Army Estimates and Economy Debate in Parliament
Heated exchanges over military spending, colonial garrisons, and officer vs troop reductions. Speakers clash on the wisdom of cutting forces, citing past halts and the burden on taxpayers, with calls to reform the War Office and reassess colonial deployments.
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Duke of Wellington
Bauge
New South Wales
Mauritius
Lonian Islands
England
North America
Ireland
House of Commons
Life Guards
Dragoon Guards
Hoa.entleman
Bernal
Ellice
Hume
Effice
Stanley
War Office
Home
Windward
Leeward Islands
Jamaica
Canada
Nova Scotia
Gibraltar
Middlesex
Petition Against Tithes From Boher Parish
Mr D Rocque presented a petition against tithes from Boher parish in Limerick county. The other orders of the day were disposed of and the house adjourned at a quarter to two o clock.
Publican Cleared in Assault and False Imprisonment Case
Law intelligence from London reports a plaintiff sued a Smithfield publican for assault and false imprisonment after a dispute over change. The jury found for the defendant with the Lord Chief Justice directing a nonsuit before trial, and the sittings closed after term.
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Court OF
King’s Sench
Darby
BFER
Smithfield
Abklesman
London
Court of Exchequer Verdicts on Two Civil Actions
In one case a waterman seeks compensation after his wherry is damaged when the defendant’s smack Glasgow deviates from course near Greenswich Hospital. The jury returns for the plaintiff with 41.5s and 4s costs. In the second case a trader sues to recover 20s lost when a bank note is altered and misused. Verdict for the plaintiff Ips. 1s33d damages 1s3d.
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Court OF Exchequer
Fes
Barin Bolland
Watsin
Greenswich Hospital
Glasgow
Morris
Bank of England
Bure
Vanx
Fennell
Raymond’s
Gray's Tn
Michael Denehy
Messrs
Juobn Morris
No. L. Charles-street
Hattor-garden
Peigiourhood
Ekins v Cook And Others Promissory Note Trial
An elderly plaintiff won a verdict of 10s with interest 17s on a promissory note of 101. Usury was denied by the defense. Witnesses testified about payments by Woorster and alleged statements by Captain Cook. The jury rejected the defense to find for the plaintiff.
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Fes
Ze. Ekins
Captain Cook
Serjeant’s Inn
Goold
Woorster
Ekins
Grand Jury Fails to Indict Over Pocket Robbery Case
At Mansion House a young woman sought a certificate to recover expenses for prosecuting a man charged with pocket pilfering and theft. The Lord Mayor said the grand jury returned a no bill due to evidence defects and alleged officer bribery influence. He ordered no expenses for the officer and issued a formal rebuke. The report then shifts to local ward taxation grievances and a Bow Street case against John Solomon Harris over unlawful tavern operations in Bow Street, with witnesses detailing late night activity.
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India
Hume
Hon. East India Company
Opconnell
Hima
Ellice
O'Connell
Hardinge
Friend
Lis
Bedlam
Mr. Trump
Hou
Genileman
Mr. Hume
Duke of York
House
Duke of Wellington
J. Hardinge
H. Hardinze
Ordnance Essipiites
Tember
Middlesex
Purces
Life Guards
Waterloo
Eneps
H. Hardinge
Davies
Gisborne
Sucaney
O’connert
F. O'Connor
H. Hoenes
F. Baring
R. VY Vyan
Althordp
H. Hughes
R. Inglis
P. Thomson
O’conne
O'Dwyer
Grote
Naval Service
Hawes
Strickland
Jervis
Pryme
Elliott
Navy
Iit
Lord Attuorp
Mansion House
Grand Jury
Clark
Wilson
Tower Ward
Galley Quay
Tempter
Rte
Bow-Street
UNION
John Solomon Harris
St. Paul
Covsat-garion
Union Tavern
Bodkin
Gardiner Haines
J. Carter
Harris
Mysterious contract case at Lambeth Street hearing
Testimony long and tangled shows Carter and a waiter bearing on a contract for rooms at a Union establishment. Harris is cleared of involvement while Carter may face immediate proceedings. Other summonses dismissed. case continues against Carter.
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Carter
Ralph Phillips
Harris
Sir F. Roe
F. Roe
Lambeth Street
Banbtead
J. Richardson
Bletchingly
Wentworth-street
Whitechapel
Richardson
Epping
Benereday Peek
Hatton-Garden
John Johnson
Mary Anne Roberts
Blenheim-street
Oxford-street
AH Soals
Marylebone
Prinpace
Clerkenwell
Bugg
Beadls
Assize Report on Wantage Head Removal Murder Trial
George King charged with willful murder of Ann Pullen in Wantage. Details show head severed with a single blow, stolen items traced to the deceased, confession by King and a corroborating account by Grant. Coroner's inquest verdict guilty. Judge Patteson sentenced death to be carried out Monday next.
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Oxford
Reading
Fes
Graot
Grant
Fantice Patteson
Justice Patteson
Monay
Holy War at Chelsea Parish Requisition Over Parish Division
A dated February 1084 plea from parishioners of St Luke Chelsea seeks vestry action. They protest a Rough amending Act allowing trustees to spend parish rates on church support and oppose the division of the parish into ecclesiastical units. The document cites discontent with rushed changes and calls for reconsideration by authorities.
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St. Luke
Chelsea
Middlesex
Belthout
Holy Trinity
Tyre
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Hear
Ionian Islands
Horse Guards
Idear
Mr. Stanley
Counsel Evans
West India
Chelsea Hospital
Gleig
Beauclerk
Mee Wardinge
Exust
East Indies
Rozve
Greene
Church OF Scotland
Scotland
Luttleton
LAW Intelligence
Police
Assize Intelligence
Bophie- Vised
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