Newmarket Second October Meeting 1797 Horse Racing Notes
Report from Newmarket on the October meeting detailing entries and results. Colts and fillies compete for stakes around forty to fifty pounds. notable horses include Pensioner Sir F Standish’s foal by Falcon and Precipitate in the sire line. Winners include Bettick-Fither or Bragger with uncertain placings. stakes and purses noted, along with many two year olds by Javelin Woodpecker and Escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Alb
Broadhorst
B. c
F. Standish
Falcon
Dolphin
D. of .Grafton
Wilson
Escape
Mr.Hamani
Mr. Bullock
Javelin
Lu Egremont
Woodpecker
Wyndham
Mufti
D. of Bedford
Déagya
CL. Bunbury
Eh.c. Poplar
Grosvénors
Commissions of Deputy Lieutenants for Kent Dated 1797
A fragmented OCR item lists deputy lieutenant commissions for Kent signed by the Lord Lieutenant with dates around August 1797. Included are names such as Earl of Thanet, Charles Townshend, Earl Camden, Earl Darnley, William Pitt, and others, plus notes on aboard vessels and Plymouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent
Earl of Thanet
H. Dyke
Earl of
Guildford
Charles Townshend
Earl Camden
Richard Alinatt
Earl Darnley
Viscount Duncan of Camperdown and Baronetcy Granted
The King grants Adan Duncan Esquire a viscountcy in Great Britain, with the male heirs, as Viscount Duncan of Camperdown and Lundie. Richard Qaflow is made a baronet for his status as Admiral of the Red Squadron. Admiralty notices include letters from Sir Richard King and reports of prize captures by British ships, with dispatches noted from October 14 and 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingdom of Great Britain
Adan
Duncan
Camperdown
Lundie
Perth
Richard Qaflow
Sir Richard King
Plymouth
Evan Nepean
The
Admiralty
Lambridge
Hampart
Unite
Guadaloupe
Chace
C. R. Kine
Richard King
Evans Nepean
Cambridge
Spain
Eis
Chevalier Chant
Fairfax
Lloyd’s Coffee-house
Bankruptcy notices and certificates issued in London and Manchester
Bankruptcy notices list J Parker Hanover Square coal yard and Alhamy Latiahire woollen manufacturer to surrender on Nov 1 at Guildhall with attorney Wakelin Berwick-Greet plus other names and dates. Dividends to be made and certificates granted on or before Nov 7 at Guildhall. Names include G Carketts Tavistock Devon J Blakeman Limehouse J Batt Brompton L Halt Preston R Richardson Carlisle Street J Rumney Thranghome R Porter T Pitter the younger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Parker
North Row
Hanover-Square
Coal- Ayer
Otts
Guildhall
Wakelin
Berwick-Greet
Séha
Seftén
Alhamy Latiathire
Woollen
Arrival of Jamaica fleet and political dispatches reported
Wednesday update notes the safe arrival of the Jamaica homeward fleet under 44 gun ship Sheerness, Captain Cornwallis, at the Dowes after passing Portsmouth. It covers Paris revolutionary news, emigre trials, police measures, British reactions, and Admiralty discussions with Kingsmill and Duncan's victory celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamaica
Sheerness
Cornwallis
Portsmouth
Dowes
London Debut for Bath Actress in Irish Widow
A Bath stage newcomer Miss Biggs made her London debut as Widow Brady in the Irish Widow at Drury Lane. She impressed with spirited performance and promising versatility. The show also featured Suett Keley and Dowton Whittle, with Dodd and Parsons in memorable form, followed by The School for Scandal and Mrs Jordan as Lady Teaxel.
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Biggs
Bath
Proufs
London
Suett
Keley
Dowton
Whittle
Dodd
Mrs Gibbs Debuts in 4 Cure for the Heart Ache at Covent Garden
The actress Mrs Gibbs appears as Fery-Oatland in a pleasant comedy at Covent Garden, earning repeated applause though not fully matching the emotional impact of a famed predecessor. An added scene depicts the Dutch fleet’s defeat by Admiral Duncan with imagery of a boarding, climaxing in a victory praised for its boldness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncan
Incledon
Britania
Ncledon
Public Office Bow Street Trial for Gloves Theft
Yesterday George Singer appeared before Sir William Addington charged with stealing sixteen pairs of boys gloves from Mr Stable's Strand shop between eleven and twelve. Singer made no defense and was committed for trial. parties bound over to prosecute. A separate notice promotes Spruspury’s Patent Antiscorbutic Drops, claimed to cure scurvy and other ailments, sold in Soho Square Dispensary and by patent medicine vendors. The advertisement urges use with spa waters or sea bathing, pricing at 2s and 1s 2d per bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Singer
William’ Addington
William. Stable
Stable
Strand
Therisoner
Spruspury
Soho Square
Marriages and Deaths in a London Era Notice
Marriages recorded include John Butler Pemberton to Mrs Pricey of Baker-street Portman-square and Thomas Parker to Miss Bowrie, with other unions in Rotherhithe Cripplegate and Warwick. Died notices report the daughter of William Moreton in Upper Gower street and Mrs Ward of Portman-square, plus a Dublin infant birth and the Doncaster Printer Mrs Saunderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Butler Pemberton
Pricey
Baker-treen
Portman-square
Ennight
Thomas ‘P
Parker
Lower Duck
Missi Bowrie
John Bowrie
Leadenhall Street
Sadler
Rotherhithe
John Barnard
Tobago
Elizabeth Calton
Princes’s Street
St. Mary’s Church
Warwick
John Alexander
Jans Betteridge
Cripplegate Church
Scutsgate
William Moreton
Upper Gower-street
Saunderson
Doncaster “Journal
Portman Chapel
Ward
James Ward
Upper Berkeley- Street
Ant
Denzile-theet
Dublin
Kelly
Unclear OCR fragments generate timing notes
Fragmentary text lists scattered times and days with unclear context, mentioning Friday morning and Saturday morning phrases. No identifiable people, places, organizations, or events are readable to form a concrete news item.
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Newmarket
Clermont
Mr. Watson
Mart
Watson
Delme
M.D
Hou
S. Customs
Aiday
Fondm
Greenlad Dock
Todd and Co's
Tower-bill
Hier
Tomlinson
Sir Richard, King, Bart
London Gazette
Whitehall, Orother
Office
R. Kine
Speedwell
Paris
Age Telat
Tat Conpiracy
Republic
Monf. Menars
France
Council of Elders
Council of Five Hundred
General Police
Army of
Italy
Adina
Rhine
Berlin
Vienna
Directory
Grand Duke of Tuscany
Pesce
Admiral Kingsmul
Board of Admiralty
Benjamin Hammet
Cathcart
Windsor
Mil
Howe
Spanih
St. Vincant
Duscen
Rile Britannia
Mr. Wroughton
Prince of Wales
Star and Garter
Admiral Duncan
Drury-Lane
Covent-Garden
Public Office
Bow-Street
London Bridge
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