Resolutions on Scotch Distillery Newfoundland Bills
Morning Post report lists resolutions and bills to be reported or moved in Parliament. Topics include Scotch distillery Newfoundland, judicature births forfeited estates and patents, a committee bill on regulating the carrying of slaves from Africa, and committees on divorce prize hops Sussex militia money election notices lottery seamen's Anglesea coals figs. Mr Lambton to move on peers interfering at elections.
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Newfoundland
Africa
Bewick
Sussex
Anglesea
Royal Levee and Court Attentions at Buckingham Palace
London May 30 report details a midday levee from Buckingham House to St James's Palace with a host of nobles and foreign envoys present. Presentations followed to Sir W Wynne and other dignitaries, Count Starhemberg welcomed as new Imperial envoy, Stanlay takes leave, king visits Hyde Park, and a musical festival at St Margarets Church is noted with no drawing room.
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Count Starnemiere
Ernc
Levee
Count Stadian
Lord Grenville
C. C. Dormer
Count Stanlay
Buckingham House
Covent Garden Theatre
Col. Gwyn
Lord Cathcart
Hyde Park
Light Infantry
Guards
Asercorn
St. Margaret’s Church
St. James's
Parisian Royalist Plot Sealed in Angers 1793
Paris newspapers report a royalist pamphlet calling for amnesty and capitulation to the Commune, with executions and confiscations planned for Convention deputies and armed guards. The piece, circulated in Prussia and Prussian dominions, is condemned as inauthentic. Financial figures show massive nation debt and proposed new payments via assignats to fund war against despots.
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France
Commercial Finances and East India Charter Debate
A dated critique of speculative credit schemes undermining commercial strength. It notes a shift in Manufacturers' power, honors Captain Caavmuan now Major for service, and hints at Hastings’ prosecution while Hastings’ stance on royal influence remains in question. Mentions a Court of Directors at the India House and Captain Thouas Honcsax departing for Bengal. Continentally polite Frenzy over Dutch threats and silent British bravery in Flanders.
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Caavmuan
James Murray
Count Rozexseac
Vienna
Buaxe
The
East India Company
Hastings
India House
Thouas Honcsax
Earl Cornwallis
Bengal
Holland
Flanders
Militia Mobilizations Favor Coastal Stations
Saturday morning units from Rutland Militia are ordered to Ramsgate and Margate for coastal garrison duty until further orders. Royal Surrey Militia stands ready and expected to be rationed along the Sussex coast. Wiltshire Militia likely forms a coastal line from Dover to Lydd, fortifying the shore.
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Rutland
Ramsgate
Margate
Surry
Sussex
Dover
Confederation Crisis Speech Attributed To Wiewiowski
The message records Marshal General Wiewiowski protesting the Konfederation of Targowita actions during Porock's absence in Petersburg. He denounces the April convention, laments oaths lost value, warns of foreign powers pressuring Poland, and vows to oppose any project restoring the 1722 permanent council and its institutions. He appeals to posterity for justice and defends sincere patriotism despite misrepresentations.
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Grodno
Warsaw
Lithuania
Wievowski
Porock
Petersburg
Confederation of Targowita
Poland
Targowitz
Dublin Letters Describe Riots Over Militia Ballot Enrollments
News from Roscommondtate reports a large armed mob pulling down Mr Tennison's house and assaulting those to enroll county militia. Some lives were lost due to mob violence. Cork retakes the Bona Ventura from Barcelona. Achilles privateer from Weymouth. Lords and Commons schedules noted. Belfast? City comforts report of Counsellor O Grady murder suspects in custody. Lord Mayor James praised for information.
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Roscommondtate
Tennison
Cork
Bona Ventura
Barcelona
Achilles
Weymouth
House of Lords
House of Commons
Counsellor
O'Grady
James
Pardon Granted to Botany Bay Female Convict
A notorious convict who escaped Botany Bay, endured a perilous voyage, was recaptured and sentenced to death, has been pardoned and freed from Newgate. A high ranking army gentleman visited her, arranged the pardon, and later returned with his carriage to aid her release, earning public applause for his humane act.
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Botany Bay
Newgate
Curious Tales From Botany Bay Governed by Justice
Governor Paitie describes Botany Bay with Bar Rincron as High Constable and impartial justice. A convict builds a thriving home and shares provisions with neighbors while refusing to return to England. Ground infertility and harsh climate hinder the settlement’s goals. Miss Grist slated to appear as Hoxalana in the Sultan, with high hopes for success.
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Paitie
Botany Bay
Bar- Rincron
England
Miss Grist
Hoxalana
Ranelagh Masquerade Show Draws Notable Guests
Tuesday night at Ranelagh featured a lively masquerade with ample cheer and a strong turnout. Prisoner released from King’s Bench mocked reformers while clever disguises and satirical parodies filled the scene, with Lord Covarney and others in attendance as the masquerade concluded late.
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King’s Bench
Lorn Rawbow
Garrick
Taylor
Joe Miller
Bunxe
WrapHam
Cantweer
A.arsist
A. Beriman
Lord Covarney
Ode to Sir William A Tale Told By An Idiot
Poem lampoons Sir William and wit with chaotic, mock heroic lines. References to Shax, St. Stephen, Oxford and Cambridge mock the poet, critics, and contemporary verse, noting noisy talk and useless argument amid praise and offense.
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William
St. Stephen’s Pile
Babes in the Wood and Ranelagh Masquerade Misfits
A disjointed, satirical account recalls British military masks and Prussian conflicts as Col. urges continuation. Burge signals dissolution amid priestly circles. An Irish student explains a salon gossiping note about Loneman and Haymarket. A Bow Street informant reports a Sans Culotte masquerade theft. The plain straw Quaker bonnet fades from fashionable belts amid changing fashions.
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Col
England
Burge
Burr
Sonmre
Sans Cudotte
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