Corsican Propositions Stir Debate and War Threats
A Genoa dispatch outlines Corsican proposals to the Republic, including consent from all provinces and nobles for future treaties, independent Corsican colleges and trade, dual Bastia and Ajaccio senates, reestablishment of Genoese noble titles, Corsican civil and military governance, and a threat to continue fighting if consent is denied. Vienna notes French movements and fires, while Paris reports new artillery patents and Dublin Castle confirms bishopric grants and charitable bequests.
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Ajaccio
Justiniani
Republick
Kingdom of
Corsica
Kingdon
Corficans
Bastia
Vienna
Rhine
Sieur Ladoireau
Fontainbleau
Ireland Parliament to meet October 4 for dispatch of public business
Dudlin Sept 24 Our Parliament will meet on Tuesday October 4 to dispatch pub lick business. Last Tuesday Hon Jatin Ponsonby Ely married at Chatsworth to Right Hon Lady Cavendish second daughter to the Duke of Devon shire. The next day his Grace and family set out for Holyhead. On Thursday evening last Sir St George Gore Bart son of the late Sir Ralph Gore
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Ireland
Dudlin
Jatin Ponsonby
Ely
Chatsworth
Cavendish
Duke of Devonshire
Holyhead
St. George Gore
Died Capt Brown of the Royal Scots and other notices
From Edinburgh dated Sept 26. Capt Brown of the Royal Scots died after a lingering illness from the West India Expedition. Also dead is Hugh Seton of Touch Ely, heir to Sir Hugh Paterson of Bannockburn, who married the Touch Heiress nine months prior. Philip Laffels Ely, solicitor to the Crown, also died. A horse thief named George Cow was captured at Ayton, jailed at Greenlaw, and later banished. An extract from the Folkestone reports rumors of plague on board and a near miss with Admiral Matthews, with health and quarantine measures noted.
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Edinburgh
Capt. Brown
Royal Scots
Sinclar
Hugh Seton
Touch
Ely
Hugh Paterson
Bannockburn
Philip Laffels
S Customs
Crown
George Cow
Ayton
Merfe
Greenlaw Prison
Allan
Dunfé
Folkestone
Leghorn Road
Turky
Matthews
Minorca
Leghorn
Dante
Suaw
Turku
Elfton Wins Mayor Seat in Election Cleanup
Election for City Mayor held starting Monday, with Alderman Culum and Philip Elfton as nominees. Polls closed Tuesday at noon. Elfton secured a majority of 97 and was declared elected. Stewards named: George Lethbridge, Jacob Sainthill, and Joseph Hodges.
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Exen
Alderman Culum
Philip Elfton
Efe
Nomietron
Elfton
George Lethbridge
Jacob Sainthill
Joseph Hodges
PORT NEWS Arrivals and Sails of Ships for the River
His Majesty's Ships Gibraltar and Furnace are bound for the River. Panther and Portsmouth Storeship sail from Portsmouth, Duke of Richmond from Leghorn, South River Merchant from Maryland. Lamb Salamander remains. Anelope Morris sails for Figuira Wind N. Dover returns. Trimmer Rechard and St Augustin Kirwan sail Lifton. Pearl and Jenny sail to Dunkirk and London respectively. Blefsing sails to Newcastle. Carolina to Yarmouth. Jane and Reveca sail to London. Mary Coates arrives from Hudson's Bay. Unity reaches Dumfries from Virginia and Indian Queen arrives from London.
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Port News
His
Gibraltar
Furnace
Panther
Portsmouth
Duke of Richmond
Leghorn
Maryland
His Majesty
Morris
Figuira
Dover
St. Augustin
Pearl
Salmon
Stevens
London
Dunkirk
Blefsing
Lightfoot
Rotterdam
Newcastle
Carolina
Wood
Lymington
Yarmouth
Jane
Marsham
Hastings
Gravesend
Mary
Coates
Hudson’s Bay
Marriages and notable deaths reported from London
Last Thursday a marriage occurred at Wooburn Bedfordshire uniting James Carrington of Litchfield Ely to Mass Anne Bruges of the same place, with a fortune of 10 000. Chester letters note the death of Lewis Roberts E of a large Flintshire estate. Nichols coach glassmaker to the King dies at Long Acre. Admiralty appoints James Hull yard inspector at Portsmouth. Green tea seizure at Hermitage by customs officers. A machine to go without horses stolen from Lambeth yard but recovered by the owners. A bricklayer named Slater robbed in Tooley Street. High water at London Bridge measured 28 minutes after twelve noon.
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London
Wooburn
Bedfordshire
James Carrington
Litchfield
Ely
Anne Bruges
Chester
Lewis
Roberts
Flintshire
Long- Acre
Nichols
Admiralty
James Hull
Portmouth
Deceas
Mell
Mitchell
Hermitage
King’s
Mt. Price
Lambeth
Southwark
Slater
Tooley Street
Blackman-street
Market Quote Dense List of Bonds and Rates
A dense OCR style quote lists various financial instruments with prices and rates. It mentions South Sea Stock and Annuities, Bank figures, Exchange allowances, India Ponds, Lake Tallies, and Exchequer Orders among others, with mixed fractions and percents, reflecting a snapshot of late 18th or early 19th century securities trading.
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South Sea
New South Sea
Bank
Sths, Co
Royal Exchange Allowance &c
London -Ditto Rr
Cis
India Ponds
Bridge House Lands timber sale notice at Guildhall
VHE Committee announces a meeting in the Council Chamber at Guildhall London tomorrow to hear proposals for selling 100 loads of Maiden-spire elm timber at one and a half loads per piece, with minimum lengths, plus 50 loads at one load, all to be delivered within a month from last year’s fall, details at the Bridge-yard Comptroller’s Office in Southwark.
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Guildhall
London
Southwark
Comptroller’s
Bridge-yard
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Genoa
Bart
House of Commons
Miss Burton
Francis Burton
Clare
Privy Council
William Wilson
Shinglass
Westmeath
Andrew Wilson
Dublin Castle
Worms
O. S
Killaloe
John Ryder
Down and Connor
Jemmat Brown
Roffe
Scotland
Dumfries
Unity
Graham
Virginia
Maxwell
London Bridge
Oon
Jas. Pickering
Mermatrd
Thoras Philipps
Frog
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