London Common Hall calls for reform in Parliament and mayoral pick
The speech urges Parliament representation reform, limiting placemen, and instructs City of London MPs to push a bill before any new taxation. It condemns the Spain treaty and praises the four representatives for their stance, while stressing unity and vigilance in upcoming political trials. The notice accompanies market quotes and theatre listingsaint.
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London
Spain
House of Commons
Outward-bound ships sailing from Port News listing
All outward-bound ships remain with the Augustus Cesar and Hampton from Petersburgh to Leghorn. East wind at Gravesend on Sept 3. Vessels passed include the Stockholm Merchant Hooper and the Sasannah Harnett from Stockholm, the Abel Forster from Barbadoes, the Speedwell Groote from Guernsey, and the Nottingham King from Gottenburg.
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Port News
Deal
Augustus Cesar
Hampton
Petersbourg
Leghorn
Gravesend
Stockholm
Hooper
Sasannah
Harnett
Naval victualling and public notices from London era
Reports from London mention His Majesty's Ship Defiance and Tilbury provisioning for the West Indies, a grant ending merchant convoy refusals, six ships assigned to victualling. Obits include Thomas Cofter M P for Bristol and Lt Lambert of Greenwich Hospital. Admiralty appoints Lieut Berkeley to replace him. Clerical appointments and a noted horse match conclude. Fido and Turner jailed for assault on a child. pickpocket Shock Egerton escorted from gatehouse.
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London
Defiance
Chatham
Tilbury
Sheerness
West- Indies
Port Mahon
Gibraltar
Prince of Orange
Middlesex
St. Elizabeth
Addison
Union
Cedar
Jaft
Thomas Cofter
Bristol
Greenwich Hospital
Lambert
Board of Admiralty
Lieut
Berkeley
Kenerick
Gulvale
City Lands to be Let by Lease in Sun Yard and Fore Street
The Committee for Letting the City’s Lands gives notice to lease three properties. No 1 a tenement in Sun-Yard Cornhill occupied by Azariah Page. No 2 a tenement in Fore-Street occupied by Edward Hayward distiller. No 3 the Packer's Porter office. Proposals to be received at Guildhall Chamber on Wednesday 10 instant at Four o'clock. DEN Hamond Comptroller.
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City of London
Cornhill
Azariah Page
Edward Hayward
Packer
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the Daily Pot
Qian Heathcote
Sir John Lequerie
Troyalis
Micajsh Perry
Humphry Parsons
Horn
Mrcazan Perry
Humpury Parsons
John Barnard
Robert Willimor
Westminster
Streights
Ireland
Carolina
New England
New York
Theatre Royal
Drury Lane
Covent-Garden
Apolo
Daphne
London Bridge
South Sea
Bank
Bank New
India
Mullion Bank
Royal Exchange Asurance
English Gopper
Prem
Dicte
den. Hamond
Don Roberto
James Gurrute
Londas
Gominion-Council
Gredius Avettos
Virgil
T. Gardner
Coney
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