Lavish Irish Wedding Feasts and a Violent Burglary News
Quene was prepared for them and the Bride and Bridegroom sat at the head of the table as toasts honored long life and success. The banquet lists abundant meats and breads, with forty-eight drinks and raised celebratory pledges. Also reported are political seating for Benjamin Burton the Younger in Sligo, a noble Lady giving birth to a son, and a violent burglary at Ormond Quay where four masked men extorted 174 guineas, tied victims to bedposts, and escaped with loot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Benjamin Burton
House of Commons
Sligo
Thomas Taylor
Bart
Mx ‘Rider
Ormond’ Quay
Oxford Student Titled Earl Enters Trinity College
News notes in Oxford record the Earl of Donnegall enrolling at Trinity College under Rev. Mr. Wharton, Fellow and Professor of Poetry. Also Bristol reports Samuel Worrall elected Clerk of the Society of Merchants, with Thomas Fane granted Freedom. Canterbury notes two men committed to Maidstone Gaol for highway robbery against William Smith. Liverpool dispatch describes mob violence at Prescot and surrounding distrubances with property damage and military presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Earl of Donnegall
Trinity College
Wharton
Bristol
Society of Merchants
Thomas Pane
Samuel Worrall
Thomas Fane
Canterbury
William Hunt
Thomas Smith
Maidstone-Gaol
William Smith
Smith
Liverpool
Prescot
Nottingham
Tarbuck Water-Mill
Tarbuck- Hall
Simpson
Edeston
Croxteth
Port News: Winds and Movements of Royal Ships
Nov 23 Port News reports brisk wind from the east with several Royal Navy vessels including Isis, Norfolk Privateer, Gibraltar, Diana, and Royal Sovereign sailing and remaining in the Downs. Outward-bound ships named for Jamaica and Virginia, with Falmouth, Beaver, Granada Bomb, and others setting courses. Sailed last night Falmouth, Beaver Frigate, Granada Bomb, Hardwick, Sampson bound for Portsmouth. Remain in the Downs the rest of the fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port News
Deal
His Majesty
Isis
Norfolk
Gibraltar
Diana
Royal
Sovereign
Jatt
Elizabeth
Beaver
Ruby
Pool
Jamaica
Speedwell
Clark
Virginia
Faro Packet
Clapp
Leghart
Rofe
Rogers
St. Kit’s
Cluny
New
Falmouth
Hardwick
Sampson
Portsmouth
Aldborough
The
Downs
Men of War and outward-bound ships in Downs
Jumbled report notes men of war and outward-bound ships near the Downs. References to St Kit’s, Duglass class, Granada Bomb, and wind conditions suggest a coastal or naval bulletin with unclear phrasing and partial names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Kit’s. Deal
New
Downs
Granada
Protests on Corn Laws and Treacherous Market Strife
A Dublin public notice discusses the anger toward magistrates for not enforcing laws on corn sales, arguing continuing export prohibition and strict penalties could ease hunger and curb price surges. Reports from naval events, local marriages, and a notable drowning incident accompany the broader economic debate.
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Freeholders Society
Phenix
Werburgh Street
Ladyday
Exeter
Stedcombe
Southcott Hallett
Col. Hallett
Parkgate
Holyhead Bay
Hananiy
Spithead
Tfis
Place
Prudent Hannah
Amsterdam
Rhode- Island
Hannah
Coates
Maryland
London
Dunkirk
Matty
Douglas
Brett
Marthal Lehwald
Stettin
Schweidnitz
Marshal Richelieu
Prussia
Richelieu
Joseph Crewe
Muckle
William Barker Ruth
Heydon
Irmingland
of Norfolk
John Thurston
John Steers
Wood Street
Haffell
Haifell
Bishopsgate Street
Linstead Church
Kent
James Simpson
Anne Smith
Laft
Hadley
Middlesex
John Horne
Bombay
Bethelem
Foundling
Bath
Nicholas Cook
Newgate
Spain
Gateshead Moor
Newcastle
Skeleon
Corn Exchange
Ditto
India
Oitco
Ditto India
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