Queen's Ball Gala For Pasces Se S Nobility
Yesterday evening a grand gala ball and supper was held in the Guard-room of the Cattle near St. George's Hall for the Pasces se s, with principal nobility and gentry of both sets in attendance. The supper room featured two long tables and a raised end table for the Royal Family, and decorations dominated by emblems of Peace and burnished gold. Their Majesties’ table was richly adorned, and the event reflected formal elegance, with guests including the Dukes of Clarence and Gloucester, Duke of Burcleugh, several Earls and Lords, Duchesses, Marchionesses, Countesses, and other nobility from the household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. George’s Hall
Dukes of
Clarence
Gloucester
Duke of Burcleugh
Marquis of
Salisbury
Aylesbury
Courtoun
Chesterfield
Beaulieu
Walsingham
Boston
Stopford
George Howard
Harcourt
Buccleugh
Gordon
Marchionesses
Stafford
Howe
Courtown
Effingham
Howard
Admiralty considers peace gratuity for discharged sailors
Fragments report a Board of Admiralty meeting at the Admiralty Office to weigh claims for a peace gratuity for sailors discharged after late orders. Other items note Jamaica mail arrivals, naval movements, revenue cutter seizures, open seas forecasts, and odd anecdotes, all in brisk, period tone.
Destructive Weather and Local Crime Report in Kingston
In the late dry season caterpillar damage devastated corn near Fort Henderson then rains aided crops. An island hurricane October 5 caused widespread destruction and loss of life. A robberies case led to multiple arrests as police seized stolen goods. a guard was posted at Nichol's house. News includes a Spanish threat from Merida and rising rice prices. A brutal murder attempt involving a stolen fowl and a severed head was noted in Li Guañea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamaica
Kinoston
Fort
Henderson
Facob ‘Meads
Newport
Rhode Island
Kately
Cutracoa
Shortwood Estate
Liguanea
Flour-Mill Invention by Mr Oliver Evans
Evans, an American inventor, has created a self acting flour mill that moves grain from ground to upper floor for cleaning grinding and bolting without manual labor. He has secured a 14 year Congress exclusive right to profits. Several mills built on this plan operate successfully.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver. Evans
Congress
English Fishery Output Surpasses Other Nations
London sent ten vessels and Hull Yarmouth Bristol and Liverpool one each. The total oil from English vessels reaches 16320 barrels. American vessels, thirteen, harvest 11162 barrels. Three French vessels win 3570 barrels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Hull
Yarmouth
Bristol
Liverpool
Quarter Sessions London hears varied assaults
The General Quarter Sessions of the Peace for Westminster opened with multiple assault cases. Most were trifling, but a few featured extraordinary circumstances and novelty in their outlines as reported from the Westminster City and Liberty sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
Westminster
The Kine against Tupor in a public assault case
An indictment for assault at a public-house in Long Acre recalls a feud over a rejected marriage proposal. The defendant grabbed the prosecutor and kicked him, while another defendant and constables faced separate assault charges. Elizabeth Letten, described as a virago, assaulted Mary Stod, tearing at her hair and biting her nose. she was found guilty and sentenced to three months imprisonment and a five pound fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John ‘Redford
Mendoza
Long Acre
Dorset
James Denton
Jean Powell
Elizabeth Letten
Mary Stod
Sessions Schedule and Narrow Coal Theft Incident
The Sessions begin at Hicks hall Monday and Old Bailey Wednesday. Westminster General Quarter Sessions reports two dust-hole coal thieves who tried to steal half a bushel of coal mistaking the coal cellar for the dust-hole. A warning about suspicious men is issued for households. A whale aboard the Lord Hawkesbury carried ambergris weighing about four hundred ounces sold at Lloyd's Coffee-house for nineteen shillings sixpence per ounce. An obituary note about Mrs Dodd at Ilford is stated as erroneous, she died nearly seven years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hicks-hall
Old Bailey
Westminster
South Seas
Lord Hawkesbury
Lloyd’s
Dodd
Ilford
Canterbury Troop Movements From Dover to Faversham and Bedford
Tomorrow the first division of the 37th regiment of foot under Sir Charles Ross will march from Canterbury to Faversham and then to Bedford. The 2nd and 3rd divisions follow in the coming days. Lord Harrington's 29th foot leaves Dover Castle for Windsor. Independent companies at Faversham are ordered to march to Canterbury tomorrow for further orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
37Th Regiment of Foot
Charles Ross
Favertham
Bedford
Lord Harrington
29Th of Foot
Dover Castle
Windsor
King’s Sty
Faversham
Stormy Seas Bring Lark and Jenny to Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH January 6 Yesterday arrived the brig Lark John Pile from Newfoundland bound for Poult after which port she was driven in a gale. This day arrived brig Jenny from Guernsey Elisha Clear with wine turpentine paving stores for London. she now has two feet water in her hold. Sailed the Friendship Varlo for London. A seaman from the Hebe was found dead at the Sally Port with murder suspected, another man murdered on Gosport beach. This morning a seaman was flogged from ship to ship at Spithead for mutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lark
John Pilematter
Newfoundland
Poult
Jenny
Guernsey
Elisha
Matter
London
Varlo
Gosport
Spithead
Hornsby and Co Lottery Proposal Promises Savings
The Hornsby and Co proposal to purchasers of Tickets and Shares in the Lotteries gains ground daily. Advantages are publicly inspected and clearly shown, offering a saving of 2s per Ticket or Share in the first ten thousand blanks, 8s on small prizes, and 400l each for major prizes, with exact proportionality for every prize and no extra cost to purchasers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hornsby and Co
Curious Foreign Wines Plan Promises Genuine Imports
Hibbs proclaims legal quarts of wine sold are genuine imported goods at fair prices with full quantity guaranteed. He offers orange shrubs for rum and punch, claims savings for families, and requests country orders include remittance or town ward references for payment. prices available at the warehouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hibbs
Ship News Arrivals and Departures at Various Ports
SHIP NEH S ARRIVALS January At Jamaica the Sally Barnes from Wilington Britannia Hviah from Shields Latitiay Shootridge from Bristol At Biloor Dawking Le Score from Jersey At Rotterham Sophia Hare from Dublin The Henrietta Dexter from Lynn to Forth is on shore near Alemouth SC At Liverpool Budd Clare from Grenada At Margate Bilboa Palmer from Bourdeaux At Jamaica the Juno Ritchie from Greenock At Amsterdam the Columbia Vespins from St Eustae true At Hull the Triton Hunt from Hamburg In Yarmouth Roads the St Vincent Prior from Riga Dean Jan 5 Arrived and sailed for the River the Betsey Metnard from New York Brothers Magruda from Maryland and Bee Smith from Rouen Remain the ships as before and Mentor Wilcox for Africa Dublin Ryder for Liverpool Industry Walliams for Dublin and Fly Sutton for Bristol Wind S W Dyan Dec 6 Remain with the hips as before and Southampton frigate Jasoa Main for Gibraltar Britane nia Ker for Charles Town Wind W 5S W
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Jamaica
Sally
Barnes
Wilington
Britannia
Hviah
Shields
Latitiay Shootridge
Bristol
Biloor
Dawking
le Score
Jersey
Rotterham
Sophia
Hare
Dublin
Henrietta
Dexter
Lynn
Forth
Alemouth
Liverpool
Budd
Clare
Grenada
Margate
Bilboa
Palmer
Bourdeaux
Juno
Ritchie
Greenock
Amsterdam
Columbia
Vespins
St. Eustae
Hull
Triton
Hunt
Hamburg
Yarmouth Roads
St. Vincent
Prior
Riga
Dean
Betsey
Metnard
New York
Brothers
Magruda
Maryland
Bee
Southampton
Jasoa
Main
Gibraltar
Ker
Charles Town
Marriages Reported in Royal Licences and Notices
Yesterday and recent days several noble and notable marriages were announced by special licence or church ceremony. Charles Vilchers Daremouth wed Miss Mary Forbes, daughter of Admiral Forbes, at a private ceremony. Henry Earl Fauconberg married Miss Cheshyre, heiress of Bennington, Hertfordshire, at Windsor. Mr Clark, son of Dr Clark, married Mills Duff, niece of the Earl of Fife, in Edinburgh. Lord Ducie married Mrs Child of Ofterley Park. In Jamaica, Captain Stee Helin of the Royal Artillery married Miss French at Spanish Town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Vilchers Daremouth
Mary Forbes
Admiral Forbes
Carlisle
St. George's Chapel
Windsor
Henry Earl Fauconberg
Cheshyre
John Cheshyre
Bennington
Hertford
Edinburgh
Clark
Mills Duff
Admiral Duff
Earl of Fife
Lord Ducie
Child
Ofterley Park
Latt
Spanish Town
Jamaica
Steehelin
Royal Artillery
French
Deaths in Jamaica and England Honor notable officials
A list of obituaries from the period noting the deaths of George Spence Custos Rotulorum and Chief Judge in Lucca Jamaica, Ensign Douglass of the 14th Regiment in Port Royal, Captain Jame Barlow aged 99 at Goodman's Fields, William Murray of Edinburgh once a Virginia merchant, Thomas James of Cupertree Bridge, Surrey, and Colonel William Preston of Weybridge Surrey aged 66. The notices mark their residences and offices with brief tributes to character.
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Lucca
Jamaica
George Spence
Court
Edinburgh
Virginia
Thomas James
Cuper’s Bridge
Lamebeth
Coun Surry
Gaid
Weybridge
Surry
William Preston
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Board of Admiralty
Admiralty Office
Charing-cross
Admiralty
Parisray
Ciaus
Duke
Aere Centurion
Admiral Affleck
Blonde
Brune
Diana
Cygnet
Alert
Port Royal
Liberty of
Duke of Cumberland
J. Dick
William Bell
His
Alexander
Scilly
Formidable
Hamburgh
Tsbon
Strasburgh
Spires
Bucharest
Litovia
Listovia
France
Romecourt
Gill
Kingston
Williamson
Thomas Bennet
Bourdon Streets
Peter Breton
Bartlett
John Nicho
Nichol
Ofnaburgh
Bay of Honduras
Bryan
Merida
Baccalar
Patent
New River
Tupor
Canterbury, Fan
Portsmouth
E.hibbs
Monument Yarp
London Bridge
Holland
Flanders
Waterford
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