His Majesty in Council appoints sheriffs and naval update
In a mounted telegraph of government and port news the Royal Office confirms appointments of Henry Seyther of Fandford and Tempest of Caldwell as sheriffs replacing John Calcraft, with Lord Bridport and Admiral Nepean sending dispatches on the Triton capture of the French brig L Aimmable Vitoire. Also includes sugar price averages, bankruptcy notices, and dividend declarations across multiple towns and firms.
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Lean
Cherbourg
C. Oo
Joan Gore
Lord Bridport
Parliamentary Intelligence: House Adjourns After Few Members
In the House of Commons at Fez on Saturday February 9, only two members were present at 4 o'clock, prompting the Speaker to adjourn the session until Monday.
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House OF Commons
Fez
Muscat
Montehouse
Brook-street
Death of Lieutenant Oaxes and mutiny at sea
A private letter recounts Lieutenant Oaxes being ordered to seize a vessel near Terante. He disarmed Malays aboard but refused treachery concerns, was killed when the head Burmese killed him as revenge for a sailor’s death, and the crew’s brutal retaliation followed. Additional items note arrivals of East India Company passengers, naval discipline, evolving European conflict, and various local incidents.
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Caxes
Ross
Orrok
Keating
Beckwith
Feruffon
Lieut Wade
Peg Lorn
Emerson
Short
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Paris
Caruthers
Temple
Prince William Henry
MacKenzie
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White
Harry
Dickson
Wade
Howenden
M‘kenazie
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Hawey
Hare
Andrew Hannay
Woodcott
W. Hannay
John Adair
Engti Spencer
M‘dougall
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Campbell
Forbes
Raitt
Boyce
Rox
Hasleton
Stewart
Allen
Per Hawke
Quayle
Caldwell
Ensign Beresford
Lambe
Bowles
Davis
Draps
Lane
Baker
Shee
Queen
Adamer
Manner
Felix Robson
Levers
Bell
Nicolay
Curtis
Ovendon
Price
Princess Manry
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Hall
Hart
Wright
Henderson
Hamilton
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Peters
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James
Rauru Avercromby
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Kate Gales
Orford
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Tae and
Wells
Seaneraléestibel
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Somerset
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Shaw
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Erskine
Garrow
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Justice Asuhhurst
William Shaw
Richard Blake Delaval
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Liverpool
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Norway
Happisburg Sand
Cromer
Garland
Atho. Woon
Madapascar
Cape of Good Hope
Zerribl
Plymouth Harbour
Coblers Reach
Mount Patten
Lici
Clements
Irns
Missing Schedule Fragments From Local Notices
Fragmentary OCR reads March dates and towns including Maidstone on Thames and Kingston on Thames with Monday entries for Surry and East Grinstead. The text appears to be a timetable or public notice listing events or attendances across towns on specific Mondays in March.
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Howe
Maesta
Kent
Baidstone
Surry
Kineston
Thames
Sudix
Eat Grinstead
Creimstord Hometown Note From Hertford
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Abe cha in Hertford and a Creimstord reference, hinting at a local event or notice. Readable words point to a brief community item with personal names and place. Further details are unreadable but the local tone remains.
Western Circuit Notices and Court Dates
Judge Butter and Judge Grogs schedule events in Southampton and Winchester with dates in March. Dorsetshire and Devonshire openings set for Dorchester and Exeter, plus Cornwall and Taunton listings.
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Winchester
Wiltshire
New Sarum
Dorsetshire
Dorchester
Devonshire
Exeter
Exeter City
Cornwall
Launceston
Somersetshire
Thurstay
Taunton
Somerset
Oxford Circuit Match Dates Across Counties
Berkshire Monday March 4 in Reading Oxfordshire Wednesday March 6 in Oxford Oxford City same day Worcester Saturday March g at Worcester Worcester City same day Gloucestershire Wednesday March 13 in Gloucester Gloucester City same day Monmouthshire Saturday March 16 at Monmouth Herefordshire Tuesday March 1g at Hereford Hereford City same day Shropshire Saturday March 24 Shrewsbury Staffordshire Wednesday March 27 at Stafford
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Oxford
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Worcester
Worcester City
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Gloucester
Monmouthshire
Monmouth
Herefordshire
Hereford
Shropshire
Shrewbury
Staffordshire
Stafford
Norfolk Circuit Schedule Across Counties
Norfolk Circuit Chief Justice Eyax and Mr Justice Ashhurst preside across multiple counties with dates set in March. Sessions listed include Buckinghamshire in Aylesbury, Bedford in Bedford, Huntingdonshire in Honriardon, Cambridgeshire in Cambridge, Norfolk in Thettard, and Suffolk in St Edmunds.
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Ashhurst
Buckinghamshire
Aylesbury
Bedfore
Bedford
Huntingdonshire
Honriardon
Cambridgeshire
Cambridge
Norfolk
Thettard
Suffolk
St. Edmund's
Earthquake Shakes Jersey Island Fright After Premorning Tremor
Frightened residents woke before dawn as a night tremor struck Jersey Island. Only a few chimneys fell and no major damage was reported beyond alarm and concern among sleepers.
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Jersey
Impromptu Greeting on Knowledge and Power
An archaic verse fragment extols practical wisdom and self discipline. It contrasts indulgent worldly pursuits with prudent conduct, urging restraint and study. The piece portrays knowledge as a gate to living rightly and recommends temperate guidance over extravagance.
Wiltshire and Herts Notables Departed and Market Summary
Obituaries note the deaths of Miss Jane Lutwyche at Kensington aged 364 and Mrs Crawley of Stockwood Bedfordshire on Wednesday dated in the year. Details also record the passing of Mrs Frewin wife of Richard Frewin of Westminster after a long illness. The course of exchanges lists prices for bank and government securities including Genoa Leghorn and India bonds with figures in pounds and shillings, and a brief market summary of Excheque Bills and Annuities.
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Jane Lutwyche
Edward Guléstone
Aevy
Kensington
Calne
Wiltshire
Jota Smiths
Halsey
Gardesden Place
Herts
Crawley
Jobe Crawley
Stockwood
Bedforthire
Frewin
Richard Freavin
Westminster
Titurquestioradle pre eminence claimed for Serismey’s drugs
A scrambled vintage notice extols an unnamed remedy for scurvy gout rheumatism and related evils. It touts rapid relief after hours and urges steady perseverance, invoking a December 2798 date and a claim of saving lives by medical elixir amid dire afflictions.
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Serismey
perleBershe
Sehoe Square
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