History of the Union and Dublin's reaction in 1799
The article reviews the Irish reaction to a government defeat, recalling Lord Clare and Mr. Foster, and recounts Richard Martin’s mock pistol threat as crowds cheered. It analyzes Pitt and Grenville’s union aims, Catholic Emancipation hopes, Castlereagh’s tactics, Galway and other county responses, and the looming parliamentary pressure into February 1800.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Lord Clare
Foster
Richard Martin
Mr. Ponsonby
Lord Castlereagh
England
Ireland
Mr. Pitt
Sheridan
House of Commons
House of Lords
Lord Granville
Lord Grenville
Lord Minto
George the 3d
Pitt
Lord Castlereaph
Trish House of Commons
Galway
Fercause
King’s County
Limerick
Monaghan
Clare
Divide
Tyrone
Cork
Plowden
John Parnell
Maxwell Barry
Wilful damage of property in the Home Park Windsor
A Windsor notebook reports heavy alterations in the Home Park near Frogmore road and Datchet, including a deep trench, iron bridge, and mud banks that block the royal view. Extensive vandalism damages iron fences, elm trees, and paths while a contractor bears the losses as walkers face restricted access to Herne’s Oak and the fairy dell amid the so called improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Park
Windsor
Wrndsor
Waterloo Gate
Frogmore Road
Datchet
Prince Albert
Maynard
Royal Domain
Waterloogate
Frogmere Road
Datchet Mead
Faulkner
Hasham
Esher
Herne
Falstaff
Queen Elizabeth’s Walk
William III
Archduke Stephen Olga marriage back on track in Vienna
Reports from Vienna say the Archduke Stephen and Grand Duchess Olga may wed this summer. Emperor Nicholas plans visits to Carlsbad and Vienna, signaling a final arrangement as earlier doubts on religion fade. Meanwhile a Durham memorial on Pensher hill advances, with a Temple of Theseus style design and a foundation trench nearing completion. Fashion notes from London and Paris Ladies' Magazine describe June trends including foulards, barège, vivid trimmings, and elaborate headdresses with lace, ribbons, and caps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Stephen
Olga
Russia
Nicholas
Carlsbad
Monumenr
Earl of Durham
Pensher Hill
Theseus
Durham
London
Paris
Ladies’ Magazine of Fashion
Committal of a Surgeon and his Wife in a Child Murder Case
At Braxmncham a surgeon Joseph David March and Mary Branston were committed for trial at Worcester assizes on a charge of exposing and intending to murder an infant three days old. Evidence cites a reputed daughter and the mother of the child, with payments and nursery arrangements discussed, as they lived in High Street Deritend. The testimony details the infant’s movements, confinement, and plans to place it in a nursery or institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph David March
Worcester
Mary Branston
March
Deritend
Branstons
Birmingham
Mary Ann March
Witness
Mr. Griffiths
Anne Milne
Dudley
Peter Anderson
West Indies
America
Anderson
Taylor
Mrs. March
Charlotte Hall
Hell
Dr. Bright
Mr. Fennell
Bright
Booth
South Western Railway Station
Hall
Granard-lodge
Putney-park
France
Croydon
Dover
Critp
Westminster
Hill
Broadway
Westminster Hospital
Hedge-row
Islington-green
Northern Hospital
Great Howard-street
Liverpool Albion
May
Genera
Netherlands
Taberrer
Weaman-row
Mensrs
Calleyane Co
Weaman-street
Birmingham Gazette
Stafford
Crime and riots darken Philadelphia and London notes
A report details a brutal murder suspected by strangulation as a plasterer husband flees. It also covers a deadly riot in Philadelphia sparked by Irish Catholic tensions, extensive property loss, and military intervention. Additional items include fires, theft of a hospital bottle, and a Dutch coin case, with American political and economic updates.
Smuggling accusations and fires plague Bristol district
The Feliza from Trinidad arrived in Cumberland basin with 588 casks of sugar and 25 puncheons of molasses. The ship’s outward cargo was cleared in 290 tons. John Ewart faced smuggling charges amid a crackdown on tobacco and Dutch cheeses. Fire struck Rodney's Head in Great Suffolk Street, destroying the wooden building. Mrs. Brown died in a separate blaze at Selby Street, with losses widespread and no insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feliza
Miles and Kington
Cumberland Basin
Trinidad
Bristol Paper
John Ewart
Alexander
Rostock
Schroeder
Davis
Metropolis
Humphery
Rodney’s Head
John-Street
Great Suffolk-street
M 43
Franconi
Victuallers
Hutt
Brown
Selby-street
Banks
Walker
Derby Jockeying Battle Over Running Rein and Orlando
The article recounts the Derby dispute between owners and stewards over Running Rein and Orlando. It covers Colonel Peel and Mr A Wood seeking arbitration, the betting book crisis, and various letters and testimonies from stewards, owners, and witnesses as the case moves toward settlement or further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlando
Ruggine Reig
Ansious
Colonel Peel
A. Wood
Pee
Martin
Tattersall's
Derby and
Oaks
Derby
Running Rein
Orlands
Tattersall
Tattercall's
Alando
Crock
Carltou-house Terrace
Jockey Club
Crockford
Epsom
Cobb
New Malton
Yorkshire
John Kitching
Henry Sebbing
John King
John Watson
James Stebbing
James Wilson Pearl
William Dean
William Saddler
George Rainer
Willian Drewitt
George Hitchcock
William Smith
Mr. Goodman
Dr. Cobb
Mr. Smith
Baron de Teissier
Gilbert Heathcote
Haw
Leander
Lord George Bentinck
Bases
Ford
G. Ongley
Cook
John Scott
Mab
Ir. Goodman
Crenoline
Charlotte
Albemarle
Erica
Skeleton
Phy Venison
Whisk
Buiram
Agnes
Gladiator
Prizeflower
Rococo
Georgiana
Amata
Pompey
Audrey
Zenobia
Charles Cobb
Esa
Surgeon
Low-street
New Mahon
Seddler
Waverley
Edward Ewbank
Dalby
North Riding of Yorkshire
William Allen
Lodge
Malton
Mr. Cobb
Duncan Grey
Gilbert Crompton
York
Poet
Macbeth
Margaret
Hambletonian
Rosamond
Barefoot
Mariun
Robin Hond
Zirza
Buzzard
Rosebery
Huby
Pheno
Mann
Touchstone
Vulture
Ascot
Sultan Junior
Monimia
Newmarket
Boots
Bellam
Datura
Agreeable
Whicker
Elaina
Retainer
Purity
T.Y.C
Goodwood
Elis
Cestus
Muff
Strathspey
Riddlesworth
Raveno
Cloak
Manto
Abel
Gill
Alexander Wood
George Anson
Thomas Gill
Colonel Anson
Wood
Baron de Teigsier
Messrs. Weatherby
Anson
Peek
Weatherby
Also Mentioned on This Page
Treland
THE
UNION
Philadelphia
Royal Mail
Hibernia
Judkins
New York
Boston
Halifax
Hughes
Kensington
Washington Market
Republic
Three O'Clock
United States
Second and
Master-street
Cadwallader Street
Cadwallader
John Helmes
Mazster-street
Carroll Hose
Lafayette Light Guards
John Taggart
Taggart
Boileau
Moyamensing
Beaver Street
Carac’s Woods
St. Michael's
Kendrick
St. Augustin
Fourth-street
Lord Seeth
St. John’s Catholic
Harrisburg
Friends of the
Cappr
Porter
House of Representatives
Senate
Europe
Congress
New York American
Sir C. Metcalfe
Canada
Pollock
Canadian
Hoyti
Comeretee Ovskthrow
Hoyt
Port Republican
Herard
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