Parade and society notes from London and abroad
Yesterday morning the Duke of York viewed the first battalion in St James's Park. Dispatches arrived from Vienna and Florence. mail from the Leeward Islands at Falmouth. Nobility visiting near Cambridge. fires, visits, and appointments noted. Crimes, fines, and robberies reported, including a physician's manuscripts stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of
Caldstream Regiment of Foot Guards
St. James’s Park
Neon
Secretary of State’s Office
Ro- Bert
Mugray Kelty
Vienna
Lord Hervey
Florence
Kine
Windsor-lodge
Leeward Islands
Falmouth
Prince William Henry
Vyner
King’s’ Bench
Adam Curystit
Bahama Islands
Poremxin
France
Stockholm
Sweden
Mayence
Palatinate
Worms
Holland
Surrey Street
Coleman
Strand
Bartlett
Lord Petre
Buckesham-house
Norfolk
William Maguire
Howland-street
Tottenham-court Road
Public Credit and Bills of Exchange Court Dispute
A London merchant files a public dispute over a bill payment, bank tender issues, and a Notary’s fee of 2s 6d. The case tests law versus local courts, with Lord Kenyon cited on tendering times and bankers duties, prompting press debate on financial accountability.
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Bank of Mesirs
Fenchurch ‘Street
Court of Conscience
Larw
Court of King’s Bench
London
Viscountess Langford of Langford Hill Dies in Meath
Sunday night the Viscountess Langford of Langford Lodge in Meath died at Summerhill. She married Hercules Langford Rowley in 1732 and bore seven children, including Florcules the heir. Her death opens a parliamentary vacancy for County Antrim and may influence local politics with candidates discussed.
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Fe’nnight
Summerhill
Meath
Hercules Lancrorp Rowey
Ormsay
Rowley
Langford
Langford Lodge
Summmerhill
Hercules Langford Rowley
Hercules
Florcules
Viscountess Lancrorp
Antrim
Hercules Row1ey
Earl of Bexfast
Donegal
Monument to Margaret Duchess of Norfolk in Norwich Church
Sunday the 11th an opening ceremony unveiled a monument to Margaret Duchess of Norfolk in St John Baptist church Norwich. The inscription notes her death on Feb 7 1663 at age 23 and credits descendant Joan Lord Howard of Walden with erecting it. A separate report details the Experiment Wakefield capturing a large lugger near Scilly after a six and a half hour chase. casualties included one dead and three wounded. The vessel, American built, 120 tons, belongs to Ostend.
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St. John Baptist
Norwich
Margaret
Duchess of Nor Folk
Readig Blomfield
Duchess of Norfolk
Thomas Lord Rupey
Walden
England
Joan Lord Howard
Wakefield
Scilly
League of
Hle
Ostend
Nova Scotia
Scotland
Great Britain
Reform movement calls for broad constitutional amendments
A reform voice urges Parliament to amend multiple laws to curb public charity abuses, reform poor laws, land tax, penal statutes, legal fees, and jury systems, and to regulate brothels, boarding schools, pub beer houses, and tithes. It advocates broader watch, justice, and debt laws, aiming to limit imprisonment and enhance local governance.
Scarcity Value Classified Articles On Virtue And Profession
A historical clipping lists items praised for moral qualities and social roles. It mentions chastity in married life sincerity friendship charity honesty fashion and a parson among others. It contrasts virtues with vices and notes roles in parish offices and administrations while stressing integrity.
Duel tragedy and politics clash in Galway era
Lieutenant Grant, famed for clearing himself after a duel with Galway’s Mr. French, was shot through the heart on the 22d instant by a friend of the deceased. In the same encounter, Harrison, of Galway, was badly wounded in the thigh. The item also promises a summary of the Commissioners for reducing the National Debt up to November 1, 1791.
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Grant
French
Galway
Leiby
Harrison
Farewell lines echoing a lover's pained farewell
The poem laments parting and exile as the speaker bids a beloved maid farewell. It speaks of cherished memories, lingering sorrow, and a belief that life loses its light without the beloved’s pitying ear. The stanzas invoke tomb and time as they express enduring longing.
Warlike French Princes Hear of Amsterdam Loan
FRANKFORT DECEMBER 6 The French princes armaments grow daily and pay dear. It is publicly stated that Hope and Co Amsterdam have advanced eighteen million French livres under a foreign guarantee. Mr Hope advanced seven hundred thousand livres two years ago. The Imperial Minister in Munich says the Alsace decree will soon go to the Diet. The Emperor will not yet use force against France. The princes' conduct is not approved and calls for measures to curb emigrant armaments along the Rhine.
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House of Hope and Co
Amsterdam
Hope
Munich
Alsace
France
Rhine
Official correspondence from Marechal Duke de Brochio to Baron Oxenstiern
The letter dated November 26 addresses Baron Oxenstiern, minister plenipotentiary, praising Louis XVI and urging aid. It extols the king for defending sovereigns and expresses French nobility gratitude, requesting continued friendship and patronage with His Majesty.
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Duke de Brochio
iMon
Baron D’oxenstiern
France
Louis
Oxenstiern
Answer of the Baron d Oxenstierna at Cosrentz
The Baron denounces flatterers and urges noble princes to defend the Bourbon cause while praising the king for restoring royal splendour. He notes the king’s stance against liberty talk and asserts the Bourbon line will endure through steadfast nobles and courageous descendants. He expresses pride in delivering the sovereign’s message to the gentlemen and their leader.
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Monsieur
Marechal
Geutlemen
House of Bourbon
Turenne
Gustavus Adolphus
Cosrentz
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Lord Kenyon
Seo
Cuminalus Aiiis
Patriotim
Amaeng
S. Sea
Cherie
Estelles
Frankfort
D’oxenstiern
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