Royal Prelates Loan Urges Large Contributions Across Lands
Vienna reports that Queen Victoria convened her Prelates to seek a voluntary loan for urgent needs. One offered 60,000 Florins, two others matched in proportion, while lower Austrians pledge 500,000 Florins and upper Austria at least 700,000 Florins. Messages from Prague and Munich note electoral and imperial concerns, with levies and regimental movements across Habsburg territories and strategic talks in Bern and Coire.
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Austra
Upper Austria
Baron d’Ertal
Mentz
Arriv
Prague
Witnes
Leuer
Bohemia
Marquess de Mirepoix
Munich
Paris
Cologn
Hungary
Hildesheim
Osnabrug
Paderorn
Schaffhausen
Republick
Geneva
St. Vactor
Coire
Milaneze
Francfort
Oder
Prince Charles Arriv
Prince Charlies
Brussels
Storm Daily Harsh Weather Shuts Streets and Injures
Edinburgh reports a severe storm and frost rivaling last year with markets rising and streets crowded by the poor. Accidents occur as slips and falls injure pedestrians while Leith lies frozen and posts run irregular. Mr Thomas Butter, keeper of the Minute-Book to the Court of Session, dies suddenly yesterday at a pensionable post of profit.
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Scotland
Edinburgh
Leith
Thomas Butter
Court of
Storm brings distressed ship to Falmouthawaiting rescue
In Falmouth on December 20 the Sarah from London with military stores sighted a distressed ship near Scilly after a violent Sunday storm. The vessel, Carolina commanded by Capt. James Grant from Bristol and bound for Petersbourg with hemp and other goods, was found sinking. Captain Roberts Ludlow brought Grant and his crew to port after they abandoned ship. Wheat prices in Ludlow ranged from 16 to 125 per bushel amid record high grain scarcity. Bristol reports Hanbury Williams becomes Custos Rotulorum for Hereford. A man was jailed at Newgate for sacrilege after breaking the Christ Church Poor Box and stealing money.
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Falmouth
Sarah
Roberts
London
Foye
Channel
Scilly
Carolina
James Grant
Bristol
Petersbourg
Grant
Ludlow
Paris
Hanbury Williams
Elq
Marines
Hereford
Newgate
Christ-Church
Port News Report of Storms and Fleet Arrivals
Port news from Penzance Dartmouth and Dover records violent storms, ships arriving and leaving for Ostend Lisbon Amsterdam Jamaica and Newfoundland. Vessels include the Matilda Nailes Wancy Neptune Henry Marthall St Peter Nottre Dame de Grace and others. several ships return to port with damaged gear.
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Penzance
Matilda
Nailes
Cork
Wancy
Burr
Waterford
Ostend
Neptune
Camphire
Lisbor
Éveral
Veliz
D. Dartmouth
Elizabeth
Johnson
Yound Enderdeckx
Amsterdam
Bourdeaux
Nottre Dame de Grace
Delaget
Nantz
Henry
Marthall
London
Jamaica
St. Peter
Jacobson
Norway
Dartmouth
Algrave
Olding
Faro
Katherine
Susannah
Lawrence
Newfoundland
Boch
Patience
Dean
Lisbon
Pool
Leigh
Deal
His
Globe
Everard
Gibraltar
Scilly
Draper
Leach
Dublin
Leokoff
George
Hart
London Tranports Fill West Indies Service Gaps
London reports large quantities of military stores landing daily at the Tower to fill vacancies in ordnance magazines. The Dunkirk, deemed too large for the West Indies run, is replaced by another transport, with Gouge and Anne Galley added, bringing the fleet to ten vessels hired for the service.
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London
Tower
Mediterranean
West-Indies
Dunkirk
Anne
London News Roundup Detailing Ship Hiring and Local Incidents
A London column reports on the East India Company hiring plans for next year, a marriage in Princes Street, a series of robberies and arrests around Lime Street and Southwark, several prize draws, cargo movements and ship arrivals from Dunkirk and Lisbon, plus stock quotes and a public notice urging Liverymen to vote in Parliament. The piece also notes theatre listings and general market details.
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London
East India Company
Maitland
Princes-Street
Lothbury
Gorin
Red-Lion-Street
Holbourn
Linnen
Robert Farnham
Bulitrode
Earl of Berkeley
Truro
Anthony
Richards
Ches
Falmouth
Lisbon
Charles
Mitchell
Dunkirk
Penzazce
Cnus
Schleich
Houtand
East-India
Maryland
Theatre Royal
Drury-Lane
Covent Garden
Goodman’s Fields
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England
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Bank
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Prem
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Royal Exchange Assurance
London Auto
Prém
Rhalfdico
Auvemnres
Vintners Hall
Humpury Parsons
Joan Barnam
Roserty Gooscuatt
George Heathcote
King George
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