Letter from S T to Horatio Mann on parliamentary votes
A 1779 letter from S T at Maidstone criticizes Horatio Mann for preferring government votes on all questions except the navy last year. It urges consistency and steadiness for a man of honour, hoping the independent vote on Mr Fox's motion signals future reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jemmy Twitcher
Brett
Fox
Maidstone
S. T
Portsmouth
Admiral Darby
Sir Hugh
Spithead
Denne
Guernsey
Goodwin Sands
Deal
Betsey
Stuart
Glasgow
Oporto
Lorn Castle
Ayrshire
Countess of
Loudoun
Hugh Earl of
Hornsby and Co
Pope’s Head-Alley
Cornhill
Rvezipt
N. B
Hor Fby and Co
Appointment of Sir Charles Hardy and coast defense
A letter to the printer notes King George III appoints Sir Charles Hardy as Commander in Chief of the fleet to defend the coasts from France. The writer suggests the French may view this as Britain lacking Admirals and wonders if the move boosts British resolve or emboldens the enemy.
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Charles Hardy
Charles May
Rejoicing in a New Speaker for Common-house Chair
A letter from a reader lauds Mr C—— W—— Cr—— for President of a respected society, praising his unflinching integrity and adherence to principle. It mocks passive obedience and defends liberal learning at Windsor College, recounting a royal visit and a campus dispute over authority and tradition.
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Byer
C— W— Cr Il
Printer
College of
Winton
Cijlege
Brunswick
Markman
Scotch Pedlar Provokes Army Strike in 1779 Letter
A North Lincolnshire freeholder reports anger over a Scotch pedlar who, as a tradesman to the king, caused military pay disruption by convincing an agent to halt pay for entire regiments. The letter urges English unity and warns soldiers to beware the despicable trader. April 1779 George and Blue Boar.
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North Lincolnshire
George and
Blue Boar
Dover-street Peerage News on Lord King Death
A brief note reports the Right Hon. Thomas Lord King dying at his Dover-street residence on April 7. The item references peerage considerations and context from the previous issue, indicating a focus on aristocratic titles and estate affairs.
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Thomas Lord King
Dover-street
Memoirs of the King Family Peerage and Succession
The text recounts the King family rise to peerage beginning with Peter King a Recorder knighted in 1708 and details offices held including Lord Chief Justice and Lord Chancellor. It traces succession to multiple Lords King from Peter to the fourth and youngest son Thomas, noting marriages, deaths, and lack of issue, ending with Peter the sixth Lord King after Thomas’s death in 1779.
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Peter King
London
Juftice of the Common Pleas
Isle of June
England
Anne
Richard Lys
Beverton
Glamorganshire
King
John
Elizabeth
Robert Fry
Yearty
Devon
Portugal
Peter
William
Thomas
Sth
Holland
Dover
Steet
Reading of Tithes and Christian Duty in 1779 Letter
An excerpt from the London Evening Post discusses a March 1779 Walworth letter contesting tithes under Christian doctrine. It argues tithes were not mandated for Christians, citing gospel passages to insist true duties are judgment mercy and faith, with the church’s support for ministers seen as a secular arrangement rather than biblical mandate.
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Walworth
Xaxesvas
St. Paul
Christ Jesus
God
Jesus Christ
Navy intrigue and personal tragedy shadow Lord Shelburne
A London Postscript details distress around the First Lord of the Admiralty. Palliser’s upcoming trial, a naval inquiry, and Admiral Keppel’s subpoena loom as a flurry of events tests the minister. The piece recalls a fatal Mills Ray incident, court-martial plans, a packet misadventure, prize and letters of marque debates, and political commentary on Lord George Germaine and Lord Howe. The narrative links family bereavement, public duty, and contested authority amid maritime affairs and imperial governance.
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Admiralty
Hugh Palliser
Navy
House of Lotus
Lord Shelburne
Lord Suffolk
Mr. Dunning
Colonel Barre
Characer
Shelburne
Geal
Admiral Keppel
Ostend
Flanders
Alderney
St. Chiflin
St. Domingo
Bourdeaux
Waterford
Mills Ray
Tithes undermine religion and empower greedy clergy
In April 1779 CF of Middlesex argues against tithes as unbiblical and harmful to Christianity. He asserts voluntary contributions sustain worship without clerical coercion and cites numerous British parishes as evidence that tithes breed disgust toward a worldly clergy and corrupt religious life.
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South
Britain
Tender Notice for French Prisoners in Caribbean Islands
The Office for Sick and Hurt Seamen in April 1779 invites sealed tenders to supervise and transport French prisoners to Jamaica Antigua or Barbados. Tenders must be delivered by 1 pm on the 30th, with details at Tower Hill office. Also notes new music publications by Mr Tenducci and Bach and Abel concert items with prices.
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Jamaica
Antigua
Barbados
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London: Evening Post
Horatio Mann, Bart
London Evening Post
Thomas Ornlew
Postscript
Almon
George Germaine
America
Lord Howe
Lord George
Bedlam
William Howe
House of Commons
Count Bentinck
Hague
Richmond
Portland
Lord Harrington
Suffolk
India
South Sea
Dir
Consol
Nicholson and Co
King’s Arms
Middlesex
Tenducci
Princes. Street
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