The Revenue Report of June 1792 Public Debt and Prosperity
The weekly revenue rise to June 1 1792 exceeds the prior week by seventy thousand six hundred eighty seven pounds. The April 30 1792 capital sum redeemed under Mr Pitt’s Debt Liquidation bill totals one hundred seventy seven thousand eight hundred fifty pounds with an extra parliamentary allocation added this quarter. The note praises a loyal industrious nation, a restrained ministry toward France, rising finances, doubled commerce, and levied relief for the poor, ending with the sentiment Happy Britannia and the Queen of Arts.
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Pitt
France
Britannia
British House of Commons agenda and European war report
Tomorrow in the House of Commons the India Budget and adjustments to the Royal Assurance Company Bill are on the docket. A sweeping note marks Prussia and Austria marching to France with about 140000 troops, with the first Prussian detachment from Potsdam to move Saturday, shaping hopes for French government change later in the year.
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Dunxnns
India
Royal Assurance Company
Prussia
Austria
France
Potzdam
The Ball at St James's Evening Brings Brilliant Soiree
The Ball at St James's tonight promises to be the most brilliant in years with many ladies already planning to dance. The Prince of Wales earlier hosted a grand Birthday defez to his friends at Carreton House, with noble invitations issued. Meanwhile the Empress of Russia objects to Osmyn Kiffendi as ambassador in Petersburgh, a replacement to be named. The late Emperor's estate is said to exceed 15,000,000 Florins. A French packet to Dover carried incendiaries from the Jacobin Club, including printed resolutions and Madame Tom’s assets, seized as subversive.
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St. James’s
Carreton House
Prince of Wales
Russia
Sublime Porte
Osmyn Kiffendi
Petersburgh
Dover
Jacobin Club
Paris
Rhine
Affair of Honour ends in amicable settlement on Edgeware Road
In a heated debate between the Duke of Ricamont and the Earl of Lauperpace, a severe expression led to a threatened midnight duel. Mr. Grey facilitated a possible meeting, Col. Purros presented a paper, and after revisions the parties agreed the expressions referred to public conduct, not private character, and the dispute was settled before a field meeting.
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Earl of Lauperpace
Grey
Giracé
Edgeware Road
Ricamont
Purros
Lord L
Loyal Lords and Commons pledge support for your Majesty
In Parliament we thank your Majesty for the Royal Proclamation and declare our steadfast duty to uphold the established constitution. We condemn efforts to undermine public order and emphasize that real liberty exists under law and a strong, regular government. The nation’s collective strength relies on commerce, property, and loyalty to the Crown. We will back your Majesty’s resolution with zeal and gratitude.
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Great Britain
Parliament Honour for Sero and Jeric’s Rise
Sero’s planned motto for Jeric hints a hope for national happiness as Jeric speaks in the House of Lords in support of government in a genuine, princelike oration. The day also notes Route selling an Oxfordshire estate for 120000 pounds, buying in Devon, and other varied news from Europe and London, including a fireworks accident near Astrey’s Amphitheatre and a pausing of tolls at Stamford.
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Jeric
House of Peers
Route
Oxford
Laneston
Devon
England
M. Burcacow
Republic of
Poland
Russia
East-Indies
Astrey
Alderman Skinner
South Lodge
Enfield Chace
Corporation of
Stamford
Hugues
Pall-mall
Canterbury arrest over seditious writings from France
Two Dover custom house officers followed a gentleman from France to Canterbury. In his trunk they found a packet addressed to the President of the Constitutional Whig Club in London containing friendship writings of the Jacobin Club of Toulouse. Officers report orders to search suspects and forward writings of seditious tendency to the Council Board.
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Jane ,Jr
Dover
Canterbury
France
Constitutional Whig Club
London
Jacobin Club
Thoulouse
His
Curious natural oddities and a contraband seizure
A crow feeds her brood by stealing magpie young after a nesting clash near Frodesley. In Colton Staffordshire a boy furrows five pigs on April 3, then five more on the 20 and three more later. Expedition cutter Forster reaches Scilly with a Juliana smuggling ship and tea tobacco and spirits. The Swan revenue cutter, chased by contraband, wrecks near Worthing after striking a shoal, its crew surviving as the vessel broke apart.
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Frodesley
Shrewsbury
Colton
Staffordshire
Richard Parr
Lieut
Forster
Scilly
Juliana
New Romney
Swan Revenue
Cowes
Worthing
Sussex
Phace
Spilsburys Antiscorbutic Drops Endorsed Worldwide
Mr Spilsburys Address to the Public notes eighteen years of public testimony to the benefits of his Ant scorbutic Drops for gout rheumatic and scorbutic cases. It claims broad fame in Britain Ireland and across hemispheres and explains seeking Royal patent protection to prevent adulteration and support the inventor and his family. Soboquare London February 20 1792.
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Mr. Spilsbury
Royal Bar
Spilsbury
Soboquare
London
Corbett Wed Exton Bride in Bath Marriage
Married on Thursday at Bath Robert Corbett of Longnor Salop to Miss Ifted of Exton Northamptonshire.
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Bath
Robert Corbett
Longnor
County of
Salap
Mils Ifted
Exton
Northamptonshire
Obituary notices report several deaths in diverse locales
On Wednesday last the Hon. Mrs. Cartwright died at her house in St James's Place in the 72nd year. Rev. Christopher Gawthorp late Vicar of Tilehurst Sussex and former Lincoln College fellow passed away. Sir Alexander Mackenzie died at Fortrose aged eighty six on the 21st ult. Capt Stuart Campbell died at Nice after his rebult.
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St. James’s Place
Cartwright
Tilehurst
Sussex
Christopher Gawthorp
That Place
Lincoln College
Fortrose
Sir Alexander Mackenzie
Nice
Stuart Campbell
SHIP NEW ARRIVALS JUNE 4 LIST OF VESSELS
Ships arriving and sailing described by port of departure and destination. Vessels include Hambro Packet Clark Ceres Murwis Iron Hambro St George Williamson from London Philip Ann Young from Honduras Centurion Knight Paragon Atkinson from Dantzig Lindon Packet Folny from Maryland Sussex Atkinson from Philadelphia William and James Bell from Jamaica London Burton from Maryland Pity Egan from Anguilla Mary Moffatt from Oporto Eliza Blythewood from Charlestown Curwen Falcon from Barbados Dent June 11 Wind S W with outward-bound links to Halifax and Barmouth. Earl Talbot remains with Kilverbeek Amsterdam for Ceylon India Pilots Deat June 3 Andalusia Brest Phenix Eat edhaman Vigra laat from Hall to Bordeaux ran aground Goodwin Sands carried into Dover Pier one man lost.
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Clark
Ceres
Murwis
Iron
Williamson
Lindon
Philip
Ann
Young
Honduras
Centurion
Knight
Paragon
Atkinson
Dantzig
Fa'mouth
Folny
Maryland
Sussex
Philadelphia
Dublin
Wiliam and James
Bell
Jamaica
Cork
London
Burton
Pity Egan
Anguilla
Plymouth
Mary
Hall
Bourdeaux
Goodwin Sands
Dover Pier
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Ss. Customs
South Sea
New South Sea
Busness
House of Commons
Royal Surrey Regiment of Militia
Ham Common
Duke of Clarence
Forses
Corporation of Kingston
H. Nobly
John Corner
Coast
China
East India House
St. Helena
Phoenix East Indiaman
The
India House
Weymouth
Phoenix
Bengal
Indras
Taunton Castle
Armstone
Forbes
Ann Sophia Blunt
Charles Cockerell
John Campbell
Henry Balfour
Ralph Foster
Robert Wallace
Musgrave
John Buchanan
Alexander Fowles
Archibald Stewart
Middlesex
Arexander
Lord Lovesscrough
King’s Bench Prison
Duke OF Richmond
Earl OF Lauderdale
Commons
Holland
Bank Stoex
Tasz
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