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... ment of the Press . Between 1750 and 1790 the time occupied by the journey between Newcastle and London was reduced from six to three days and that between Manchester and London from four and a half days to twenty - eight hours . News ...
... ment of the Press . Between 1750 and 1790 the time occupied by the journey between Newcastle and London was reduced from six to three days and that between Manchester and London from four and a half days to twenty - eight hours . News ...
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... ment . In the result the Statute , 3 & 4 Anne , c . 9 , overruled professional scruples , declared promissory notes negoti- able , and reduced the Chief Justice to the melancholy expedient of restrictive interpretation.2 Lord Holt's ...
... ment . In the result the Statute , 3 & 4 Anne , c . 9 , overruled professional scruples , declared promissory notes negoti- able , and reduced the Chief Justice to the melancholy expedient of restrictive interpretation.2 Lord Holt's ...
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... ment of a competent court was not to be displaced , had already embarrassed Lord Mansfield , and he sought to avoid ... ment . ' The court could now return to the question originally reserved for its opinion . Could the plaintiff recover ...
... ment of a competent court was not to be displaced , had already embarrassed Lord Mansfield , and he sought to avoid ... ment . ' The court could now return to the question originally reserved for its opinion . Could the plaintiff recover ...
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