King appoints Earl Delawar to bedchamber posts
From the London Gazette March 11 the King appoints the Earl Delawar as a Lord of the Bedchamber. Also in the Gazette March 17 Richard Croffe is named painter in enamel in ordinary to the King, with other war promotions listed from the War Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Gazette
St. James's
Earl Delawar
Richard Croffe
Southwark
York
Durham
Edinburgh
Joseph Lord Dover
Marquis of Lothian
Studholme Hodgson
Lord Dover
Secord
George Garth
West Hyde
Gerard Lake
Tho. Cox
Samuel Hulse
Albemarle Bertie
Alex. Dury
Francis Richardson
Harry Burrard
Foot
Welbore Ellis Doyle
James Rooke
Alexander Ross
James Grant
Geo
Aubry Earl of Burford
Hamp. Ardent
38Th Reg
Wm. Braban
44Th Reg .Foot
Geo. Kennedy
48Th Reg
Francis D’arcy
George Airy
57Th
John Brown
Henry Bowyer
Tho. Caille
Ireland
Goth Reg
Wm. Wynyard
Petersburgh
Europe
Moldavia
England
Exchange of London
Debate on seamen tonnage and defense funding in the Commons
The House examined the military and naval appropriations for defense. Amid denser debate over 20,000 seamen and 17,448 land forces, Chancellor of the Exchequer justified staffing as necessary for safety and fiscal prudence, while General Burgoyne lamented ministerial influence on promotions and criticized the Marquis of Lothian’s dismissal as unjust. He urged ministers to appoint a responsible military head and questioned the political tenure of commissions.
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House of Commons
House
Committee of Supply Eins
Dempster
India
Mediterranean
Huffey
Burgoyne
Marquis of Lothian
Earl of Chatham
The Crown Prerogative and Officerships Debate in Parliament
Debated removal and reassignment of officers including the Marquis of Lothian with ministers criticized for pressuring the sovereign. Fox and others argued the prerogative lies with the king, not Parliament, while noting revised army costs. The scene closed with the Mutiny bill and a marine conduct regulation measure.
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Lothian
Phipps
Fox
Marquis
Regency Bull and Royal Match Rumor Revealed in London
London reports a Regency bull proposed before Parliament to avoid public confusion if the king recovers. The Queen and Cabinet names may be announced. the Prince of Wales may be asked to marry a young royal. Other items note the Duke of York dining at the London Tavern and naval moves toward the Baltic amid tensions.
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St. Paul’s
Prince of Wales
Europe
Marquis of Lothian
Edinburgh
Scotland
Halifax
America
Admiralty
Baltic
Admiral Milbank
Newfoundland
Richard Hill
Alderman Pickett
Windsor
Queen’s Lodge
Cape of Good Hope
India
Holland
Constantinople
Fire rage consumes offices as papers burn in flames
A rapid fire destroyed government offices with little chance to save the papers. The King of Sweden asserts limits on sovereignty in a tense address amid tumults. An elderly tinker, 116, named William Marshall, lives near Newton Stewart and remains vigorous. A court case in London involved David Steel and John Hamilton Moore over alleged piracy of charted coast data. Nine malefactors were executed at Newgate with a woman burned for coinage after strangulation.
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Lloyd's Eve
Post
Sweden
Pillnear
Newton-Stewart
Cumberland
William Marshall
Lord Kenyon
London
Guildhall
David Steel
Union-row
Tower-hill
John Hamilton Moore
Plantiff
England
South Foreland
Flamborough Head
Steel
John Chandler
John Stevenson
Porteous
North Sea
Moore
Newgate
Public actions at Exeter case over bullocks exchange
A case from Exeter concerns a dispute over exchanging two bullocks, one unfound, with questions on whether the trade equaled a sale and if an express warranty was necessary. The court held a fully implied warranty sufficed and the exchange was of equal import to a sale, awarding damages and costs after a very respectable jury. Also listed are bankrupts on March 14 and various names, occupations, and places. Dividends announced for April by Joseph Tidman.
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Exeter
Caslle
Thomas Bolt
Dice
Smart’s Quay
Thames Street
George Blackiston
Richard Blackiston
St. Martin In the Fields
Richard Cole
Queen-street
Oxford-street
William Robertson
New Bond-street
William Houghton
Liverpool
Robert Willace
Guisbrough
Yorkshire
Lawrence Ridehalgh
Belgrave Factory
Colne
Lancashire
Dorcas Sellar
Joseph Bacon
John Sellar
Garlick-hill
William Cooke
Bermondsey-stred
Southwark
John Barry
Leadenhall-street
John Robinson
Great Yarmouth
Taylor and
Edmund Kelly
London
Joseph Robinson
Syke
Cumberland
Joseph Tidman
Lower Quinton
Glocestershire
White Hart
Evesham
Worcestershire
Jack
Moxoay
St. Stephen
Elizabeth Daniel
Corinth Mount
Richard Richardson
Marth-street
Wiliam Court
Keynsham
Somerset
Mary Mullett
Robert Trower
Samuel Skute
Tuo Stevens
Stoneyhill
Thomas Bones
Meliis
Parkers and
Clarke
Irelan D. Dustin
House of Peers
Commons
House of Commons
Ireland
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Royal Exchange Assurance
George the First
Alsso
Bath
William Mathews
Bridgwater
James Wollen
Tichester
John Backhouse
Minehead
Edward Lee
Shepton Mallett
John Dunkerton
Taunton
Thomas Sweeting
Wellington
Priihian
Britol
E. Bird
Bristol-Bridge-Office
Bristol-Bridge
Bathstreet
Exchange Coffee-House
Thomas Party
J. Stephens
Mesfrs
Osler & Bayly
Stoke’s Croft
Greyhound Inn
Broadmead
Bristol
Rosemary Lane
St. James
Mararet Seameell
New
Esarhaddon Bastable
Helena Crook
Elizabeth
Jos
Parkens and Clarke
W. Sever
W. Seyer
Portbury-Inn
Green
Porthury
Long-Croft
Wait-Ley
Illington
Clutton
Sr. Birchall
D. R.P
Barn Close
Jouas Adams
Leafe
Benjamin Tyley
Nort- Leys
William Adams
Earl of Warwick
Richard Langford
Hallatrow, Somberfer
Wrowespay
Luntingdon
Bramston
Stanhope
Cory
Alderman Watson
Rolle
Wilberforce
Gilbert
Didridge
Grey Cooper
Bahama Islands
West Indies
Honice
William Preesaorth
Hougey
Arvy
Plymouth
Plymouth Dock
Berkeley
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