Riots and the Doctor Priestley spark Birmingham unrest
A polemic discusses Birmingham riots tracing blame to Dr Priestley and allies. It argues the doctor led the July 14 gathering, details forgery fears, magistrates' actions, Dudley’s dinner disruption, and the ensuing public strife. The piece also critiques royal prerogative, liberty, and the influence of revolutionary ideas on the town’s peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Dri Priestley
Himslf
Dudley
Brunswick
Priestley
Cuttom
Dr. Priestley
Dobtor
Ruffellies
A&t
Lord Aylesford
Filénte
Birmingham Chronicle Advertisement From Mr R Letter
fragmentary notes reference Dr P letter and Mr Ruffell letters from Birmingham in July. mentions St Paul and African Royal letter. indicates intended advertisement in Mr R letter and Birmingham Chronicle. claims Mr R’s letters discuss safety and absence of tumult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. P
Ruffell
Birmingham
Ze. St. Paul
Afr. R
Monarchy and domestic life under changing politics
A family man laments modern political talk and gender equality stirring domestic rebellion. He describes himself as absolute monarch at home with wife as secretary, children as subjects, and servants as couriers, but finds everyone claiming rights and questioning orders, warning others against hiring restless workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acme
Mary
Treasury
Mr. Sucha
Brighton
Margate
Tani
Tam
John Bull
Home Department
John
Tom
Agriculture report and royal ordinance from 1791
The issue covers an agriculture summary noting crop prospects for 1791 with wheat and barley conditions across regions like Suffolk Essex and Norfolk. It reports white and red chaff wheats promising better yields, while oats and spring corn show regional weaknesses. The document also transcribes a royal decree by Le Comte de CIFANTES ordering governors alcaïdes and justices to register all strangers in itinerant trades and to imprison those with seditious papers, plus demands reports to be sent to the king.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victualling Office
Welch
South Down
Norfolk
Montary
Suffolk
Gastern
Essex
Cambridge
Huntingdon
Northamptonshires
Oais
Lincolnshire
le ComTe de Cifantes
Fune
Proclamation Issued by the King of Spain in Funelal
The king issues a proclamation in the month of Funelal distributed through all provinces. The notice announces royal authority and directs officials to comply with the edict across Madrid and other territories. No further details are provided within the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Funelal
British goods dominate US trade and emigration lotteries
The article notes that British goods have flooded the US market as imports from other nations slump. It claims British products are superior and cheaper, with spring imports expected to exceed US demand for two years. It also reports North Carolina raised funds via a lottery to grant premiums for foreign artisans to emigrate and settle in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Ireland
United States
North Carolina
Emigration and fishing decline amid Highland unrest
Reports from Scotland and Guascow note a poor herring fishery with fish sold at six pence per hundred. About 600 locals prepare to depart on two western-island vessels bound for North Carolina, USA, as calls grow for Highland manufacturing to curb emigration driven by postwar unemployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lochfine
North Carolina
America
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THE
Evening Mail
Alcaides
Madrid
New. York
Scotland
Guascow
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