Handlist of proclamations issued by royal and other constitutional authorities, 1714-1910, George I to Edward VII

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GEORGE III.
7th to 8th Year.
114
28 AUGUST 1767.
28 August. By the Privy Council. Prohibiting the
exportation of corn, grain, meal, flour, bread, biscuit or
starch, from the loth September, until twenty days after
the opening of the next session of Parliament.
11 September. By tfw Lords Justices of Ireland.
Against the persons named, for houghing eighteen cows,
the property of John Hathorn, merchant, of Drogheda.
R.O., Dublin.
A'ote. —17 September. Death of Edward Augustus,
Duke of York and Albany, second son of the late
Prince of Wales, and next brother of the King, at
Monaco.
29 September. By the Earl Marshal. For a general
mourning for the late Duke of York and Albany.
30 September. By the Lords Justices of Ireland. The
Irish Parliament further prorogued from the 13th to the
20th October.
2 October. Parliament further prorogued from the 7th
October to the 24th November, and then to assemble.
Antiquaries.
20 October. By the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. His
Speech at the opening of the new session of the Irish
Parliament.
23 October. By the Privy Council. Prohibiting the
distillation or making of any wines or spirits from wheat,
barley, or grain, until fourteen days after the opening of
the next session of Parliament.
8th Year.
(25 October.)
31 October. For apprehending the persons who affixed
a threatening and incendiary writing in the Town of
St. Heliers, Jersey. ;^ioo reward.
16 November. By the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Against the persons who set fire to the combshop, stable,
barn, and cowhouse of John Corkran, wool comber, of
Brackenagh, King's County.
R.O., Dublin.
21 November. By the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Against Clothworthy Thompson, Ensign of the 69th
Regiment, John M. Traverse, Doctor of the 49th
Regiment, and Alex. Gordon, Lieutenant of the 49th
Regiment, for the murder of Patrick Connor.
R.O., Dublin.
21 November. By the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. For
apprehending the persons named, who escaped out of
Galway Gaol.
R.O., DubHn.
24 November. His Majesty's Speech at the opening of
the new session of Parliament.
26 November. By the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Against the exportation of corn.
R.O., Dublin.
28 November. By the Deputy Governor and States
of fersey. For apprehending the writer, etc., of
the threatening and incendiary writing set up in
St. Heliers, Jersey.
The same, in French.
15 DECEMBER 1767.
15 December. Against artificers and manufacturers
emigrating to foreign countries, contrary to the Laws of
the Realm.
24 December. By the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Against the exportation of corn.
R.O., Dublin.
1768.
12 January. By the Lord Chamberlain. That Court
mournings shall not in future continue longer than one
half of the time which has been usually observed.
15 January. By the Privy Cou?icil. Requiring William
McAndrew of Elgin, and five others to surrender them¬
selves, for being concerned in breaking into the Excise
Office at Elgin, on the 30th July 1766.
26 January. For apprehending the journeymen silk
weavers who shall be guilty of outrages, such as
wilfully damaging silkwork, materials, or utensils.
;^2C)o reward.
10 March. His Majesty's Speech proroguing ParHament
to the 31st March.
11 March. Dissolving the present Parliament, and
calling another to meet on the loth May.
Antiquaries.
11 March. Peers of Scotland to meet on the 26th
April, and elect their sixteen representatives.
Antiquaries.
2 April. For apprehending the persons who sent a
threatening letter to the Duchess of Northumberland, on
the nth March last. ;^2C)o reward.
23 April. For apprehending the journeymen weavers
who forcibly entered several houses and silk factories in
Spitalfields, and maliciously damaged a great quantity
of looms, silk, etc. jQzoo reward.
30 April. Appointing Commissioners to open the
Parliament summoned to meet on Tuesday the loth May.
4 May. By the Privy Council. Convocation to be
prorogued from the 13th May to the 22nd July.
10 May. By the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Against
the persons who broke an engine loom for making narrow
ribands, and destroyed the same, together with the
ribands.
R.O., Dublin.
11 May. Speech of the Lords Commissioners at the
opening of the new Parliament.
11 May. For the suppression of riots, tumults, and
unlawful assemblies.
Antiquaries.
Note. —13 May. Death of Princess Louisa Anne, third
daughter of the late Prince of Wales, and second
sister of the King, at Carlton House.
13 May. For apprehending the persons who partly
demolished a wind mill at Limehouse on the loth inst.
JQ200 reward.