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Smuggling, theft, and high profile trials across London
A stream of court notices and criminal cases unfolds with a smuggler’s confession and extensive prosecutions. The Quaker Tavern burglary near Westminster is detailed along with the capture of plates from Kensington and related trials. Royal ministers report rioters, naval plans, and international intrigue as stock and political letters color the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster
Kensington
His Majesty
St.ames’s Gate
Bridewell
Geneva
Nixon
Westminster Hall
Lord Hardwicke
King’s Bench
Crown Office
William Spittal
Spittle
Duke of Newcastle
Newgate
Old Baily
Westminster-Hall
London
Bristol
James Bermingham
Christian Frederick Gingling
Peter Blume
Westminter
Admialty
West Indies
Judiwrice
Carolina
Boston
Mont. Dari
Madam de la Touche
Mont- Bernard
Italy
Paris
Lorrain
Tucany
Stanislaus
France
Philipsbourg
Fort Khel
Duke of Lorrain
Florence
Theodore Arriv
Leghorn
Corsica
Theodore
Spain
South Sea
Prem
India
Royal Exchange
Andia Ditto
Dieto