13 Nov 1799
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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 13, 1799
Page
1
FragmentaryOCR reveals Hanover Square concert room notices, gardening plans, and extensive medicinal touts. It details C Sandys advertising landscape work, a state lottery sale, and Brodum’s Nervous Tincture with patient cure testimonials and dealer listings across London and beyond.
In a paper submitted to the Committee of the House of Commons, Mr Tavise expresses views on the subject of wet docks at Wapping. The document appears in the paper of Monday, as part of ongoing discussions about maritime infrastructure and postwar peace expectations.
A Parliament debate argues for warehousing reform to delay duties on imports and exports. Proposals aim to ease merchant capital strain, curb smuggling, and boost revenue by placing goods in Thames warehouses upon arrival. Liverpool and Hull trade growth noted. London exports questioned.
Colanel Cunyxotast of the Guards, grievously wounded in Holland, rests in Norwich on the way to town. He sustains himself by a tube and remains in good spirits. The Hon James Burner acquires the late Sir George Dunbar as Major of the 14th Light Dragoons, and Sir Jo Cox appoints a second Cornet in the same regiment.
Dublin reports boom in prices for necessities as exports are halted to curb famine risks. Distillers volunteer restraint on malt and whiskey production while coal prices soar, prompting government measures and public thanks to Major 128 for preserving order. Indictments include Palmer for murder attempt and legal actions against inn keepers and bartenders amid rising costs and unrest.
Rallina Navy regiment under ORMSBY marched from Sligo to the city yesterday for the new year. The inhabitants gathered to meet and welcome the unit as it arrives this quarter following its recent stay near the Battle of Moloany.
November weather dampens the town as nobles and gentry reoccupy lodgings in Lewes. military units including Captain Wallee's Hobte-Artillery Sussex Militia and Humphine Fencible Cavalry quarter at the barracks and tower. Lieutenant-General Husa and his aide-de-camp Capt. Husa accompany Shelley returning from Holland to joyful relations.
The document records appointments in a regnal context including Mrs Peter Donaldson named Yeoman of the Mouth and Mr Jn Yiam Cope as Yeoman of the Ritchey, with other figures such as Wad Nob and Gairdiid 38 noted in archaic phrasing. It appears as a fragmented ceremonial notice from a historical period.
The trial records disclose the judge and counsel arguing for lenient punishment, noting the defendant’s past intoxication and alleged incapacity to form intent. The court emphasizes restraint, stating the heavy hand of punishment should fit the offense, with Grose seeking a measured judgment.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a name Afartindale in connection with gaming houses and pricing in a wartime or betting context. Details are unclear but suggest a price discussion tied to illicit wagering in a dated publication.
A court case describes the defendant collecting money for illegal insurances linked to a lottery. The plaintiff sought recovery of sums paid, including payments up to 81, and argued portions were received unlawfully via the wife’s involvement. The judge upheld a verdict for the plaintiff, noting redress against depredations by illegal lottery operators.
A man appeared before a magistrate on a Saturday plea of guilty or not in a theft case. The court discharged him on a plea of pauper status. The report notes support from subscribers for widows and children of killed and wounded British soldiers in Holland, with only two physicians among donors. It laments broad charity yet criticizes physicians’ higher pay. The text mentions a theft of a distant kind affecting a church, with graveyard gravestones robbed of brass plates.
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