Royal orders and visits tied to court etiquette
A May 16 note records a royal investiture of Prince Frederick Adolphus of Sweden with the Order of the Black Raple Paris May 6 and notes that court service members must seek the king's leave to visit the Duc de Choiseur at Champtelou. A leading banker's request for leave to visit his benefactor is mentioned.
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Yeterday
Flanders
Berlin
Frederick Adolphus
Liweden
Order of the Black Raple
Paris
Duc de Choiseur
Champtelou
Gold mine discovered on Santa Croix island sparks claim
A Santa Croix correspondent reports a newly found gold mine on the island promising five to ten percent yield and easy working. Soldiers have seized the plantation area where the mine lies, noting all gold mines belong to the King. The report also notes colonial political shifts with Georgia’s assembly dissolving and a new attorney general appointment in Charles Town.
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America
New York
Santa Croix
Boston
New England
Yetterday
Roxbury
William Shirley
Charles Town
Wright
General Assembly of
Georgia
Commons House of Assembly
Charles
James Simpson
Egerton Leigh
London News Roundup Including Dutch Failure and Royal Reviews
By Tuesday's mail from Holland a Dutch house failed for 60,000 and caused a 12,000 loss for a broker in England. Royal reviews of three regiments are scheduled June 6 10 and 5 with a light horse review on June 23 at Blackheath. Also reports on Parliament seats, ships, Banks voyage of the transit of Venus, a resignation at Westminster school, criminal trials at the Old Bailey, and local notices on crime and deaths.
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London
Holland
Jonathan’s
England
Duke of Gloucester
Lord Tyrawley
Earl of London
Elliot
Burgoyne
Blackheath
Francis Sykes
Shaftesbury
Ralph Payne
Mortimer
John Stewart
Mitcham
Surry
Arundel
Stafford
Sydney Parkinson
Banks
Solander
Norfolk
Pearson Lloyd
Westminster
Shaftoe
Chevalier D’en
France
Lally
Wells
Mr. Scott
Malmesbury
Wilts
Old Bailey
Thomas Price
Mary Magdalane Moore
Audley-street
Benjamin Ivaacs
John Haynes
William Jackson
John Suttle
Peter Renvoize
Church Street
Bethnal Green
John Wilson
John Earl
James Kinghorn
Charles East
Mary Magee
John Clarke
Alias Farrell
Benjamin Payne
William West
Sarah Pembridge
Richard Smith
David M.lane
Peter Hawker
Woodchester
Gloucestershire
Stowell
Hampnet
Worth
Zool
George Walker
Pagletham
Essex
Canewhon
Smith
Great George-street
Miss Burgess
Daniel Walker
Hanover Square
Bransby
Westminter
Stephen Soames
Temple
Wynn
Soho
Bath
Wilson
Lord Chatham Speaks in Defense of Middle Sex Case
Lord Chatham urges Parliament to oppose the Commons for violating the law over the Middlesex election. He cites Ashby and White precedents, argues against claimed Commons privilege, and asserts the Lords must act to uphold the constitution and prevent parliamentary usurpation. The speech frames unity as desirable but condemns unconstitutional acts.
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Great Britain
Commons
Ashby
White
Hood
Diarion
House of Commons
Charles I
India
The Case for Rescinding the Commons Resolution on Elections
A careful defense argues that the Lords must resist a motion claiming the Commons hold final jurisdiction in elections. It asserts that expulsion and incapacitation threaten constitutional balance, warns that surrendering authority risks factional ruin, and urges revisiting Journal safeguards to prevent a constitutional breach.
Duke of Richmond Speech on Lords and Commons Powers
Fragment from a London newspaper noting the Duke of Richmond urging the Lords to reverse a Commons judgment in the Middlesex election case and stating peers act as constitutional trustees for the public. Includes surrender notices for various trades in London and Guildhall, fire and bread market figures, and wheat and flour returns from Bear Key with price data.
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Duke of Richmond
House of Lords
House of Commons
Middlesex
Falefmah
Guildhasll
Masa Lyon Haach
Wapping
Guildhall
Wm. Tate
Chancer
S Lane
Henry Howard
York
Wm. Bluir
Lendaltreet
Richard Harling
James Goffing
Richmond
Surry
Thomas Southgate
St. Martin
Bear Key
Byseph How
William Marthail
City of London
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Lord Middlesex
Lord Bacon
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