June 11 14 17 1800s London notices and maritime news
June 11 to June 14 notices list tradesmen and residents including F Ringroses Beverley carpenter and T Thornton Broadstreet dealer along with J Sayers Slough innkeeper. Royal visit to St George's Chapel Windsor with sermon by Dr Norris. Mail from Lisbon reports capture of Chesterfield packet by a 26 gun French privateer and arrival of India fleet delays due to the Hope accident. Court Martial at Portsmouth dismisses Lord Augustus Fitzroy for disobedience. Albanians raised to aid England under General Stuart. Scottish bail reforms with noblemen to landed men scales. Waterford letter notes General Howie found dead in New Geneva, likely suicide. Bow Street investigation into false character for footman Mark Ingleton.
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St. George’s Chapel
Windsor
Norris
Lord Jesus Christ
Lisbon
Falmouth
America
Coruna
Mater
Prince Adel- Use
Hope
India
Portsmouth
Gladiator
Lord Augustus Fitzroy
Sphynx
East India Company
St. Helena
Lofack
Brooke
England
Stuart
Scotland
Waterford
General Howie
New Geneva
Botany Bay
Alexander Mackintosh
Floyd
Bow-itreet
Mark Ingleton
Privy Gardens
Deaths in Surrey Bristol and Ireland and Aberdeenshire
Death notices from Blackfriars Road Surrey Justice William Hill John Widger of the Ordnance Office Worcester Councillor John Dillon Bristol Hotwells Charles Homer Nottingham son of Rev Henry Homer of Bordingbury Sherborne innkeeper J Corry of the King's Arms Inn age 34 from a duel in Ireland James Dyce of Kirkton Aberdeenshire aged 117 mother Isabel Walker aged 97 previously noted.
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Blackfriars’ Road
William Hill
Surrey
Tower
John Widger
Ordnance Office
Worcester
John Dillon
Bristol Hotwells
Charles Homer
Nottingham
Henry Homer
Bordingbury
Warwickshire
J. Corry
King’s Arms Inn
Sherborne
Ireland
Kirkton
Daviot
Abercenthire
James Dyce
Isabel Walker
Law Reports Belchier V Thomfox Breach of Promise Case
The case of Belchier versus Thomfox, in a breach of promise of marriage action, drew a crowded court from one to six as Mr. Erskine presented the plaintiff's case. The plaintiff, daughter of an officer, saw her facts supported by the evidence and eloquent argument.
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Belchier
Thomfox
Erskine
Love, Loss and Damages in Dover Marriage Case
The case concerns a widow who, after her husband’s death, moved to Dover with her family and ran an inn. A mutual attachment formed in 1792 between the plaintiff and the defendant, son of Dover wine-merchant Mr Thomson, despite his father’s opposition. The defendant later married Miss Hannam in 1795 after the father’s death, with the jury awarding the plaintiff damages of 400.
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Dover
Thomson
Laft
Hannam
Gibbs
Lord Kenyon
Humpreys v Lord Camelford Court Verdict Noted
Mr Gibbs opened the case for Humphreys alleging a violent assault and battery by Lord Camelford. The jury found for the plaintiff with damages, and Lord Kenyon urged adherence to lawful redress over public conflict. Also noted is pilot John Haynes of Portsmouth tried for shore leave under quarantine, found guilty.
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Gibbs
Humphreys
Lord Camelford
Fleet-Street
Lord Camelrord
England
Erskine
Lord Kenyon
Court of Justice
Verdi&t
John Haynes
Portsmouth
Hayes
Petition and Debate on Slave Trade Bill at Parliament
The Duke of Clarence presented a Liverpool merchants petition against the Slave Trade Restriction Bill as the Lords debated counsel hearing delays. The bill’s second reading was set for Monday, with a motion on the subject to follow. Royal assent by commission was given to Habeas Corpus suspensions and other measures while an address sought correspondence on slave importation.
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Duke of Clarence
Liverpool
Africa
Lord Westmoreland
West India Islands
Debates On Cold Bath Fields Prison Take Center Stage
The House of Commons adjourned after discussing the state of Cold Bath Fields prison. Sir Francis Burdett urged a committee to investigate further, criticizing ministers and defending his right to inspect prisons. Sheridan and others challenged the report while defending or opposing the committee’s conclusions.
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Scotland
West Indies
Bath-Fields
F. Burdett
Sheridan
W. Dundas
Col. Despard
W. Bird
House of Correction
Bath Fields
W. Young
Buxton
Major Elford
Steridan
Also Mentioned on This Page
F.ringroses
Beverley
York
Carpenter
T. Thornton
Broadstreet
St. George
East
Dealer
J. Sayers
Slough
Upton, Bucks
LAW Reports
Kine’s Bench
British Parliament
House OF Lords
House OF Commons
Monnpay
Rod
House of Peess
Reyaint
Tursday
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