Lords adjourn as prorogation debate opens in crowded House
Lord Chancellor announces inability to obtain royal commands due to the king's illness. Earl Camden speaks briefly on adjournment timing, noting shorter notice may be necessary in urgent times. The House agrees to adjourn to the Thursday Sunday of December next, with orders to the Chancellor to notify all peers.
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Lord Dover
Joseph Yorke
Lord Sydney
Lord Amherst
Lord Clarendon
Earl Camden
Nemire Diffentiente
Call for Adjournment in Commons Over Ill Royal Proclamation
The Chancellor of the Exchequer announces no new commission for further prorogation and proposes an adjournment for a fortnight. He warns that if the King's illness persists, the House must convene to consider measures to guard against the lapse of the regular session and to ensure attendance and solemnity in proceedings.
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Exchequer
Treasury
Clackmannanshire
Cathcart
East Grinstead
James Cunninghame
Christ Church
Hampshire
James Harris
Bearcroft
John Townshend
Penniston Powney
Hans Sloane
Matthew Bloxam
House Adjourns After Speeches as North Returns
The House of Commons debated calendar business and adjourned to December next with 200 members present at two, rising to 400 by three. Lord North and other gentlemen entered the chamber as Pitt sat, prompting broad cordiality in responses to Lord North’s appearance.
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Thurlay
House of Commons
Hatfell
Ley
Pitt
Fuill
Lord North
Col. Barre
Water sealing masonry and legal notes in port town
A French seaport man claims a cementing varnish of lime ox blood and tile dust makes a water tight coating as hard as steel. At Andover fair hops prices listed. Suffolk farmers report horses seized over overloading narrow wheel carriages. Law Intelligence covers Gibson and Johnson vs Lewis and Potter cases on security against bankrupts’ acceptances. Cherbourg letter discusses fortifications on coast with multiple batteries and shore defenses. An English captain notes the Safer road near Fort d Artois and Portmouth comparisons.
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France
Andover Fair
Farnham
Suffolk
Mansfield
Lewis
Potter
Cherburgh
Fort Royal
Vile Pelee
Fort d’Artois
Fort de Querqueville
Fort d’ Artois
L’isle Pelee
Querqueville
I’isle Pelee
Opposte Fort d’ Artois
Spithead
Portsmouth
Incomplete Digue Plan Relies on Limited Aid
A fragment notes that authorities doubt the digue can be built without help, citing only slight damage in some areas where cones have parted and floated ashore in pieces. The remark reflects uncertainty about resources and the condition of coastal defenses.
Diverse notices and degree honors across towns
Nov 19 to Nov 24 entries record Browning and Bernard attaining advanced degrees at King's College and Christ Church, with other scholars, a captain dismissed from service, ships from Quebec reaching Portsmouth in 21 days with rich cargo, a blackbird nest found in Appleton Wood, partridges seen in Lewes, a pickpocket episode at Bisley Fair, and a sharp American anecdote on social rank among ladies.
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Camaripee
John Frederick Browning
King’s College
Portsmouth
Quebec
Dawson
Phaeton
Oxforpd
Scrope Bernard
Christ-Church
Uther
Ireland
Daftor
Henry R. Drummond
Appleton Wood
Berks
Lewes
Bisley Fair
Origin of Corruption and the Duty of Masters
A historical tract argues corruption stems from the homes of the rich and the powerful, not the lower classes. It denounces neglect of piety, servant theft and arson, perjury, and moral decay, urging masters to reform first to curb widespread vice and protect churchgoing and Sabbath observance. It notes Sunday schools as a partial remedy and warns against abusing the Sabbath for pleasure.
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Newgate
England
A Warning on Servants and Moral Decay in Victorian Times
The writer laments bad servants and moral laxity among shopkeepers and families. He portrays shop life as indulgent, Sabbath-breaking, and focused on money, with children mirroring these faults. He urges fear of God as essential to wisdom and discipline. CLERICUS.
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Clericus
Sophia
I’m Here to Help With Respectful Gratitude Sir
A formal note expresses deep respect and gratitude toward a sir figure. The speaker signals readiness to assist while maintaining deference and courtesy. The tone is ceremonial and courteous, acknowledging hierarchy and appreciation.
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Dr. Arnold
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John O'Keefe
Ballanden
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Bristol
Great Britain and Ireland
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Shropshire
Pilula Salutaria
Earth
Henry Bateman
T. Taylor
Corporation of Surgeons
New Bridge - Street
J. Rudhall
Melmoth
Virgil
Fry and Co
Prince of Wales
Saturn Bay
Witch
Noble
Lowry
Aixxas
Turnus
Drypen
Vir Gil
William. Henry Melmoth
Telemachus
Homer
Bey
Eratis
Alex. Hogg
King's Arms
Troy
Achilles
Agamemnon
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Alto
Hoce
New Barrier
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Cambray
Minerva
Mentor
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Greece
Price
Conder
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