Irish Parliament Continues Address and Elections Debate
The Irish Parliament debated an humble Address to the King echoing the Speech with condolence for the Duke of Cumberland and thanks for Westmoreland’s continuation. Grattan concurred on principles except the last, Wolfe’s motion passed, and committees were appointed to prepare responses. Deputies thanked the Lord Lieutenant. resolutions on undue elections were discussed, including punitive measures for frivolous petitions and rights of trial. The motion to require recognizance for unfounded claims passed, and the session adjourned after reviving standing orders and committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Earl of
Wolfe
Namara
Clare
Lucius O’brien
Corry
G. Pontendy
Marcus Beresford
Ashe
Grenville
England
Prince of Wales hosts Hampshire Hunt dinner at Kempshot
London reports describe the Prince of Wales enjoying flag hunting near Popham Lane and hosting a grand dinner for the Hampshire Hunt at Kempshot. The piece also reflects on Canada’s loyalty, colonial governance, and population growth in early America.
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Royal
Prince of Wales
Popham-lane
Hampshire Hunt
Kempshot
Earl of Caatsam
Amhersy
Prince Poxiarowski
Poland
London
England
Baltic
Denmark
Stockholm
Great Britain
Russia
North Seas
Canada
James the First
North America
Virginia
Maryland
North Carolina
Europe
Portsmouth
White Hart
Turbulent Polish Diet Fails to Unify Reform Bid
In Warsan the double Diet faces bitter splits over reform and crown succession. Debates run late, with the king’s conciliatory speech calming a volatile assembly. Meanwhile Russia, Prussia, and the Empress marshal vast military preparations and fortifications as tensions with the Porte rise, signaling wider European war concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
Europe
Prussia
Vistula
Russia
Estonia
Livonia
White Rutha
Kievie
France
Potemkin
The Confined Debtor Fragment in a Dreadful Prison
Fragment from a moral rousing piece describing a debtor in a dark cell. The narrator recalls a wife and children, a cruel creditor, and the pain of poverty. He pleads for mercy, relief, and spiritual solace, urging Christians and Mex to aid the afflicted.
Sweden weighs naval build up after peace
Stockholm reports that peace has led to a rapid push to reestablish a navy while land forces will be cut with disbanding volunteers and militia raised during the war with Russia. The king may lead naval operations, convene February parliament on finances, and seek a defensive alliance with the Empress. Comte Dusen and Baron Scheffer have recently died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danube
Bessarabia
Kievie
Black Sea
Empire
Russia
Austria
Riga
Revel
Comte de Dusen
Department of Foreign Affairs
Baron de Scheffer
To him who calls the weary and oppressed for rest
A plea for succor and comfort from a compassionate heart. The speaker laments isolation and lack of pity, hoping for a tender, sympathetic response and relief that seems divinely granted. The verse invokes a generous heart filled with love to dispense heavenly bounty.
License Abuse at Hand and Flower Inn Case
In Westminster Hall a criminal information against William Blamiré Nicolas Bond and Thomas Aylitie alleges corrupt renewal of Edward Day s Hand and Flower ale house licence on the road to Hammersmith despite magistrates voting against renewal after September 1790. Day faced penalties for selling without a licence, yet the three magistrates renewed the licence in defiance of the law. Rule granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ey Rine
William Blamiré
Nicolas Bond
Thomas Aylitie
Elgis
Hand and Flower
Hammersmith
Edward Day
Day
Trial of Bartholomew Quarme for Willful Murder
Bartholomew Quarme from the Isle of Ely was brought up to the Court of King's Bench on a special verdict for the wilful murder of his wife. He sought counsel and Mr G Wilson was assigned to argue the case. The Court scheduled the argument for Saturday fortnight, and the prisoner was ordered committed to the King's Bench prison in the interim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartholomew Quarme
King’s Bench
Isle of Ely
G. Wilson
King’s Bench Prison
Bennet v Mayor and Corporation of Carlisle costs case
An 18th century mandamus case in Westminster Hall examined who should bear costs after the Mayor and Corporation of Carlisle refused to admit freemen. The Guilds claimed they bore the duty, while the Corporation argued otherwise. Lord Reavon ruled the Corporation must pay costs, noting their continued involvement made them liable. The dispute centered on the Guilds and corporate responsibility, with the Duke of Norfolk and Lord Lonsdale noted in the aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TION
Carlisle
Imue
Westminster Hall
Lord Kenyon
Guilds
Lord Reavon
Mingay
Duke of Norfolk
Lord Lonsdale
Russia and France in political flux amid imperial ambitions
A late 18th century perspective notes the collapse of union between rival powers in Russia and France. It praises imperial Russia under a strong Empress and references Peter the Great’s era as a benchmark of national progress. The piece hints at shifting monarchist prospects should illness alter the French monarchy while French democrats push ahead with their plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xival Orera
Russia
Amon
Wei
Peter the Great
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Warsan
White Russia
Ukraine
Kiovie
Chicarells
Erebus
Davine
Hell
Bill
LAW Report
Bennet
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