Appendix on bread experiments and corn markets in Britain
The committee presents an appendix reflecting experiments by the Widttalling Office on fixed bread types and accompanying data on dough weight and loaf yield. It notes Agriculture Board data to be shared publicly, defers further reports until after recess, and highlights key points to be resumed later. It discusses market price distortions, measurement issues, and calls for a fair weight based pricing table to mitigate abuses in bread and corn trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Widttalling Office
Privy Council
Board of ‘Agriculture
Duprey Ryper
Corn Committee
House of Commons
Bayer
Taxing animals for public good draws London petition
In a 1795 Evening Mail note readers debate taxing animals kept in the Kingdom. A speaker argues a small annual tax of two shillings on each animal would cut waste and aid provisioning, saving millions and reducing accidents, with London and Westminster urging Parliament to consider a general tax for the public good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bea Cath
Orf Alf
London
Westminster
Fragmentary Verse Snippet Hints at Bird Imagery
The text presents a fragmented poetic fragment with scattered phrases about a bird and plumage. It references graceful motion and feminine embodiment, with odd spellings and ad-like inserts. The overall sense is obscure and difficile to interpret.
Opposition to Market Restriction Plan in Wiltshire Discussed
A fragment from an 1795 correspondence debates a proposal to regulate corn sales. It argues against compulsory marketing limits, citing impractical transport costs, market-town distribution gaps, and potential harm to growers and consumers. It questions the feasibility of linking Warminster and Devizes markets to Bristol and Bath, urging careful consideration of demand and supply regularity.
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Kingdom
Warminster
Warts Ward
Wilts and Hants
Somersetthiré
Brittol
Severn
Devizes
Bridgewater
Bristol
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Joj Wrist
Tadian
Messrs. Hornsby. and Co
Tate- Office
Cérahill
Royal Exchange
Ita
Eis
Ewa
Socol
Jeol Coreo Nugumericak
Regier Hovis
Wand
South Sea
Bayiex
Cochipur-street
Bayley, Son
Adeset Cochipi Mee
Prise
Bisjle
The
Evening Mail
Zephyr
Frome
Shepton ‘Mallett
Taifwer
Ain
Cily
Bine
Faa
Ju Lee
Beit
Finett
Tanvold Mill
Eutein Japnewshuil
Lord Holt
Burdett
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