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Trade scheme falters and naval notices from Stockholm to Ireland
From Stockholm dated the 4th, news that lack of encouragement stopped a plan to carry on trade to East India. Admiralty forms replace old passes after March 1, with six more months for old passes. A committee inspected the King’s Bench Prison with high humanity, while a Guards court martial punished a private for mutiny. A London court awarded 1,160 to plaintiffs in a vessel assurance dispute linked to the Clare Galley. The South Sea Company launched a new ship, Prince William, under Capt. Cleland. Lord Harrington bid on a Grosvenor Square house, rejected. Armaments, governors, and missions shift between France, New England, and Ireland as officials travel and prepare. A tragic obituary notes Rev. George Browne, exiled Scottish minister, and a broker Mr. Singleton’s death. Irish letters patent appoint William Hoare advocate general and judge martial. Bills from Britain arrive in Ireland, including turnpike and riot bills.