Charity subscription drive and a London vacancy notice
Subscriptions received at the City of London Tavern total about £182,001 with further contributions from churches and parishes for relief of soldiers and orphans under the King's Letter. Also a candidacy notice for a Court of Directors vacancy by J Phornhill, citing 22 years service in Bengal and health limits before the April election, with police and court notes on a Drury Lane Theatre incident and related legal actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of London
Coman
Duke of Wellington
Prince Bucher
Arreton
Isle of Wigist
Richards
St.Martin’s In the Fields
St. Martin’s In the Fields
Pate
St. Soenarsh
Daniel Bayley
Mericed
Bartlow
Cambridge
Yaverny
Papres
Government of
Bengal
J. Phornhill
Charlotte
Bedford-square
OurkaGe
Drury - Lang
Caroline Clarke
D.bdip
Rae
Spring
Jacques
Hall
Grey
Earl of Stamford
Dunham Park
Cheshire
Bridewell
Tlee
London
Ray
Dibdin
Thue
Alderman defers case over alleged act violation on description bill
A local case involving a description bill on Basinghall Street leads to a sitting Alderman declaring opposition to the action. He notes a parliamentary act violation but allows the matter to stand over for further hearing.
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Basinghall-street
Disorder in Ireland Spurs Military Movements in Limerick
A Dublin era report details unrest in Westmeath with armed bands looting and threatening houses, while Lieut General Meyrick arranges troops for proclaimed counties. Units including the 74th Regiment and 88th Regiment move between Limerick Clare and surrounding areas as militia and garrisons shift location.
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Ireland
Westmeath
Limerick
Tipperary
Leare
Berry
Wim. Armstrong
Mr. Kearn
Fei
Meyrick
Clonmel
Barry
Bangor
Enniskillen
Sligo
South Mayo
Marquis of
Loughrea
Portunna
Birr
Aughnacloy
Ayrahire
South
Donnegal
Ballyshannon
Tuilamore
Emigrants to America dispersed after Selkirk colony clash
Intelligence arrives from Canada detailing the destruction of the Selkirk Hudson's Bay Company colony on the Assiniboia River interior of North America. Canadian traders led 140 settlers toward Lake Superior while others head to Hudson's Bay or Britain. Governor McDonnell and Sheriff Spencer, jailed in Montreal, await trial over seized provisions and alleged offences.
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Canada
Lord Selkirk
Hudson's Bay Company
Assiniboia
America
Lake Superior
Hudson’s Bay
Great Britain
M‘donnell
Lower Canada
North Shields seamen hold out amid stalled forces
Seamen in the north resist, with military observers inactive. A wind event on the 5th and 6th in Shields harbour damaged ships that broke moorings. Shipowners at North Shields, about 300, resolved to resist any forced manning and would only supplement crews at their discretion. Death of Eviza Gippons noted in Golden Lane with coroner’s verdict of death by visitation of God.
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Shields
North Shields
Staines
Eviza Beto Gibbons
J. Gippons
Golden-lane
White Cross-street
French Political Rifts and Napoleonic Echoes Across Paris
A Paris dispatch discusses the rising influence of a liberal-leaning statesman amid a contested ministry and critiques revolutionaries as potential tyrants. The report notes court proceedings against Robert Radier for a Vive Napoleon outburst and recounts Murat’s attempts to claim the Papal Marches and the recovery of the Our Lady of Loretto jewels, with broader European war tensions shaping the era.
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Paris
Convention
Buonaparte
Revolutionary Party
Robert Radier
Court of Assizes
Radier
Tie
Murat
Ancona
Our Lady of Loretto
St. Michael
Lausanne
Baron of Linte
Geneva
Louis Buonaparte
Madame St. Leu
Rome
Ragusa
Traly
Tyrol
Moravia
Hungary
Corsica
Germany
Russia
Bug
Dnieper
Fragmentary Note on European Figures and French Prefect Circular
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Bogland and Hamburgh finds, a note about Marshal Datoust, and arrests near Nisnies for wearing tri-coloured cockades. A Circular from the Prefect to Mayors discusses laboring classes, returning Allied troops, and a projected early repassage of 800000 troops by January.
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Fittgenstein
Hom
Empire
Marshal Datoust
Gathe
Nisnies
Crvin
Grenoble
Prence
Unclear account from Gazette on Captain Wright murder
The Gazette reports disputed details about Captain Wright’s murder, citing Savary and police actions, a search of Wright’s room, and allegations of a political motive. The narrative mentions an attempt to uncover supposed England letters and references to Buonaparte, with promises of further details.
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Nut
Lands
Ghent
Wright
Wailew
Temple
Hickey
Savary
Prigen
Toom
Exij
England
Pichegru
Dhenont
Rioting in Paris Palais Royal as English Prussian troops quell clashes
Paris reports say English and Prussian troops occupy the Palais Royal to curb nightly disturbances that have ended in bloodshed. French officers clash with Prussians after a provocateur French officer in coloured clothes spurs a confrontation. broader riots disrupt other city areas.
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Paris
Palais Royal
Bankers Eskeles and Von Gaymuller Depart for Paris
From Hamburg letters report Chevalier Eskeles and Mr. Von Gaymuller traveling to Paris to regulate French contributions to the government. It is claimed 20 to 30 million francs have already been paid, affecting exchange despite efforts by moneylenders.
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Vienna
Chevalier Eskeles
von Gaymuller
Paris
France
Frankfort
Barclay de Tolly
Westaden
Strasburgh
Huninguen
Apui
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Police
Dartien and Co
Bevingdon
Gingham
Denton
Gameford
Durham
Kingsbury
Mr. Daw
Glynn, Mills and Co
Matthew <Akinson
Stafford-hire
Linyd’s
Londo
L Powselsfoord
East Mee i A
DIA Stock
Emigrams
Frevoit Papers
Captain Wright
Hamburgh
Berlin
Silesian
Prussia
Stutgard
Carle Ruhe
Warsaw
San Horn
Eigen
Badoske
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