Dueling and a gaming house case before Lord Kenyon
The trial centers on Luke Nailors a king's bench attorney accused of run a gaming house on St James Street. In Roper v Cochran ny a navy officer and Lord Dundonald's son, Cochran, strike the plaintiff at Vauxhall and duel pressure follows. Lord Kenyon condemns dueling urging the jury to limit damages, verdict for the plaintiff with rough damages.
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Luke Nailors
Court of King’s Bench
Lord Kenyon
Nailor
Silentia
Nailor Lhope
James's-street
Roper
Cochran
Justice Buller
Bread weight dispute at Guildhall inquest
At Guildhall Thursday an inquest found bread loaves over 20 percent underweight. Alderman Cadell ordered all loaves weighed and fined bakers five shillings an ounce for deficiencies, plus bread forfeiture. Newskeeper Mr Kirby offered to supply prisoners, noting a surge in stock. Some claimants sought bread for their portion, but the Alderman ordered half the penalty to go to them.
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Guildhall
Cadell
Kirby
Newzete
Court of Directors hears exotic weaponry and levies of coinage
Yesterday four events dominated the Court of Directors rumors. A ship guns invention presented by Mr Sadler of the Admiralty and a sword once gifted to Lord Nelson were noted, while the new coinage of forty tons in halfpence and farthings entered circulation. A charity subscription by New Windsor’s Mayor and Corporation gained generous local support. an Astonishing act of benevolence by a Quaker in St Thomas the Apostle eased bread costs for workers.
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George’ Stevans
Ceres
Madras
China
Sadler
Admiralty
Nelson
Naples
Charles Eii
Spain
New Windsor
St Thomas the Apostle
A&t
Medbourne
Chestershire
Fratian
Julian
Arcadius
Itzvoy-Square
Earl
Scarborough
Eady
Louisa Hartley
Mr.Shield
Lord Scarborough
Heavisides
Hartley
Gower-street
Reading
Pellet
St. Albars
Norwich
London Gazette Extraordinary Dispatches Nov 1799 War Notes
The report from Lord Bentinck to Lord Grenville covers Austrian and Piedmontese operations near Mondovi Genola Savigliana and Foffano. It details enemy movements from Savoy toward Turin, Austrian defensive actions, and the engagement at Marenne Genala with captures including cannons and prisoners.
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Dorwningtreet
William
Bentinck
Grenville
Mantehag
Novi
Gena
Alexandria
Bermuda
Kray
Sardinia
Bey
W. Bentinck
Dental
Savoy
Pigheros
Sufa
Saludo
Turin
Melas
Anid
Bia
Forlano
Mondovi
Savigliana
Savigliano
Marenne
Genola
Foffano
Laelit
Ott
Elnitz
Gottersheim
Genala
Ort
Elfnitz
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John of Gaunt
Duke-street
Lintern's Inn Fields
London Gazette
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