14 Apr 1787
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Newspaper
Bristol Journal
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 14, 1787
Page
1
Vienna dispatches reveal that an imperial courier is sent to European courts, notably Kiow, with an urgent message declaring no security for the Empress or the Emperor if the Cheron route is pursued. London Gazette notes royal assent to acts on annuities fisheries gaols and warrants.
Reports from London on April 6 7 detail Lords and Commons adjournments and bills. Sir Pitt moves the French Treaty and Consolidation bill while Warren Hastings impeachment prep continues. Global shifts include French armament growth and Ottoman diplomacy amid potential European rupture.
A London newspaper column reports on possible shifts among European powers over a dispute, customs entries at Halifax, a forgery ring tied to Petersburgh with suspects Somorakoff and a Polish serjeant, and a self-inflicted gunshot by a East Indies officer. It also covers goofberries in Covent Garden, a potato curing method, fake fiver coin models in Birmingham, and a cannon of petty crime and civic anecdotes.
A young woman has appeared in Manchester Aprilia and nearby, deceiving several residents by posing as the daughter of a gentleman she has offended. She demands mediation from a friend to return. Described as tall with a florid face and very young, her tale is told with artless simplicity to gain belief.
Notice warns petitions for admission to a charity dispensary, stating no deadline after 1 PM. It touts a mineral and vegetable medicine claimed to cure scurvy and gout, sold by Francis Spilsbury with five shilling bottles and a treatise on cures, priced items listed.
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