Military estimates and Irish unrest drive tax talk
Lord Castlereagh outlined the yearly military budget totaling about 7 million pounds, detailing regular forces in Ireland and related establishments. Reports from Cork, Limerick, and Galway describe militia volunteers, brutal reprisals against rebel sympathizers, river disaster at Carrick-on-Suir, and a Weymouth transport voyage bringing Guards to Ireland for duty.
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George Ponsonby
Lord Castlereagh
Galway
M. Dondon
Cork
Weymouth
1St Guards
Limerick
Cove
England
Benton and Moore Fight Leads to Libel Verdict
In a February King’s Bench session, Benton sues Moore for damages after a street fight in which both men drank heavily. A spectator pinning the defendant’s throat and the jury finds the defendant guilty of libel, while damages remain nominal. Lord Kenyon discusses assaults between agreeing fighters and libel implications.
Brown v Facobs Damages for alleged legal negligence
A historical suit from BusTol where the plaintiff accuses local attorneys of improper conduct in a sister's imprisonment. Evidence shows the plaintiff ordered charges against his sister, but lawyers avoided action, arguing execution or judgment could suffice. Jury returned verdict for the plaintiff. damages awarded with limited costs. Lord Kenyon certified a separate Elizabethan statute note.
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Bustol
Sol
Lord Kenyon
Elizabeth
The King Versus Cuthell Indictment For Publication
The case concerns an indictment against the defendant for publishing Dr Wakefield’s Reply to the Bishop of Landaff. A witness testified to buying the pamphlet from the defendant, which accused England’s people of acting as an ass. Erskine, for the defendant, described himself as a bookseller of the Old School who publishes religious works and relied on Wakefield among his clients.
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Gilbert Wakefield
Landaff
England
Erskine
Wakefield
Guilty in King versus Wakefield over revised edition publication
The Attorney-general charged Gilbert Wakefield with publishing a third edition of his book with a preface. Wakefield defended at length, maintaining his hostile stance toward ministers. Lord Kenyon urged moral restraint as the jury found him guilty. A separate assault case featured a boy witness, deemed competent though he had little schooling, prompting parish concerns over his neglect.
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Cuthell
Lord Kenyon
Mr.Cuthell
London
Middlesex
House of Lords
House of Commons
King
Wakefield
Gibert Wakefield
Gilbert Wakefield
Clerkenwell
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Roscommon
King’s County
Wexford
Waterford
Cattle Lloyd
Nolan
Dwyer
Mir. Shuldrin
Mu Bning
Mondy
Sallywouden
Kibeely
Dwyers
Carrick-on-Suir
Suir
Clonmell
Carnck-bridge
Court of King’s Bench
Fep
Benton
Moore
Justice Foster
A&t
Brown
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