Notable Figures and Oddities Mark a 18th Century Chronicle
A varied record highlights Duke of Richmond's hands on fire break at the Ordnance office, a painter Gainsborough praised, and extraordinary sea behavior near Dunbar linked to eruptions and earthquakes. Mentions Mrs Siddons's Edinburgh tribute, mail coach mishaps, robberies near Brighthelmstone, and Beverley court verdicts on elopement schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of Richmond
Ordnance Office
Gainsborough
Dunbar
Naples
Mount Vesuvius
Mount Etna
Sicily
Mediterranean
England
Scotland
Clark
Herbert Mackworth and Co
Bondstreet
Tately
Bristol
Thatchem
Congleton
Cheshire
Holderness
Patrington
Hull
Brighthelmstone
East Riding of
York
Beverley
Robert Nottingham
John Dudding
Thomas Blanchard
East Cottingwith
William Ayre
William Bobb
Thornton
Samuel Smith
John Ruthman
Joseph Craven
Willam Botteril
Mark Hartchinson
Bugthorpe
Smith
Dudding
Blanchard
Ayre
Bath
Jas Leonard Coward
Jacob Smith
Chamberlain
Anniversary of a charitable school in St. Neho parish Cornwall
In Fr iday night scenes at St. Neho parish Cornwall marked the second anniversary of a Sunday school established for 490 children rescued from ignorance and vice. The report notes the improvement in their appearance and behavior, urges broader adoption in mining counties, and contrasts conditions with continued poverty and child labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Gay
St. Ney
Cornwall
Plymouth
Marquis de Conde
Codedie
Marquis de la Fayette
France
Eagle Revenue
le Marquis de Couedic
Brittany
Chevalier Couedic
Surveillante
Quebec
Farmer
Batlle
Nantz
Morris
Marquis
Worcester
Bishop’s Palace
C. D&c
Lord Coventry
Charles Trubhaw Wuithers
Langford
Tinu
Esther
Handel
Arts of
Coventry
Oxford
Harrington
Lords Sands
Westcote
Courtown
Petersham
Edward
Andrew Foley
Poyntz & Son
Littleton
Mr. Flight
Hightreet
Arrivals and Sailings at Exeter Port and Local Notices
Arrived at The Hotweets and Clarendon from Jamaica and Petersburgh with many named passengers and families listed. Outward bound ships include Milord for Jamaica and Jane and Nancy for Boston, with many other vessels sailing to Portugal, Africa, Barbadoes, and Dublin. Local notices report sermons, appointments, marriages, and multiple obituaries across Bath, Shaftsbury, and Bristol regions. A theft incident near High-street is described with witness concerns and magistrate action urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotweets
Si Charles Kent
Aylmer
Oughton
Prescott
Fowle
M'dondlé
Patacher
Gibbs
Coulthurst
Lynn
Barnstan
Paris
Kam
Hawmiltons
Colbeare
Rigby
Miss Smith
Blagrave
Tied
Mila Hat
Petronelia
Blow
Norway
Norte
Milord
Shaw
Hero
Powell
Jamaica
Atrora
Rutter
New Hope
Melvill
South Whale Fishery
Jane
Nancy
Wyatt
Maria
Eliza
Blunt
Boston
Concordia
Kroger
Dronter
Souris
Montague
Brett
Port l
Speedwel
Thomas
Carmarthen
Bristol
Mr. Wilkins
St. Mischael’s Church
St. Michael’s
St. Augustine’s Charity School
B. Jones
Cheriton
Killerton House
Exeter
Isaac Wells
Hewitt
Marlborough
Bath
George Ford
Mary Rotten
Mulltener
Hatwells
Thomas Ruffell
New College
Oxford
John Ruffell
Beaminster
Dorsetshire
Atoreney
John Silvester
Circus
Catherine du Boulay
William Alexander
Font Mill
Shaftsbury
Dorset
Bradford
Bailward
Edward Matthews
Lanfoift
Abergavenny
Monmouthshire
Mnight
James Harford
James Blathwayt
William Blathwayt
Ditham-house
Glocestershire
Hotwells
John Birt
Norfolk
Miss Edge
Edge
Woiton-Underedge
Glocester
Joseph Shapland
Fe’nnight
Frome
James Edgell
H. Edgell
Standerwick Court
Mr. Clarke
Bedminster
Stoke
Lord Colville
Culross
Gabriel Rymer
Catherine-wheel
Castle-green
Fis
Maryport-street
SH MAILS Due Morn Arrived SH MAILS Due
Short bulletin notes six SH mails are due and arriving status unclear. The fragment mentions mail and a due count three times with no full context or dates.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Carlow
Bagnel
Weld
Mr. B
Mr. W
Justice Crookshank
Europe
Finland
Denmark
Laok
Dublin
Trim
Dublin Exchange
Bulgin and
Rosser
Wm. Pemser
Brunswick Square
Chariss Frederick Scumpet
Warre Lyvon Inn
Broad-street
J. Kirby
Bush Inn
Corn Street
Chichester
Salisbury
Vaal
Portsmouth
Southampton
Tetbury
Cirencester
Bridgwater
Taunton
Birmingham
London
Milford Haven
Brecknock
Landovery
Landilo
Haverfordwett
Old Passage
Shepton
Sherborne
Dorchester
Weymouth
ART L&e
Ae Ames
St. Michael’s Hill
Lowther
Bridewell Lane
Jones
Wilton
John Cherry
AuaSioneer
Somerset
Highbridge-Inn
Trunspill
Pile Hill
Weihay
Burnham
Joseph Lancaster
Whitley
Wrington
Ioneer
Cork
Edward Peters
Arundel
Earl of Charlemont
Wintram Wittcocks
J. Rupwach and Co
W. Browne
Tolzey
Rosert and
Tuomas Southey
Linen- Drapers, &c
Southey
Seakt Southey
Robert Southey
Thomas Southey
Duguffift
Iit
J. Long
Guardian of Public Credit
S. Johnson
Meffrs
Bulgin
Lloyd, Palmer, Norton, Mills, Brown, Bryan
Becket
Shiercliff
Johnson, Corn-street
Lloyd
Wine-street
Enwaepo Buen
Lecurer
St. Mary's
M. Swinney
W. Bulgin
A. B
Prince’s Street
Joan Bennazr
Black Lion
Whitchurch
Jer. Osborne
Bryant
Toghill
Jer
Osborne
Pete Harpers
Turnpike
Messrs. Ames, Cave and Co
Compton Gates
George Hicks
John Lee
William Ford
John Coe
Thomas Hetling
Ditto
John Ballard
Sthall-Aréet
Turs Paver
Asay
Great-Britain
Metropolis
Ashly
Iri
Bristol Key
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