Peace terms proposed by France and Britain in 1797 ultimatum
The document outlines France demanding restoration of conquests, repayment of French expenses, and the return of ships and territories. It calls for Spain to cede Gibraltar, Batavian ships to be returned or compensated, and for wide political freedoms for French citizens in Britain. It also envisions a French loan to Britain and the display of wartime cartoons, with formal clauses on precedence and communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willy
Europe
Tia Kit
Haan
Spain and
Hollands
England
Toulon
Gibraltar
Spain
London
Great Britain
France
French Republic
Bank of England
Pecie
Portsmouth
Plymouth
Murder trial in Ireland recalls Bagley family massacre
The trial in Philipstown recounts the February 6 massacre of Isaac Bagley and his wife with arson aimed at burning the Route. A surviving infant girl identified Thomas May powder and Henry Prefor as leaders. John Bagley, age unknown, and his sister Mary survived various injuries as the attackers fired into the house.
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Philipstown
Thomas Maypowder
Henry Prefor
Isaac Bagley
Sarah
John
Mary
Bagley
Barrington
Crown
Edenderry
John Bagley
Isaac
Tubberdaly
Melancholy Accident Claims Veteran Sailor Hunter
William Hunter, former commander of a London trade vessel, perished after a fall boat accident near the Diana and Ceres near the magazines. Sirens of rescue saved seven others before Hunter died despite two hours of Humane Society efforts. his loss mourned by family, friends, and the public.
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William Hunter
Diana
Ceres
Richardson
Humane Society
Hunter
Wilton Fair Prices and Woolfolk Cattle Fair Report
At Wilton Fair on Tuesday fortnight the lambs sold from 22s to 25s per head, ewes up to 38s, and averages for wethers and ewes and lambs were 1s to 2s higher than early fairs. Giles’s Hill Cheese near Winchester saw reduced quantity but higher prices, new cheese at 53s per cwt. Woolpit cattle fair fully stocked though dear, guineas for prime Galway cattle and Fifeshire rants sold similarly. A fire at Mr Cumberland’s Wilford stack-yard damaged corn stacks and pigs, with losses estimated near local. At Roscommon Offices Lord Viscount Ditton was condemned to pay 60l for illegally confining a mechanic underground to force enlistment.
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Wilton Fair
Giles’s Hill
Winchester
Woolpit
Norfolk
Cumberland
Wilford
Nottingham
Roscommon
Viscount Ditton
forged bank note case and counterfeit coin trials at Smithfield
Richard Barber faced trial for forging a Bristol Bank Note and using it knowing it was fake. The court heard he claimed to have boarded a ship the Mary of Yarmouth off Wapping and was anxious for change. Police traced the note to a bank ledger, and Barber was found guilty. Robert Shay was tried for passing counterfeit coins but acquitted after weak evidence. Multiple others faced convictions for counterfeiting and theft, including forgeries of sixpences, dollars, and halfcrowns. Additional notes recount a public house encounter, searches, and a large cache of counterfeit coins found in the suspect's home. The piece also mentions other trials and criminal cases, and notes a cautions tale about well safety after a fatal accident.
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Anfyer
Mary
Conelly
Idan
Mary-Bagley
Hanc
Sarah Bagley
Johnny
Tubberday
Herisif
Tsaac Bagley
Witness
Sears
Henry Proctor
Maypowder
Edendérry
Tomlinson
Mr Lampert
Dames
Mary Bagley
Og Pease
Richard Booker
Bristol
Brgland
Thos. Wilkinson
B. Phillips
East Smithfield
Browne
Bultol
Phe
Richard Barber
Robert Shay
Barber
John Webb
Duke-Street
Smithfield
Kilby
Robert Arnold
John Burdrick
Sarah Warwick
Edward Evans
Michael Vrankeay
James Graham
William Dean
John Farrant
David Belafes
John Dyer
Zetitia Bater
Christopher Poor
Edward
John Kelchman
David Facobs
Clarke
Great Kattcheap
Jacobs
Cain
Iill
Ake Jacobs
Bath
John Holden
Fane Rattrey
Bradwits
Holden
Princes-court
Fleet-market
Razerep
Second Day Guilty For Theft Of Household Goods
Samuel Phillips was found guilty on charges of stealing a flock bed and other items belonging to William Dibble. Fane Phillips also convicted for stealing a cotton gown from Benjamin Mason. James Hill faced charges for taking 49 sheets of White's Journal and other books from John Derrett, with defense objecting to the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Phillips
William Dibble
Fane Phillips
Benjamin Mason
James Hill
White
Ta New Ae Wales
John Derett
Marriages at St James and St Martin’s Church
Two brides listed. The Rev Barry M Gully weds Miss Murray daughter of Brigadier General Murray at St James Piccadilly. The Rev J Simpson weds Miss Hicks daughter of Mr Hicks of Shefford Buckinghamshire at St Martin in the Fields.
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St. James’s Church
Piccadilly
Barry M‘gully
Murray
Murrays
St. Martin’s
Obituary notices from a Clifton and London era
A garbled obituary list records deaths and notices across Clifton, Hammersmith, Tiverton, Gloucester, and Essex. It mentions Dunc Campbell, Nathaniel Draper, Mrs Clarke of Tumlet Hall, Emanuel Couns D'Hans, and Thomas Fanshaw with brief ages or ties, plus infant daughters of Sir Cecil Bishopp and Mr Dagpy.
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Clifton
Dunccan Campbell
Sfand
St. Vingent
Brook Green
Hammersmith
Nathanit
Draper
Tiree
Tiverton
Devonshire
Mrss Clarke
Tumlet Hall
Baker-street
Cecil B.ishopp
Mr. Dagpy
Limes Ret
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ireland
Liverpool
Edinburgh
Kirkwall
Stephen Muir
Sanda
Sith
Addison
Edenhall
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