26 Sep 1800
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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 26, 1800
Page
1
A reader asks for space in the Evening Mail to address a subject that has recently stirred wide interest and concerns many who follow public matters. The writer seeks consideration for their views in the paper.
A late proclamation pleads for restraint as riots threaten and prices rise, urging Parliament to pursue legal market regulation. It warns against withholding provisions and urges citizens to await lawful remedies, while protecting property and policing forestalling and regrating. Public warnings stress order and patience until Parliament acts.
In Sept 1796 at Old Bailey Thomas Allison and Elizabeth Newman faced charges for stealing calico remnants from a Isleworth printing factory. Jurors acquitted both after hearing value disputes and weak evidence. Other trials included linen thefts near Hackney, beadwork, and receiving stolen goods with mixed verdicts. several defendants found guilty of larceny and uttering bad money.
On Saturday September, 15 year old James Ellis and two younger youths faced trial for stealing gold ear-rings and small gold chains from John Elliott, a goldsmith and jeweller. The prisoner, an apprentice, was questioned after gold fragments were found near his workbox and within the shop.
Corn Exchange notices no material changes in grain prices this morning though wheat supply forebodes a rise next Monday. Beans, rice, and malting show steady or modest shifts. flour expected from America may lower prices. Listed prices include fine and superfine wheats, beans, rice, maltings, hog fat, and feed products with varied shillings and pence.
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