Fashion at the Court Birthday Event
Ladies wore new dresses as part of a grand Court showing. Lady St John Mildmay displayed white velvet with gold embroidery and coquelicot flowers. Duchess of Manchester wore brown velvet with a white petticoat and coquelicot trimming. Lady Caroline Waldegrave appeared in an embroidered green and gold suit. Coquelicot was the dominant color, with white and black velvet caps trimmed with feathers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. John Mildmay
Duchess OF Manchester
Lady Caroline Waldegrave
Coquelicot
Pappy
Rich Court Attire Described in Royal Dress Parade
A detailed account of gentlemen at court wearing full dress uniforms and elaborate fabrics. Her Royal Highness and various nobles wore velvet, fattin, and Genoa velvet outfits richly embroidered with gold, silver, spangles, and diamonds. Names include Duke of Clarence, Duke of Gloucester, St Lege, Lord Charles Somerset, Henry Fitzroy, and C J Fox with others noted for resplendent regimental dress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
Royal court procession of Prince of Wales and dukes
The Prince of Wales and the Dukes of Yore Clarence and Gloncessa rode to court in state with Life Guards. The Prince traveled in three carriages with four footmen, horses richly caparisoned. the Duchess of York accompanied by Duxys, Colonel St Leger, Lady Fitzroy, and two more carriages. They used the State Carriage with glass panels, offering spectators a view of the Didhefs, and all equipages were magnificently adorned with ribbons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince of Wales
Dukes of Yore
Clarence
Gloncessa
Life Guards
Duchess of York
St. Leger
Lady Fitzroy
Duke
Royal progress through crowded streets with life guards
The Due of Clarence traveled in a handsome procession attended by Life Guards from York House to St James's. Pickle rode in a new carriage with two liveried servants behind. Crowds filled the lanes as carriages lined the streets and the Duchess received loud applause. The Duke of York waited in the Drawing Room until near five while the Foot Guards band played in the court yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence
Pickle
York House
St. Jaimes’s
Duke
Duchess of York
Duke of Clarence
T. James’s
Duke of York
Royal family and stock exchange notes in midweek events
The Queen and six Princesses return to Windsor for a Levee and a Dress Ball is announced. A Duchess receives costly royal gifts as abroad visits unfold. Stock market activity on settlement day steadier despite a fall. Legal debate over will revocation after marriage continues, and river Liffey deeper work aims to ease shipping. Wool imports to London numbered 14 109 bags between Sept 28 and Nov 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
London
York
Stock Exchange
Invra
Duke of York
Prussia
England
Court of Chancery
Court of Exchequer
Exchequer Chamber
Court of King’s Bench
Shepherd
Liffey
Dublin
Cotillion Ball Draws Sparse Attendance in Bath
Bath notices report a thin Cotillion at the Old Rooms last night as Haunted Tower and More Ways than One draw crowds. The event notes rude intrusion of a French family into the New Rooms and names numerous titled guests including Lord Marley Lord Macartney and Countess Bathard among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durravan
Pale-race Women and Royal Academy Painter Dies
Reports from town recount fashionable blush trends complimenting the Duchess of York, the death of Edward Penny RA and a note on his lectures. Also recorded are new forest Verdurer Sir Wittram Smyrx, a paralytic death at Totteridge, and various crimes and public incidents including fights at Westminster School, smuggling clashes, a wagon seizure, purse theft at St James's Palace, a dragoon suicide, a dramatic murder attempt by a Refelane broker, a brutal home robbery near Peckham Gap, and more local disorder and courtly activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duchess of York
Dunpas
Edward Penny
Chiswick
Royal Academy
Academy
Wittram Smyrx
Forest of Waltham
Totteridge
Hertfordshire
Wittram Mawhine
Royal Exchange Assurance Office
Westminster School
Dean's Yard
Vincent
Smivey
Winerizto
Dr. Vincent
Dogrey
Harman
Ross Revenue
Ruth
Rowret
Customhouse
Thames-street
St. James’s Palace
4Th
Queen’s Own) Regiment of Dragoons
York City
Refelane
Spittlefields
A&t
Whitely
Surry-place
Bromley
Kent
Peckham Gap
Mr. Whitely
Irish Lottery tenth day prize list
The Irish Lottery announces prize allocations for the tenth day drawing. Numbers 6 668 and 22451 show prizes of 1600 and fool respectively, while 10894 and 14940 are listed for prizes of different amounts.
Portsmouh News: ship arrivals and a wrecked vessel
Reports from Portsmouth on November 24 note the Turin Galley from London and the Goodintent from Newcastle arriving, while the Luce from Petersburg to London was burnt to the waterline with fears for the cargo. Lord Hood from Petersburg reached Leith Roads with alarming Baltic cargo prospects and several ships dispatched north with empties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
London
Havredegrace
Newcastle
Luce
Newlove
Petersburg
Lord Hood
Gueensferry
Captain Hill
Leith Roads
Petersburgh
Hill
Cronstadt
Baltic
Gulf of Finland
Arrivals and Trade Ship News Nov 24 to Dec 25
Shipping notices list arrivals and currents of ships at Dover Dartmouth Dublin Waterford Southampton Leghorn Genoa Boston Lawwestoffe Liverpool Newfoundland and more with captains origins and destinations including Newry Belfast Petersburg London Riga Hull Archangel Memel Teneriffe St Andero and Jamaica Cadiz and Lisbon with vessels such as Charlotte Vigilant Industry Nancy Furie Providence Stag Thomas Mary etc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover
Charlotte
Bagier
Oporto
Dartmouth
Vigilant
Downing
Industry
Mitchel
Nancy
Furie
Providence
Godfrey
Newfoundland
Dubline
Mary
Scallion
Archangel
Waterford
Stag
Purdy
Thomas
Han
Southampton
Blagdon
Memel
Dart
Langer
Teneriffe
Harmony
Mortimer
St. Andero
Downs
Draper
Hughes
Newry
Doris
Chambers
Belfast
Leghorn
Fortuna
Hansbradt
Petersburg
Genoa
Ark
Passmore
London
Boston
Betty
Cathcart
Greenock
Phoenix
Agrey
Liverpool
Lawestoffe
Nelle
Smith
Riga
Perseverance
Lynn
Hope
Briggs
Hull
Brothers
Masecock
Dulphin
Swain
South Seas
Experiment
Tift
Tram
Roberts
Cork
Favourite
Fletcher
Freedom
Warring
Lisbon
Limerick
Athley
Tullock
Oporio
Jenny
Timothy
Dempster
Chance
Bichop
Myrtle
Landér
Joseph
Mifflin
Swift
Rukes
Labrador
Anvity
Stoker
Malaga
Bell
Humble
Maria
Wandul
St. Seebastians
Drat
Wind
Laf
Gordon
Cadiz
Sally
Bridger
Commerce
Palmer
Bourdeaux
Rogers
Dublin
Prince Walliam
Savane
latteColumbus
Caravon
Jamaica
Alice and Jane
Slater
Honduras
London Packet
Toone
Theatrical Reports from Covent Garden and Drury Lane
Yesterday the Country Girls with the Doctor and Apothecary. Shakespeare's Temper with The Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite and Don Juan. Tonight the Pruffas Festival with King Henry the Fourth, Oscar and Malvina, and a Notoriety with Love and War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Druryr-Lane Company
Moody
Mr. King
Harcourt
Mr. Palmer
Peggy
Prince of Wales
Mr. Lewis
Hotspur
Mr. Holman
Hosters
Mrs. Pitt
Ahe Percy
Miss Chapman
Oscar
Malvina
Hall of Fingal
Marriages in Yorkshire and Northamptonshire Notify Local Winners
Late week at Ripon William Gimber of the Admiralty Office wed Mrs Atkins. Theophilus Collins of M D and F R S married Miss Elizabeth Whittell of Bermordby. At Wandsworth Quaker Meeting House Mrs Robert Were wed Miss Marianne Morris. On the 17th inst Samuel Blencowe of Marston St Laurence Northamptonshire married Miss Biker of Cutworthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ripon
Yorkshire
William Gimber
Admiralty Office
Atkins
Theophilus Collins
Bsq
Elizabeth Whittell
Bermordby
Quakers Meeting
Wandsworthys
Robert Were
Marianne Morris
Ruth
Wandsworth
Samuel Blencowe
Marston St. Laurence
Northamptonshire
Miss Biker
Cutworthy
Obituary notices and stock prices from a mid 18th century page
A list of deaths across England Scotland and abroad including Lady Wake at Clarges Street Sir Richard Adton near Bridgnorth Capt Francis Lidsey Kirkhill ton and Rt Rev James Brown of Scotland Archibald Buchanan and others with several obituaries. The page also shows mixed financial data including stock prices Bank Stock Consols Navy Exchequer Bills India Bonds and Lottery Tickets with various bid and offer figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarges-street
Lady Wake
William Wake
Aldenham
Bridgnorth
Shropshire
Richard Adton
Kirkliiton
Scotland
Francis Lidsey
Scots Greys
Edinbursh
James Browny
Old Episcopal Church of Scotland
Elizabeth Dewar
James Dewar
Vogrie
Antigua
Archibald Shanpan Buchanan
Drumhead
Dumbartyoshire
Scota Land
Lancelot Brewer
St. Mary-hill
West India Service
William Winttanley
Woodcock-hall
Preston
Dorchester
Feaver
Edward Worley
Galcormbe
Ile
Ot White
Capmanthorpe
Chatham
Willan Sattenstall
Survey of the Ordnance Office
Mary Ann Carter
Celdett
Daugheter
Henry Carter
Lite Wittenham
County of
Berks
Also Mentioned on This Page
His Majesty
Duke OF Yorks
Duke OF Gloucester
the Earl OF
Aylesbury
Lord Stopford
Lord Charles Somerset
Henry Fitzroy
Col
Stannope
C. J. Fox
Earl OF Harrington
Buckingham House
Windsor
Bathard
Lord Marley
Lord Macartney
Lismore
Mr. Loftus
Mrs. Fielding
Miss Trafford
M. Jocelyn
Clement Cottrell
Charles
Lady Talbot
Sir John
Mofely
William Wheler la
Madame St. Germaine
Irish Lottery
Ship’ Nems
Bank Stoex
Consol
Bank
India
Bovds
Flanders
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