Duchess of Kingston Trial Opens in Westminster Hall
The Duchess of Kingston appears with the Duke of Newcastle and others as the peers hear the indictment. She pleads not guilty and argues an ecclesiastical sentence absolves her from bigamy, while prosecution counsels urge full consideration of the case and its grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster
Duchess of Kingston
Duke of Newcastle
Lord Mountituart
James Laroche
L.f
Rome
England
Duke of Kington
Dunning
Duke of Kingston
Mansfield
Camden
Effingham
Wallace
Calvert
Doclor Wynne
Ecclesiasticis Court
Duchess Kingston Appears at Peers Bar in Trial
The Duchess of Kingston was carried in a chair from Kingston House to Palace Yard and to Westminster Hall in mourning. She read her plea at the bar while spectators note her dignified, heroinelike conduct. The Queen and Prince of Wales attended, with fears for safety as scaffolding loomed.
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Duches
Kingston
Kingston House
Duchess of Kingston
Duke of Bridgewater
Barrington
Lord Barrington
Burrington
Prince of Wales
Dfnaburgh
Princess Royal
Westminster Hall
Palace Yard
Expedition moves to America amid Algiers delay report
Extract from Madrid dated March 19 notes Britain shelved a second Algerian expedition. Preparations now aimed at protecting colonies in America due to imperial disputes. Dispatches recount naval movements from Cork and Cove, troop transports, German arrivals, and political weather across Lisbon Paris Dublin and Cork with ship arrivals and weather details.
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Madrid
Algiers
America
England
Antigua
Ranger
Matthew Walters
Philadelphia
Cape Nichola Mole
Ball, &c
Jamaica
Corke
Cove
Kinsale
Fraser
Arron Aane
Elizabeth
Hamburgh
Dublin
Ship News and Deal April 1 Aboard ships bound for Antigua and Ireland
A collection of ship movements and arrivals lists vessels such as the Dorsethhire Waddy and Echo Stark sailing to St Kitts and Antigua from Deal and the East Indies. Entries note arrivals at Jamaica Lisbon and Dover with crews listed and military commissions signed for the army in Ireland including officers from the 62d and 26th regiments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News& Deal
Waddy
St. Kit's
Echo
Stark
Anigua
Deal
Antigua
East-Indies
Ireland
Ann
Ward
Feoingue
Joseph
Maryringham
Bay ‘of Roses
Hester
Cromie
Adatis
Rainbow
Fogle
Anson
Troyon
East Indies
Kinsal
Boyces
Providence
Maye
Dublin
Wind
Jamaica
St. George
Falconer
London
Newry
Anna Christiana
Fredick
Raine Kier Zit
Lisbon
Edington
Collins
Liverpool
Neat Yy
Foot
Stephen Harvey
Lisut
Jhn Jones
Peter Salusbury
Zoth
John Stanley
William Chariton
Royal Irth Reg
Ar’ Neey
Tohrt Stratton
Richard Bottesworth
Wallan Bray
Lucius Barber
John Hill
John Crawford
Hessian and English Transports Arrive at Bremer-Lebe
Reports from Bremer-Lebe dated March 25 describe the arrival of Hessian troops under Lieutenant General de Heister, with 15 English transports bringing Trembach, Prince Charles, Ditfarth, and the guards regiments aboard. Additional transports and the She fond brigade arrived in late March, marking ongoing troop movements from France Hol land and Flanders.
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Mand
de Mirbach
Thames
Lisbon
Paris
Panchot
France
Holland
Flanders
Bremer-Lebe
de Heister
Agd
Beard of Wich
Trembach
Prince Charles
Ditfarth
Guards
Agler
Memorial from James Wilson to Lord Germain for Captain Wilcox
The letter requests the king’s mercy for Frames Wilcox a captain in the marine forces who seeks half pay relief and discharge from service amid fears of military prep for America He cites fifteen years of service in Parliament and Ireland and notes Wilcox raised 130 men in 1760 and served with credit at sea The memorial urges clemency to prevent disobedience or bloodshed.
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James Wilson
George Germain
Lord George Govindiné
Hi Magesy
Doxiouz
House of Commons
Ireland
Mjjesty
Luc
Memorialist
Majety
America
Kundred
Tayman
Wexford
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Dottor Hassis
Lo.n.don
Briffel
Hibernia
Knethell
Tartar
Rude
Boad
Swales
Whitby
Memel
Admiralty
Robert Hifwell
Hornet
Woolwich
Mobile
Smith
South Carolina
Dover
Charles Town
Nelson
Hays
Eaton
Banks
Newfoundland
Plymouth
Romney
Cygnet
Portsmouth
Hunter
Glasgow
Minerva
Gregory
Diana Lloyd
Boston
Dominica
Carysfort
Cork
Pearl
Greyhound
Dixon
Botton
Marybrough
Mark Sage
Corn Exchange
London-Bridge
Go Scheter
R. Bgemen
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