Abolition of Slave Trade Reported for Early Session
The session of Parliament opens with reports that the abolition of the slave trade will be pursued by the Ministry. Aimed at extending liberty, reforms to criminal law debtor credits and libel prosecutions are urged. Lord Chancellor’s gout delays attendance at Court and a Dublin trip ends with a close brush with danger for Lord Westmorland.
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Pat
Sc. &c
Great Britain
Europe
St. James's
India
Sussex
Bashill
Baljil
Marsan
John Farncomb
Rottingdean
Brighthelmian
Lewes
Thomas Beard
Allfrey
Fritin-place
Gilbert and Hoper
Posed Morfee
Harttyerpdhite
Visible planetary alignment and Mercury elongation noted
An 18th century notice describes Mercury at greatest eastern elongation and a rare event where all planets become visible in one evening. It notes Mercury near the eye, the hour after sunset, and adds that Saturn Pegus Georgium Sidus Jupiter and Mars will rise, with the Moon involved later. It also hints at a future planetary alignment when inner planets align closely.
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Mercury
Astronomeus
Saturn
Pegus
Georgium Sidus
Jupiter
Mars
Venus
Earth
Privy Council meets as maniac tried for treason fear
The Privy Council sat yesterday at twelve, with ministers including Pitt and Grenville attending. Spurway, who threw a stone at the king, was examined. a bag with papers and an estate of madness revealed his deranged statements. He faces further hearing, a council summoned, and he formerly served as an ensign in the 37th Foot.
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Foreign Department
Pitt
Duke of Leeds
Earl of Chatham
Lord Hawkesbury
Grenville
Lord Kenyon
Lord Sydney
Sampson Wright
Spurway
John Frith
Pridonner
St. James’s
Royal Exchange
Bahama
Privy Council
Morley
37Th Regiment of Foot
1St Regiment of Royals
Namur
Todrnay
Belgrade
Marche
Luxemburgh
Tournay
Patriotic Army
Vienna
Misericardia
Quarin
Lottery notice at Johnson and Co old State Lottery Office
Notwithstanding the number of capital prizes in the present Enghiti State Lottery there is an addition of one-tenth part of the Tickets in Twenty-five Round Prizes Meff J Johnson and Co at their old State Lottery Office No 3 Pope's head Alley Cornhill beg leave to ec
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Enghiti
Meff
J. Johnson, and Co
Pope’s Head “Alley
Cornhill
Irish Lottery 1989 Prize Shares at Office
A fragment describes lottery prizes shared at the office over twenty five years, noting various stake numbers and prize amounts from 20,000 to 10,001 units, with references to names like Jogi and multiple draw sequences across the period. The text lists numbers such as 12,997 and 13,206 and mentions several large sums and prize structures.
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Greaest
Portraits and volumes of European Magazine details
The next number will feature a portrait of the author of Zeluco and other ornaments. It notes that the Sixteenth Volume or past volumes may be bound, for abroad readers, with single numbers available at No. 32 Cornhill and other principal booksellers.
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Zeluco
India
Cornhill
Tyzarricar Inrsiiognes. Drury Lane. Yeverday, Know Your One.
The Island of St Marguerite and The Haunted Tower are listed for this evening with The Deaf Lover and The Gamesters along with Harlequin's Chaplet. The Belle's Stratagem appears with Harlequin's Chaplet in a Covent Garden program.
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Drury - Lane
St. Marguerite
Emery
Covent-Garden
Gamesters
Harlequin
Banking securities and bonds in 19th century ledger note
A dense list of financial instruments and quotations including RICES Bank stock, Navy per cent Ann, Long and Short Ann, India Stock, Exchequer Bills, and Lottery Tick values. Entries mix 3 percent, 4 percent, and multiple denominations with various fractions and dates, resembling a contemporaneous market ledger from a bank or broker.
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Rices Bank
Ditta
Navy
Long Ann
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National Guard
National Assembly
Elysian Selds
Fenemes
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Rennes
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Prince Menaikoff
Boay
Pierre le Grand
Gretry
Teatre du
M. Gyllot
Pais
Brussels
Fox
House of Commons
of Commons
Westminster Hall
Dr. Johnson
Essex
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Emanuel iMarks
Andrew Haikes
Smithfield
Littlehales
Grendon Underwood
Bucks
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Mills Hall
Haydonbridge
Northumberland
Bexley
Kent
Sam. Leeder
Portpool Lane
Brompton
Ewer
John Ewer
Lovelane
George Heron
52D Regiment
Robert Josslin
Shadwell
Spring Gardens
Hugh Hamersley
Deal
Tipton
Dudley
South Sea
Old Ann
Macy
Ars. Od. Bank
Ferestia
Abyssinia
LFA
C. Rivingtong Lodsley
Pal Mall
T. Longman
Satan
I. Wilkie
Gsey White
Bowany-Bay
New South. Wales
John White
J. Debrete
Burlington-house
Piscad
J. Debrete’s
Stockdale
Royal
King
John Stale
House -Commons
William Ludlam
St. John‘s College
Cambridge
Henry Stebbing
F.R
Gray's-Ing
Melbourn
Whitehally Robfean
New Bondettreet Debrett
Piccadilly
Cornhilt
Oxfords
Cain
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