Five bailiffs' lethal arrest sparks Exeter murder verdict
At a February inquest in Exeter a jury ruled willful murder by the hands of five bailiffs who recently confronted a man wounded in an attempted arrest. Three bailiffs remained in custody. two were absconding. The case follows a fatal shooting tied to the incident. Shipping news from Deal notes several outward bound ships returning to sea.
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Exeter
Dann
Judith Hlaria
Rett
Eagle
Ayton
Manning
Brewer
Crisp
Jamaica
Harriot
Blackburn
Hanbury
Hendle
Barbadoes
Mary
Jenkins
Swift
Goodwin
Senegal
Sally
Wheatly
St. Vincent's
Miller
Nancy
Bucannan
Hopewell
Murray
Baiger
Willson
Randulph
M’nabb
Adventure
Maynard
Sands
Industry
Mgrewder
Virginia 5
Pemberton
Oliver
St. Kit
Wind S
London Debates Echo American Relief Merchants Fund
The House of Commons deferred further consideration of the American papers to Monday and read the bill restraining colonial trade and fisheries. A London Merchant meeting pledged support for Americans, raising 1600 pounds in minutes. Paris notes discuss the Brunois Chateau and Ducal rights, while Dunmore's Virginia reports dampen ministry hopes. A York letter details petitions to enforce American acts, and Bow Church hosts church leaders amid chaotic rumors.
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House of Commons
Newfoundland
St. Laurence
Lord North
Alderman Sawbridge
Edward Lewis
Eig
Rannor
Paris
Louis the Xvth
Brunois
Chateau de
Provence
Lord Dunmore
Virginia
House of Lords
Lord Dartmouth
Duchess of Northumberland
Grace
Jenny, Sedall
North Shields
North Carolina
Plymouth
Nancy
Conningham
Hull
London
Dublin
Dungellers
Dover
York
Guildhall
Birmingham
Boony
Ford
Alderaian Kennet
Tsie
Bow-church
Rumior
Eminent Bishops Honour Lord Mayor at Mansion-House
Dr Barrington preached as a suite of bishops including Canterbury and Landaff dined with the Lord Mayor at Mansion-House in an elegant entertainment with many dishes and a grand dessert. A young pickpocket known as Little Driver led a raid at a Guild Hall case, while crimes at the Old Bailey yielded transportation sentences and a branded culprit. District notices report clerical promotions and a Victorian marriage, with obituaries and high water marks at London Bridge.
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Barrington
Landaff
Canterbury
Rochester
Peterborough
Carlisle
St. David’s
Alderman Thomas
Guildhall
Stripling
Little Driver
Hamilton
Exeter Street
Covent Garden
Old Bailey
Henry Cruften
Alice Whitworth
Elizabeth Hurst
George Lewis
Edward Davis
Bridewell
Wm. Stead
Limpsfield
Surry
Vaid
Public employee seeks local office or bookkeeping post
A sober, discreet person offers to serve in a public office at the Wet End of the Town or to keep tradesmen's books or manage a business. Trustworthy conduct assured. Interested parties may leave a line for H. K. at Oliver's Coffee House, New Palace-yard. £4351.
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H. K
Oliver's
New Palace-yard
Mermaid creature arrives for public viewing in Strand
Nobility and gentry are informed that a rare mermaid is on display in a commodious room next to the Queen’s Read, opposite the Adelphi in the Strand. The three-foot sea-nymph, half woman and half fish, is claimed to be the most beautiful and curious of its kind and viewable by all, including pregnant women, for a small fee.
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Adelphi
Strand
England
Europe
Austria
Chapter Coffté fair subscription drive for Samuel Bruck Shaw
A London notice from January 27 1775 calls on subscribers and friends to meet February 6 at six o clock to support a fair decision on Samuel Bruck Shaw's complaint. A 300 pound target is in force with subscriptions sought via brokers and bankers across major towns, including Leadenhall Street Lombard Street Oxford Street and Norwich.
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Paternoster- Row
London
Samuel Bruck
Shaw
Stephen Sayer
Oxford-stret
Bull
Bath
Butt
Fountain
Huntingdon
Tho
Ives
Rob. Seaman
Norwich
Horncastle
Duke’s Head
Lynn
J. Mathews
Bury
St. Edmund’s
Messrs
Sudbury
Buck
Arbor
Peterborough
Hart
Peacock
Boston
Smeton
King’s Arms
Lincoln
Pacey
White Lion
Nottingham
Tho, Crowther
Wakefield
Dale
George’s. Goffge-house
Liverpool
Aaron Orme
James Mitchell
Mannchester
Meff
Bull and Moody
Leadenhall-street
Manor and farms near Canterbury offered for sale
The ancient manor of Thanington and two adjoining farms near Canterbury are offered as a single lot and all premises valued at 2281 per year. Enquiries may be made to Messrs Coulthard Wildman and Graham of Lincoln's Inn. Mr Potter of Howletts near Canterbury will then show the premises.
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Hutchins
Houshold
Duke of Kingston
Newmarket
Cambridge
Bury
Thanington
Canterbury
John Gurney
Meff
Coulthard, Wildman
Graham
Lincoln’s Inn
N.B
Potter
Howletts
Premists
Speech on American affairs by Captain Luttrell in Parliament
In a debate on Lord North's motion against America, Captain Luttrell argues the navy faces dangerous reductions amid ongoing tensions with the American colonies. He condemns disarming ships, warns of French and Spanish interests, and urges careful naval policy to protect trade and national safety.
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Captain Luttrell
Stock- Bridge
Lord North
America
Commons of
England
le Cros
Boston
Bulton
Admiralty
Earl of Dartmouth
Botton
Bolton
Elizabeth
Ireland
Morocco
Great Britain
Jamaica
Falkland’s Island
Treasury
Conservenca
Egypt
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Ac Bristo
Friendship
Barker
Bar Badoes
Lark
Carey
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