Country Bankers Meeting at London Tavern Feb 18 1491
A large gathering of Country Bankers in London votes to form a Committee of Twenty to study the Minister's tax suggestions on promissory notes bills of exchange and on demand notes. The committee will report at a February 23 meeting at noon, with thanks extended to Chairman R Parker and Matthew Broxam for services.
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London Tavern
Robert Parker
London
Matthew Broxam
R. Parker
Astronomicus Letter Warns of October Tempests and Planets
In a reflective note from Cross Street Hatton Garden Astronomicus cites Boyle on celestial influences over weather. He predicts dire storms and widespread effects on nautical commerce, tying planetary positions to atmospheric disturbances and suggesting October as a peak period.
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Boyle
Saturn
Earth
Jupiter
Sun
Mercury
Mars
Anecdote of G Selwyn and public executions
The article recalls G Selwyn watching executions, noting his habit of attending gallows scenes. It cites his Paris trip before the Damiens assault on Louis XV, describing him arriving with simple dress and a plain bread share as he observed the spectacle.
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George
Damiens
Assaffin
Louis XV
France
Mr. Selwyn
Paris
Nover
English Bourgeois at Scaffold Mocked by French Nobleman
A fragment recounts the crowd as Mr Selwyn, identifiable by English dress, faced a grim scaffold. A French nobleman taunts him with remarks in French and English about watching the execution. Selwyn mislabels himself an admirer of the art, refusing to attend rehearsals for a supposed rehearsal.
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Monfieur
Tam
Mr. Selwyn
Prize awards of sciences at Lyons academy 1790s
The Lyons academy and its belles lettres society announce prizes for 1790 condemned for studies in earth flattening and natural plant families. Medals and 300 livre prizes awarded to Francer-Guès and Danthorne, with further 1791 topics on sap ascent, wool manufacture and leather permeability. 1792 topics include a geographic mineral description of Rhone and Loire departments.
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M. Francer- GuEs
Royal Society of Montpellier
Famille Naturelle de Plantes Etoilées
Tellate
Ray
Jliior
M. Danthorne
Academy of Marseilles
France
Fens Fort
Lyons
M. Ray- Nal
Rhone and Loire
M. Apamaut
Petition on corn export bounties and lamp bill progress
On Monday February 14 Mr Grattan presented a Guild of Merchants petition seeking continued bounties on corn export. The Chancellor of the Exchequer introduced the lamp bill for a first reading and second reading scheduled for tomorrow. The Great Money Bill was read a second time and committed for tomorrow. The session adjourned.
Parliament Committee to Inquire Contracts Controversy
A motion to appoint a joint committee of both Houses to investigate whether contracts were entered into in the late or present administration failed to pass. The Solicitor General noted the question had been raised four times and blocked by rules against repeating measures in a session. The division on adjournment ended with 147 to 85, and the House adjourned until Monday.
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Grattan
Irish House of Commons Absent Members and Peerage Sale Claims
Members were ordered into custody by the Serjeant at Arms as several absented the last call. A Great Money Bill was read first time and set for a second reading Monday. Mr Curran attacked the sale of Peerages and seats for ministerial influence, pledging to prove the charges with evidence in hand.
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Curran
Grattan
House of Commons
Grave Robbery Plot Near Dublin Ends In Brutal Death
In Dublin county a late night scheme by two men to exhume a corpse for burial money failed when the coffin was opened in daylight. The dead man’s throat was cut, six guineas and a watch were found on him, and authorities have yet to reveal any discovery or arrest.
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Dublin
Maple sugar praised as equal to West India sugar
Impartial judges declare leaf sugar from maple equal in quality to cane sugar from the West Indies. A large boiling house for refining maple sugar will be built this winter on the Susquehannah near Cooper's Town under William Cooper, Esq. The first General Assembly under the new Pennsylvania constitution will convene in the city next Tuesday.
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West India
Susquehannah
Cooper’s Town
William Cooper
United States
General Assembly of
Pennsylvania
Arrival of Bishop Carroll on the Sampson from London
Baltimore reports the ship Sampson under Capt T Moore arriving from London with Right Rev Dr John Carroll recently consecrated Bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He was greeted by fellow citizens and escorted to his residence. Also aboard was Right Rev Dr James Madison Bishop of the Episcopal Church of Virginia, landed in Virginia.
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Sampson
T. Moore
London
John Carroll
United States
Patienoer
Virginia
James Madison
Episcopal Church of Virginia
Weather Defrosts Rivers and Clears Hudson Ice Toward Albany
New York reports a dramatic weather shift with mild air since Friday and heavy rains. If sustained, navigation disruptions on several rivers will end and the Hudson may free of ice to Albany by tomorrow evening. Des 30 records Hon. Alured Clark arriving at Quebec to succeed Lord Dorchester.
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Hudson
Albany
Alured Clark
Quebec
Lord Dorchester
Theatrical Minutes of Old Times
Before the Restoration of Charles II women were not on stage and parts were played by boys. Kynaston, a male actor, portrayed female roles even after actresses appeared, drawing interruptions in court and praise for later refinement from Cibber. The piece reflects on evolving taste and liberties in 18th century theatre.
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Charles II
Shakespear
Juliet
Kynaston
Charles
Dedeamona
Cibber
Hyde Park
Soonett
Madrid fears for liberty as France revolution debated
The dispatch notes Madrid's daily concern over liberty encroachments and the French democrats being asked to leave Spain. It claims conversations about the French revolution are discouraged, yet public reason persists breaking through intellectual darkness.
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France
Spain
Election Committees Poole Defends Sitting Members Claim
Mr Fludger sums up defence against inhabitants voting with Burgesses. He argues communitas terms fit a select body as well as the populace. Mr Douglas to reply today. Oakhampton meets to finish petitioners evidence. Bodmin to report the petition against Sitting Members as frivolous and vexatious.
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Poole
Mr. Fludger
Douglas
Oakhampton
Bodmin
Plan to erect Howard statue at St Pauls amid memorials
Westminster Abbey and St Pauls face crowded spaces and consider denuding walls. A proposal seeks to honor Mr Howard with a statue after approval from archbishop, bishop, and lord mayor. A committee may log worthy relatives' praises to memorialize names and characters in the great mausoleum.
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Westminster Abbey
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