Marriage Dissolution Bill in Lords over Walford Case
English Parliament Lords debated a bill to dissolve Mr Walford of Stratford's marriage after his wife’s adultery with malt distiller Mr Cooke. Evidence showed children by Cooke and elopement, but actual adultery proof required. a servant’s discovery substantiated it and the clause to bastardize the children prompted comments. The bill was ordered for a second reading and adjourned.
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Walford
Stratford
Essex
Mr Cooke
King’s Bench
House of Lords
Cooke
New Writs and Petitions in House of Commons
In the House of Commons new writs were moved for Chester and Tiverton in place of Thomas Steele and Dudley Ryder who have become Paymaster General of the Army. Petitions included a Holland Lincolnshire claim for a local dog tax. Parsloe's Divorce Bill read a first time. Bengal correspondence to be laid before the House. India judicature commissioners appointed. Offenders' Bill debated. deferral moved to two weeks hence. Committees on Supply and Ways and Means adjourned to Friday.
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Chichester
Tiverton
Thomas Steele
Dudley Ryder
Lincolnshire
Holland
Parsloe
Lords
Capt. Parsloe
India
Dundas
Government of
Bengal
Fob Holland
E.q
Madras
Levee at St James and Royal Audiences in London
London report on a midday Levee at Buckingham House with the King presiding at St James's. Presentations included Major General O'Hara and others on various appointments. A Royal Council session followed, with audiences to Yonge and O'Hara, then dinner at Buckingham House. Later the King hosted the concerts, and new pay officers were sworn in. A Commons committee discussed the draft Country Bank Notes Bill at Downing Street.
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Buckingham House
St. James’s
O’hara
Gibraltar
Lord Dover
Ansire
Earl of Fortescue
Captain Curzon
M. A. Curzon
Count du Roure
M. Vollcwy
George Yonge
General O'Hara
Buck Kingham - House
Duprey Ryper
S H Ousehold
India Election Court Names Simon Fraser Director
A General Court of Proprietors held at the East India House elected Simon Fraser Esq as Director after disqualification of Joan Woopncruss. Final vote count showed Fraser with 690 to 315 for George Cummine. Drawing Room at St James's for the Queen.
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East India House
Joan Woopncruss
Simon Fraser
Grerce Cummine
Mr. Fraser
St. James's
Royal Highness departs Carleton House for Kempshot
A compact column notes the Prince of Wales leaving Carleton House for his Kempshot residence. It catalogs varied items from European affairs to local incidents, including theatre skepticism, royal lineage claims, the Pope’s Lent fast, and regional fires and jail openings, all presented in a mid 18th century tone.
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Royal
the Prince of Wales
Carleton House
Kempshot
Shakespear
Noah
Adam
France
Church of Rome
French Affairs Described Amidst French Club Power Struggle
A dramatic account portrays the Club des Jacobins wielding immense power, surpassing Louis XVI, with potential universal arming proposals and a revolt against traditional authority. It details huge deficits, assignats, and a collapsing monetary system, noting breadwinners forced to accept scraps as coinage vanishes and debt mounts.
Pakistan Dresses in Fashionable Lady Attire of the Era
The text describes economy in dress with two gown and petticoat outfits. First outfit features sky blue satin gown with orange ribband, white lace tucker, fur trimmed petticoat, sky blue cap, orange shoes. Second outfit shows a dressed hair style with pomegranate wreath, gauze neck kerchief, reddish brown satin gown, white stomacher, lace ruffles, white striped crape petticoat, and rose ribband bows.
Desperate Transport Outrages At Water Side And Gold Find
Yesterday 168 men aboard Gravesend vessels bound for Botany Bay. A stronger guard is urged to curb outrages as lamps and windows are broken and robberies occur during conveyance. A remarkable find at Orchard House, Blackwall: Benjamin Kemp uncovers three heavy gold ingots from a ship, boosting his wealth. Several vessels sailing to Davis's Straits and the NorE are reported lost or saved, with crews and cargo outcomes noted.
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la Grande Chartreuil
Grenoble
Dauphiny
France
Parterre
National Assembly
Turkey
Russia
Baltic
Massachusets
John Lovewell
Botton
Lord Perre
Parklane
Taplow
Maidenhead
Ipswich
Howar
Jaus
Brighthelmstone
Gravesend
Botany Bay
Orchard House
Blackwall
Benjamin Kemp
Kemp
Nautilus
Rowland
Marlborough
Thornbull
Earl Fauconberg
Agar
Prospect
Banks
Peacock
Davis
Streights
Whitby
Ark
Young
Zant
Nore Land
Juliana
Dramamners
Anholt
Eliza
Sampson
Leith
London
Aldborough
Continental Intelligence reveals Livonia troops under 50000
A Petersburg dispatch notes Livonia forces total about 50 000 across six regiments and five cavalry squadrons plus infantry, bombardiers, gunners, and garrison battalions. White Russia and the Ukraine add further numbers for a combined force exceeding 56 000, with Soltikoff to review and adjust units due to imperfect readiness, while Cronstadt remains hard to access as winter ice limits provisions.
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Livonia
White
Russia
Ukraine
Soltikoff
Esthenia
White Russia
Cronstadt
National debts and old annuities in France and Russia monument plan
The piece notes France paying Old Annuities by rotation of Christian names, contrasts with surname payments, and comments on political timing. It mentions Prince Porem in a letter to Prince Gallitzin about exaggerated Turkish losses at the Capture of Yiuail, and Russia planning a monument to Julius Caesar with a Pliny quote about battles and casualties, erected in 1791 by Catherine the Great.
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France
Paris
National Assembly
M. Mirabeau
Grand Federation
Treasury
Chrisian
Prince Porem
Prince Gallitzin
Yiuail
Russia
Julius Caesar
Pliny
Rome
Catherine
Vast Inland Wheat and Barley Arrivals Amid Wind Drift
Coastwise ships report arrivals from February 7 to 15 totaling 6582 lacks flour and 299,920 bushels of British corn including 86,104 bushels of wheat and 325,896 beans. Winds shifted to eastward, river spectacle showed over 250 vessels bound seaward, inspiring pride in growing commerce and national standing.
Gate dispute at Edinburgh College over gate to amuse professors
Anecdote recounts Dr Robertson and Professor Tytler in a gate controversy at the Edinburgh College. Professors sought permission for the gate, and Dr Robertson laughed that the gate served them mostly him. A pupil’s accidental class door opening sparked a classroom joke about Claude.
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Edinburgh
Robertson
Prinipal
Claude Offium
Claude
Tuum Sur
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Club Des Facobins
Louis
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