Trade and naval notices from St James to Cadiz and beyond
Monday October 8 reports ships sailing from Hull London and Dublin bound for Cadiz Virginia and the coast of France. Quarantine rules issued for Baltic and Prussia arrivals. Lords appoint chaplains and officers, with naval and political updates. A Worcester hop-dealer robbed near Tyburn, a noble Death and several marriages and ship news complete the page.
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Royal and Ducal
Prussia
Pomerania
Thames
Medway
Standgate Creek
Great Britain
Jersey
Guernsey
Alderney
Sark
Man
Ireland
France
Picardie
Normandie
Bretagne
Dantzick
Copenhagen
the Admiralty
Richard Green
Tunis
Plymouth
Locker
Farmer
Deptford
Glover
Richard Peters
Vice Admiralty Court
Province of
Pennsylvania
Spain
London
Lisbon
Portugal
Newgate-street
Samuel Halifax
University of Cambridge
Board of Works
Queen’s Palace
Mr. Beckford
Halls of Commons
George
St. John’s
Worcester
Tyburn Turnpike
Mr. George
Hkewife
Gifford Lodge
Twickenham
Marquis of Tweedale
Gifford
Walden and
Peebles
Cardinals Created in Rome and Local Bankruptcy Notices
Florence Sept 22 Consistory at Rome created cardinals Scipio Borghese John Baptist Rezzonico and promoted Mario Marefoschi with Rezzonico to maggiordomo. Townheld Greenwich bankrupt to surrender Oct 9 Nov 17 at Guildhall. John Cole Woolpack alley Houndsditch and John Marshall Golden lane surrender Oct 13 27 Nov 17 at Guildhall. Dividends Nov 14 Archibald Bell Gateshead grocer at Guildhall Nov 7 Robert Short Fore-street cabinet-maker and lookings-glass manufacturer at Guildhall.
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Florence
Rome
M. Scipio Borghese
M. John Baptist Rezzonico Maggiordomo
M. Mario Mareffoschi
Propaganda Fide
College of Cardinals
Cardinal Rezzonico
Maggiordomo
John Town‘held
Greenwich
Kent
Guildhall
John Cole
Woolpack-alley
Houndsditch
London
John Marshall
Golden-lane
Merchants and Partners
Archibald Bell
Gates-head
County of
Durham
Robert Short
Fore-street
Smyrna Entry of Cara-Osman-Oglou Leads 3000 Soldiers
Smyrna report details Cara-Osman-Oglou arriving with 3000 men led by Grandees, while Cadi and two Customs Commissioners reportedly uneasy. He claims to restore order, two incendiaries reportedly hanged, yet another arson attempt occurs that evening amid tense security.
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Smyrna
Cara-Osman-Oglou
Cadi
Paris
Fontainbleau
Juries as Judges of Law Debate in Early Case History
The letter argues that juries may adjudicate both law and fact, citing the Seven Bishops trial and Quaker rioters as examples where juries acquitted despite court rulings. It asserts juries have right and duty to judge law, then contrasts with imperial policy aims to appoint capable men for public service without bias, stressing merit over rank.
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James II
A London Evening Post on a new minister leader
The London Evening Post advocates a popular nobleman as head of affairs at this crisis. It praises his honesty wisdom and courage to curb ministerial influence veto party distinctions unite people and restore favor to the Sovereign. It condemns ministerial vanity presses and press gangs and mocks Lord North’s shifting statesmanship.
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Lord North
Turks Island
Grenville
Great Britain
Falkland
Hslands
St. George’s Fields
Middlesex
Fantocini
The Liveryman's Lamentation over City Hospitality
Joe London presents The Liveryman's Lamentation an evening piece lamenting the late loss of City hospitality. The spoof song ridicules the state of dining and bread, poking at the Mansion House and St. James's dresser, and mocks the shrinking feast with playful mockery of royal cooks and city messes.
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Beckford
Doodle
Doc
Mansion House
St. James’s
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HIP
St. George
Jines
King of Spain
White
Cadiz
Warner, Mann
Granades
Dowley
Virginia
Petersburgh
Trin
Thornton
Hull
Friendship
Barker
Nelly
Street
Ditto
Jordain
Ditty
Crosby
Bristol
Sally
Rowe
Dito
Leghorn
Prince Charles
Jambs
Hamburgh
Levant
Burford
Genea
Young Isaac
Dublin
Alicant
Adve
Seagar
Newfoundland
Leadenhall-market
Long Acre
Hudson
Salisbury-court
Fleet-street
Brookes
Ralph Brookes
Berwick-street
Soho
John Vickers
Miss Brown
Robert Brown
West Smithfield
Kirby Moorside
Yorkshire
William ‘Tyson, Taylor
London Gazette
London Evening Post
The
Joe London
Bess
Pris
Dog
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