Spacious dwelling near Carmarthen by Towy River
South Wales property two miles from Carmarthen on the Towy offers a commodious dwelling with offices a dairy watch-house brew-house laundry detached barn and stable plus an orchard of two acres and a garden with river views. Salmon are plentiful with river tides. Coal landings nearby and Carmarthen market twice weekly. Tenant may have 13 acres and possession June 1. Apply by letter to David John Edwardes Esq Job's Well near Carmarthen.
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Carmerthen
Towy
Carmarthen
David John Edwardes
Job
Weil
Ireland and England war news from Montrath 1798
Disjointed 1798 Dublin and Ireland items report plans of insurgents, orders from Major General Sir Duarves Ascott for Queen's County to surrender concealed arms, and threats of stricter measures. Mention of Earl of Kingston trial date and preparations of Sir Roger Curtis with naval force. Flux of submission tokens across counties.
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Asercrompye
England
Roger Curtis
Gail
House of Lords
Earl of Kingston
Frize E Rath
House of Peers
Duarves Ascott
Queen’s County
Tipperary
Kildare
King’s County
Montrath
Irish Proclamation Debate Shapes House Address
House of Commons discussion follows reading of a peers’ address regarding the Lord Lieutenant’s proclamation of March and the country’s perilous state. Speakers praise government firmness, urge continued measures, and defend Irish affairs discourse against English misrepresentation.
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House of Peers
March
Parnell
Earl Camden
House of Lords
House of Commons
Fitzgerald
Knight
Kerry
England
Vandéleur
Parliamentary Address on Soldier Billets Amid Invasion Threat
The speech followed a moment of French invasion fear as a member questioned government explanations of troops living at free quarters with loyal gentlemen. The Chancellor of the Exchequer praised the Honorable Member for his open conduct and clarified the billets matter. The address passed unanimously and the session adjourned.
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France
Exchequer
London Markets Corn Exchance Prices and Trade Review
London markets report a moderate wheat supply with fine samples priced at mill advance while middling and lower qualities lag. Barley and oats move slowly with scarce Hog Pease and limited buyers. beans and other grains show softer demand. current price ranges for Wheat, Malt, Beans, and Oats are listed alongside returns and totals for various goods.
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Bailey
Fine
Local alarms as enemy cruiser sighted and powder mill explodes
Lewes reports last Friday a signal near Brighton and Seaford of an approaching French cruiser. Hynde cutter and a sloop chased the cutter with uncertain result. A train of new ordnance passed to Woolwich. Two youths, later found to be apprentices, were detained but treated with lodging. A powder mill blast at Mr. Harvey’s factory killed two men and injured others, with devastation and fear sweeping the area.
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Brighton
Seaford
Chace
Woolwich
Honey Swelley
House of Correction
Southwark
Harvey
Price of Flour, April 30
April 30 list records price of flour with figures for fine flour graded by weight. Details indicate market rates per sack and variances from standard pricing. Local merchants display posted prices reflecting supply conditions and seasonal demand.
Market prices for imported tea and goods
Fragmented listing shows prices for various items including Kent and Suffex brands with costs in shillings and pence. The text reads as a catalog or price sheet with figures like 4 to 8 shillings and 12s, indicating retail values in a historical ledger.
Prices for Seeds and Grains in Market Listing
A market listing shows various seeds and grains with unit prices. Entries include Red Clover, White Ditto, Turnip, Rye Grass, Cinque Foil, Mustard White, Seed Brown Canary Seed Rape Seed with quoted per bushel, per quarter, or per by the knot measures. Strong entities include prices and seed names across several crops.
Market prices and soap goods from St James and Clare markets
A fragmented list of market quotes and commodity prices for soaps and fats. References include St James Market and Clare Market with items such as Rufiado soap, Whitechapels, and Melting Stuff quoted per stone, plus averages and variations in grade like Good Dregs and Yellow Soap. Prices are listed in old currency with several inconsistencies due to OCR.
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St. James’s
Clare
Graves
Crind, Sas
Market Prices at Smithfield and Moxway April 3
Smithfield market reports mixed price ranges for meat and offal. Beef veal mutton pork and lamb show varied per unit values with sheep and lamb counts noted. large livestock numbers include about 1,800 sheep and 10,000 lambs.
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Smithfield
Moxway
Market Prices at Newgate and Leadenhall April
Newgate and Leadenhall markets report beef at 25s per quarter to 93 64, veal at 38 64 to 53 ads, mutton 25s per quarter to 35 ads, Park 2s 3d to 3s a day, lamb 35 84 to 69s ads.
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Newgate and
Leadenhall
Park
Prices of hay and straw on Saturday at St James
A fragment lists hay and straw prices for St James market day. Hay averages range from 2s 0d to 3s 6d per unit with notes for white cotton or white cloth looser formats. Straw prices show similar per unit ranges and averages, including 3s 6d and 7s 0d mentions and various units.
Price of Co In the Pol
Price ranges for housekeepers delivered to homes are listed from 39s 6d to 448 0d, with the overall span highlighting cost variation across sizes and offerings. The entry notes 32s 6d to 47s 0d as base values for the Pol, indicating multiple price tiers.
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Pol
Weather improves outlook for Rye and Cotford hills wheat
Gloucester reports mild dry weather aiding recovering wheat in the Vale after moisture and grub damage. Stock on the ground gains vigor from the warm spell, with prospects in the Ryeland country and on the Cotford hills described as unusually good despite thin growth in many areas.
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Gloucester
Ryeland
Cotford
Police court reports of theft and deception cases
Fleming and a one armed chimney sweeper were sent to the House of Correction as reputed thieves. Ann Mason is held for further examination as an accomplice to a burglary and theft of a watch and furniture. Martha Simpson faces further examination for stealing stockings and shifts from a laundress. Margaret Scharff Elizabeth Jackson and Ann Vincent are held on oath for stealing money from a sailor at a Ratcliffe Road house. A common informer faces bail over selling washballs without stamps. Dennis Callagan suspects theft of hat and cap from Sarah Low. Susannah Scranton charged with stealing household furniture from lodgings and held for further examination.
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Snapwett
Fleming
House of Correction
Ann Mason
Mary Redman
Union Hall
Martha Simpon
Whitechapel
Margaret Scharff
Elizabeth Jackson
Ann Vincent
Ratclifhighway
Dennis Callagan
George Shepherd
Sarah Low
Susannah Scranton
James Parker
Exercise and Health in Casvodan Treatise on Goats
Dr. Casvodan’s celebrated treatise extols exercise and temperance as supreme for health. It contrasts strengtheners with medicines, cites Dryden, and lauds baths and regular physical activity. The passage highlights a healthful life through discipline, vigor, and balanced living.
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Casvodan
Dryden
Seorrs and Pastimes of the Lonponens in the Reron of Henry II
Describes seorrs and pastimes during Henry II era with youths practicing warlike riding, skirmish, and archery. Courtiers and children imitate battles, riding drills, and pole targets on the Thames. Holidays feature river games, jumping, wrestling, stone throwing, and dancing for maidens by moonlight.
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Henry II
Thames
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South Wales
Ireland
Dublin
Arai
London Markets
Polands
Tin’ MJ
Llane
Sas
Lewes
Kent
al. Ns
Suffex
Farnham
Rtz Hundred Weicht
London
Hay
Straw
Whiteecwapel
May
Clover
Police
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