26 Dec 1840
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Newspaper
Daily Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 26, 1840
Page
1
The piece defends Sir A G against a Gazetteer attack for omitting the king in a letter to London liverymen. It mocks Abel Boyer and notes the author’s supposed indisposition, then lists ships and weather notices from Dartmouth Weymouth Deal and ports.
Mirazian reports ships arriving at Dunkirk and Falmouth with routes to Dublin Naples and London. The 16th to Lisban and 17th to South Carolina sailings are noted with no convoy ships. Pearle and Dolphin arrive from London and Ostend bound for Oxfordshire.
London reports Christmas Day ceremonies at Court with Knights Companions in their orders, a royal sermon, and the King’s offerings. Naval orders, marriages, deaths, and gifts to parishes accompany the day’s notices amid Londons busy civic life. The piece notes naval preparations for Lisbon voyage and a charity gift distribution at the Moor.
Letters from Plymouth report the Lisbon ship King of Portugal wrecked ashore in Stotland Bay but refloated with rudder loss. Lynn, Godfrey Master, cast away in Plymouth Harbour. crew saved amid storm. London theatre notices follow with performances at Drury Lane Covent Garden and Goodman's Fields, plus stock market and annuity listings and various financial items from the Royal Exchange.
In a November 2 1794 note from Triumph Parsons Rose RT Godsehall and George Heathcote the signatories offer their services to Worthy Liverymen of London. They state a nomination list was agreed at a November 19 general meeting at Finsbury Hall and request support for their chosen candidate in the coming general election.
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