Parliament notices and royal affairs in 1792
In London reports, privileges committees in the Scots election and debt bills, a Board of Admiralty for a vice admiral appointment is noted, while royal towns praise the Proclamation. Ascot races set, Middlesex court sittings listed, and Glasgow finds a Pope Innocent VI seal fragment. Weather favorable, agriculture strong, and European peace discussed amid civil war risk in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Admiralty
Charing-cross
Forr Hows
England
Lord Rodney
Cumstream
Duke of Gordon
Ireland
Lord Garniss
Mark Ham
America
Lord Twurton
Great Britain
Poors
Miss Govparp
York
Extrer
Mawncuster
Bacshot
Ascot
Middlesex
London
Lloyd Lord Kenyon
C. Invand
Glasgow
Innocent VI
St. Paul
St. Peter
France
Europe
Oliver Cromwell
Luckner
Biron
Yacobins
M. de la Flaveettte
Hammersmith
Birmingham
Corporation of
Stamford
Mount-street
Maidstone
St Domingoland unrest and color line tensions ease in Apr reports
Early April reports describe French troops arriving at the Cape de la Petite, with detachments posted to exposed forts while a sufficient guard remains. The People of Colour contest concordats with whites in Port au Prince and La Croix des Bouquets. a treaty in St Mark and the Artibonite grants limited rights, prisoners exchanged, and insurgent activity subdued. Guadaloupe and Martinique show no insurrections, with locals inclined to grant People of Colour citizen rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Cape
Port Au Prince
la Croix Des Bouquets. Co
St. Mark
Artibonite
M. Pinchinat
M. Savary
M. de Foulange
Gonaives
Ince
Guadaloupe
Martinico
Riots In Mount Street Break Quiet Then Erupt
Yesterday the neighborhood stayed calm as patrols stopped. By nine, a large mob formed from Grosvenor-square to South Audley street and Bell the Parkman’s house. Magistrates failed to quell them, a corporal’s guard dispersed the disorder, soldiers patrolled, and the crowd moved slowly in small parties. The mob appeared mostly lower craft men ready to cause mischief, with few onlookers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grosvenor-square
Audley-street
Guernsey affairs and European dispatches from the era
The notice records Mr Dunpas directing inquiry into Mount Street watch-house conduct, while Guernsey inhabitants pledge to counter false privateering rumors. Capt Canning reports Cape Francois chaos as Americans flee, and Warsaw hosts a grand May dinner with royal declamations. Morocco unrest follows, with Mequinez fighting and Sidi Mully Soliman proclaimed sovereign. Ship news from Liverpool lists numerous ships, routes, and incidents, including gales, wrecks, and vessels sailing to Bristol, Baltimore, and London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunpas
Bond
Mount-street
Guernsey
French National Assembly
England
France
Canning
Cape Francois
America
Cape
Capt Canning
Warsaw
Radzivil
PoLand
Tangiers
Morocco
Mequinez
Sidi Mully Soliman
Fez
Thunder storms and hail sweep Tarleton and Wavertree
A fierce afternoon storm lashed Tarleton-bridge Preston with thunder hail and rain for about an hour. Wavertree saw hail two inches deep in places. no major damage except fruit trees. Bath residents met to address a proclamation request, with Lord Colville chairing and signatures to be collected. A fire at stock cottages destroyed outhouses and contents, aided by wind. The corporation refused to seal Mr Withers as Rector, triggering protests from several members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Tarleton-bridge
Preston
Wavertree
Bath
Lord Colville
Home Department
Parsley
Stock
Churchill
Shipping Arrivals and Departures at Plymouth
Olive Branch from Memel and Adventure from Cadiz arrive at Plymouth on June 6. Betsey, under captain White, sails for Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Olive Branch
Wood
Memel
Adventure
Taylor
Cadiz
Betsey
White
Philadelphia
Dream of Violets Soap Ad Promises Pure White Skin
A Victorian advertisement promotes Dream of Violets soap with claims of extreme cleanliness and skin brightening. It warns that genuine Violet Soap products are sold only by the Patent Violet Soap Office in Cornhill and that prior London sellers are counterfeit. One bottle reportedly lasts a lady a month with daily use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornhill
Hal and ‘Co
London
Dyde’s
Anodyne Necklace Maker Receives Royal Appointment
Friday last Basix Burciter of Long-acre, sole proprietor of the Anodyne Necklace for Children cutting teeth, was officially appointed at the Lord Chamberlain's Office St James's to the King for the Royal Children. This royal favor is expected to bolster Burchell's reputation and curb impostors selling counterfeit versions of the medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basix Burciter
Long-acre
House of Hanover
St. James’s
Burchell
Arrivals and arrivals list from Plymouth to Grenada June
June arrivals show multiple ships departing and arriving, including the Sally from Carco Bay and the Nancy from St Domingo, with others from Bristol Lisbon Africa and Virginia. June 6 7 entries note sails to Jamaica Georgia Havre-de-Grave and Lisbon, plus Indiaman Carnatic at Grenada and various ships departing inland for Leith Yarmouth and Newcastle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Sally
Scott
Carco Bay
Beachy
Sandwell
Oporte
Bourdeaux
Nancy
Grament
Domingo
Africa
Mary
Grimes
Barnes
Virginia
Gipseys Pemberton
Betsey, Young
Lisbon
Grenada
Will
Hughes
Barbadoes
Bird
Clare
Dea
Canada
Sewel
Jamaica
Minerva
Moore
Georgia
Bassinery
Colés
Dorothy
Louisa
Heaples
Havre-de-Grave
N. BE
Britannia
Leiftimassy
Oporto
Duchess
Hamilton
Brodie
Oportos
Leith
Bacchus
Boog
Yarmouth
Beaufoy
Nichol
Gallipoly
Petersburg
Godwich
Harrison
Little Hampton
Newcastle
His
Delta
Harvey
Naples
William
Bradford
Swansea
Swan
Theatrical Reports and Society Marriages Noted
The Drury Lane company performs As You Like It with Bon Ton and The Haunted Tower tonight. Marriages recorded include Thomas Trevor of Bodynfol Montgomeryshire to Miss Briggs, and Charles Rains of Windsor to Mills West of Chertley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drury-Lane Company
Bon Ton
Thomas Trevor Trevor
Bodynfol
Montgomeryshire
Miss Briggs
Diocese of
Chester
Chertley
Surrey
Charles Rains
Windsor
Mills West
Obituary notices and market quotes from Kingston area page
Obituaries note the deaths of Richard Bell aged 63 in Welton-Gringe Elizabeth Fell wife of Joseph Reis Es and the Rev John Richards of Tetbury and others. The page also lists stock prices with Bank Stock three percent reduced and various bond entries from Grigsby’s Coffee House listings and financial quotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vo Hes
Welton-Gringe
Richard Bell
Corporation of
Kingston-u
Hull
Elizabeth Fell
Joseph Reis Es
Militia
Tetbury
John Richards
Earl Pembroke
Charles Waterhouse
Grigsby
Threadneedle-street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Busine
House OF Lords
Derby
House OF Commons
Royal Asurance Company
ST. Domingo
Mount Street
Ship News
Lively
S. Gamble
Tiles de Los
Ditto
Marthas Goodwill
Gilchrist
Sierra Leona
Bristol
Margaret
Kendal
Isles de Los
Bonances
Cape Mount
Mary Ann
Bushell
Leagues S. W
Riddle
Speedwell
Flip Kingston
Craig
Jamieson
Belfast
M'Dowall
Globe
General Washington
Hamburg
Baltimore
Kitty
Rotterdam
Bardsey
Ann
Furlong
John
Foy
Wilfor
Friends
Whitehaven
Christopher
Molyneux
Tuscar
Port Glasgow
New York
Esther
Pentland Frith
Orkneys
Hind
War
Martins
Amsterdam
Batavia
Calais
Hardwick
Norwood
Dover
Berkout
King George
Sharman
Pomona
Cairns
Newry
Norway
Molde
Largement
Marseilles
la Grande Nage
Polly
Barclay
Drontheit
Dublin
Hornton
Lynn
Country News
Anni
Holland
Flanders
Waterford
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