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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 17, 1800
Page
2
Reports from London detail Spanish naval readiness, Indian fleet movements, and British troop deployments to defend ports. The Copenhagen issue, Danish armistice questions, and Cabinet concerns over Abdallah Menou’s trial fuel ongoing European tensions amid rumors of assassinations and naval blockades.
A London mob disrupted Bishopsgate street and nearby areas, breaking windows at a tailor's shop. The appearance of the Light Horse Volunteers and City Militia helped disperse the crowd, with several arrests and no major damage reported. The Lord Mayor urged restraint as the Borough remained quiet through the night and mounted patrols continued.
The King with Dukes, the Queen, and Princesses traveled by royal procession to Maiden Castle to review the Dorsetshire Yeomanry. Afterward they visited Came, the Damer estate, for refreshment before returning to the Lodge by 3 o clock.
Information warned of a planned pitched battle between Alendouza the Jew and Belcher. A warrant issued. Alendozes appeared and pledged peace. Mendoza denied issuing a challenge, claiming provocation. Foran threatened magistrates in Scotland if the fight occurred, and two supporters promised no pitched battle. he was discharged.
Paris reports swirl over Neapolitan strategy as King of Naples plans, while France reinforces its Army of Italy to 125000. A Norway forest fire burns, a Swedish sloop brings back two American commissioners, and gambling scandals surge at Brighton. A North Country heir loses 2500 guineas in a single night of “good” company. A mob pursues Bolzano’s attacker who fled into a Hop Merchant’s Melter warehouse.
Old Bailey hears Cornelius Holt accused of forging a Bank of England note and uttering it. Witnesses describe a note handling, liquid pot, and a draft to escape. After deliberation the jury returns Not Guilty, and Holt is discharged. another charge is also acquitted.
Benjamin Pooley, a Letter-forter at the General Post Office, was indicted for secreting a 2004 draft drawn by Archibald Thompson of Maidstone in favor of his brother David. The sole proof rested on an accomplice, Charles Hill, who claimed possession of the letter and draft and described payments made in Bank notes. Testimony linked Pooley to purchases and a false name, with breeches found at his lodging. Hill’s bad character and corroborating circumstances led the jury to convict Pooley, yet recommend mercy due to supposed seduction by Hill.
The case centers on a July incident near Turnham Green where a man allegedly threatened two young ladies with violence over money and a pistol was suspected but not found. The prisoner claimed alibi while two witnesses placed him at a club before the alleged crime. A separate charge accused Richard Chapman of pocketing check pieces from Darby and Nott. evidence showed concealed fabric and pockets. Chapman was found guilty of a simple larceny after a lengthy prosecution of shop and contractor defendants with government work.
In Harwich a market-day incident saw a mob push prices down by force. Butter sold at 1s per pint, eggs 1/2d each, potatoes 2s per bushel, onions 4d per quarter peck, with bread and meat threatened. The Mayor convened townsfolk to fix prices, while boats from Walton and Holbrook tried to flee but were compelled to sell at the agreed rates. No injuries or theft reported.
A carrier who delivered a large quantity of eggs to Edinburgh market faced magistrates after being accused of refusing to sell small quantities to residents. The defense was rejected and the magistrate fined him ten marks for restricting trade to wholesalers.
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