Westminster Police Bill Reveals Debate on Magistrates Power
Parliament debates the Westminster Police Bill with Sir Dundas defending its scope while critics warn of underpowered reform. Mainwaring and Fox press for clearer jurisdiction and salaries tied to a fixed fund, not fees, amid concerns of trading magistrates and widespread policing across London. Wilberforce seeks detailed slave trade statistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lords
Fox
Dundas
Exchequer
Westminster Police
Sec
Speaker
Mainwaring
Maixzearing
Westminster
Bow-street
Bow Street
Sebo
Clerkenwell
Shoreditch
Whitechapel
Mary-Je-bonne
Paddington
Kensington
Chelsea
Soho
Hackney
Islington
Blackwall
Hos
Wilberforce
Box
Sheridan
Admiralty appoints Harmood to command Syren frigate
Yesterday noon a Board of Admiralty held at the Office Charing Cross appointed Capt Harmood to command the 33 gun Syren. A Court of Directors met at the India House adjourning to this day. News arrived that General Coote from China neared Falmouth and that lord Ropar and Lady Sophia FitzGerald, siblings of the Duke of Leinster, came to England. Lord and Lady Lee Spencer were seen in town from Gray’s Court Oxfordshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Admiralty
Charing Cross
Harmood
Syren
India House
Cooterom China
Falmouth
Indid
Idlord Ropar
Sophia Fitzcerary
Duke of Leinster
England
Lee Spencer
Gray's Court
Oxfordshire
Duke of Norfoxx
Lord Stormont
Lord Hay
Lord Grenville
Attarpyce
Skene
Borough of
Aberdeen, &c
Cartenpar
Wif& Minéevey
GrantLey
Gez
Hotham
Gretna Green
Beverley
Jordan
Richmond
Busuy Park
Club Des Feuillans
Paris
Thisnnville
Briffst
Carra
M. Manuel
Gallies
Méringa
Nur
Switzerland
Bas Hen
AZ Bachen
Porint Gap
Willn
Lisbon
Madame Masa
Vehice
East India Sugar Import Debate At General Court
A General Court at the East Lidia House adjourned after a lengthy discussion on East India Sugar imports. Mr Pitt and Mr Jackson spoke on duties and plantation growth, with Alderman Pickett seconding. objections by Mr Pulier were dismissed. The motion passed unanimously. meeting adjourned to May 6.
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East Lidia House
Bax
Pitt
East Indies
Jackson
Nassau
New Providence
Alderman Pickett
Messrs
Bariie
le. Mesurier
Pwurier
Hincuman
Twining
Daretzi
Serjeant Watsok
PuLiex
Selma or the Willow the Wisp at Covent Garden
A Dramatic Romance titled Selma or the Willow the Wisp opened at Covent Garden with applause. The plot unfolds a prince under a fairy's shadow who must win a pure beauty in peasant guise, while a Hussaini offers his wife for gold. Madame Carnavale impressed on debut. Notable attendees included the Duke of Norfolk and Lords.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covent Garden
Selma
Execution of Broughton and companions at Tyburn
A historical report recounts the execution of Broughton and accomplices for robbery at a Malton area mail. It notes their attitudes before death, Broughton’s prayerful demeanor, his claim of innocence regarding the robbery, and his final admission of sharing in the booty.
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Spellen-Broughiex
Rotherham
Johpe Lécas
Thomas Stedmans
Robbird
Melits
Mundell’sy Lipens Drapers
Malton Fold
Bréarly
Thomas Cranjisw
Abu Jeke
Broughton
Shaw
Tyburn
Violet Soap Patentee Warns Public Against Imitations
A London notice from the patentee Harrand Co warns shoppers to buy only the Patent Violet Soap from the official office No. 162 Bank Buildings Cornhill to avoid counterfeit imitations. The advertisement extols the soap’s hand care benefits, notes a fourteen year patent, and lists prices for the soap and cream with duty included. It urges parents and boarding schools to use the genuine product and cautions against shops imitating the brand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wih Town
Chaitry
London
Harrand Co
Cornhill
Dyde
University rector awards prizes for various disciplines
A rector announces four annual prizes to be given on the king’s birthday for dissertations in Divinity, Law, Medicine, Philosophy, and related fields. The notice is part of broader 18th century concerns including grain scarcity on St Helena, Swedens discontent, and political turmoil, alongside brief notes on the Emperor of Moxocco’s death, Sidy-Muléy-Silamay’s anticipated rule, and a Cape voyage led by Captain Bligh.
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University of
Sweden
Gefie
Whith 'Eeig
Sidy-Muley-Silamay
Petoaing
Providence
Othe
Cape
of Good Hope
Orghei
Bligh Wasitheas
Alngland
Taft
Cavendish Square
Hyde Park
Imarket
Bond
Lrad
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