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LONDON, January 12

... City, &c. And Yefterday at the faid Seffions, ?? Rymell, at the Profecution of the fubferibing Inhabitants of St. Paul Covent-Garden, was tried and convicted of keeping a lewd and notorious Bawdy-Houfc in Bridges* Street, in the faid Parifh, and was fentenced ...

Published: Thu 11 Jan 1750
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1292 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

LONDON* January il,

... kifs his Majefty's Hand. lyionday Night two Fellows were taken for picking a Gentleman's Pocket, as he was coming out of Covent Garden Playhoufe, and were committed to Prifon. Laft Thurfday a Highwayman was taken, prefently after attacking a Waggon near ...

Published: Thu 25 Jan 1750
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2185 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

LONDON, February 16

... Liberty to fee him there, and that he might be attended by a Nurfe and a Servant. Yefterday Mr. Gibfon, an Upholder in Covent- Garden, who was committed to Newgate for fome Irregularities at the laft Weftminfter Election, was difcharged by Order ofthe ...

Published: Thu 15 Feb 1750
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1887 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

LONDON, February 21

... . The fame Day one of the Gamblers who lately en- deavoured to efcape from the Conftables, &c. at a Gaming-Houfe near Covent-Garden, and was wound- ed by a Serjeant's Halbert, had oneof his Legs cut off. On Monday came on at the Court of King's Bench ...

Published: Thu 22 Feb 1750
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1745 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

LONDON, February it

... Hon. Houfe of Commons* as Member for the Univerfity of Oxford. On Sunday died the Perfon who was at a Gaming* Houfe near Covent-Garden, and received a Wound ' from a Serjeant's Halbert, which occafioned his Leg ' to be cut off. T'-iis Morning died, aged ...

Published: Thu 01 Mar 1750
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 940 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

LONDON, March j

... an Infor- mation, a great Number of Gamefters were taken up by a Party of Guards, at a Coffee-Houfe in Bridges- tfrect, Covent-Garden, and fent to the Gatehoufe. Tuefday Morning three young Men walking from Acton to Ealing, were robbed by a fingle Highwayman ...

Published: Thu 08 Mar 1750
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2192 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

LONDON. April icy

... Weftminfter; but the Majority was not declared. We hear that on Wednefday next the Council on both Sides will meet at Covent-Garden Veftry, and j fum up the whole Proceedings on the late Scrutiny, and after that the High Bailiff will in a few Days make ...

Published: Fri 20 Apr 1750
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1185 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

LONDON, May v

... put's Counfel would not confent to. The High Bailiff thereupon adjourned to the 15th Inltant, at the Portico of St. Paul Covent-Garden, to make his Return. Yefterday Mr. Crowle, the Counfel for Sir George Vandeput, replied, at St. Martin's Veftry ; when ...

Published: Fri 27 Apr 1750
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 923 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

LONDON, April 26

... Scru- tineers, &c. in the Intereft of Lord Trentham and Sir George Vandeput, Bart, met in the Veftry-Room of St. Paul, Covent-Garden, in order for the High Bailiff to make Declaration of the Majority on the Scrutiny, an- ionic Debates arifing, it was furthsr ...

Published: Fri 27 Apr 1750
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1616 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

L 0 N D 0 Ni May 22

... three are dead, and it is thought the others cannot recover. Laft Night died Mr. Deacon, an eminent Miniature Painter in Covent-Garden 5 as did his Friend the Night before, who were both at the Trial of Capt. Clarke, at the laft Seffions at the Old Bailey ...

Published: Fri 18 May 1750
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1289 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

LONDON, May 2d

... Eight ?? on Tuefday Evening, a Fellow had the Impudence to attempt to rob a young Womar* of a Bundle in Taviftock-Court, Covent-Garden, notwithftanding feveral Peifons were palling by at that Time, and 'finding he could not accomplifh his De- fign, he tore ...

Published: Fri 25 May 1750
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1977 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

LONDON, June 2

... feveral Perfons of Diftioftion, finely dreffed, were taken up for riotous Proceedings, and put into the Round-Houfe in Covent-Garden. Letters from the Frontiers of Poland fay that the Haidamaques have furprized the Town of Lytin, and pillaged the Caftle ...

Published: Fri 01 Jun 1750
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1107 | Page: 3 | Tags: none