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Fire devastates Maligny in Auxerre region and royal notices
An Auxerre report describes a dreadful fire on the 25th that swept over 100 houses in Maligny within two hours. Many families lost homes and most goods and corn, forcing severe hardship. Other items note royal progress at Kensington, a Treasury dispatch, a Duke of Devonshire appointment, and local civic debates on Bishopsgate and excise legislation amid public disorder rumors.
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Auxerre
Maligny
Prince of Wales
Kensington
St. James’s
Treasury
Earl of Chesterfield
Duke of Newcasstle
Whitehall
Earl of Waldegrave
France
Guildhall
Bishopsgate
St. Olave Jewry
St. Martin’ Tronmonger Lane
Trapp
Enour
Miller