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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 04, 1790
Page
10
A sprawling summary notes naval movements, appointments, and colonial dispatches. Mentions Prince’s sea voyage from Spithead to Gibraltar, ship reassignments, and figures such as Count de Moltke and General Baron de Geridert. Also covers Danish intel, Bishopric statistics, and Admiralty orders on vessels, cargoes, and voyage plans.
A fragment from Hereford Cathedral reports a Friday collapse in the great Nave. One man died, three others were buried but later rescued unharmed. no bones were broken. The incident follows a previous tower collapse blamed for further damage to the structure.
Lord Loughborough faces a major dispute with the County of Essex over a fine imposed in the past. The Quarter Sessions resolved to admit the respite but redefine the fine as extrajudicial, now ordered to be paid into the Exchequer. The case may reach the Barons of the Exchequer and possibly the House of Lords on appeal. Reports say the judges met recently, but their stance isn’t fully known. Weather and wheat prospects appear variable as sheep losses rise in winter. Price data for corn across counties shows wide regional variation from 5s 4d to 8s 7d, highlighting market fluctuations.
The hunting party travels from Windsor Forest toward Hertford and Beasley Park with long runs and sightings along Heckfield Heath, Seraphield Say, and Beaméull Park. On the same day foxes are chased near Seadburl by Mr St Johns. royal hunts are planned for the coming days at Maid enhead and Kempshot Hoxie with the Prince of Wales.
A garb clerk Canon of Seville misuses power over a shoemaker whose work displeases him. The Canon is prosecuted, and a year long punishment is set. The procession encounter triggers a dramatic turn as Peter the Cruel reopens the case. He declares the prior sentence void and forbids the shoemaker to make shoes for a year.
The case before Lord Kenyon involved a plaintiff seeking damages for seduction of the daughter of a Hertfordshire farmer. Sarah Haynes testified that the defendant promised marriage after visiting her family, then abandoned her when she became pregnant. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff with fifty pounds damages.
A Windsor public house incident reports the Cat Eater injuring his hand in a self mutilation after a violent display. He claims unwillingness to work and the Overseers of the Poor may be asked to provide support. Nearby, an assault on Pancras Lane ends with lost watches and hat, while a burglary at Wentworth House yields stolen plate and cash. Three black men suspected. one arrested in Greenwich with over £100 found. Sir Sample Wright’s office notified.
A plaintiff sues to recover ten guineas from a defendant who paid the stake after a bet was laid with Pretton on a battle to be fought by two men named Huo e and Aullis. Lord Kenyon says the stake holder cannot know the winner and the money must be held for the depositor, allowing recovery. A juror was withdrawn after bar counsel discussions.
Richard Humphreys appeared before Sir Sampson Wr h at Bow Street after magistrates resolved to stop all public boxing matches. A warrant to arrest him was issued for Daniel Mendoza, who had obtained bail and must provide surety for good behavior until the next Sessions. William Bradyll and Charles Baston served as sureties for Humphreys, each in one hundred pounds, Humphreys in two hundred pounds.
The notice lists flood tides recorded at London Bridge with Friday morning at 5:47, afternoon 5:15, Saturday morning 6:04, and afternoon 5:15 based on observed water levels.
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