Scenes of Scandal and Courtroom Battles Across Britain
Abridged report recounts a misled fortune telling scandal ending in a family rift and madness, then shifts to parliamentary plans for Canada and Ireland. It covers British settlers in Canada, woodcock migrations, fatal effects of parsnips, and livestock losses from clover feeding. The piece notes a potter at Botany Bay, a society meeting on land reclamation, and a Spain-Court dissension tearing clergy and nobility apart. Courtroom actions include Parfloc vs Sykes for seduction damages, Erskine’s striking speech, and Barrington’s acquittal on theft charges, followed by a curious incident with riding officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joachim
Lev
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Great Britain
Ireland
Canada
Wales
Botany Bay
Delft
Society For the Encouragement of the Arts
Quayle
Essex
Tillingham
Uagle
Cortez
Spain
Old Bailey
King’s Bench
Lord Kenyon
Parfloc
Sykes
Erskine
India
Ascot
George Barrington
le Mesurier
Lewes
Mefis
Legeet and
Bateman
King’s Light Dragoons
Dragoons Fall as Bell Lodges in Soldier's Body
A dragoon near seized 29 casks of foreign liquor was watching when his roll on the ground triggered a pipe and a bell belatedly lodged in his body. The surgeon cannot extract it. the soldier, married with one child, remains in great danger, wounded in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Ignal
Stone Screen tale and royal kiss provoke Kensington parlor saga
Story on the Stone Screen in Kensington Garden recalls King George II’s kiss after a handkerchief mishap in Archadian style. A pair of masons at the Gravel-pits laughed, prompting orders to remove the garden view with a new stone screen. Also brief notices: marriage at Boxgrove and obituaries at Scrooby and Edstone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barble
Kensington Garden
George the Second
Board of Works
Marriep
Webber
Boxgrove
Sussex
Pearson
Scrooby
Bawtry
Thomas Loveday
Jefta Son
Edstone
Yorkshire
John Ridley
Paice of Stocks and Lottery Tickets Market Report
Paice of Stocks shows Bank Stock at 182.5 per cent annual, 118.4 per cent for Cent, 97 for 3 per cent, Con. gap 3 per cent red at 774, 3 per C. 1726. Long Anb fortunes 22 in Ditto thort 1777 19. Lottery Tickets listed at 151, 17s 6d. Irish Lottery Tickets 1g. 1588. Tontine 97 per cent. Dublin Excits 82.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Maritime Arrivals and Naval News from an 18th Century Port
Listings of numerous ships arriving and sailing from Cork Dublin Jamaica Lisbon and other ports with crews captains and routes. Notes on a Newfoundland ship speaking at Jersey and a vessel from Newfoundland bound for Jamaica. Local church appointments and a child prodigy concert announced in Plymouth with Capt Drew sailing to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Axgiven
Bath
Duchess of Ancaster
Lord Newhaven
John Miller
Henry
Darnwoods
Mills Blackwood
Joan
Lady Mosely
Windham
Comte de Ricce
Comte Keyferling
Pownall
Laurie
Miss Blair
Oliver
Hardwicke
Elton
Newman
Mayo
Morthead
Graves
Watts
Crosbie
Mackenzie
Maybury
Cork
Fame
Moyes
Monmouth
Aitkin
Dublin
Happy
Lonsdale
Jamaca
Alfred
Belton
Liverpool
Swan
Jones
Londorn
Mercury
Sedgwick
Irow
Milford
Brothers
South-Carolinas
Falmrouth
Thomas
White
ouch-Carolina
Harmony
Calely
Oporto
St. George
Philadlphia
Antipua
Sheppard
St. Upes
Philadelphy
Lively
Smith
Lifbus
Newfoundland
Eakley
Copplestone
Ancona
Prince of Wales
Danton
Sybil
Jolly
Jamaica
Eliza
Engledue
Africa
Jamaia
Nevis
Maies
Syociia
Ellis
Crosby
Lark
Newport
Waterford
Baraiz
Santander
SatrLep
Bee
Flahaven
Prince Wm
Christian
the. S
Sprightly
Claxton
Aberthaw
Jenny Rofler
Meyrick
Carmarthen
Betty
Hooper
Ilfracombe
Dove
Cooper
Plymouth
D Prosper
Jenkins
Watchet
Royal George
Owen
Exeter
Friends Goodwill
Clark
Penzance
Griffith
London
Jersey
John
Molyneux
John Camplin
A.M
Churchill
Paxton
Somerset
Robins
South Petherton
Edward Bowles
G. A. F. Bridgtower
Prince’s Street
Echo Sloop of War
Drew
New York
Open ports for American wheat aid import feared
British policy aims to open British ports to welcome American wheat imports within a broader effort to ease high prices for wheat and flour. The report also covers numerous local notices and events from Stapleton to Bath, including marriages, deaths, injuries, public meetings, cattle fairs, and criminal cases with coroner verdicts of wilful murder by parents in a Droitwich tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mof
American Congress
Sunday
Stapleton
Glocester
George Tiller
Mason
Hannah Hoffman
Bath
Monday
St. James
John Ruffel
Edward Ruffell
Evans
Nicholas Fret
Elizabeth Cottle
Robt. Cottle
St James's Barton
St James's Barton, Thursday Laft
Marlborough Buildings
Henry Vigor
Laft
Honiton
Crewkerne
Hethinghouse
Bath Society For the Promotion of Acuculture
John Miller
White Hart
Worcester Fair
Swansea
London
Wales
Newcastle
Fa&t
Shefeld
Leeds
Cole
Worcester
Droitwich
Thomas Holbech
Lea Man
Phillips
Essex
Dromwich
Todeath
Hon. Bray
Peter Taylor
Elizabeth
Ann Taylor
Mellis
Ring
Taylor
Carter
Bath-freet
Temptreet
Williams
Pill
Fayland’s Inn
Somerset
Newgate
William Gay
Flower Hanney
All Saints
John Farland
Catharine Crowly
Edward Iggs
Wm. Pritchard
London Browzer
Jr Johnson
Batston Es Y
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Haterford
Earl of
Enneskillen
Kingdom of Ireland
Hicy
Cominicus Bouron
Warnford
Exneskilen
Florence-Court
Ennehillen
Bristol
Ship Tavern
St. Werburgh
Joel Coulens
Hanover
Mets
Paxnurs and
Clarke
John Cherry
Aufioneer
J. Alexander
Lamb-Inn
Broadmead
Tures Bay
Hamlet
Hall
Bartolozzi
J. Fargus
Houshold
Exchange
Bacchus
Insurance Offiers
J. Bonbonous
Ann
Theatre-Royal
Bevil
Dimond
Myrtle
Murray
Sealand
Bhnffett
John Bevil
Rowbotham
Cimberton
Bates
Humphrey
Arper
Wolf
Mr. Werkes
Limedtin-lane
Illiam Matchin
Wilder-street
St. Paul’s
Wm. Matchini
Uch
Merchants-Hall
Bristow
New Horwedls
Clifton
Merchants Hall
J. Osborne
St. James's Square
Richard Tombs
Joan Writs
Bath-Tavern
Corn-street
Burt
Hucuts
AnpeRpon
John Henry Trump
Baker
James Fircues
Trowbridge Provident Society
Melfis
Clark, Selte
Cockell
Deane
Consolidated Bank
Lee
Bratton
Bowden
Frome
Mark Stump
Corsham
Noyes
Chippenham
Batchelor
Westbury
Snackman
Bradford
Bayly
Calne
Shafterbury
Strapnell
Hart and Cock Inn
Trowbridge
Thomas Timbre’ll
Steers
NewBe
J. Rudhall
Browne
W. Bulgin
J. °Ton
H. Brown
E. Pai
Pine
T. Mills
Bonner
Wells
Arthur
F. Newsery
Abel
HL Steers
F. Newse
Dr. James
St. Paul's
E. Shiercliff
W. Lloyd
T.stock
J. Noraes
H. J. Fichen
W. md.Co. Im. Thompsfon, & Iftol
Toth
Briffi
Paris
Daniel
Bath Street
Samuel
Redcliff Street
Baren Street
Hudson's Bay
Cwan Qa
Rauzzini
Truxspay
Gath
Birchall
York-house
Aoeames
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