House of Lords debate on Sackville peerage after court martial
In a Monday sitting the Lords paused to consider the cause of the Army’s capture under Earl Cornwallis and postponed action to February 27. Marquis of Carmarthen condemned Viscount Sackville’s peerage after his court martial and possible dishonor, while Sackville defended his innocence and royal favor.
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Earl Cornwallis
Marquis of
Carmarthen
Viscount Sackville
Lord Abingdon
England
Debating Sackville Peerage Amid Court Martial Grimace
Lords discuss granting a peerage to Lord Sackville despite his court martial sentence. Arguments emphasize royal prerogative, parliamentary consent, and constitutional limits, with figures like Walsingham Carmarthen Richmond Stormont Shelburne and Rockingham weighing precedent and principle. The vote ends 28 for and 93 against.
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Lord Derby
Lord Walsingham
Marquis of
Carmarthen
Duke of Richmond
Edward the
Henry the Viith
House of Peers
Viscount Stormont
Robert Walpole
Lord Shelburne
Lord Sackville
Duke of Buckingham
Lord Oxford
Henry IV
Henry VI
Welbore Ellis
Lord Rockingham
Council
Lord Denbigh
Lord Radnor
Chedworth
Lord Stormont
Lord Abingdon
New & Complete Lives of the Martyrs advertised
The Rev Dr Southwell presents a grand Lives of the Martyrs with copper plates, maps, and engravings. The work is promoted by Thomas Jackson at Fleet Market London and backed by numerous booksellers across Britain, promising forty numbers and a bound option, with emphasis on authenticity and elegance.
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Royal Patent
Fleet-Markets
London
Uwatent
Daffy
Bridgwater
Miss Anderdon
Taunton
Fairhorn
Dursley
Overbury
Mr. Constable
Tedbury
Cape
Welington
Binding
Watchett
Mr. Floyd
Minehead
Greenslade
Dulverton
Bowden
Bampton
Roberts
Tiverton
Morris
Bruce
Hancock
Leir
Poole
Dewdney
Plymouth Dock
Great Britain
Dr. Southwell
Southwell
Christan
Millar's New Complete Universal Geography Debuts
An 1782 prospectus for Millar's New and Universal System of Geography promises an original, multi-volume work with copper plates, maps, and detailed accounts of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. It cites eminent editors, voyages, and discoveries by Cook, Wallis, and others, with a Free Introduction to Geography and Astronomy.
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Walker
Collyer
Grignion
Sharpe
Golder
G. H. Millar
Millar
Europe
Porrar
Asia
Africa
America
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Wallis
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Byron
Anson
Forrest
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Hanway
Clerke
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Ives
Banks
Coxe
Dillon
Baretti
Sharp
Thickness
Algarotti
Drummond
Bruce
Carver
Suckling
Chandler
George Henry Millar
William Langford
Observers Notified of Tidal Times at Passages
Those crossing the passages are advised that the high water time at Aust Passage matches Baxstot Quarry and the New Passage nearby. Paffling hours at both places shift by five hours before high water in northerly winds and seven hours after high water in southerly or westerly winds.
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Baxstot
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