Unpaid call dispute over shares in failing company
The case concerns a plaintiff who paid £100 on a share call based on his understanding from the defendant that the call was valid under the company rules. The defendant refused reimbursement, arguing the company lacked parliamentary authority and could not enforce the call. A verdict was ordered for the plaintiff for the full amount, with potential liability of the defendant under the absence of an act of parliament.
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Lord Abinger
Bzzrox
Wakley
Finsbury
Perceval
Wheat
Burton
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Holroyd
Plawden
Anthony Wright
Anthony
George Wright Biddulph
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Anthony George Wright Biddulph
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Thos. Wright the Elder
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Thomas Wright the Elder
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King's Road
Charnock
Little
Commissioners of Police
Smith
H. Taylor
Gregorie
James Carney
John Gould
James Wood
Eliza Stainbridge
Carney
Vauxhall Bridge
Gould
Wood
Lambridge
Burrell
House of Correction
Central Criminal Court Sessions Open with Serious Charges
The sessions opened before the Lord Mayor and officials. Two women face murder charges in Briggs and Magarity cases. A conspiracy case against Philip Dover and others owners of Muskett premises revealed disputed partnerships and violent break in. Numerous minor indictments follow including assaults and thefts during Whit Monday processions and various thefts and forgeries.
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Briggs
James Magarity
Woolwich
Magarity
Consirracy
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William Dover
John Kendrick
Michael Doyle
Henry Lamb
William Barrett
Robert Page
George Alfred Muskett
Messrs. Phillips
Clarkson
Price
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St. Albans
Finsbury Pavement
Painter and Co
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Leicester Square
Philip Dover
Dover
Bretton
Elkins
Dovers
Trish Teetotallers
John Ei
Wxit Moynay
Sexjeant Arabia
Henley
Omas Bull
St. Leonard's Eastcheap
Bullock
London
Police Reports From Marylebone And Surrounding Areas
A series of London court items detail Catherine Reynolds and others accused of attempting drowning near Blackfriars, with police testimony about family quarrels, debts, and prior conduct. Additional cases include assault on police in Marylebone, an attempted rape with a young servant, burglary suspects, and notable notes on a notorious mud-lark Kate Macarthy stealing coal while wading through mud.
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Catherine Reynolds
Alderman Farebrother
Blackfriarsbridge
W. Hambridge
Thames
Farebrother
Mary Hobley
Elizabeth Parry
Stepney Union
Blackfriars Bridge
Stepney
Trevor
Creans
Charles Nash
Alderman Fare
Jahol Melville
Brown Bear-alley
East Smithfield
Henry
Katharine Macarthy
Broderip
Kate Macarthy
Thames Police
Bear
Salisbury Wharf
Messrs
Pugh and
Judkins
Strand
Grimstone
Saintly Scruples An Epistle From Lidy To The Countess
A playful political epistle from Lidy lamenting the election bustle and its impact on church and society. She envies the hoped quiet after Parliament settles and notes how voters neglect souls to seek seats. The piece flits through Whig hopes, prices, and party canvassing with satirical tone.
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Lidy
Dan
Dev
Hercules
Retary
Ignn
Calvin
Congo
Crampet
Shuffleton
Doctor Spintext
The Snake Catcher in Hindustan Tale
An excerpt describes snake catchers grabbing a snake by the tail and throat, then releasing roots that coil around the arm as the reptile hisses. They use long pincers to extract the fangs, rendering the creature harmless until new fangs grow.
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Hindustan
Bellani theory of falling stars from inflaming vapors
Bellani argues that falling stars form by combustion of inflammable gases in the atmosphere. He suggests high altitude trains may exist undissipated due to quiet conditions and counters the expansion problem with phosphorus vapour, proposing substances that burn when elevated. Giornale di Fisica cited.
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Giornale di Fisica
Fatal drowning at Pococks fields pond
Sunday evening at Pococks fields Caledonian road an 18 year old lad bathing with corks slipped and sank. Despite efforts by nearby boys and a non swimmer, Mr Blogg of Somerstown braved the water and recovered the body, but attempts at resuscitation at the Caledonian Arms failed after over an hour.
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Fatat
Pocock’fields
Caledonian Road
Blogg
Somerstown
Caledonian Arms
Courtroom humor and a funeral tribute in verse
A chaotic court scene unfolds with a watchdog quoted exchange about authority and swearing, provoking laughter as the ostler claims to know the truth from their own mouth. Separate lines note a memory poem for H. F. who died at eight, praising the child’s virtues and ascent to heavenly air.
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H. F
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