and discharge from service. Appeals go to the next Quarter Sessions with costs capped at forty shillings, and no writ of certiorari may remove proceedings to Westminster courts.
In London the case before Mr Justice Le Blanc and a special merchants jury debated whether candles exposed to Caribbean sun melted. The plaintiff, a Haymarket indies manufacturer, claimed to have supplied candles to the Demant under a London tallow standard and proper packing for the West Indies voyage. Five witnesses supported the contract fulfillment while defense says candles were damaged after shipment. judge noted the evidence could all be true yet the candles arrive spoiled in Jamaica after lengthy voyages. The jury returned verdicts on multiple counts including burglary and robbery along with acquittals in separate cases.
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