Admiralty Notice for May Trial at Old Bailey Hall
The Admiralty Office announces a session for the Trial of Offences on the High Seas within English jurisdiction. The lesson of 2 Over and Terminer and Goal Delivery will be held at Office Hall in Old Bailey London on Tuesday the sixth of May at eight in the morning.
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Admiralty-Office
Atotice
High Seas
Admiralty of England
Fuptice Hall
Old Bailey
London
Branscomb's Lottery Office Offers Irish and State Tickets
Established over thirty years at No 11 Holborn WV Beretickets and Shares of Tickets are now selling by J Branscomb and Co stock brokers. The first £30,000 prize was sold in various fractional shares. In the 1796 state lottery ticket No 30342 split among a Strand club, an Orchards Street recipient, and Landryather Ferrons, helped inspire the share stamping plan later adopted by the Lords of the Treasury. Present prices: shares in half, quarter, eighth and sixteenths. Proprietors urge early purchase as tickets expected to rise before July 24. Orders by post or coach executed on equal terms. government securities negotiated.
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Branscomb
Holborn
WV Beretickets
J. Branscomb and Co
Vxneg Sqioba
Yizi
Strand
Orchad- Breet
Westminster
Landryather Ferrons
Treasury
Ios
N.B
Efficacy claims for Welch's Female Pills circulated in London
Notices dated Sept 16 1794 claim various testimonies of benefit from Welch's Female Pills. Letters praise relief from headaches and bodily symptoms, urging readers to consult testimonials at Mr Keanstey's Fleet Street. Advertises wholesale and retail outlets and a stamped authenticity claim.
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London
Letitia Greenwood
EE. Newbery
St. Paul's Church-yard
Ludgate Treet
T. Coldiney Pere Fumer
Cornhill
Publication notice for new and forthcoming novels and editions
Advertises multiple novels and editions for sale by various booksellers including W. Lane and Hodgsons. listings include titles such as DISOBEDIENCE ELOISE DE MONTBLANC AVONDALE PRIORY ANZOLETTA ZADOSKI MONTGOMERY WANDERER OF THE ALPS CICELY or THE ROSE OF RABY and PLAIN SENSE with prices in shillings and volumes.
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W. Lane
Miterva Press
Leadenhall-street
Miller
Old Bond-street
Anc
Princess of Wales heads to Bath for summer residence
London reports indicate the Princess of Wales will reside in Charlton three days a week during summer. The piece notes arrivals in Bath including the Marquis of Bath and other notables, a West India merchants’ entertainment, Bar-bados fleet reinforcement, and a Dublin Yeomanry patrol alert amid rising fears of insurrection. It also covers political candidate changes, ship Charon bringing prisoners, a Dorsetshire call to mobilize arms, and local incidents in Dublin, Belfast, and Wisbech.
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Princess of Wales
Charlton
Royal Highness
Marquis of Bath
D’avane
Jane Stantey
Williams Wynne
Coronel Mathew
T. Shirley
Coilbriel Houghton
Major Montgomery
Bath
Wes India
London
West Indies
Barbadoes
Admiralty
Hull
Peter Garden
Johnston
Kincardine
Barclay
Ury
Charon
Lynn
Downs
Plymouth
Dorsetshire
Dublin
United Irishman
Col. Barber
Belfast
Londonderry
Wisbech
Charlotte Campbell
Edinburgh
Kelly
Prince of Wirtemberg Tour Through English Ports
The Prince of Wirtemberg travels from Newport to Southampton and Salisbury with royal honors and public receptions. He attends formalities in Portsmouth, visits Appledore Comb and Steephill, receives freedom of Newport and Southampton, tours Wilton and Critchill, and dines at Critchill with notable companions including the Prince of Wales and the Prince of Orange.
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Prince
Newport
Isle of Wight
Southampton
Salisbury
Critchill
Baths
Bristol
Oxford
Portmouth
Commissioners
Wyse
John Cox Hippisley
Bart
Sirfoto
Earl Spencer
Lord Arden
Lord Bridport
Pitt
Tim
Serene
West Cowes
Appledore Comb
R. Wortely
Steephill
Cowes
Vacht
Cofby
Colonel Heywood
Joan Hippisley
William Pitt
Horse Guards
Uit
Bellevue
Bevis
Stibbert
Winchester Road
Lord Radnor
Prince of Wirtemberg
Dragoon Guards
Wilton
Wilton House
Lotte
Royal
the Prince of Wales
the Prince of Orange
Lord
St. Helen’s
Mr. Grosvenor
Quarantine Ends as Admiral Lands After Pearl and Flora Released
His Majesty's ships Pearl and Flora were released from quarantine this morning and Admiral Waldegrave landed from the Flora. The London ship Hind, master Jewish, bound for Lisbon, was captured two days ago near the Rock of Lisbon. the master and crew, except three men and three passengers, were placed aboard a privateer and sent to Bourdeaux. The master and some crew were transferred to a Danish ship and sent to England, arriving today. A large Swedish ship laden with salt arrived as a prize to the Melpomene frigate under Captain Sir Charles Hamilton.
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Pearl
Rithtafant
England
Sir Charles Hamilton
Ships News From Barbadoes Maritime Dispatch
The Coromangel man of war along with Simon Taylor Jupiter and Phoenix arrived at Barbadoes on March 1 full of troops. The Mary Hughes bound for the West Indies from Africa was captured by a privateer near Barbadoes. The York and Earns men of war with the Portsmouth convoy reached Barbadoes on March 3. The Nelly from Demerara to Liverpool was left near Union Island with cargo saved. The Tartar from Yarmouth to Greenland was captured and taken to Norway. The St George from Lisbon to Liverpool was captured and taken to Corunna. The Alligna de Cota from Rio to Oporto was captured and carried to Bordeaux.
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Coromangel
Simon Taylor
Jupiter
Phoenix
Barbadoes
Mary Hughes
Africa
West Indies
York
Eurns
Portsmouth
Nelly
Jackson
Demerara
Liverpool
Union Island
M‘cleland
Yarmouth
Greenland
Norway
St. George
Frigate and convoy driven to Leith Roads by contrary winds
Edinburgh April 22 reports a frigate and about 40 Newcastle coal ships driven up to Leith Roads by contrary winds. It is said Admiral Duncan with his fleet is off the mouth of the Frith, which could force the ships to come up to our Roads as the wind remains strong at Hat.
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Newcastle
Leith
Duncan
Frith
Old Bailey Intelligence Trial Records At London Court
Wednesday sessions at the Old Bailey saw two printers tried with several others. Four of the five sentenced were convicted for burglary theft and assault including William Nash for burgling Cuthbert Hilton’s dwelling and stealing lead. Elizabeth O’Conner faced private shop theft of gown pieces. John Tull accused of assault and robbery on the King’s highway. James Barron convicted for stealing goods from Thomas Barber. Twenty-seven more prisoners faced trial with three capital convictions and seventeen felony verdicts. Other named defendants included Marvy Nott Maurice Pemberton Joseph Penn Jobo Toielin Margaret Thompson William Cray Mary Macnamara Samuel Alford George Boyden Thomas Payne Ann Doughty Elizabeth Neaves George Layton Jarvis Streeter James Andrews Henry Butler and many others with acquittals recorded.
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Old Bailey
William Nash
Cuthbert Hilton
Elizabeth O’conner
John Patrick
John Patrick the Elder
John Patrick the Younger
John Tull
George Lee
Edward Lee
James Barron
Thomas Barber
Taitteen
Marvy Nott
Maurice Pemberton
Joseph Penn
Jobo Toielin
Margaret Thompson
William Cray
Mary Macnamara
Henry Butler
Stephen Loafely
Counterfeit coins and robberies prompt multiple arrests
Yesterday police apprehended Cornelius Donahue William Berry and John Barry in Petticoat Lane Whit Hampshire for tendering counterfeit half guineas at Mr Green bake shop, with dollars found. James Thompson was later committed for trial for wagon robbery. James Sheriff re examined at Bow Street for tea caddy banknotes theft and fully committed. John Baker and Frances Wilson re examined for country house robbery near Hertfordshire and committed for trial. William Williams committed for trial in Drury Lane robbery of fockings.
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Cornelius Donahue
William Berry
John Barry
John Nowlin
Petticoat-lane
Whitehapel
Mr. Green
Lambeth-street
James Thompson
William Collingbourn
Union Hall
Robinsos
Sussex
Surry
James Sheriff
W. Addington
Bow Street
Thomas Watkins
John Baker
Frances Wilson
Sullivan
Hertfordshire
William Williams
George Brown
Drury-lane
Marriages and Deaths from Bath to Jamaica
Married lately at Bath the Rev Mr Maffey vicar of Warminster weds Miss Carolina Aldridge and in Solihull Warwickshire Captain Edwards Royal Navy weds Miss Short. In Non Monkton Yorks William Tuffnell Jolliffe of Liungleys dies. On Feb 22 in Kingston Jamaica Mrs Shaw wife of Dr James Shaw is noted.
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Bath
Maffey
Warminster
Carolina Aldrige
James Beaverstock
Bradford
Wilts
Maria Plunkett
Solituil
Warwickshire
Edwards
Royal Navy
Miss Short
Nonmonkton
County of
York
William Tuffnell Jolliffe
Samuel Tuffnell
Eig
Liungleys
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Fleet-street
W.C. Bentine
Ardoch
Dumbarton
Chiltern
Alexander Smollet
Bonhill
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Thomas Jones
Elizabeth Bennett
Elizabeth Smith
James Chapman
Charles Smith
James Agnas
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William Moore
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Elizabeth Tippet
Elizabeth Cullum
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