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Election and society notes from Surrey and London society
Distinctive notices of a Gatton by election in Surrey to fill a deceased MP, with George Newland chosen without opposition. Court news records Cape Coast Governor appointment, East India Company verdict against the company, and marriages among notable families. Various deaths, legal matters, crime notices, and shipping reports fill the column, with London social intrigue and a mock tragic scene at Vaux-Hall Gardens. The piece blends parliamentary, colonial, and society items with weathered, early 18th century tone.
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Deceas
African Company
T. Rhe
William Lee
Cape-Coast-Castle
Rvoom
Tinker
East-India Company
Mr. Nath
Nath
Mr. Caryll
Holt
Quisex
Lord Caryll
Molineux
Viscount Molineux
Lancashire
Emmet Richardson
Custom-Hoeart
St. Mary, Maddalen
Bermondsey
Browning
Berrington
Gould-Square
Bruoigne
Boshaw Kersar
Europe
Durance
Herren
Newcastle
Henry Haines
King’s Bench
Westminster Hall
Croydon
Surrey
Gurney
Clapham
Blandford
Vaux-Hall Gardens
Tower-street
Pistor
Richmond
Tongue
Tusk’s Court
Chancery-lane