Windsor King and Queen Celebrate Monarch's Recovery Gala
Windsor April 3 report on a grand royal gathering marking the monarch's recovery. The King and Queen led 108 invited nobles through a lavish St George's Hall supper, with Princesses Royal Augusta Elizabeth Mary Sophia present. Notes praise royal hospitality, attire, and healthful happiness. The event featured performances by Signora Storace and bands from the Queen's and Duke of York's households, followed by a late council at the Castle.
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Windsor
Augusta
Elizabeth
Mary
Sophia
King’s Guard
Alexander
Signora Storace
Clarke
Gore
King’s Chapel
Sale
St. George’s Chapel
Duke of York
Aylward
Fischer
St. George’s Hall
Lord
Aylesbury
Prince of Wales
Princesses Royal
Duke of Gloucester
Prince William
Biaice Faris
Pembroke
Salisbury
Denbigh
Westmoreland
Winchelsea
Chesterfield
Essex
Oxford
Aylesford
Sussex
Stanhope
Macclesfield
Waldgrave
Effingham
Warwick
Harcourt
Auconberg
Chatham
Clarendon
Beaulieu
Harrington
Camden
Galloway
Courtown
Delwaazr
Den
Boston
Amherst
Rivers
Southampton
Sydney
An Belevave
Lapies Willoughby de Broke
Bridget Tolle
Roache
Mr. Villiers
G. Villers
Grenville
Balfour
St. Leger
Qascons Lodge
London
House of Brunswick
Abolition of the Slave Trade Speech by Mr Paintery
Mr Paintery addresses a humane audience urging abolition of the slave trade. He argues the trade links to Britain’s commercial power and warns abolition may push the traffic to French and Spanish ports, despite support from Wilberforce. The speaker cites colonial harm and national wealth as central issues.
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Mr. Paintery
Panfk
Europe
Wilberforce
Indies
Great Britain
France
Spain
English Trade Policy Debate on Africa and West Indies
A speaker warns that Wilberforce's motion endangers colonial commerce and coastal settlements. He questions compensation for losses to London, Bristol, and Liverpool, asks about markets for Indian goods and British wares, and urges reliance on Lord Hawkesbury, Lord Sydney, and the Lord Chancellor. An Englishman with humanitarian concerns weighs the broader economic impact.
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Holland
Denmark
America
West India Islands
Wilberforce
Birmingham
Manchester
India
Africa
Newfoundland
Pitt
Lord Hawkesbury
Lord Sydney
A Friend to the Newfoundland Fisheries Critiques Local Authority
A Cornish letter from Cortece-Green dated April 1789 argues for reform of Newfoundland governance. It condemns arbitrary provincial authority over Newfoundland fisheries, denounces abuses against British subjects, and urges adherence to justice and trial by peers. The writer defends the fisheries as vital to England's maritime strength and condemns negligent deputies seen as plunderers of merchants and seamen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newfoundland
England
Ofice
Tiebrt
Cortece-Green
Pistor in Meyler's Brain: A Poetic Rampage
A provocative old verse quarrels with Meyler's ideas and Meyler’s brain as a target for satire. It pledges fierce female fury against Pistor and appeals to divine witnesses to condemn the poet for perceived blasphemy and poetic license.
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Pallas
Pistor
Widgeon
Juno
Jupiter
Meyler
George
Apollo
Thar Clio
Slander, Satire, and the Printed Word in Bristol
A critique of public lampooning and newspaper satire, condemning calumny in print. The piece argues that slander harms both individuals and families, mocks masked authors, and urges Bristol residents to reject such calumnious practice. It cites Latin phrases and warns that satire harms all social ranks.
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Philocalus
Tully
Star
Iso
Bristol
Easy Methods to Increase Gunpowder Strength
An 18th century note markets Dr Francesco Baini of Fogano Tuscany for a method to boost powder strength by mixing four ounces of quick lime per pound of powder, shaken until perféé and stored in a close vessel. It claims test results from field sportsmen and warns priming powder must remain lime free.
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Francesco Baini
Fogano
Tuscany
Parliament Faces Vast Agenda After Regen cy Declared
The public business remains heavy in Parliament with plans to fund the floating debt and revise unproductive taxes including a substitute for the Shop Tax. Contemplated are Crown Lands disposal, Scots Boroughs reform, Commutation Act repeal, and a Canada laws revision. An immediate Lords approval is awaited on Hast ings trial while the Pruffin treaty needs implementation measures.
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House of Commons
Canada
Hastidgs
Sheridan
Pruffin
House of Gommons
The Chimney Sweeper Satiric Verse
A humorous verse by Fortune’s fickle fate contrasts trades and virtue. The chimney sweeper defends honest labor, praising modest means and conscience over corruption in statesmen. The poem ends with the idea that most people live only because of chimneys and common trades.
Parisian Vegetable Syrup Improves Health for All Ages
The Parisian Vegetable Syrup improved from M Velnos is prepared by J Hasan. It has stood for over 20 years as a safe gentle remedy suitable for infants women during pregnancy and even those with tender constitutions. It purports to cleanse the blood remove obstructions and restore bodily health by Nature’s standards.
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J. Hasan
Hattoneu
Syrup for Veneral and General Debility Promoted as Safe Cure
An advertisement extols a syrup for venereal and constitutional disorders previously treated with mercury. It claims radical cures for ulcerous limbs, blood purification, and relief from rheumatic and obstinate symptoms, including female obstructions. Sold in London at 8s 6d per bottle, or four guineas for 13 bottles at Hatton Garden, with half guinea for advice and a guinea for personal consultation.
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Andy Spehdie
A&s
Hatton Garden
Hodson
J. Rupuart and Co
Henry Brown
Quay
Briftal
Coltsfoot
Jamesryan
Mr. Newbery
J.rudhall & Co
W. Browne
E.shiercliff
W. Bulgin
H. Brown
J. LioysJi Norton
E. Palmer
Wells
Arthur
Inch
W. Pine
T. Mills
S. Bonner
Britol
F Sw
Broughton
Frome
Danel
Gloéester
Raikes
Haverfordwest
Poteter
Neath
Rebson and Rees
Pembroke
Wilmot
Taunton
Toulmin
Tetbury
Bence
Warminster
Butt
Evill
Wellington
Morrys Waincaunton
Barrett and Co. Wootten-under-Edge
Yeovil
King
Newbery
Shergold and Co reveal capital prizes sold in Irish Lottery
The notice lists prizes valued at £430,000 and £25,000 among exchanges for shares, detailing individual entries like No 24,206 and No 42,433. It asserts the integrity of Shergold and Co, claims prompt payment to adventurers, and warns rivals who pirate the plan.
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Finch
Walfham le Willows
Suffolk
Stephen Jackson
Sun Fire Office
Mailing
Kent
Wm. Willis
Falcon Court
Worcester-street
Marybone-street
Marybone
Shergold and Co
Warhouse
Meifi
Collec
Jane
Shergold & Co
Cotarhon
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Toth Printers
Parnassus
Armida
Etr's
Lombard-Street
Oni
Mesirs, Shergold and Co
Maynard
Flavius Joses Ephus
Stothard
Metz
Corbould
Heath
Jerusalem
Fitus
Vespasian
Bae
Flavius
Josephus
Titus
Apion
Philo
Alexandria
Caius Calcula
Flavius Josephus
St. John the Baptis
Asia
George Henry Maynard
L.L.D
Edward Kimpton
Rogate
C. Cooke
S. Selick
St. James's Back
Great-Britain
C. Coqke Paternofer-Rew
Gil -Namaedn
Meiirs. Ergold and Co
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