| Description | Papers relating to an appeal by John Pearson of the city of York innkeeper, including:
- summary conviction dated 26 March 1816 of John Pearson of the city of York innkeeper for using a carriage with four wheels called a diligence to convey passengers for hire from the city of York to New Malton, without having painted on the outside of the carriage the number of outside passengers allowed by his licence; on the information of Charles Jones of the parish of St Pancras in Middlesex, and on the oath of Henry Gordon. Offence committed at the township of Whitwell on 7 March 1816
- summary conviction dated 26 March 1816 of John Pearson of the city of York innkeeper for using a carriage with four wheels called a diligence to convey passengers for hire from the city of York to New Malton, without having painted on the outside of the carriage the number of outside passengers allowed by his licence; on the information of Charles Jones of the parish of St Pancras in Middlesex, and on the oath of Henry Gordon. Offence committed at the township of Whitwell on 12 March 1816
- summary conviction dated 26 March 1816 of John Pearson of the city of York innkeeper for using a carriage with four wheels called a diligence to convey passengers for hire from the city of York to New Malton, without having painted on the outside of the carriage the number of outside passengers allowed by his licence; on the information of Charles Jones of the parish of St Pancras in Middlesex, and on the oath of Henry Gordon. Offence committed at the township of Whitwell on 16 March 1816
- summary conviction dated 26 March 1816 of John Pearson of the city of York innkeeper for using a carriage with four wheels called a diligence to convey passengers for hire from the city of York to New Malton, without having his name painted on the outside of the carriage; on the information of Charles Jones of the parish of St Pancras in Middlesex, and on the oath of Henry Gordon. Offence committed at the township of Whitwell on 21 March 1816
- statement dated 17 April 1816 of the proceedings against Mr Pearson made by Christopher Sykes at Westow. Mr Jones of the parish of St Pancras in Middlesex inspector of the post horse laid three informations before Mr Sykes against John Pearson of the Red Lion Inn in the city of York for running his diligence between New Malton and York on 7 March, 12 March and 16 March without having the number of permitted outside passengers painted on it. Mr Sykes questions whether an informer can lay three separate informations on the same day for a similar offence committed on three separate days. Sykes asked Mr Ward, a friend of Pearson's to write to Pearson saying that the informations had been laid, and that he should attend on 22 March; but Pearson paid no attention to this. Jones demanded three summonses for the three offences, and a further summons for not having his name painted on his diligence on 21 March 1816. Henry Gordon, who called himself a deputy inspector, was sworn to the serving of the summonses on Pearson, and a warrant was issued to apprehend Pearson for the first three offences, and a warrant of distress was issued for the last offence. Pearson paid Gordon £5 for each offence with costs. Jones should have appeared at Westow on 25 March with the penalties, but he did not appear, and Sykes has not heard from him since
- letter dated 17 April 1816 from the Revd Christopher Sykes enclosing convictions and a statement of proceedings. Pearson intends to appeal against a conviction for not having his name painted on his "diligence" |