Life attempt on Swedish king and Regency edict update
From Stockholm reports an assassin fired at His Majesty at the Opera, deeply wounding him. doctors report little reflex but surgery continues and a Regency edict is issued naming the Duke of Sudermania and others as governing ministers. The London Gazette notes Levee and Drawing-room suspensions at St James's until April 18 and 19 respectively, with several military promotions and bankruptcy notices following.
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St. James’s
Stockholm
Opera House
Sudermania
Wachtmeister
Count Oxenstierna
Baron ‘Taube
M d’Armfelt
Royal procession and ceremonies from Windsor to St James
Monday noon Kivc hunts near Windsor as Royal family attends Chapel Royal service led by Rev Vincent. Sacrament given by the Bishop of London assisted by the Bishop of Worcester. Royals and six Princesses proceed to Windsor lodge. Royal aides and heralds accompany the Majesty's party to the Chapel. Negroe sues for unpaid artillery service in America. Dukes Gloucester and Arcyte reportedly to resign guards commands. East India ships and merchant fleet depart from the Downs toward Quebec and Jamaica after delays.
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Kivc
Windsor
Augusta
Exiraseton
Chapel Royal
St. James's
William Vincent
Bisnor
London
Worcester
Windsor Lodge
Isaac Hearp
Duke of Roxsurch
Wittoncusy de Brooke
Aprane
His Majesty’s
America
Duke
Duchess of York
Newmarket
Marquis
Holwood
Kent
Dukes of Gloucester
Arcyte
Duke of York
Lascelles
General Elliot
Pondorne
Everitt
Quebec
Jamaica
America, &c
Downs
Warwick Assizes Verdicts On Meeting Riot Claim And Doctor Prissney Case
At Warwick assizes on Wednesday morning the OK Meeting Riot Claim verdict favored the claimant for 1390 pounds 7 shillings. Evidence showed no other chapel existed in Philip or Old Street for 80 years. Thursday heard Doctor Prissney’s furniture and manuscripts claim valued at over 4201 pounds 15 shillings. jury later awarded 1619 pounds 13s 8d, while Hurons received 625 pounds for damages to his father's house.
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Birmingham
Warwick
Baron Eyre
Thomas Powell
Philip-street
Old-street
Prissney
Johnson
Berrington
Galton
Nairne
Payne
St. Paul's Churchyard
George Hardinge
Jess
Pkresrtey
Young Hurron
Notable Assassination Plots Stir Public Debate Across Europe
The text recounts alleged life threats against King of Sweden and Emperor, compares a silent knife to a pistol attack, and links Jacobin plots to upheavals in monarchy. It reflects fears of republican ideas and argues monarchy as stable, referencing Cromwell, Parliament, and the Rights of Man with a Leicester Agricultural Society note on premiums for native crops.
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Sweden
Hungary
Ferton
Duke of Buckingham
Guartes I
Oliver
Westminster
Cromwell
Leicester Agricultural Society
Judgment for Defendant in Bankruptcy Suit over Precedent Debt
Lord Kenyon ruled the prior judgment faulty as to stock lent in 1781 to Elizabeth Tyler who later bankrupt. Utterson sought creditor status for the unpaid amount and the court determined contracts and pending actions could not be proved under a bankruptcy commission. The decision favored the defendant, noting hardship to the Plaintiff but upholding non satisfaction.
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Utterson
Vernon
Kenyon
John Utterson
Elizabeth ‘Tyler
Court of
King’s Bench
Debts recovery costs and reform urged by retail traders
The piece argues for Parliament to extend debt recovery time and reduce costs, noting Lord Kenyon’s stance against costly actions. It condemns legal delays in Courts of Conscience and cites Egypt’s plague, population mix in American states, and calls for humane treatment of Lafcars. It reports African merchants planning high court prosecutions for piracy linked to the slave trade and notes dispatches from Charles Town about shipping arrivals in March.
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Tol
Sal
Courts of Concience
Egypt
New England
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pensylvania
Middle States
Africa
High Court of Admiralty
Howe
Secretary of State
Charles ‘Town
Souths
Caroling
Minoweau
Inch
Downs
London
Duel near Limerick rocks Irish peace efforts
Reports from Limerick describe a fatal duel between Mr Vereker and Mr Funnel over a horse, with the weapon fired at close range. The wounded man died after his heart and manners were noted as exemplary. Ongoing grief hit the Smyth estate as authorities prepare further inquiries.
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E Sitter
Ireland
Bucks
Forwen
Furriel
M. Ledwel
Funnel
Vereker
Limerick
PrenpDerc Ast Smyth
Durels
Dream of Wroters Soap Promises Delicate Beauty For Ladies
Dream of Wroters, a refined soap offered with royal grant protection, claims to cleanse skin without caustic effects, improving tone and whiteness. It promotes violet soap as a gentler alternative, suitable for sun exposure, and warns against counterfeit sales while noting patent protection and distribution through Violet Soap Office in Carmichael Bank Buildings.
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Violet Soap
Hats and Co
London
Bailey
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Oxford-Street
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