Amusements For The Season Novels Published
Minerva Press announces a list of new novels including VA by Mrs Kelly in 3 volumes at 10s 6d bound Ethelwna by Mr Fariey in 3 volumes 12mo at 20s 4d Elvimere by Mrs Meeke in 4 volumes 12mo price revised Reuben and Rachel by Mrs Rawson in 2 volumes 7s 8d Immelina in 3 volumes 12mo price 9s 5 Rebecca in 1 volume 7mo 7s 6 Josephine in 2 volumes 2l 0s Agnes and Leonora in 2 volumes 12mo 6s Margarita in 6 volumes 14s Printed at Minerva Press Leadenhall Street for library readers and sale by English Scottish and Irish booksellers.
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Kelly
Ethelwna
Fariey
Price
Elvimere
Meeke
Pice Revenga Lodge
Mary Jones
Reuben and
Rachel
Rawson
England
Scotland
Ireland
Proclamation on Forestalling and Regrating in Dublin Markets
In Dublin on May 24 a proclamation by the Lord Mayor and Board of Magistrates aims to curb forestalling and regrating to lower living costs. Reports detail arrests of a noted robber in Kildare, firearm searches near Bandon, and recent executions at Macroom. A Cork coroner’s verdict on Lt Colonel Cleghorn is recorded as lunacy. The City Assembly discusses high provisions and urges vigilant market oversight and public punishment for forestallers.
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Arowarigg
Edenderry
Kildare
Nicholas Kavanagh
Carrick
Naas
Bandon
Futchizen
Finnes
Macromp
Cleghorn
Royal Meath
Cork
Ferns
Z. Binns
Town Clerks to prepare proclamation amid fraud deterence
The Chief Magistrate pledges strict enforcement of the new proclamation. Wednesday night a local man, Mr John Moore of Connor, was murdered by a ruffian who lured him with a false letter, shot through a door after the victim opened it, and died from the wound.
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John Moore
Connor
Trial of Probarts and allies for arson at the King's Arm
Law report from Mayag records an indictment against Pam Probarts, Thomas Probarts, and Fane Tomlin for setting fire to the King's Arm public house in Compton Street. The trial, lasting eight hours, ends with a guilty verdict for William Probarts and substantial sentences for several involved parties.
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Probarts
Pam Probarts
Thomas Probarts
Fane Tomlin
King’s Arm
Compton-street
Bramwell
Wiliam Probarts
Erhine
Garrean
Common Serjeant
Knowles
Facham
Alley
Erseine
Jane Tomlinson
William Probarts
Jacéon
Woodtock-street
Oxford-road
Lord Kenyon
Woodstock-street
Garrow
The King V Wakefield Court Sentence Read
May 30 in the Court of King’s Bench the Attorney General moved for judgment in The King V Wakefield. Justice Grose pronounced a partial sentence condemning Gilbert Wakefield for writing a book pernicious to the realm and to a minister of the ecclesiastical establishment. The full contents need not be repeated due to its offensiveness.
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Carthage
Great Britain
Belgium
Switzerland
Italy
Egypt
France
England
King
Gilbert Wakefield
Ship News: Varying fortunes at sea and harbor actions
A curdled list of vessels reports ships taken and recaptured, wrecks and captures across the Atlantic. The Venelia and Amity report in distress while the Juno retaken by Santa Margaritta arrives at Martinico. George of Kirkaldy foundered north of Scotland. several Dundee Aberdeen and Ditto vessels captured by La Dille privateer and carried into Bergen. Zemar frigate sails from Plymouth with troops for Gibraltar.
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Jackson
Liverpool
Smyrna
Bootle Bay
Juno
Watkins
Bristol
Jamaica
Santa Margaretta
Martinico
George
Kirkaldy
Leith
North Sea
Jean
Norris
Dundee
Batley
Dublin
Elizabeth
Mackie
Aberdeen
Jane
Mary
Watt
Ditto
Dunkirk
Bergen
Gloucestershire and Wilts hawkers seized in multi-venue theft
Friday events unfold as Abraham fes and associates steal a bay gelding and two black mares from Pensford and other properties. They confront a Chelwood toll keeper with pistols taking five pounds, then hit Paulton Inn for coins and goods. Isle s captured next morning. horse recovered. Isles and Scull-linked escape noted. Also report on attempted breakout of six French prisoners at Porchester Castle.
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Abraham [Fes
Scramhanded
Jemmy
Tavink
Abraham Sexil
Bitton
Gloucestershire
Robert Webb
Chippenham
Wilts
Publow Common
C. Flower
Pensfords
Flower
Poole
Pensford
Chelwood
Iles
Webb
Scull
Paulton
Susannah James
Paulton Inn
Jacob, Mogg
Abraham Isles
Mogg
Isles
Shepton Mallet Bridewell
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R. Squirrell
M. D
Murray and Highley
W. J
J.richardson
Royal Exchange
Hetchard
Piccadilly
Denmearkercet
Soho
Blanshard
Pritter
York
County Palatine of Lancaster
Fanted
House of Correction
Preston
Leigh
Nicholas Grimshaw
Characer
J. Faylor
Absalom Evans
P Cowley
Middlesex
Southampton-buildings
Chancery-lane
London
City Assembly
Belfast
LAW Report
Court of King’s Bench
Mayag
His
Dorchester
Dorkers
Perry
the Courier
Russia
King’s Bench
John Vintrand
George Refs
Lister
COURT
Fortsmouth
Zemar
Westenrk
Spithead
Gibralter
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