Recommendations for Freeholders of Sutherland Debating Election Laws
The Barons and Freeholders of Sutherland meet at Dornock to urge Parliament to pass laws securing independence of Parliament and fair elections. They call for measures against bribery and undue influence, strict regulation of returning officers, and prevention of excessive executive power. They urge shorter Parliaments, opposing broad excise expansions, clearer election qualifications for justices, and ongoing voter communication with electors.
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Shire of
Sutherland
Dornock
Scotland
Othly
English Cruiser Captures Prize off the Coast
Plantation News reports Captain Jones seized a large prize ship laden with silver and cargo. Spaniards burned or dumped money and fled to sea amid pursuit by a Spanish warship off Havana after sinking the vessel. A second prize brought salt and jars of wine to port.
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Chales-Town
Atty. 2
Jones
Havanna
Port News highlights multiple arrivals across English ports
Port News from Liverpool to Portsmouth lists arrivals including the Princess Anne from Jamaica, Betty from Antigua, Tryal from Biddeford, Hannah from Rotterdam, and many more. Reports note encounters with Spanish privateers, and ships bound for London, Waterford, and Virginia give details of origins and destinations.
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Port News
Liverpool
Arriv
Princess Anne
Townsend
Jamaica
Jutt
Betty
Matthews
Antigua
Plymouth
Tryal
Ellis
Biddeford
Havre-de-Grace
Hannah
Gotlorn
Rotterdam
Waterford
Dartmough
Neptune
London
Squirrel
Stapletion
Newfoundland
Bristol
Liske
Ellen
Brown
Willer
Eaton
Clifton
Fox
Henry
Davis
Tygt
Dike
Barbados
Mortimer
Duke of Cumberland
Virginia
Dispatch
Molly Pink
West
Heylin
Carolina
Pool
Martha
Eliza
Woodward
Atkins
Carter
Meynouth
Portland Road
Winchelsea
Gibraltar
Cowes
Berwick
Dodding
Sarah
Green
Price
Towers
Gailow
Fisher
Deal
His Majesty
Eltham
Cruizer
Eagle
Long
Elizabeth
Georgia Packet
Thompson
Georgia
Turner
Judith
Marin
St. Kitt’s
Gravesend
Mary
Gilley
Calais
Woorms
Hambourg
Newport
Banfield
New England
Sufanay
Gregory
Industry
Hughes
Gale
Blackburn
Montferrat
Longford
Fergus
Levy Gee
Tie‘ John
Fagan
Leghorn
Templar
Lovdone
Marriages in Hereford Cathedral Church
Report notes multiple weddings at Hereford Cathedral including Sir Edward Mantell Bare uniting with Mr Bayly of the Vineyard and Miss Langdon niece to Sir Edward Mantell Also mentioned is Mr Watford, an attorney, marrying Miss Lee in Bishopsgate Street context reflects a bustling social scene.
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Wham Dowell
Sarah Griffin
Acton
Margery Stanton
Ruggery Madge
Benjamin Parith
Edward Madder
Thomas Clack
Joan Clack
Anne Howard
Jonathan Gladman
White-Fryars
William Meers
Edward Finen
Eleanor Mumpman
Rhode
Edward Maddet
Dadkirk Gz
Petersborr
Holland
Portugal
Flanders
C. Dino
New-York
London
Edward Mantell
Hereford
Mr Bayly
Thomas Bayly
Miss Langdon
Edward Mantel
Watford
Buhopsgate-tixeet
Mifg Lee
London Bridge Water Rise Reported Early Morning
Readable fragment notes high water at London Bridge shortly after two in the morning. Details on cause and extent are unavailable in the fragment, but the report identifies the event as a sharp rise in river levels near the bridge.
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London Bridge
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James Sinclair
Aid County
Hackney
Fortunie
King-Street
Bloomsbury
Hanshaw
Cornhill
Mr. Hill
Kent Street
Vernon
Cuba
Barbadoes
Pierce
Cliff
Rio de la Hacha
St. Martha
Keble
Bar
Archangel
Cork
Madeira
St. Martin’s
St. Christopher’s
Main
Ellwood Lloyd
Hattings
St. James’s
Serjeant Arling
Newgate
George White
A Sureen
Old Ford
Bow
Abraham’ Hancock
Hannah Prince
Phidos of Linnen
Theatre Royal
Drury-Lane
Beer Gar
Marlequin
Covent Garden
Goodman’s Fields
Ort-Lottor
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