Old Bailey Proceedings:
Old Bailey Proceedings: Accounts of Criminal Trials
3rd June 1789
Mr. HODGSON
RESPECTFULLY returns his most grateful Thanks to his Employers and Pupils, for the Preference they have thought proper to give to his Mode of teaching and writing SHORT-HAND, which he flatters himself is at once as concise and correct as any other System; he continues teaching in four Hours, by four Lessons, the whole necessary instructions in this much approved Art. He also takes Trials and Arguments with the utmost Care, which are copied so expeditiously as to be sent home the same Evening, if required.
A new Edition of HODGSON'S TREATISE ON SHORT-HAND, which is a sufficient Instructor of itself, is just reprinted, Price Eighteen pence; also his Publication, entitled,
"SHORT-HAND CONTRACTIONS, adapted to every System of Short-Hand;
"to which are added, a Comparative Table of Short-Hand Alphabets, and
"two Extracts by way of Specimen, with two Copper-plates annexed," Price 2 s. 6 d. Sold by J. Walmsley, Chancery-lane, and also by Bladon, Matthews, Bell, Brown, Clarke, Egerton, Fourdrinier, and all the Booksellers.
Letters (post paid) from Purchasers of either of his Books, directed to Mr. Hodgson, No. 35, Chancery-Lane, will receive immediate Answers, and all Orders from Gentlemen in the Profession of the Law and others, immediately attended to: Addressed to Mr. Hodgson, at his House, No. 13, White Lyon Row, Islington, or left for him, at No. 35, Chancery-Lane.
Gentlemen who send in haste to Islington, are requested to send a Porter, and not trust to the Stage or Penny-post.
The numerous and particular Trials which have been much enquired after, Mr. Hodgson has reprinted for the Accommodation of his Customers.
N. B. As many Gentlemen who have taught themselves Systems of Short-hand, not formed on Mr. Hodgson's Plan, wishing to exchange them, have found the Attempt too embarrassing: Mr. Hodgson has recently succeeded in introducing the peculiar Brevities of his System into others, without altering the Alphabets, and has found the Practice, (though novel) perfectly easy.
Mr. Hodgson has a compleat Set of Sessions Papers, for the last sixteen Years, which he will dispose of; or any person wishing to see any particular Trial, may have an Inspection of the same, or take a Copy of it, at the usual Prices.
Just published a new Edition of the Trial of
Andrew
Robinson Bowes
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, Esq; and several others for a Conspiracy against the Rt. Hon. the Countess of Strathmore, Price 3 s. 6 d. taken in Short-hand by Mr. HODGSON. Sold as above.
The Monthly Review for August, thus notices the above Trial
"The Reviewer
"is much obliged to Mr. Hodgson for making his Title Page so full and circumstantial
"that it requires nothing to be added, except our acknowledgment of the
"care and accuracy, with which he appears to have given this Trial to the Public."