Post Office Notice on Prohibiting Illegal Letter Routes
General Post Office announces that letters are to be sent only by official packets and sanctioned routes. It warns that acts of Parliament prohibiting private or neutral vessel letter carriage will be enforced to protect revenue and prevent injury. Officials urge all pilots, carriers, stage coaches, watermen and others handling letters to comply.
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General Post-Office
Beliceve
Dovey
Calais
Gad
Frances
Harwich
Yarmouth
Elbe
Anthony Todd
Francis’ Freeling
Berlin
Paul
Russia
Gill
France
Pruffia
Duke of Norfolk
Prince of Wales
Duke of Clarence
Stadbeldsse-Bert
Surrey
Penn
Wits
Céudhets
Derby
Bromley
Kent
Admiralty
Pringle
Cape of Good Hope
East India House
London Common Hall Resolves on City Petition
In April 1797 the Lord Mayor presented the Sheriff’s Report on when King George III would receive the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Livery of London. The hall resolves the sheriffs have right to audience, directs renewal of a personal audience, and records the Lord Mayor’s handling and thanks to the Lord Mayor for his impartial conduct.
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Duke of Portland
London
Langston
Staines
Lord Mayer
Sheriffs of
St. Joan
Gannot
Dover armed transport captures Spanish brig bound for Buenos Ayres
Extracts from letters to the Admiralty report Lieutenant Henry Kent aboard the Dover armed transport capturing a Spanish brig named the Magallanes, commanded by Don Jacinto de Vargas Machuen. The prize vessel, copper-bottomed and fast, was navigated by thirty six men and pierced for eighteen guns though only four mounted. The matter is presented for Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.
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Admiralty
Kent
Dover
Buenos Ayres
Henry Kent
Spithead
Sir John Jervis
Lifbod
Magallanes
Don Jacinto de Vargas Machuen
Grant of Barons Keith and Hotham in Ireland
Letters patent grant the dignity of Baron Keith of Stonehaven to Sir George Keith Elphinstone and to the heirs male of his body. A second barony, Baron Hotham of South Pahoa, is granted to William Hotham with remainder to Sir Charles Hotham and Sir Beaumont Hotham’s heirs male. Also listed are surrender notices to various named individuals and merchants, with dates at Guildhall and related attorneys.
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Ireland
Sir George Keith Elphinstone
Margaret Mercer Elphinstone
George Keith Elphinstone
Kingdom of Ireland
William Hotham
Baron Hotham
South Pahoa
Charles Hotham
Scarborough
Beaumont Hotham
Sir Beaumont Hotham
Royal procession to Chapel Royal for Divine Service
On Monday April 3 the King Queen and Princesses left the Queen's house for St James's Palace and attended Divine Service at the Chapel Royal. The sermon, from St Mark VI 2, was preached by the Bishop of Peterborough. The Earl of Galloway bore the Sword of State. Lord Wentworth and General Lastelles attended as attendants. The Earl of Harrington served as Gold Stick and General Martus as Field Officer.
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St. James’s Palace
Chapel Royal
Peterborough
St. Mark
Earl of Galloway
Lord’ Wentworth
Lastelles
Earl of Harrington
Martus
Irish pursuit ends in fatal wound at Drumcondra cabin
A pursuit by County Kildare authorities led to the arrest of a suspect at a Drumcondra cabin. A struggle occurred when officers searched the residence, a shot wounded the fugitive who died next morning at Jervis Street Hospital. Witnesses report armed resistance and a failed escape attempt.
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Ayas Purileg
Kildare
F. Aylaiers
Jervis-street Hospital
Ing
Agriculture Monthly Report for March
The March month brings generally improved young wheats due to a late cool spell and showers yet dryness caused some farmers in the Northern district to forfeit plantings on thin soils. Markets show price rises as foreign corn tightens. Lent corn looks favorable, peas and beans good, barley and oats sown well. Clovers fail, ray grass backward, tares abundant as substitutes. Fallowed lands in fine order. Smithfield be scarce for fat cattle due to coast fears. mutton high, grass lamb scarce and dear. Pork falls from 6s to 4s per stone. Lean stock prices steady to firm in distant counties. Breeding counties show potential for future price drops. Lamb fall large across flock regions. Wool prices continue to fall.
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Smithfield
Epping Forest
Cure Claimed for Ancient Scoratic Complaint in London
William Turner of Winslow declares after a long battle with a violent constitutional disease including ulcers, pain, and debility that three years on a patented anti scoratic door remedy brought a complete cure. He urges others to contact Mr Turner for full details and notes the drops are sold at the Dispensary in Soho Square and at patent medicine vendors nationwide.
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Lam
William ‘Turner
Winslow
Birks
James Bannisfer
Carste
Sohe Square
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Admirals Office
Even Nepean, Esq
Ditlin
Carl
W. Cork
Leadenhall-market
Guildhall
Barnet
Soho-square
M. Edwards
T. Edwards
Kent-street
Pearces
R. Bullcock
Union-street
Bishopsgatetreet
H. Maddock
Lincoln’s-Inn
Newsquare
W. Weeks
Walworth
Haberdasher
Robins
Gray’s-Inn-place
Jos. Cowper
Catherine-street
the Tower
Baker
Webb
St. Thomas’ S
White Hart Inn
Witney
Messrs. Impey and Co
Inner Temple
K. Ripley
Leeds
Yorkshire
E. Tutfdills
Mr. Stott
Newgate Street
T. Brownrigg
Egremont
Cumberland
Dyer
W. Jonesy
Oxford-street
T. T. Morrell
J. Eves
N. Clelan
Baldwin’s Gardens
T. Hill
Hampstead
Bishopsgate-street
A W. Palmer
Poland-street
Jet
Jo Bell
Strand
W. Bishop
Long Compton
Warwickshire
Jona. Turner
Wardour-street
R. Pathley
Tower-street
I Peet
Nottingham
Benj.Astley
Lancaster
Hi. Sabine
Houghton Breet
Benj. Turton
Coleman-street
T. Johnson
Madras
Bengal
Minerva
Kennard Smith
Lord Grey-de-Wilton
Palace Yard
Lord Oxford
Warwick
John Gale Jones
Birmingham
Theople
The
Jones
Binns
Fairfield
Affiton-under-Line
Gaspard Koop
Nicholas Wagner
Isle of Wight
W. Smith
Portsmouth
Winchester
Koop
Wagner
Mary Barret
Leicester
Power
Dublie
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