15 Jan 1840
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Newspaper
Daily Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 15, 1840
Page
1
Fragmentary text discusses maritime conflict with Spanish privateers and English responses. Mentions Envoy, Forts, and naval officers debating trade protection and discipline while ships fall under enemy guns. References merchants and the port’s defense measures amid ongoing tension.
A Sunday morning intrusion at Kingsweston near Bristol left a widow, Susannah Rowles, and her family awake as raiders entered through a window. One assailant was shot by Capt. Rowles, another fled with companions, a stone shattered a window, and a blood trail marked the escape through the snow toward Bristol. The town mourns the injured and officials pursue the assailants amid stormy seas and cargo concerns at Milford Harbour.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions ships and locations such as Virginia and Cork with names like Majesy Rapahanock Wilcocks and Wales Hoxton Arvind Pires Neville Landen, yielding no clear event or outcome to summarize. The passage is an unreadable collage of names and places without a cohesive report or identifiable action.
Fragmentary 18th century notice describes payments to Commissioners, military officers, and indigent distribution. It lists prizes, church appointments, shipboard relief actions, and a fatal ice accident. Also notes a presentation for Rev Thomas Jackson to Kirkby Underdale and various donor amounts and names.
A dated extract lists opening prices for multiple securities including South Sea Stock at 96, South Sea Annuities at 109 18th, New South Sea Annuities at 109, Bank at 138, Bank Circulation at 21, and various other government and company instruments. It notes 17 percent and 6d prem for India, plus exchequer orders and lottery tickets. The Sun-Fire Office notice (Jan 7, 1739) announces dividend payments to proprietors starting Jan 12, with weekly payments thereafter between 11 and 2.
London new market for fruit and greens invites gardeners Hucksters and others to apply for standings. Applicants must meet with the committee managing the city markets in the Guildhall Council Chamber on Thursday next the 17th at five in the afternoon to treat and agree for the same.
Court of Directors gives notice of a General Court at Threadneedle Street London on Friday the 18th at eleven in the forenoon to declare the dividend on trading capital stock for the half year ended Christmas last.
A crop eared little dog with a white breast and two black thigh streaks, named Moneer, belonging to Mr Brathwaite. A half crown reward is offered for return to Mr Brathwaite in Lombard Street.
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