Oxford Mayor Victory and Oceanic News Capsule
The issue notes Thomas Lawrence as elected mayor of Oxford amid broad respect from University and citizens. It also reports on numerous 18th century events: royal gifts to Mrs Wilson, the death of Mrs Gould, marriages and robberies in Gray's Inn chambers, ship arrivals from Jamaica and Havana, enslaved people dying in Carolina, and widespread thefts with elaborate chase leading to arrests. It includes racing lineups for New Market in October and military moves around Transylvania and Corsica, with Genoa and Corsican boycotts, plus whale fishery tensions near Denmark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Lady Hamilton
Oxford
Thomas Lawrence
Gould
Serjeants-Inn
Fleet-street
Turtle
St. Clement’s Church
Strand
William Baker
Eltham
Kent
Carolina
Richard Everard
Bart
Hugh Everard
Macclesfield
Jamaica
Downs
Jane
Chandler
South Sea House
Portsmouth
Armstrong
Havanna
Philadelphia
James Birmingham
Merrion
Rudkins
Gray’s-Inn
Staffordshire
Cotton
London
Warren
Ellis
Theald Chambers
Lawson
Temple
Capt. Haughton
the India Company
Neever
Osborne
Gray’s Inn
Brydges
King-street
Guildhall
Abingdon
Holbourn
John Gonton
John
Nathaniel Booth
Huey
Aldermanbury
William Billers
Wood-street Compter
William Gallaway
Witbech
John Gallaway
Ely
Sirbitch Fair
Denny Point
William
Rochester
Price
City
Haddock
New- Market
Duke of Bridgwater
Earl of Portwore
Lord Gower
Earl of Portmore
Earl of Godolphin
Mr. Vane
Earl of Hallifax
Sir Michael Newton
Duke of Bridgewater
Mr. Smith
Mr. Burgiss
Lord Lonsdale
Earl of Halifax
Hermanitade
Transilvania
Niester
Pruth
Danube
Walachia
Moldavia
Count Seckendorff
Vienna
Bosnia
Widdin
Schmettau
Hungary
Leghorn
France
Republick
Senate of
Genoa
Republick of
Corsica
O.S
Theodore
Hambourg
Copenhagen
Greenland
Crown of
Denmark