25 Nov 1799
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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 25, 1799
Page
1
The notice details ticket prices and fractions for the English State Lottery of 1800 drawing begins March. It lists prizes of 30,000 pounds and 20,000, with multiple 1,990 and 6500 sums. It notes tickets and shares sold at licensed offices in England Scotland and Ireland at low prices.
An estate near Bilby in Nottinghamshire offering a capital mansion with drawing rooms, dining room, service areas, outbuildings, stables, cottages, and about 96 acres of meadow, pasture, and arable land. Freehold with long lease expirations, the manor sits two miles from Barnby Moor near Worksop and Retford and near the Chesterfield Canal. Further details from Mr Hannam, Worksop solicitor.
R Solomon informs his numerous customers that he has sent to Mr Mathews at No 18 Strand a new supply of Cordial Balm of Gilead priced 10s 6d. per bottle. Several cases bought offer a saving of 31s 6d per case. The remedy targets debilities after long fevers and nervous disorders with various nervous and digestive complaints. Pamphlets on its efficacy are free. Liverpool, Nov 1799.
In a trespass action by American subjects over the seizure of the Argonaut and her cargo at the Cape of Good Hope, Lord Keith justified the seizure as public duty amid war fears. The plaintiffs seek indemnity. the court delays decision to amend pleadings and better address the issues.
A magistrate faced a rule to show cause why a criminal information should not be filed for corruption. The case centered on whether the magistrate authored the Swallow prosecution over rabbit traps. Swallow claimed the magistrate had a personal interest, owning a rabbit-warren. The court discharged the rule but ordered costs against the proposer.
In a King’s Bench trial Warren v Price the plaintiff claims damages for an assault at 500. The defendant, a young man son of a clergyman, is described as foolish but not malicious. The jury is urged to award damages to punish but reform him, with verdict against the defendant for damages of 50 pounds.
An English envoy and Berthier recount the events surrounding Bonaparte's rise, the 18th Brumaire, and Barras's role. The article questions misreporting by journals, notes Bonaparte’s reception of Barras’s letter, and clarifies Barras’s attendance and stance amid the Directory’s power shift.
The dispatch notes General Ladfon's division crossing the Hither Rhine and defeating enemy forces at Fuels near Furite nau. An enemy corps moved from Bellinzona toward Diffentis and was repulsed by the same division with losses. A 20th Rhine attempt near Rhinthal failed as Bruxe brigades drove them back. The river left bank was freed by dusk and remaining enemies were slain or drowned.
A fragment from a historical report details a heated debate on whether two committees should publicize their deliberations. Supporters argued openness would hasten goals, while opponents warned publicity would undermine efficiency and endanger the nation’s interests, leaving only cautious secrecy as the prudent path.
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