Lord Mayor in procession as Weymouth honours Prince
In London the new Sheriffs were introduced to Judges with warrants of attorney. Weymouth marked the Princess Roya's birth anniversary with a public display and a royal gift to locals. News includes diplomatic movements, paymaster reckonings, emigration in Scotland, and notes on law costs and prison hardship. A pair of robberies near Twickenham Bridge ends the brief.
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Ville
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Lord Grexville
Gloucester Row
Duke of Northumberzand
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M. de Sieur
Rome
England
M. de la Luzerne
Duke of St. Annan’s
Lord Auck- Lanp
Home Department
France
Europe
Venice
Scotland
Bath Horse Races Open With Notable Winners
Yesterday's Bath races drew a stylish crowd. Lord Courtenay's four year old bay gelding Daisy Cutter won the Maiden Plate of sol over seven contenders, including Sir Ferdinando Pool's black horse. Mr Band's Brilliant narrowly beat Mr Brodker's Peter Pin dar in a top guineas match. A counterfeit gamble was detected and punished with horse-whipping. Walter Wiltshire, Esquire, elected Mayor. John Horton and Jacob Smith, Esquires, named Justices. Dr. Harrington named Chamberlain. Joseph Phillott and Thomas Randall as Sheriffs. Simon Crooke, Esquire, resigns Alderman. John Kitson apothecary elected Common Council member in Moyey's room.
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Lord Courtenay
Daisy Cutter
Ferdinando Pool
Mr. Band
Brilliant
Walter Wiltshire
John Horton
Jacob Smith
Harrington
Joseph Phillott
Thomas Randall
Fraser
John Kitson
Simon Crooke
Moyey
Races at Margate Amid Society and Ball Admission
Yesterday Margate hosted races drawing crowds and a Ten Pound Cup. A rider was injured when a crosswise chaise wheel struck him. the horse won heat after heat. The town hosts a celebrated ball with nobility and notable figures, gambling thrives, and a charity sermon for 40 poor children raised 261.
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England
Monsieur le Bas
Sefton
Southampton
Horace Mann
William Fawcet
John Miller
Hastings
Erskine
Dandelyon
Garzer
Shylock
Seizure of cash on Prince William Henry packet at Falmouth
At Falmouth on Sept 26 the Prince William Henry packet was boarded by Land-waiters and the Collector's Clerk who seized 14,0001 in cash shipped for paymasters in the West Indies. The ship departed with mail and dispatches but without oath. Officers report minor injuries from the affair. The pilchard fishery remains productive with seven vessels loading for the Mediterranean. Two ships, Young Hero and Lady Jane, arrived in Carrick Road homeward bound for London.
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Leeward Islands
West India Islands
Mediterranean
Carrick Road
Hero
Lady Jane
London
Wreck sighting at sea and Russian troop movement talk
Captain Canning reports a wreck sighting near Meridian with a large ship hull visible and mast remaining. Letters from Kiev dated August 22 discuss 29,000 Russians under Marshal de Romanzon with rumours of aiding Polish dissidents, now said to aim for crossing Poland and Germany toward the Rhine. Observers note such expeditions echo 1747 actions aiding Aix-la-Chapelle peace.
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Liverpool
Meridian
Ats
Canning
Kiovia
Marshal de Romanzon
Poland
Germany
Rhine
Aix la Chapelle
Paris in France Royal Illumination urged for Sunday festival
Paris letters describe the king ordering illumination of the Thuilleries and Champs Elysees for a public festival marking constitutional events. The mayor closes streets, a Metropolitan Church sermon precedes a grand illumination, and a royal relief fund is set at 10,000 livres for the poor. Deputies for Paris are near completion with three seats remaining.
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Home Department
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Champs Elifees
Hervier
Folzinn
Louis
National Agenbly
Paris
Lewel
Courts to consider Catholic jurors in term
Reports indicate the Judges will convene at Lord Chief Justice Kenyon's chambers Westminster Hall to settle the issue of admitting Roman Catholics to juries with due solemnity. A workman fell from a fourth-floor building in Fleet Street, bruised and taken to hospital. A private Africa letter warns of the massacre of Mr John Ormond's party at Rio Pongo. Show premiums announced at Driffield for cattle and sheep prizes with several named growers and awards. Farmers urged to mark wool cloths with the letters wool three inches long. penalties noted for shortened OO. A road gamble between mile-stones saw footmen win but soldiers balanced the fortune. An over-drove bullock disrupted Lambs Conduit Passage injuring two children but thankfully not seriously.
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Fleet-street
Africa
John Ormond
Rio Ponges
Isles de Los
Ormond
Driffield
County of York
Bell
Harpham Moore
Botherill
Nefwick
Roger Gray
John Luccock
Nafferton
Mafham
Seamer
North
Leaver
Cleaver
Lamb
Red Lion Square
Naval movements and shipyard progress at Plymouth
On September 27 7 Sunday sailed his Majesty's ship Andromeda under Capt Sansbury remain in the Sound with Druid, revenue cutters, and a Danish sloop. In Hamoaze steam ships include St George Carnatic Hannibal Orion Syren and Shark. The Blenheim Intrepid and Sampson are under thorough repair while Ceear and Foudroyant build fast. Ceefar ready next March and Foudroyant frame up. Orders to lay down a first rate named Globe with construction starting soon after moulds are completed.
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Sound
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Bury
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Hamoaze
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Richard Bickerton
Hicks
Carnatic
Ford
Hannibal
Colpoys
Orion
Duckworth
Syren
Shark
Blenheim
Intrepid
Sampson
Ceear
Foudroyant
Globe
Portsmoors Seaport Notices Include Arrivals and Mayor Swearing
Portsmoors on Sept 29 reports the arrival of the Ceres from Ostend and the Trotters from Havre, while the Ante-Iope cutter captures a fingeling boat with 140 tubs of brandy and other goods. The Three Brothers sails to Havre and the William to Plymouth as Alderman Wire is sworn in as mayor for the coming year.
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Ceres
Blackett
Ostend
Trotters
Havre
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William
Tate
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Wire
Ships Arrive at Fowey From Croific and Yarmouth
Sailed the le Aimable Adelaide Bernard St Braic and Rozz St Michael Juel for Croific and Syren Barber for Venice Arrived the Diligent Maigerent Le Pere Francois Lorcan Le Pere de Famille Peren nes and Le Francois Le Brun from Croific Petres Neumen from Dramm Christiana Francis Foreman Peggy Jones Alfred Tennant from London Betsey Butcher Lively Ballard and Jane Cavil from Yarmouth also his Majesty's ship of war Childers from a cruise
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Fowey
le Aimable Adelaide
Bernard St. Braic
Rozz St. Michael
Mail robbery attempt near Ormskirk and Liverpool
On Sunday last a tall man leaped from a hedge and seized the mail horse near Spellow mill en route to Liverpool. He tried to unseal the mail twice as the frightened horse reared. He fled when horsemen approached, leaving the boy and riders to proceed to Liverpoool.
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Liverpoo
Ship News Arrivals and Births From Chatham Barracks
Ship news lists arrivals at multiple ports with ships and origins such as Jamaica Onega Archangel London Grenada and other routes. It notes births at Chatham Barracks and Moira House with titles Mrs Henry Fox and Countess of Granard reported.
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Chatham Barracks
Henry Fox
Moira House
Countess of Graniard
Marriages and death notices from Surrey and Sussex districts
Married on Thursday at Epsom Surrey Rev Joseph Thomas late chaplain of Vanguard to Miss Parkhurst. Saturday at Denton near Newhaven Sussex Mr George Ellison to Miss Mary Naves. Saturday John Hooper Esq to Bill Parsons eldest daughter of Rev C Parsons. Yesterday Peter Barlow to Miss Brooks. Lately Lord Grantley to Miss Midgley. Died Wednesday at Dulwich James Bulcocky JP DL and treasurer of Surrey Dispensary. Same day James Bennett of Walthamstow. Exchequer tickets listed.
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Vanguard
Parkhurst
John Parkhurt
Denton
Newhaven
Sussex
George Ellison
Crane-Court
Fleet-street
Mary Naves
James-street
Westminster
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Yeovill
Somersershire
Bill Parsons
C. Parsons
Peter Barlow
Basinghall-street
Miss Brooks
Catenton-street
Lord Grantley
Miss Midgley
Jonathan Midgley
Beverley
Yorkshire
Lady Denison
Dulwich
James
Bulcocky
Surrey
James Bennett
Walthamstow
Essex
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