The Annual Register of World Events Volume 31; A Review of the Year (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1792 Excerpt: ...according to report, is consumed; and the fire, it is thought, would have entirely destroyed the whole building, if its progress had not been impeded by a stone arcade which divides the wing from the main edifice. An action was brought by, Captain Parflow, to recover 9 from the Defendant, Mr. Sykes, satisfaction in damages for seducing, debauching, and carrying away, the 3 wise wise of the Plaintiff.--The damages were laid at tea thousand pounds; the whole of which was given by the verdict of the Jury. P, On Saturday last, Sir Joseph "Banks, attended by some other gentlemen, visited the Discovery, a new ship equipping at Deptsord, for remote services, to fix on a proper place for a receptacle for any new plants which may be collected by Mr. Menzies, a gen-leman of much botanical know-ledge, who is to accompany cap-tain Roberts on this voyage; his Majesty being at all times anxious, when the opportunity offers, to enrich his gardens at Kew. Accounts have been received that Oraai, of Otahcite, is dead; he did not chuse to live in his native island, and therefore settled in another, and soon squandered or gave away the greatest part of his property; but there beir.g a cow, and a few European animals, belonging to him, the king of Otahcite, his liege lord, demanded them of the king under whole' protection Omai died; they were refused; the consequence was, a war between the iwo chiefs, which 'ended in the ruin of the principality of the latter. on its way to Uxbridge Market. Tuesday was held a trial of the pix of moneys, coined at tho Mint in the Tower of London, by the Earl of Ethnghaci, in presence of the Lords ot his Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, at Westminster Hall, when, upoa the stiictest scrutiny, by an able jury of Goldimiths, the coins ...