Address to King calls for united administration
A fragile plea from the House of Commons to your Majesty calling for a new, united administration to end divisions. They note the failure of royal efforts and urge laying the foundation of a reformist government, while affirming loyalty and readiness to advise. Dispatches report Pitt’s baggage sent to Holyhead and Gambier’s squadron at Port Royal. Paris rumors on Graffe’s reception and Nantes tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahene
House of
Wen
Pitt
Ireland
Holyhead
North Carolina
Walters
London
Wilmington
Cape Fears
Gibraltar
Plymouth
Amsterdam
Obrien
Jamaica
Admiral Gambier
Port Royal
de Couey
Pakenham
G. Montague
J. Cornwallis
PB. Bayley
England
Navy Estimate Debate in the House of Commons
The House of Commons resolved into a committee of supply to consider navy estimates and voted up to seven hundred thousand pounds for naval costs. A committee of Ways and Means discussed funding militia expenses, with allocations drawn from land tax. The session adjourned after reports and approvals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steele
Advances and naval distress from early March news
Postscript reports advices from Amsterdam and London with intelligence on Buck Fleet fears, a Dutch frigate loss off Portsmouth, and preparations by shipyards Shoerhefe Chathhnt and Portlaroufly for inspection by the Lords of the Admiralty. It notes Major Pelham’s Ireland arrival and Mont de Lutierin squadron’s Mauritius movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Peers
House of Commons
Fox
Capel
Senate
Major Pelham
Earl of Worthington
Ireland
Portmouth
Holland
Shoerhefe
Chathhnt
Portlaroufly
Lorda
Patig
Brel
Mont. de Lutirein
Mauritius
Parliamentary Debate Delays Militia Bill and Mutiny Talk
The House of Commons agreed to resolutions on Ways and Means and Supply, deferred East India Directors report, and postponed the Bribery bill. Members clashed over adjournment to Monday, with Fox, Pitt, and Eldon weighing in on delaying public business and the mutiny bill, before adjourning until tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bharicellor
Exchequer
Cestry
Gantleman
Businesa
Fox
House of Lords
Welbore Billis
Pitt
Eden
Hulley
Beauchamp
Hopkins
John Cavendish
Lord Mahon
Tomarr
Unclear historical stock prices at Bag h Stock list
Fragmentary OCR lists assorted stock items and percentages with dates as far back as 1784. The legible elements include mentions of bank stocks, bonds, and ship or navy scrip, but many lines are garbled. The piece appears to be a market brief with partial figures and names, lacking coherent structure or full entity clarity.
Lord Lieutenant Drawings and Levees at Dublin Castle
Dublin Castle announces drawing room on Friday March 11 and audience days Tuesday and Thursday from 1 to 4 o clock. Levees will be held Sundays at the castle from 3 to 4 o clock. The notices list dates in March 1784 and describe official audience and levee events chaired by His Grace the Lord Lieutenant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin Castle
Fancy Ball and Supper for Irish Manufactures Aid
Dublin Castle reports a March 1784 ball and supper hosted by the Lord Lieutenant to benefit Teadermen and Manufacturers. Tickets on March 1 by the Chamberlain for nobles and gentry presented, with admission limited to those wearing Irish manufacture fabrics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin Castle
Reick
Périon
Hale ‘Vickers
Ireland
John Hasler
Grand Fancy Ball Preparations for Nobility and Gentry
An 18th century advertisement offers a Pantheon dressmaker selection of faux fancier garments for gentlemen and ladies. It touts Venetian dominoes, dress goods, and various fabrics, inviting immediate fitting at Damp-street opposite Great George’s inn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pantheon Dresy
Cana
Dresles
O'Retile
Damp-street
Great
George
Cuba
New Irish Silks at the Peacock Sale in Spring Colors
Report of a sale offering spring silks in Irish manufacture at reduced prices. Items include satin tab earrings and cabinet goods showcased by Mercer at No 77 Dames phé Writ Collesion and No 33 e Street. The colorful assortment targets ladies and gentlemen with new and uncommon hues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weldon
Id Murphy
Sik Mercer
e-Street
Fatdip
Mercer
the Peacock
Mercers
Chia
Lace and Military Warehouse at Mary-street Offer Dress Materials
An advertisement for a lace and military warehouse at No 36 Mary Street invites ladies to view a broad selection of ancient and modern dress materials. It promises attentive service, a wide variety of fabrics, and prompt fulfillment of orders.
Fancy Ball and Charity Tale from Anxious Times
In anxious times the Lord Lieutenant sponsors a Fancy Ball to aid distressed merchants and the metropolis. A thousand pounds are donated for famine relief, amid praise for his Grace and concerns over crime and depredations in Meath and Naas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irith Filke
Leinfler Stréet
Duke of Rutland
England
William Manders
Junce Beckford
Stillorgdn
Eliza Shields
Woodpark
County Meath
Leixuip
Castletown Union
Bayer
Naas
Wright
Nixon
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Srihi
Aea Ovent
Mai ‘Vilich
Kol N G
Majestys
Shehrd Trong
Paris
Comte de Graffe
Berines
Nantes
Fiere
Orient
Council of War
Parliamentary
Brett
Postscript
Netherlands
Anvsterdam
Prince William
Toulon
Parliamentary Intelligence
House, of Commons
Thumspvay
Bagh
Ock
Dubhia
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