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Newspaper
Weekly Register
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 29, 1799
Page
7
A parliamentary debate contends that selling Sunday newspapers bears no relation to other articles and notes the existing law already bans such sales. Lawmakers urge support for the bill to prevent hardship for compliant sellers. The Pension Bill for Sir James Marriott passes after a first to third reading, and the session adjourns.
Law reports recount a Liverpool voyage where the captain sold outward cargo for 10000 pounds instead of following owners directions to load coffee cotton and ballast. The jury awarded damages to the plaintiffs, totaling 1600 pounds, after considering whether orders were imperative and the captain’s discretionary judgment.
Court proceedings describe the King against Benjamin Elias and Joseph Cohen for exporting Bandanna handkerchiefs and chintzes. Goods landed in Otterham Sage? otterh aven, Suffolk, seized by Captain Mannings of the Repulse Suter. Case strongly made out. hopeful verdict anticipated.
A court verdict condemns the revenue fraud linked to a practice harming manufacturers. The Crown seeks full penalty under a bond of 2040l as justice for losses incurred in the above goods category.
A March fleet from Portsmouth and Cork sails reach Barbados safely. A Cape of Good Hope letter notes Dedalus clashing with the French frigate Prudente. both vessels suffer casualties. Other ships suffer captures or losses in Atlantic seaways, with privateers and convoys altering routes.
Edward Miller presents fifty new melodies in three and four parts adapted to Watts hymns with a lengthy appendix and introduction. Subscriptions open with a list of London and provincial booksellers. price half a guinea, due on delivery. Collectors must submit names by June 76, 1799.
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