Swedens Diet to hear matters after holidays amid court intrigues
Excerpts from Breda and London Gazette describe Swedish Diet delays and power plays following Count Gyllenbourg's death. Rival factions debate succession to Chancellor and Vice President posts, while Teffin seeks court reconciliation. Reports detail Genoa, Parma, and Austrian forces moves, plus mentions of Po pe Acquaviva illness and Antibes siege readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Count Gyllenbourg
Teflin
Rufia
Chancery
Czarina
Ruffiz
Count Teflin
Count Teffin
Petersbourg
Breda
Fan
Brown
M. Belleisle
Sardinia
Philip
Flanders
Maastricht
Genoa
de Botta
Appointment of Archdeacon in Berks and London Criminals
In Bristol, January 17 reports: the Lord Bishop of Sarum appoints Rev. Mr John Spry as Archdeacon of Berks, succeeding the late Rev Samuel Knight. Also, Richard Martin and Shirley, a raffler, were committed to Newgate for jewel theft from a coach in Milk Street. Butler, tried for theft in High Street, was whipped and sent to hard labour for a year, later escaping Bridewell, recaptured, and heavily ironed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Martin
William Williams
Dilfey
Mr. Blagden
Williams
Martin
Bedminster
London
Butler
Traitor’s Bridge
Milk Street
Buter
Oxford
Sarum
John Spry
Berks
Samuel Knight
D. Bristol
Newgate
Lamb-Street
Lawford
Shirley
Thomas Butler
Milk-Street
Hill
High-Street
Bridewell
Tower-Lane
Birth Day ODE and Royal Court News from London
Fragmentary London notice recounts a Royal Birthday ode recited for Frederick Prince of Wales, court receptions at Leicester House and St James's Palace, plus an Anglesey family reference. Extract mentions Melvill and Reynolds in a tavern quarrel ending in pistol danger between a lieutenant and an ensign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Prince of Wales
Leicester House
St. James’s Palace
Newcastle
Melvill
Reynolds
Cholmondeley
Lievenant
Great Britain
Pilgrim-Street
aKorf
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
London Evening-Post
Tugsbay
Stockholm
London Gazette
Florencé
Naples
Cardinal Acquaviva
Leghorn
Novi
Botta
Count la Rocque
Savona
Florence
Pisa
Tuscany
Nice
Turin
Antibes
Hague
Holland
Republick
Duke of Cumberland
Paris
M. St. Severin
Sweden
M. Pusieux
M. du Theil
Provence
Luc
Brignole
M. de Chevret
Prince of Waldeck
Germany
Count Waffenaar
M. de Puyfieux
Count Harrach
Geneva
Marshal Saxe
France
Marshal de Turenne
Colley
Fordid
Lewis
Phoebus
OpEs
Cibber
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