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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 27, 1800
Page
3
In a grim escape bid at the Sesfion-house ropes failed and offenders fell injuring themselves. They were recaptured with one prisoner named Duncan under transportation sentence and another named Smith held on a forged bank notes charge. Their ally in the plot abandoned the escape upon witnessing the outcome.
A historical analysis argues that high corn prices since 1796 boosted farmer profits and capital, risking artificial scarcity and potential famine if imports rise. It calls for precise data on corn stocks and population to properly assess policy, warning against large-scale imports that could devastate domestic growers.
The Goxer Packet sails after the Lisbon Mail. Harlequin Packet awaits quarantine. From Barbados to Martinique, Jamaica, and Jamaica to Falmouth, various frigates and ships report convoy movements and arrivals. Plymouth Dock notes Maeniscent with a convoy guard and expected troop embarkations, plus Modefie Resource Dido refitting and Edgar to sail again after a short cruise.
Newcastle Oct 24 A fierce Tuesday night wind from the northwest and heavy seas battered Sunderland. A large London brig in ballast ran ashore behind the South Pier. crew saved. A bark and a schooner/Yorkshires? were distressed. the bark lost rudder and remains unable to reach the Roadstead. one man seen on deck as others feared drowned. Two briggs belonging to Monkwearmouth owner Toome upset entering Sunderland harbour. ballast cast overboard, mats and rigging cut away to recover.
A French privateer chased a boat near the South Foreland Lighthouse last night and opened fire. One person was killed in the attack as the privateer slipped away aboard with wind from the west.
Middlesex Sessions reports the Gramyp Jury having no business at the October 28 session. The foreman and chairman condemn the delay in indictments and crowded courts at session ends. Several trifling assaults are noted. the piece laments frequent contradictory wearing and perjury risk, with offenders often escaping punishment.
A young woman in Mount Street on Wednesday apparently killed herself with poison after a seduction by a man who urged her to leave her only friend. She burned a valuable token, grew cold, and soon died. The coroner's jury returned a verdict on the case.
A man named Thomas Sint alias Smith alias Cook faced reexamination on charges from numerous tradesmen and shopkeepers alleging taking goods on various pretences. Witnesses described furniture purchases at Sloane Terrace and Titchfield Street, with him using multiple aliases and promising payment, while his associates Crips and Coghlan handled notes and goods. He denied intent to defraud, claimed misidentification, and said debts were paid after imprisonment. The case involved cloaks, carpets, pier glasses, chairs, rugs, and a planned settlement with unknown partners. magistrates remanded him for further evidence.
In London, Charles Hausman faced magistrates for unlawfully possessing 11.04 pounds of sugar alleged stolen from Crutched Friars after arriving via the French Horn house. Adams and his son faced charges over forged bills of parcels. the sugar scheme reportedly involved about 60 people. Hausman convicted of a misdemeanor. Adams son convicted for fabricating the bill to cover fraud. This marks the first case under the new Parliament act.
A barley rick belonging to Mr. Pawtstns, a Dunstable farmer in Bedfordshire, burned with suspected incendiary cause. Neighbors with engines helped save surrounding wheat oats and hay. Twenty three persons arrested in Menbyr-Tydw mort case. twenty more await trials in Cardiff. others have absconded.
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