Contested Dingwall Election Case Hearings and Rioting Accusations
The solicitors and counsel rebut the contested Dingwall election, accusing Sir Robert Monro of arming townsmen, imprisoning counsellors, and pressuring captained captains. They argue the mob acted unlawfully, with rioting and self defence cited by the accused. The court fixed reporting dates and continued sessions, noting a marriage of Sir John Rutherford to Lady Granton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sde
Solicitor Grant
Messieurs
Graham
Pinior
Henry Home
Charles Malland
Pitrichie
Charles Gordon
Rkobert Dundass
Robert
Dingwall
Sir Robert Monro
St Robert
John Rutherford, Bart
Granton
Riddel
Voters greet William Strode in town procession
From London arrives William Strode with Joan Braclave and numerous Gentlemen to Read ing Alar. They travel in 27 coaches and 255 free voters, parade with French horns and blue cockades, and march to Market Place amid cheers for Strode and Blagrave at the next General Election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
William Strode
London
Joan Braclave
Seo
Blagrave
Strops
Inhabitants Support Election of Gentlemen without Expense
The text notes that the inhabitants seem determined to back the election of certain gentlemen, and in general the country is supportive of this outcome without requiring any expenditure from the elected individuals.
London Chronicle snippet on politics and solicitations
Rumors from London note the Cardial intrigues seeking peace to shift the balance of power in Europe. Reports from St Kitts Antigua and Jamaica warn of droughts, provisioning shortfalls, and rising murmurs among gentlemen, while several marriages and deaths mark notable London society events.
Local News Roundup From Deptford To Old Bailey
Yesterday morning dies after a short illness at Weavers Hall. The body of Miss Christian Slade, daughter of Mr Slade, Draper of Deptford, found drowned near Greenwich with a severed limb, her hand wearing rings. Torbuck, a bookseller, committed to Newgate for printing Debates. A Grosvenor-square robbery nets 23 guineas. Prisoners tried at the Old Bailey including Brabant for forging notes, and Timms for street robbery. one Carman killed a boy in Cheapside. Court sentences and death warrants proceed. 31 prisoners under sentence in Newgate. Shipping news: San Pedro Ternate sails from Vera Cruz. sugar crops expected in Barbados. A Spanish privateer forces a vessel to release at Guernsey, the Fox-hunter Bonell reaches Cork in a leaky state. Coats of arms plates engraved by Harding. Stock markets: South Sea, Bank securities, and India bonds fluctuate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weavers Hall
Henry Smart
Htis Majesty
Christian Slade
Slade
Linren Draper
Deptford
Greenwich
Woolwich
Crreenwich
Lonz
Torbuck
Newgate
House of Lords and Commons
James Tipper
Meif. Martin and Company
Anne Lucas
John Strange
Brabant
Richard Brabant
James Timms
Callady
Hunt Shesady
Robert Rhodes
Dorothy Middleton
Hapath Robinson
Revely
Thomas Hawkins
Cheapside
Cadiz
San Pedro
N.S
Vera Cruz
Barbadoes
Guernsey
Bonell
London
Jamaica
Cork
Harding
St. Martin’s Lane
England
South Sea
India
Royal Exchange Asfarance
Also Mentioned on This Page
C—D—I
C—rd
Europe
House of Bourbon
Ireland
Plymouth
Portsmouth
St. Kitt’s
Antigua
Bristol
Chaloner Ogle
Fenuies
Eafy
Admiralty
Barton
Ludgate-hill
Eyre
Kent
William Twifden
St. Paul’s Church
Miss Purcell
Wales
Yorkshire
John Leake
Warmsfield
Art
Burr Street
St. Catherine’s
Thomas Wiseman
Hoxton
John Webb
Tipping
Greyhound Court
Strand
Elizabeth Chichester
Arthur
John Chichester
Yonelton
Devon
Barnstaple
Earl of
Joseph
Ivy
Hummerton
Hackney
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!