Bristols Distillers Fined Amid Informer Ring Rumor
Last Thursday two strangers and part of a wider informer gang were charged for felling spirituous liquors, with fines mitigated by local magistrates. Reports warn of French prophets spreading delusions. A mob later drove impostors from Fryery Meeting and dispersed the crowd, Sheriff enforcing order that night.
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Bristol
Tolfey
Tolfey the Beginning of Next Week. ’Tishop
Felix
Stephens
Brown
Deceas
Cevennis
France
England
Fryery
Yearly Meeting
St. James’s
Puite
Ruffian threat spurs Ottoman defense near Bender
Letters from Warsaw report that a 100,000-man Turkish army moves toward Bender to block a Russian advance. Mortars and heavy artillery are sent, as the Porte aims to avoid general engagement while Russians siege Bialograd in Besarabia. Ruskin stores planned at Oczakow.
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Targowitz
Podolia
Bender
Porte
Niefter
Bialograd
Bessarabia
Black Sea
Akerman
Oczakow
Trial Ahead for Thomas Linnen in Slaughter Case
Scotland Edinburgh May 2 Thomas Linnen who stands committed for the Crime of being Art and Part in the Slaughter of the late Capt Borteous is served with a Copy of his Indictment to stand his Trial for the Offence. We hear that two Ships were lately seized by the Spaniards near Cadiz on Pretext of Spanish Money which was the Return of Grain cargoes sold to them. The Spaniards will never want a Pretext if we offer them risks when they have a Mind to take our Ships.
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Scotland
Edinburgh
Thomas Linnen
Borteous
Cadiz
Soldiers and Weavers Clash Endangers Exeter Merchants
In Exon the May 5 incident shows a body of weavers from Ufculmn Cullumpten Bradninch and nearby areas threatening merchants over wages. 100 extra constables sworn, a fatal blow on Lowman’s Green, skull injuries, and later merchants promised fairer prices before soldiers arrived. William Pyne, longtime steward to Sir William Courtenay, dies near Alphington, bequeathing most estate to Rev. Malachy Pyne and funds for freeing debtors in St Thomas's Ward and city jail.
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Exon
Ufculmn
Cullumpten
Bradninch
Lowman’s Green
Spor
Alphington
Exeter
William Pyne
William Courtenay
Malachy Pyne
John Pyne
St. Thomas’s Ward
Marriages and arrivals cloud Kent to Durham notices
London report lists Thursday nuptials at Finsberry Kent with Rev John Broke marrying Miss Thurston of Chatham and upcoming alliance of Mr Tempest of Durham to Miss Shuttleworth. Also Granddaughter Lady Lucy Wharton arrives from Calais and 80 persons confined in Bridewell for selling gin with Count Stanrhugh's servants and baggage arriving from Hanover.
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London
Laft
Finsberry
Kent
John Broke
Buckletham
Gorleston
of Suffolk
Philip Broke
Iwich
Thurston
Chatham
Tempest
Durham
Shuttleworth
Richard
Knights of the Shire
County of
Lancaster
Farisine
Lucy Wharton
Morrice
Calais
Bridewell
Count ‘Stanburgh
Hanover
Court and Royal News From Kensington to Windsor
Readable items report a royal visit schedule at Kensington Palace and summer residence plans. Messages note a noble killed a hand during a leave to join imperial forces, and envoys set for Europe. Parliament approves merchants’ grievances and the Dutchess Dowager Marlborough recovers. Smaller notices cover marriages, appointments, and a Guildhall extortion trial verdict.
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St. James’s
Duke
Kensington Palace
Douglass
Earl of Moreton
Holland
Earl of Crawford
North Britain
Vienna
Raffa
Horatio Walrole
Ely
Spain
Robinson
Turin
West- Indies
Queen-quare Chapel
Ormond-street
Shuttleworth
Richard Shuttleworth
County of Lancaster
Carryll
Mary Carryll
Lanca Shire
Mollineus
Viscount Mollineux
Miles Stapylton
County of York
Miss Waller
Edmund Waller
Marlow
Bucks
Pelsant Reeves
Aborfield
County of Berks
Windsor Forest
Richard Aldworth
Stanlake
Deceas
Edford
Cambridge
Derby
Essex
Hertford
Kear
Middlesex
Norfolk
Oxford
Surrey
Sussx
Guildhall
Willes
Edmund Sawyer
Lincoln's. Inn
High Court of
Chapcery
James Ligorboun
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