Dignitaries Visit, Executions, and Theatres Highlight London Scene
Last night the Duke of Grafton and the Earl of Euston arrived from Coventry while Archbishop Potter met with the King at St James's. The corpse of Protter, Ely, lies in state at Sun Hall before interment at Bread Street. Christ's Hospital governors elected Selby as vicar of Cratingham Langley. A large meeting of the Society for propagating the Gospel heard Nichols Bishop of St David's preach. Twenty four prisoners tried at the Old Bailey with two condemned and twelve sent for transportation. John Fielder, master butcher of Wandworth, dies in New Gate, linked to a gang that robbed Rev. Dr. Baker. Export noted of silver, gold, cochineal, and gunpowder to Holland, the Streights, and Virginia. Performances announced at multiple London theatres with new entertainments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of Grafton
Earl of Euston
Coventry
John Potter
Canterbury
St. James’s
Duke of Newcastle
Protter
Ely
Epsom
Sun-Hall
Cornhill
Breadstreet
Christ’s Hospital
Selby, Matter
Grammar School
Crateringhum Langley
Society For
Bow Church
Cheapside
Father
Nichollas
St. David’s
Charles Orchard
Elizabeth Ellis
John Watson
Robert Cooke
Southwark
John Fielder
Wandworth
Dr. Baker
Drury-Lane
Caro
Eurydice
Theatre Royal
Covent-Garden
Justin
Theatre - Royal
Lincoln’s - Inn - Fields
Hymen
High Water at London Bridge And Market Rates
High water occurred at London Bridge 54 minutes after two in the afternoon. Market desks show South Sea stock at 102 with various fractions, South Sea annuities and new issues quoted, Bank and circulation premiums, India and three percent annuities, Royal Exchange Assurance at 108, African and English copper at 21 12s, plus assorted exchequer orders and three percent rates. Prices reflect an active, varied ledger of securities and commodities for the trading day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Bridge
South Sea
Bank Sso
India
Royal Exchange Assurance
London Ditto
Prem
Ars
Ditto
Dito
East India Company Notice of March General Court 1736
East-India House announces transfer books will be set up on March 12 and a quarterly general court will be held March 16 at Leadenhall Street. Lists of members will be delivered March 24, a general court will convene April 6 for the election of 24 directors, with transfer books opening April 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East-India House
United Company of Merchants of England
East Indies
Leadenhall-street
Poem on the Death of Charles Talbot Baron of Henfel
An impartial verse published this day at price eighteen pence honors the late Charles Talbot Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. At Addison's Head the poem proclaims itself free from mercenary flattery to a surviving heir and is printed by St Dunstan's Church in Fleer-frreec.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Steele
Earl of Mar
K. George I
England
W. Feales
Rowe’s-Head
Essex
Fiicer
St. Clement’s Church
Strand
Corbett
Addison’s-Head
St. Dunstan’s Church
Fleet-street
W. Warner
Dryden’s-Head
Rose-Tavern
Temple-Bar
Zeh
Charles Talbot
Great Britain
Ireland
E. Comins
Royal Exchange
J. Roberts
Oxford Arms
Warwick-Jane
Dodd
Pedcock
London
Westminster
I. A
Ieee
Ottravio Sammarco
Baron Della Rocca
Carnino
Stephen de la Boetie
Bourdeaux
Adam
Republick
Europe
Italy
Father Paul. IV
Mont. Callieres
Rywick
Geo. Strahan
The Craftsman in Seven Volumes with Frontispiece and Index
Lately publish'd neatly printed in seven volumes 12mo The Craftsman contains all papers from the first to the conclusion of Mr Oldcastle's remarks with a frontispiece and complete index prefixed by a dedication to the People of England Several traits upon European affairs are added including Mr John Trot's Letter in Answer to the Defence of the Enquiry the Short View of the State of Affairs in 1729 the Treaty of Seville Hessian forces in pay of Great Britain and other small pieces in prose and verse Princed for R Franklin in Ruffel-street Covent-Garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John ‘Trot
Great Britain
R. Francklin
Ruffel-street
Covent-Garden
Also Mentioned on This Page
Price
Browne Langrith
College of Physicians
Royal Society
Wide Republick of Letters
Langrith
Adarger
Wide Literary Magazine
A. Bettesworth
C. Hitch
Red Lion
Pater-nofter-Row
Nicholas Robinson
Fee
Fletcher Gyles
Gray’s Inn
Io Holbourn
J. Watson
Wardrobe-Court
Great Carter-Lane
Doctors Commons
C. Price
Lord B—ke
Murray
R. Price
S. Nevily
Baily
Ludgate
E. Nutt
R. Gosling
D. Browne
J. Stagg
Westminster Hall
John
Henry VI
Seden
Mr. Selden
Bale
Pits
du Fresne
Ralph de Hengham
Henngham Magna
Fortescue
The
Crown
Fetcer-lane
J. Peelé
J. Osborn
Golden Ball
Paternoster-Row
N. B
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