Dublin Court Awards Damages for Seduction Case
December 15 reports a Dublin Exchequer trial where E of this city sued officer E for seduction of the plaintiff’s daughter. A four hour hearing produced a verdict of five hundred pounds damages and costs. Separately Daly and his brother faced King's Bench judgments for assault and riot in the Theatre Royal. sentences ranged from six to twelve months with additional conditions and sureties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Baron
Daly
Theatre Royal
Court of King’s Bench
Newgate
Pacific
Courtly wanderings and naval dispatches in distant ports
Friday morning reports a Prince of Wales and Duke of Clarence visiting York-house with friends while the Prince arrives at Carlton-house from Wargrave. Dispatches reach the Secretary of State from Sir Robert Anslie in Constantinople as rumors swirl about marines and the Moorish siege. News from Havannah, Mecca, and Italian floods follows, with critique of English laws on gambling and unequal justice for the rich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince of Wates
Duke of Clarence
Duke
Duchess of York
York-house
Carlton-house
Earl of Barry- More
Wargrave
Secretary of State
Robert Anslie
Constantinople
Friz- Herbert
Duchess of Camp
Spain
Don Louis de Las Casas
Moro
Havannah
Mecca
Italy
Placentia
Brenta
England
Emperor to punish Brabant for insurrection and delay Amnesty
Brussels December 1. His Majesty the Emperor resolved to exclude Brabant from favours granted to other provinces. He orders revisions of Brabant accounts and rejects debts from the troubles unless sanctioned by the Sovereign. Proposes fiscal actions against seizure of royal effects and dissipation of revenues. Amnesty to be delayed until tranquility is re established. the province's inhabitants are praised as obedient and loyal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brabant
Por- Gil
Duchy of
Pribant
Fee
Predictions and plots amid global unrest and North American growth
The piece discusses Purdae's views on Socie tie and Clubs, a constitutional critique of French revolutionaries, and warns of their dangerous aims. It also notes a substantial U.S. population increase, potential land sales to pay debts, and Andrew Ainslie's Edinburgh arrest in connection with 1788 excise robbery, detailing his evasion and detention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purdae
Socie
Crea
France
Resellion
Wasaincrox
Britain
Canada
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Hudson’s Bay
Newfoundland
Cape Breton
North America
Edinburgh
Andrew Ainslie
John Brown
Humphry Moore
Excise
Adams
Scotland
Ireland
Flamphry Moore
England
SF Sa Atoll
Paris Jacobiens Club scene calls for armed revolt
At the Jacenzis theatre in Paris on the 14th a member read a letter purportedly from a German urging arms and the seizure of princes and emigrants. The hall echoed with cries of to arms as plans to mobilize 3000 men to seize the Cardinal and punish traitors were proposed. The motion faced constitutional objections but gained support as falus populi suprema lex and urgent needs were cited. A petition to the Nation Assembly was proposed to evaluate the king’s actions, viewed by some as abdication. The Jacobins’ feverish war rhetoric contrasted with later opposition to measures once the king signaled compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Mayence
Cologne
Offemburg
Ettenheim
London
Spain
France
Pariz
Nefiter
Europe
Highlands
Scotland
Ireland
From Paris to Lon don A Polemic on Democracy and Trade
A fragment from a 19th century discourse critiques French democracy and continental monarchies. It contrasts calls for stability with warnings that democratic upheaval would harm society, noting the role of property and tension across Britain Ireland and France. It cites Scottish weaving livelihoods and rent data from Connemara to illustrate economic means of resistance to revolutionary influence.
Preventing Potatoes Frost Damage By Cold Water Soak
A method to protect stored potatoes from frost involves soaking roots in cold water as thaw approaches to extract nitrous particles. The process, described as gentle lixivium, aims to prevent damage by removing minute impurities without harming the potato solids. The writer notes possible extension to turnips and other produce but warns to guard stored potatoes carefully.
Vivid Storms and Crimes in Northern Ports
Reports from New York and Hull describe shipwrecks and severe gales, with the Oak and Daking Antońie suffering ice and cargo damage. A robbery in Steers Jane yields six silver spoons and other valuables, as a labourer dies after a wall collapse in Hanover Street. Newcastle notes frost, Tyne frozen to Sandgate, and an attempted escape by a jailed suspect who fractured a leg.
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William
Bell
Steers
Jane
Stuirday
Hanoverftreet
Newcastle
North Shields
Tyne
Sandgate
Royal Navy ships depart for various stations from Plimouth harbour
Saturday ships dispersed from Plymouth harbour including His Majesty's store ship Camel and cutter Viper under Lieut. Graeme. Hyana under Capt. Kinneer and Childers under Capt. Barlow sailed eastward and to Falmouth respectively. Druid under Capt. Elinson and Tifiphone under Capt. Hunt remained in Cornwall Sound with Winchelsea under Capt. Fisher in Cawfand Bay.
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Camel
Viper
Graeme
Barn-pool
Flip Hyana
Kinneer
Childers
Barlow
Steneouse-poel
Falmouth
Oawfand Bay
Elinson
Cawfand Bay
Tifiphone
Hunt
the Sound
Winchelsea
Fisher
Ships in Dutch and Atlantic Waters Report Multiple Sails
A string of maritime notices reports various vessels from Hamburg to Malaga, Newfoundland to Rochelle, and London to Pensacola with journeys ongoing or damaged. Ships include the Constantia Forbes ashore on the Dutch coast, La Catharine arrived at Rhe with damage, and several others docked or at sea reporting storms, leaks, or stranding near Beaumaris Bay, Holyhead, and the Bay of Naples.
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Eftenand
Dirk
Kay
Hamburg
Malaga
Molict
Marferies
Constantia
Forbes
la Catharine
Jarlin
Newfoundland
Isle of Rhe
la Nouvelle Guinnes
Goychne
la Ce Jefte
le Tourey
Rochelle
Mary
London
Pensacola
Jollie
the Catharine
Virginia
Bristol
Adamson
New York
Ball
Gibraltar
Falmouth
Naples
Daphne
Benfield
Bay of Naples
South
David
Poole
Alicant
Two Brothers
North Yarmouth
Barcelona
Lisbon
Polly
St. John’s
St. Sebastian’s
Ostend
India
Flushing
Middlebury
Dublin
Holyhead
Neilson
Dumfries
Liverpool
Beaumaris Bay
Pelham
Hamble
Swanage
Kenton
Teage
Oporto
Dartmouth
Leith
Gose
Portsmouth Harbour
Lorrain
Africa
Downs
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Brussels
the Facobin Club
Gounte Newe
York, Dec
Jefferson
Naburn Lock
Hence
Daking
Antonié
Hull
eLondon
Humber
Linerroo
Plimoush Dock
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