Weekly Remarks in Politics on Empire, Liberty, and Conquest
The essay debates whether forcible reform can yield lasting good, likening enlightened rulers to physicians and condemning brutal colonization. It argues Poland’s partition, Rome’s humane conquest, and France’s Revolution as contrasting precedents, then considers freeing Turkish provinces and the balance of power in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
Canaan
Republic of Rome
France
Europe
Austria
Russia
Rafia
Turkey
Remark on Free Constitution and Posterity’s Happiness
A reflection argues that granting a free Constitution and its privileges would yield flourishing harmony and happiness. It contends such an act would be a duty and that future posterity would deem it a pivotal epoch in human history, with further investigation suggested for the future.
Peace prospects with Austria and Poland alliance
Continental Intelligence reports from Czistowe that Ottoman Porte negotiators favor a peace with Austria likely to be signed. A pamphlet titled Memorial of the present affairs of Poland argues Poland needs Britain and Prussia for subsistence. Livonia and White Russia defenses and artillery shipments continue. English minister’s commerce and alliance negotiations are expected to yield a result soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Czistowe
Austria
Poland
Great Britain
Prusfha
Livonia
White Russia
Petersburgh
Mediation on Peace with the Porte and Russia
From best authority the public learns the Empress has refused mediation and will handle affairs alone. The British Court withdraws its mediation, leaving questions on whether Allied Powers will press for forceful peace. Lord Romney and other peers noted. ministerial politics and Swedish armaments attract attention. Brussels unrest looms and corn prices risk English agriculture versus trade. The Corn Bill debate exposes parliamentary divisions and public interest in national policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Petromxin
Potremkin
Wallachia
Moldavia
Dacia
Lord Romney
Lord Strarford
Duke of Borrow
Lord Hawkesbury
Marquis of StaFrorp
Sweden
Stockholm
Brussels
Marechal de Benter
Wm.a’ Argenteau
Leopold
England
St. Stephen’s Chapel
Lords and Commons Schedule of Bills and Petitions
This day in the House of Lords Mackieth and Fox case and Scots peers election discuss. Commons debates Quebec Government Bill and Birmingham Cana] Bill second readings. Petitions referred to committees. Committees of Supply and Ways and Means met. Ballot on Leominster petition and St George's Bay company petition. Pardoe's Divorce, unclaimed bank dividends appropriation, Mutiny, Sugar Duty, Corn re-commitment, and Oath matters. Thursday reviews Ofenders Employment Bill and Roman Catholic Dissenters relief. Friday slave trade committee, Walford's Divorce, and witnesses and counsel to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mackieth and Fox
ST Bowen
Commons
Quebec
Birmingham’ Cana
Committees of Supply’ and Ways and Means
Leominster
St. George’s Bay. Company
Burghs of Lauder
Walford
Irish Parliament Ballot for Several Select Committees
Tuesday March 8 the House proceeded to ballot for several Select Committees as part of routine parliamentary business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Selec
Dublin Bill Read Twice With Measures On Murder And Police
The record notes the second reading of a bill to prevent horse races near Dublin and its progression to tomorrow. Other bills on murdering prevention and extending qualification time passed and moved to the Lords. A Recognizance bill was committed and engrossed. A Perjury Bill committee is to be formed. A committee for police expenditure was appointed and approved. Adjournment followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Day
Country Assizes Convictions and Reprieves Across Towns
At Hertford affizes John Shepherd and others were capitally convicted for horse and sheep thefts and house breaking but most were reprieved. Patemans faced execution. In Northampton Simonds and others were sentenced to death but reprieved before the Judge departed. Brains Meadows Woods, Watts, Buckler, and others faced transportation or whipping. several defendants were acquitted or delivered by proclamation. Reading prisoners for sheep stealing were reprieved after death sentences. Winchester saw nine capitally convicted with three to be executed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hertford
John Shepherd
William
Edmund Patemans
Benning
John Jones
Patemans
Northampton
George James Simonds
Oundle
Anthony Tyler
Ann Moore
Henry Brains
William Meadows
Henry Woods
Thomas Watts
William Buckler
Robert Smith
John Burton
Samuel Blundel
Andrew Stanley
Thomas Moreton
Elizabeth Moreton
Rachel Moreton
John Adkins
Elizabeth Cradock
James Smith
John Henson
Reading
Winchester
Welsh drover Jones found guilty of murder at Rayne
Cu Helmsford March 10 Jones the Welsh drover was found guilty after a five hour trial of the murder of Robert Ellis a fellow servant at Rayne Essex. Circumstantial evidence and a Welsh wife who reported a confession and bribe to not prosecute substantiated the verdict. He faced execution on Saturday morning. The remark notes many cases arise from public advertisements describing suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Robert Ellis
Rayne
Essex
Wales
Colonial vital statistics from Botany Bay report
Sir Wixham Hamilton will visit England next summer. Governor Purpates returns births and burials since the colony’s founding at Botany Bay. Births total 87 and deaths 77 with no marriage return recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wixham
Hamilton
England
Purpates
Botany Bay
English state lottery prizes listed for twenty seventh day
Prize numbers appear with amounts and item types such as tools and sol. and totals for prizes of gold and other items. The fragment lists multiple winning numbers and prize categories across the twenty seventh and twenty eighth days with scattered figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toal
Vengeance of 74 guns fails to join Spithead patrol
Plymouth March 2. The Vengeance of 74 guns failed last evening to join the Fleet of Observation at Spithead. Following ships ordered to prepare include Orion, Cumberland, Carnatic, Culloden, Bombay, Hannibal, and The Busy Revenue. The Cruizer Capt Frazer arrived with a seizure of 115 hogsheads of spirits from Victualling-stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Spithead
Sir T. Byard
Orion
Dee
C. Chamberlayne
Cumberland
J. Maccbrides
Carnatic
J. Ford
Culloden
H. Collins
Bombay
J. T. Duckworth
Hannibal
J. Colpoys
Cruizer
Capt
Frazer
Desperate engagement near Lizard leaves smugglers victorious
Portsmou th reports last night a clash off the Lizard between the Sprightly Revenue Cutter and a Guernsey smuggling vessel. The Sprightly was repelled with three of its crew killed and five wounded. The Vengeance, vessels from Plymouth and Havre, and others arrived at Spithead on March 13 after arrivals from various ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spithead
Vengeance
Sir Thomas Rich
Plymouth
Maria
Clear
Charlotte
Davis
Havre
Lively
Harris
Milford
Elizabeth
Cocker
Bristol
Falmouth
Lizard
Guernsey
Ship arrivals list from Keninsburg and UK routes
March 12 ship arrivals include the Traveller Horwood from Tha, Neptune Baker from Hull, Good Intent Franks from Whitby, and more. Vessels from Liverpool London Cork and Dublin report destinations like Jamaica Antigua Gibraltar Barcelona and Oporto with captains named. March 14 entries note Essex Hope Sally from Boston and Lisbon, and March 23 frigate Triton along with Countess of Mexborough and others bound for Oporto Halifax Baltimore and Jamaica. Wind S W.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nice
Neptune
Baker
Hull
Marseilles
Good Intent
Franks
Uftherwood
Whitby
Jamaica
Trelawny
Herrison
Hope
Barcelonas
Ann
Churnside
Christian
Herbert
Bacchus
Barber
Sally
Jameson
Waterford
London
Palmer
Dennison
Corkes
Torto
Isaac
Hardie
Mary
Dunlop
John
Storie
Essex
Green
Charles Town
Payne
Lisbon
Lewis
Boston
Dover
Speedy
Meffer
Betsey
Emery
Valentia
Dublin
Groom
Dominica
Speed
Well
M‘cleland
New York
Concord
Blues
Petersburg
Corke
Dillion
Baltimore
Abigaily Harris
Queen
Owen
Dartmouth
Syren
Partridge
Oporto
Dean
Wind
S.S W
Dra
Countess of Mexborough
Crawford
Mappett
Theatrical Report and Wedding Notices at St Martin’s
The theater listings show Dreary Lane on Saturday with The Siege of Belgrade and Don Juart plus Covrnt Garpex and new farce Modern Antiquities. A marriage at St Martin’s church announces Captain King, Lt Gov of Norfolk Island, marrying Miss Coombe. Also Bath nuptials for Ferdinand Marm of Alton to Miss M Smith and Rev Roger Cockfedge jun to Miss Toozey at Bury Suffolk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dreary-Lane
Belgrade
Don Juart
Covrnt-Garpex
St. Martin’s Church
Captain King
Norfolk Island
Coombe
Bideford
Bath
Ferdinand Marm
Alton
Hants
M. Smith
Bury
Suffolk
Roger Cockfedge
Wordwell
Toozey
Prices of Stocks and Lottery Tickets in the Market
The report lists stock prices with openings and reductions. South Sea stock down to 3 per cent, three per cent consols at 80 to 81. Navy annuities and long and short annuities quoted with small fractions. Indian annuities, victualling bills, and lottery tickets noted with morning and noon prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
C. Ann
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Continental Intelligence
Warsaw
Fed
Porte
House “of Lords
Irish Parliament
House .of Commons
Cu Helmsford
Ship News
Keninsburg
Horwood
Townshend
Admiralty
Holland
Flanders
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