Coal Scams and Lost Meter Ticket Case of 1800
A 1800 report details a Carman denying a Meter Ticket, claiming a blank ticket for coals sent to a shop near Cavendish Square. F B Wadnan overhears a delivery, with a seller in Bankside Southwark admitting the Ticket was lost. A buyer seeking remeasurement for deficient lumber coal faced removal by the carman, aided by a forged Coal Merchant Ticket to mislead the public.
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Cavendish-square
Bankside
Southwark
Sury Land
F. B . J.burgett
F. Bice
Irish Parliament Lords in State Approves Eighty Four Bills
Friday in the House of Lords the lordly procession entered and the Speaker and Commons at the Bar attended as Excellency Lizurexayt sat on the Throne. His Majesty gave assent to eighty four public and private Bills. The Lord Chancellor noted Admiralty Court actions against Spanish and Greek ships and moved to direct Attorney General to secure right and justice. Five new peers, de Blaquiere Frankfort Adare Ventry Falfcourt, took seats. Adjourned to the next day.
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House of Lords
Lizurexayt
House of Commons
Admiralty Court
de Blaquiere
Frankfort
Adare
Ventry
Falfcourt
Dublin Mail
Ireland
House of Peers
House of Commons notices and writs from August session
The Speaker announced royal assent to the bills and writs issued for representatives in Meath Monaghan Galway Wexford Ardert Landborough Roscom. Writs were issued in place of several members called to the Lords. Resolved unanimously that thanks be given to Speaker J Fofer for services in the chair. Adjourned to next day.
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House OF Commons
House of Peers
County of Meath
J. Om. Clot. Rubey
Monaghan
C. P. Leslie
C. P. Leslie, Vig. Deceased; County of Galway, In the Room of J.L. Blake
Wexford
J. L. Loftus
Lord Tate
Ardiert
John Talbot
Landborough
Richard Martin
Imperial Union Speech after Irish Parliament election
Private letters indicate 28 Irish peers elected to the Lords, followed by a throne speech praising the Union with Great Britain. The speech lauds royal support for public services, inland navigation, and commerce, while urging unity and continued prosperity under the same sovereign.
Uniting the Empire Under Divine Providence
A royal address praises the nation’s unity under the sovereign on the day of accession. It pledges the United Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland to remain a monument of the monarch’s reign, thanks to concerted effort and national faith.
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Great Britain
Ireland
Baltic fleet reaches Hull amid safety concerns
The article notes the arrival on Monday at Hull of one of the homeward-bound Baltic fleet units amid ongoing safety concerns. It contrasts this with political commentary on Lord Keiry and Bonaparte, and reports on Botany Bay improvements, Van Dieman’s Land exploration, and various royal race events at Brighton with detailed race lists and social proceedings.
Royal procession sets sail from Weymouth aboard Cambrian frigate
In Weymouth this morning, the King and Queen with Princesses Augusta Exira BerH Mary and AME LY 45, accompanied by the Countess of MansFtELD and other nobles, boarded the Cambrian frigate. A royal salute fired from St Fiorenzo and Syren followed as the flotilla pulled out into the Bay. The Earl and Countess of Pounet and family arrived last night, and His Majesty walked with two children along the Esplanade this morning.
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Prince
Duke
Duchess of
la Clermont
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Imperator
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Bef
Lord Egremont
Lal Egremont
S.c
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Totterage
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Poole
Mc. Bott
Mr. Mill
Major Rooke
F. Poole
Dragon
Abbey
Commodore
Howorth
Filbert
Brighton
AuGusta
Exiraberh
Mary
Amely
Countess of
Mansfteld
Lady Carncarf
Sin Wm
Pir
Wigarp
Damar
Grevinxe
Gantu
Cantwin G Hut
St. Fiorenzo
From High Wycombe to Westminster Speaker's House
Mr. Pier transfers from Lord Canrincton's at High Wycombe to the Speaker's House of Commons near Reading where he is expected to stay a few days. Lord G Livison Gowen is reelected without opposition for Staffordshire. Mr. Scorr declined the contest. The son of the late Mr Bryan Epwaiths inherits a vast West Indian estate and will depart for two years of travels.
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Pier
Canrincton
High Wycombe
House of Commons
Reading
G.livison Gowen
Stafford
Scorr
Bryan Epwaiths
Willshe
Expedition to Secret Mission Sets Off from Portsmouth
The Euyidice frigate carries the expedition convoy to a secret mission, with 3000 to 4000 troops embarked from the South Sea reach. They include a Royal Scots battalion, the 7th, Riflemen from various regiments, and around 8000 men in total. Transports have flat-bottom boats and ten days’ provisions. Artillery horses left the Dockyard, and the Leington group completes. The expedition is expected to fail tonight or tomorrow.
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Portsmouth
Avensis
Euyidice
St. Frelen’s
Royal Scots
Netley
Leington
Concord and other ships detained near Portsmouth port
Port arrivals include the Concord Lieudart from St Martins with salt for the Baltic, and the Bergen Tunis Vellros, Leek from Bourdeaux with brandy and wine bound for Lubeck, all detained by British warships Beaver and Jonge Alert. Also notes the Catharina Leek from Bourdeaux with soap and other goods detained by Volkerine, plus J.P. Seaonke from Embden with oils detained for a market.
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Portsmouth
Aus
Concord
St. Martin’s
Baltic
Catharina
Leek
Bourdéaux
Lubeck
Volkerine Guinvefsel
Bergen
Tunis
Bourdeaux
Hamburdh
Beaver
J.P. Seaonke
Embden
Detained Prince Adolphus Packet to Lisbon Delayed
The Prince Adolphus packet under Captain Jones carrying mails for Lisbon on the 22d and 20th of July is detained for government dispatches.
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Falmouth
Ave
Prince Adolphus’ Packet
Jones
Lisbon
Ariadne Descent and Smyrna Fleet Quarantine Passages
A fragmented report notes the Ariadne coming down the Phaines to the Nore last night amid a large fleet of ships from Smyrna and the Mediterranean. Smyrna vessels proceed to Standgate-Creek for quarantine while the Mediterranean fleet approaches the Thames.
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Sheerness
Ave
Phaines
Nore
Arrival of Royal Navy ships under convoy from Lisbon
His Majesty's ships the Inflexible of 64 guns arrives at night to the Westward with the Cumberla[id]d and Shannon and fourteen sail of vessels under convoy from Lisbon.
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His Majesty
Shannon
Lisbon
Merchant fleet arrives from Firth bound for homeward ships
On the 171st instant a fleet of seventy sail of merchantmen arrived here from Firth in convoy of the Kite and I'ouncer. Hermes will proceed with homeward-bound ships at once. The eastward-bound fleet has departed.
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Ellineur
Firth
Kite
Ouncer
Hermes
Duke of Bedford plans grand Bloomsbury redevelopment
Historical notes describe the Duke of Bedford's intention to connect and expand Bloomsbury estates with Ruffell-square and Tavistock-square, linking them by new north–south streets to Bloomsbury-square and the New Road. Nurseries and plantings, timber avenues, gated estates, and closely spaced houses are planned, with completion targeted in under six years barring peace.
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Bloomsbury
Grace
Poundling Hospital
London
Fields
Ruffell-square
Bedford-square
Tavistock-square
Lord Southampton
Hampstead
Tottenham-court-road
Gray’s-inn-lane
L Ancoln’s
Earl St Vincent donation and mixed wartime notices
Earl St Vincent contributes one thousand pounds to the British National Endeavour for educating victualling clothing and apprentices for orphans of soldiers and sailors fallen in defence. The piece also cites various parliamentary quotes and a Russian situation note alongside a burglary report in Milford with a 490 7 amount referenced.
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Earl St. Vincent
Hiss
British National Endeavour
Bief
Rex von
WappinGtown
Cuftdins
Milford
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Sir Herbert
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CuHattenrton
Madam Britannia
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Marquis Donegal
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Sir C. Bunbury
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R. Heathcote
Ch. H. Shipton
Mr. Durand
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Lord Sackville
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Little Harry
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