Performers of the King's Band and the Opera to accompany the Organ
News notes a spring plan to enlarge Kensington Gardens with a new Pleasure House on the Serpentine north bank and river walks in Italian style. A drowning man was found near Billingsgate with an ivory book revealing Mr. Clark of Peckham. inquiry locates him as a widower with one child. John Philips, Esq, killed Her Majesty's Hand at St James's upon appointment as a Cornet in General Gore's Dragoon regiment. The rest urges bakers to disclose offenses and weights abuses, urging citizens to report deficiencies and be weighed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kensington Gardens
Billingsgate
John Philips
St. James’s
Regiment of Dragoons
Gore
Appointment of High Sheriffs and bread price rules
Dublin January 11 1736 Their Excellencies the Lords Justices appoint Thomas Ball to be High Sheriff of Longford and Charles Tottenham to be High Sheriff of Wexford for the year ensuing The Alize of Bread by order of the Lord Mayor of Dublin date February 8 1736 Middle-Price of Wheat 1s 7 to 135 per quarter Forty Stone per quarter and Fourteen Avotrdupoize Pounds per stone Eight Shillings per baker for weight deficiency Additional penalties for loaf defects and improper marking of sort price weight and Maker's name
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Ball
Longford
Charles Tottenham
Tottenham-Green
Wexford
Dublin
Fen
Advertisement of Dublin Society seeks land for poor children
In Dublin at a General Meeting of the Incorporated Society proposals are invited from persons willing to provide land to employ and educate 20 or 30 poor children. The aim is to support Protestant relief, improve husbandry, and develop local manufacture. Proposals to be sent to Soba, HanJ and, Ely at Great Bust Lane, by order of John Hansard, Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Incorporated Society
Ireland
Great Britain
Christopher Whichcor
Hackney
Great Busterlane
John Hansard
Notice of N Smith to supply funeral goods in Navan
Nicholas Smith of Navassaga in Navas, merchant, redeems a parcel from Dublin to furnish all funeral goods including hollands cambricks iselian crapes shrouds for all ages. He offers widest dispatch with goods available through Patrick Giboney of Clongil or Mr Smyth Navan. Smyth also sells broadcloths drapers serges ratreens and other woollen goods at reasonable rates.
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Nicholas Smith
Navas
Dublin
Hollands
Patrick Giboney
Clongil
Smyth
Navan
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Wharton
House of Lords
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