Union of Three Brothers Emphasized by Petitioners
The document praises the ministers and counsellers Lord Verney Aubrey Calcraft Burke and Obryan for eloquence in urging sovereign duty and national defense. It notes satisfaction at the union of the three brothers and questions why petitions do not reach the Court Gazette, proposing a Country Gazette to publish civil list outcomes and the legacy of ancestors in liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Verney
Aubrey
Calcraft
Burke
Obryan
Court
Constantinople
Porte
Ukraine
Choczim
Prince
Proforowski
Stoffsill
Warsaw
Prince Gallitzin
Rufsia
Palatinate of Wroclaw
Detached Observations on Reform and Liberty in Britain
The Constitutionalist argues for short parliaments and frequent elections, condemns obsolete laws, and urges restoration of the constitution against a corrupt government. It condemns royal dominance, extols public spirited reform, and warns of financial ruin if abuses persist, citing Ireland’s liberty and the need to curb ministerial overreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Apliamentts
France
Commons
John Hess
Jerome
Prague
Turkey
Ireland
Hirmelf
Gor
Oui
Dr. Blackstone
Britain
Dublin benefaction to infirmaries and wild cave tale
IRELAN D Corke reports Lord Lieutenant grants 40 percent to city infirmaries. Dublin watchers describe an English curiosity seeker visiting an ancient Drogheda cave near New Grange. Locals led him to a buried chamber with a vast eastward elevated tomb of eight to nine foot blocks, twenty five feet high, with a mountain over it. He drew the site for engraving in London, suggesting a possible pre Christian Druids temple among the oldest surviving structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corke
Dublin
Drogheda
Abbve
New Grange
Egypt
London
Elizabeth Martins convicted of wilful murder and to be executed
Yarmouth reports Elizabeth Martins was convicted of wilful murder and ordered for execution on Saturday next. Bristol notes Thomas Harris elected mayor for the year. Ganterbury records Mr Alderman Long chosen mayor. Denton and nearby parishes suffer wind damage to poles and trees. Northampton recounts William Walker the younger attacked near Kingsthorpe, robbed, left for dead, but survives after treatment.
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Country News
Yarmouth
Elizabeth Martins
Bristol
Thomas Harris
Denton
Wooton
Northampton
William Walker the Younger
Kingsthorpe
Wall Bank
Walker
Cock Inn
Kingsthorp
Ambassadors and naval events mark a volatile week abroad
Reports detail royal engagements and ship actions including a launch at Woolwich and encounters with French forces. The Hague hints at Mediterranean moves to aid Russian campaigns, while local incidents include a duel near Montagu House, a St Paul’s yard inquiry, and Gloucester freethinkers petitioning ministers. Marriages and deaths close the column in a mosaic of 18th century news.
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Acithe
Beth How
Ghariellor
Woolwich
East-India Company
Huntingdon
Pigoty
China
Hamburg
Anjun Gions
Wieninn
Serlin
Deal
Hague
Theney
Fadel Grefefier
Montague-houfé
St.Paul’s Church Yard
Wood-street
East-Indies
Gloucester
Kessington Church
William Herrington
Watts
Susmmnah Roberts
Berkshire
Willian Taylor
Oxford
Blues
Rachel Reading
Redburn
Hertfordshire
Willian
Margarets Street
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Grand Vizir
Benders
Everal Tartariaa
Scratkier
Romelia
Niester
Pacha Caraman
Braclaw
Irelan
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