Council of Utrecht agrees to pay fine for conduit's trouble
In Hacue Holland on December 23 the Utrecht council approved paying 30 000 florins as a penalty for a conduit related incident. Two other locals requested similar settlements. Bruxell es dated January 1 notes a decree to sell fallen wood from Soigne forest at one florin per fagot to aid the poor, beginning midweek.
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Lords confer with Dominions in Painted Chamber
The Lords and Dominions held a conference in the Painted Chamber where the Lord President announced that the Lords had agreed to the resolutions without any amendment. They then adjourned to Monday.
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Debate on choosing Grenville as Speaker in the Commons
Lord Buffon urges the Right Hon. Mr Grenville for Speaker citing talent and experience. Members discuss the health of the King, a possible regency, and whether to reexamine physicians before proceeding with a plan of limitation. The House votes to appoint a special committee to examine the physicians and adjourns to Thursday.
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Royal anxiety ease as Lords and Commons weigh indemnity bill
London dispatch notes the king's improving condition at Kew with daily visits by the Lord Chancellor and hopes that once the Regent assumes authority a general Indemnity Bill will protect crown servants. Parliament adjourns amid remarks on past Speakers and Pitt’s praised leadership.
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Mr Spilsbury's Drops praised in 1788 testimonial
A letter from William King of Strood Kent dated December 24 1788 extols Spilsbury's Drops from London Dispensary as curing a long standing scurvy in limbs after prior failures with English and French doctors. Witnesses George Brotherton George Telfory and Webster Gillman verify the cure. Also notes bottles priced 38s and a medical treatise sold at the printing office and by vendors across Britain.
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Lottery tickets and shares offered by Richardson and Gooly Luck
Historic notice advertising the sale and division of lottery tickets into hats fourth eighths and sixteenths by Richardson and Gooly Luck stock-brokers with offices at 104 Cornhill and opposite the King's Mews Charing Cross and Edinburgh outlets. Prizes payable in June 1789 with tickets registered at sixpence each and intelligence rent of success. Government securities bought and sold on commission. Country correspondents invited to remit good bills payable at sight.
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Sale of Cheap Linen-Drapery on Wine-Street Bristol
The notice announces a sale of inexpensive linen-drapery items at No 1 Wine Street in Bristol. It provides the date as Recember 1a 4788 and references a sale event conducted by local authorities. The readable fragments indicate a public sale action scheduled at the specified address in Bristol.
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Bristol Dispensary Annual Meeting Notice
The Treasurer and committees report 620 sick patients admitted in the last year with 55 percent cured and 97 relieved. About 199 midwifty patients have been delivered at the society’s expense, yet resources remain insufficient. Subscriptions are requested to expand aid. inquiries may be made at Mr Thomas Mites, bookseller, in Wine-street.
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Foreign Affairs Lie Friday and Saturday Posts
Vienna reports the Emperor's sudden illness on Friday rendering him bed bound though not deemed in danger. Copenhagen December 22 notes a Norwegian post arrival with a devastating fire December 6 at Drömdheim destroying 62 houses and 12 magazines, estimated losses about 67,500 pounds.
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Health Committee Deliberations Over King’s Health Continue
Parliament notes the Speaker failed to secure forty Members by four. A health committee met at ten past ten in a committee room near the Commons, adjourned at six after partial examinations of Sir Lucas Pepys and Dr. Willis, then reconvened at eight and adjourned again until midnight.
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London Regency Debates Stir City Meeting
In London a large assembly of merchants bankers and traders debated an address to William Pitt praising his constitutional defense amid Regency questions. Sir James Sanderson urged citizen support while opponents argued prudence and cautioned against party division in the tumultuous proceedings.
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