An Irish Society Meeting Toasts to Union and Ireland
The Benevolent Society of St Patrick gathered about six hundred guests, mainly Irish, with leaders including Earl Fitzwilliam and Lord Rawpow. To the toasts, The King The Queen and Royal Family were honored followed by The land we live in and prosperity to Ireland. A dinner collection reached 120 guineas, including a benevolence from the Prince of Wales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl] Fitzwilliam
Marquis Townshenp
Rawoven
Barrymore
Prince of Wates
Earl of Munster
Duke of Clarence
Earl Fitzwilliam
Lord Rawpow
Fac&t
Ireland
Prince of Wales
Toogs
Humored Papal Election Satire in Peter’s Chair
A satirical verse critiques a cardinal aspiring to papal power and the conclave. It mocks ascetic posturing and the role of ritual, with a caricature of the Pontiff, his housekeeping, and a disdain for worldly comforts. In the closing line the pope jokes about nets and fish at dinner, lampooning election expectations.
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Peter
Mrn& Santities
Christ
Parliament Intelligence in Lords and Scot Election
The Committee of Privileges sat with Lord Cathcart presiding as agents prepared to proceed under Lord Loughborough on Tuesday next and end the dispute over Lord Ochiltree and the Duke of Queensberry’s estate. The House met, bills were read a second time, and papers from Scotland were laid on the Table amid a laughing over a signing mistake by Lord Kinnaird.
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Committee of Privileges
Lord Cathcart
Lord Loughborough
Lord Ochiltree
Duke of Queensberry
Tate
Commons
Scotland
Lord Kinnaird
Kinnoul
Lord Porchefer
India
Lord Cornwallis
House of Commons adjourns ballot for Lauder Election Petition
On Thursday March 17 the House met to ballot a committee to judge the Burghs of Lauder election petition but insufficient Members attended to form a ballot, forcing an adjournment.
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Lauder
Court debate on unclaimed dividends and public funds
A Friday session at East India House adjourned to next Wednesday. The Court of Directors closed dispatches to Madras and Bengal. The unclaimed dividends bill is praised as strengthening the national debt reduction. Amsterdam fears a public credit defalcation as it seeks a 6 million florin loan. Questions arise about rightful ownership of unclaimed dividends and the Bank of England’s entitlement. The Register Offices bill is urged to curb rogue purvey houses aiding theft.
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East India House
Kent
Madras
Bengal
Amterdam
Bank of England
Doctors Commons
Walford's Divorce Bill and Army Estimates in Parliament
Business in Parliament this day includes Walford's Divorce Bill committed for the day. Army Estimates to be moved by General Burgoyne regarding the Independent Companies. Committees on the Slave Trade and Tarleton's motion on the African Slave Trade. Supply and Ways and Means committees also on the agenda.
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Walford
Burgoyne
House
Tarleton
Committee of Supply
Committee of Ways and Means
Duel at Tyrebagger near Aberdeen ends with thigh wound
On Saturday March 12 a duel occurred on Tyrebagger hill near Aberdeen between Captain John Grant of the late North Fencible Regiment and Mr. John Dingwall jun. Both seconds were Lieut. James Grant and James Cruikshank. Grant’s shot wounded Dingwall in the thigh. a surgeon waited as Dingwall rode away. The quarrel stemmed from Dingwall’s suit to Miss Grant, the captain’s daughter, and its breach. Scottish law bars damages for broken marriage promises.
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Tyrebagger
Aberdeen
John Grant
North Fencible Regiment
John Dingwall
Hoffer
Grant
James Grant
Billintromb
Dingwall
James Cruikshank
Coinage of England reveals vast current specie stock
The article presents a table detailing gold coinage from 1760 to 1789, noting 874,106 lb Troy of Guineas and 96,255 lb in half guineas plus 6,381 lb in quarter guineas credited up to 1762. It states values exceed forty five and a half million in less than thirty years, alongside extensive shilling and sixpence coinage and existing coinage from former kings.
Reviewing Generals Appointed For Two Years
His Majesty appoints Major Generals William Picton and Francis Laselles as Reviewing Generals for two years. News from Lisbon and New York reports brisk trade, with ships sailing to London and Bristol, and a harsh winter seas. Dispatches mention a French packet and a voyage of the Prince of Wales to the South Seas. Court notes discuss Lord Castlestewart’s possible claim to Albany and a Colchester assault case. An essay praises Pitt on Canadian governance and Admiralty clerks prepare Baltic navigation records. A Baltic trader captain underwent Admiralty examination.
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William Picton
West Hypg
Francis Lase Celles
Gottenburgh
Lawson
Duke of Leeds
Walpole
Lisbon
King George
Yescombe
Falmouth
Neva
Hall
Cape Mexa
Hull
Secretary of State
New York
Roebuck
Cruce
London
Hallifax
Bristol
Prince of Wales
South Seas
Downs
Lord Castlestewart
Albany
Royal House of Stuart
Colchester
Pitt
Government of Canada
America
Admiralty
Baltic
Finland
Strathorp Heirship and Colonial Plans Stir Debate
The late portion of Strathorp traces to the friend of Charles the First, with much property passing to Sir George Howard and Mr. Conoury. An Bath surgeon reports a potato juice extraction method to make them more mealy and nutritious. A Botany Bay colony expansion from Ireland is debated, with six hundred convicts planned, but Britain’s climate and soil cast doubt on the project and alternatives may be sought.
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Strathorp
Charles the
George Howard
Conoury
Bath
Botany Bay
Ireland
Britain
English State Lottery Prizes and London Winner
Prize listings for the second and thirty second days show prizes above twenty five pounds with numbers and prize types. Mr Wm Henlock of London, son of Mr Henlock of Knaresborough, bought a Nine Shilling Share at Surrcop’s Office and won Twenty Thousand Pounds, receiving a six hundred twenty five pound check.
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Wm. Henlock
London
Henlock
Knaresborough
Surrcop
Joré Herald
Suzerwness Rescued At Platform Shore
Portsmouh March 25 The Suzerwness armed en flute from the West Indies ran ashore near the Platform yesterday. Great assistance enabled it to be got off at the next tide with no material damage and it has entered harbor. Meantime Shark sloop of war under Captain Lecce arrived in harbor. Mercury John Sanderson master from Gibraltar with troops arrived and is quarantined at Motherbank. Pheasant Beasantz from Trepany arrived. Fanny Baxter sailed for Sunderland and Dispatch Wood for Deptford. A remedy for cockroaches using white arsenic on bread crumbs was advised for nightly application.
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West Indies
Captain Lecce
Mercury
John Sanderson
Gibraltar
Motherbank
Ships Arrivals and Movements at European Ports
March 17 report lists ships arriving at Londonderry Georgia Ostend Rouen Dunkirk Savannah Exeter Liverpool Waterford Lisbon Bristol and other ports with vessels from Rotterdam Lens London St Vincent Guernsey Oporto Virginia Gallipoli Dominica Africa and more. It notes arrivals and departures including the Harmony and Commerce for Virginia and rouen and Charleston orders with wind direction.
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Londonderry
Robert, Bailey
Rotterdam
Georgia
Countess of Eglinton
Brown
Lenson
Ostend
Endeavour
Monkman
London
Rouen
Skene
Dunn
Dunkirk
Lord Rodney Huffey
Savannah
Ruby
Peeples
St. Vincent’s
Eagle
Cardiff
Guernsey
Exeter
Oporto
Tickel
Liverpool
Callahan
Charelestown
Hope
Dean
Virginia
Waterford
Hunt
Lisbon
Jane
Reay
Ramsgate
Sullivan
Quinton
Ann
Flea
Bristol
Volunteer
Hodnet
Halifax
Stocker
Gallipoli
Bingley
Gayter
Aliea
Falmouth
Abigal
Friends
Peake
St. Michael
Cooper
Countess O'Reilly
Wills
Dominica
Flora
Married in Greenwich by Rev. T. Gregory
A wedding occurred Thursday in Greenwich with Rev. T. Gregory officiating as he joined Miss Prichard of Greenwich in marriage.
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Greenwich
T. Gregory
Miss Prichard
Died. Aged 113 in Sprothro Towne Ship
Died Sunday fortnight Ann Green pauper of the towne ship of Sprothro aged 113 born 11 years before the Revelation baptized Kirkheaton Nov 5 1677 Also obits Edward Wyvill Esq at York aged 2, John Waugh attorney Whitefriars Wharf, Vestry Clerk, Mrs Boothby Athbourne hall Derbyshire only child Sir Brock Boothby Bart Samuel Barlow, 23, and Benjamin Hunter Esq 73 Deptford Yard price of corn.
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Ann Green
Sprothro
Kirkheaton
York
Edward Wyvill
John Waugh
Whitefriars Wharf
Athbourne-hall
Derbyshire
Booth
Brock Boothby
Samuel Barlow
Benjamin Hunter
Deptford
Prices of Stocks and Annuities in Market Notes
Prices of stocks and bonds listed with terms such as 3 per cent and 5 per cent Navy, Long Annuities and Short Annuities quoted. India stocks and bonds shown with varying percentages. South Sea Annuities referenced. New Annuities and Lottery Tickets noted with small per cent adjustments.
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India
Navy
C. Ann
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Benefpolent Society of St. Patrick
Parliamentary Intelligence
House OF Lords
Thersday
House OF Commons
Coinage OF
England
Troy
Portsmouth
Pheasant
Beasantz
Trepany
Fanny
Baxter
Sunderland
Dispatch
Wood
Ship News
Holland
Dublin
Flanders
Tosos
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