Proposed Wool Trade Scheme Sparks Farmer Opposition
A letter to the Daily Post critiques a plan to form a Woollen Manufacturers Company with power to raise funds buy all wool, set prices, and store in county warehouses. The writer warns it would harm farmers, raise prices, reduce liberty, and create monopolies, arguing appraisers and centralized control would fail farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolf
England
Ireland
Joneff
Weistminster
Todd
Port News Arrivals and Departures at Gravesend and Portsmouth
In the Downs ships including William and Anne and St George sail for St Kitts, Leghorn, Venice, Bristol, Barcelona, Bristol and Lifton. Arrived are Ulysses from Jamaica and Endeavour from Seville. West and Union arrive from Dunkirk and Guernsey. Prince Frederick arrives at Portsmouth from Barbadoes with Cocoa for the South Sea Company.
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Port News
Deal
The
Downs
William and Anne
Main
St. Kitt’s
Jamaica
Endeavour
Hardy
Seville
Gravesend
Gilby
Dunkirk
Union
Austin
Guernsey
Prince Frederick
Whitwood
Portsmouth
Barbadoes
South Sea Company
London News Briefs Including Executions and Shipments
London items report multiple deaths and funerals in Surrey Essex and Long-Acre including Mrs Crew Belitt and Samuel Wooley. A dozen convicts hear death sentences at Guildford Affizes for burglary robbery and murder. Goods imported from the Streights and exported to France Portugal and Barbados are listed. England notes Gloucester executions of Grafflock and Read with varied penitence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawford Hall
Gravesend
Downs
Guildford
Samuel Caton
Tobias Wall
Richmond
Lambeth
Clapham
John Dixon
Mr. Sidwell
William Morris
Baldwin Lindon
Richard Cole
John Poole
Los
John Bray
David Hide
Gill Smith
Sa George’s Fields
Annne Goodson
Daniel Moylon
Mr. Jones
North-Field
Camberwell
Sulver
Henry Kelly
George Green
Henry Greenwood
John Ryley
Timothy Colegrave
James Conner
Walter Connolly
Bristol
Oliver White
Athford
Streights
Oporto
Madera
Bremen
Gloucester
Daniel Grafflock
George Read
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the Daily Post
Dail Post
Thurspdaay
London
Laf
Gatton
Surrey
Crew
John Crew
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