Money Lent to Enforce Illegal Gambling Rule
In an Easter Term case the court held that money lent to enable a borrower to participate in the illegal game hazard cannot be recovered. The opinion traces statutory bans on hazard and concludes as final that repayment cannot be enforced when funds are sent to commit an unlawful act. The judgment favors the defendant, noting authorities and prior cases but clarifying the strict illegality of hazard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinnell UY
Robinson
Crompton
Barjeau
Walt
Park
Ilegally
Hazard
Cannan
Bryce
Learned Counsel
Walmsley
James Palmer
J. G
Balatro
Randolph
E. R
Merthyr
H. Dickson
Edmonton
Southwark
Canterbury
England
Wales
York
Chester
Durham
Lancaster
Northumberland
Nottingham
Cumberland
Westmoreland
Isle of Man
Soho
G. B
Fideus
Charles
Battle-bridge
London
W. Woodley
Major Carpenter
Hyde Park
Canada
Ireland
M. P
Sheffield
United States
C. W.A
Texley
H.R. H
Quack Medicines and Medical Advice From an 18th Century Column
A miscellany of medical tips and home remedies is presented in a late 18th century style. The text lists cayenne pepper gargles, valerian tinctures, and tinctures for colds, plus cautions about discussing certain cases publicly. It references purporting remedies for eyes, bladder, and kidneys, and notes a 1792 medical treatise on cowhage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hippocrates
France
J.G.L
Sciss
Thompson
Brande
John Harrod
Bates
Caroline Morgan
Wm. Chamberlaine
British Museum
The Garden Turnips and Miscellaneous Garden Notes
The article surveys English turnip cultivation from medieval mentions to seventeenth century references, naming Early White Dutch Early Stone and other varieties, sowing timing and methods, and fly prevention. It also includes weekly garden operations, greenhouse care for cacti and cauliflower, rose cultivation notes, and a column of miscellany with reader comments and notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Richard Weston
Worlidge
Ray
Elizabeth
Westminster Hall
Linneus
Noisette
T. Rivers
Portrait of the Queen in Autumn Portrait
The Proprietors announce that early in the ensuing Autumn a portrait of the Queen will be unveiled or showcased. The notice signals a forthcoming display event with likely ceremonial elements and public access details to be announced.
The First of August 1838 and the Power of Agitation
The piece defends agitation as a force for reform from Magna Charta to the Reform Act. It cites Catholic relief, repeal of the test act, and the anti-slavery movement as results of agitation, arguing future aid to corn laws will follow a necessary pinch from poor harvests. It notes the removal of corrupt corporations as part of a fifty year struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
England
R. Peel
Emancipation Triumph in the West Indies Speak Loudly
A British article lauds the West Indies emancipation movement, crediting agitation led by Sturge, Thompson, Scoble, and others for forcing reform. It notes Antigua and Jamaica as pivotal, with August 1840 set for complete apprenticeship abolition, and praises government restraint alongside colonial assemblies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Indies
Antigua
Mauritius
Pope
Barbadoes
Jamaica
Trinidad
George Grey
O’connell
Guiana
House of Assembly
Lord Brougham
Sturge
Thompson
Scoble
England
France and England Unite in Mutual Respect after Soult Visit
The piece praises warm reception of Marshal Soult by Britons and French, noting Carlton club cheers and shared admiration. It highlights how cordial behavior, royal hospitality, and public sentiment help erase old hostilities and foster future Franco British cooperation in liberty and progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshal Soult
Quarterly Review
France
Great Britain
Napier
Croker
Carlton Club
Duke of Wellington
Napoleon
Wellington
Soult
Liverpool
England
Europe
Lords Debate on County Magistrates and Government Tactics
A lengthy Lords discussion condemns the existing appointment system for county magistrates as a political tool. The piece argues ministers erred by abandoning the appropriation principle and predicts continued struggle over the tithe and municipal bills, with Ireland facing direct financial consequences. It notes key MPs resisting government plans and questions the wisdom of costly concessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Lords
Lords Lieutenant
MR. Hume
Robert Peel
Hume
John Russell
Lord Lyndhurst
Sander
Sam Slick
Ward
Grote
Whittle Harvey
Bowes
Divett
Handley
Marcus Hill
Dundas
Blake
Hawkins
Strutt
Wood
Lord Worsley
Ponsonby
Gibson Craig
Horsman
Lord John Russell
Lord Howick
Mr. Hawes
Ireland
England
John Buil
Reports of Committees Pension Reform and Post Office Proposals
The pension list committee plans a unanimous report next week, aiming for a purer, prospectively improved administration with strict investigations and periodical revisions to curb abuses. The post office committee backs a low uniform postage rate, while the combinations of workmen committee stalls, offering no definite conclusions this session and urging moral checks on union activity.
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Post Office
Post Office Committee
Rowland Hill
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Tooir
White Conduit House
W. Bead
Dyer’s
Holborn
West End
Hobson
Great Russell-street
Bloomabury-square
Thos. Harris and Son
Russell-street
Bloomsbury
Jetter
B. C
Oxford Street
C. Very
North
Legant
Victoria House
Middletow
Lrand Co
Great Russell Street
Luff and Co
H. Fentum
Surrey-Street
Strand
St. Clement’s Church
Messrs. Fores
Piccadilly
Sacksvilles Street
Juet
Budge
Cannor
Pinch Mae
Barratt
Ames
Covinton
OLD Bailey
C. Covinton
Fisher and Co.'s
King William-street
City
London Bridge
Bailey and Milner
ST. Paul's
Russia
India
N.B
Albion House
St. Pan's Churchyard
Od Simmons
Rutland
Dunstable
J. Simmons
London-bridge
Cannon Street
East India Tea Company
Great St. Helen
Bishopsgate Street
Charles Hancock
Lowther Arcade
Clayton-place
Kennington
Samuel Hawkins
Bishopagate
Ramadge
H. Ramanez
Royal College of Physicians
Emdon
Longman and Co
Thos. White
Cornhill
Royal Exchange
West-end
Binnington
Haymarket
Johnson
John
Mary Magdalen
St. Beauine
Marseilles
St. Dominicans
Monno
Alexander Pope
St. Cecilia
Lintot
Viscount-Beauharnois
Tuxspay
Lisbon
Dana ‘Moeria
Mary
Scotland
St. James
Herod
Highwater
Mom
Ann
Charles XI
Paris
Portugal
Marshal Turcone
Talavera
Robespierre
Cowley
Poet
Junot
H. B. Hall
Eugenio Latilla
Weekly Chronicle
Empire
Lord Wharncliffe
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