Swedish Royal Reply to Diet Artful and Threatened Taxes
Yesterday's mail reports Count Gyllenbourg replying to Count de Teffin's speech at Sweden's Dyet. He relays the King’s gratitude for the Estates' loyalty, promises to execute resolutions, and urges unity, religion, and fidelity while noting tax concerns and the regency's weighty care. Also mentions racing results and a tragic accident in Somersetshire where a coal-carrier's son died after a fall and drag.
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Count Gyllenbourg
Chancery
Sweden
Count de Teffin
Races At Morpeth See Bay Mares Dominate Purses
Newcaste May 26 reports racing at Morpeth where Mr Charles Roffeil’s bay mare won the Purse of 20 Guineas on Monday. On Friday Mr James Burfield’s bay mares claimed the 15 Guinea purse and on Wednesday the Give and Take Purse of 10 Guineas was won by another bay mare.
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Valentine Spark
William ‘Jeffery
Bay Are
Gloucester
Holcombe
Somersershire
Bradford
Morpeth
Charles Roffeil
James Burfield
Port News Sailings From Cowes and Gravesend
Port News from Cowes May 28 notes several ships sailing to Gibraltar Cherbourg Bremen Hambourg St Malo and peibesleats including the St George Elizabeth George Lisbon Merchant and Katharine with crews. May 29 mentions Fryal for the Nore and other royal ships still at anchor. Gravesend May 29 records Ellen passing from Oporto.
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Port News
Cowes
St. George
Wright
Gibraltar
Elizabeth
Spatcher
Cherbourg
George
Anstill
Bremen
Lisbon
Neath
Hambourg
Goodwill
Perry
St. Malo
Katharine
Pillans
Peibesleats
Swallow
Player
Hornour
Deal
Fryal
Nore
Fanny
Hind
Virginia
Harman
Jamaica
Oporto
Wind N.N.E
Gravesend
Ellen
Roul
Oporta
News of Corsican surrender and fleet hopes reach London
From Paris letters report the Marquess de Maillebois news of Monte Maggiore’s surrender in Corsica. Officers of Admiral Haddock’s fleet expect home by mid next month. Also notes muster of the Third Regiment of Foot Guards in Hyde Park and multiple local deaths and incidents including a fire at the King's Head alehouse and robberies near Comb-House.
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London
Paris A-la-Main
Fune
Marquess de Maillebois
Monte Maggiore
Corsica
Genoa
Haddock
Mediterranean
Foot-Guards
Hyde Park
Earl of Dunmore
Mottingham
Chislehurst
Kent
Alexander Dyer
Black Swan Inn
Holbourn
Maud
Peckham
Perkins
Fenchurch Street
Silliard
Margaret’s Hill
John Silliard
Bletchingly
Surrey
St. Bride’s Church
Mr. Forfith
King’s Head
Rotherhith
Wallgrave
Excise
Comb-House
Martin
Tyburn
Richard Tobin
Abraham Wells
Bonner
Streights
France
New-York
High Water at London Bridge After Five Afternoon
Flood warnings note high water at London Bridge rising shortly after five in the afternoon. Authorities urge caution as the Thames levels test nearby embankments and boat traffic slows. Local crews monitor barriers and respond to minor inundations around piers.
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London Bridge
Fragmented 18th Century Financial Quotations Snapshot
A historical listing shows varied securities and bond prices such as South Sea Stack and Annuities with odd fractions, Bank Circulation, Three per Cent. Annuities, Sandh Sea Bonds, Prem India, Emperor's Loan, Exchequer Orders, and other government and private securities. Prices are given in old currency fractions like 99 7 Sths and 111 7 fths, reflecting a period style of financial reporting.
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New South Sea
Bank
Sd. Prem
India
Royal Exchange Affirance
London Ditto
Rhalf
Engadh Goppet
Prem
Ditto
Mine Adventure
Difc
For Sale by the Candle at Marine Coffee-House Birchin Lane
Auction notice listing a large stock of mercery goods to be sold by order of creditors of Mr Maurice. Items include cambletrees, indle, lutestrings, brocades, silks, velvets and more. Goods viewable at Mr Bell's Grand Sale Warehouse Aldermary Churchyard Bow Lane Cheapside before sale. OHN BELL, Broker.
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Marine Coffee
Birchin-Lane
Maurice
Sale of broad cloths and silks at Three Black Lyons
At the Bear Tavern in the Strand on a certain Day the 31st of January a large quantity of broad cloths German serges druggets shaloons camblets sagathies and other fabrics as well as brocaded silks damasks and lutestrings will be offered for sale. The goods may be viewed at the Three Black Lyons opposite the Bear Tavern in the Strand throughout the sale.
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Strand
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Cock-Lane
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Redwood
Norwich
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Fla¢ton
Canterbury
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Biglefwade
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