London society notes and royal travel rumors
The piece surveys fashionable arrivals in London and coastal watering places, naming William Ponsonby and the Duke of Devonshire among others. It mentions the Prince Regent's planned naval appointments, travels of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, and anticipated Royal visit logistics to Plymouth and Weymouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ponsonby
London
Duke of Devonshire
Vipana
Saint Petersburgh
Hughness
Prince Regent
Plymouth
Duke and Duchess of Gloucester
Weymouth
Tigris
Youreday
Barnpool
Mount Edgenbes
Leopold
England
Duke of Kent
Charlotte
Claremont
Kensington Gardens
W. Farren
Crows Street Theatre
Paris
Corps de Ballet
Booth
Newcastle and Pottery Theatre
Richard the Third
Dune
Provincial intelligence and varied 18th century news items
Sligo reports a murder in Ue Barony of Tyreragh with the victim a pedlar pensioner lodging at Anne Kilreeghill’s house. Waterford describes an attack on Captain Benjamin Johnson of the Militia. Joh nson wounded, Luttridge injured. police and troops deployed. Dutch ships fitted for fisheries and timber treatment experiments. a brutal assault at Pelyut near Looe. a mullet fishery scene on the Arun. wedding news from Helston. a King William anecdote from Rogland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sligo
Tyreragh
Thia
Cuetebar
Anne Kilreeghill
Sligo Journal
Clonmel
Langley
Killeneale
Ireland
Clonmel Herald
Waterford
Benjamin Johnson
Springhill
Passage Road
Henry St. George Caley
Kilmacthomag
Cartickcaste
Johnson
Poole
Waterford Mirror
Extensive Revenue Fraud Exposed at Liverpool
A major revenue fraud is revealed involving a lighter fitted on a foreign merchantman with false deck and sides. Cargo valued for large duties refund was landed near Liverpool, moved to London, with several seizures reported. Offenders tied to Irish Channel ports allegedly operated for some time, but names are withheld for now. The alert followed a Liverpool quay sighting and led to investigations and seizures in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Ad &E
Mersey
Runcorn
London
Dreadful Volcano Devastates Baujeowaugie District
Letters from Baujeewaugie describe a mid January eruption of the Icheng volcano near twenty four leagues away. Fire plumes, ash, and sand destroyed crops and livestock, darkened daylight, and caused floods and collapses. Villages were buried and roads blocked, with widespread mortality and looming food scarcity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia
Baujeewaugie
Baujeswaugie
Baujoewaugh
Baujoe
Waugie
Banjoewangie
Gabangai
Mareh
Taluza
Sporting Intelligence Limerick Races at Newcastle
Report from the Newcastle course on September 29 covers limerick races and stakes. Entries include Langalee Olympus Oak-stick Pharmicus Cusack and several four year old horses with forfeit notes and a dead heat between Olympus and Oaksack. A proposed Twenty Guineas addition is noted and a French mail coach contract is mentioned along with a home remedy for ropy beer involving mustard and beer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Limerick
Newcastle
Luesday
Bweenstakes
Lane
Langalee
Colonel Vandeleur
Olympus
Goa
Redley
Rose
Pharmicus
Croker
Kawa
Mr. M'Bonnell
Mr. Furzgibbon
Mr. Prendergast
Cusack
Mr. O'Brien
Firstrate
Mr. Lowe
Bullins
Mr. Wakefield
Mr. Harding
Soap
Mr. Rolleston
Col. Simson
Equirette
Col. Vandeleut
Margaret
Oaksack
Major Verwker
M. PL
Frech
YOO Mail
London
France
Public notice case on steam boat timetable breach
A Scottish Water Bailie case holds that public advertisements for sailing times do not by themselves create a legal contract with the public. The Marion Steam-Boat’s early sailing before advertised hours was deemed a wilful breach, making the owner liable for the pursuer’s expenses. The defender acquiesced to the judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angus
Bailie
Frith
Clyde
Greenock
Gourock
Glasgow
Marion
Hraving
Army and court martial updates from London and Portsmouth
Colonel Keating arrived in London from Cambray. Major Ferrars of the 61st Regiment was accidentally titled on the Lith instant by falling from the ramparts at Cambray during his night round. A court martial at Portsmouth for Colonel Allen of the 55th Regiment convened and adjourned to Saturday after defense, with sentence pending the Commander in Chief's approval. meat contract for Kent troops listed at about 4. per lb for beef and mutton. General private at Cheene Northumberland Far on Friday, pay reported as 48s 00 54a.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jong
London
Burrows
Gowers Street
Battersea-felds
Arran
Archibald Hamilton
Pierre Hamel
Havig
Pilea
Sen Cassation
Keating
Cambray
Ferrars
61H Regiment of Foot
Portsmouth
Alen
Hia
Kent
Cheene
Military Promotions in Dragoon Guards and Light Dragoons
War Office dated September 19 lists promotions without purchase in the 14th Dragoon Guards with More'ey to cornet, Beamoh displaced, and in the Light Dragoons Ball renaming to cornet and Olway promoted to lieutenant by purchase under the Wes Ai system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Office
Dragoon Guards
Beamoh
Army appointment and exchange notices from the 1st Dragoon Guards
The signal list records multiple commissions promotions exchanges and purchases across regiments including the 1st Dragoon Guards Light Dragoons and Royal West India Rangers. Names include Francis Godolphin D'Arcy Marmequss Carmarthen Henry Hogrive and J. Shaw among others with posts such as Cornet Lieutenant Captain and Ensign and notes of half pay exchanges resignations and promotions. The document details movement within the army hierarchy and the transfer of officers to new ranks and units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Francis Godolphin D' Arcy
Carmarthen
Purchase
Orway
John Robbins
Hawkesley
Henry Hogrive
Ad Light Dragoons
King’s German Legion
Conrad Darlwig
James Farence de Burgh
Conolly
C. Boyd
63D Foot
de Burgh
T. H. Owen
C. Jackson
William Despard
A. Poyntz
Thomas Pooler
Mulkern
Ward
Frederick Parquharton
T. F. Boyle
K. Hughes
Ceylon Regiment
Layton
F. Tydd
Ceylon
Thornton
Robert Byers
Dupre
Mayle Sherer
F. Hay
Thomas Butler
Hay
Henry Fothergill
Gillam
H. W. Ceuliman
G. Aufrere
Patrick Mackenzie
tSrd Foot
Radford
John Nunn
Sgh Foot
J. 1
Weat
C. H. Somerset
Bernard
G. Palmer
Boyd
G. Gordon
Royal Weat India Rangers
Palmer
H. W. Radford
56 Foot
Mackenzie
Henry Eyre
Bingham
C. C Johnson
D. M'Dougall
Caprata
G. H. James
Franklin
Peter Forbes
James
G. Wood
Egao
Bradley
Nova Scotia
Ensigo
Smyth
William H. Stewart
11Th Light Dragoons
S Company
Minchin
Rifle Brigade
I. Proudfoor
27Th Foot
Philip O'Reilly
Royal West India Rangers
John
William Boyton
Fairs for Next Week Across Towns and Regions
A long, irregular list of fairs and markets across multiple counties and towns including Cork, Dublin, Galway, Limerick, Kerry, Mayo, Meath, Offaly, Roscommon, Tipperary, and Waterford, with numerous place names and scattered notes. The text also includes garbled phrases about a Russian major and alleged poisonings, indicating damaged OCR with unrelated content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mompay
Aghecaults
Donegal
Annegrove
Cork
Aughagower
Maso
Lallyriogen
Dublin
Ballinharesig
Cok—Balhurough
Roscommon
Balmascantan
Limerich
Ballyconnell
Cavan
Ballybuck
Wexford
Balymacody
Billyhain
Castelyoas
Catalerowns Lands
Mayo
Castltawnroche
Conk
Meath
Clonne
Lectin Coidarhy
Dromore
Tyrone
Dulatlow
Fiddowa
Kikenny
Farkhill
Armagh
Ranturn
Core
Kolcoek
Kildare
City—Desertmaran
Derry
Culndul
Queen's Cumtyeed Matemaby
Donegalobinineeetoe
Curk—oteverstown
Ours Kesh
Fermanagh Kray
Keog’s Chaniaten
Kilmaclenny
Core—Wohrurty
Kinenie
Rucckany
Dois Ko Magheravie
Vla- Beres Brdpe
Vermatigho
Mituwa
Wieder Nee Maate
Westineatho Noweyhors
Weal Onarrin Water
Dowa
Otasa
Dsrnieoor Beet
Carons Santi Fd
Down Linto
Weatoned
We Math
PeppPerary
Woodland
Goery
Twee Days
Peidaw
Aliaders S5
Cult Fuse
Orery
Luigi
Waters d
Oneatord
Boone Sonivhiodin
Coke Idivanary
Cali Matin Watt Ldry
Berty
Sion
Barthes
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Provincial Intelligence
Yarmouth
Jenkins
Parsons
Pelyut
Looe
Arun
Arunvebbeulpe
Perkin
Helston
Cornwall
Johns
Jobing
Prince of Orange
Rogland
Chiord-street
Sporting Intelligence
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