Post Office Officials Warn Against Split Notes and Money Orders
General Post Office notices from 797 warn against cutting notes in half for delayed remittances. Bank of England payments and bearer notes are addressed with direction to send bills or orders via clerks and postmasters. Authorities outline procedures for delivering money to clerks, with road clerks guaranteeing safe conveyance and a sixpence per pound reward for remitters.
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General Post-Office
Nev
Postmasters General
London Gazette
Peters
London
Sois
Fee Paltmajer
Anth Todd
Francis Freeling
Heine
Prohibition Sought To Halt Bishop Of Durham Wood Waste
In Common Pleas on November 20, the court heard a motion for a prohibition to stop the Bishop of Durham and his tenants from cutting and grubbling sea Wood Walkingtown in York County. The case centers on ancient common rights in East Wood and adjoining parcels owned by Durham’s fee holders and tenants, challenged by the plaintiff’s counsel as an encumbrance removal.
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Common Pleas
Jefferson, UV
Durham
Sea Wood
County of
York
Lesxine
Fee of
Waste and Prohibition Debate Over East Wood Case
A historic legal dispute centers on Bishop of Durham property rights and alleged waste of East Wood. The court examines whether a prohibition lies against the Bishop and outlines arguments about forest replants, arable conversion, and Crown interests, with judgments stressing ecclesiastical accountability and parliamentary authority.
Court of King's Bench investigates gaming-house accusation
On November 24 the Court of King's Bench heard Garrow's motion for a rule to show cause why a criminal information should not be filed against Joseph Atkinson and his wife for keeping a common gaming-house at No 15 under the Piazzas Covent Garden. The affidavit outlines described lavish dinners and daily card and dice play, with extortion of funds from creditors. It cites Theophilus Bellafis an ex Clerk and attorney of the court, and alleges Bellafis and John Shepherd acted in this affair amidst notorious misdeeds at Bow Street.
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Common‘ Pleas
Register
Fitzherbert
Edward Coke
Edward
Sir E.coke
King’s Bench
Court of King’s Bench
Court of Common Pleas
Durham
Heath
Rooxge
J. Shepherd
Shepherd
Bellafis
William Addington
Arkisfor
Atkinson
Holbrook
Tom
Sol
Chay
Welton
Lgent
Marthal
Lord Kenyon
Shepperd
Garrow
Joseph ‘Atkinson
Mary
Covent-Garden
John Shepherd
Theophilus Bellafis
Thomas Holbrook
William Amfteville
David White
London
G. Said
Bow-street
James Saunderson
Bellafs
The Gentleman's Magazine Misspelt Exchange
A humorous dialogue from The Gentleman's Magazine features Mrs Nimmnirming asking a critic what the word aliginine means. The gay Captain explains it in war as arms and in love as beauty and charms, praising the Lady as the Emperor smiles.
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Emperor Filliseff
Uncommon white quilled woodcock shot at Gordon Castle
Edinburgh reports a woodcock shot by a gamekeeper on Gordon Castle lands. The bird displays 12 inch white quill feathers with white wing coverts on the upper side and near white lower coverts except the three outermost. Also noted: John Williamson of the Mirabella drowned off Grangemouth harbour after falling from a sloop and John Hill found dead in Aberdeen cellar after heavy drinking.
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Gordon Castle
Duke of Gorpvon
John Williamson
Montrose
Grangemouth
John Hill
Aberdeen
Tithes Refusal Leads to Committals in Huntingdonshire
Three Qua kers or Reteeas of Horith Huntingdonshire were committed to Huntingdon gaol by a writ of Exchequer after a long costly process for refusing to pay tithes. Similar captives in York Castle have been released by Parliament authority. Benjamin King, 66, an indifferent man, also detained for the same cause at the fall of the Rev. Gorge Markham, Vicar of Carlton.
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TyrHes
Horith
Huntingdonshire
Huntingdon
York Castle
Benjamin King
Gorge Markham
Carlton
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Moneporder
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Armnitt
Edinburgh
Martin Mowbray
Erince
William Oginn Isaac Henry Capants
Samuel ArnRon Cartes Corston Cuartes Evans
Tewkesbury
Christ
Coddrington
Pewkesbury
Mis
Spilsbury
Adam
Joan Core
Queen Anne-street
Eaist
Cole
George Cussons
Wardour-street
Soho
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Great Britain
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Lockwood
Picinstiff
East Wood
Learned Council
Edward’ Coke
Cour Justice Eyre
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Stewart
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