Adultery Trial Highlights Domestic Tragedy and Damages
In a landmark case, plaintiff accuses the defendant of debauching his wife and seducing her away from him and their six children. Testimony portrays a broken marriage, with the defendant denying guilt and defending himself as protecting the woman. The judge instructs jurors on two distinct complaints and awards damages of 200 to the plaintiff, noting the long-lasting impact on the family and the seriousness of domestic betrayal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Const
Garrow
Miedns
Mr. Erskine
Good
Robert Burton
Ghlizabeth Flescher
Cartwright
Courts of Justice
England
Hhe
James Preston
Sper
Verdi
Dr Brodums Nervous Cordial touted in old advertisement
An 18th century medicinal advertisement claims Brodums Nervous Cordial cures ear and nervous ailments. It lists testimonials from Mary Ann Hall and others, with prices and multiple retailers across England and Ireland. The page promotes a two volume guide to old age and directs readers to buy from numerous booksellers and medicine warehouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann. Hall
Thomas Hall
Downham
Norfolk
Brodum
Taos
Hart
Downham Market
Chamberlain
Tuomas - Ossorne
D——n
Taunton
Sidwell’s
Exeter
Doctor’s
Albion-street
Jeboult and Co
Bacon's
Oxford-street
Bourgeois and Co
Baymarket
Mr Shaw
Medicine Warehouse
Strand
Ward
Fetter-lgme
Holborn
Walth
Catharine-street
Donaldson
Portsmouth
Buckland
Portsea
Albion
Newport
Isle of Wight
Swinney
Birmingham
Treeman
Binns
Leeds
Keene
Canterbury
Tymbs
Worcester
Baxter
Southbridge
Edinburgh
Mr. Chambers
Aberdeen
Menhnows
Glasgow
Cowdry and Bowden
Manchester
Norris
Heyden
Plymouth
Hoxland
Elliot
Falmouth
Tregoning
Troto
Mr. Davis
Cork
Ireland
E. Andv F. Newberry
St. Paul’s Churchyard
Three Kingdoms
Doftor
Deserter Brown captured near Birmingham by constable
Brown the deserter who shot Cartwright the Serjeant of the Guards was seized by Constable Tart after a night watch at the Green Dragon three miles from Birmingham. Taft in disguise aided and Brown surrendered with his horse, then was brought to town handcuffed amid public satisfaction.
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Brown
Cartwright
Guards
Tart
Warrington
Green Dragon
Birmingham
Taft
Bromsgrove
Elopement of a Cobler Wife and a Knight of the Loom
The wife of a cobbler from Framfield elopes with a Knight of the Loom. After the chase to East Grimstead with a constable, the pair are detained and the weaver jailed then briefly released. The tale ends with the cobbler's triumph and playful remarks about a motion to the shuttle. Also reported is the death of Ann Keighley aged 100 at Hunslet near Leeds, mother and grandmother to 253 children, with a funeral attended by nearly one hundred great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cobler
Framfield
East Grimstead
Lord Laverrrenp
Romney era corn sale and murder report in Maidstone market
In Maidstone market Lord Romney hosts a corn sale by the bughel reviving old customs. The first parcel sells quickly amid calls for wholesome bread. The note praises public spirit and urges farmers to refuse sample sales. A Wormshill widow, Mrs Bowell, is found dead at six in her home with suspected murder, no knife nearby.
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Romney
Bowell
Lacy
Wormshill
Wheat trade totals and local crime items
The Corn Exchange reports wheat sales from the start to end of September totaling 391 783 quarters. A fight at Stirbitch Fair ends with one man killed by a blow to the temple as he fell onto cheese. Northampton jail records show Robert Andrew and Robert Coleman charged with stealing four hogs worth 9 108 and converting them. Two 88th regiment soldiers are confined at York Castle for robbing Thomas Todd near Meworth of cash a leg of mutton and beef.
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Northampton
Robert’Andrew
Robert Coleman
James Phipps
Bagbrooke
88Th Regiment
York-castle
Thomas Todd
Meworth
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Gourt
King’s Bench
Westminster
Janz
Lord Kenyon
Burton V. Cartwright
the India Company
Cad
Charleston
Maryland
Virginia
Georgia
Carolina
Rappaka Rock
Cape
Good Hope
Jamaica
India
Great Britain
Smithfield
Ferpay
Saruapar
Maidstone
Serv
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