Dublin August news recounts crime and society events
In Dublin on August 9, reports describe a dog attack at Ormond Bridge ending in spectators killing the animal, Freney the thief eluding capture amid gunfire, a surgeon praised for bravery, a 3000 yard lace seizure, a bookstore blaze in Dame Street, a grain show of good wheat and oats, a marriage of John Jepson to Margaret M Dermot, and Galway magistracy elections with Cook mayor and other officers chosen.
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Dublin
Henrys
House of Commons
Castle Martyn
Liffey
Ormond Bridge
Freney
Waterford
Fotter
Cork
Gallway
Robert Cook
Hig
John Johnson
Richard Matthews
Eyre Trench
Lieutenant Melvill acquitted in public shooting trial
Newcastle on August 13 reports Lieutenant Melvill surrendered last Monday to face trial for shooting Ensign Reynolds at a public house in January. The trial began on Tuesday and, the defence being his own, he was honorably acquitted.
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Country-News
Newcastle
Melvill
Ensign Reynolds
Plymouth-Dock salutes paid to Eagle crew march to Plymouth
Yesterday the Eagle's crew were paid off at the Dock-Yard and led in procession to Plymouth by order of the ship's company. Mr Richard Sloper, third Lieutenant, marched at the head as musicians and flags displayed. The event concluded with orderly joy and decency amid a fine display of instruments and honors. Also noted: several ships in the Downs and arrivals near Leith and Carolina with vessels from Santa Cruz and North Bergen.
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Plymouth-Dock
Yeterday
Plymouth
Richard Sloper
Deal
Downs
Gravesend
Truelove
Stonehouse
South Carolina
Hope
Tropfam
North Bergen
Prince Rupert
Dobson
Santa Cruz
Falmouth
Nancy
Norris
Carolina
Leith
Jean
Clark
Glasgow
Williamsburgh
Virginia
West Indies
Whitehaven
Ingram
Point Comfort
Pensylvania
Horshoe
Philadelphia
Bunk
William Cripen
Mary
William Billings
Burgers
Boston
Maryland
Capes
Reedy Islands
Haskell
Linnen
Adriatick
Tripoli
Middleburgh
New-England
Barbadoes
Cape Francois
Salisbury
Edgecumbe
Lisbon
Deptford
Woolwich
Cornwall
Dingey Hundred
Essex
Plaisterer
Soho Square
Nightingale Lane
Exchange Alley
Piccadilly
St. George’s Hospital
Hyde Park Corner
Ann Cue
William Mitchell
Thomas Ellys
New- Palace-Yard
Westminster
St. James’s
Edward Griffiths
Newgate
John Tall
Bigg
Richard Vaughan
John Winter
Hereford
Justice Burnett
John Philips
Mercer
Carmarthen
John Lewis
Francis Morgan
Shadrach Mulliner
Addle-street
Putney
Anne Welbrough
Temple
Leonard Reverby
Bart
John Beresby
Thryberg
Yorkshire
York
Leonard
Bread-street
Henry Spencer
Treasure of Braga Monastery Unearthed in Lisbon Letter
A private Lisbon letter reports a Braga Capuchins foundation dig revealing a vast hoard. Copper coins from several Roman emperors fill a large urn, while a separate urn holds one hundred seventy seven gold medals in four vessels.
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Lisbon
Inscriptions on Coins and News from Europe and America
The passage describes inscriptions on ancient coins honoring Nero Agrippina and others, plus a stream of 18 Titus, 23 Trajan, 29 Severus, and 36 Tacitus pieces. It reports Warsaw dispatches on Russian troop dispositions through Poland, Dutch peace hopes at Amsterdam, Paris city purchases, a Virginia rose sea raid, privateer captures near Pensacola and Philadelphia, Corfu piracy suspicions, and various London notices including suicides, accidents, and a fleet of legal and civic updates.
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Nero
Agrippina
Trajano
Calcubior
Severus
Africa
Flavia Valeria Imperatori
Pisa
Pacifico
Tacitus
Claudia Tacita
Elesione
Augusto Imperatori
Warsaw
Poland
Bologna
Sardinia
Hague
Amsterdam
Jast
Holland
Paris
Conti
Estate of William Smith settlement notice
II Persons indebted to the Estate of William Smith of Warwickshire are urged to apply to Edward King Coventry William Shakespear Knol Warwick Christopher Wright Coventry, empowered by Richard Smith administrator, to settle accounts and receive or pay any balance due.
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William Smith
Borough of
Warwick
Edward King
Coventry
William Shakespear
Knol
County of
Christopher Wright
Wity
Richard Smith
Smith
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Kirkcaldiz
Robert Drysdale
Irelandod
London
The
London Gazette
Joseph Whitaker
Tiverton School
Thomas Martin
Litchfield
Seawell Heatherly
Christ’s Hospital
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