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A long compilation from a page notes a tale of a Quaker thief exchange of horses near London, a House of Commons bill on corn imports, Drummond fortunes and banking, wax works exaggerations, Pitt portraits, and odd local notices. It also mentions a Cork Lancashire population rise, a Thames Street attempted suicide, and a Bologna murder with a wounded Italian and self-inflicted attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
England
Drummond
John Drummond
Botany Bay
Alexander
Stentor
Pitt
Europe
Caroline
Wotsey
Eve
Benjamin Hammer
Fleet-market
Ludgatehill
Sint Pals
Humphreys
Mendoza
Cork
Lancashire
Bologne
Florence
Duel in Phoenix Park Leaves Officer Wounded
A morning duel in Phoenix park between Captain Coffin of the 49th regiment and Lieutenant McCoen of the 27th regt left McCoen severely wounded with little hope of recovery. The quarrel traces to a Sunday night promenade at the Rotunda. WATERFORD April 10 A copper mine proposed by Donald Stewart and to be worked by Peter Jackson on the See of Waterford estates may boost regional prospects and Europe’s trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter J.a.ache
Waterford
Thomas Osborne
Europe
Procession of their Majesties to Saint Pauls Church
A detailed account of the royal procession from Palace Yard to Saint Pauls with the Speaker and Lords in state, the King and Queen in the State Coach, and magistrates, city officers, and ceremonial staff forming from Temple Bar to the cathedral. The streets and interior of the church are described with order by the Westminster militia, city officials, guards, and clerkly attendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saint Paul’s
House of Commons
Palace Yard
Horse Guards
St. James’s Park
Pall Mall
Charing-Cross
House of Peers
Knights of the Garter
Bath
Sydney Meadows
Duke of Montague
Duke of Chandos
Earl of Salisoury
Earl of Aylesford
Earl of Lecester
Lady Holderness
Lady Pembroke
Weymouth
Harcourt
Miss Beauclark
Tryon
Miss Vernon
Mills Feffrys
His Majesty
Palace
Temple-Bar
Westminster
Middlesex
Fleet-freet
Ludgate-Hill
St. Paul’s
Cathedral
The Bishop of London Sermon and Royal Procession
The article notes the Bishop of London delivering a sermon on a royal occasion. After the service a procession returns in order, with Tower and Park guns firing. It calculates that a long procession could take hours, and speculates on the timing if the King travels to St. Paul’s. It also lists numerous marriage notices, births, deaths, and notable retirements across various locales and titles, including military and civic figures, and mentions the extinction of a peerage upon the death of Lord Viscount Vane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's
Kelly
William Blair
Blair
Fordyce
John Fordyce
Ayton
Thomas Drinkwater
New River
Othce
Mellestone Strode
Warren Strode
Island of
St. Christopher
Thomas Croxton
Westminter
Mills Huron
Parade
Portsmouth
Sherborne Stewart
Great Salterns
Hants
Life Guards
Mason
Portugal-street
Newark Upon Trent
Grubbe
Dragoons
Milnes
Stroud
William Drew
the Bourne
Mary Cutts
Salmons Mills
John Pomfrett
Mails Curteis
Tenterden
Kent
Jeremiah Curteis
Mills Barrett
Hothfeld
Alfracomb
Thomas Roger Ridge
His Majesty’s Excise Revenue
Eagle
Miss Bally
Bally
Iltracomb
Rice Evans
West Knighton
Dorset
King's Bench
James Langton
Edward Goddard
Hatham
Wilts
Hallifax
Nova Scotia
George Frederic Boyd
Lincoln
William Gartood
Beistead
Stoke Ath
Suffolk
Suffield
Morden
Wm. Harbord
Stockholm
Olof
Oloffen
Thomas Higgs
St. Edmund Hall
Oxford
Ch. Clark
Worcester
Edinburgh
Donald M'Donald
Nicholas Brain
Long Compton
Oxfordshire
Ann Letitia Hervey Mildmay
Hazelgrove
Somerset
Carew Hervey Mildmay
Henry Paulet St.John, Bart
Dogmersfield
Carew Mildmay
Shawford
Carew Hervey Mildme
Bridgewater Duke and Inland Navigation Progress in England
A historical piece extolls inland navigation, praising the Duke of Bridgewater for risking his fortune to pioneer canals in England. It cites early efforts from York to Yarmouth, mentions Cromwell era surveys, and highlights anticipated national benefits, smuggling suppression, and immense incomes from canals in Holland, Scotland, and England including Manchester and Birmingham ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Rusia
Halland
China
Duke of
Bridgewater
England
Protector Cromwell
Francis Matthew
Bristol
Salisbury
London
Cricklade
Southampton
Salisbury Avon
Amesbury
Allcannings
Calne
Lan
Cashire
Cheshire
Staffordshire
Worcestershire
Glocestershire
Vale
Barford
Compton
Dinton
Chilmark
Tilbury
Donheads
Ludwell
Shaftesbury, &c
Kingdom
Holland
Ayr and Calder
William II
Jerout
Birmingham Canal
Manchester
CIVIS
Persian Restorative Drops Advertised by Hodson
An 18th century advertisement for the Persian Restorative Drops prepared by J Hopson M D Hatton Garden promoting it as a nervine remedy for weak female constitutions and male sexual excess. It details secretive dosing from 25 to 16 drops several times daily, fees for consultation, and mentions distribution through J Ruonaur Co Bristol Bath Salisbury and other outlets with larger bottles priced at one guinea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hodson
Hatton Garden
Hodton
J. Ruonaur
Henry Brown
Quay-street
Quay
Bristol
Cauriwero
Bath
Collins
Sarum
N. B
Nature
Proprietary Medicines and Patented Pills Adverts
A historical advert lists MEDYVCINES sold by J. Rudhall & Co. and H Brown at Bristol offices, promoting Leake's Patent Pills and various remedies. Letters from customers praise dropsy cures, pill efficacy, Royal Balsamic Erectuary for coughs, James's Powder for fevers, and general tonics for stomach and chest ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medyvcines, &c
J. Rudhall & Co
Small-street
H- Brown
Quay Street
Bristol
VIL HAYMAN and MAREDANT'S DROPS Advised in 1787 letter
A dated 5 June 1787 letter from London addresses Mr Hayman and cites a 1785 knee pain and severe blotching cured by Marchant's Drops. Willis & Fuller, booksellers, and Joseph Poore of Newbury are noted as witnesses and brokers. appraisal by an unnamed broker appears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayman
Great
Marlbro’-treet
London
Newbury
Berks
Marchant
Willis & Fuller
Joseph Poore
Also Mentioned on This Page
Irelan OD
Toth Printers A
J. Hopson
M. D. No
Hatton- Garden
Leake
Little Wenlock
Bridgnorth
Shropshire
Pilula Salutaria
Henry Bateman
W. Tickell
Chymiff
Bara
St. Anthonys
James
Vil Hayman
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