Fortune's improved English Dictionary and public notices
An 1796 catalog announces Fortune's Fortune's improved English Dictionary and a range of books on stocks and land values, plus public notices advertising medical cures, religious instruction, and moral guidance. It lists publishers Debrett, Verog and Hood, and vendors, with pricing and distribution details. The notice includes sworn affidavits about cures and various locations in London and Ireland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King's-head
ite-Lyon
Jay
Iray
United States of America
Fortune
T. Boofey
Old Broad-street
J. Debrett
Piccadilly
Boofey
Sheridan
Ath
Bailey
Barclay
Buchanan
Dyche
Elphinston
Entick
Fry
Johnson
Hiddife
Waahfier
Rivinztan
St. Paul’s Churchyard
B. Law
R. Baldwin
G. G
I-J, Robinson
I-J, Robinson; And.g. and T. Wilkie
Palit
Pis
Society for promoting Christian_ Knowledge
Charles Hobbs
Upper- Green-street
Blackbriars
Wmn. Hobbs
Charlotte Hobbs
Daniel Hobbs
Union-streety
Southwark
George Chapman
Scrub’s-square
Blackfriar's
Henry Hart
Hillpstreet
Blackfriars
Giles Hantock
Sadler
Blackfriars Road
Ft. Myers
Paternolter-row
T. Thorp
Sturry
Canterbury
Brodum
Sarah Thorp
Sampson Kingsford
William Bristow
Kentific Chronicle
Albrop Street
Jeboult and Co
Bacon's
Oxford Street
Haymarket
Shaw
Medicine Warehouse
Strand
Ward
Gray’s-Inn-lane
Holborn
Spilsbury and Co
Mary-street
Dublin
Hookfellers
Tostay
Major Armstrong Challenged For Criminal Information
Law report details Major Armstrong of the 11th Regiment of Foot accused of challenging Mr. Lewis, a Tiverton merchant and former mayor. The case stems from circumstances in Tiverton where Armstrong’s regiment was stationed and accommodation for troops was reportedly lacking, leading to the alleged challenge.
Treated Officers Controversy and Court Proceedings
The article recounts a dispute between a Mayor and a Major over lodging-money and a certificate, followed by a Serjeant’s defense in a Cumberland court case. It covers Lord Kenyon’s remarks on costs, the defendants’ recognizances, and critique of a pamphlet urging liberty from law, concluding with a Middlesex prison sentence and a separate Edinburgh escape report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War-Office
Kenyor
Fensnaw
The King U v Burks Libel Case Verdict
The Attorney General attended the Lordships to hear judgment. Justice Asauurst sentences Joseph Burks for publishing a libel in The Duties of Citizenship pamphlet. The judge condemns the pamphlet as malicious and dangerous to the Constitution and orders it forgotten.
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KING
The King of Gale and Another Information in Court
The Attorney-General moved for judgment on defendants Tames Gale for personating a Justice of the Peace and Edward Edwards for acting as his Clerk. Gale, as a magistrate, administered oaths under the Articles of War to enlisted men, diverting bounty money. Lord Kenyon ordered commitment to Newgate, to return next term for judgment.
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U. Skelton
Mr. Law
Justice Lawrence
Cumberland
John Skelton
Thomas. Denton
Anthony Peat
William Kirkbanks
Richard
Gyes
St. Bee
Whitehaven
Serjeant
Cocgue
Lord Kenyon
Serjeant Cockes
Dsaw
Lord Kenvox
Cocwte
House of Correction
Clerkenwell Green
Middlesex
Tames Gale
Edward Edwards
Acding
Newgate
King v Ker keeps Apollo Gardens crime punished by closure
John Ker was convicted of keeping a disorderly house at Apollo Gardens and held to account for continuing the trade after conviction. Lord Kenyon urged severe moral punishment and ordered the place shut to end the nuisance, delaying sentence pending removal of the establishment.
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John Ker
Apollo Gardens
Garrow
Fiztping
Lowes
King v Crossley: Indictment Quashed Over Bail Notices
In the King v Crossley case, prosecutor Mr Russex stated he expected Crosley in court after receiving eight bail notices. The indictment was challenged as fatal on the basis of favorized objection. The court granted quashing of the indictment upon payment of costs.
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King v. Crossley
Russex
Crosley
Trial and riot reports from Edinburgh and Sussex crimes
From London and surrounding areas comes a chaotic report: a man named Mont. Du Ferrer is charged after thefts tied to bank notes found on him. later, rioting suppression at Newéaté leads to transportations and guard actions. A burglary at Pitt's Hill, Sussex, involves extensive loot and a guarded dog. A boy named William Harr is murdered on a highway near Bolton, with a jury declaring wilful murder against unknowns.
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Edinburgh
Rogers Colvoen
Goirié
Lord Callen
Bow -Sreet
W. Anthinctos
Mont. du Ferrer
Edward-street
Portisan-square
Ardearit
Zaol
Sayér
Monf du Ferret
Newéaté
Saragéor’s
Witoras Mitroxa
Pitt’s-Hill
Sussex
Dégy
Wilfbund
Wiliam
Harra
Patitho
Dane
Bolton
Liancashire
Leeds
Trey
Drops Trusted by Sufferer Henry Hamilton Praises Antiguans Drops
In Antigua on July 27 1796 Henry Hamilton writes that after 29 years of goat ailments across England Ireland Scotland Canada and colonies he found relief through Spithorys Drops. He reports rapid improvement of symptoms including phlegm and arm swelling and credits doctors and the medicine for restored health and spirits. The Drops are sold at the Dispensary Soho and by patent medicine vendors nationwide.
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Shirsbury
Sexosquare
London
St. John’s
Antigua
England
Ireland
Scotland
Canada
Dominici
Dominica
Wardrobe
Wilkinson
Sam
Ee Eens Jrenry
Hamilton
Soho
Grain prices and supplies on Monday November 22
Shipping market report notes four moderate Wheat shipments, with coastwise buyers pushing prices from 4s to 5s per quarter. Barley and Malt plentiful but dull. Beans and Pease steady. Oats tight with higher family prices. Overall Wheat sold 8602 quarters, average price up 9d from last week.
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Ieakin Ia
Fineto
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LAW Report
Court OF King’s Bench
Torning
Tolbogth
Mitchell
Fergusson
Todd
Mackay
King v. Ker
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