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Newspaper

Weekly Register

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

May 15, 1799

Page

4

Prince of Wales Attends Music Meeting at St Pauls

The Prince of Wales accepted the office of steward for the Cathedral music event and attended the service at St Pauls with the Archbishops and bishops present. The collection for the charity exceeded eleven hundred pounds. Also noted are appointments, naval movements, and a Hill town incident involving a boat capsize and a pocket theft at St Pauls Churchyard.

Prince of Wales Cathedral of St. Paul Temble Bar St. Dunstan’s Church St. Paul’s Canterbury York Arnold Moss Matthew Xie East India House Henry Holland Jupp William Petrie Fort St. George Lord Clive Hugh Seymour Leeward Island Aadmiral Harvey Ascension Southampton Ireland Dun Fle of Wight Isle of Wight Cow Hyde Park Geo N. Neyle M. Threipland John Hill Will Elias Taunton Rich Kentiff Eigrs Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn Benham Lawless Tower Walton Association Hounslow Haines Sunbury Thames Walton

University doctors and notable steerage in 17th century notices

Friday May 16 marked the last day of term with the admission of Rev James Freeman John Forbes and Edward Drak as Doctors in Divinity at St Johns College Also William Lushington agent for Grenada remitted 4463 pounds 14s and civil aid contributions While other items report a conclave of cardinals a Gravesend tunnel start deaths in Swaffham silk mills fire and a Norfolk water incident with a woman rescue The various events reflect administrative religious scholarly and local disasters of the period

James Freeman John Forbes Edward Drak St. John’s College William Lushington Grenada Bank of England John Lea Heyes Exeter College Oxford Whitehall W. and F. Bentinck Mr. Harris Clinton R. and H. Swinburne Yarmouth Germany Gravesend Swaffham Norfolk

King appoints Leven to High Commissioner to Scotland Assembly

From the London Gazette Whitehall May 10 reports the King appoints the Earl of Leven and Melvill as High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. Also named is William Macleod Bannatyne to the Lords of Session in Scotland in place of John Swinton de E. Helis of Oldham. Several London tradespeople have late notices with Guildhall postings and June dates for various matters including merchants, drapers, tailors, and carriers.

Whitehall Earl of Leven Melvill General Assembly Church of Scotland William Macleod Bannatyne Scotland John Swinton

Local Apprentices and Tradesmen list with town notes

June 27 to July 26 entries record numerous Bath Holborn Covent Garden and London tradesmen including brokers linen-drapers oilmen grocers and vintners. A mail from Lisbon notes British naval force at the Tagus while two drowning deaths near Limehouse and St Helens, Bishopsgate are reported alongside a confectioner’s suicide attempt and a child’s body recovered near Sadler's Wells.

C. Spackman Bath Somersetshire Tr. T. Pierce Holborn G. Downing New-street Covent-garden W. Burlin Bishopsgate-street E. Roberts Chandos-street X. J. Woolafton F. Upjohn G. Turher Weary-hall Cumberland Fime B. Law Stamford Lincoln Draper E Hardson the Younger Leicester Money-Scrivener Jof. Phillips Bristol Jane Mat. Hall Newcastle-upon-Tyne X. R. Dale T. Martin Little Britain Commission Jof. Hill Wood Ftreet J. Simpson Great Coggleshall Edlex W.townson Clappersgate Westmorrland J.fielder H.railton Newgate-Jr. Linen-Drapers J.C. Bagthaw Savage-ga. Dens G. Davis Linvister Somerset J. Frost Beefton Norfolk Lisbon Falmouth King George Tagus Lord Nelson Lord St. Vincent Limehouse Mark Howard London Infirmary Whitechapel Road Tesday St. Helens Law St. John’s-street New River Islington Sadler’s Wells

Fire at Clerkenwell and executions at Newgate

A blaze at Mr Lowe pawnbroker’s Clerkenwell green gutted two houses and damaged neighbors despite water shortages. Clerkenwell Volunteers and St George Hanover Square corps aided, with flames controllable by midnight. Morning execution at Newgate of John Sullivan Patrick Holland and Timothy Brian for Bow Street murder. Thunderstorm raged in Southampton during Sunday service with vivid lightning.

Whitfondsy St. George's Chapel Windsor Dr. Northey Jit Tehidenges Lowe Sessions House Clerkenwell Green Pentonville Clerkenwell St. George Hahover Square Islington Newgate Old Bailey John Sullivan Patrick Holland Timothy Brian Duncan Grant Bow-street Castle Street Turnmill-street Southampton

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