Derby wager case opens in Court of Queen's Bench
The PocH v Jenkins wager on the Derby is debated as to whether it falls under gaming prohibitions. The Lords weigh if a bet on a past race outcome should be actionable and not void, while differing opinions focus on whether the wager was truly on a horse race or on the final decision.
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Harris
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Manchester
Dudley
York
Lancaster
Atkinson
Middlesex
Erle
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Sheriffs’ Couurt
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Conry
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Rowland
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Bankrupt Wright's separate claims and dividend rule debated
At the bankruptcy hearing for John Wright of Henrietta Street the commissioner admitted separate proofs by Thomas Wright and others for annuities and contingent interests connected to shares in the Wright banking firm. Claims totaled about £8,979 63 6d plus £1,487, with £20,000 settlement and a 5s in the pound dividend expected amid large creditor questions and a balance sheet detailing assets and liabilities.
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Bagshawe
Barister
Thomas Wright
Messrs
John Wright
Wright
Mr. Morgan
Mr. Hamilton
Commissioner Holroyd
Charlwood
Hamilton
Mr. Charlwood
Withiam
Gray's Inn-Square
Henrietta-Street
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Middlesex
Wright and Co
Darrell and Wright
Mills
Colgafal Tenia
Roberts
Tee
Cue
Ceeeee Econ Ees
E. Eee
Police Court Reports From London Detail Theft and Assaults
A long police docket reports William Pierce and Elizabeth Donnell charged with robbery and receipt of stolen notes involving Mrs Hayward. Other cases include a fraudster posing as Lady Mary Ward, a snuff box theft at the Farmers Journal, and multiple assaults and thefts across Marlborough Street and Union Hall with remands and bail details.
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William Pierce
Hall
Bank of England
Hayward
Ellen Macreath
Galbray
Portsmouth
Joseph Thompson
Liverpool
Hawkins
Birmingham
Pierce
River steamers collide and fatal inquests haunt Thames
A string of river accidents dominates the week with theTwilight striking a pier and the Waterman No 1 colliding with a barge. The Royal William, Margate steamer, and others suffer damage while magistrates hear multiple inquests into drownings and a fatal infant fire. A Chesapeake-like rash of misadventures prompts public concern over safety on the river.
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Westminster-bridge
Hungerford Market
Waterman
Woolwich
Old Swan-pier
Royal Illiam
Margate
London-bridge
Higgs
Duke of Ormond
Princes Street
Westminster
Charlotte Furneaux
Tufton-street
Berry
Westminster Hospital
R. Garstin
Stephen Negus
Sarell
Titchbourne-street
Haymarket
Thomey Street
Bloomsbury
Westminster Bridge
Hungerford-stairs
S Park
William-street
York-square
Regent's Park
Evans
Well-street
Crown-street
Holborn
King-street
Phenix
Atlas
James Millward
Charles
Pimlico
Piccadilly
St. James’s Street
Apsley-iouse
Tarrant
Baker
George, High-street
Shadwell
Henry Willis
Tiddy House
Thames
Eight Bells
Greenwich
Carttar
East
William Pitt
Hastings
Bopy
George
Heddington
Hadwell
New Crane Stairs
Foger
Brighton
D. Ross
W. Carter
Surrey
Kingston Union-House
Thomas Martin
East Moulsey
Moulsey
Union
Cost of a Picture and Cambridge Life Anecdotes
A collection notes on Marshal Soult’s remark about his most costly painting, a sentimental fragment titled The Cottage Girl, curious Irish Ash Wednesday log game, Cambridge gown customs and a Frederick the Great anecdote, ending with a romantic verse about intertwined love.
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Bid
Eemdor
Serardey
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St. Angé
Lady Mary Ward
Sis
Mr. Hall
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Farmers Journal
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Farmer’s Journal
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Leicester Square
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John Crocket
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Witness
James Morgan
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Broughton
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Prithee
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Waterford
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