Earthquakes and fires cross Europe with royal notices
From Copenhagen to Berlin and Hamburg reports describe shocks felt in Norway and Sweden, a volcanic flare and village destruction in Myhafon, a palace fire in Manheim causing over a million florins loss, and royal and diplomatic moves. Prussian and Danish envoys, naval preparations at Marseilles, and plans for reconciliation weave through ongoing tensions. The King of Prussia, Spain treaties, and commerce orders frame a tense December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Orebrac
Sweden
Frederickthall
Myhafon
Manheim
Electoral Palace
Berlin
Spain
Hannover
Vienna
Dresden
Stesin
Brudwick
Great Britain
Praffia
London
Hamburgh
de Ribbeck
Priva
Prussia
Denmark
Prassia
College of Commerce
Marseilles
Marly
Versailles
Chareres
Michel
Poland
Allmanacks and Almanac Cabinet Sale at Lincolns Inn Fields
An evening auction offers a wide range of almanacs including London, Countryman, Poor Robin, Oxford, Westminster, Lady's, Jack Spaniard, Caleb's, Newbridge, and many others. Also advertised are various Cabinets and political histories, with notes on weather, tides, and notable curiosities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oratory
Lincoln’s-Inn-Fields
Clare-market
London
Robin
Westminster
Jack Spaniard
Caleb
Newbridge
Mynheer Hop
John Frenchs
K. of P’s
Dunkirk
King of F
K. of S
E’s
Northen
St. A. Tossac
Putney
Fulham
Earldom
Rudlia
K. of
Sweden
Treasury Orders Quarter Pay for Navy Yards and Victualling
London reports: Treasury orders quarter pay for all Navy Yards and Victualling employees. Funds transferred from Broad Street Pay Office to settle wages for Coopers Bakers and labourers at Lower Hill Victualling Office. Also notes sucession events and local judicial matters from the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lords of the Treasury
Broad{treet
Lower- Hill
Broad-street
Earl and Countess of Tankervilleer Ous
Up Park
Sussex
Westminster Abbey
Aspinwall
Manningham
Gloucester
Wills
Serjeant’s Inn
Chancery Lane
Miss Bellamy
Edward Bellamy
Devonshire Square
James Grant
Archibald Grant, Bart
Conduit-street
Hanover-S Quare
James Fane
Exeter
Strand
Richard Rowe
Serjeant Miller
Scotland
Swan and Rummer
Finch ‘Lane
Lord Kingston
Lord Melvin
Nathaniel’ Blackerby
Serjeant Raby
William Coffin
Godfrey Younger
James Drummond
Adam
Marth
William Newman
Harrow
Elizabeth
Mills
Mary Cox
Jervis Rhodes
Peter Coffy
Newgate
Hicks’s Hall
County of
Middlesex
Westminster
Anne Bond
Watd Colonel Marries Flanders Expedition News
The Day after the Bit was found against the Watd Colonel, Col. Chartres set out for Flanders. A sharper at Covent Garden stole a watch during a pretended question, and was captured after dropping the watch in Warwick Street. Franklin, a notorious highway robber, was captured in Hertfordshire after a chase of miles and committed to St. Albans Gaol. he is said to belong to a nine-man gang and may have implicated five others. South Sea Stock and various bonds and annuities are noted with prices and openings for the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watd
Chartres
Flanders
Chandois-street
Covent Garden
Warwick-street
Ellis
Bridewell
Franklin
Hertfordshire
St. Alban’s
Fawkes
Famestreet
N. B
Sweden
Antwerp
East Indies
Paris
Also Mentioned on This Page
France
Copenhagen
Selle Tos
South Sea
India
Royal Exchange Assurance
London Assurance
York Buildings
Welch Dittorl
Indiaditto
Theatre Royal
Drury Lane
Mr. ConcReEve
Valentce
Wilks
Scandal
Will Mills
Tattle
Mr. Cibber
Sampson Legend
Shepard
Johnson
Trapland
Norris
Jeremy
Oates
Ken
Miller
Hackney
Cardigan’s Head
Charing Cross
Fernac
Exchequer
John Brotherton
Royal Exchange
John
Birchin-Lane
Arundelstreet
Alibone
Nine Rolls
St. Che
Terry
Anthny Ingram
Deceas
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