The English Reports: Common Pleas (1486-1865), 140. köideW. Green, 1913 |
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... coals , " had delivered at the workhouse coals of an inferior description , and ( by falsifying the weighing - machine by means of a wedge ) deficient in weight . The libel commenced , " The way in which Messrs . P. ( the plaintiffs ) ...
... coals , " had delivered at the workhouse coals of an inferior description , and ( by falsifying the weighing - machine by means of a wedge ) deficient in weight . The libel commenced , " The way in which Messrs . P. ( the plaintiffs ) ...
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... coal , at 24s . 6d . per ton , complaining that the coals sent were inferior in quality and deficient in quantity , and they were to supply no more . A reply from Messrs . Prior was also read , in which they promised to investigate the ...
... coal , at 24s . 6d . per ton , complaining that the coals sent were inferior in quality and deficient in quantity , and they were to supply no more . A reply from Messrs . Prior was also read , in which they promised to investigate the ...
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... coals as ' best Derby Bright . ' We complained about that ; and then the succeeding tickets were altered to ' best . ' “ The Chairman . Did you complain of the coals the first time they came ? " The Governor . I said that they were not ...
... coals as ' best Derby Bright . ' We complained about that ; and then the succeeding tickets were altered to ' best . ' “ The Chairman . Did you complain of the coals the first time they came ? " The Governor . I said that they were not ...
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... coals ' ordered , should you not invariably send sea - borne coals ? " Mr Smart . Not invariably . " The Chairman . The board have made up their minds that the best coals are sea - borne coals , and also that they have in former ...
... coals ' ordered , should you not invariably send sea - borne coals ? " Mr Smart . Not invariably . " The Chairman . The board have made up their minds that the best coals are sea - borne coals , and also that they have in former ...
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... coals elsewhere , would you take the wedge ? " Adey . Yes , Sir . [ 103 ] " Mr. Elwin . What difference would that ... coals ; yet he thought in future the sort of coals should be named . They had a public duty to perform , as much to ...
... coals elsewhere , would you take the wedge ? " Adey . Yes , Sir . [ 103 ] " Mr. Elwin . What difference would that ... coals ; yet he thought in future the sort of coals should be named . They had a public duty to perform , as much to ...
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