India Naws-Ivora Wit Lee Lewes Refuted in India
Report notes Lee Lewes denied permission to perform in India by Lord Cornwallis who gave him rupees and allowed a benefit in Calcutta but barred his personal appearance. The piece also mentions Bengal life, trade, newspapers, and a calamitous remark about a couple’s ailment.
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Lee Lewes
India
Lord Cornwallis
Calcutta
Rundell
Bengal
Madras
C &c
Dallas
Celebration of Kitzs recovery in Burton gathering
An extra from Burorupan Trent dated March 26 describes a town celebration for the Kitzs recovery in Burton. Bells rang at four, a ladies ball in the Town Hall, tea and coffee served, and a large procession to the Market Place with clergy, Sunday School children, and brass bands. A roast beef feast followed for hundreds, with royal cheers and illuminated buildings.
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Burorupan Trent
Kitz
Geist
Pown
Nigel Bowyer Gresley, Bart
Prince of Wales
Burton
Iloreton
Pedron
Dicken
Lew Bhy Ang
Cancred
J. Hawk
Fowler
Hoskins
Jolland
Musprave
Allen
Pantheon Grant Gala Subscription Ball at Martindale WA
The Pantheon gala at Martindale featured a coronation portrait of the king and a Dieu et mon droit motif. Lords Coventry Chesterfield Winchester Strathaven and Stopford led the directors as nearly £4000 nobles and ambassadors attended. Dancers wore white satin and gold, guests in uniform, and royalty among the guests included the Duchess of Gordon and Buccleugh with extensive diamond adornments. Around 2000 people were present before late hours.
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Coventry
Chesterfield
Winchestea
Strathaven
Stopford
Countess of Salisbury
Duchess of Gordon and Buccleugh
Death from House Fire Victim Mrs Maxwell in Cavendish Square
Mrs Maxwell of Cavendish Square died after a fire ignited by a falling poker set her dress ablaze. The incident occurred while she waited for visitors, and the servant or butler struggled to extinguish as the flames spread. Her husband Mr Maxwell was away at the time. The deceased was under 30 and left an infant and a young child. The community mourns her amiable disposition.
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Sir Archibald Campbell
Madras
Calcutta
Blarreey-Street
Cavendish Square
Lis
Mr. Maxwell
Fashionable Impunity and Courtly Ambition in Bon Ton Circles
In a salon dialogue, Sententious explains the concept of a fashionable impunity defined by style, luck, and self-management. He recalls stories of courtiers and countesses, including a Maria sent to a hypothetical future by her jealous guardians, illustrating how notoriety and impropriety mingle in high society.
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Madame la Comtesse
Ion
Miss
Maria
Jack
Maduh
Lery
Bella Moande
Belbe Cfort
Tims
Two men tried for Lam beth Paace robbery found guilty
In Kingston a laborer convicted of the Lam beth Paace robbery while a bricklayer turned informer and both accomplices were quickly captured and found guilty. A separate account notes a dramatic Divine interference incident at Calls public house Angel Surret St Marvins-le grand where a child fell from a window seat but escaped injury.
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Lambeth Paace
Kingston
Calls
Angel Surret
St Marvins-le Grand
Thairs
Anecdote of George II and the Dukes Blue Ribbon
A historical anecdote notes benevolence during George II reign and a vacancy in the Order of the Garter. The king, finding no suitable candidate, sought permission to appoint the Duke of Leeds to the vacant blue ribbon, after considering Mr Pelham and consulting the Duke of Leeds.
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George II
George the Second
Mr. Pelham
Duke of Leeds
Spilsbury Drops Advertised For Blood Purities Cure
A letter to Mr Spilsbury of Liverpool reports a Cape Africa voyage sufferer with leg eruptions who, after initial worsening from two bottles, recovered after continuing with the drops. The notice promotes 5s and 1l 2s bottles and a Treatise on the Scurvy Goat Deer and cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capri
Africa
Whea
England
Spilsbury
Copper-house progress and goods at the Goilden Wharf
The text describes a copper house project with components and machinery for erection at a public site. It lists vessels, loops, grounding machines, and various building materials along with a shop’s contents and furnishings. Prospective buyers and workers are referenced, with notes on future sales and manufacturing facilities.
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Company of
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Pantheon Grant
Martindale's
Pantheon
Wirtemburg
Juke and Ducness
Grocester
Prince Witliam
Ae Dcheifes
Grafton
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Salisbury
Sydney
Hawkesbury
Mrs. Maxwell
Chymit
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London
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Liverpool
Sam, Sir
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London Bridge
D'Clombie
Iter
Satamlay
Alteran
MrErEciuRs Hall
Loon
Cary
Apr
Tad Company
Arnstanis
Mercer
Hall
Puetlay
Goa
Cigik
Mercers Hall London
Mare
Ania
Leon Deay
Mercers Dal
Stu
Seacom
Vrivate
W. Driver
Walworth
W. Diver
Rentroyd
Sothwark
WL Driver
Desireagle
Abotadsig
Lana
Scotland
Thomas Dorif
Vistuer
Gualsow
Dalouhurn
Leven
Dansarton
Willthe Clo
Dome Dyas
Damarton
Crete
Tour Boiers
Scuwcote
Orig
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Tag
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Wola Vale Goa
Tatler
Regia
Poe
Hood
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Correr Aber
Otto Frints
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Waren
Satermont
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