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Newspaper
Bristol Journal
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 09, 1787
Page
2
Reports describe a riot stemming from a petition in Reguliers Gracht seeking Stadtholder restoration to 1766 privileges. Burghers defended against radicals, cannon were fired, the island dockyards were attacked, six people were killed and several wounded as clashes spread through Rattenburgh and surrounding neighborhoods.
Reports from London describe the Prince of Wales dining upright and cheerful, while Copenhagen signals a planned tour. The Dutch-Stadtholder dispute deepens as factions pressure for restoration, with fears of France influence and Britain’s reaction. Riots in Amsterdam prompt guard actions at major houses, and Lord George Gordon faces multiple trials for sedition and libel.
A 1779 agreement among several Marine captains to retire on half pay triggered a case before Lord Loughborough at Guildhall. Captain Bayley sued Captain O Dogherty. the jury found for Bayley, upholding the nonwritten pact and its validity despite no written instrument.
The Westminster Abbey festival concluded with Handel Messiah. Madam Mara impressed with recitatives and song from I know that my Redeemer liveth. The immense audience enjoyed a grand performance as royal guests and bishops filled the box. The paper salutes the festival as a national honor and tribute to music’s sublime beauty.
The notices record marriages and appointments across the armed services and clergy. Richard Lumley Saville, MP for Lincoln, weds Henrietta Willoughby of Marybone. Serjeant-Major Maxwell of Portsmouth Marines. Richard Bird printer of Coventry. Benjamin Jones of Middle Bank near Swansea. the aged Rev Henry Walrond JP of Devon. Rev Stockdale Vicar of Lesbury and Longhoutown named chaplain to the British Consul in Fez and Morocco. Rev Thomas Pearce of Oriel College Oxford rector of Coddington to the restoration of West Kirby in the fantasy.
London dispatches say the Prince of Wales remains out of danger per Dr Warren. News from Utrecht notes mourning for Lieutenant Colonel Wilcher and a pension issued for Vander Clerk’s child after the Punner’s death in the same action. Civil unrest and executions alarm Amsterdam as Stadtholder factions clash with patriots.
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