Extraordinary livestock and memorial notices from 1787 to 1788
Notes recount a Sandy Bedfordshire farm case where a sow farrowed ninety six pigs between April 1787 and September 1788, the Digby family burial at Coles Hills, and a eulogy for the Hon. and Rev. Dr. Digby. It includes stories of Lisbon earthquake era creditors, a penny-post loan repayment, highway robbery arrests, a Shrewsbury pig scholar, Jamaica gunpowder hulk disaster, and a naval tragedy with a sole survivor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Digby
Durham
Coles Hills
Lisbon
China
Delft
London
Londo
Wyatt
Pall-mall
Hounflow-heath
S. T
Brown Bear
Bow Street
Onion
Cecilia
Fragmented dispatches from Vienna Paris and Newmarket
An extraction of letters reports Ottoman and Austrian actions in Transylvania and the Bannat with plans and defenses while Paris mentions stalled negotiations and colonial demands from St Domingo and Martinique. Newmarket notes a major race outcome with Sir Peter and Dash and substantial betting activity.
Ireland Bankruptcy Case to Decide Waterford Failures
Dublin Sept 25 A new case in the bankrupt laws must soon be decided here after recent failures in Waterford A merchant who was joint partner in a substantial house there engaged as partner in a second house distinct from his former links He has interests in both firms and debts loom The question is how his remaining property should be applied to satisfy debts of the first or second house or both Cancelled by lawyers and commissioners likely increasing creditor dividends
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholson
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury Theatre
Kington
Jamaica
Greenwich
Ireland
Dublin
Waterford
Howard
Hogg
Hal
W. H. Hall
Cooke
Fleet-Street
Paternoster Row
Leadenhall-Street
Hall
Haun
Hari
Hinde
Scott
Protor
Barrow
Owen
Croker
Chambers, Rees
Mr. Cooke
Ciam
Messrs. Fry and Co
Prince of Wales
FRY and Co
London
Paternoster-Row
Alex. Hogg
Padia
Pigs and cattle price shifts at fairs with notable losses
Reports from Shrewsbury and Ludlow fairs note price fluctuations in livestock with pigs advancing, fat sheep selling well, cattle and horses generally weaker, and store sheep dull. Hops pricing varied by time of day. Cheltenham waters praised for health, with plans for Falcolnberg Lodge expansion and new water well. Royal family expected to stay in county next summer, boosting prospect of street and quay development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ludlow Fair
Cheltenham
Falconberg Lodge
Singular Pilgrimage and a Dublin Lord’s Jerusalem Bet
In a Dublin drawing room a reforming of Holy City pilgrimages is recounted. T. C. Whalley of Wicklow offers 4000 pounds to win 20,000 pounds by visiting Jerusalem within a year, a gamble funded by the table and hosted by an Irish nobleman. The tale mocks outdated notions of faith and worldly gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy City
T. C. Whalley
Wicklow
Dublin
Jerusalem
Pilgrim’s London Arrival Besieged by Delays to Smyrna
Four months after a plan began the Pilgrim faced strict timing limits and delays caused by disturbances. He finally reached London last week and boarded a vessel bound for Smyrna on Monday evening. Bets on his success or failure stand even as the journey proceeds with no return time set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Smyrna
French Cone Harbor Plan At Cherbourg Fails To Fortify
An abroad correspondent recounts the French effort to convert Cherbourg into a harbor for their fleet by a dyke formed from 63 conical stone cones. The cones, each 160 feet bottom diameter and 66 feet high, were to be sunk and linked by stone banks. By 1786 some cones sank, others failed, and the project shifted to a “Pierres perdus” stone rampart. The plan faced weather, grounding, and foundation issues, with the Duke visiting and Fort Royal and Fort d Artois advancing in fortification. The venture to complete a waterborne barrier remained uncertain, costly, and lengthy, dependent on timber, stone, and sea conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portmouth
Cherbourg
Pelée
Querqueville
Monsieur de Leffart
Fort Royal
Fort d’Artois
Funk
Pierres Perdis
Mand Af Pelée
Mont. Alembert
Fort d’ Artois
Epitaph for Nell Batchelour the Pie Woman of Oxford
An epitaph proclaims Nell Batchelour of Oxford died and lies in dust. It praises her skill in pies custards and tarts and her husband’s praise. The verse notes she hoped her dirt pie would lift her crust from obscurity in the afterlife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nell Batchelour
Oxford
Elenor Batchelour
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vienna
Bannat
Transylvania
d’Oites
Jaffy
Choczim
Paris
St. Domingo
Martinico
France
Newmarket
Sir Peter
Dash
Peter
Duke of Queenbury
Goodison
Lord Derby
Tetherington
Giles
Coltsfoot
Effence
James Ryan
Charon -Street
Bristoly
Francis Newbery
St. Paul's
Mr. Newbery
J.rudhall & Co
W. Browne
E.shiercliff
W. Bulgin
H. Brown
J. Lloyd
Norton
E. Palmer
Wells
Arthur
S. and
J. Fitchen
W. Pine
F. Mills
S. Bonner
M.thompson
Mrs. White
Bristol
James Bound
Stamp Office
Doctor Steers
H. Steers
Dr. Steers
Old Bond-street
F. New Bery
St. Paul’s
Cheaphole
Rudhall and Co
E. Shiercliff
Leake
Little Wenlock
Bridgnorth
Shropsiire
Pilula
Pris
Henry Bateman
T. Taylor
Corporation of Surgeons
No. G
New- Bridge -Street
N.B
J. Rudhall & Co
Smallstreet
Quay-street
Cruttwell
Bath
Evill
England
Bristol Key
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