English Garrison Planned in Tuscany and Corsica
Reports from Leghorn and surrounding ports indicate British forces, including an English man of war, are arriving to secure Tuscany and Porto Ferrajo against potential Spanish invasions. In Savoy and the Upper Palatinate, Austrian, French, and Hungarian actions unfold with sieges, detachments, and bombardments as King of Prussia era tensions rise.
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Lom
Leghorn
Fan
Matthews
Bretewitz
Florence
Tuscany
Corsica
Schafhausen
Savoy
Fort Bar
Italy
Francfort
Upper Rhine
Bavaria
Rhine
Vienna
M. Vincent
Dyet
Hungary
Presbourg
Ratifoon
Upper Palatinate
Nabourg
Schwartzenfelde
Schwandorff
Burglenfeldt
Lobkowitz
Naab
Petrarch
Amberg
Falckenstein
Ruemanffelden
Hussars
Kirn
Maillebois
Regenstaufk
Madrid
Don Philip
Granada
Petersbourg
Prince of Brunswick
Germany
Riga
Brunswick
Dunamund
Copenhagen
Titley
Appointment and notices from Dublin and surrounding towns
Ireland News from Dublin and towns reports appointing Bellingham Boyle as Linnen Manufacture trustee in place of the late Hon. Mr. Justice Rose. The Lady of the Lord Maffareén has safely given birth to two sons. John Pritchard of Arklow died aged, former Gentleman to Sir Joshua Allen. A bomb-ketch near Shattery Island in the Shannon suffered distress. Vernon’s squadron vessel lost crew to yellow fever.
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Ireland
Dublin
Bellingham Boyle
Linnen Manufacture
Justice Rose
Deceas
Maffareén
Dawson-street
Arklow
John Pritchard
Joshua Allen
Lord Allen
Limerick
Shattery Island
Shannon
Admiral Vernon
Nimmo Marries Lady Jean Hume in Edinburgh
Scotland Edinburgh February 3 James Nimmo Esq Receiver General of the Excise wed Lady Jean Hume on Tuesday last, daughter of the Right Hon Earl of Marchmont.
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Scotland
Edinburgh
James Nimmo
Death of Sir John Dutton Bart at Shiretorne
Gloucester February 3 Sir John Dutton Bart died after a short illness at Shiretorne in the county He was noted for his conduct in Parliament while a representative and his readiness to serve friends and neighbourhood His death is regarded as a public loss and deeply lamented
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Country News
Gloucester
Shiretorne
John Dutton, Bart
Belov
Port News Arrivals at Dover and Shoreham
Deal and Dover report arrivals from Leghorn Oporto and Lisbon with several ships including St John Baptist St Anthony Rye and Queen of Hungary Stillington Prince of Wales and Success. Ships remain with King's Ships and outward-bound as listed.
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Deal
Arriv
St. John Baptist
Harvey
Leghorn
St. Anthony
Long
Oporto
Greensteed
Shoreham
Rye
Chambers
Newhaven
Prince of Wales
Kent
Camerford
South Carolina
Hill
Lisbon
London News Update on Legal and Public Figures
William Yorke of the Inner-Temple becomes a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Ireland in place of the late Robert Lindsay. Thomas Leslie, brother of the Earl of Rothes, elected MP for Perth St Andrews and related seats, takes seat in the House of Commons. East India Company directs changes in liquor duty plans and appoints Field as chaplain at Fort St George. Captain Holden of the Haeilingfield departs for China. Thomas Daley LLB marries Miss Godfrey, niece of the Bishop of Chichester. Mrs Booth, widow of Booth Esquire and former High Sheriff of Surrey, dies at Peckham.
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London
William Yorke
Inner-Temple
Court of Common Pleas
Ireland
Robert Lindsay
Deceas
Thomas Leslie
Earl of Rothes
Perth
St. Andrew’s
John Drummond
House of Commons
Hon. East-India Company
Field
Fort St. George
Holden
Haeilingfield
China
Notable Local Death and Accidents Reported in Kent and Cambridge
Last week in Kent at Tenterden Mrs Holman widow of John Holman Esquire son of Sir John Williams Knight Alderman suffered a broken arm in a fall from a horse and lies in danger. Cambridge reports a large fire at the Governor's House, but scholars and townspeople helped to limit damage. London items note various crimes and legal actions, theatres announce performances, and stock prices record fluctuations.
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Tenterden
Kent
Williams
John Williams
Cambridge
William Norman
Newsgate
Alderman Ladbroke
Samuel Bond
Thomas Cummins
Newgate
Snow Hill
Elizabeth Haverton
Margaret Johnson
William Cockett
Sarah Croom
Bridewell
Justice
Lee
Election appeal to St Alban's electors in 1742 43
A letter from Hans Stanley to the Worthy Erectors of St Albans Borough requesting support as a candidate for Parliament. He pledges to uphold the English interest and asks for votes. A meeting and travel arrangements are announced for the following day at the Queen's Arms Tavern, St Pauls Church-Yard, with coaches and horses to transport supporters to London and back.
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St. Alban’s
London
Hans Stanley
N. B
Queen’s Arms
St. Paul's Church
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Thomas Kouli Kan
Kilan
Russia
Astracan
Caspian Sea
Theatre Royal
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Henry the Fourth
Covent-Garden
Lincoln’s-Inn-Fields
Harlequin
London Bridge
South Sea
New South Sea
India
Mullion Bank
Royal Exchange
Prem
Ditta
Ditto
Cena iWeoune
T. Cooper
Paternofter Row
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